"Who are they?" James Potter asked as he, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Lily Evans entered the Great Hall from Herbology and sat down for lunch.

"How should I know?" Sirius managed as he stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth.

"Whoever they are, I don't think we should mess with them," Peter squeaked.

"You're such a wuss." Remus rolled his eyes, "No one would be here if they were really that bad."

"It's none of our business anyways," Lily said as to end the conversation.

"We're being watched you know," The tallest of the three black hooded figures the students had seen smirked as he pulled off his hood. His short black hair fell in gentle curls around his face. His bright green eyes shown through the dark makeup surrounding them.

"We're always being watched," the middle of the three dropped her hood. Her hair fell straight to her chin in shiny black locks. She wore the same dark makeup around the same brilliant green eyes and her smile hinted that Remus might be right--maybe they weren't so bad.

"Let them watch, we'll be getting our chance to put on a show soon enough.:

"That's never going to stop being creepy," the boy looked down on the last of the three who removed her hood and flipped her long black hair across her shoulder. It became obvious that the three were related when the same green eyes peered out from under the black hair and makeup. McGonagall came running down the steps and made it across the hall before she walked back to the three who now had the full attention of the marauders and Lily.

"I'm not sure who you are but I believe you need to be leaving now unless you have some business here." She glared heavily.

"Do you have any idea who you are talking to?" the tallest girl replied defensively.

"Maybe we should show her," the other girl grinned evilly.

"Or maybe Professor McGonagall should go on and finish her rounds and let me take care of you."

"Grandpa!" In a move out of character with their appearance the three ran and wrapped their arms around Professor Dumbledore who in turn kissed them each upon the forehead.

"I can't believe how much my darlings have grown! I only wish we were reuniting under different circumstances."

"You mean if we weren't here because every other school in Europe and America has thrown us out and against father's own worries about us turning good he sent us to your school?" the boy smiled and chocked back laughter when he saw Sirius spitting butterbeer out of his nose.

"Turning evil?" James glanced from Dumbledore and his grandchildren to Lily and back again.

"Sure they're not 'that bad?' " Peter stuttered as he started down Remus.

"I'm sure it was nothing but harmless pranks," Remus retorted.

"They're related to Dumbledore, how could they be that bad?" Lily reasoned.

Dumbledore sighed unable to hide a smirk. "You just can't resist bringing attention to yourselves, can you? Nevertheless, I have no doubt that there is nothing your father should worry about--there is too much of him in you to be erased. I just ask that you don't kill anyone and preferably don't hurt anyone either. Deal?"

"Deal," the three moaned in chorus.

"Thank you," Dumbledore smiled and hugged his grandchildren tight. "Now, until we have finished setting up your dorms I'm going to have to put you in a house with the other students." All six bright green eyes opened wide and three chins dropped but before any noise could come out Dumbledore continued. "I realize you don't want to stay with other students and that you will have to make sacrifices to do so but it is only temporary. This is definitely where your promise to not injure comes in. And now that we have come to an understanding, I'll take you to Gryffindor tower."

James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Lily all dropped what they were doing and sprinted off to the Gryffindor common room in hopes keeping their life as normal and intact as possible.

"Where are they going?" The tallest girl asked.

"I told you Ash, we're getting our chance for a show." her sister smiled a sinister smile.

I see you're still exercising your powers as often as possible," Dumbledore smiled, "But, Chris, be careful, you're going to see something you don't want to see someday and your visions will bite you in the butt."

"You mean like when Ashley was practicing her defense skills on a dragon and caught herself on fire?" The boy laughed.

"Or how about when you were practicing making potions and ended up spending a week decapitated before Daddy would help you put yourself back together, Nicky?" Ash replied smartly.

"All of you, just be careful. You are full of power--both good and evil--and you must always stay in balance. And please, don't do anything that your mother wouldn't have been proud of." With a soft smile Dumbledore led the three towards Gryffindor tower.

Meanwhile . . . The marauders and Lily ran up the last few steps, yelled "beetle bugs," and collapsed just on the other side of the door.

"We have GOT to get a magic carpet," Sirius panted, "no . . . more . . . stairs."