A/N Hello everybody!!! I love writing opening chapters! I hope you will
enjoy this story, please review it, I need to know what you think, tell
what I need to do better, what I'm doing good. English isn't my mother
tongue so I'll have some spelling mistakes.
Disclaimer: Almost everything belongs to J.K (21st of June! Mark it down people!!!) but I own most of the plot!!! (At least I've got something!)
Summery: The Marauders and the girls' sixth year is going to be a blast! Romance, Pranks, Muggle Songs, but also Death Eaters, Voldemort and Deaths!!! L/J of course but some other relationships too.
There's No Such Thing As Fate
Chapter One: Default Chapter
James Potter was sitting on his bed deep in thoughts. He just finished reading the newspaper The Daily Prophet. The first page had a big picture of a skull made of stars with a serpent coming through its mouth like a tongue - The Dark Mark.
* Voldemort is getting stronger,* He thought * and nobody knows how to stop him...*
Only thinking about Voldemort made him shiver slightly. He feared that what happened to so many wizards before would happen to him too. He didn't want to see The Dark Mark hovering over a house of somebody he loved. He didn't want that 'somebody' dead. He just wanted to have a normal life with his family and friends.
But that wasn't possible. It wasn't possible because of Voldemort. Voldemort, that for a bit of power, killed and abused innocent people.
"James! You need to get ready if you want to make it to the Hogwarts Express!" his mom shouted from the hall.
James sighed and got up.
He quickly got dressed and looked at the mirror. A boy of about sixteen was staring back at him. With really messy black hair and normal brown eyes he didn't considered himself handsome. Little did he know... Some of the Hogwarts girls were literally swooning over him.
But even if he did know that he wouldn't really care about it. He didn't care about the Hogwarts girls.
Actually, he cared about one Hogwarts. But he didn't think she was anything like any other girl in Hogwarts.
Lily Evans was a very special girl, not only because of her long, wavy, red hair and her lovely jade eyes but also for her personality. She was sweet and witty, she made him laugh but he also had the feeling he could talk with her about almost everything.
He sighed again. He had no idea how she felt about him. She was one of his best friends, yet he wished she would be more... But did she wish the same?
"James!!!" his mother's voice brought him back to reality.
"I'm coming mom!" he replied and made an attempt to smooth his hair. After having no success he quickly pulled his trunk and went out of the room.
Severus Snape sat in the kitchen facing his father.
"Today is a very special day son." His father was addressing him, but he seemed to be talking actually to himself.
"I know." Severus said quietly.
How well did he knew.
"Today you are going to become something better!" His father seemed very pleased.
"Yes." Severus said.
Today was the day he was going to become a Death Eater. Just like his father. Just like his mother. Just like all of his family.
"Today you are truly becoming a man!"
"Yes." Quite frankly he didn't really thought becoming a Death Eater made you a man but his father said so and his father is always right.
Even if he didn't think the same way like his father he will have to agree with his father's way.
"Come son, we're going." His father got up and Severus followed him. They went to the fireplace. His father took out a bit of floo powder, went inside the fireplace and said quietly: "Tombstone Valley" and disappeared.
Severus took a dip breath and followed his father.
Seconds later he came out to a huge chamber. The chamber was lit only by torches. At the very end of it stood a tall man surrounded by people with cloaks - Voldemort and his supporters.
Severus pulled his hood up and came near the other people.
"Greetings my family!" the tall man started talking and everybody silenced. "I'm pleased to inform you that last night was a great success. Two mudbloods were killed by Avada Kedavra and another was disabled, plus a badly injured Auror and two filthy muggles were tortured with the help of Cruciatus"-Severus started feeling extremely sick-"And today we are going to have new friends joining our family!"
All the man cheered.
"I ask all the new friends to follow me." Severus guessed that Voldemort was referring to him so he started walking after him.
He laughed a silent laugh.
*New friends'* He doubted Voldemort really thought of them as friends or family.
They reached another chamber, smaller than the first. He noticed that apart from him there were 5 other people.
Voldemort started speaking again.
"Today is the day when you will become something great! You will be special! You will be known in the whole world!!! Death Eaters!!!" he looked at them meaningfully and then continued. "But first there is one important thing you should know. There is no good and bad. Those are just mere definitions that society created. There is only power and those too weak to seek it! Are you too weak to seek it?"
"NO!!!" They all replied.
"Good." He smiled an evil smile.
Lily Evans lay on her bed.
There was a big trunk that stood open in the middle of the room. Clothes and books were scattered all around the room but she didn't notice them.
She was highly concentrated in a small book she was reading. 'Romeo and Juliet' - Lily thought it was fascinating. Actually she found almost every fantasy, romance or fairy tale book fascinating.
But that book was different, it was enchanted. The two main characters were especially enchanted. The love enchanted them.
