How the Marauders Came About
A/N: A plot bunny that wouldn't stop invading my head till I wrote this story down! A correction, by the way, to my Mini Hogwarts (with the marauders calling their nicknames before the 'transformation,' but if I make any mistake, corrections are welcome!) This is just an intro to their adventures…maybe it'll be just a two-chapter.
Disclaimer: None of this belongs to me…they are JK's, sadly.
Chapter One—The Meeting
A messy, black-haired boy with glasses in his T-Shirt and jeans standing at Platform nine and three quarters, hidden from ordinary Muggles, sighed at his parents one more time.
"Mom," he started to turn away. "I'm eleven! I'll be fine on my—" He stopped in mid-sentence when his mother pulled him into a tight hug.
"Don't ever cause trouble there," she said through gritted teeth. "You hear me?" With his release, the boy nodded in a fast and rapid motion, causing his father, who had the same messy, couldn't-be-flatten-down hairstyle, to shake his head wearily.
"If you ever do so," the mother wagged a finger at her son, "I'll ground you for a month!"
"I think that's enough, honey," said the father, pulling his wife back gently. "Be a good boy, James, and off you go!"
"Bye Dad, Bye Mom!" James Potter yelled as he boarded the train, waving and disappeared.
On the other side of the train station…
"Behave, alright?" said a bossy fat lady, glaring at her tall, thin son with long, black hair. "And make sure you get into Slytherin!"
"Right, right, Ma," the thin boy muttered in boredom. "Keep your hair on!" To his surprise (and horror), his Ma actually shrieked.
"Don't you ever say that to me again, Sirius Black!"
"What? It wasn't a big deal anyways," he mumbled under his breath before heading away. "See y'all later!"
"That boy," sighed Sirius's mother, worried.
Next to them stood…another thin, brown haired boy and his father…
"Be careful, Remey," he warned. "Have your potion with you?" Remus Lupin nodded, "Yes, Dad."
"And the books to read on the train?" more questions were asked.
"Check," confirmed Remus, gathering up his stuff and turned to his father. "I'll write, promise."
"Good son," they hugged before parting for the first time…to Hogwarts, the magical boarding school.
And so, the three different boys got on the train, without knowing that somehow their paths would cross…
Remus Lupin was reading, a thing he always did, which had earned him the nickname 'bookworm' from his parents…and strange stares from other boys, who had never looked at him in a different angle, other than 'the nerd.'
Suddenly, a knocking on the compartment door interrupted his Merlin adventures.
"Excuse me?" James Potter poked his head in.
"Yes?" said Remus, looking up from his book.
"Can I sit here, then?" asked the new boy, and was answered by a simple nod from Remus.
As James settled down, he leaned in to peak at the title of the book Remus was reading. "Ooh, Merlin's Adventures, eh?" he said in a mocking tone, causing Remus to stop once more.
"Seriously man," began James. "Do all you ever do is reading?"
"Uh," shrugged Remus. "Well…"
Another boy broke in. "Whoo hoo!" yelled Sirius Black. "'Ello, buddies! Mind if I join your little…" he glanced around at the stunned Remus and puzzled James, "…reading party?" he finished, Remus wincing. Here he was, ready to make new friends, yet another boy had called him 'nerd' to his face.
"It's cool," said James, smiling, somehow feeling 'close' to this new boy. "Got a seat reserved right here," he tapped the seat beside him.
"O—kay!" Sirius jumped in without delay.
"So hi," Sirius started the conversation, "I'm Sirius Black, and you guys?"
"The Black family!" exclaimed Remus.
"Forever pure," quoted Sirius, "Yeah, they all went to Slytherin. Been doing a study, haven't you?"
Pink dots appeared on Remus's face. "Er…sort of," he mumbled. "I just read a book on—"
"Never mind him," waved James, "Move on to me! I'm James Potter, nice to meet ya!"
"Same to you," they shook hands. "You? Bookworm, have a name?" asked Sirius.
"What? Um…me?" Remus's face was blank. Did they…actually want to know his name?
"Yeah, you," added Sirius. "Except there's another boy with brown hair here," he grinned.
"I'm Remus Lupin," uttered Remus at last, the other two boys echoing, 'Oh I see!' jokingly.
At that moment, a small, short boy came in. "We're approaching Hogwarts…er, I think," the boy said rather unsurely. "I'm P-Peter Pettigrew, by the way," he stuttered.
"Greetings, Pete," chirped James, as Peter continued. "So, um, better change into your robes now," he quickly went away.
"That was weird," commented Sirius.
"That lil' guy was so scared!" laughed James.
"I'm sure we'll have a great time together at Hogwarts," said Remus rather sarcastically.
Sirius and James shrugged at the same time, then high-fived. "Yeah!"
Remus rolled his eyes.
A/N: Ok, a bit short, but this was originally a one-shot, so yeah. Chapter two's coming up!
Reviews and Hits are most appreciated.
Love to all,
Your ever humble fanfic writer :).
PS. I won't be updating Mini Hogwarts for a time, going to make some corrections!