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Marauders One Shots
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A/N: I like coming up with ideas of how the Marauders became friends, how they confronted Remus about being a werewolf, etc., so I'll probably do more than one way of how they became friends, found out about Remus, etc. So, don't question it. As you will notice most of my one shots will have Remus as a main character in them. That's because Remus is one of my favorite Marauders. I love him! Same with James and Sirius, but writing about Remus is easier for me.
Year 1
One Shot #3: Beginning
After saying a quick goodbye to his parents, the young boy with messy black hair and glasses grabbed his trunk and ran to the trunk. An older student nearby, wearing a badge that showed he was a Prefect saw the young boy and helped him get his trunk onto the train. The young boy thanked him and jumped onto the train to find a compartment for himself. He walked towards the very end of the train. In his opinion, seating at the back of the train was the best place to seat. He went to the very last compartment to find it empty except for one girl in there. She had fiery red hair and was staring at the window.
"Hi, do you mind if I seat here?" The boy asked.
The girl nodded her head, but didn't turn to face him.
"I'm James Potter, by the way." James said.
The girl nodded her head. "Lily Evans." She said quietly.
James put his trunk into the rack and sat down across from the girl. He looked at her and saw tears running down her face. Being only eleven and finding this very awkward, James turned his head to look out the window. He saw another boy out on the platform yelling at a woman with long black hair that looked to be his mother. The boy had his hands clenched into fists.
Glancing at the girl in the compartment, James stood up and got off the train. He walked closer to the two arguing people. As he got closer, James saw a second boy who looked to be younger than the mad boy by a year or two.
"Muggle-born, Mother. Stop calling them that other word. It's disrespectful!" The boy hissed. "There is nothing wrong with them learning magic. They have just as much right to learn magic as we do."
"Sirius Orion Black, have I taught you nothing?" The woman growled angrily. "I have half a mind to not allow to go to Hogwarts this year!"
James stopped and stared at the family shocked. He never expected to hear a Black defending muggle-borns. Clearing his throat to get their attention, James took another stepped forward. "Hello, I just thought I would inform you that the train is leaving in a few minutes. You should really get on the train now." James was looking at Sirius as he said this, completely ignoring the other two.
Sirius looked at James shocked. He didn't expect someone to approach him after hearing he was a Black.
James smiled and turned to Sirius's mother. "Excuse us, ma'am, if I can even call you that. You don't even look like a woman. We must be going."
Sirius stared wide eyed at the boy next to him. He had to be completely insane to say that to his mother. Instantly, Sirius began to like this boy, especially the way he talked to his mother. "Yes, excuse us, mother. We really must be going."
Grabbing his trunk, Sirius ran away from his mother with the boy following him. They got his trunk onto the train and jumped onto it, just as the train started moving.
Sirius turned to James and grinned. "Thanks for that. You have to be really stupid or really brave to say that to my mother. I'm Sirius Black, by the way."
Grinning, James took the outstretched hand and shook it. "So I heard. I'm James Potter. You can come seat in the compartment I'm in."
Seating in their compartment, the two boys were firing off random questions at each other to find out more about each other when the door to the compartment opened again. A boy with long, greasy black hair and a big nose stepped into the compartment. He sat down opposite Lily. She glanced at him and then looked back out of the window. She had been crying.
"I don't want to talk to you," she said in a constricted voice.
"Why not?" The boy asked.
"Tuney h-hates me. Because we saw that letter from Dumbledore." Lily replied.
"So what?" The boy said.
She threw him a look of deep dislike.
"So she's my sister!" Lily said upset.
"She's only a – " He caught himself quickly; Lily, too busy trying to wipe her eyes without being noticed, did not hear him.
"But we're going!" he said, unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice. "This is it! We're off to Hogwarts!"
She nodded, mopping her eyes, but in spite of herself, she half smiled.
"You'd better be in Slytherin," said Snape, encouraged that she had brightened a little.
"Slytherin?"
"Who wants to be in Slytherin? I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?" James asked the boy lounging on the seats opposite him. Sirius did not smile.