Lily knew it was stupid and unrealistic to wish she could live in one of those books. And Lily liked to stick to facts and the real world, but sometimes, when she was lost in one of those books, she couldn't help but wish for it just a little...
"Lily! Did you finish packing?" Her father asked her from the hall.
Lily quickly got up and started packing like crazy.
"I'll be ready in a minute." she shouted to her parents.
She finished unpacking and started to comb her hair. She got dressed, took her trunk and took a last look at the mirror.
*I'm going back to Hogwarts!!! Finally some normal people to talk with! Jane, Kate, Remus, Peter, Sirius and. James.*
A dreamy expression crossed her face. And that messy, black, hair and warm, chocolate eyes, came to her mind.
She knew he only thought of her as a friend but she couldn't help falling for him.
"Lily!!!" An angry shout snapped her out of her daydreaming.
"I'm coming." she said and left the room quickly.
Sirius Black was carrying his trunk down the stairs when he heard two voices fighting.
"Give it back!"
"But I want to play with it!"
"But I took it first!"
"It's my turn now!"
"No it's not!"
"Is!"
"Isn't!"
"Is!"
"Isn't"
"Stupid!"
"Ugly!"
"Annoying!"
"Shut up!"
"No, you shut up!"
"You!"
"You!"
Sirius sighed and entered the living room, where he found two nine-year-old twins, fighting and screaming at each other.
"Please stop it kids!" Mr. Black came running into the living room, trying to separate the two. He was failing quite miserably.
"Knock it off, you two!!!" Sirius said and took the toy broom the twins were fighting over.
"Give it back Sirius!" They both yelled but Sirius ignored them, took each in one arm and sat on the sofa with each on one side.
"Now," He said putting the toy in front of them. "What's the problem?"
"He started it!"
"No, she did!"
"He!"
"She!"
"He!"
"Enough!!!" Sirius was getting tired from the yelling.
"Pol, what happened?" He addressed his little sister.
"Well, I played with the broom and suddenly he came and pushed me off!" Polaris pointed at her twin and glared.
"Is that what happened, Antrie?" He looked at his brother, who was folding his arms together, looking annoyed.
"I just wanted to ride it too!" Antares said.
"Then why didn't you ask me?" She asked him surprised.
"Because I thought you wouldn't give it to me even if I asked." He answered.
"I would." She said quietly.
"Then I'm sorry," He said earnestly. "can I ride it now? "
"Sure," She said. "I'm sorry too."
"That's ok."
"Come on, let's go play."
They both took the broom together and headed out of the room. Sirius just smiled.
"Thanks son." His father said relived.
"No problem dad." Sirius said.
"Listen, I won't have time to drop you off at King's Cross, so I got a Ministry car to get you there." He said. "I have to work more hours because of the Death Eater attack last night. You understand, don't you?"
Sirius's face fell for a second but the usual smile came quickly back. It was always the same; he shouldn't have been surprised, really. And he didn't need to bother his father in these little things when he had much more important things on his mind. "I understand dad."
"Good, I think the car is already outside"
"Okay," Sirius said and hugged his father. "I'll miss you." He whispered.
"I'll miss you too." His father hugged him back. "Goodbye."
Sirius hated saying goodbye. It's not like he and his father were parting forever, it was just until Christmas or summer. "It's not goodbye, it's just so long." He told his father who nodded.
"Well, so long then." His father looked at him, with a hint of sadness in his face but Sirius already turned around.
"Sirius don't leave!" The twins came hugging him.
"Can we go to Hogwarts too?" Polaris asked.
Sirius laughed but shook his head. "Sorry guys, you'll have to wait a few years." He hugged them and then left the house.
He entered the car, which was waiting outside, and gave the house a last look. "So long mom." He whispered softly.
*Don't be stupid, Sirius. She's dead! And you can't do anything about that!!!*
He tried to take it out of his mind, but it wasn't easy. The memory came back to him... the memory of the day when.
~~~ Flashback Starts ~~~
A twelve-year-old Sirius was walking with his brother and sister, carrying food bags and joking with each other.
He was just telling Polaris about the prank he pulled on Snape when Antares squeezed his hand tightly.
"Sirius." He whispered horror struck.
Sirius looked at him and saw he was looking forward. He looked too and stopped dead in his track.
Their House, their beautiful big house was destroyed. Half of it was burned and half of it had big holes in it. Suddenly he saw something above it, in the sky. Something horrible, something that would haunt his nightmares from that day until his death day, something that was pure evil - The Dark Mark.
He started to panic. He knew his father was at the Ministry but his mother was working at home.
"MOM!!! MOM!!!" He started yelling. He ran into the house and started looking for her. Everything inside was a mess. The furniture were scattered all around the place.
"MOM!!! WHERE ARE YOU?" He screamed. He came to the hall and started to push the furniture so he would be able to get inside the living room. He managed to squeeze himself in and looked around.
