The Marauders: Chapter 1: The Beginning
A/N: Hogwarts, Platform 9 3/4, Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, Narcissa's first name, Crabbe and Goyle's last names, the Hogwarts Express, the name "Marauders" and the Hogwarts Express all belong to J.K. Rowling, the great writer whom I bow to (Turns to the corner of her room devoted to the two great writers of all time [J.K. Rowling and K.A. Applegate] and bows). But pretty much everything else is mine. If you want to use my ideas, write me. I am very nice about it, as this story is a combination of many writers, whose names are used in this story. You know who you are. But this plot is MINE! And so is the Legend of the Marauders. And the Sorting Hat song. ALL MINE!!!
To all shippers: This is a L/J, T/R, K/S, H/H, L/R and D/P. If you don't like to read those, please hit the back button. I won't accept flames from people who don't approve of my opinions. If you are offended by anything in this story, PLEASE e-mail me with what you disapprove of and I'll change it if the problem is reasonable.
Also, I guessed that since Harry was born in 1980, Voldemort rose to power in 1970 and McGonagall seemed about 50, first year is in 1967, so excuse any weird language that seems 60's/70's-ish. Plus, I guessed that you had to turn 11 by July 31 to go to Hogwarts.
I should warn you that I have a lot of symbolism in my stories, so watch out for it! Without further ado, I present my stories...
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I walked through the barrier and into the wizarding station. Parents stood around, bidding their children farewell. Animals chattered noisily over the racket of the train. I was all alone. Upon discovering that I was a witch, my parents had disowned me. After receiving the letter, I packed my belongings and took a bus to London, where I found the Leaky Cauldron and a whole new world.
My parents had transferred my savings, college money and seven years of pocket money to Gringotts, the wizarding bank. My twin sister, Carolyn, didn't speak up for me at all. Though I got high marks, I loved to party and play pranks, making me extremely popular. Carolyn, on the other hand, was bossy and a total know-it-all. She had few friends and spent most of her time studying. We were never close, so my leaving could only benefit her.
As I searched the train for an empty compartment, my trunk and owl, Helen, grew heavier. Finally, I found a compartment at the very end of the train with two girls in it. One stood and smiled.
"Hi! I'm Lily Evans! Would you like to sit with us?" Lily was tall and thin with long, wavy reddish-brown hair. But really stood out were her eyes. They were a beautiful green. They glittered so that her eyes looked like the sea. Lily looked like a model.
"Yes, thank you. I'm Karen Marcus." I sat down next to Lily, feeling quite plain with my brown hair and dull, brown eyes. I was only of medium height, though I was quite thin.
The other girl looked up at me. "I'm Trisha Friedburg." Trisha had golden-blonde hair pulled back in a single braid. Her deep, blue eyes brightened as she flashed me a smile with her perfect, white teeth.
"Nice to meet you. I'm a first year. How about you?" I spoke easily, feeling quite comfortable.
"Groovy! So are we!" exclaimed Trisha. The train left the station and the three of us began chatting about family and life before Hogwarts.
Trisha was a pureblood and was an only child. She had lived in many parts of the world before her family settled in England. Her parents were well-renowned Auror's. She looked sweet and innocent but had quite a temper.
Lily was Muggle-born like me, only her parents had reacted with admiration instead of fear. Only her sister disliked her, but Lily claimed that Petunia was a "bloody bitch." But, Lily seemed to have a nurturing nature.
Around one o'clock, a witch came by with a lunch cart full of food. Lily and I had never seen any of the food on the cart and eagerly bought a lot of each type of food. Trisha introduced each item to us. We were having a great time trying all of the different foods when two boys swaggered into our compartment.
The pale blond boy spoke snootily, "Well, well. We have some scummy Mudbloods and an Aurors daughter; no wonder it smells." I didn't know what a Mudblood is, but got the feeling that it was an insult.
Trisha sneered. "No, I think that's you, Malfoy. After all, you and Snape come from the trashiest families around."
Snape, a greasy, black-haired boy, smirked. "At least we don't chill with filthy Mudbloods!"
I had had enough. "Oh, that's it, you greasy slimeball!" I shouted and punched Snape in the nose. I heard a satisfying crack of bones breaking.
"Oh, shit, you Mudblood bitch! That hurt!" Snape yelled. Trisha took the opportunity to kick Malfoy in the balls while Lily hit him on the back. I lifted my leg into the air, then dropped it on Snape's back, brought it in for a nice pirouette, hitting Malfoy in the hip. They ran out of our compartment, crying in pain.
"Nice!" I heard an unfamiliar voice. I spun around quickly.
In the doorway stood four boys. The one who had spoken was kind of short, with messy, black hair and soft, brown eyes behind round glasses. He was beaming and gazing at Lily.
The boy next to him, who could have been his twin, minus the fact that he didn't have glasses, had hazel eyes and was taller, spoke up. "James, stop gawking at that girl! Sorry. Man, you girls kicked Snape and Malfoy's butts really bad!"
I grinned. "Thanks. Oh, I'm Karen Marcus, this is Trisha Friedburg and the girl that James is staring at is Lily Evans." Lily and James both turned scarlet.
The boy smirked good-naturedly. "Sirius Black is my name. That's Remus and that's Peter." Remus was a skinny boy with wavy brown hair and dull brown eyes. Peter was a short, pudgy boy with blond hair and a close resemblance to a rat.
"Um... wanna, you know, sit here?" said Trisha meekly, glancing timidly at Remus.
Remus looked intently at his shoes. "Sure, why not?" The boys entered our compartment completely. Outside, it started to rain. When Lily and James sat down together, there was a flash of lightning.
Remus and Trisha sat together, leaving me with Sirius and Peter. But Peter left, muttering incoherently beneath his breath.
"What's up with Peter?" I asked Sirius.
"Oh, just you average kid with too many Memory Charms on him. His father is of the evil sort. He trained witches and wizards in Dark Magic. Or so my sources say."
Sirius and I started talking about Quidditch, a wonderful wizarding sport which I'd read about in Quidditch Through the Ages. Sirius played Beater, a position that I longed to play. Outside it rained harder and harder.
Eventually our conversation turned to Hogwarts. Sirius' entire family had been in Gryffindor. He was, in fact, related to Godric Gryffindor himself. I noticed that the others were deep in conversation.
Around seven, a voice rang throughout the train. "We will be at Hogwarts in fifteen minutes time. Please prepare to disembark."
The boys left to go change into their robes. Trisha, Lily and I were left alone again. I used this opportunity to tease them.
"I think that some people are quite smitten with other people! Lily and James, sittin' in a tree..." Lily turned bright red as Trisha laughed. "Oh, and Trisha and Re-" "Oh, shut up!" Trisha interrupted, turning a lovely shade of crimson as she pulled on her quite. She looked out the window, "Man, it's pouring outside!"
"I have an idea!" I exclaimed, grabbing my wand. "Impervius!" I dried, tapping my cloak with my wand. I repeated the spell until all of our articles of clothing were water-proof.
"Brilliant! Where did you learn that spell?" inquired Lily as we headed into the corridor towards the boys compartment.
"Oh, I skimmed through our lesson books, looking for spells that might be of use..." I trailed off as we entered the boys compartment.
