Disclaimer: I, in no shape, way or form, own Harry Potter. If I did, most
of the male characters would be my slaves. HEHE! The only things that
belong to be are the stories, the other Marauder kids and wives. Everything
else belongs to J.K. Rowling.
The Way It Should Have Been
"Get up Harry!" Lily Potter yelled from the large lightly yellow colored kitchen. She had been yelling at her only child for the past ten minutes. 'I go through this every morning!'
"Morning pretty." James Potter said from behind her. He wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and pulled her towards him. She smiled as he kissed her neck.
"Morning baby. Is Harry even moving?" She began to scramble the eggs around before flipping several large fluffy pancakes.
"I don't think so. Want me to get him up?" James's brown eyes sparkled and his usually messy hair looked a little bit more tame this morning.
"Please. I've been yelling at him for the past ten minutes." He chuckled and kissed his lovely wife on the cheek.
"One Jr. Marauder coming right up." He ran up the stairs, two at a time, as Lily rolled her bright emerald eyes. Her fire red hair was tied back into a ponytail with her short bangs dangling above her eyebrows.
"Just like his father." She muttered turning the bacon over.
James crept down the hallway to his son's bedroom. He slightly pushed it open to see a large bed, it's covers and sheets strewn all over the bed in messy piles. Harry hated being hot. He grinned wider as he slipped in and stood before his son. Harry's room was a good size with plenty of stuff any wizard boy would want. The blinds shut out the bright early August sun, making the room dark instead of it's normal green hue. Posters were all over the walls of Harry's favorite bands and Quidditch teams. All over his bookshelf were pictures of Harry and his three best-friends: the kids of the four Marauders. James chuckled at the picture of the four Jr. Marauders, each one identical to his or her father. James turned back towards his son.
"WAKE UP HARRY!" he shouted before pouncing on his son. Harry shot out of the bed and landed on the floor with a hard and loud thump.
"OW Dad! My bum's going be sore all day now!" Harry groaned, falling against the bed. He winced before grabbing his glasses off the bedside table.
"Then you should get up when your mother tells you to." He gave Harry a stern look who looked reprimanded, before the identical looking father and son broke into handsome grins. "Come on up!" He hauled Harry to his feet and held him at shoulder length away. "Get dressed and come down for breakfast. We're going to get your Hogwarts stuff today." Harry nodded excitedly.
"Are the others coming?" James nodded as Harry whooped and ran around his room gathering a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. He pulled them on and ran down stairs, followed closely by his father. They ran into the kitchen and James sat at the large oak table, picking up the Daily Prophet. Harry kissed his mother on the cheek before sitting down next to his father. Lily turned to them and smiled. They both looked so cute sitting there with their glasses and messy raven black hair. They smiled back and Lily put the pile of pancakes down on the table before turning around and putting the eggs and bacon on the table as well.
"Hurry up and eat. We want to get there on time today." James grinned as he remembered the last time they had gone to Diagon Alley to meet the other Marauders. The Potters had been an hour late, because James had tried to get his hair to look half way decent.
Harry nodded and began to scarf down his food while James looked on in pride. "Not that fast! You'll make yourself sick!" Harry sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Mum! Make up your mind!" James snorted into his coffee as Lily glared at him.
"Harry don't talk to your mother like that." James said, knowing that he was supposed to say that.
"Yes dad." Lily nodded at her husband in thanks. He smiled, leaned up and kissed her. Harry gagged.
"I'm done! Can we go now?" Lily nodded before grabbing his school list. James finished his coffee and they went into the family room. James lit a fire and they each grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and the next thing they knew they were in Diagon Alley. Harry grinned excitedly and started to make his way through the large crowd of children and their parents.
"Harry! Stay with us until we find the others!" Lily told him, grabbing his shirt collar and pulling his back towards her and James. He rolled his eyes, but did as he was told. Together they made their way towards Ollivander's. They waited outside before they heard a loud:
"JAMES!!!!" They turned and saw the Black family coming towards them. Sirius Black, handsome with dark brown hair, great tan (and body) and cheery blue eyes and his son Adrian, the exact replica of his father, except a lot shorter. Diane Black was a tall, thin woman with long blonde hair and soft hazel eyes. She and Lily smiled before embracing, talking rapidly. James and Sirius grinned stupidly before grabbing hands, pulling one another towards each other and beating each other on the back. Harry and Adrian did the secret Jr. Marauder handshake as they smiled.
"Have you seen the Lupins or Pettigrews anywhere?" James asked them. Sirius nodded.
"Saw Wormtail about ten minutes ago. No sign of Moony." James nodded as the two continued to talk about the office and such. As their mothers continued to talk, Adrian and Harry matched glares and a silent agreement was made. They both slowly inched away, hoping to lose their parents. When they got about a foot away with out any sign from their parents they turned and attempted to sprint away.