In the middle of the hall was his mother. She was dead, and a look of horror was spread over her face.
"NO!!! NO!!!" Sirius screamed and started to cry. "Mom. mom. don't go. mom."He tried to wake her up. He started shaking her, trying to make her move.
"Don't die. don't die. don't, please. please. please."
~~~ End Flashback ~~~
Sirius bit his lips very hard, trying to stop the tears.
*Stop being all touchy and stuff! You have to get over that! It happened 4 years ago! Besides, what will people think when they will see the famous Sirius Black crying?*
He took one deep breath and got into the car.
Peter Pettigrew sat near his father and mother and watched his older brother, Kevin, in Quidditch practice. Kevin played keeper for the Wimbourne Wasps reserve team.
"He is a fantastic flier!" His mother said full of admiration.
"And a hell of a keeper!" His father agreed.
"I want to fly just like Kevin." His younger brother, Billy, said.
"I'm sure you will." His mother smiled at him sweetly and hugged him.
Peter greeted his teeth. Kevin was always admired and Billy was always spoiled. They got all the compliments. Why should someone care about Peter? The practice ended and everybody made their way home.
"Did you pack already?" His father asked.
"N- no, I'll pack when we get home, okay?" Peter mumbled.
"No surprise there!" Smirked his little brother.
"Shut up!" Peter said angrily.
"Peter! Don't ever talk like this to your brother!!!" His mother said angrily.
"But-"
"No buts!"
Peter greeted his teeth again. His brothers could say almost everything they wanted about him but if he would let out even a little peep about them he'll get told off angrily. It wasn't fair.
They arrived home and Peter went upstairs to pack. After he was done he came down to the kitchen.
"Took you long enough!" His father grumbled.
"I- I'm sorry" He said.
"Come on, I'll take you there." His mother said. "And this is the last year I hear anything about stupid things you did at school!"
"And bring back better OWLS!!!" his father grumbled again. "And for heavens sakes act like a Gryffindor!"
Peter didn't say anything. He just followed his mother outside.
Lucius Malfoy had a big grin plastered across his face. Today he will become a Death Eater! Finally! He would be respected and feared worldwide. He would be able to clean the world from the mudbloods and muggles.
He will have power! Power to do anything he wants to do! Voldemort was right. There was no good or bad there is only power and he certainly wasn't week enough to seek it!
He watched as Voldemort approached each person and with an unknown spell stamped the dark mark into his skin.
Lucius waited for his turn. The moment the mark will be stamped on his skin he knew nothing could stop him.Voldemort came near him.
"Are you ready, Lucius?" He asked coldly.
"Yes." Lucius smiled.
Voldemort whispered something he couldn't hear and then he felt a sudden pain on his arm. But he did not say a thing. He didn't care suffering pain.
"Now as I am informed you go to Hogwarts?" Voldemort asked.
"Yes, my dark lord."
"Good, I would like you to meet another fellow Death Eater who attends there." He took him near someone who was wearing a big cloak.
"Lucius Malfoy - Severus Snape" He said. The 'someone' took off his cloak and reviled a sixth year Slyhterin.
"Hello Lucius." Snape said coldly.
"Hello Severus." Malfoy answered. He wasn't surprised to see Severus there. Their families were on good friendship-terms and often bought dark items from each other.
Voldemort took them out of the chamber and into another one. He sat down on the chair and they both stood waiting for his word.
"Hogwarts is a place I can benefit a lot from. So many young people that will make excellent Death Eaters. But I need a way to get to all those people. I need someone who will influence them correctly. I need - You!"
Lucius smiled. Finally he would be having some fun.
"What do you want us to do?" He asked.
Kate Johnson finished unpacking her trunk and came downstairs to the hall.
She stopped walking when she heard two voices shouting at the top of their lounges and one little voice talking very quietly.
"She was trying to be nice to you! That's all!!!" A male voice was shouting.
"No she wasn't! She thinks I'm a freak, and she treats me like scum!!!" An angry female voice was replying.
"Stop screaming, please" A little voice said quietly.
"She's just not used to having witches in her family!!! You could be more nice to her, you know!!!"
"She's trying really, don't yell at her."
"Well, excuse me for being a witch!!! I'm deeply sorry for that! What does she want me to do? Kill myself? Force the magic out of me! I'm happy that I'm a witch, thank you very much!!!"
"It's not his fault, stop shouting."
"Don't get so dramatic, for god sakes!!!"
"You know I'm right, you just can't accept it, can't you?!"
Kate walked into the living room and there, like she already guessed, stood both her parents screaming and between them was her little sister, Julia, trying to calm them down.
"Come on Jules." Kate took her sister's hand and walked up the stairs with her, trying to block away the sounds of screaming. Julia sat on Kate's bed and started crying.
