Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own anything except for the OC's and the plot. It's sad, I know, how I would love to own the Marauders, (minus Peter, of course).

Authors Note: The first chapter is mainly an introduction, giving the characters descriptions and some background information on them. The next chapter will be much better, I promise!

Chapter 1: Reunion

As they waved goodbye to their mothers, Natalie McBain and Carla Chenzo stepped through the barrier between platforms nine and ten, and arrived on platform nine and three-quarters. Natalie had dark brown hair with maroon highlights, which fell right on her shoulders. She had beautiful dark brown eyes to match her hair, which hid her painful life from the rest of the world. She was the average height for a girl her age of sixteen, even though she felt as if she was shorter than everyone she came across, especially when it came to boys. Natalie was an easygoing person, however she was able to become angry with someone over the smallest things, but was quick to reconcile because she knew that she overreacts. She was also a very emotional person, but hid it well from her friends, since she did not like letting other people know what she was really feeling. Carla was just the opposite. She hardly ever got upset with anyone and was usually the peacemaker between her friends when they fought. Whenever she did get angry with anyone, she told the person why to his or her face and worked through the problem. Natalie couldn't remember once seeing Carla overreact to a situation or become emotional. Although she was very smart and knows just about everything there is to know, she had a very short attention span and usually changed topics unintentionally. She had very long and wavy light brown hair that fell far below her shoulders and hazel, catlike eyes. She however, was taller than Natalie and had much longer legs, which allowed her to walk much faster than Natalie, forcing her to practically jog just to keep up with her. Both girls were athletic since they were on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Natalie was the Keeper, and Carla was a Chaser. For them, nothing else in the world existed when it was time for Quidditch. But no matter how much Natalie tried, she would never be as fast on her feet as Carla was.

They scanned the hoard of students searching for their other two friends, Allison Star, and Lily Evans. Spotting Lily's red hair almost immediately, they ran over to her. Lily was also around average height, and like Natalie, had a very quick temper. However, when arguing with Lily, you were more likely to walk away with either a bruise or a large red handprint depending on the situation. She had long, stunning red hair that came down to the middle of her back and had the most amazing green eyes that most people had ever seen. Not a moment later, Allison walked up, looking very happy to have found her friends. Allison was the only person that Natalie did not feel short around. She was about three inches shorter than the others and had long, slightly curly, blonde hair and bright blue, round eyes. She was usually always seen with a smile on her face, no matter what the circumstance.

The girls all hugged, and made their way towards the Hogwarts Express. Natalie and Carla had known each other since they were six years old. They met when Natalie moved from America to England. The two girls lived right next door to one another and were inseparable. Both girls were shocked to find out that they had both been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They had met Lily and Allison on their first train ride to the school, and to their luck, were all sorted into Gryffindor. Now in their sixth year of school, they were still the best of friends. Once on the train, they found an empty compartment and began to put their trunks into the storage overhead, when four very mischievous looking boys all conglomerated into their compartment. They were also in their sixth year and in Gryffindor. The girls had been somewhat friendly with the boys since their first year as well.

The boys were known as the Marauders, because they were the biggest troublemakers in the entire school. The four of them even had nicknames for each other, which the girls had no clue what they stood for. Whenever they would ask they either responded with an "it's none of you business" type of answer, or they would just change the subject quickly and awkwardly. They boy in front, James Potter, also known as Prongs, was very good looking. He wore thin-framed glasses with hazel eyes behind them and had jet-black hair, which was a little untidy because he was always trying to mess it up. He also played Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Very arrogant and overly confident in himself, he was always chasing after Lily and begging her to go out with him. Even though he could probably get any girl he wanted because of his good looks and skills on the Quidditch field, he only wanted Lily.

Right behind James, was Sirius Black, who was called Padfoot by his friends. He was the definition of tall, dark, and handsome. With his long black hair, light gray eyes, sense of humor, and attractiveness, he had almost every girl in the school trying to win over his affections. Sirius was known for dating his share of girls…actually…a lot of people's shares of girls. You could automatically tell that he was up to no good just by looking at him because of his sly, devilish grin. Even though he played Beater on the Quidditch team, he was usually too busy flirting with the girls in the stands or on the other team to pay attention to the game.

Next to walk into the compartment, was Peter Pettigrew, known as Wormtail to his friends. He was most unlike the other boys. He was little bit shorter than Allison and had a very round stomach. He had very large, watery, light brown eyes, a very chubby face, and was rarely seen without food in his mouth. He was a follower if there ever was one, and he seemed as if he sat on the edge of his seat just waiting for the next joke to come out of his friends mouths. He was too thick headed to notice that the jokes were usually aimed towards him.