"Don't even think about it." Diane told the two. They groaned, turned and stared at their mothers.
"Mum please! Just to the Quidditch store?" Adrian pleaded.
"NO!" Lily said. "First years can't be on the House Team anyway."
"DAD!" Harry begged. They turned eyes towards their fathers who looked sad at the fact that they didn't get away. But they both looked happy to agree but one look from their wives said otherwise.
"Wait till the others get here okay boys?" James said. They sighed unhappily, but agreed. They turned away as their parents resumed their conversation.
"We have to get out of here!" Adrian whispered to his partner in crime.
"I know, but how?"
"Wish Kat was here." Harry nodded at the mention of one of their best- friends. She was the one who came up for all their clever ideas, even thought the boys took most of the blame every time they got caught.
"REMUS LUPIN YOU ARE LATE!" Sirius shouted across the many heads, several at which turned around.
"I am not. I'm four minutes early! I'm surprised you beat me!" Remus said, stepping in front of his two taller friends. Remus had light auburn hair with several gray strands. He had amber colored eyes that glittered. He didn't look as pale and fragile as he had in school because he worked with Sirius and James, who made sure he had a job. Not many people want to hire a werewolf. His wife helped to keep him fed as well.
"Why Callista could it be you got more lovely than last I saw you?" Sirius cooed over Remus's wife. She was shorter than Remus, but still tall with light blonde hair and dark blue eyes.
"What do you want?" she responded.
"As if I need anything!" they laughed as Harry and Adrian rolled their eyes.
"You two shouldn't roll your eyes all the time." Came a sweet voice from behind them. They turned to see Katarina Lupin, long auburn hair pulled back into a half ponytail. Her amber eyes glittered. Adrian blushed slightly at the sight of the beautiful girl.
"Kat! So good to see you!" Harry exclaimed, throwing his arms around her. She went stiff before he whispered in her ear:
"Please think of someway we can escape!" She sighed.
"Why not wait until the Pettigrews get here?"
"They always come late!" Adrian countered.
"PLEASE!" They begged together.
"Alright, alright! I'll think of something." Harry let go and so nothing looked suspicious, Adrian went to hug her. They both looked embarrassed, but hugged anyway. Harry snickered.
"WORMTAIL!" They turned to see the Pettigrews slowly making their way towards them. Peter was a short, overweight, pointy faced man with light blonde hair and beady hazel eyes. His wife, Jennifer, was a short plump woman with light brown hair and large blue eyes. Their daughter, Sarah, followed slowly, taking in everything with her hazel eyes. Her blonde hair was braided into pigtails.
Peter smiled at his friends. "We're on time today." James and Sirius gave each other evil looks before coming to stand on either side of Peter. Jennifer rolled her eyes before coming to stand by the other Marauder wives. Remus laughed as he joined his friends. Sarah did the same with hers.
"Guess you don't have to think of anything now Kat." Harry said, elbowing her. She smiled and hugged Sarah.
"Feel any better Sarah?" The short and plump girl nodded.
"Yeah, I got over my cold a few days ago." Her voice was quiet and small, making her hard to understand. She was always getting a cough, or cold, or something.
"You have no immune system." Adrian said. Harry laughed, before covering it up with a cough at Kat's disapproving look.
"You four!" Remus said walking over, followed by the Marauders. The wives had all disappeared to the herb store.
"Stop conspiring so we can go get your wands." James finished. Sirius laughed.
"Very funny Prongs. Like they would conspire."
"How'd you figure out we were conspiring against you?" Harry asked.
"Yeah! We're planning a mutiny!" Katarina cut in. The four father's mouths dropped open.
"Were you spying on us?" Adrian finished. Sarah nodded.
"What?" Peter gasped out.
"HAHA! YOU FELL FOR IT!" They shouted together. The four Jr. Marauders walked inside the old store, laughing all the way. Their fathers followed in a few seconds, whispering quietly.
"Ah! Seems like yesterday I was in here." Sirius said, draping his arm around Adrian's shoulder.
"Yeah, good times." Remus agreed, looking around. "Mr. Ollivander!" A man with white hair rolled around the corner on a wheeled stool.
"Good day! Wands?"
"For the four young ones!" Peter squeaked.
"I remember when everyone of you came in here." The four mentioned beamed. "I suppose you hope the four of them will be as mischievous as you were?" The elders laughed.
"One can only hope." James answered. The kids grinned evilly.
"We won't let you guys down." Harry promised.
"We knew you won't. You're our children. You've been trained for the next seven years." Sirius responded, acting like a teacher.
"Well who will go first?" Mr. Ollivander asked.