"Geez, it's really coming down outside! We're gonna be soaked!" exclaimed Remus. Lily Trisha and I glanced at each other and burst out laughing. Remus raised his eyebrow and looked at us. "What's so funny?"
"Well, you guys are gonna be wet. We girls will be nice and dry, because of a little something called a water-repellent charm." I said calmly. The boys dropped to their knees.
"Oh, put it on us, please?" the boys begged. We pretended to ponder this for a minute, then put it on them.
"We are at the Hogsmeade Station. Please leave all luggage on the train. It will be taken up separately." the magical voice boomed. The seven of us joined the swarm of kids exiting the train.
"Firs' years o'er 'ere!" a man who seemed impossibly tall called. He had an unruly beard and kind. black eyes. His soaked moleskin jacket was illuminated by the lantern which he held out.
We headed to the giant, who beamed at us. "Hullo! I'm Hagrid! Nice teh meet 'cha!" "How do you do, Hagrid. I'm Lily. This is James, Sirius, Karen, Remus, Trisha and Peter." Lily said politely, though I could tell that she was amazed by his enormous size. We all greeted Hagrid.
"Yeh all seem like a nice lot. Why don't yeh come teh me hut Friday at 3? 'opefully yeh won't be Slytherins, like that lot's bound teh be." Hagrid pointed at Snape, Malfoy and a few others kids who were sneering at us. "Yeh will probably be Gryffindors." "How can you tell?" asked Remus.
"I've bin 'ere fir o'er 25 years, yeh see, so I kin tell." Hagrid replied, winking.
"That's probably true. At least, I hope it's true," said James, glancing at Sirius. "Hey Karen, your water-repelling spell works! I'm totally dry!"
"A water-repellin' spell? Good thinkin' Karen. Yeh may be a top student. 'ead Girl, maybeh." I blushed.
"Nah, she couldn't be Head Girl. She's too much of a trouble-maker. Oof!" said Sirius slyly. I had elbowed him in the ribs to keep him from continuing.
"Well, we better git goin'. Don' wanna miss the feast." boomed Hagrid. "Follow meh." We trudged through the woods behind him. The other students followed, complaining about the rain. My friends and I were just laughing at them and trying to conceal our hunger and anxiety.
"Yeh'll be gettin' yer firs' look at Hogwars' up ahead!" called Hagrid over his shoulder and through the rain. There was an unanimous gasp as we took in the immense castle. It was made of stone that seemed to glitter, with windows that accented the stone. Towers jutted out every which way. The grounds were surrounded by the forest that we had just come out of and a lake which was right in front of us. "Ev'ryone git in a boat! Four teh each one. They're tied tegether!"
The seven of us climbed into the last two boats, with the boys on the very end. In the boat next to us was Snape, Malfoy and two large boys who closely resembled gorillas.
By the time that we were in the middle of the lake, pools of water had formed at the bottom of most boats. But the boys boat was almost sinking. It began swaying violently, and the boys were tightly gripping the side of their boat.
Thinking fast, I said urgently, "Get in our boat! You can sit on our laps!" They scrambled into our boat and sat down, James on Lily, Remus on Trisha, Sirius on me and Peter with his own seat. Snape and Malfoy laughed at us as Sirius and I untied our boat and the water-logged one.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful, aside from the fact that the water was now coming down so hard that we could barely see five feet in front of us. As we got off the boats, everyone else looked as though they'd swum across the lake. But James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and I were all dry.
Hagrid led us up the giant castle doors and banged his enormous fist against the door. A tall, young woman opened the door. She had black hair pulled back in a tight bun and sharp, gray eyes. Her long emerald robes and matching hat were perfectly arranged and shimmered from the light behind her. Her eyes swept over us, flickering upon my friends and I.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall." said Hagrid.
"Thank you, Hagrid. I shall take hem from here." said Professor McGonagall in a bossy tone. Hagrid left and we walked into the castle The thirty or so of us stood inside a hallway so large, you could have placed my old home in there and still have enough room to play tennis. "Welcome to Hogwarts, your home for the next seven years. There are four Houses at Hogwarts: Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Gryffindor. Each has its own remarkable history and has produced many fine witches and wizards. You are about to be Sorted into your House. The other students in your House will be like family. You shall dine with them, attend classes with them and spend your free time with them. Your triumphs shall gain your House points, but any rule-breaking or mischief-making shall lose points. At the end of the year, the House with the most points shall receive a trophy.
"Now, I'm sure that all of you wish to dry off... except you seven." McGonagall said, pointing at James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and me. "How did you manage to stay dry?"
They all looked at me. "Well, Professor, I put a water-repellent charm on our clothes." I said, smiling as best I could when I was thinking of how I might be expelled.
"Very... impressive!" said McGonagall, looking shocked. "What I was going to say before is that you will have to wait until after the feast to change clothes. Going across the lake took a little longer then expected. Follow me, now." We followed her single-file through some doors on the right. Inside the room was what seemed to be the entire school. They were seated at four different tables. The room was illuminated by hundreds of candles that floated high above the tables. At the head of the room was a table full of teachers. At the center of the table was a man with a long white beard and half-moon glasses. He had a sort of aura that made you trust him, and respect him. His hair glowed as much as the ghosts which were scattered around the hall.
"Look!" gasped Trisha, pointing at the ceiling. I looked up and saw that it looked exactly like the sky outside. Clouds were billowing and streaks of lightning darted across the ceiling.
Professor McGonagall led us up to where the teachers were. In front of us was a stool with a ragged hat on it. Everyone was looking at it expectantly. Suddenly, a split in its brim opened and it began... singing!
"This is the story of a millennium past,
And of the day that has come at last.
Godric, Helga, Rowena, Salezar,
The well-reknowned Hogwarts founders,
Godric Gryffindor, a brave lad,
A very mischievous spirit, he had.
Helga Hufflepuff, a loyal witch,
Honest and helpful, through any sitch.
Rowena Ravenclaw, quite brilliant indeed,
Plenty a suitor, what more could she need? But Salezar Slytherin, a very sly one,
Took any path to get a job done.
They got together and made this school,
The wizarding world, it does rule.
Try me on and I shall see,
What is in your destiny,
And find the House, a perfect fit.
Trust in me, upon this stool you shall sit.
One thing I can assure you is that,
I'm the amazing Sorting Hat!"
Everyone applauded when the Hat was done. McGonagall stepped forward with a roll of parchment. "When I call your name, please come forward and try on the hat.
"Basilit, Druscilla!" went to Slytherin.
"Black, Sirius!" Sirius walked behind Snape and patted him on the back. Once at the Hat, he winked at me and put it on. The second that it touched his head, the Hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Crabbe, Christopher!" went to Slytherin. Then it was Lily's turn.
"Evans, Lily!" Lily seemed to float in her long robes. "GRYFFINDOR!" James beamed at Lily as she sat next to a red-haired prefect.
"Figg, Arabella!" went to Hufflepuff, and "Farmer, Mike!" and "Fletcher, Mundungus!" went to Ravenclaw.
"Friedburg, Trisha!" Trisha smoothed her robes and walked forward confidently. A few seconds later... "GRYFFINDOR!"
