A/N: SORRY! I know this is a 3 days late, I had writers block. :| I lost my notes and then spent 1 day looking for them, and another one rewriting them. I'm sorry, I'll definitely give you anther chapter to kore, maybe even in a few hours if I'm feeling creative.

Guest: It took 2 days to come through, so I'll just write the next chapter tomorrow, to make up for the fact you couldn't speed up my writing on this one. Thanks for the review! :) Sorry I took so long, even though you reviewed.

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Emily sat in the boys dormitory, stirring a potion. A few hours ago, Remus had come to them with terrible news. James and Peter had been shocked, along with her, but Sirius didn't seem to understand the importance of family. She wasn't surprised with his Psychopathic mother.

After absorbing the information they had immediately tried to cheer him up, but Emily wasn't sure if it had worked.

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'Look on the bright side,' Peter consoled with a shaky smile, not used to seeing his friends so serious. 'You'll be back in time for the prank.'

This first piece of conversation spurred Emily, James and Sirius into there usual playful banter, attempting to have the same affect on Remus as they did on there first day. To wipe the tired worn expression of his face, and try to coax a smile..

'Yeah and you'll get to miss all the hard work!' James tried.

'Oh crap the potion.' Sirius remembered. 'Is there anyway you could... Maybe... Just at least show us what- OW'

Sirius was cut off by Emily digging her elbow into his ribs and hissing, 'Not the right time Sirius.'

Remus hated lying to his friends, the fact that they were trying so hard to console him just made him feel even guiltier.

'Its fine, Sirius.' Remus said hollowly. 'I'll show Emily what to do.'

'Why not me!' James asked arrogantly, trying to restore the mood once again. 'What are you trying to say about my potion making skills.'

'Skills!' Emily snorted under her breath to Remus.

'Well...' Peter started, but James stopped him.

'Actually no don't finish that. I don't want to know.'

The self depreciating joke did eventually being a small smile to Remus' face, especially since it was coming from James, who wasn't exactly insecure.

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While Emily was stirring this potion, James Sirius and Peter were 'Marauding' around the castle, enchanting portraits. Peter and James stood at each end of the corridor, while Sirius systematically charmed the portraits to open at a password, which was 'trick or treat', by using the same spell used on the portrait of the fat lady, a spell john had given them.

It was at this stance when Professor Hecate came across them.

'You 3 and your other 2 friends had a detention with me today!' She said, nostrils flaring dangerously. 'And none of you were there!'

As Peter had alerted Sirius, he was no longer charming the portraits, but had joined his friends side, with James on his way.

'So?' Sirius asked in a bored tone. This particular professor had lost all respect from the marauders, and they had soon discovered the this she hated most was disrespect. Because of this that pissed her off whenever possible.

'SO? It is the responsibility of the pupil to attend the detention, it is. Not the responsibility of the professor to be chasing after them!'

'If you say so.' James said, having joined them. 'But personally, I think it should be your responsibility, as you were the one who arranged it.'

Professor Hecate ignored James and carried on. 'Because if this, you will now be spending detention for double the time tonight.'

'Whats our detention?' James asked with genuine interest.

Hecate leered over them, as she delivered her final blow. 'You will be spending your detention with Hagrid tonight. In the forbidden forest.' Each of her words was carefully planned to install fear in them, but, for James and Sirius anyway, they were positively exited. This had been one of James 'Suicidal' plans disproved by Remus and Emily. Deciding to play along and pretend that they were scared, so they could go, James argued.

'But...' He said, in the smallest most scared voice he could muster, 'Isn't the forbidden forest, well, Forbidden?'

'Yes.' Hecate answered, apparently satisfied. 'For good reason too, but none of those reasons will be enough for you tonight.'

Peter was actually scared, and thought that the best way to get out of this would be to pretend that he wasn't. In a desperate attempt at reverse psychology on they're professor, they're roles had been switched.

'Its a shame Remus isn't here.' Peter said, apparently speaking to himself.

'And why would that be?' Professor Hecate asked. She was asking why Remus wasn't there, as she was sick of the marauders making her rearrange her detentions, but Peter answered her as if she'd asked why he thought it was a shame.

'Well, I'm sure he would have much preferred this to writing lines or scrubbing toilets. This is an adventure, not boring or disgusting.'

Both Sirius and James were looking at Peter with strange expressions on there faces. They're stares were actually accusatory, as they silently begged Peter to keep his trap shut so they could stick with there current detention, but Hecate seemed to this they were looking at him because they were scared and he wasn't.

'Well then Pettigrew, if you're so desperate to be scrubbing toilets, you can. And since Remus isn't here tonight he can join you. Without magic.'

Peter hid a small smile, and instead put a look of disgust on his face. Professor Hecate walked away smugly, and the marauders were left laughing about how you should never underestimate children. That left you open to manipulation, and the no.1 skill every child has is how to get your own way.

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Emily didn't believe them when they told her what the detention was. It took Sirius swearing on his life, and giving permission for her to hex him should he be lying, AND Peter backing them up before she believed that James had got his wish.

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A/N: Sorry this isn't in bold, I really want the marauders to have Christmas the same time as us, unfortunately this is at least 5 chapters away. I'll try to be like can't stop won't stop uploading, at least one or 2 chapters a day, but if you could review to help me with this, that would be nice :)

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