Summary:

This is just a story that I thought was interesting to write while watching the final battle with the blue flames in The Crimes Of Grindelwald. It's a story that takes place in the Marauders era in their seventh year, when the war with Voldemort was at its peak. The Marauders and their friends go to the ministry (picture the Order of the Phoenix plot were the DA goes there) because someone from the group heard Professor McGonagall saying to Professor Slughorn that she had received a letter from the Death Eaters saying that they had Dumbledore captured somewhere in the Department of Mysteries, and since Dumbledore hadn't been seen in nearly a week,they believed what the letter said. It will be better than it looks, I promise, i just suck at summaries. ALSO if you're looking for Wolfstar (Remus/Sirius pairing) you are going to be disappointed. My OTP is Blackinnon(Marlende/Sirius). There will be Jily (James/Lily), but the main focus won't be about romance.

Characters that will be in this story:

James Potter (Prongs,Head Boy, Dating Lily)

Sirius Black (Padfoot, Dating Marlene)

Remus Lupin (Moony, Prefect, Something may be going on with Mary)

Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail, just Wormtail)

Lily Evans (Head Girl, Dating James)

Marleme Mckinnon (Dating Sirius)

Mary McDonald (Prefect, Something may be going on with Remus)

Also, everyone is aware about the boys being animagi and Remus's "Furry little problem".

Extremely sorry about the long summary, but it's my first Fanfic. Please dont judge me too harshly.

Chapter 1: The Decision

They were right behind us, Bellatrix's crazed laugh the only familiar thing echoing in the corridors, chasing us through the seeming endless halls of the Department Of Mysteries. I could not even fathom how many similar doors we passed on our way to somewhere, I don't even know what we were looking for at this point, a way out of this mess we found ourselves into, and it was all because of our own bloody arrogance.

How could we have been so stupid!

How could we have thought that seven mere children were going to be able at rescuing Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard alive for Merlin's sake, from the hands of the people that even most Aurors are afraid of pursuing.

We were being reckless as usual, hell more reckless than usual, that's how!

Dammit! We really should've stayed in the fucking common room.

We were just sitting in the common room, me and James, both sitting in a chair a little far from the fireplace, discussing what techniques we were going to use, as chasers, to crush the Slytherins in the game next month, Lily and Marlene were chatting about Merlin know what in a little corner of the common room, giggling while doing so. Merlin was everything this girl did look so damn adorable or am I just weird ?

Remus and Peter were arguing a little about which part of the Forbidden Forest we hadn't gone to during our little adventures every night of the fool moon.

James was about to start complaining to me again about not paying enough attention to him, while explaining evasive maneuvers that we ought to try on our next game, and start criticizing me again about how it's starting to get annoying when he was talking to me and all I was doing was to stare at Marlene. I mean it's not as if I want to be looking at her all the time, I do, it's just my eyes don't seem to agree with me. As if it wasn't what he was doing to Lily anyways.

All of a sudden Mary barged in the common room, looking deeply disoriented and worried. At once Remus and Lily, ever the ones that offered comfort to the people who needed it, were at her side, trying to calm her down.

"Mary..." Lily asked her. "Mary what's wrong, what happened?"

"Did Mulciber try something again.." Remus exclaimed angrily ,"cause if he did,I swear to God Mary, I will ki-"

"Remus-" Lily cut in furiously, but before she could say more Mary spoke in a quiet and somewhat terrified voice "Dumbledore's been captured."

There was silence for a moment.

"W-What ?" Wormtail asked looking every bit as terrified as I'm sure everyone of us felt.

"What do you mean Mary, what do you mean Dumbledore's been captured ?" Marlene asked in a soft voice.

"D-Du-Dumbledore has been ca-captured by D-Death Eaters, they-th-they are holding him somewhere in the Department of Mysteries"

A soft gasp was heard from the other end of the room, from Wormtail who was looking like he was about to cry.

The rest of us though was looking at each other a bit concerned, though not for Dumbledore, but for Mary herself.

"Mary..." Remus addressed her a bit alarmed,

"how do you know this, did anyone, did anyone tell you this,are you just guessing, I-we dont understand."

"I'mnotmaking this up!" Mary said quite angrily.

"I know sweetheart, I know, why don't you just tell us everything from the begging tho,that could help us understand a bit." Lily said to her in a kind of motherly voice, while leading her to the couch to sit, because she seemed quite distressed

"I overheard Professor McGonagall saying to Professor Slughorn-" Mary said with a shaky voice "that she had received a letter from the Death Eaters saying that they had Dumbledore captured somewhere in the Department of Mysteries, and then she said that since Professor Dumbledore hadn't been seen in nearly a week,that she believed what the letter that was sent to her was saying." Mary said almost crying now. " I don't think I have ever seen Professor McGonagall so afraid before".

