Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling developed and owns these characters and the world they live in. I do not own any characters in this story, other than Nora Clark. She is mine and you can't have her. ;)
Author's Note: This story has been in my head for a long time and I'm finally willing to let it out. It's driving me nuts. It will be based around the four marauders, Lily Evans, and my OC, Nora Clark. It will stay as close to canon as possible, but some things will be slightly altered with Nora involved. Nothing too drastic, I don't think anyway. I hope you enjoy!
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He seemed to fly backward in slow motion. The battle around him froze and he heard a woman's voice scream his name. It was his wife. He was sad to be leaving her. Surely, he must be dying. Whatever the bloody death eater had fired at him wasn't the killing curse, although he found himself immobile. His body felt as if it were on fire.
How did he get to this point? It seemed like only yesterday that he was a relatively innocent eleven year old boarding the train for his first year at Hogwarts. Why was everything crumbling around him, constantly? He had been blessed with his beautiful family, one he never thought he'd be able to have, but his life before them was, to put it bluntly, a disaster. A bloody, beautiful disaster.
Two hands grabbed him as he hit the ground and a face was coming into view from above him. Before he could see the person's eyes, his went dark. A tear drop hit his face from above.
How did it get to this point?
September 1st, 1971
Remus Lupin stood on the train platform and stared at the other Hogwarts students running towards their friends, hugging their parents goodbye, and lifting their trunks onto the Hogwarts Express. They seemed to all be filled with joy and anxiety. Remus was filled with anxiety. A hand touched his shoulder and he jumped, turning around to see his father, John Lupin.
"Your trunk is loaded on the train already, son. You're all set to go," John said with a solemn face.
"Thanks, Dad," Remus responded as he fiddled with the book in his hands. His father only grunted in reply as his mother hugged him tightly.
"Alright, love. It's probably time for you to go find a seat. You don't want to miss the train!" Anna Lupin's eyes filled with tears as she held her son by his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "I'm sure that everything is going to be fine. Don't worry too much about the situation. Just do whatever Professor Dumbledore says and everything will be fine. It's going to be fine."
"It'll be fine," Remus assured his mother with more confidence than he was actually feeling. Dumbledore had made accommodations for him so that he would be able to attend Hogwarts without hurting anybody during the full moon. However, outcomes in Dumbledore's head could end up a lot different in practice. It might not be fine. His mother hugged him goodbye, whispering words of encouragement in his ear as his father clasped his shoulder quickly before starting to walk away.
Remus held tight to his book as he turned and boarded the train, trying his best not to get run over by an older student. He looked in all the compartments. They were all nearly full with older students and he was getting nervous until he finally spotted a compartment with one boy in it. He looked like a first year and seemed to very nervous. His eyes kept darting around, looking out at the students on the other side of the window. Remus took a deep breath before opening the door. The boy jumped slightly and turned to look at Remus. He had short blond hair and watery blue eyes. He was a little plump, but comfortably so.
"Hi," Remus started. "I'm Remus Lupin. Is it alright if I sit in here with you? Everywhere else is full."
"Sure!" Exclaimed the boy. He was obviously excited to have some company. "I'm Peter Pettigrew. Are you a first year too?"
Remus nodded as he sat down across from Peter. They began making small talk and it was going quite well. Remus thought he may have made his first friend in years. Well, he'll be your friend until he finds out what you are. Then you'll be alone again. Remus thought to himself.
All of a sudden, there was a series of loud bangs outside. A moment later, the door to their compartment flew open and two boys barged in, holding their stomachs from the laughter racking their bodies.
"That was brilliant, mate! Where'd you get those?" Asked one of the boys who had long black hair and a gray, mirth filled eyes. The other boy tried to calm himself down so he could answer. He also had dark hair, but it was short and incredibly messy.
"My dad gave me them for my birthday this year. I've been saving them for a months to use at Hogwarts. I thought I'd get an early start!" He finally chocked out. They continued laughing and Remus and Peter glanced at each other, both wondering what was going on. Peter cleared his throat and the black haired boys looked at the newly discovered company.
"Hi there!" said the one with messy black hair. "I'm James Potter. Who are you two? Are you first years too?"
"Yeah," Remus said quietly. "I'm Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew."
"Nice to meet you," James continued. "This is my friend…erm. Sorry mate, don't think I caught your name earlier."
"I'm Sirius," replied the other boy while shaking his hair out of his face like a dog.
"Erm, I'm serious too," said James, very puzzled. "I didn't get your name earlier."
Sirius laughed before saying, "No, my name is Sirius- like the constellation."
"Oh!" exclaimed James, happy to be up to speed on the situation. "I get it. Well, mates," he said as he turned towards Remus and Peter. "Are these seats free?"