"My whole family has been in Slytherin," he said.
"Blimey," said James, "and I thought you seemed all right!"
Sirius grinned.
"Maybe I'll break the tradition. Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?"
James lifted an invisible sword.
"'Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my dad."
Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him.
"Got a problem with that?"
"No," said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. "If you'd rather be brawny than brainy – "
"Where're you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interjected Sirius.
James roared with laughter. Lily sat up, rather flushed, and looked from James to Sirius in dislike.
"Come on, Severus, let's find another compartment."
"Oooooo…"
James and Sirius imitated her lofty voice; James tried to trip Snape as he passed.
"See ya, Snivellus!" James called as the door closed.
James turned back to Sirius when the door was closed. "So, everyone in your family was in Slytherin? Guess I shouldn't be surprised. The Black family is one of the darkest wizarding families. No offense, mate!"
"None taken, it's all true. I just hope I can escape Slytherin. Anyway," Sirius broke into a grin. "Snivellus?"
James smirked. "Fits him well, don't you think?"
"Oh, very well," Sirius smirked. "Do you like pranks?"
James grinned. "Yes, you?"
"Of course. I have to do something at home. Pranks anger my mother very much. What do you say to a prank to disrupt the feast today?" Sirius asked.
"What's your idea?" James inquired interested.
"Don't know yet." Sirius replied.
James laughed. "Let's come up with something now then."
The boys spent the rest of the train ride eating junk food, laughing, talking, and planning their first prank together.
By the time the train reached Hogsmeade, Sirius and James were best mates. They ran off the train excitedly. They were finally hear at Hogwarts!
A young boy with light brown hair and gold eyes stepped off of the train and looked around the Hogsmeade station. He spent the whole train ride here by himself and reading quietly in a compartment alone. He was worried about making friends. He's been alone for four years, ever since that horrible night when he was bitten by a werewolf. After being alone for four years with no one but his parents for company, the boy didn't think he would be able to make friends or even find the confidence to talk to anyone.
As he was walking towards the man who was calling first years to him, the boy felt someone slam into his shoulder. He stumbled forward and almost fell onto his face. Before he could hit the ground, someone grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back up and onto his feet.
"Sorry about that. I'm just so excited about finally being here at Hogwarts." The boy said. "I'm James Potter, so you know."
Sirius chuckled behind James. "I'm Sirius Black."
The boy just stared at them blankly.
"And your name is?" James prompted.
"Uh…..R-Remus….Remus Lupin." Remus replied nervously.
"Well, heya Remmy!" Sirius said happily.
Remus stared at him blankly. "It's Remus."
"I know that." Sirius replied.
The man called Hagrid led the group of first years to the lake where a bunch of boats were waiting for them. "Four to a boat now!" He called back to them.
"Do you think that there really is a Giant Squid in the lake?" Sirius asked excitedly.
James grinned. "That's what my dad told me. Let's try to find him."
Remus shook his head at the two and walked away from them. If they wanted to find the Giant Squid, then they can, but they were going to leave him out of it. He wanted nothing to do with those two crazy loons.
The boys didn't pay any attention to Remus leaving. They were too busy looking across the lake, trying to find the Giant Squid.
After an uneventful travel across the lake, Hagrid led the nervous first years to doors of the castle. He knocked three times on the big doors. The doors were opened almost immediately by a stern looking witch with black tied back in a bun.
"Thank you Hagrid. I'll take them from here." The witch said.
Hagrid smiled at the nervous first and left them.
The witch told the kids to follow her. She led them into the Entrance Hall and to a door on the other side of it. They passed a big set of doors where they could all hear excited, happy voices talking. She ushered them into the small room.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before it can, you must all be sorted into your houses. The Sorting Ceremony is really important because, while you are here, your house will be like your family. You will have classes with your house, sleep in house dormitory, and spend your free time in your common room." McGonagall explained to them.
James grinned to Sirius, who smiled nervously back. "What's wrong?"
"My family has always been Slytherins." Sirius replied.
"Relax, you aren't a Slytherin. Even if you are put there, I'll stay your friend, but trust me. I know you won't be in Slytherin." James said, smiling.