Finally, the last boy to walk into the compartment was Remus Lupin, also called Moony. He was much quieter than the others, and definitely much more respectful to his peers and teachers. He was one of the top students in the class and usually always had a book in his hand, as he loved to read. At times he could also be seen writing what looked like poems, in a book he had. None of the girls knew what was written in it exactly, but no one bothered to ask, for fear of hitting a touchy subject. He was exceedingly handsome with his sandy brown hair and dazzling blue eyes. He didn't have chiseled features like James and Sirius, but his warm smile and caring, but slightly pained eyes were enough to make girls' hearts melt. Few did however. He was normally overlooked because of his quiet nature. Natalie was the only girl that actually looked at him differently. She was also the only one who saw the small, almost unnoticeable scars that he had on his hands and face. She was constantly staring at him when he wasn't looking. Being madly in love with him since her first year at school, Natalie felt as if she knew him so well. Not only was he one of her closest friends, other than the girls, she practically studied him in her free time, but he always seemed like he was hiding something from the girls that only the Marauders knew about.

Natalie, who was very capable of hiding her feelings, hid hers for Remus very well. No one, especially Remus, had any idea how she felt, and she liked to keep it that way. Lily and Carla, however, were not so discrete when it came to James and Sirius. Although she outwardly despised James, it was clear to the rest of the girls that she had feelings for him. They never brought this up to her of course because they didn't feel like witnessing one of her temper tantrums. Sirius was always flirting with Carla and asking her out, but she was always refusing him. On the other hand, Carla was very open, to the girls, about how she felt for Sirius. Unfortunately, she never had the courage to tell him due to his many, many short-term girlfriends and dates. Allison, on the other hand, was the female equivalent to Sirius. She enjoyed not being tied down to one person and going out with many boys, usually all at the same time. The girls were pretty good students, except for Natalie, who had trouble with potions. They hardly ever got into any sort of trouble and were well liked by the teachers, unlike the boys. When the boys bounded into the girls' compartment, James ran straight for Lily and greeted her very anxiously.

"Hey Evans! Are you ready to finally be mine this year?" he said, sounding much too hopeful. She glared at him.

"Potter, go get stung by a Blast-Ended-Skrewt," she said coolly, as if this was a normal, everyday routine, (which it was). Everyone, excluding James and Lily, couldn't help but laugh. Lily and James have spoken to each other like this since their first year at school.

"Great," James said enthusiastically, "so I guess that means we're on for Saturday?"

"In your dreams Potter," Lily responded quickly.

"Alright," replied James, "in that case I guess I will meet you around 11pm." Lily continued to stare at him as Sirius let out a bark of laughter at this statement. Peter, Carla, and Allison chuckled quietly, although from the look on Peter's face, it didn't seem like he understood why everyone was laughing and just went along with the crowd. Remus and Natalie on the other hand, shook their heads simultaneously, looked at each other, and as if they were reading each other's minds, both thought to themselves, 'When are those two going to get a clue?' Remus, still looking amused by the obliviousness of James and Lily, took his usual seat by the window and pulled out a book so he could entertain himself during the ride. Sirius sat down right next to him, with Carla on his right, and Peter on her right. On the opposite side, Allison sat closest to the door, with James on her left, and Lily on his other side. Natalie, who was still standing, had not taken her eyes of Remus since they met his after James' joke. When the train began to move suddenly, Natalie was caught of guard and lost her balance, causing her to fall right in Remus' lap.

"Sorry," she said innocently to Remus as she went to stand back up, blushing wildly.

"No problem," he said, as if it was no big deal. "I'm just glad I was here and not James," he said, glancing over at James, was talking intently with Lily. "He is in such a trance right now, he wouldn't have even known you fell on him," he said with a sweet laugh. "Even Sirius would notice if a pretty girl fell in his lap." Natalie's face turned a deeper shade of red when Remus said this. She couldn't help but notice that he had called her pretty. When she finally sat down opposite him, she glanced at Remus, and noticed that his face was also a lot redder than its usual color. She looked around at her other friends, thankful that all of them were too deep in their conversations to notice what had just gone on. She took one more look at Remus, who was now behind his book. With a quiet sigh of relief, she leaned her head on the corner between the seat and the window, and began to fall asleep, thinking how wonderful this year was going to be.

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