When I last left off, someone was walking in on the remaining Marauders. Here, her identity is revealed.

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The door creaked open slowly.

Sirius pounced.

Only to fall on Lily Evans.

Sirius scrambled off her in confusion.

Lily rubbed her head and smiled at the dog. "What was that for?" she asked, "You lost of something?"

The young Marauder was still uncertain but seeing as Lily didn't seem to know that he was an animagus but he supposed he looked like a black dog to her.

He barked a bit.

"What wrong now?" Lily looked around; Sirius prayed that his friends had hidden well.

He whined, acting like a frightened puppy.

"Aww, don't worry," Lily put a hand on his head and scratched a little. Sirius panted a little. There had been a flea in that one spot and it's been driving him mental…

Then again, if James was here, he'd probably throw a fit for being so jealous.

After a short moment, Sirius pulled away and made for the door. Despite his enjoyment at getting scratched, he knew that Lily wasn't supposed to be there. In the back of his mind, Sirius was suspicious of Lily. They had covered their trail well, Remus had done it himself, so why had she found them? What had possessed her to search for them? The fact that Lily had been able to track them meant that others could be as well. He'd have to lead her away, far away from the Shrieking Shack, far away from his friends so that could have a clean get-away.

"Where are you going?"

Away from you, Sirius thought, although he couldn't exactly show her what he meant through his body language. Lily followed him through thw door curiously. She was oddly trusting…

"Is there anyone else here with you?"

Sirius was afraid to look at their hiding place to check that his friends were well hidden. He shook his head for a no.

"So you're all alone?"

Sirius hesitated. The way she spoke now was sort of soft and she, looked dazed, like she was thinking of something else.

Sirius bobbed his head for an answer before padding out of the room, expecting Lily to follow, but turned around when Lily didn't follow. She was standing still, arm across her body, clutching her stomach with a sort of sick look on her face. Her head was bowed and Sirius couldn't see her face clearly.

He walked back and looked up at her through the curtain of fire-red hair where he met a pair of green eyes filled with grief. Whether it was for James, or for something else, he didn't know but he did know that Lily wasn't sad for just anyone.

The 'dog' nudged Lily's knee with a cold nose that caught her attention, causing her to start a bit at the contact. "Hmm?" Lily smiled a small smile at Sirius and got down on her haunches. She scratched his chin affectionately. "I'm sorry, but where are you planning to go?"

Sirius motioned, with his nose, to the door, leading out of the Shrieking Shack.

"Outside, huh?" Lily glanced at the door, "Yeah, that'll be okay, I guess."

In all honestly, Sirius wondered why Lily was so accepting and trusting of this black dog that wanted to go outside. Why wasn't she the least bit suspicious? He'd thought that Lily was smarter than that, that she took more caution. Perhaps he was wrong. But it didn't matter. He had to get her outside before Remus and Peter were found out.

After another bark, Sirius bounded out the door and heard her follow.

Meet you at the Forest, he thought, don't forget.

*M*A*G*I*C*

Remus and a half-awake Peter watched as their friend led Lily away. It was a sacrifice, but it had to happen. Remus knew that it would be a while before Sirius could leave Lily and return. He also knew that if, in fact, Lily had followed them then others might be following her.

And the Forbidden Forest wasn't a place for students that weren't prepared for it's contents.

"Come on, Wormtail, let's go." Remus said after a moment of deliberation.

"What about Sirius?"

"He'll catch up, so let's go."

Peter groaned a bit, but continued up and stood beside Remus. "Go where?"

"Well, we could follow him, but I think he wants us to meet him somewhere?"

"Like the Forbidden Forest?"

"Exactly like the Forbidden Forest. We made a Plan B while you were sleeping. It was a plan that would be put into action when and if we wee ever separated."

"And you wait to tell me now?"

"You were asleep. We tried to tell you last night but you fall asleep way too quickly."

Peter gave a non-embarrassed shrug and motioned for Remus to follow him. They walked down the stairway carefully, steps soft. Lily and Sirius seemed far away, so much so that they couldn't see them anymore, and they decided to proceed to the tunnel that led out to the roots. Remus popped his head out for a short moment to check for people.

Nobody.

"I've got the button, Peter."

"Okay." Remus moved forward and pressed on the knot, freezing the Whomping Willow. They clambered out and shot towards the Forbidden Forest.

"So...he'll meet us here?" asked Peter, slipping behind a tall tree.

"If I know Sirius, and I do know Sirius, then yes, he will."

"Well, you are the smart one."

"Thanks," Remus searched for a good adjective for Peter, "You're pretty smart yourself," Peter snorted, "No, it's true!"

"Not really."

"I'm serious."

"No, Sirius is serious."

Remus rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean, Wormtail."

Peter smirked. "I have no idea what you're talking about, Moony, but, honestly, I don't know why you guys let me hangout with you."

"Everyone in our group is different. You're different too."

"Thank you?"

Remus peeked around the tree then hid behind it once more. "I reckon Sirius'll be late."

"Late?"

"He won't be here as soon as he anticipated. There's no way he'll get here before Lily gets something out of him."

"But Lily doesn't know he's an Animagus."

"That may be true but our Padfoot is one for games. It doesn't help much that Lily is a girl either."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that in all the years that he's been here, Padfoot has been very good with women. So good that it's become a sort of second nature to him."

"Meaning?"

"Meaning that he will not leave Lily alone until he gets her to say what he wants her to say. Either way, he will be here later than he will have anticipated."

"So we will just wait, then," it wasn't a question; it was a statement.

"Yep."

Well, i'm done this chapter

when I was in grade 7, i realized that my writing was kinda off the wall. There was a part in the story that I'd written that didn't really fit with the story line. Still, I felt like I'd be wasting it if I didn't add it in so the extended bit is just below

thanks for reading [:

Remus and Peter were the normal people -average on some standards- but most people would call them unattractive. Remus kept to himself and his books, sticking to the shadows so he wouldn't draw attention to himself. Peter was just a loner that James had taken under his wing, a member of their circle due to his inclusive wish.

Both were surprised they'd been added into James' close personal circle but after a few months, it'd become obvious.

They had everything; smarts, skill, wit, brilliant acting skills, the right amount of innocence, creativity. The Marauders took what they wanted. The punished the bad and gave laughs to the good.

Yes, the Marauders were like Robin Hoods of Hogwarts.

At least, in their heads.

Done! See? If i'd put that at the end of the actual chapter, it wouldn't really make sense.

All the same, thanks for reading. (again)

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