"I will!" Adrian volunteered. Mr. Ollivander smiled and beckoned him forward, before measuring him. As he showed Adrian five or six wands, the others watched in fascination. Finally sparks went out of the wand.
"A 13 in. cedar wand with a dragon heartstring. Good choice for Sirius Black's son." Adrian beamed as he held his wand, admiring it.
"I'm next!" Harry said.
"What happened to ladies first?" Sirius whispered to his friends. Mr. Ollivander measured Harry and they tried five wands before the wand sparked.
"11 in. holly wood wand with a phoenix feather. Most noble." Harry smiled and he and Adrian looked at each other's wands.
"Go on Sarah." Peter coaxed his daughter. Since graduating school he had gained more confidence, or still was. She tried eight wands after getting measured. Finally the one in her hand sent off sparks.
"10 in. birch wood with a mermaid hair. Interesting." Sarah smiled before wishing Kat luck. She stepped forth and got measured. Her second wand sent sparks up.
"Only two!" Remus mused out loud.
"No gloating Lupin." Peter mused back.
"A 11 ½ in. willow wand. With a unicorn hair." She smiled brightly before joining the others.
"A unicorn? You must be very pure." Adrian laughed.
"Unicorns are my favorite creatures! Or one of them." She countered, blushing slightly. Remus nudged her slightly and she smiled. The others laughed.
The eight of them continued around Diagon Alley, gathering the rest of what the kids needed.
"Where did the mothers go?" Sarah asked.
"Femine shopping." Sirius answered.
"Boring!" James responded.
"Excuse me?" Kat asked, turning with her hands on her hips. They both stopped and bowed.
"So sorry your majesty!" James said.
"Please forgive us!" Sirius begged. She rubbed her chin.
"This time I shall I suppose." Sirius and James grinned.
"So like a Lupin! Everyone worshipping your feet!" Sirius grinned nudging Remus.
"Funny. I seem to remember in school everyone worshipping you two." They laughed.
"Well now it's the four Jr. Marauders." James exclaimed. He looked around for a few seconds. "Besides they'll be Gryffindors. Everyone likes the Gryffindors."
"Besides the Slytherins." Remus added.
"Who cares about them? All they're good for is becoming Death Eaters and killing innocent people!" Sirius muttered angrily.
"Poor Frank and Alice." Peter said.
"Who?" Sarah asked.
"They were the other Gryffindors in our year. We were the closest Gryffindor year. They were the parents of Neville Longbottom." Remus explained.
"The Boy who defeated Vold..." Harry started.
"Harry! Just because we're not afraid to say his name doesn't mean other wizards aren't!" His father scolded.
"Sorry dad. I forgot." James nodded.
"Now where'd the little women go?" he asked.
"They said they were going to buy some new cooking and housekeeping books." Peter said.
"How come they tell you everything?" Sirius whined.
"He's the only one they trust." James answered.
"So why not tell Remus?" Sirius asked.
"Peter is the only one who would tell." James finished.
"I would tell!" Remus exclaimed.
"Then...I don't know!" The four Jr. Marauders rolled their eyes.
"Are we gonna end up like this in twenty years?" Adrian asked.
"Hope not!" Sarah said.
"Of course we are!" Harry exclaimed, looking defended. "We are the children of the Marauders, just about to head to Hogwarts. We are to wreak havoc as our fathers did and to uphold our family honors!" He finished, with his hand over his heart.
"Harry you have issues." Adrian said, shaking his head. His chin length dark brown hair was loose as usual and he rolled his sparkling blue eyes.
"Yeah and several different kinds." Kat added. Harry sighed and dropped his hand. Kat and Adrian shook hands.
"Here's the bookshop!" Peter said.
"Thank you Mr. Obvious." Sirius muttered. The others snickered.
"Well are we going in or not?" Katarina asked.
"Of course. Your mother's should be in here." Remus answered her. He opened the door and went in, followed by the others. Sirius and James went off to look for them.
"Stay together and stay in the front of the store." Remus told them. They nodded before he and Peter left them as well.
"So where shall we go?" Adrian asked.
"Somewhere in the back of the store." Katarina offered.
"Or we should split up." Harry added.
"I prefer doing what we're told." Sarah said.
"You can't live doing what you're told!" Adrian exclaimed, throwing his arms into the air.
"I'm going to the back. Anyone care to join me?" Harry said. Adrian and Katarina nodded and followed Harry to the back of the store. Sarah sighed before joining them. They walked along the back of the store reading the titles.
"I bet most of these are in the Restricted Section of the library at Hogwarts." Katarina said.
"Yeah." Adrian agreed. "Wonder if the dads are looking for us."
"Probably." Harry said from the next aisle.
"Then we should go back!" Sarah whined.
