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"What is with the nicknames?" Lily quizzed me, one day in the middle of October as we walked down to dinner. Since the whole Death Eater discussion the Marauders as they started calling themselves had seemed a little distant from me, especially Remus. Sirius and I were our same old selves but when he was with the guys they were always planning up something and would stop when I came close.

"It's just something James and Sirius thought up." I smiled over at her and she quizzed my expression.

"I know something is up…but alright," she turned back as we entered the Great Hall and settled in for Dinner.

"Hey Wings," James greeted sitting down beside me, "Hello my dear Lily."

"Sod off Potter," she glared and he just shrugged turning back to me.

"We've got something to ask you."

"Umm ok?" I gave him a confused look and he stood up, "right now?"

"Yuuus," He drew out and motioned for me to come quickly I said goodbye to Lily, Alice and Frank, and James pulled me out the door and quickly up the stairs. We raced up into the boys dorm and I saw the three of them circled around a piece of parchment.

"What?" I stood there and James quickly grabbed the parchment and they all gathered around me.

"Ok take out your wand and tap the parchment saying 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'." Sirius said and I shrugged taking out my wand and said the sentence and slowly words popped up.

"Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers
are proud to present

THE MARAUDER'S MAP"

"Wow," I commented opening it to see that it was a map of the entire school.

"It shows every classroom, every hallway, and every corner of the castle," Remus came up beside me and looked over my shoulder pointing to the different things I could feel his breath on my neck. "But it also shows every inch of the grounds, as well as all the secret passages that are hidden within its walls and the location of every person in the grounds, portrayed by a dot. It is also capable of accurately identifying each person, and is not fooled by animagi, polyjuice potions, or invisibility cloaks."

Taking a deep breath to calm my heart I nodded, "This is amazing you guys," I smiled and was thankful when Remus took a step back. "What happens if someone tries to read it?"

"It gives a fake message to insult the person," Peter happily chimed up and I smiled over at him making a blush go over his cheeks.

"Fantastic, you even got the passage behind the mirror," I pointed to the passageway that lead to the basement of Dervish & Banges.

"Yup every passageway we know," Sirius smiled as I folded it back up.

"How long have you guys been working on this?" I questioned.

"About a year," James smiled, "you say Mischief Managed to making it disappear." Doing what he said I tapped the map and the writing started disappearing and I handed it back to him.

"So really why did you need to drag me away from my dinner at that second?"

"We were excited to show someone we've been working on this every second to finish before the next full moon." Sirius smiled and I nodded.

"Ahhh I see, well ok like I said it's amazing good job you guys." Shrugging I moved towards the door.

"That's it?" my brother scoffed.

"What do you want me to do?" I smiled turning back to them all.

"Well something extravagant I guess," he frowned and slumped down onto the bed his previously happy mood completely gone. Sirius had always tended to go to an emotion and go for it full force and this was no exception.

Smiling I just shook my head, "OH MY MERLIN!" I threw my hands up in the air, "You guys are amazingly brilliant and I only wish I had thought up something like this before you guys." I walked over to him. "Dear brother you are a genius and I wish I had the amazing skills that you posses." The other three were laughing loudly by now and Sirius was just sitting there shaking his head.

"Dear sister you are a complete nutter," he looked up taking my shoulders.

"Not as much as you," I smirked, "can I go now?"

"I guess if you don't want to hang out and become a Marauderette," he gave a crooked grin looked around at the others.

"How exactly would that happen?" Looking behind I saw every one of them with a small smirk on their faces.


"You've got to be kidding me," I growled, "this is crazy," to James and Sirius who were in front of me and raced around a corner after checking the map once more.

"You really don't have to help," Remus smiled from beside me. "You're already a Marauderette to us."

"No way I'm not backing out they would never let me live it down," I smiled as James made a little noise signaling for us to come around the corner. Looking back I saw Peter lagging behind and motioned for him to pick up the pace as was raced around the corner, meeting up with James and Sirius at the stairs to the dungeons.

"Alright Addie we'll be watching you closely so just listen for our signal," Sirius said his protective brotherly side coming out while handing me James' invisibility cloak and the dung bomb.

"I've got it Padfoot," I smirked and threw the cloak over my head going down the stairs.

Standing there outside of the Slytherin common room door I waited patiently for someone to come in or out. Biting my lip I heard footsteps making their way closer and moved against the wall as my very own brother Regulus appeared whispering the password. The wall clicked open and I quickly followed behind him just slipping in before the door shut.