Three Ravenclaws, four Slytherins (Sirius booed each one of them) and five Hufflepuffs later...
"Lupin, Remus!" Remus strode to the Hat. I saw Trisha give him an encouraging smile before he put the Hat on.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Remus walked over and sat beside Trisha.
"Malfoy, Lucius!" James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and I cracked up as Malfoy swaggered, or at least, swaggering as best as he could while limping.
"SLYTHERIN!" Laughter turned into boos. I was next.
"Marcus, Karen!" I walked proudly to the hat. Snape and Malfoy booed me, but I glanced at Sirius, who gave me a wink and mouthed to me 'Good luck'. I had the hardest part of the prank.
I placed the Hat on my head. A little voice sounded in my mind.
"Hmmm... Smart, brave, loyal, sly. My, what a future you have in store! Soon, every boys heart will belong to you, but yours will belong to one!"
I laughed. "Boys? Liking me? Get outta town!"
The voice laughed back at me. "Yes, well, some events are rather disturbing... beware of the Dark Lord and his followers, especially Malfoy! And beware of the Rat! Good luck! You shall be a great witch! Especially since you're going to be in GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted the last word and I took it off.
I was careful to walk past Malfoy and let my hand brush his neck, slipping a Stink Pellet down the back of his robes. He was so busy snickering with his fellow snakes that he didn't notice. I high-fived Sirius as I sat down.
"Mission accomplished!"
"Pettigrew, Peter!" Peter walked over to the hat and placed it on his head, shakily.
After a few minutes the Hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Peter came over and sat across from me.
"Potter, James!" James strolled to the Hat and placed it on his head. "GRYFFINDOR!"
As soon as he sat down, we all cracked up. Lily looked puzzled. "What happened?" she glared at me.
"You'll see- I mean smell in a few minutes." I smiled innocently.
We watched the rest of the Sorting. Snape, of course, went to Slytherin, along with two others. There were five more Hufflepuff's and three more Ravenclaw's. Finally, the Sorting was over and the thin man stood up.
"I have two words: Let's eat!" Everyone applauded and suddenly food appeared on the gold platters in front of us. Every type of food imaginable was there. I loaded my plate and began planning pranks with Sirius. Most were aimed towards Snape and Malfoy, who now smelled horribly and were getting disgusted stares. By the time dinner disappeared and dessert appeared, we had a complete itinerary for the rest of the year. Our chat soon turned to classes, started by the red-haired prefect.
"The old Head of Gryffindor and Transfiguration teacher, Professor Dumbledore, was just appointed Headmaster. The new Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall, is also Head of Gryffindor. Watch out for the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Mauvais. He's the Head of Slytherin and hates Gryffindors."
Soon the plates were all cleared of food and left sparkling clean. Professor Dumbledore stood up. " Ahem. Now that you are all well fed and watered, I have a few start of the term announcements.
"For those of you who don't know, I'm the new Headmaster. My name's Professor Dumbledore. It's my job to make sure that all of you have a groovy time here.
"We have several new teachers. First, our new Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney. Please treat her with the same respect that you show your other teachers: None.
"I'd also like to welcome Professor McGonagall, the new Transfiguration teacher, Head of Gryffindor and Deputy Headmistress. Please show her more respect than the other teachers.
"I'd like to remind all students that the Forbidden Forest is off limits, hence the name. At the border of the forest, a Whomping Willow has been planted. It will hit anyone that comes near it, so I recommend that you stay away, lest you wish to be transported to the Hospital Wing in pieces.
"Quidditch tryouts will be posted in the House Common Rooms. Any student Second Year or higher may tryout.
"Now, before you head off to bed, why don't we sing the school song?"
(A/N: I don't feel like typing the whole song, so deal with having to go back to the first book, page 128 if you want to read it!)
We all followed the red-haired prefect. I looked around in amazement as we passed paintings in which the subjects waved and greeted us. We soon reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress. "Password?"
"Fried pickles." answered the prefect, who had introduced himself as Arthur Weasley. The portrait swung forward, revealing a large room full of plush chairs and oak tables. Two doors were at the far end of the common room. We girls were led in one door, and the boys were led in the other.
A female prefect led us up the stairs to the very top, where there were seven doors, each with an engraving on it. Trisha, Lily and I went into the one labeled 'First Years'. Our room was square, with three beds on each wall except for one, which had windows on it. To our right was a bathroom. The beds were four-posters. Each had gold covers with small red tassels and a matching canopy. Next to them were fine mahogany wardrobes. On the other side was a bed table. Each bed also had a vanity right by it, stocked with shampoos, soaps, lotions, perfumes and more. The vanity chairs had red cushions. Our trunks were by each bed. We changed into our pajamas and slipped beneath our covers.
"Night." I murmured before drifting to sleep.
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"I promise, I'll kill you!" hissed a pretty girl with brown hair and hazel eyes. She looked a lot like me, only older. But her eyes... They looked like Sirius's! Behind her was a boy that looked like an older James, but with a lightning bolt scar and Lily's eyes! The girl had her wand pointed at a man with red eyes and a nose that looked like a snakes.
The man laughed evilly. "You, a Mudblood, fight me? My business is with Harry Potter, son of Lily Potter."
The girl looked into his evil red eyes. "Your business is with me. I'm the daughter of Karen and Sirius Black. And, I'm the one who completes Lily's spell on Harry. Two loves, one dead, one alive, combined make the evil flee from him. Kill me, and Harry becomes invincible. Kill Harry, and everyone he loves becomes invincible. Which do you want? An invincible enemy or a dead enemy with everyone else, including a Black, invincible? Voldemort, you won't be Dark Lord long." Harry looked at the girl, amazed.
Voldemort's eyes narrowed. "Fine. We'll duel, Black, you and me." The girl stepped forward.
"Deal." Harry looked at the girl, now scared, amazement no longer there. " Don't worry Harry. And don't do anything stupid." She touched her necklace gently. It had a charm on it: a golden apple.
"On my count." The girl said. "One... Two... THREE!"
Two voices shouted, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" There was a flash of green and the THUD of someone falling...
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"Karen! Karen! Wake up!" Green eyes stared into mine.
"Harry?" I murmured. Then I saw that it was Lily. "What happened?"
"You had a nightmare. What was it? And who's Harry?" Lily leaned over me, patting a cool cloth on my head.
"Harry's... your son... Voldemort... my daughter... dueled... protect Harry..." I was still shocked by the reality of the dream.
Lily looked at me intently. "Okaay. Um, maybe you should talk to Professor Dumbledore? Come on. Breakfast's in a hour. You woke me up. Trisha, amazingly, slept through it."
I nodded and smiled. "Alright. Thanks Lily. Oh, and Lily?" she had been heading into the bathroom. "Don't tell anyone about this. Please?"
She paused. "I won't tell anyone, Karen." Then she walked into the bathroom. I heard her gasp.
"What?" I asked, getting up.
"Come in here! This is amazing!" she sounded excited. I went in and saw why she was so amazed.