"Oh Sarah! Stop being so un-Marauder like." Katarina said. She held up a silver book. "Oh! Look! Shiny!" Adrian laughed and she put the book back.
"Katarina!" Callista shouted. Kat blanched before turning towards her mother.
"Hi mum!" She said.
"I can not believe you disobeyed your father!" Katarina looked offended.
"I didn't expect her to do what I said." He said lightly, winking at his daughter and hugging his wife from behind. "Calm down. It's fine. I knew where'd they be. Right where I told them not to go." Callista sighed and relaxed. "Come on you four. Your parents are looking for you." He and Callista led the way while the kids followed.
"It's the mother's turn now!" Sirius told them.
"What else do we need?" Harry asked. He looked at his list that his dad gave him.
"Robes." His mother said. "Come on you four. We'll meet your dads in a couple of hours then we'll go out for dinner." The kids smiled before waving bye to the fathers. The mothers herded them to Madam Malkin's. They stepped in, chatting happily.
"Good day! Robes for Hogwarts?" asked a squat witch the seemed to like to smile. They nodded and the witch clapped and another witch appeared. "Who'll be first?"
"Sarah and Katarina." Adrian said. The witches smiled before showing the group to the back of the store. Another boy was on one stool getting measured. Sarah got on the stool and the smiling witch started to pin a robe for her. The other witch got a stool and Katarina stepped onto it, letting the witch pin the robe. The wives sat on two couches while the boys talked to the girls.
"Isn't that your cousin Adrian?" Katarina asked. The guys turned to see a small and thin boy getting his robes made. He had pale blonde hair and gray blue eyes. His face was pointed and very pale.
Adrian flinched. "Third cousin to be precise." Harry snorted in laughter.
"Third?"
"Yeah! Dad is his mum's cousin, so he and Dad are second cousins. Making us third. Even if he is our age."
"He's eleven?" Katarina asked in surprise. Adrian nodded.
"You're done." The witch told Sarah. She stepped down and let Harry onto her stool. Katarina was done in a few seconds and Adrian stepped up.
"Hello Adrian." The boy drawled in a bored voice.
"Hello Draco." Adrian answered. Katarina sighed, before paying the witch for the robes. The others did and then they left.
"Draco? Dragon?" Katarina asked.
"Or snake." Adrian answered. "He is with out a doubt a Slytherin."
"You're probably right Adrian. Both his parents were." His mother said. They walked towards the Leaky Cauldron. The dads were inside, drinking a toast.
"Guess who was in Madame Malkin's?" Adrian asked Sirius.
"Who?"
"Draco."
"NO!" Mother and son nodded.
"Probably buying stuff, like everyone else!" Remus said.
"But they're evil!" Peter protested.
"They should be shopping in Knockturn Alley, not Diagon Alley." Sirius muttered to James as they sipped their drinks.
"Can we not let this spoil our day? They saw him, that's all!" Lily cried.
"Really. Let's go eat dinner and enjoy the lovely evening!" Jennifer suggested as the other women nodded. The kids watched with fascination, before beginning to trade their wizard cards from all their chocolate frogs.
"Yeah. Good idea." Sirius finally muttered, downing his butterbeer. The other fathers did the same before they paid and left the pub.
"No need to let it spoil the day." Diane said, taking Sirius's arm. The couple led the rest of the wizarding group into muggle London. Lily and the Pettigrew's finishing leading the way to a nice London restaurant, that they only seemed to know about (AN: I think Peter was a muggle. Don't know why, just do.).
They had a nice, long and relatively peaceful evening. That is until something in Adrian's pocket went off in the restroom, scaring the soul out of some old male muggle. Dinner had to end and they all went back to Diagon Alley and flooed home.
"Have fun today Harry?" Lily asked him after they reached their living room. Harry nodded.
"Loads of it! Can't wait for school!" James grinned at the enthusiasm.
"Well since your birthday was last week, we got you another present today."
"Really? What?" Lily took something out of her pocket before performing an enlarging spell. Instantly the small object turned into a large one covered in a white sheet. Harry gave his parents a questioning look before taking the object and peering under the sheet.
"OH WOW!" he exclaimed, ripping the sheet off. Inside lay a beautiful snowy white owl.
"She'll be useful over the next seven years. And they make faithful companions." James explained.
"She's beautiful! Thank you so much!" he hugged his parents. "I'm going to go look for a name." Harry ran up the stairs with all of his packages as Lily and James watched.
"I'm going to miss him." Lily whispered to her husband and he hugged, wrapping an arm around her waist.
"Don't worry. He'll be fine." He whispered back, nuzzling her neck, before kissing her cheek. "Come on. Let's go to bed. He'll be busy for awhile."
