Summary: James, Sirius, and Peter accompany Remus for the first time on his monthly trip to the Shrieking Shack to transform into a werewolf under the full moon, and each boy experiences somewhat of a personal transformation. They have not called themselves the Marauders yet, nor have they given themselves their nicknames, so I refer to each of them with their given names except in the chapter titles. This story will be four chapters, and each chapter will take place in order but from the perspective of a different boy. This story takes place as a prologue to the Harry Potter novels.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to J. K. Rowling. I am not making, nor do I ever expect to make, any money from this story. As always, simply a curious teen trying to discover more about the world she adores.
Padfoot's Escape: From Abhored Family to Adored Friends
Sirius grinned as the four friends threw on James' Invisibility Cloak and ran, laughing and joking, out of Hogwarts Castle. Oh yes, he smiled to himself. This is going to be good. This was where he belonged: out in the darkness; taking risks with true friends; making a name for themselves in school as the elite of the troublemakers. He never felt at home when he was with his "family" - his git of a father; his haughty, selfish, egotistical mother; and his suck-up little snot-nosed brother, lying and doing whatever it took to gain his teachers' respect and their parents' love. No, this is where he belonged, and this is where he would stay; as soon as the rest of the school caught wind of the boys' monthly excursions, they would be legends.