"Why do they have to fight all the time?" She asked her sister.
Kate didn't really know how to answer that so she just sat near her sister and started petting her. She slowly calmed down and stopped crying.
Kate sighed.
*Why do they have to fight all the time?* She asked herself the same question. She remembered her parents fighting since she was a little kid. Most of their fighting came from the reason she was half and half. Her mother was a witch and her father a muggle. They didn't always agreed on everything, especially because her father's family didn't except her mother.
Kate wished she hade the courage to say something about it. But she didn't. At school she was known as the one who never shuts up, says everything she wants to and does everything she wants to. But at home. things were different.
She glanced at her clock. They were going to be late if her parents weren't going to stop soon. She sighed and shut her eyes close. She just wanted it to stop.
Remus Lupin was sitting in his kitchen, waiting for his parents to come down so all of them would be able to Floo to King's Cross. Last night was a full moon again. The transformations made him very tired.
Becoming a werewolf isn't nice. It isn't nice at all. In each and every one of these transformations he wished over and over again that he wouldn't been bitten. That he wouldn't have come to that forest.
All because of the stupid dare.
~~~ Flashback Starts ~~~
"Truth or dare Remus?"
Five kids were sitting on the grass playing 'truth or dare'.
"Er... Dare!" Remus finally decided. He didn't really like that game, but everybody were playing it so he had no choice but joining.
"Okay." Smiled the dark haired boy evilly "Your dare is to go to the Black Forest!"
"What?!" Remus asked stunned.
"You heard me." He said.
"But the forest is dangerous! There are werewolves in it!" He said, panicked.
"That's only a legend, are you afraid?"
"N- No I'm not afraid! I just think that-"
"You are afraid!!! You're such a chicken!"
All the kids started to mimic chickens.
"Stop it!!!" Remus said annoyed but they didn't listen "I'm not a coward!!!"
"Then go the Black Forest and prove it!"
"Okay!!! I'll go!!!" Remus gave up, he didn't want them to laugh at him.
At exactly 12 o'clock all the boys sneaked out of their houses and went to the edge of the Black Forest.
"Okay Remus, all you have to do is walk into the forest and bring us something so we'll know you were there!"
"O- Okay." Remus nodded and started walking inside. He looked up and thanked god the moon was full and illuminated the forest. He walked a bit more until he saw ahead of him a big black tree and some mushrooms.
*That will be enough to prove I was here.* He thought pleased and headed to the mushrooms.
Suddenly he froze. Right in front of him stood a big, fully grown werewolf. The werewolf stared at him and a hungry look was shown in his eyes. For a second Remus was too scared to do a thing. Then the werewolf jumped.
*RUN!!!* He told himself and started running.
He ran and ran but the werewolf was still after him. He saw the edge of the forest a few meters ahead of him and started running faster. Suddenly he tripped over a tree root, He fell and hurt his knee. He heard the werewolf coming nearer and nearer. He tried to get up but couldn't, then he felt the warm breath of the werewolf.
"No... No." he whispered softly and then he felt a horrible pain down his leg. The werewolf bit him.
~~~ End Flashback ~~~
Remus sighed. (A/N they'll sigh a lot, so get use to it!)
But then a happy thought crossed his mind. He tried fixing his mind on happier things. He was going back to Hogwarts, where he had real friends who weren't afraid of him, they were much more then that. And he will have Padfoot, Wormtail and Prongs to help him every time he'll become the monster again.
Jane Byrd was flipping through her albums. She loved taking photos. She took her magical camera everywhere. She had an album for every year in Hogwarts. Five so far and a sixth is going to start this evening.
She looked at the first year album. There was a picture of her and her two best friends - Lily and Kate, and one of Remus, Peter, James and Sirius - the famous Marauders, one of the morning post, one of the Quidditch match, one of everybody together, one of Lily and James fighting, and another of Lily and James fighting, and another.
She moved to second year.
Kate at Quidditch tryouts, Kate as a beater at the Quidditch match, her, Lily and Kate again, Lily posing like a model, Lily and James fighting, Lily and James fighting and Remus trying to separate them, Lily and James fighting and Kate trying to separate them.
*Thank Merlin it didn't stay that way!* She thought happily.
She went to the third year album. Their first visit at Hogsmead, the post office, Zonko's, the three broomsticks, Lily and James fighting, Lily and James (finally) ending the war and become friends, all the gang in the kitchens, the party after Gryffindore's victory against the Ravenclaw.
She went on and on, album after album. The happy memories of those days came back and she sighed happily.
She already started imagining all the little adventures they were going to have this year. Jane often imagined things and daydreamed of marvelous happenings. She could be completely oblivious to everything around her when she was in her own fantasy world.
And she hoped her sixth year at Hogwarts was going to be at least as good as her fantasy...