"James Alexander Potter!" she gasped before kissing him. "Oh alright!"
Hope you enjoyed the chapter! If you did, please review! I even accept flames with suggestive criticism.
The Way It Should Have Been
"Get up Harry!" Lily Potter yelled from the large lightly yellow colored kitchen. She had been yelling at her only child for the past ten minutes. 'I go through this every morning!'
"Morning pretty." James Potter said from behind her. He wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and pulled her towards him. She smiled as he kissed her neck.
"Morning baby. Is Harry even moving?" She began to scramble the eggs around before flipping several large fluffy pancakes.
"I don't think so. Want me to get him up?" James's brown eyes sparkled and his usually messy hair looked a little bit more tame this morning.
"Please. I've been yelling at him for the past ten minutes." He chuckled and kissed his lovely wife on the cheek.
"One Jr. Marauder coming right up." He ran up the stairs, two at a time, as Lily rolled her bright emerald eyes. Her fire red hair was tied back into a ponytail with her short bangs dangling above her eyebrows.
"Just like his father." She muttered turning the bacon over.
James crept down the hallway to his son's bedroom. He slightly pushed it open to see a large bed, it's covers and sheets strewn all over the bed in messy piles. Harry hated being hot. He grinned wider as he slipped in and stood before his son. Harry's room was a good size with plenty of stuff any wizard boy would want. The blinds shut out the bright early August sun, making the room dark instead of it's normal green hue. Posters were all over the walls of Harry's favorite bands and Quidditch teams. All over his bookshelf were pictures of Harry and his three best-friends: the kids of the four Marauders. James chuckled at the picture of the four Jr. Marauders, each one identical to his or her father. James turned back towards his son.
"WAKE UP HARRY!" he shouted before pouncing on his son. Harry shot out of the bed and landed on the floor with a hard and loud thump.
"OW Dad! My bum's going be sore all day now!" Harry groaned, falling against the bed. He winced before grabbing his glasses off the bedside table.
"Then you should get up when your mother tells you to." He gave Harry a stern look who looked reprimanded, before the identical looking father and son broke into handsome grins. "Come on up!" He hauled Harry to his feet and held him at shoulder length away. "Get dressed and come down for breakfast. We're going to get your Hogwarts stuff today." Harry nodded excitedly.
"Are the others coming?" James nodded as Harry whooped and ran around his room gathering a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. He pulled them on and ran down stairs, followed closely by his father. They ran into the kitchen and James sat at the large oak table, picking up the Daily Prophet. Harry kissed his mother on the cheek before sitting down next to his father. Lily turned to them and smiled. They both looked so cute sitting there with their glasses and messy raven black hair. They smiled back and Lily put the pile of pancakes down on the table before turning around and putting the eggs and bacon on the table as well.
"Hurry up and eat. We want to get there on time today." James grinned as he remembered the last time they had gone to Diagon Alley to meet the other Marauders. The Potters had been an hour late, because James had tried to get his hair to look half way decent.
Harry nodded and began to scarf down his food while James looked on in pride. "Not that fast! You'll make yourself sick!" Harry sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Mum! Make up your mind!" James snorted into his coffee as Lily glared at him.
"Harry don't talk to your mother like that." James said, knowing that he was supposed to say that.
"Yes dad." Lily nodded at her husband in thanks. He smiled, leaned up and kissed her. Harry gagged.
"I'm done! Can we go now?" Lily nodded before grabbing his school list. James finished his coffee and they went into the family room. James lit a fire and they each grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and the next thing they knew they were in Diagon Alley. Harry grinned excitedly and started to make his way through the large crowd of children and their parents.
"Harry! Stay with us until we find the others!" Lily told him, grabbing his shirt collar and pulling his back towards her and James. He rolled his eyes, but did as he was told. Together they made their way towards Ollivander's. They waited outside before they heard a loud:
"JAMES!!!!" They turned and saw the Black family coming towards them. Sirius Black, handsome with dark brown hair, great tan (and body) and cheery blue eyes and his son Adrian, the exact replica of his father, except a lot shorter. Diane Black was a tall, thin woman with long blonde hair and soft hazel eyes. She and Lily smiled before embracing, talking rapidly. James and Sirius grinned stupidly before grabbing hands, pulling one another towards each other and beating each other on the back. Harry and Adrian did the secret Jr. Marauder handshake as they smiled.
"Have you seen the Lupins or Pettigrews anywhere?" James asked them. Sirius nodded.
"Saw Wormtail about ten minutes ago. No sign of Moony." James nodded as the two continued to talk about the office and such. As their mothers continued to talk, Adrian and Harry matched glares and a silent agreement was made. They both slowly inched away, hoping to lose their parents. When they got about a foot away with out any sign from their parents they turned and attempted to sprint away.