The bathroom had scarlet wallpaper with gold lioness' on it. There was a marble counter with three sinks on it. Over the sink was a mirror with a gold frame. Little baskets of potpourri were on the counter. To the right were three showers with red and gold tiles covering them. They had one big nozzle and about a dozen smaller ones in it. Next to them was a small pool-sized bathtub that had little faucets around it.
"Psychedelic!" I exclaimed. Lily and I raced into the showers. It turned out that the big nozzle was for water and the little ones had different scented shampoos and soaps.
Forty-five minutes later, Lily and I headed down to the common room. Trisha had woken up when Lily and I dumped a bucket of soap suds on her. Now, she was in the shower.
In the common room, we met the boys, who looked extremely tired.
"Morning!" Lily chirped. Grunts responded. "My, aren't we all morning people! You all need an awaking like we gave Trisha!"
"How did you wake Trisha up?" asked Remus, laying down on one of the couches.
Lily and I looked at each other and grinned. "Soap suds!" we answered in unison and laughed.
"That's not a pleasant way to wake up." said a voice from behind us. It was Trisha, looking a little more awake.
"Well, you're all here! Let's go!" said Arthur Weasley, rushing over to us. We followed him to the Great Hall. James, Sirius and I entered together and prepared for our first prank.
As we walked past the Slytherin table, I was careful to hit Malfoy in the head as I passed him.
He was furious. "YOU FILTHY MUDBLOOD!" Malfoy shouted. The entire hall turned their heads. I pretended to burst into tears. Suddenly teachers surrounded me. James and Sirius pretended to be comforting me while looking shocked. Lily, Remus, Trisha and Peter were attempting to come to me. Sirius winked to calm them down and they did.
All the while, teachers were scolding Malfoy, who looked furious as Slytherin lost 20 points. Professor Dumbledore came over to James, Sirius and me.
"May I see you three in my office?" We nodded and followed him. I let out the occasional sob as we went through the halls and up several sets of stairs. Professor Dumbledore stopped in front of a stone gargoyle. "Chocolate Frogs." Dumbledore said and the gargoyle stepped aside, revealing a spiral staircase that moved upwards. We stepped onto it and a few minutes later, we were at an oak door. Dumbledore opened the door and we stepped through it.
Professor Dumbledore led us into another room and motioned to three chairs in front of a desk. We sat down and looked at him.
Professor Dumbledore smiled. "Ms. Marcus, you are quite an actress.: I looked at him, shocked. "Yes, I do know that was a prank. Quite a good one. Very simple. I am not against practical jokes. Quite the contrary. I believe them to be great ways to cultivate the mind and have fun. But, you must understand that Hogwarts is a school. So, we shall set a limit. I believe that two pranks per day for each of you on school grounds is appropriate. Do you agree?" We nodded, shocked by how this was going. "Wonderful! Now, I believe that there may be some havoc if you were to return to the hall. So, eat here and I shall give you your schedules. Ms. Marcus, I believe that you wish to speak to me, so after you eat, we shall talk. Is that alright?"
"Yes, Professor." I replied. Dumbledore conjured some eggs, toast and pumpkin juice.
"Eat up. I shall return when you are through." Dumbledore left.
James, Sirius and I jabbered on about how strange that was. They tried to get me to tell why I wanted to see Dumbledore for. I wouldn't tell. I couldn't tell.
Finally, we were stuffed. Professor Dumbledore came back in.
"Here are your schedules," he handed them to us. "Now, James and Sirius, why don't you wait out in the hall and I shall escort you three to class when Karen and I are done." Sirius and James left.
"Now, Karen, what bothers you?" Dumbledore's blue eyes searched me carefully.
I dreamed my dream to him as best that I could. Dumbledore listened the entire time and when I was done he was pacing
"I don't believe that you know who Voldemort is, do you?" I shook my head. "He's a Dark Wizard who is gaining power quite rapidly. He's tipped to be the next Dark Lord.
"Now, what you're telling me is that Lily and James will have a son and you and Sirius will have a daughter. Together, they will face Voldemort. It is hinted that Lily and James are dead. At the end, your daughter duels Voldemort in order to protect Harry. Before dueling, she touches a necklace that has a gold apple on it." "Yeah, that's basically it." I answered.
"First of all, you are an extremely mature eleven year old." I blushed. "Second of all, I've been waiting for this for years." Dumbledore was now smiling at me.
"Waiting for what?" I was totally lost.
"You and your friends. The Heir of Gryffindor, the Eyes of the Sea, the Rat of Dark, the Werewolf, the Warrior of Heart, the Bird of Flight and you, the Seer. The Legend of the Marauders."
"Oh..." I understood now. Sirius was the Heir of Gryffindor, Lily had the Eyes of the Sea, Peter was freaky, like a rat, Trisha's toughness, the talk that I'd heard of James' talent at flying, my dreams. "But Remus? A werewolf?"
Dumbledore rubbed his temples. "Yes, I'm afraid so. But kindly don't tell anyone. They shall figure it out for themselves."
"Okay, so what does this 'Legend of the Marauders' mean?" I was curious what this whole deal was about.
"Well, the most powerful Dark Lord shall be challenged by 11 people. The Eyes of the Sea, Seer, Warrior of Heart, Heart of Beauty and the Seeker of Truth shall be female and most dangerous. The Rat of Dark will betray the Eyes of the Sea and the Bird of Flight, who shall have a son, the Bird of the Sea. The Heir of Gryffindor and you, the Seer, shall have a daughter, the Heart of Beauty, the most powerful of them all. The Heart of Beauty shall love the Bird of the Sea. The Werewolf and the Warrior of Heart shall have a daughter, the Seeker of Truth. She will love a boy not related to any of the others. His name's the Hair of Flames.
"At the age of 18, the Heart of Beauty will fight the Dark Lord. The Heart of Beauty will defeat the Dark Lord only if all Marauders loyal to her are wearing the Necklace.
"When the Eyes of the Sea and Bird of Flight die, the Eyes of the Sea must sacrifice herself so that the Bird of the Sea may live. Then, all others shall go into hiding. After the first sign of affection between the Heart of Beauty and the Bird of the Sea, the Bird of Sea will become closer to immortality. The more the love grows, the closer to immortality the Bird of the Sea will become. If the Heart of Beauty dies to save the Bird of the Sea, the Bird of the Sea shall be immortal. Do you understand?" My head was swimming but I understood.
"Yeah, but what is this necklace that you were talking about?" Dumbledore reached into his desk drawers and pulled out a weathered box. Inside were eleven velvet jewelry boxes. Each had a sort of emblem on them. He picked up one with what looked like a small crystal ball on it. "Touch the emblem. If you are the Seer, the will open."
I reached my finger out.
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The girl reached out and touched the golden apple. The box flung open.
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I opened my eyes. The box was open. I placed my necklace around my neck.
"Congratulations." murmured Dumbledore. "You are the Seer."
(A/N: This was supposed to cover the entire first year, but I didn't have the time to finish. The rating will be explained in Chapter 2: Year 5. I hope you all like this!
I am looking for a editor. If you are interested in the position, e-mail me!
The next part should be ready in about three weeks. Right now, I am writing this series and one other, as well as a two part series about Viktor and Hermione. This story is a L/J, T/R and a future K/S! Plus a little romance in the future between Harry and someone else. If you can guess who 3/4 of the future members first, I'll name a character in my next story after you!