A/N Well, what do you think? This wasn't really a chapter it's more introduction to the characters. PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Disclaimer: Almost everything belongs to J.K (21st of June! Mark it down people!!!) but I own most of the plot!!! (At least I've got something!)
Summery: The Marauders and the girls' sixth year is going to be a blast! Romance, Pranks, Muggle Songs, but also Death Eaters, Voldemort and Deaths!!! L/J of course but some other relationships too.
There's No Such Thing As Fate
Chapter One: Default Chapter
James Potter was sitting on his bed deep in thoughts. He just finished reading the newspaper The Daily Prophet. The first page had a big picture of a skull made of stars with a serpent coming through its mouth like a tongue - The Dark Mark.
* Voldemort is getting stronger,* He thought * and nobody knows how to stop him...*
Only thinking about Voldemort made him shiver slightly. He feared that what happened to so many wizards before would happen to him too. He didn't want to see The Dark Mark hovering over a house of somebody he loved. He didn't want that 'somebody' dead. He just wanted to have a normal life with his family and friends.
But that wasn't possible. It wasn't possible because of Voldemort. Voldemort, that for a bit of power, killed and abused innocent people.
"James! You need to get ready if you want to make it to the Hogwarts Express!" his mom shouted from the hall.
James sighed and got up.
He quickly got dressed and looked at the mirror. A boy of about sixteen was staring back at him. With really messy black hair and normal brown eyes he didn't considered himself handsome. Little did he know... Some of the Hogwarts girls were literally swooning over him.
But even if he did know that he wouldn't really care about it. He didn't care about the Hogwarts girls.
Actually, he cared about one Hogwarts. But he didn't think she was anything like any other girl in Hogwarts.
Lily Evans was a very special girl, not only because of her long, wavy, red hair and her lovely jade eyes but also for her personality. She was sweet and witty, she made him laugh but he also had the feeling he could talk with her about almost everything.
He sighed again. He had no idea how she felt about him. She was one of his best friends, yet he wished she would be more... But did she wish the same?
"James!!!" his mother's voice brought him back to reality.
"I'm coming mom!" he replied and made an attempt to smooth his hair. After having no success he quickly pulled his trunk and went out of the room.
Severus Snape sat in the kitchen facing his father.
"Today is a very special day son." His father was addressing him, but he seemed to be talking actually to himself.
"I know." Severus said quietly.
How well did he knew.
"Today you are going to become something better!" His father seemed very pleased.
"Yes." Severus said.
Today was the day he was going to become a Death Eater. Just like his father. Just like his mother. Just like all of his family.
"Today you are truly becoming a man!"
"Yes." Quite frankly he didn't really thought becoming a Death Eater made you a man but his father said so and his father is always right.
Even if he didn't think the same way like his father he will have to agree with his father's way.
"Come son, we're going." His father got up and Severus followed him. They went to the fireplace. His father took out a bit of floo powder, went inside the fireplace and said quietly: "Tombstone Valley" and disappeared.
Severus took a dip breath and followed his father.
Seconds later he came out to a huge chamber. The chamber was lit only by torches. At the very end of it stood a tall man surrounded by people with cloaks - Voldemort and his supporters.
Severus pulled his hood up and came near the other people.
"Greetings my family!" the tall man started talking and everybody silenced. "I'm pleased to inform you that last night was a great success. Two mudbloods were killed by Avada Kedavra and another was disabled, plus a badly injured Auror and two filthy muggles were tortured with the help of Cruciatus"-Severus started feeling extremely sick-"And today we are going to have new friends joining our family!"
All the man cheered.
"I ask all the new friends to follow me." Severus guessed that Voldemort was referring to him so he started walking after him.
He laughed a silent laugh.
*New friends'* He doubted Voldemort really thought of them as friends or family.
They reached another chamber, smaller than the first. He noticed that apart from him there were 5 other people.
Voldemort started speaking again.
"Today is the day when you will become something great! You will be special! You will be known in the whole world!!! Death Eaters!!!" he looked at them meaningfully and then continued. "But first there is one important thing you should know. There is no good and bad. Those are just mere definitions that society created. There is only power and those too weak to seek it! Are you too weak to seek it?"
"NO!!!" They all replied.
"Good." He smiled an evil smile.
Lily Evans lay on her bed.
There was a big trunk that stood open in the middle of the room. Clothes and books were scattered all around the room but she didn't notice them.
She was highly concentrated in a small book she was reading. 'Romeo and Juliet' - Lily thought it was fascinating. Actually she found almost every fantasy, romance or fairy tale book fascinating.
But that book was different, it was enchanted. The two main characters were especially enchanted. The love enchanted them.
Lily knew it was stupid and unrealistic to wish she could live in one of those books. And Lily liked to stick to facts and the real world, but sometimes, when she was lost in one of those books, she couldn't help but wish for it just a little...