"Don't even think about it." Diane told the two. They groaned, turned and stared at their mothers.
"Mum please! Just to the Quidditch store?" Adrian pleaded.
"NO!" Lily said. "First years can't be on the House Team anyway."
"DAD!" Harry begged. They turned eyes towards their fathers who looked sad at the fact that they didn't get away. But they both looked happy to agree but one look from their wives said otherwise.
"Wait till the others get here okay boys?" James said. They sighed unhappily, but agreed. They turned away as their parents resumed their conversation.
"We have to get out of here!" Adrian whispered to his partner in crime.
"I know, but how?"
"Wish Kat was here." Harry nodded at the mention of one of their best- friends. She was the one who came up for all their clever ideas, even thought the boys took most of the blame every time they got caught.
"REMUS LUPIN YOU ARE LATE!" Sirius shouted across the many heads, several at which turned around.
"I am not. I'm four minutes early! I'm surprised you beat me!" Remus said, stepping in front of his two taller friends. Remus had light auburn hair with several gray strands. He had amber colored eyes that glittered. He didn't look as pale and fragile as he had in school because he worked with Sirius and James, who made sure he had a job. Not many people want to hire a werewolf. His wife helped to keep him fed as well.
"Why Callista could it be you got more lovely than last I saw you?" Sirius cooed over Remus's wife. She was shorter than Remus, but still tall with light blonde hair and dark blue eyes.
"What do you want?" she responded.
"As if I need anything!" they laughed as Harry and Adrian rolled their eyes.
"You two shouldn't roll your eyes all the time." Came a sweet voice from behind them. They turned to see Katarina Lupin, long auburn hair pulled back into a half ponytail. Her amber eyes glittered. Adrian blushed slightly at the sight of the beautiful girl.
"Kat! So good to see you!" Harry exclaimed, throwing his arms around her. She went stiff before he whispered in her ear:
"Please think of someway we can escape!" She sighed.
"Why not wait until the Pettigrews get here?"
"They always come late!" Adrian countered.
"PLEASE!" They begged together.
"Alright, alright! I'll think of something." Harry let go and so nothing looked suspicious, Adrian went to hug her. They both looked embarrassed, but hugged anyway. Harry snickered.
"WORMTAIL!" They turned to see the Pettigrews slowly making their way towards them. Peter was a short, overweight, pointy faced man with light blonde hair and beady hazel eyes. His wife, Jennifer, was a short plump woman with light brown hair and large blue eyes. Their daughter, Sarah, followed slowly, taking in everything with her hazel eyes. Her blonde hair was braided into pigtails.
Peter smiled at his friends. "We're on time today." James and Sirius gave each other evil looks before coming to stand on either side of Peter. Jennifer rolled her eyes before coming to stand by the other Marauder wives. Remus laughed as he joined his friends. Sarah did the same with hers.
"Guess you don't have to think of anything now Kat." Harry said, elbowing her. She smiled and hugged Sarah.
"Feel any better Sarah?" The short and plump girl nodded.
"Yeah, I got over my cold a few days ago." Her voice was quiet and small, making her hard to understand. She was always getting a cough, or cold, or something.
"You have no immune system." Adrian said. Harry laughed, before covering it up with a cough at Kat's disapproving look.
"You four!" Remus said walking over, followed by the Marauders. The wives had all disappeared to the herb store.
"Stop conspiring so we can go get your wands." James finished. Sirius laughed.
"Very funny Prongs. Like they would conspire."
"How'd you figure out we were conspiring against you?" Harry asked.
"Yeah! We're planning a mutiny!" Katarina cut in. The four father's mouths dropped open.
"Were you spying on us?" Adrian finished. Sarah nodded.
"What?" Peter gasped out.
"HAHA! YOU FELL FOR IT!" They shouted together. The four Jr. Marauders walked inside the old store, laughing all the way. Their fathers followed in a few seconds, whispering quietly.
"Ah! Seems like yesterday I was in here." Sirius said, draping his arm around Adrian's shoulder.
"Yeah, good times." Remus agreed, looking around. "Mr. Ollivander!" A man with white hair rolled around the corner on a wheeled stool.
"Good day! Wands?"
"For the four young ones!" Peter squeaked.
"I remember when everyone of you came in here." The four mentioned beamed. "I suppose you hope the four of them will be as mischievous as you were?" The elders laughed.
"One can only hope." James answered. The kids grinned evilly.
"We won't let you guys down." Harry promised.
"We knew you won't. You're our children. You've been trained for the next seven years." Sirius responded, acting like a teacher.
"Well who will go first?" Mr. Ollivander asked.
