Marauder means Friends for life.

Chapter 10

Apologies Accepted.

The five Marauders must have slept through the day, because Sirius woke to someone tapping his shoulder. He looked up and let out a strangled yell to see Professors McGonagall, Sinistra, Morgan and Dumbledore standing above him.

Remus woke with a start, accidentally kicking Peter and waking him up, and James jerked awake, also waking Lily in the process, as her head had been on his shoulder.

"Good you're awake. Lupin- we need a word in professor Dumbledore's office, and Professor Sinistra's got to take a class in ten minutes." Said Professor McGonagall with, amazingly a small smile on her face. The reason for this was pronounced as Professor Morgan dropped something… a camera. He grinned at Sirius' look of horror. "I'm so glad you let me take those photos Minnie… They will look absolutely wonderful on the front of the school newsletter- Headlines, BLACK SUCKS HIS THUMB!"

Sirius frowned. "I do NOT suck my thumb. That's Peter's night time hobby… My night time hobby has much more appeal."

Morgan chuckled, but quickly stopped at the look McGonagall was giving him.

He cleared his throat and looked at Remus. "Come on then, let's go."

Remus got up and so did the other Marauders.

"I don't think-" started McGonagall, but James interrupted her.

"Professor we have known about Remus since second year. He is one of my best friends, and if he wants us there, we will be there."

Sirius moved forward and whispered something in James' ear. James looked a bit surprised, but when Sirius nodded he also nodded and turned back to the Professors. "And Lily, Peter, Sirius and I need a word with you Professors."

Dumbledore looked at Remus. "Do you want your friends there?"

Remus nodded immediately. "Yes, I do."

"Very well, If you will-" the Headmaster gestured at the stairs and they started making their way towards the down the stairs, Professor Sinistra staying to get ready for her class. When they got to the bottom of the stairs; the three Professors turned one way and the Marauders another, McGonagall turned around and saw that they had turned the opposite direction. "Excuse me, but the Headmasters office is this way"

James looked back at his teachers and smiled. "Its quicker this way, trust me." And just as McGonagall's mouth had opened to protest, Sirius, who was a metre in front of James tapped on a brick at the very bottom of the wall and said "toast"

The wall opened and the Marauders walked confidentially in, the Professors following. McGonagall was looking rather… surprised? Dumbledore just looked amused.

"The password… is toast?" Morgan asked, "What's up with that?"

Remus explained the peculiar password as they went. "Well you see, every passage way that we find that doesn't have a set password, we create a code word for it. It was Peters turn this time."

Morgan chuckled and raised an eyebrow at Peter.

"I couldn't think of anything! You try and come up with a password on the spot… besides, it's a good password." Peter said indignantly.

No one bothered to answer and within the next two minutes they had arrived out into the corridor leading up to Dumbledore's office. They had climbed out from behind a large portrait of three headless wizards playing poker. Two had their heads under their arm and it seemed the other one was trying to bet his.

James shook his head and they continued along the hallway until he got to the gargoyle guarding the spiral staircase to the Headmasters rooms.

"Nerds" said Dumbledore. The Gargoyle nodded and moved aside.

"Nerds?" said Remus in a voice a few pitchers higher than normal. "What kind of sick country do they come from?"

"They're all over the world Remus. In fact I happen to know one, goes by the name of-"

"You still have a chance to back out now Padfoot." warned Remus as they walked into the Headmasters office. He casually sent Sirius a mock glare, for good measure.

"They're a muggle sweet" said Lily rolling her eyes.

"That would explain it." said James nodding.

"Never knew muggles were cannibals. And you say they consider Nerds as sweets? Does anyone else see the wrongness of that?" said Sirius

Peter giggled and Remus rolled his eyes.

"Anyway let's get down to business." Professor Morgan interrupted before the debate could continue.

"Yes, very good idea Nick." said Dumbledore, before turning to Remus.

"First of all, let me apologize for what transpired this morning at breakfast. It was a terrible thing Mr Snape did and he has been suspended for three days."

"It's partly my fault. I shouldn't have taught them about werewolves, especially after Potter expressed his concern."

"Don't trouble yourself Nick, I was the one who set the curriculum, if anyone is to blame it is me."

"Albus if three first years can figure it out than surely a sixth year can! I suppose that's how you found out Miss Evans?"

Lily nodded and then added. "I found out on the day you taught us sir."

Morgan sighed and turned away, rubbing his forehead. He sat down on a chair and turned to Remus. "I am so sorry Lupin. He shouldn't have found out. Hell- the bloody school shouldn't have found out!"

Remus smiled, although it was somewhat shaky. "It's ok. I turn 17 in a few months. Any of age… dark creature… has to be on a list at the ministry, anyone could've just asked and got an answer."

Morgan nodded, though he was still annoyed.

"The thing I believe we need to discuss…" said Dumbledore, gazing over his half moon glasses at Remus.

"Is what to do now?"

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Disclaimer: Remus, Lily, Sirius, James, Peter. (ME)

Ok…Hi, Its Padfoot's turn today.

This is all JK Rowlings.

Really? I thought it was chelseathomson123's?

Yeah, it is, she just told me to say that.

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You realize the fans (and lawyers) can hear you Padfoot?

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