Any mistakes spotted, E-MAIL ME ASAP!!!!!!!!!! I am a perfectionist about anything going against what the lovely J.K. Rowling says!!!!! Thank you!!!! R/R! I won't update until I've gotten 10 reviews.
A/N: Hogwarts, Platform 9 3/4, Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, Narcissa's first name, Crabbe and Goyle's last names, the Hogwarts Express, the name "Marauders" and the Hogwarts Express all belong to J.K. Rowling, the great writer whom I bow to (Turns to the corner of her room devoted to the two great writers of all time [J.K. Rowling and K.A. Applegate] and bows). But pretty much everything else is mine. If you want to use my ideas, write me. I am very nice about it, as this story is a combination of many writers, whose names are used in this story. You know who you are. But this plot is MINE! And so is the Legend of the Marauders. And the Sorting Hat song. ALL MINE!!!
To all shippers: This is a L/J, T/R, K/S, H/H, L/R and D/P. If you don't like to read those, please hit the back button. I won't accept flames from people who don't approve of my opinions. If you are offended by anything in this story, PLEASE e-mail me with what you disapprove of and I'll change it if the problem is reasonable.
Also, I guessed that since Harry was born in 1980, Voldemort rose to power in 1970 and McGonagall seemed about 50, first year is in 1967, so excuse any weird language that seems 60's/70's-ish. Plus, I guessed that you had to turn 11 by July 31 to go to Hogwarts.
I should warn you that I have a lot of symbolism in my stories, so watch out for it! Without further ado, I present my stories...
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I walked through the barrier and into the wizarding station. Parents stood around, bidding their children farewell. Animals chattered noisily over the racket of the train. I was all alone. Upon discovering that I was a witch, my parents had disowned me. After receiving the letter, I packed my belongings and took a bus to London, where I found the Leaky Cauldron and a whole new world.
My parents had transferred my savings, college money and seven years of pocket money to Gringotts, the wizarding bank. My twin sister, Carolyn, didn't speak up for me at all. Though I got high marks, I loved to party and play pranks, making me extremely popular. Carolyn, on the other hand, was bossy and a total know-it-all. She had few friends and spent most of her time studying. We were never close, so my leaving could only benefit her.
As I searched the train for an empty compartment, my trunk and owl, Helen, grew heavier. Finally, I found a compartment at the very end of the train with two girls in it. One stood and smiled.
"Hi! I'm Lily Evans! Would you like to sit with us?" Lily was tall and thin with long, wavy reddish-brown hair. But really stood out were her eyes. They were a beautiful green. They glittered so that her eyes looked like the sea. Lily looked like a model.
"Yes, thank you. I'm Karen Marcus." I sat down next to Lily, feeling quite plain with my brown hair and dull, brown eyes. I was only of medium height, though I was quite thin.
The other girl looked up at me. "I'm Trisha Friedburg." Trisha had golden-blonde hair pulled back in a single braid. Her deep, blue eyes brightened as she flashed me a smile with her perfect, white teeth.
"Nice to meet you. I'm a first year. How about you?" I spoke easily, feeling quite comfortable.
"Groovy! So are we!" exclaimed Trisha. The train left the station and the three of us began chatting about family and life before Hogwarts.
Trisha was a pureblood and was an only child. She had lived in many parts of the world before her family settled in England. Her parents were well-renowned Auror's. She looked sweet and innocent but had quite a temper.
Lily was Muggle-born like me, only her parents had reacted with admiration instead of fear. Only her sister disliked her, but Lily claimed that Petunia was a "bloody bitch." But, Lily seemed to have a nurturing nature.
Around one o'clock, a witch came by with a lunch cart full of food. Lily and I had never seen any of the food on the cart and eagerly bought a lot of each type of food. Trisha introduced each item to us. We were having a great time trying all of the different foods when two boys swaggered into our compartment.
The pale blond boy spoke snootily, "Well, well. We have some scummy Mudbloods and an Aurors daughter; no wonder it smells." I didn't know what a Mudblood is, but got the feeling that it was an insult.
Trisha sneered. "No, I think that's you, Malfoy. After all, you and Snape come from the trashiest families around."
Snape, a greasy, black-haired boy, smirked. "At least we don't chill with filthy Mudbloods!"
I had had enough. "Oh, that's it, you greasy slimeball!" I shouted and punched Snape in the nose. I heard a satisfying crack of bones breaking.
"Oh, shit, you Mudblood bitch! That hurt!" Snape yelled. Trisha took the opportunity to kick Malfoy in the balls while Lily hit him on the back. I lifted my leg into the air, then dropped it on Snape's back, brought it in for a nice pirouette, hitting Malfoy in the hip. They ran out of our compartment, crying in pain.
"Nice!" I heard an unfamiliar voice. I spun around quickly.
In the doorway stood four boys. The one who had spoken was kind of short, with messy, black hair and soft, brown eyes behind round glasses. He was beaming and gazing at Lily.
The boy next to him, who could have been his twin, minus the fact that he didn't have glasses, had hazel eyes and was taller, spoke up. "James, stop gawking at that girl! Sorry. Man, you girls kicked Snape and Malfoy's butts really bad!"
I grinned. "Thanks. Oh, I'm Karen Marcus, this is Trisha Friedburg and the girl that James is staring at is Lily Evans." Lily and James both turned scarlet.
The boy smirked good-naturedly. "Sirius Black is my name. That's Remus and that's Peter." Remus was a skinny boy with wavy brown hair and dull brown eyes. Peter was a short, pudgy boy with blond hair and a close resemblance to a rat.
"Um... wanna, you know, sit here?" said Trisha meekly, glancing timidly at Remus.
Remus looked intently at his shoes. "Sure, why not?" The boys entered our compartment completely. Outside, it started to rain. When Lily and James sat down together, there was a flash of lightning.
Remus and Trisha sat together, leaving me with Sirius and Peter. But Peter left, muttering incoherently beneath his breath.
"What's up with Peter?" I asked Sirius.
"Oh, just you average kid with too many Memory Charms on him. His father is of the evil sort. He trained witches and wizards in Dark Magic. Or so my sources say."
Sirius and I started talking about Quidditch, a wonderful wizarding sport which I'd read about in Quidditch Through the Ages. Sirius played Beater, a position that I longed to play. Outside it rained harder and harder.
Eventually our conversation turned to Hogwarts. Sirius' entire family had been in Gryffindor. He was, in fact, related to Godric Gryffindor himself. I noticed that the others were deep in conversation.
Around seven, a voice rang throughout the train. "We will be at Hogwarts in fifteen minutes time. Please prepare to disembark."
The boys left to go change into their robes. Trisha, Lily and I were left alone again. I used this opportunity to tease them.
"I think that some people are quite smitten with other people! Lily and James, sittin' in a tree..." Lily turned bright red as Trisha laughed. "Oh, and Trisha and Re-" "Oh, shut up!" Trisha interrupted, turning a lovely shade of crimson as she pulled on her quite. She looked out the window, "Man, it's pouring outside!"
"I have an idea!" I exclaimed, grabbing my wand. "Impervius!" I dried, tapping my cloak with my wand. I repeated the spell until all of our articles of clothing were water-proof.