Sirius nodded his head.
"The four houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." McGonagall finished explaining. She cast one more look at all the students before leaving the room.
"I wonder what we have to do to be sorted." James said.
Sirius shrugged. He really didn't want to think about it.
A few minutes later, all the first years were standing in the Great Hall. McGonagall put a stool in front of them with an old dirty hat on it. The hat started to sing a song.
When the song was over, the whole burst into applause and the hat tipped the tipped of the hat to each table.
"When I call your name, you will come up, put the hat on, and sit down." McGonagall explained to the first years. A few of the first years nodded their heads.
"Ambon, Joseph."
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Avon, Kalian."
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Bain, Jackie."
Remus watched the sorting nervously. He was probably the most nervous of all the kids, he sure felt it. He looked at the Head Table to see all the teachers watching the Sorting. Dumbledore looked away from the Sorting and caught his eye. Dumbledore smiled reassuring at Remus. This did little to ease Remus's nerves.
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Beck, Max."
"SLYTHERIN!"
So many thoughts were running through Remus's mind. What house would he be? Would he even be in a house? What house would accept a werewolf? Remus knew the answer immediately to that question. No house would ever accept a werewolf. Why was he even here?
"Black, Sirius."
Remus recognized the boy who went up to the stool as one of the best he met at the station. He walked confidently, but Remus could see the nervousness in his eyes before the Sorting Hat covered his eyes.
Sirius sat on the stool. He looked at the first years who were still standing. He caught that Lupin kid's eyes before the hat was put on his head. There was a lot of nervousness, but also determination in Lupin's eyes. Sirius gripped the sides of the stools. He would prove that he wasn't like all the other Blacks.
Ah, another Black, eh? All of them have gone to Slytherin.
Don't you dare put me in Slytherin. I'm nothing like my family.
Are you sure about that?
Yes, if you put me in Slytherin, they'll have to find another way to sort the students.
The hat chuckled. Let's have look. Hmm, lots of loyalty and bravery here. Cunning, very cunning, but nothing like a Slytherin.
Sirius sighed in relief.
Lots of intelligence here, but not really the Ravenclaw type. Loyal, very loyal to your friends and very brave. You openly defy your mother about what she believes in. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for what you believe in and for what you know is right, especially against your mother. Yes, I know exactly where you belong. You belong in…
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Everyone went silent at what the hat called. The Slytherins stared at the hat and Sirius in complete shock. The Gryffindors were frowning and looked annoyed at having a Black in their house. The Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were looking back and forth between the tables. The teachers looked surprised; some of them even looked proud.
Sirius stood next to the stool, looking happy, but was looking around the hall, as if waiting for something. He glanced at each table.
James grinned. He knew his friend wasn't a Slytherin, but he was also very mad. None of the Gryffindors were cheering for him, probably because he was a Black. Annoyed, James cupped his hands around his mouth. "GO SIRIUS! I KNEW YOU WEREN'T A SLIMY GIT!"
Sirius looked at James and grinned.
James call woke the students up. The Gryffindors started applauding, not as loud as they would for someone else, but still clapping.
Sirius sat down next to one of the students. He had bright red hair and was grinning slightly. "Arthur Weasley, Head Boy, sorry about the others. It's just that there's never been a Black in any house but Slytherin. It's quite a shock."
"It's understandable." Sirius said, smirking. "Wonder how my mother will take the news."
Remus watched Sirius sit down and sit next to a boy with flaming red hair. He looked back towards the front when the two started talking. Would he be accepted? What if the hat yelled out werewolf when he put the hat on? Would he ever be accepted? It's not like he wants to be a werewolf. He didn't choose for this.
Remus barely noticed at the sorting went on. More students went up and got sorted, but he didn't even notice what house they went in. He didn't even hear their names being called. He was too wrapped up in his memories to notice. That night, the horrible night, five years ago was playing in his head. The night that his life turned to hell.
The young werewolf cub shook his head. He didn't want to be reminded of that horrible night on this wonderful day.
"Lupin, Remus."