"Lily! Did you finish packing?" Her father asked her from the hall.
Lily quickly got up and started packing like crazy.
"I'll be ready in a minute." she shouted to her parents.
She finished unpacking and started to comb her hair. She got dressed, took her trunk and took a last look at the mirror.
*I'm going back to Hogwarts!!! Finally some normal people to talk with! Jane, Kate, Remus, Peter, Sirius and. James.*
A dreamy expression crossed her face. And that messy, black, hair and warm, chocolate eyes, came to her mind.
She knew he only thought of her as a friend but she couldn't help falling for him.
"Lily!!!" An angry shout snapped her out of her daydreaming.
"I'm coming." she said and left the room quickly.
Sirius Black was carrying his trunk down the stairs when he heard two voices fighting.
"Give it back!"
"But I want to play with it!"
"But I took it first!"
"It's my turn now!"
"No it's not!"
"Is!"
"Isn't!"
"Is!"
"Isn't"
"Stupid!"
"Ugly!"
"Annoying!"
"Shut up!"
"No, you shut up!"
"You!"
"You!"
Sirius sighed and entered the living room, where he found two nine-year-old twins, fighting and screaming at each other.
"Please stop it kids!" Mr. Black came running into the living room, trying to separate the two. He was failing quite miserably.
"Knock it off, you two!!!" Sirius said and took the toy broom the twins were fighting over.
"Give it back Sirius!" They both yelled but Sirius ignored them, took each in one arm and sat on the sofa with each on one side.
"Now," He said putting the toy in front of them. "What's the problem?"
"He started it!"
"No, she did!"
"He!"
"She!"
"He!"
"Enough!!!" Sirius was getting tired from the yelling.
"Pol, what happened?" He addressed his little sister.
"Well, I played with the broom and suddenly he came and pushed me off!" Polaris pointed at her twin and glared.
"Is that what happened, Antrie?" He looked at his brother, who was folding his arms together, looking annoyed.
"I just wanted to ride it too!" Antares said.
"Then why didn't you ask me?" She asked him surprised.
"Because I thought you wouldn't give it to me even if I asked." He answered.
"I would." She said quietly.
"Then I'm sorry," He said earnestly. "can I ride it now? "
"Sure," She said. "I'm sorry too."
"That's ok."
"Come on, let's go play."
They both took the broom together and headed out of the room. Sirius just smiled.
"Thanks son." His father said relived.
"No problem dad." Sirius said.
"Listen, I won't have time to drop you off at King's Cross, so I got a Ministry car to get you there." He said. "I have to work more hours because of the Death Eater attack last night. You understand, don't you?"
Sirius's face fell for a second but the usual smile came quickly back. It was always the same; he shouldn't have been surprised, really. And he didn't need to bother his father in these little things when he had much more important things on his mind. "I understand dad."
"Good, I think the car is already outside"
"Okay," Sirius said and hugged his father. "I'll miss you." He whispered.
"I'll miss you too." His father hugged him back. "Goodbye."
Sirius hated saying goodbye. It's not like he and his father were parting forever, it was just until Christmas or summer. "It's not goodbye, it's just so long." He told his father who nodded.
"Well, so long then." His father looked at him, with a hint of sadness in his face but Sirius already turned around.
"Sirius don't leave!" The twins came hugging him.
"Can we go to Hogwarts too?" Polaris asked.
Sirius laughed but shook his head. "Sorry guys, you'll have to wait a few years." He hugged them and then left the house.
He entered the car, which was waiting outside, and gave the house a last look. "So long mom." He whispered softly.
*Don't be stupid, Sirius. She's dead! And you can't do anything about that!!!*
He tried to take it out of his mind, but it wasn't easy. The memory came back to him... the memory of the day when.
~~~ Flashback Starts ~~~
A twelve-year-old Sirius was walking with his brother and sister, carrying food bags and joking with each other.
He was just telling Polaris about the prank he pulled on Snape when Antares squeezed his hand tightly.
"Sirius." He whispered horror struck.
Sirius looked at him and saw he was looking forward. He looked too and stopped dead in his track.
Their House, their beautiful big house was destroyed. Half of it was burned and half of it had big holes in it. Suddenly he saw something above it, in the sky. Something horrible, something that would haunt his nightmares from that day until his death day, something that was pure evil - The Dark Mark.
He started to panic. He knew his father was at the Ministry but his mother was working at home.
"MOM!!! MOM!!!" He started yelling. He ran into the house and started looking for her. Everything inside was a mess. The furniture were scattered all around the place.
"MOM!!! WHERE ARE YOU?" He screamed. He came to the hall and started to push the furniture so he would be able to get inside the living room. He managed to squeeze himself in and looked around.
In the middle of the hall was his mother. She was dead, and a look of horror was spread over her face.