'What was I thinking when I said yes to this!' I screamed in my head looking around the full common room until I spotted the greasy haired boy I was hoping to see. I wasn't exactly part of the plan to set the dung bomb off by him but it seemed like the best idea to me.

"I can't believe he chose her," A girl off to the side sneered and I recognized her as a daughter of one of my parents friend.

"She's from one of the most noble pure blood families," Another one commented and my eyes widened.

"Adhara Lestrange doesn't even sound good," the first sneered.

"But did you see that ring, it's gigantic," biting my lip I looked down at the ring on my hand that happened to be holding the dung bomb.

Shaking my head I just continued walking over to Snivelly and let it loose. The shrieking and yelling began and I quickly made my way back over to the door and snuck out hoping no one saw as I raced up the stairs. Footsteps sounded behind me and I quickly mashed against the wall slowing my breathing as the other person stopped and slowed their pace getting closer.

'Crap, crap, crap,' I thought as Regulus came into view.

"Where are you?" he glared around the area and stepped up onto the stair I was on. Closing my lips tightly I held my breath and pushed up closer against the wall. Suddenly I heard footsteps tear up the stairs a bit higher and he gave a confused look but followed. After his footsteps were a bit away I followed until I immerged up on the ground floor and pulled off the cloak. Though I was surprised when I was quickly pulled back into a little alcove type place. I started struggling moving around and screaming against the hand covering my mouth until a voice whispered in my ear.

"Shush, Add calm down, Regulus is close by," Remus practically breathed out and I immediately stopped now noticing the arm around my waist, the chest pressed up against my back and the hand over my mouth. Swallowing a large lump I just nodded and he pulled back. "James and Sirius are across the hall with Peter in an abandoned room."

"You were the one on the stairs?" I looked up into his eyes and he smirked slightly nodding. "Thank you."

"Well it made the most sense for me to go, if James or Sirius had gotten caught they would have been in more trouble, and if Peter had been…well there was no chance he was going to go." He shrugged and felt my smile drop, of course he didn't do it for me it just made sense.

Just then footsteps were heard going down the hall and he quickly pulled me tighter into him and threw the cloak over top. I tried to slow my heart rate and breathing not only so Regulus or whoever wouldn't catch us but because I didn't want Remus to hear.

His arm slid around my back and I felt slight shivers go down my spine which caused him to jerk his hand back. Quickly the feet went by going back down the stairs and he tore off the cloak stepping out into the corridor just as the door to the abandoned room opened. Sighing I turned around and went into the corridor beside him as James and Sirius congratulated me and Peter just gave a shy smile.

"Thanks guys," I gave a wide smile hiding the confusion and hurt underneath from what just happened. "We better get back to the common room."

"Yeah prefects are going to be out soon and I've got to head out," Remus nodded.

"Moony you should put in a good word for me with Lily," James smiled tossing his arm around Remus' shoulder.

"I don't know if that's possible Prongs but I'll try," He mimicked James move tossing his arm around James and Sirius' shoulder. Next thing I knew I was pulled up next to Sirius and Peter slid up next to me.

"So on to another thing," Sirius said and I looked up to see his smirk, "what were you doing to my sister in the alcove back there."

"Sirius Orion Black," I reached up slapping the back of his head.

"Whatttt?" He exclaimed as James started laughing, "You're my sister, I need to watch out for you."

"Well nothing happened," I glared up at him.

"Is this true?" He turned his head to Remus.

"Y-yes," Remus looked over at him with wide eyes and I peeked around my brother to see a faint blush on his cheeks.

"Good," Sirius smirked and we fell back into step though I noticed Peter was a little less enthusiastic than before.


"There's going to be a masquerade ball!" Lily yelled excitedly when I finally got up to my dorm.

"What?" I looked at all four of the girls circled around a window.

"It was put up on the bulletin board there is going to be a Halloween Masquerade Ball." One of our roommates Moira smiled along with her best friend Isolde.

"That also means there are no classes that Friday to prepare for the Ball," Alice smiled.

"Well now that's something I want to hear," I cheered hopping up on the bed and they all laughed.

"So the week before is a Hogsmeade weekend to go pick out costumes and masks," Lily bounced excitedly beside me.

Quickly did the facts in my head and calculated that, that Monday was a full moon and it dampening my spirits a little bit but not fully. "It should be fun."