All the teachers perked up when they heard the name. Dumbledore told them all about the young werewolf that was coming to Hogwarts this year.
Or at least, Remus hoped it would be wonderful. He just hoped that he would be sorted. He hoped that he wouldn't be put into Slytherin because he's a werewolf. Werewolves are dark creatures, so what was he thinking? Of course he would go to Slytherin. Why did he even bother coming then? He doesn't want to be a Slytherin!
"Lupin, Remus!" McGonagall repeated.
Remus didn't notice his name being repeated and repeated and repeated. He was too concerned and lost in his thoughts about being a werewolf and what house he was going to be in.
James looked at the kids in front of him and saw Remus in front of few boys away from him. He chuckled when he noticed the boy looking at the Slytherin table with annoyance and disgust in his eyes. He wondered if Remus was ignoring his name being called on purpose or if he really didn't hear it being called.
"LUPIN, REMUS!" McGonagall yelled in frustration. She knew the boy was here. She did a quick head count earlier to make sure all the students were here.
James watched Remus to see that he didn't even jump when his name was called, so he figured that the boy wasn't listening. Grinning, James told the kids in front of him to move so he could reach Remus. James jumped onto Remus's back, earning a yell from the boy in surprise as they both fell to the ground. "Hi Remus!"
Remus glanced at James, who was still sitting on his back and keeping him pinned to the ground. He raised a brow. "What are you doing?"
"Just sitting." James shrugged nonchalantly, but couldn't keep the mirth out of his eyes.
McGonagall stared at the boys in shocked as all the students burst out laughing.
"Mr. Potter, what do you think you are doing?" McGonagall asked.
"Just helping." James replied.
McGonagall raised a brow. "How is jumping onto someone's back helping?"
James smirked. "Remus was so lost in thought that he didn't notice you calling his name like ten times."
Remus blushed. "She was?"
"Yes, you really should pay more attention." James scolded.
Remus rolled his eyes.
"So, what are you waiting for? Go get sorted so I can get sorted." James said excitedly.
"You do realize that for me to get sorted I have to go up to the stool, right?" Remus asked dryly.
"What do you think I am? An idiot? I know that!" James said, feigning hurt.
Remus slammed his head on the ground. "I'm beginning to think you are. I can't get up to the stool since you are SITTING ON MY BACK!"
James grinned and laughed. "Oh right, sorry!"
James stood up and held a hand out to Remus and pulled him to his feet. "Now go get sorted!"
The young werewolf couldn't keep the smile off his face and started laughing. He stumbled all the way up to the stool because he was laughing so much.
McGonagall was frowning and shaking her head.
The Sorting Hat fell over Remus's eyes, causing him to stop laughing immediately. The few seconds of happiness he felt were long gone. Now he was going to be sent to his doom.
Ah, a werewolf, eh?
Please don't say anything!
Relax, it's not my job to tell. I've just never sorted one of you before. Werewolves have never been allowed to come to Hogwarts. You owe Dumbledore a lot, don't you?
I owe him so much for allowing me to come to Hogwarts.
Yes, you do. Now let's go you sorted.
Remus gulped. Anywhere but Slytherin.
The hat chuckled. Don't worry, you are not a Slytherin. You don't trust easily because of your condition. You wouldn't fit in Hufflepuff. Lots of intelligence, I see and you love reading. You would do well in Ravenclaw. But you are also very brave.
Brave? Remus snorted. That is one thing that I am not.
Don't be too sure about that. You have to have a lot of bravery and courage to come to Hogwarts with your problem. You've had to live with this for five years. It takes a lot of bravery to deal with being a werewolf.
I don't belong in the house of bravery.
You think that now, but it's the truth. It's where you belong.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
You'll do great there.
Remus pulled that hat off his head and looked at the table that was cheering. He smiled a little. He looked back at Dumbledore whose eyes were twinkling like mad. Dumbledore smiled at Remus and nodded his head towards the Gryffindor table.
Grinning, Remus walk towards the Gryffindor table and sat across from Sirius.
When Sirius saw him, he started laughing. "I saw James jump on you. It definitely made my day."