"NO!!! NO!!!" Sirius screamed and started to cry. "Mom. mom. don't go. mom."He tried to wake her up. He started shaking her, trying to make her move.
"Don't die. don't die. don't, please. please. please."
~~~ End Flashback ~~~
Sirius bit his lips very hard, trying to stop the tears.
*Stop being all touchy and stuff! You have to get over that! It happened 4 years ago! Besides, what will people think when they will see the famous Sirius Black crying?*
He took one deep breath and got into the car.
Peter Pettigrew sat near his father and mother and watched his older brother, Kevin, in Quidditch practice. Kevin played keeper for the Wimbourne Wasps reserve team.
"He is a fantastic flier!" His mother said full of admiration.
"And a hell of a keeper!" His father agreed.
"I want to fly just like Kevin." His younger brother, Billy, said.
"I'm sure you will." His mother smiled at him sweetly and hugged him.
Peter greeted his teeth. Kevin was always admired and Billy was always spoiled. They got all the compliments. Why should someone care about Peter? The practice ended and everybody made their way home.
"Did you pack already?" His father asked.
"N- no, I'll pack when we get home, okay?" Peter mumbled.
"No surprise there!" Smirked his little brother.
"Shut up!" Peter said angrily.
"Peter! Don't ever talk like this to your brother!!!" His mother said angrily.
"But-"
"No buts!"
Peter greeted his teeth again. His brothers could say almost everything they wanted about him but if he would let out even a little peep about them he'll get told off angrily. It wasn't fair.
They arrived home and Peter went upstairs to pack. After he was done he came down to the kitchen.
"Took you long enough!" His father grumbled.
"I- I'm sorry" He said.
"Come on, I'll take you there." His mother said. "And this is the last year I hear anything about stupid things you did at school!"
"And bring back better OWLS!!!" his father grumbled again. "And for heavens sakes act like a Gryffindor!"
Peter didn't say anything. He just followed his mother outside.
Lucius Malfoy had a big grin plastered across his face. Today he will become a Death Eater! Finally! He would be respected and feared worldwide. He would be able to clean the world from the mudbloods and muggles.
He will have power! Power to do anything he wants to do! Voldemort was right. There was no good or bad there is only power and he certainly wasn't week enough to seek it!
He watched as Voldemort approached each person and with an unknown spell stamped the dark mark into his skin.
Lucius waited for his turn. The moment the mark will be stamped on his skin he knew nothing could stop him.Voldemort came near him.
"Are you ready, Lucius?" He asked coldly.
"Yes." Lucius smiled.
Voldemort whispered something he couldn't hear and then he felt a sudden pain on his arm. But he did not say a thing. He didn't care suffering pain.
"Now as I am informed you go to Hogwarts?" Voldemort asked.
"Yes, my dark lord."
"Good, I would like you to meet another fellow Death Eater who attends there." He took him near someone who was wearing a big cloak.
"Lucius Malfoy - Severus Snape" He said. The 'someone' took off his cloak and reviled a sixth year Slyhterin.
"Hello Lucius." Snape said coldly.
"Hello Severus." Malfoy answered. He wasn't surprised to see Severus there. Their families were on good friendship-terms and often bought dark items from each other.
Voldemort took them out of the chamber and into another one. He sat down on the chair and they both stood waiting for his word.
"Hogwarts is a place I can benefit a lot from. So many young people that will make excellent Death Eaters. But I need a way to get to all those people. I need someone who will influence them correctly. I need - You!"
Lucius smiled. Finally he would be having some fun.
"What do you want us to do?" He asked.
Kate Johnson finished unpacking her trunk and came downstairs to the hall.
She stopped walking when she heard two voices shouting at the top of their lounges and one little voice talking very quietly.
"She was trying to be nice to you! That's all!!!" A male voice was shouting.
"No she wasn't! She thinks I'm a freak, and she treats me like scum!!!" An angry female voice was replying.
"Stop screaming, please" A little voice said quietly.
"She's just not used to having witches in her family!!! You could be more nice to her, you know!!!"
"She's trying really, don't yell at her."
"Well, excuse me for being a witch!!! I'm deeply sorry for that! What does she want me to do? Kill myself? Force the magic out of me! I'm happy that I'm a witch, thank you very much!!!"
"It's not his fault, stop shouting."
"Don't get so dramatic, for god sakes!!!"
"You know I'm right, you just can't accept it, can't you?!"
Kate walked into the living room and there, like she already guessed, stood both her parents screaming and between them was her little sister, Julia, trying to calm them down.
"Come on Jules." Kate took her sister's hand and walked up the stairs with her, trying to block away the sounds of screaming. Julia sat on Kate's bed and started crying.
"Why do they have to fight all the time?" She asked her sister.
