"Hey James have you seen today's Daily Prophet?" asked Remus.
" Why the fuck would dumbass be reading the news?" Sirius joked, James frowned and replied
"Hahahaha….not funny asshole, why Remus let me have a look?" James took the newspaper from Remus and scanned the front page. Just as James finished reading Peter walked up to them.
"G-G-Guys have you chec-c-cked the tim-m-me?" whimpered a nervous Peter.
"Not now Peter, read it out James!"
"Alright Sirius,
"' Today another attack on muggles occurred in Dundee Scotland. Tom M. Riddle or as he would like to be known 'Voldemort' killed 17 muggles in an act to show his upcoming forces. This has been the 6th attack this month and Voldemort continues to gather followers. His power is still increasing and he is becoming a threat to both the wizarding and muggle worlds. His plans are yet unknown but if pattern continues more deaths will occur and a wizard could be next. Rumors have been lying around stating that Riddle is discriminative towards non pure- blooded wizards which poses a great threat to many members of our world. A constant presence of fear is around us. When will this nightmare stop?' And that's all it says". A look of shock filled the room as the others digested the news.
"Well, its muggles," said Peter. "At least it's not wizards or witches."
"Peter! How could you say that?! We have friends who were born to muggle families, what about Lily? And it doesn't matter if they are muggles or not they are still people and this Voldy- whatever guy has caused so much death and misery in both worlds. Someone has to put an end to his evil reign!" exclaimed James furiously.
"James, I'm sure Dumbledore won't let this guy into or even near Hogwarts," Sirius reassured James.
"Hogwarts is one of the safest places ever." Remus and peter nodded in agreement.
"And his name is Voldemort James, not Voldy-thing" Peter Whispered, gathering suspicion from his friends. To recover the moment Peter struggled " Remus! T-t-the tim-me y-you will transform-m". As realisation sunk in, James grabbed his invisibility cloak and the marauders map and the foursome bolted out of the Gryffindor common room and towards the front door. The group followed routine and performed the special enchantment that Dumbledore tought them and the famous whomping willow ceased its thrashing and froze still. A howl of pain escaped from Remus' mouth as the transformation began and the others grew worried. "Shit James we need to run to the shack fast, he won't last much longer!" the pair nodded in agreement and gathered their strength. Their speed soon picked up and before they knew it they were climbing out of the opening and into the familiar old shack. The chains were around Remus before another whimper could leave his lips and the three left quickly changed into their animagus forms and tucked away into a corner. At this moment a travelling noise from downstairs sent a shiver down their spines. A high-pitched cold voice shook the shack as it said " My friends, my deatheaters. We have come so far in our stand against todays magical ways but it is not enough. After showing our hatred towards the muggles," Sirius noticed a certain hiss to his 's' and thought he heard the faint slither of a reptile." We must take a stand against the mudbloods, put an end to their settlement in our world so we shall,". The evil voice stopped dead when it heard a scream from above. A half transformed Remus held in his pain but could not bear it any longer. "Someones here" hissed the cold voice and the Marauders heart pounded as footsteps and a slither got closer and closer and finally a hand reached out and twisted the handle.