"I will!" Adrian volunteered. Mr. Ollivander smiled and beckoned him forward, before measuring him. As he showed Adrian five or six wands, the others watched in fascination. Finally sparks went out of the wand.
"A 13 in. cedar wand with a dragon heartstring. Good choice for Sirius Black's son." Adrian beamed as he held his wand, admiring it.
"I'm next!" Harry said.
"What happened to ladies first?" Sirius whispered to his friends. Mr. Ollivander measured Harry and they tried five wands before the wand sparked.
"11 in. holly wood wand with a phoenix feather. Most noble." Harry smiled and he and Adrian looked at each other's wands.
"Go on Sarah." Peter coaxed his daughter. Since graduating school he had gained more confidence, or still was. She tried eight wands after getting measured. Finally the one in her hand sent off sparks.
"10 in. birch wood with a mermaid hair. Interesting." Sarah smiled before wishing Kat luck. She stepped forth and got measured. Her second wand sent sparks up.
"Only two!" Remus mused out loud.
"No gloating Lupin." Peter mused back.
"A 11 ½ in. willow wand. With a unicorn hair." She smiled brightly before joining the others.
"A unicorn? You must be very pure." Adrian laughed.
"Unicorns are my favorite creatures! Or one of them." She countered, blushing slightly. Remus nudged her slightly and she smiled. The others laughed.
The eight of them continued around Diagon Alley, gathering the rest of what the kids needed.
"Where did the mothers go?" Sarah asked.
"Femine shopping." Sirius answered.
"Boring!" James responded.
"Excuse me?" Kat asked, turning with her hands on her hips. They both stopped and bowed.
"So sorry your majesty!" James said.
"Please forgive us!" Sirius begged. She rubbed her chin.
"This time I shall I suppose." Sirius and James grinned.
"So like a Lupin! Everyone worshipping your feet!" Sirius grinned nudging Remus.
"Funny. I seem to remember in school everyone worshipping you two." They laughed.
"Well now it's the four Jr. Marauders." James exclaimed. He looked around for a few seconds. "Besides they'll be Gryffindors. Everyone likes the Gryffindors."
"Besides the Slytherins." Remus added.
"Who cares about them? All they're good for is becoming Death Eaters and killing innocent people!" Sirius muttered angrily.
"Poor Frank and Alice." Peter said.
"Who?" Sarah asked.
"They were the other Gryffindors in our year. We were the closest Gryffindor year. They were the parents of Neville Longbottom." Remus explained.
"The Boy who defeated Vold..." Harry started.
"Harry! Just because we're not afraid to say his name doesn't mean other wizards aren't!" His father scolded.
"Sorry dad. I forgot." James nodded.
"Now where'd the little women go?" he asked.
"They said they were going to buy some new cooking and housekeeping books." Peter said.
"How come they tell you everything?" Sirius whined.
"He's the only one they trust." James answered.
"So why not tell Remus?" Sirius asked.
"Peter is the only one who would tell." James finished.
"I would tell!" Remus exclaimed.
"Then...I don't know!" The four Jr. Marauders rolled their eyes.
"Are we gonna end up like this in twenty years?" Adrian asked.
"Hope not!" Sarah said.
"Of course we are!" Harry exclaimed, looking defended. "We are the children of the Marauders, just about to head to Hogwarts. We are to wreak havoc as our fathers did and to uphold our family honors!" He finished, with his hand over his heart.
"Harry you have issues." Adrian said, shaking his head. His chin length dark brown hair was loose as usual and he rolled his sparkling blue eyes.
"Yeah and several different kinds." Kat added. Harry sighed and dropped his hand. Kat and Adrian shook hands.
"Here's the bookshop!" Peter said.
"Thank you Mr. Obvious." Sirius muttered. The others snickered.
"Well are we going in or not?" Katarina asked.
"Of course. Your mother's should be in here." Remus answered her. He opened the door and went in, followed by the others. Sirius and James went off to look for them.
"Stay together and stay in the front of the store." Remus told them. They nodded before he and Peter left them as well.
"So where shall we go?" Adrian asked.
"Somewhere in the back of the store." Katarina offered.
"Or we should split up." Harry added.
"I prefer doing what we're told." Sarah said.
"You can't live doing what you're told!" Adrian exclaimed, throwing his arms into the air.
"I'm going to the back. Anyone care to join me?" Harry said. Adrian and Katarina nodded and followed Harry to the back of the store. Sarah sighed before joining them. They walked along the back of the store reading the titles.
"I bet most of these are in the Restricted Section of the library at Hogwarts." Katarina said.
"Yeah." Adrian agreed. "Wonder if the dads are looking for us."
"Probably." Harry said from the next aisle.
"Then we should go back!" Sarah whined.