Kate didn't really know how to answer that so she just sat near her sister and started petting her. She slowly calmed down and stopped crying.
Kate sighed.
*Why do they have to fight all the time?* She asked herself the same question. She remembered her parents fighting since she was a little kid. Most of their fighting came from the reason she was half and half. Her mother was a witch and her father a muggle. They didn't always agreed on everything, especially because her father's family didn't except her mother.
Kate wished she hade the courage to say something about it. But she didn't. At school she was known as the one who never shuts up, says everything she wants to and does everything she wants to. But at home. things were different.
She glanced at her clock. They were going to be late if her parents weren't going to stop soon. She sighed and shut her eyes close. She just wanted it to stop.
Remus Lupin was sitting in his kitchen, waiting for his parents to come down so all of them would be able to Floo to King's Cross. Last night was a full moon again. The transformations made him very tired.
Becoming a werewolf isn't nice. It isn't nice at all. In each and every one of these transformations he wished over and over again that he wouldn't been bitten. That he wouldn't have come to that forest.
All because of the stupid dare.
~~~ Flashback Starts ~~~
"Truth or dare Remus?"
Five kids were sitting on the grass playing 'truth or dare'.
"Er... Dare!" Remus finally decided. He didn't really like that game, but everybody were playing it so he had no choice but joining.
"Okay." Smiled the dark haired boy evilly "Your dare is to go to the Black Forest!"
"What?!" Remus asked stunned.
"You heard me." He said.
"But the forest is dangerous! There are werewolves in it!" He said, panicked.
"That's only a legend, are you afraid?"
"N- No I'm not afraid! I just think that-"
"You are afraid!!! You're such a chicken!"
All the kids started to mimic chickens.
"Stop it!!!" Remus said annoyed but they didn't listen "I'm not a coward!!!"
"Then go the Black Forest and prove it!"
"Okay!!! I'll go!!!" Remus gave up, he didn't want them to laugh at him.
At exactly 12 o'clock all the boys sneaked out of their houses and went to the edge of the Black Forest.
"Okay Remus, all you have to do is walk into the forest and bring us something so we'll know you were there!"
"O- Okay." Remus nodded and started walking inside. He looked up and thanked god the moon was full and illuminated the forest. He walked a bit more until he saw ahead of him a big black tree and some mushrooms.
*That will be enough to prove I was here.* He thought pleased and headed to the mushrooms.
Suddenly he froze. Right in front of him stood a big, fully grown werewolf. The werewolf stared at him and a hungry look was shown in his eyes. For a second Remus was too scared to do a thing. Then the werewolf jumped.
*RUN!!!* He told himself and started running.
He ran and ran but the werewolf was still after him. He saw the edge of the forest a few meters ahead of him and started running faster. Suddenly he tripped over a tree root, He fell and hurt his knee. He heard the werewolf coming nearer and nearer. He tried to get up but couldn't, then he felt the warm breath of the werewolf.
"No... No." he whispered softly and then he felt a horrible pain down his leg. The werewolf bit him.
~~~ End Flashback ~~~
Remus sighed. (A/N they'll sigh a lot, so get use to it!)
But then a happy thought crossed his mind. He tried fixing his mind on happier things. He was going back to Hogwarts, where he had real friends who weren't afraid of him, they were much more then that. And he will have Padfoot, Wormtail and Prongs to help him every time he'll become the monster again.
Jane Byrd was flipping through her albums. She loved taking photos. She took her magical camera everywhere. She had an album for every year in Hogwarts. Five so far and a sixth is going to start this evening.
She looked at the first year album. There was a picture of her and her two best friends - Lily and Kate, and one of Remus, Peter, James and Sirius - the famous Marauders, one of the morning post, one of the Quidditch match, one of everybody together, one of Lily and James fighting, and another of Lily and James fighting, and another.
She moved to second year.
Kate at Quidditch tryouts, Kate as a beater at the Quidditch match, her, Lily and Kate again, Lily posing like a model, Lily and James fighting, Lily and James fighting and Remus trying to separate them, Lily and James fighting and Kate trying to separate them.
*Thank Merlin it didn't stay that way!* She thought happily.
She went to the third year album. Their first visit at Hogsmead, the post office, Zonko's, the three broomsticks, Lily and James fighting, Lily and James (finally) ending the war and become friends, all the gang in the kitchens, the party after Gryffindore's victory against the Ravenclaw.
She went on and on, album after album. The happy memories of those days came back and she sighed happily.
She already started imagining all the little adventures they were going to have this year. Jane often imagined things and daydreamed of marvelous happenings. She could be completely oblivious to everything around her when she was in her own fantasy world.
And she hoped her sixth year at Hogwarts was going to be at least as good as her fantasy...
A/N Well, what do you think? This wasn't really a chapter it's more introduction to the characters. PLEASE REVIEW!!!