"Brilliant! Where did you learn that spell?" inquired Lily as we headed into the corridor towards the boys compartment.
"Oh, I skimmed through our lesson books, looking for spells that might be of use..." I trailed off as we entered the boys compartment.
"Geez, it's really coming down outside! We're gonna be soaked!" exclaimed Remus. Lily Trisha and I glanced at each other and burst out laughing. Remus raised his eyebrow and looked at us. "What's so funny?"
"Well, you guys are gonna be wet. We girls will be nice and dry, because of a little something called a water-repellent charm." I said calmly. The boys dropped to their knees.
"Oh, put it on us, please?" the boys begged. We pretended to ponder this for a minute, then put it on them.
"We are at the Hogsmeade Station. Please leave all luggage on the train. It will be taken up separately." the magical voice boomed. The seven of us joined the swarm of kids exiting the train.
"Firs' years o'er 'ere!" a man who seemed impossibly tall called. He had an unruly beard and kind. black eyes. His soaked moleskin jacket was illuminated by the lantern which he held out.
We headed to the giant, who beamed at us. "Hullo! I'm Hagrid! Nice teh meet 'cha!" "How do you do, Hagrid. I'm Lily. This is James, Sirius, Karen, Remus, Trisha and Peter." Lily said politely, though I could tell that she was amazed by his enormous size. We all greeted Hagrid.
"Yeh all seem like a nice lot. Why don't yeh come teh me hut Friday at 3? 'opefully yeh won't be Slytherins, like that lot's bound teh be." Hagrid pointed at Snape, Malfoy and a few others kids who were sneering at us. "Yeh will probably be Gryffindors." "How can you tell?" asked Remus.
"I've bin 'ere fir o'er 25 years, yeh see, so I kin tell." Hagrid replied, winking.
"That's probably true. At least, I hope it's true," said James, glancing at Sirius. "Hey Karen, your water-repelling spell works! I'm totally dry!"
"A water-repellin' spell? Good thinkin' Karen. Yeh may be a top student. 'ead Girl, maybeh." I blushed.
"Nah, she couldn't be Head Girl. She's too much of a trouble-maker. Oof!" said Sirius slyly. I had elbowed him in the ribs to keep him from continuing.
"Well, we better git goin'. Don' wanna miss the feast." boomed Hagrid. "Follow meh." We trudged through the woods behind him. The other students followed, complaining about the rain. My friends and I were just laughing at them and trying to conceal our hunger and anxiety.
"Yeh'll be gettin' yer firs' look at Hogwars' up ahead!" called Hagrid over his shoulder and through the rain. There was an unanimous gasp as we took in the immense castle. It was made of stone that seemed to glitter, with windows that accented the stone. Towers jutted out every which way. The grounds were surrounded by the forest that we had just come out of and a lake which was right in front of us. "Ev'ryone git in a boat! Four teh each one. They're tied tegether!"
The seven of us climbed into the last two boats, with the boys on the very end. In the boat next to us was Snape, Malfoy and two large boys who closely resembled gorillas.
By the time that we were in the middle of the lake, pools of water had formed at the bottom of most boats. But the boys boat was almost sinking. It began swaying violently, and the boys were tightly gripping the side of their boat.
Thinking fast, I said urgently, "Get in our boat! You can sit on our laps!" They scrambled into our boat and sat down, James on Lily, Remus on Trisha, Sirius on me and Peter with his own seat. Snape and Malfoy laughed at us as Sirius and I untied our boat and the water-logged one.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful, aside from the fact that the water was now coming down so hard that we could barely see five feet in front of us. As we got off the boats, everyone else looked as though they'd swum across the lake. But James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and I were all dry.
Hagrid led us up the giant castle doors and banged his enormous fist against the door. A tall, young woman opened the door. She had black hair pulled back in a tight bun and sharp, gray eyes. Her long emerald robes and matching hat were perfectly arranged and shimmered from the light behind her. Her eyes swept over us, flickering upon my friends and I.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall." said Hagrid.
"Thank you, Hagrid. I shall take hem from here." said Professor McGonagall in a bossy tone. Hagrid left and we walked into the castle The thirty or so of us stood inside a hallway so large, you could have placed my old home in there and still have enough room to play tennis. "Welcome to Hogwarts, your home for the next seven years. There are four Houses at Hogwarts: Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Gryffindor. Each has its own remarkable history and has produced many fine witches and wizards. You are about to be Sorted into your House. The other students in your House will be like family. You shall dine with them, attend classes with them and spend your free time with them. Your triumphs shall gain your House points, but any rule-breaking or mischief-making shall lose points. At the end of the year, the House with the most points shall receive a trophy.
"Now, I'm sure that all of you wish to dry off... except you seven." McGonagall said, pointing at James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and me. "How did you manage to stay dry?"
They all looked at me. "Well, Professor, I put a water-repellent charm on our clothes." I said, smiling as best I could when I was thinking of how I might be expelled.
"Very... impressive!" said McGonagall, looking shocked. "What I was going to say before is that you will have to wait until after the feast to change clothes. Going across the lake took a little longer then expected. Follow me, now." We followed her single-file through some doors on the right. Inside the room was what seemed to be the entire school. They were seated at four different tables. The room was illuminated by hundreds of candles that floated high above the tables. At the head of the room was a table full of teachers. At the center of the table was a man with a long white beard and half-moon glasses. He had a sort of aura that made you trust him, and respect him. His hair glowed as much as the ghosts which were scattered around the hall.
"Look!" gasped Trisha, pointing at the ceiling. I looked up and saw that it looked exactly like the sky outside. Clouds were billowing and streaks of lightning darted across the ceiling.
Professor McGonagall led us up to where the teachers were. In front of us was a stool with a ragged hat on it. Everyone was looking at it expectantly. Suddenly, a split in its brim opened and it began... singing!
"This is the story of a millennium past,
And of the day that has come at last.
Godric, Helga, Rowena, Salezar,
The well-reknowned Hogwarts founders,
Godric Gryffindor, a brave lad,
A very mischievous spirit, he had.
Helga Hufflepuff, a loyal witch,
Honest and helpful, through any sitch.
Rowena Ravenclaw, quite brilliant indeed,
Plenty a suitor, what more could she need? But Salezar Slytherin, a very sly one,
Took any path to get a job done.
They got together and made this school,
The wizarding world, it does rule.
Try me on and I shall see,
What is in your destiny,
And find the House, a perfect fit.
Trust in me, upon this stool you shall sit.
One thing I can assure you is that,
I'm the amazing Sorting Hat!"
Everyone applauded when the Hat was done. McGonagall stepped forward with a roll of parchment. "When I call your name, please come forward and try on the hat.
"Basilit, Druscilla!" went to Slytherin.
"Black, Sirius!" Sirius walked behind Snape and patted him on the back. Once at the Hat, he winked at me and put it on. The second that it touched his head, the Hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Crabbe, Christopher!" went to Slytherin. Then it was Lily's turn.
"Evans, Lily!" Lily seemed to float in her long robes. "GRYFFINDOR!" James beamed at Lily as she sat next to a red-haired prefect.