"Oh Sarah! Stop being so un-Marauder like." Katarina said. She held up a silver book. "Oh! Look! Shiny!" Adrian laughed and she put the book back.
"Katarina!" Callista shouted. Kat blanched before turning towards her mother.
"Hi mum!" She said.
"I can not believe you disobeyed your father!" Katarina looked offended.
"I didn't expect her to do what I said." He said lightly, winking at his daughter and hugging his wife from behind. "Calm down. It's fine. I knew where'd they be. Right where I told them not to go." Callista sighed and relaxed. "Come on you four. Your parents are looking for you." He and Callista led the way while the kids followed.
"It's the mother's turn now!" Sirius told them.
"What else do we need?" Harry asked. He looked at his list that his dad gave him.
"Robes." His mother said. "Come on you four. We'll meet your dads in a couple of hours then we'll go out for dinner." The kids smiled before waving bye to the fathers. The mothers herded them to Madam Malkin's. They stepped in, chatting happily.
"Good day! Robes for Hogwarts?" asked a squat witch the seemed to like to smile. They nodded and the witch clapped and another witch appeared. "Who'll be first?"
"Sarah and Katarina." Adrian said. The witches smiled before showing the group to the back of the store. Another boy was on one stool getting measured. Sarah got on the stool and the smiling witch started to pin a robe for her. The other witch got a stool and Katarina stepped onto it, letting the witch pin the robe. The wives sat on two couches while the boys talked to the girls.
"Isn't that your cousin Adrian?" Katarina asked. The guys turned to see a small and thin boy getting his robes made. He had pale blonde hair and gray blue eyes. His face was pointed and very pale.
Adrian flinched. "Third cousin to be precise." Harry snorted in laughter.
"Third?"
"Yeah! Dad is his mum's cousin, so he and Dad are second cousins. Making us third. Even if he is our age."
"He's eleven?" Katarina asked in surprise. Adrian nodded.
"You're done." The witch told Sarah. She stepped down and let Harry onto her stool. Katarina was done in a few seconds and Adrian stepped up.
"Hello Adrian." The boy drawled in a bored voice.
"Hello Draco." Adrian answered. Katarina sighed, before paying the witch for the robes. The others did and then they left.
"Draco? Dragon?" Katarina asked.
"Or snake." Adrian answered. "He is with out a doubt a Slytherin."
"You're probably right Adrian. Both his parents were." His mother said. They walked towards the Leaky Cauldron. The dads were inside, drinking a toast.
"Guess who was in Madame Malkin's?" Adrian asked Sirius.
"Who?"
"Draco."
"NO!" Mother and son nodded.
"Probably buying stuff, like everyone else!" Remus said.
"But they're evil!" Peter protested.
"They should be shopping in Knockturn Alley, not Diagon Alley." Sirius muttered to James as they sipped their drinks.
"Can we not let this spoil our day? They saw him, that's all!" Lily cried.
"Really. Let's go eat dinner and enjoy the lovely evening!" Jennifer suggested as the other women nodded. The kids watched with fascination, before beginning to trade their wizard cards from all their chocolate frogs.
"Yeah. Good idea." Sirius finally muttered, downing his butterbeer. The other fathers did the same before they paid and left the pub.
"No need to let it spoil the day." Diane said, taking Sirius's arm. The couple led the rest of the wizarding group into muggle London. Lily and the Pettigrew's finishing leading the way to a nice London restaurant, that they only seemed to know about (AN: I think Peter was a muggle. Don't know why, just do.).
They had a nice, long and relatively peaceful evening. That is until something in Adrian's pocket went off in the restroom, scaring the soul out of some old male muggle. Dinner had to end and they all went back to Diagon Alley and flooed home.
"Have fun today Harry?" Lily asked him after they reached their living room. Harry nodded.
"Loads of it! Can't wait for school!" James grinned at the enthusiasm.
"Well since your birthday was last week, we got you another present today."
"Really? What?" Lily took something out of her pocket before performing an enlarging spell. Instantly the small object turned into a large one covered in a white sheet. Harry gave his parents a questioning look before taking the object and peering under the sheet.
"OH WOW!" he exclaimed, ripping the sheet off. Inside lay a beautiful snowy white owl.
"She'll be useful over the next seven years. And they make faithful companions." James explained.
"She's beautiful! Thank you so much!" he hugged his parents. "I'm going to go look for a name." Harry ran up the stairs with all of his packages as Lily and James watched.
"I'm going to miss him." Lily whispered to her husband and he hugged, wrapping an arm around her waist.
"Don't worry. He'll be fine." He whispered back, nuzzling her neck, before kissing her cheek. "Come on. Let's go to bed. He'll be busy for awhile."
"James Alexander Potter!" she gasped before kissing him. "Oh alright!"
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