(A/N Third year w00t w00t. Im so proud of myself)
"This is it!" shouted a voice Kaitlyn was way too familiar with.
"Sirius what the hell do you want?" asked Madison growing impatient. Sirius had demanded a Gryffindor third year meeting in the common room. Lily and Cameron were talking to each other quietly. Evan and Devin were watching Sirius curiously. Kaitlyn and Madison were pondering what on earth Sirius wanted. Sean and Felix were trying to distract Evan and Devin. Remus, James, and Peter were standing behind Sirius with proud looks on their faces.
"Patience is a virtue my friends," James told the group.
"Ok now ladies and gentlemen the moment you have all been waiting for," Sirius began like an announcer, "Kaitlyn do you remember way back in the day. Sometime at the beginning of first year you suggested that a map be made of this place?"
"Umm yeah," Kaitlyn replied wondering what he was getting at.
"Well Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs would like to proudly present…THE MARAUDERS MAP!" Sirius exclaimed excitedly.
"What the hell?" asked Devin.
"It's a map of Hogwarts," Peter said.
"It shows every single room and secret passage," James added.
"And it had dots representing every person inside the castle," Remus told the crowd.
"It's going to be a legend," Sirius informed everyone.
"What's with the strange names?" asked Cameron blatantly.
"They just kind of popped into my head," James said. (A/N anyone who's read Avalon High by Meg Cabot would understand the importance of the names just popping into James's head.)
"Wow. Impressive," Kaitlyn admitted. No one would have expected these four boys to come up with something so ingenious.
"That will definitely be useful in the future," Sean said.
"We can finally catch Mum and Dad going at it!" Felix exclaimed referring to Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Already have," Sirius replied smirking wickedly.
"Wicked," Sean said.
"You guys are sick!" Lily exclaimed horrified. The other girls made looks of disgust to match.
"Well, it's obvious they are," Sirius began but was promptly cut off by James interrupting him.
"We would like to do a demonstration of our new creation," James rhymed. Peter waddled out of the room as fast as his fat little legs could carry him.
"Gather round gather round," instructed Sirius placing the map on a table. The third years obliged. They watched in amazement as a dot labeled Peter Pettigrew was running through the hallway in front of the Gryffindor common room.
"That is quite an accomplishment," Lily admitted.
"That part was James's doing," Remus said trying to make James look good in front of Lily. The latter looked shocked at this news.
"So what do you plan on using this map for? You know besides spying on Mum and Dad?" asked Evangeline.
"To pull p," Sirius began but was shortly cut off again but this time by Remus.
"That has yet to be decided," Remus informed the audience. Lily arched an eyebrow at him. It was obvious they had a pre-determined purpose for this map. Devin marveled at the little dots floating around on the map. Madison and Kaitlyn had remained oddly quiet throughout this whole affair. Madison was in complete shock that these four boys were able to create something so brilliant. Kaitlyn was in complete shock that Sirius had remembered anything she said way back in first year.
"Well, we bid you farewell. We are off to explore. Ta Ta," Sirius cried as the four boys walked out of the common room.
"The marauders will return!" shouted James. Devin and Sean rolled their eyes at the silliness that the boys lived on.
"I simply can not believe that those four boys were able to come up with that extraordinary map," Lily remarked as soon as the portrait slammed closed.
"Either can I," agreed Evangeline.
"That is just wow," muttered Devin.
"I wonder how it works," pondered Madison.
"They ate up that lie about those names just popping into your head Prongs," Peter squealed happily.
"Yeah, thanks for saving my ass," Remus told him with a slap on the back.
"Anything for you and your secret Moony old pal," said James with a grin.
"So where are we off to?" asked Peter excitedly. The other three boys exchanged dark grins.
"The shack and beyond my dear Wormtail, we now have no boundaries," Sirius said.
"And I need to get some books for you guys to do all that painstaking research," Remus added completely ruining the mood. The pack of marauders bounded outside onto the school grounds happily discussing their trip to the shack.
"James did you remember your cloak?" asked Sirius suddenly, "James, Remus, where'd you guys go!" James and Remus appeared from what seemed to be the air laughing hysterically.
"You guys have really got to stop doing that," said Sirius.
"Where are they?" asked Felix referring to the troop of crazy boys.
"Probably got lost," Devin said laughing.
"They had a map," said Lily.
"Oh yeah." The other third year Gryffindors were sitting down to dinner and their comrades were missing in action.
"Well at least they aren't lost," Sean said in his usual attempt to be optimistic.
"Good point," Evan agreed.
Meanwhile:
"Guys now would be a good time to stop studying and get back to school," Remus said.
"Hang on I'm nearing a breakthrough!" shouted Sirius happily.
"You said that an hour ago groaned James from under a pile of Transfiguration books.
"AHA! I knew it! We need to brew a potion and say an incantation," Sirius said sounding pleased, "I knew it! I win Moony."
"Damn," muttered Peter as he handed James a galleon.
"You guys had a bet on me!" asked Sirius incredulously.
"Well, I was in your favor buddy," James said to him.
"Oh ok," said Sirius forgetting everything.
"Let's just go back…please," suggested Remus hurriedly.
"What's with you Moony?" wondered Peter curiously.
"It's practically dinner time! It wasn't my damn idea for you guys to become animagus you're only third years!" Remus exploded.
"Remus calm down. We're leaving now, ok?" James tried to soothe his friend.
"Ok, Ok," Remus said uneasily, "If any professor noticed our absence its all your fault," said Remus pointing at Sirius. The four boys ran back to the castle.
"Hey, look who it is!" Madison said obnoxiously when the four boys sat down to dinner fifteen minutes late.
"Where the hell were you guys?" asked Sean getting right to the point.
"We got lost," Peter said.
"While you had a map?" wondered Kaitlyn skeptically. The three other boys shot Peter death glares for his pure stupidity.
"We were in the kitchens," tried Sirius.
"Why? It's dinner time," pointed out Cameron. The three boys in turn glared at Sirius for his foolishness.
"We were in the bathroom," decided James.
"All four of you?" wondered Lily amused. The other three boys rolled their eyes at James for his idiocy.
"Never mind we don't want to know," Felix told the boys tired of hearing their silly excuses. The third years resumed their dinners and no longer discussed the marauders escapade.
(A/N sorry it's insanely short. I am so busy lately. I've got play, dance, lacrosse, piano, and field hockey. Im a little crazed. I had a dance competition this weekend so it was hard for me to find time to write. Ok im gonna stop making excuses now! But just so you know I am still writing. I have the whole plot planned out too!)