"So we don't need to wear old style clothing right, just need a mask…" Sirius commented and I nodded for the tenth time. He had pulled me to Hogsmeade with him saying he needed a girl's opinion. "What are you wearing?" He pulled out another costume and then slid it back into place.

"I don't know yet I haven't had the chance to look," I scowled.

"Well go look…" he drew it out like it was the simplest thing in the world but every time I had tried before he pulled me back.

Shaking my head I moved to the girls section which was full compared to the boys which had about 3 browsing around. After picking through numerous short, skimpy and downright trashy costumes I came to something that looked amazing. It was a medieval type costume, the main part was a purple satin dress with a leaf motif over the bust but then there was a blue almost teal sheer overcoat with it. The overcoat had a gold design that would go around your natural waist and come up to a peak buckling together and along with that were two arm bands that had the same gold design fitted to go just above your elbows. The sleeves were long and started just below your wrist then cascades down to probably around your knees along while the back of the dress looked like it would have a short train. Delighted with the dress I headed over to the masks and started looking for one.

Scanning over them I saw the perfect on pop out it wouldn't do much to hide my face see as how it was totally see through but I loved it too much. It was cut metal in the shape of a butterfly in a gold color, and had crystals going over the eyes and one crystal for the head of the butterfly and black ribbon was hooked to the sides to fasten it on. Smiling I picked it up and headed back over to Sirius, "are you ready yet?" I asked as he held up a pirate costume.

"Yes I think I like this," he smiled and I nodded as we walked over to the masks and he quickly picked up a plain black one that tied. "What'd you get?" he looked over the dress as we waited in line and I held it up.

"What do you think?"

"It fits you," he smiled and held the mask up to my face examining the look of it, "though kind of goes against the whole point."

"Oh well, it's not like people won't recognize my hair since I'm going to leave it down."

"True," he shrugged and we placed our things up on the counter and paid the attendant slipping them into separate bags and we exited going to The Three Broomsticks for lunch.

Soon after we got there the rest of the boys walked in mostly because James was trailing behind Lily trying to get her to go to the dance with him.

"For the last time No!" she screamed at him and turned causing most of the pub to turn and look, "sorry." She hurried over to us and slid in next to me with what I was guessing was her costume.

"What'd you get?" I smiled.

"A white and blue Athena costume," she smiled, "you?"

"A medieval type of dress," I replied as the boys walked over and sat down James thankfully sitting on the other side as Remus slid in next to Lily.

"Oh I can't wait," She fidgeted slightly as James opened his mouth and she glared, "don't ruin it."

Giggling slightly I noticed none of the other boys had a costume, "When are you guys going?"

"After lunch," Peter supplied happily looking over at me.

"Have any thoughts of what you're going to be?"

"No," he frowned and I started thinking it over.

"I can't think of anything now but I'm sure you'll find something, hopefully you don't take as long as him though." I giggled and pointed to Sirius.

"I needed to find something that matched my handsome good looks," he gave a cocky grin as I rolled my eyes.

"Uh huh," I scoffed, "we all know I'm the better looking twin here."

"She's got you there Padfoot," Remus smirked. Glancing over at him I felt blood rise to my cheeks and tipped down my head to try and hide it.


By the time I got back to school I had a letter on my bed evidentially one of the girls having let the owl in. Plopping down I just opened it not bothering to see who had written and immediately regretted it.

Adhara, it started, I had been informed by your parents that there is a Halloween dance at Hogwarts this next weekend. I'm pleased to inform you that I've been allowed to come and will meet you in the entrance hall at 8 o'clock sharp, Signed Rabastan Lestrange.

The letter dropped to the floor as my stomach dropped to the floor with it. Lily must have noticed something wrong and rushed over picking it up. "Oh no," she whispered and I noticed that my hands had started shaking slightly.

"Sirius," was all that I whispered and she helped me up to get to the bottom of the stairs and then raced up boys stairs. A few seconds later I saw my brother rushing towards me letter in hand and pulled me into a hug.

"We could send an owl saying you're sick," he suggested and I just shook my head.

"You know the spy's will say otherwise."

"We'll make it through this ok Add we've made it this far."

"Neither of us have ever been in this much trouble before Sirius," I whispered into his chest as he hugged me tighter.

"I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." Knowing that there wasn't much to do I just nodded wrapping my arms tighter around his torso. Slowly I felt more arms go around us, around me more specifically and felt my heart start beating again.

'Please Merlin, help me.'