A/N: Remus meets the two greatest people he'll ever meet, Lily and Severus :D, and gets his first impression of the Marauders. Give me your thoughts on the events so far. I'm trying to stay with the movie, while keeping the personalities of the HP characters.

Also a submission for:

The Lottery Competition: Mean Girls!AU, following, shudder, "news travels fast", manor

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.


Navigating through a hall of teenagers was not my idea of fun. I wasn't used to so many people in one tight place. People walked straight into me, I was sure some on purpose, and there were snickers when I tripped over a boy's extended legs. I had gotten lost three times before eventually finding my way down the many floors from the headmaster's office to the dungeons where the Potions classroom was located.

There was a congregation of students standing outside a closed door. Could this be Potions? I took a breath before I walked straight up to the first person I saw, a tall boy with slick black hair and a green striped tie. "Hello, my name is Remus. I'm new here. Is this Potions?" I asked as politely as possible.

He stared at my hand in disgust. "I don't talk to filth," the boy said haughtily before he turned back to his laughing friends.

I could feel my face flush as I turned away from them. I could just wait around and find out on my own. Thankfully, the door to the room opened then and I spied the cauldrons on the desks within.

I quietly followed the students into the room and was about to take the first empty seat when a girl walked past me and said quickly, "That's Anthony Montague's girlfriend's seat."

Before I could even ask who that was, a snooty blonde haired girl took the seat, dragging the tall boy from before behind her.

Biting my lip and ignoring the looks from the pair, I moved around to another seat before the girl said again, "Not there either. Thomas has a... stomach problem," while pointing to the boy next to the empty seat, who gave me a sheepish look.

She offered the empty seat beside her. I was about to take the chair when the professor asked out loud, "Is there a Remmus Loopin in the class?"

All eyes turned to me, the new kid in the class. The professor just smiled and said, "Remmus has been homeschooled before joining Hogwarts in his Fifth Year, so I hope you all give him a warm welcome." I could see the boy from the front chuckling as his girlfriend giggled behind her hand.

"Pay no mind to them, Remus," the friendly girl said as I finally sat down. She extended her hand to me, "I'm Lily. This one behind me who's acting like a dementor crawled up his arse and died is Severus." The boy gave me a quick glance before putting his head back into his Potions book. His shoulder-length black hair fell in a curtain around his face, hiding him from view. He seemed to be a quiet person, but his friend didn't seem to mind. I looked back to Lily and gave her a smile as I shook her hand. At least I had made one friend.

Potions went by uneventfully and before I knew it, it was over. I withdrew my schedule and turned to Lily, "Could you tell me where the Classroom 65 is. I have Divination next."

Lily gave me a confused look. "Divination? That would be up-," she began but then the boy on her right said, "Sure, we can take you there."


I followed Lily and Severus throughout the school, so much happier that I had them instead of trying to find my next class on my own. They led me through the large doors out onto the beautiful Hogwarts grounds but eventually they stopped under a large tree near the Black Lake.

"This doesn't look like a classroom," I said, looking about wildly. Had I been set up?

"Classroom 65 was destroyed in the battle between Bodgrod the Brave and Hotrog the Clumsy in 1756," the dark-haired boy said as he laid his sweater down for his friend to sit on. She thanked him as she took her seat.

"So you're making me miss class?" I asked.

"Trelawney's class isn't that important," the boy said with a shrug as he sat next to Lily. I looked to her questioningly. Surely she couldn't be encouraging this behaviour. But she was already laying back with her head up to the sky. "It'll be fine, Remus. Me and Sev usually just study when it's time for exams. Divination is a joke really," she said airily.

I frowned, not happy to already be skipping class on my first day, but I still sat down next to the two. They were the only friends I had right now, and it wouldn't be that bad, right? It was such a lovely day out on the grounds, very different from what I was used to at home. And nothing important would be taught on the first day.

"Where are you from, Remus?" Lily asked.

"London," I said as I brought out a few books from my bag.

"You're a bit old to be just starting Hogwarts," Severus commented, trying to keep the curiosity out of his voice.

"I've wanted to come here all my life and finally got my mother to agree," I said, not wanting to go into too many details. "I've wanted to see magic up close and have friends my own age."

Lily giggled and said, "Well you won't have any problems with that."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"If you haven't noticed, you're kind of cute, Remus," Lily said.

"What?" I asked in amazement. No one had ever called me cute, besides my Mum.

"Yes," Lily continued, "And news travels fast. Once people hear about the cute new kid, you'll have the girls eating out of your hands."

I was about to deny everything when there was a loud laugh heard across the grounds. Lily raised her head to look in the direction of the sound and I noticed a scowl appear on her face. "Figures, the Marauders always know how to ruin a good day," she said.

"The Marauders?" I asked as I watched the boy laugh again. He was walking with his friends across the grounds with a large gathering of students around them. He tossed his head back with all the students hanging on his every word.

"They think they're the best thing to ever set foot into the castle," Lily said in disgust.

"That one there is Peter Pettigrew," Severus said as he pointed to a small round boy that was looking wildly between the laughing boy and all the students around. His short blonde hair fell across his watery eyes as they just took everything in. "Dumbest post ever."

"Severus had to help him in Potions last year," Lily began but was interrupted by Severus. "He burnt water," he said with a shudder, probably remembering some of the more horrible moments of his time with the smaller boy.

"That one there is James Potter," he continued as he pointed at the laughing boy, who was now practically jumping up and down in his story-telling.

"He's super rich because his dad's an Auror and his mum owns a clothing line," Lily explained. "And the Potters have always had money."

"He knows everything about everyone," Severus added with a frown.

"That's why his hair is so messy. Can't contain all the secrets," Lily said with a slight smirk.

"Lastly, there is evil in human form, family known for being dark though he was put in Gryffindor and not Slytherin: Sirius Black," Severus said about the remaining boy. He was currently unconcerned with his friend's story and more concerned with flirting with two pretty girls in the group.

"He may seem like a typical arrogant, man-whore but he is so much more than that," Lily said as she glared at him.

"Pettigrew just blends in, hardly see him if not for those two buffoons. It's tie between Black and Potter for the group leader, though Black certainly thinks he's the star," Snape said.

"How do I begin to explain Sirius Black?" Lily mused.

"Did I hear you say 'Sirius Black'?" a random student asked as she happened to walk by with her friends.

"He's flawless," one remarked, practically swooning on her feet.

"He has two houses, a manor in Wiltshire and a cottage in Surrey, and a Cleansweep 8!" a boy said in awe.

"I heard his hair is insured for 10,000 Galleons," one girl said, causing her friends to squeal.

"One time Sirius punched me in the face. It was awesome," the boy said, placing a hand on his cheek.

"And that is Sirius Black," Lily finished when she was finally able to get the gaggle of younger years away from them.

I looked back at the group of boys and their adoring fans. Peter Pettigrew, James Potter and Sirius Black. The Marauders.