Lily, James, Sirius and Remus stepped into the Great Hall it had a group of people setting in chairs near the front and they were all staring at them with mouths agape.
Sirius spoke up "Hey, James they're all doing impressions of fish, mine is better than that though, look."
Remus smacked him upside the head as Professor McGonagall said "Remember, you are from the past, they haven't seen you in sometime."
"But," Sirius said, "that's James at the front of the room with Frank just down from him."
"No Sirius, I'm his son Harry and this is Neville, Frank's son." Harry spoke up as he walked across the room, "Professor, are you sure this is a good idea, I'll be referring to that one Halloween, the ministry incident and the final battle?"
"What, we're the marauders, we can handle anything. And Lily, she's the toughest of us all, right?" Sirius said.
The other three nodded and looked at Harry as he said, "I'm going to be talking about…..your um ….deaths."
The four looked at each other in shock for a moment and then Lily said "I think I can handle it. You guys?"
Remus and James nodded and Sirius sniffed "I'll try but can I cry on your shoulder if I need to Lilikins?"
Lily rolled her eyes and gave Sirius a shove as his fake sniffles ended and Harry chuckled.
Harry looked at James, "So have you two become a couple yet?" James and Lily's eyes bulged slightly and Harry said, "I'll take that as a no." Everyone chuckled and he continued "Sometime after your fifth year, not sure when I never got Sirius or Remus to tell me, but you two become a couple. Shortly after Hogwarts you get married and then a little later I am born. I look like Dad except my eyes, I have my Mum's eyes"
James had a huge smile and Lily looked pale but smiled.
"My eyes." she looked into the eyes that had the exact same shape and color as her own.
"What about us?" Sirius asked.
"You're my godfather." Harry said.
"Cool!" Sirius exclaimed hugging James, "I'll be the best godfather ever. I'll teach him all our pranks, you can teach him to fly a broom and…"
"Sirius, if you teach him any pranks I'll make you wish you'd never been born." Lily stated firmly. Everyone laughed as the group moved to the chairs Harry had conjured.
"And Remus is my favorite Defense Professor. By the way how did you guys get here?" Harry asked.
"Long story short." Remus said "We were all standing around a potion when someone threw something into it and poof here we are."
"Fun." said Harry as the four teens nodded.
The four new teenagers took seats and tried to look at ease in the group but the tightness around their eyes and mouths betrayed the tension they felt. Harry sat for a few minutes gathering his thoughts before he started.
"First to bring everyone up to speed." Looking directly at the new comers he said "We have just ended the war with Voldemort aka Tom Riddle a week ago. The final battle took place here, at the castle and finally in this room."
"Not to be rude." Sirius said, "But why are you, a kid, telling everyone the war is over? Did you finish it personally?"
To his surprise Ron responded "Yes, he did and he almost died doing it. Harry is the only person ever known to survive being hit with the killing curse and he has done that twice. Both times it was Voldemort using it; the second time was during the battle."
Gasps erupted from the four and Lily looked around and said "None of you seem shocked at this, why?"
"Because we grew up hearing about Harry's great defeat of Voldemort and we have seen many of the things he has done." Ginny said.
"Yeah, because most of you were in the middle of one thing or another." Harry grinned, "You were in just as much danger or more than I was but no one ever gets that."
Seeing that the red head talking was seated next to Harry Sirius quickly put two and two together and asked, "You must be Harry's girlfriend, right, Potter men just can't resist red heads. Mrs. P is a red, Lily and now you, just give up."
Ginny chuckled but didn't respond.
"Yeah, I'm his best mate and he falls for my little sister how awkward is that?" Ron spoke up.
Harry rolled his eyes as Sirius said "Wow, that's brave Harry."
"Sirius it's worse than that do you see all the red heads in this room, that's four of her other brothers and her parents." Ron laughed, "Ginny is the youngest she is the seventh child of the seventh child of the seventh child. Bill the oldest is a curse breaker for Gringotts, Charlie works with dragons, Percy is assistant to the Minister, George owns a joke shop that makes Zonko's look boring, Dad is the Head of the Muggle liaison office and Mum, well Mum got rid of Voldemort's number one Death Eater, your cousin Bellatrix "
"Did I say brave," Sirius asked, "I was wrong I think he is seriously deranged."
