Hello everyone, and welcome to the rebooted version of The Unknowns and the Marauders! I hope some readers of the old version will find this new version, even though it's been completely redone, even the name. I don't know why I went with "Unknowns" back in '04, but it's so unoriginal. So I switched to Corsaires, the French word for "pirate". It's pretty, feminine, but still tough. I'm going to add some deeper plot this time around, develop the characters a bit more, and hopefully my writing is considerably better than when I was 14. Also, the boys won't be having a POV this time around. It's too much if I want to develop the girl characters. I also changed two of the girl's names. Enjoy the new and improved story!

The Corsaires and the Marauders

Four girls sat chatting excitedly in a compartment of the Hogwarts Express. They were entering their sixth year at the magical school and were buzzing on the adrenaline high that came with every new year at their home away from home.

"So, Chloe, think you'll be Quidditch captain this year?" asked Lily Evans, only asking out of interest in her friend's life. She had never really cared for the sport.

"This loser? Please, she can hardly see the Quaffle, much less score with it!" cackled Lindsey Ceridwen, nudging Chloe Quinn in the ribs. Of course, they all knew this was a joke; Chloe was one of the best Chasers Ravenclaw had seen in a while. Lindsey's red hair, a few shades darker than Lily's, caught the light and sparkled to match the mirth in her sky blue eyes. Her tiny nose crinkled as she grinned playfully at her best friend.

"Shut up. My mum took me to get contacts this summer," Chloe snapped back, half-heartedly narrowing her hazel eyes into a glare at her best friend. She fiddled with her extremely long, chestnut-colored hair, which was twisted into a braid.

"What about you, Lily? Still enjoying that shiny prefects badge?" asked Cassandra Matchitehew, smiling through her jealousy. Her black hair had been chopped into a short, chin-length bob over the summer. It seemed to draw attention to her startlingly blue eyes.

"Of course. I'll never understand how I was awarded it, though, after all the trouble we've stirred up!"

"We? We are innocent," Chloe said, feigning offense. "It's those dirty Marauders you have to watch out for. We simply counteract the calamity they enact." She grinned playfully at her cohorts.

"Oh please, don't get all Ravenclaw on us, Quinn." There were only four people with whom the girls were on a last name basis; the door to their compartment slid open as those four male faces appeared in the walkway. James Potter grinned devilishly at them.

"See? I told you. They can't even keep to their own conversations," Chloe said, feigning disinterest and opening the Daily Prophet which was lying next to her on the seat.

"You're just jealous because we snuck up on you," a second voice proclaimed, this one from Sirius Black. "Ah, if only you had our skills and our talents…"

"Ah, yes, if by 'talents' you mean 'loudness, obnoxiousness, and rudeness'. Yes, quite jealous, indeed," Lily said thoughtfully. The other three girls laughed. James smoothly ignored her jab.

"Well ladies, it was nice being attacked by you, but we really must get out of the lovely cart lady's way. See you in school." James threw them a wink before sauntering off with the rest of his pack.

As soon as the door was closed, Chloe huddled closer to the other three girls.

"Want to get a head start?" she asked, a mischievous grin spreading across her face. "I cooked something up over the summer… it was pretty simple really…"

"Show us!" Cassandra said eagerly. "What is it? Let's see it!"

"Calm down, Cassie, I'm getting to it!" Chloe said, digging through her pockets. "Ahh yes, here we go. I planned it for some of our Slytherin buddies—no offense, Cassie—but it couldn't hurt to get a test run in on our favorite Marauders, could it?"

"Quit fooling around and show us!" Lindsey said. Anything to get a jump on the boys before they started pulling their pranks was welcomed by the entire group. Chloe's hand emerged from her pocket with a Chocolate Frog.

"Wow, great invention, Chloe. Never seen anything quite like it," Lindsey said, rolling her eyes.

"Shut up, you incredible arse. It's not just a Chocolate Frog. Watch." Chloe poked her head out of the compartment and looked around. Sure enough, the boys were seated nearby. "Lindsey, come with me. It'll look suspicious if we all go." Lindsey stood and followed her to the boy's compartment.

"Hello, gentlemen," Chloe said sweetly. "I had an extra Chocolate Frog, would one of you like it?" The boys eyed her suspiciously.

"What did you do to it?" Remus Lupin asked cautiously. Chloe looked confused.

"Do to it? Do you really suspect us at every turn? I'm just trying to be nice…" Lindsey nearly smirked. Chloe was really good at making people feel the way she wanted them to.

"I'll take it!" Peter said. Peter was never one to turn down sweets. He unwrapped it greedily, stuffing it whole into his mouth. As he chewed, his eyes suddenly went wide.

"I knew it," Remus groaned, just as puffs of blue smoke escaped from Peter's ears and nostrils. He tried to open his mouth, but it was glued together by something blue and sticky. Chloe and Lindsey were in stitches, roaring in laughter. Peter was pulling at his mouth frantically, trying to get the glue-like concoction out. James and Sirius bit their bottoms lips to hide snickers, but Remus took pity on Peter.

"Okay girls, you've had your fun. Now fix it," he said stated firmly but gently. Peter was close to tears.

"Okay, fine, fine," Chloe said, still choking on giggles. She muttered something and waved her wand and Peter's mouth flew open. He crossed his arms and glared out the window.

"Aw, we're sorry Peter. We were just having a bit of fun. Don't be cross," Lindsey said. He merely glowered at her, to which she shrugged.

"Come on, let's head on back. I'm sure Lily and Cassie will want to hear all about this," she said, grinning smugly at the boys.

"1-0 Corsaires!" Chloe chirped as she and Lindsey trotted off, just in time to change into their school robes before the train approached Hogsmeade.