"Figg, Arabella!" went to Hufflepuff, and "Farmer, Mike!" and "Fletcher, Mundungus!" went to Ravenclaw.
"Friedburg, Trisha!" Trisha smoothed her robes and walked forward confidently. A few seconds later... "GRYFFINDOR!"
Three Ravenclaws, four Slytherins (Sirius booed each one of them) and five Hufflepuffs later...
"Lupin, Remus!" Remus strode to the Hat. I saw Trisha give him an encouraging smile before he put the Hat on.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Remus walked over and sat beside Trisha.
"Malfoy, Lucius!" James, Lily, Peter, Remus, Trisha, Sirius and I cracked up as Malfoy swaggered, or at least, swaggering as best as he could while limping.
"SLYTHERIN!" Laughter turned into boos. I was next.
"Marcus, Karen!" I walked proudly to the hat. Snape and Malfoy booed me, but I glanced at Sirius, who gave me a wink and mouthed to me 'Good luck'. I had the hardest part of the prank.
I placed the Hat on my head. A little voice sounded in my mind.
"Hmmm... Smart, brave, loyal, sly. My, what a future you have in store! Soon, every boys heart will belong to you, but yours will belong to one!"
I laughed. "Boys? Liking me? Get outta town!"
The voice laughed back at me. "Yes, well, some events are rather disturbing... beware of the Dark Lord and his followers, especially Malfoy! And beware of the Rat! Good luck! You shall be a great witch! Especially since you're going to be in GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted the last word and I took it off.
I was careful to walk past Malfoy and let my hand brush his neck, slipping a Stink Pellet down the back of his robes. He was so busy snickering with his fellow snakes that he didn't notice. I high-fived Sirius as I sat down.
"Mission accomplished!"
"Pettigrew, Peter!" Peter walked over to the hat and placed it on his head, shakily.
After a few minutes the Hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Peter came over and sat across from me.
"Potter, James!" James strolled to the Hat and placed it on his head. "GRYFFINDOR!"
As soon as he sat down, we all cracked up. Lily looked puzzled. "What happened?" she glared at me.
"You'll see- I mean smell in a few minutes." I smiled innocently.
We watched the rest of the Sorting. Snape, of course, went to Slytherin, along with two others. There were five more Hufflepuff's and three more Ravenclaw's. Finally, the Sorting was over and the thin man stood up.
"I have two words: Let's eat!" Everyone applauded and suddenly food appeared on the gold platters in front of us. Every type of food imaginable was there. I loaded my plate and began planning pranks with Sirius. Most were aimed towards Snape and Malfoy, who now smelled horribly and were getting disgusted stares. By the time dinner disappeared and dessert appeared, we had a complete itinerary for the rest of the year. Our chat soon turned to classes, started by the red-haired prefect.
"The old Head of Gryffindor and Transfiguration teacher, Professor Dumbledore, was just appointed Headmaster. The new Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall, is also Head of Gryffindor. Watch out for the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Mauvais. He's the Head of Slytherin and hates Gryffindors."
Soon the plates were all cleared of food and left sparkling clean. Professor Dumbledore stood up. " Ahem. Now that you are all well fed and watered, I have a few start of the term announcements.
"For those of you who don't know, I'm the new Headmaster. My name's Professor Dumbledore. It's my job to make sure that all of you have a groovy time here.
"We have several new teachers. First, our new Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney. Please treat her with the same respect that you show your other teachers: None.
"I'd also like to welcome Professor McGonagall, the new Transfiguration teacher, Head of Gryffindor and Deputy Headmistress. Please show her more respect than the other teachers.
"I'd like to remind all students that the Forbidden Forest is off limits, hence the name. At the border of the forest, a Whomping Willow has been planted. It will hit anyone that comes near it, so I recommend that you stay away, lest you wish to be transported to the Hospital Wing in pieces.
"Quidditch tryouts will be posted in the House Common Rooms. Any student Second Year or higher may tryout.
"Now, before you head off to bed, why don't we sing the school song?"
(A/N: I don't feel like typing the whole song, so deal with having to go back to the first book, page 128 if you want to read it!)
We all followed the red-haired prefect. I looked around in amazement as we passed paintings in which the subjects waved and greeted us. We soon reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress. "Password?"
"Fried pickles." answered the prefect, who had introduced himself as Arthur Weasley. The portrait swung forward, revealing a large room full of plush chairs and oak tables. Two doors were at the far end of the common room. We girls were led in one door, and the boys were led in the other.
A female prefect led us up the stairs to the very top, where there were seven doors, each with an engraving on it. Trisha, Lily and I went into the one labeled 'First Years'. Our room was square, with three beds on each wall except for one, which had windows on it. To our right was a bathroom. The beds were four-posters. Each had gold covers with small red tassels and a matching canopy. Next to them were fine mahogany wardrobes. On the other side was a bed table. Each bed also had a vanity right by it, stocked with shampoos, soaps, lotions, perfumes and more. The vanity chairs had red cushions. Our trunks were by each bed. We changed into our pajamas and slipped beneath our covers.
"Night." I murmured before drifting to sleep.
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"I promise, I'll kill you!" hissed a pretty girl with brown hair and hazel eyes. She looked a lot like me, only older. But her eyes... They looked like Sirius's! Behind her was a boy that looked like an older James, but with a lightning bolt scar and Lily's eyes! The girl had her wand pointed at a man with red eyes and a nose that looked like a snakes.
The man laughed evilly. "You, a Mudblood, fight me? My business is with Harry Potter, son of Lily Potter."
The girl looked into his evil red eyes. "Your business is with me. I'm the daughter of Karen and Sirius Black. And, I'm the one who completes Lily's spell on Harry. Two loves, one dead, one alive, combined make the evil flee from him. Kill me, and Harry becomes invincible. Kill Harry, and everyone he loves becomes invincible. Which do you want? An invincible enemy or a dead enemy with everyone else, including a Black, invincible? Voldemort, you won't be Dark Lord long." Harry looked at the girl, amazed.
Voldemort's eyes narrowed. "Fine. We'll duel, Black, you and me." The girl stepped forward.
"Deal." Harry looked at the girl, now scared, amazement no longer there. " Don't worry Harry. And don't do anything stupid." She touched her necklace gently. It had a charm on it: a golden apple.
"On my count." The girl said. "One... Two... THREE!"
Two voices shouted, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" There was a flash of green and the THUD of someone falling...
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"Karen! Karen! Wake up!" Green eyes stared into mine.
"Harry?" I murmured. Then I saw that it was Lily. "What happened?"
"You had a nightmare. What was it? And who's Harry?" Lily leaned over me, patting a cool cloth on my head.
"Harry's... your son... Voldemort... my daughter... dueled... protect Harry..." I was still shocked by the reality of the dream.
Lily looked at me intently. "Okaay. Um, maybe you should talk to Professor Dumbledore? Come on. Breakfast's in a hour. You woke me up. Trisha, amazingly, slept through it."
I nodded and smiled. "Alright. Thanks Lily. Oh, and Lily?" she had been heading into the bathroom. "Don't tell anyone about this. Please?"
She paused. "I won't tell anyone, Karen." Then she walked into the bathroom. I heard her gasp.