"What's the seventh child thing?" Lily asked.
"There is a name for it but what it means is that she is extremely powerful, she is still growing into it but you should see her bat bogey hex." Arthur stated.
"I can show you if you want Sirius." Ginny said with an evil grin.
Sirius just shook his head staring at her with wide eyes. Harry finally was allowed to continue his story.
"Ok, just before I was born a prophesy was made…." With a few more interruptions for explanations and extra details Harry, Ron and Hermione told the story. James and Lily's deaths on that fateful Halloween night, how Peter set them all up and Sirius took the fall, which caused a bit of swearing from the other three marauders. Harry at the Dursley's, which got a few choice words from Lily, getting his letter and Hedwig. The train, the troll, centaurs and the whole three headed dog thing. Talking to snakes, accusations, spiders and then saving Ginny. Professor RJ Lupin, Dementors, escapees, a rat, a dog and a werewolf. The tri-wizard championship, the graveyard and Barty Crouch Junior. Dementors again, a trial, Professor Umbridge, kicked off the quidditch team and Ginny taking over as seeker.
"Wait," James said "You play seeker for Gryffindor?"
"Since first year." Ron said proudly, "Absolutely a natural on a broom. Harry had never been on a full sized broom and with the very first up, the broom was in his hand. Then Neville got hurt and dropped his remembrall. Madam Hooch took him to the hospital and told everyone to stay on the ground or they would be expelled. Malfoy picked up the remembrall and took off with it to hide it on top of a building. Harry jumped on his broom to get it back. So Malfoy threw it at the castle hoping to break it and Harry took off after it. He caught it right outside Professor McGonagall's window and she saw it. Then she came out yelling for Harry and we all thought he was getting expelled. Instead he was made seeker for Gryffindor."
"Awww." Sirius cooed "I knew you were just an old softy Aunt Minnie."
Everyone laughed at Professors McGonagall's red face and she smacked Sirius upside his head.
"You know Sirius," Harry said "you give me a child's broom on my first birthday. And my second real broom in my third year."
"Who gave you your first real broom and what happened to it?" James asked.
"Aunt Minnie gave it to me first year, the whomping willow destroyed it in third year." he replied laughing at McGonagall turning red again.
"Hey, how come you don't beat him around the head for calling you Aunt Minnie like you did me?" Sirius pouted.
"Because, I'm her favorite." Harry laughed, James and Lily were grinning proudly.
So Harry finished his fifth years tale with the DA and the ministry fiasco.
"I can't believe I let Bella get me," Sirius pouted again, "I'm really glad you took care of her for me Mrs. W." then he noticed Harry was not in a joking mood so he ask "What's wrong prongslett?"
"My stupid mistake got you killed. My being born got Mom and Dad killed. I…"
"Enough of that." James said "You did nothing wrong. Lots of people have been tricked by Moldyshorts, you're not the first. Don't wind yourself up about that. And as far as myself, I'm proud that I die protecting my son and wife I'm sorry I didn't do a better job but then again this is Moldyshorts were talking about."
Harry gave a small smile to his dad as George asked, "What did you call him?"
"What, Oh, Moldyshorts." James said, "It's just our little way of pranking the evil dude."
"Can I use that in my joke shop?" George asked laughing loudly,
"Sure, we Marauders always love to share a good prank." James replied.
George sobered immediately looking at James "Marauders? As in the Map, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs? Are you serious?"
"No, I'm Sirius." the others groaned at his overused pun.
"I guess I forgot to tell you George, sorry." Harry laughed, "Remus is Moony of course for being a werewolf. Peter was wormtail because he is an animagus rat besides being a dirty rat. Padfoot is Sirius, animagus Dog and Dad is Prongs, animagus stag. That's why my patronus is a stag."
"Ron, I can't believe you never told me." George ranted.
"It wasn't my secret to tell." Ron shrugged.