It was a great last day of school.

James, Sirius and Remus all aced their Exams. Peter managed to pass with good grades. Hufflepuff won the House Championship (I mean, come on, Hufflepuff?). However, Slytherin came in last, so everybody was happy in the end. The feast was decadent, the atmosphere delightful, and the end-of-the-year prank went off without a hitch. What was this end-of-the-year prank, you might ask?

They toilet-papered the teacher's lounge.

Best of all, since the school year had technically ended, they couldn't lose any house points.

In your face, McGonagall.

The train ride home was eventful, to say the least. Snape spiked their candy and they all ended up with green scaly skin. James and Sirius took full advantage of the situation and scared the pants off anybody who happened to walk by their compartment and ended up having a frickin' good time. Snape was not amused.

Remus managed to give them human skin again just as the train rolled into Platform 9 and 3/4. The switched out of their school robes at the last minute and pulled their trunks out of the rack. They pushed their way through the throng and stepped out onto the platform. They paused there for a moment, not knowing what to say to each other. The train's engine rumbled, the crowd chattered and laughed, owls hooted and cats meowed.

"I don't want it to end." Peter said after a long moment of silence between them.

James smiled in a funny way. "Well, Peter, this isn't the end, you know? It's only the beginning."

"Write me over the summer." Sirius said quickly, "All three of you. My parents are going to be ghastly to me. They can't stand that I'm in Gryffindor."

"I promise." James said, giving Sirius a hug. "I have to go, I see my parents."

"See you in September." Peter said, joining the hug.

Remus didn't say anything. He just stood there. There he was, with the only three friends he'd ever had. And he wasn't going to see them all season. He almost felt like he was grieving.

James noticed.

"Hey." he grumbled, "Buck up, Moony. Don't let your furry little problem get you down."

Remus's head shot up. Moony? Nobody had called him that before. Hehe. Moony. He liked it.

"Bye, guys!" Peter called as he was dragged through the crowd by a portly looking woman with a bonnet on.

James said last goodbyes and went to join his family. Sirius and Remus stood there for a moment, staring into each other's eyes, with the people rushing around them. Sirius felt the urge to kiss him again.

He didn't do it.

"Visit me?" Remus asked after a pause.

"Of course. We'll all go hang out at James's house. His family's got money, you know. They'll be able to feed the four of us."

"I'm going to miss you." Remus said weakly, looking down.

Sirius sighed heavily. "I'm going to miss you too."

He hugged him.

Sirius felt Remus's breath hitch a little and was startled.

"Are you crying?"

"No. No." Remus said, distracted, "Just got something in my eye."

"Heh...Right."

Feeling somewhat buzzed, Sirius stepped back and clapped Remus awkwardly on the shoulder.

"Hang in there, 'kay?"

"You too."

And they walked away. Remus resisted the urge to look back at Sirius, knowing that if he did he would start bawling like a baby in the middle of the platform.

He caught up with his parents and hugged them, kissed them, told them how much he had missed them. He wasn't really paying attention to what he was saying. As they led him off the platform, he did, indeed, look back. He saw Sirius shoving his brother, Regulus, like only a brother would. He saw Peter being fussed over, and James boasting to his parents. And his eyes did get a little wet. But it was a happy sort of crying. After all, James was right.

This was only just the beginning of it all.

And it is, in fact, only the beginning. The next book will take place in third year, and while I have a good idea of what will happen, I need ideas. Namely ideas for pranks. What sort of mischief will the Marauders get up to two years from now? Any ideas at all, please review or PM me so I can brainstorm about it all.

Thanks for everything! Did you enjoy the story? If you did, please tell me so. More people respond, faster the next book will appear. Until then, happy reading.