"What?" I asked, getting up.
"Come in here! This is amazing!" she sounded excited. I went in and saw why she was so amazed.
The bathroom had scarlet wallpaper with gold lioness' on it. There was a marble counter with three sinks on it. Over the sink was a mirror with a gold frame. Little baskets of potpourri were on the counter. To the right were three showers with red and gold tiles covering them. They had one big nozzle and about a dozen smaller ones in it. Next to them was a small pool-sized bathtub that had little faucets around it.
"Psychedelic!" I exclaimed. Lily and I raced into the showers. It turned out that the big nozzle was for water and the little ones had different scented shampoos and soaps.
Forty-five minutes later, Lily and I headed down to the common room. Trisha had woken up when Lily and I dumped a bucket of soap suds on her. Now, she was in the shower.
In the common room, we met the boys, who looked extremely tired.
"Morning!" Lily chirped. Grunts responded. "My, aren't we all morning people! You all need an awaking like we gave Trisha!"
"How did you wake Trisha up?" asked Remus, laying down on one of the couches.
Lily and I looked at each other and grinned. "Soap suds!" we answered in unison and laughed.
"That's not a pleasant way to wake up." said a voice from behind us. It was Trisha, looking a little more awake.
"Well, you're all here! Let's go!" said Arthur Weasley, rushing over to us. We followed him to the Great Hall. James, Sirius and I entered together and prepared for our first prank.
As we walked past the Slytherin table, I was careful to hit Malfoy in the head as I passed him.
He was furious. "YOU FILTHY MUDBLOOD!" Malfoy shouted. The entire hall turned their heads. I pretended to burst into tears. Suddenly teachers surrounded me. James and Sirius pretended to be comforting me while looking shocked. Lily, Remus, Trisha and Peter were attempting to come to me. Sirius winked to calm them down and they did.
All the while, teachers were scolding Malfoy, who looked furious as Slytherin lost 20 points. Professor Dumbledore came over to James, Sirius and me.
"May I see you three in my office?" We nodded and followed him. I let out the occasional sob as we went through the halls and up several sets of stairs. Professor Dumbledore stopped in front of a stone gargoyle. "Chocolate Frogs." Dumbledore said and the gargoyle stepped aside, revealing a spiral staircase that moved upwards. We stepped onto it and a few minutes later, we were at an oak door. Dumbledore opened the door and we stepped through it.
Professor Dumbledore led us into another room and motioned to three chairs in front of a desk. We sat down and looked at him.
Professor Dumbledore smiled. "Ms. Marcus, you are quite an actress.: I looked at him, shocked. "Yes, I do know that was a prank. Quite a good one. Very simple. I am not against practical jokes. Quite the contrary. I believe them to be great ways to cultivate the mind and have fun. But, you must understand that Hogwarts is a school. So, we shall set a limit. I believe that two pranks per day for each of you on school grounds is appropriate. Do you agree?" We nodded, shocked by how this was going. "Wonderful! Now, I believe that there may be some havoc if you were to return to the hall. So, eat here and I shall give you your schedules. Ms. Marcus, I believe that you wish to speak to me, so after you eat, we shall talk. Is that alright?"
"Yes, Professor." I replied. Dumbledore conjured some eggs, toast and pumpkin juice.
"Eat up. I shall return when you are through." Dumbledore left.
James, Sirius and I jabbered on about how strange that was. They tried to get me to tell why I wanted to see Dumbledore for. I wouldn't tell. I couldn't tell.
Finally, we were stuffed. Professor Dumbledore came back in.
"Here are your schedules," he handed them to us. "Now, James and Sirius, why don't you wait out in the hall and I shall escort you three to class when Karen and I are done." Sirius and James left.
"Now, Karen, what bothers you?" Dumbledore's blue eyes searched me carefully.
I dreamed my dream to him as best that I could. Dumbledore listened the entire time and when I was done he was pacing
"I don't believe that you know who Voldemort is, do you?" I shook my head. "He's a Dark Wizard who is gaining power quite rapidly. He's tipped to be the next Dark Lord.
"Now, what you're telling me is that Lily and James will have a son and you and Sirius will have a daughter. Together, they will face Voldemort. It is hinted that Lily and James are dead. At the end, your daughter duels Voldemort in order to protect Harry. Before dueling, she touches a necklace that has a gold apple on it." "Yeah, that's basically it." I answered.
"First of all, you are an extremely mature eleven year old." I blushed. "Second of all, I've been waiting for this for years." Dumbledore was now smiling at me.
"Waiting for what?" I was totally lost.
"You and your friends. The Heir of Gryffindor, the Eyes of the Sea, the Rat of Dark, the Werewolf, the Warrior of Heart, the Bird of Flight and you, the Seer. The Legend of the Marauders."
"Oh..." I understood now. Sirius was the Heir of Gryffindor, Lily had the Eyes of the Sea, Peter was freaky, like a rat, Trisha's toughness, the talk that I'd heard of James' talent at flying, my dreams. "But Remus? A werewolf?"
Dumbledore rubbed his temples. "Yes, I'm afraid so. But kindly don't tell anyone. They shall figure it out for themselves."
"Okay, so what does this 'Legend of the Marauders' mean?" I was curious what this whole deal was about.
"Well, the most powerful Dark Lord shall be challenged by 11 people. The Eyes of the Sea, Seer, Warrior of Heart, Heart of Beauty and the Seeker of Truth shall be female and most dangerous. The Rat of Dark will betray the Eyes of the Sea and the Bird of Flight, who shall have a son, the Bird of the Sea. The Heir of Gryffindor and you, the Seer, shall have a daughter, the Heart of Beauty, the most powerful of them all. The Heart of Beauty shall love the Bird of the Sea. The Werewolf and the Warrior of Heart shall have a daughter, the Seeker of Truth. She will love a boy not related to any of the others. His name's the Hair of Flames.
"At the age of 18, the Heart of Beauty will fight the Dark Lord. The Heart of Beauty will defeat the Dark Lord only if all Marauders loyal to her are wearing the Necklace.
"When the Eyes of the Sea and Bird of Flight die, the Eyes of the Sea must sacrifice herself so that the Bird of the Sea may live. Then, all others shall go into hiding. After the first sign of affection between the Heart of Beauty and the Bird of the Sea, the Bird of Sea will become closer to immortality. The more the love grows, the closer to immortality the Bird of the Sea will become. If the Heart of Beauty dies to save the Bird of the Sea, the Bird of the Sea shall be immortal. Do you understand?" My head was swimming but I understood.
"Yeah, but what is this necklace that you were talking about?" Dumbledore reached into his desk drawers and pulled out a weathered box. Inside were eleven velvet jewelry boxes. Each had a sort of emblem on them. He picked up one with what looked like a small crystal ball on it. "Touch the emblem. If you are the Seer, the will open."
I reached my finger out.
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The girl reached out and touched the golden apple. The box flung open.
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I opened my eyes. The box was open. I placed my necklace around my neck.
"Congratulations." murmured Dumbledore. "You are the Seer."
(A/N: This was supposed to cover the entire first year, but I didn't have the time to finish. The rating will be explained in Chapter 2: Year 5. I hope you all like this!
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