Nobody spoke for a while, we were all still processing what we had all just heard.

Lily, who was now sitting with Mary next to James, grasped his hand firmly in hers as if afraid that he would go and get captured too. Remus had gone white in the face and had to sit in the armchair next to him, afraid he might fall down if he didn't. Peter was crying, almost full blown sobbing, and Marlene was standing still, shock still evident on her face.

The only thought corsing through my head at the moment was, how could Dumbledore been captured, he was the leader of the light, the most powerful wizard alive, the only person Voldemort apparently feared. With him at Voldemorts mercy there surely was no hope left for us.

All of a sudden Remus rose from his seat, determination etched upon his face, and all of our attention shifted to him.

"We have to go and get him, save him, bring him home" Remus said with a spark in his eye I hadn't seen before.

For a moment there was no noise in the room, then:

"WHAT! Are you bloody crazy Moony, what's gotten into you ?"

"Remus, that's ridiculous what are we supposed to do ?"

"Hang on, hang on, you want us to break out of Hogwarts, thenbreak into the Ministry,to rescue Dumbledore, while fighting Merlin knows how many Death Eaters, and all that based on so little information ?"

"Sirius" Marlene addressed me softly looking at me with a look full of questions ?, and it shook me out of my train of thought, now realizing that everyone's focus was on me.

"You've been quiet, you haven't said anything"

I hadn't, because in a way I knew Remus was going to suggest that, he owes Dumbledore a great deal. I haven't spoken because I was thinking how important Dumbledore was to the world, and how he was the hope of Wizarding Britain in this war. How if he died there would really be no one else capable enough to stand in the way of Voldemort, and even if there was, he or she wouldn't be able to inspire the people the same way that Dumbledore did, wouldn't be able to provide hope, at times when hope was such a powerful weapon against Voldemort, and I realized that whatever the risk, it was worth it, dying to save not only Dumbledore, but the hope that he carried with him. Because if we lose him, we all will lose, and Voldemort will surely win.

I didn't turn to look at her, instead I stared long and hard at Remus, and with a subtle nod of his head I knew he understood.

"I agree with Remus" I said finally.

Shock greeted my answer, I turned to see James looking at me with a strange look in his eyes, Lily instead of looking at me like I expected her to, was looking at James instead, as if she knew that if I was going, he would follow without a second thought. Peter was looking both at me and st Remus with a horrified look.

Finally my eyes caught hers, so full of understanding, and right this very second I knew she would follow me anywhere, like I would follow her, and there was no reason for me to argue against it, try to persuade her to stay back for her own safety, because she would come with me, either way.

"Ok", she said "We're going"

"What...", Mary said in a small voice "W-we-well I'm coming too then"

Remus suddenly looked at her, more worried that he had been the entire night.

"Mary you're in no condition to-"

"I said, I'm coming Remus, and don't you dare try suggesting otherwise"

Remus then just smiled and nodded knowing that there was nothing he could do to persuade her otherwise.

"Ok then", Lily said, determined, after a while of only looking at James "we're coming too"

James though, looked horrified at the thought "No, I'm going, only me, you're not coming, end of discussion!"

Lily then turned to him angrily, the color of her cheeks almost the same color as her hair. "Of course I'm going as well. I won't sit here waiting while my best friends and the man that I love risk their lives, as if I'm some-"

Sirius stopped listening at this point. He knew that Lily will win the argument as much as James wanted the opposite, Lily was sure going to be accompanying them.

His gaze turned to Wormtail. He looked so small in that chair. Watching all his friend plan to go to probably the most dangerous place they could think of, and saying nothing.

Sirius knew that Peter was quite the coward. He loved Peter sure, he was one of his best friends, one of the Maraurders, but that didn't change the fact that he wasn't as brave as the rest of them. He knew that he was terrified at this very moment, and he didn't blame him, not when himself was quite scared, only a fool wouldn't be. But he knew he was able to overcome his fears, no matter how deep they were. He just wasn't sure that Peter could do that.

"-am coming and that is it!", Lily finished ranting, and Sirius knew she had won, she was coming with them.

"Ok. Fine!", James exclaimed frustrated.

"Wormtail",Peter jumped of his seat, "what are you going to do, you haven't said anything."

Peter looked more afraid now than ever. As if he himself didn't know what he wanted to do.

"Peter", Sirius said softly "you know nobody is going to think any less of you if you don't agree to come, you don't have to."

Peter looked at him for a long moment, and then some of the fear in his eyes ass replaced with determination."Well...",he said"you might need little Wormtail to get inside small spaces for a quick getaway, I'm your guy."

Peter smiled, and so did the rest of them.