Remus laughed. "I sure wasn't expecting it."
"What were thinking about that made you miss your name being called?" Sirius asked.
Remus stopped laughing and looked at his hands. "I….I was afraid of being sorted to Slytherin."
Sirius smiled slightly. "Me too. Why would you be afraid of going there? It's obvious for me because I come from a dark family, but why you?"
Remus glanced at Sirius and looked back at the sorted. He ignored Sirius's question and watched a boy called Peter Pettigrew be sorted.
Peter was very nervous. He stumbled up to the stool and sat down.
Hmm, where to put you? You're not very smart or loyal, are you? You can be very cunning at times, but that also needs bravery for the things you do. Yes, you have a lot of bravery. I know where to put you.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Peter hopped off the stool, put the hat down, and ran to the applauding table. He sat next to Remus and smiled nervously. "H-hello, I'm P-peter P-pettigrew."
"Sirius Black."
"Remus Lupin."
"Potter, James."
"Shh, James is going to be sorted." Sirius hissed.
The boys fell quiet and looked at the front to watch James stroll confidently up to the stool. He looked at Sirius, Remus, and Peter before he sat down. He grinned at them before the hat fell over his eyes.
A Potter, eh? This isn't even difficult. I love my difficult challenges.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
James hopped off the stool and went over to his friends. He sat next to Sirius and grinned at Remus. "That was fun."
Remus raised a brow. "What was? The sorting or jumping on my back?"
"Jumping on you of course." James smirked.
"Yeah, don't ever do that again." Remus replied.
"But it was fun." James whined.
"I don't want a broken back." Remus retorted.
"I'm not even heavy." James replied.
Remus raised a brow. "Uh huh."
James pouted, causing the other three to laugh.
At the end of the feast, the four boys followed the fifth year Gryffindors Prefects out of the Great Hall. They spent the whole feast joking around and learning more about each other. James and Sirius demanded that there were no secrets between them. Remus tensed at that. He already realized that it was going to be hard to keep his secret with them as friends.
The Prefects led them to a portrait of a Fat Lady in a pink dress. "This is the entrance to Gryffindor Tower." Angle explained to the first years. "The password is Moon Star."
The portrait swung forward, allowing the kids entrance.
"The boys' dorm is upstairs and the first door on the left, girls upstairs and first door to the right. Have a good night." Jack explained.
Remus walked towards the steps. He almost reached them when he felt a weight land on his back. Remus stumbled forward, but was able to stay on his feet. He turned his head to see James sitting on his back. "What did I tell you about jumping on me?"
James grinned. "Well, you told me not to, so I decided to do it again."
"Well, get off." Remus growled.
"Naw, I don't feel like it." James replied. "Take me upstairs!"
"How about you get off?" Remus suggested.
"I will when you get upstairs." James smirked.
Remus turned to Sirius and Peter with pleading eyes.
Sirius smirked and shook his head. "Your problem."
Peter just shrugged.
Growling, Remus started to climb the stairs. "I hate you."
"No, you don't." James said.
As soon as they were in their dorm, Remus smirked and grabbed one of James's arms that were wrapped around his neck. He flipped James over his body and slammed him onto one of the beds. James gasped and sat up as soon as the shock passed.
"Damn, you are strong to be able to do that." James said.
"Why didn't you do that downstairs?" Sirius asked. He was standing in the doorway and looking at Remus shocked.
Remus was cursing himself in his mind. He couldn't believe he was stupid enough to actually do that in front of them. "Well, if I did it downstairs he could have gotten hurt. I didn't want to slam him onto the hard floor."
"I knew you didn't hate me." James grinned.
Remus rolled his eyes and moved over to the bed with his trunk in front of it. "Whatever. I'm going to bed. Night."
"Good night all!"
"Night Sirius, Remus, James."
"Good night guys."
After pulling his pajamas on, Remus buried himself under his covers. He left his curtains open and looked at his three roommates. They seemed really nice. They could probably be great friends. No one, but the teachers, knew the truth about Remus. He could make new friends. This was a new beginning for Remus.
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