Okay, this is just a short chapter. I let you know that I'm gonna skip the rest of the Hogwarts years and go to about four years after Hogwarts, in July of 1979. This chapter will be a little journal entry by Karen, filling you in on what's happened since Chapter 2. I'm sorry, but I'm getting tired of this story. I mean, I've been working on it since last August, yet I barely get any reviews for it and it's moving very slowly. I want to concentrate on finishing The Second Chance, You Deserve Better and my many short stories that are going on, as well as a new series called "Hogwarts Rehab Clinic", which I really like, though it will only be two or three chapters long. Also, I'm gonna try to start this really cool original series that I've been planning forever! Oh, and get better Prongsy! I hope you'll be okay!
Disclaimer: You can figure out what's mine, can't you?
/iThe Marauders
Karen's PoV/i
Dear Journal,
Hi! I'm Karen Marcus Black. I want to write my story down because I know that something's going to happen to me in the future and I want my child to know my story. Sirius also wrote down a little stuff for her. We need to explain why we won't be there for her. You see, I'm a Seer. Not just any Seer, but the Seer from the Legend of Marauders. I went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, from which I graduated in 1975. I dated Sirius through our Auror training (Lily, James, Trisha, Sirius and I all became Aurors. They wouldn't accept Remus, as he was a werewolf and Peter couldn't get in on account of his poor grades.) and we got married last October. I'm pregnant now with my daughter, who we're expecting in August. Lily and James are married, as are Trisha and Remus. Peter hasn't found anyone. He still lives with his mother. Things are beginning to fall into place for Lily and James' deaths, though it won't happen for more then a year. All seven of us are Animagi. Lily is an unicorn, Trisha is a fox and I am a beautiful cat. James is a stag, Peter is a rat and Sirius is a dog. All are fitting.
Remus works now at Zonko's, which makes all of us happy, for it supplies us with plenty of joking supplies. At the end of our seventh year, all of us put together a time capsule for our children, though at the time only I knew that we would actually have them. The boys all put in various prank pulling supplies, as they work better as they age. In fact, we had used several packets of Itching Powder that Sirius' parents had saved from their youth on Snape and Malfoy. They couldn't stop scratching for days!
Fifth year was an eventful year. At Hogwarts on our first day, we were stopped in the hall by Professor Mauvais, the DADA teacher and Head of Slytherin. I managed to bail us out of trouble by using a spell that I'd learned in the "Mischief Makers Guide to Getting Out of Trouble". It causes five dozen Dungbombs to go off in any place that you choose.
A few weeks into the school year, the boys were awoken in the middle of the night by their necklaces burning. They came into the girls dormitories to see if ours were ablaze as well. Sure enough, they were. But, McGonagall had set up spells around our dorms to make sure boys don't go into girls dorms in the middle of the night, and vice versa. So, Sirius and I had to lock ourselves in my wardrobe, where we were stuck all night, until we discovered that Marauders can communicate telepathically to each other. The night wasn't bad, as Sirius was in his boxers, and only his boxers.
Malfoy was my big enemy. In fifth year, he attempted to rape met twice. The first time, not much harm became of me. For, as Seer, I can make things explode by concentrating on them, therefore, I was able to keep Malfoy from doing more then removing my robes and unbuttoning my blouse.
But then, about two weeks later, I was walking back from the library alone, when I was yanked into an empty classroom. Or so I thought. Inside were about a dozen Death Eaters, all wearing masks. They grabbed me and I managed to keep them back, but I was cornered. I had to contact Sirius, but while I was concentrating, they grabbed me. I fought and screamed, then finally Sirius came in and threw a Dungbomb at them, so we could get out. I fainted in his arms. Later, I awoke in the Hospital Wing to find all of my friends except for Peter, who was serving detention, standing beside me.
The ball went beautifully and Peter got butterbeer thrown in his face about 16 times. (A/N: Haha! Die Ratty! Die!! ::starts strangling him, but is dragged off by some Fanfiction writers who are standing nearby:: I'll get you, my ugly! And your little rat, too! ::cackles evilly::)
The rest of our time at Hogwarts was rather uneventful, though we continued torturing Slytherins. Our last prank will be remembered forever by the teachers. We wanted to be remembered, so the night before the Leaving Feast, we put a charm on the Great Hall so that everything in it was red and gold. Then, all of the Slytherins had spells on them so that you could see what they were thinking. Every common room was plastered with signs saying "Snape and Malfoy are perverts" and we had put a duplication charm on Snape and Malfoy's underwear, then written on them "These are Snape/Malfoy's underwear". But what happened at the breakfast our last day was the best. We made a water balloon, then put an Engorgement Spell on it, as well as placing a Confetti Charm on the room, so that when it fell, confetti and wizard crackers would fall. The Marauders rode to the ceiling on our brooms, then dropped the balloon on the Slytherin table. As the confetti fell, we threw eggs at the Slytherins and Filch. Everyone was rolling on the floor laughing, then we flew across the room holding a banner that said "The Marauders Forever!", for the Marauders is what we had become known as, though most did not know about the legend. It was beautiful. As we flew around, we dropped a few smaller water balloons that contained coloured water. Soon, the Great Hall was a rainbow of colours. It was a lovely sight.
After Hogwarts, we got jobs, Trisha, James, Lily, Sirius and me as Aurors, Remus at Zonko's and Peter as a dishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron. We were all happy, and still are. In July, Lily and James were wed, in August Sirius and I got married and in April, Trisha and Remus got hitched. Peter became a little darker when he found that I was pregnant. I had to expect it though. Now, in July of 1979, I prepare for what will happen in the future. I've arranged for my sister to raise my daughter as her own. A room is being furnished there as I write. My letter will be given to my child someday, I hope. I must go now, for this must be given to Professor Dumbledore now.
Love,
Karen Marcus Black
A/N: There ya go! Sorry for the wait, and even more sorry for the shortness! I really have to work on getting stories up quicker! This wasn't good, but basically contains everything that I planned on hapening for the next three stories! The next part will probably be up in late August. We're taking a family vacation, so I can work on my stories during the flight and our drives (We're going to Arizona and gonna drive all over the place, from Lake Powell to Tuscon to Flagstaff to Scottsdale), therefore the next part will be long! And, I'll be able to finish up The Second Chance and get a few chapters of You Deserve Better done. My problem isn't writing, but typing. I'm a slow typer, plus I can't focus on it for a long time. Well, R/R!
Disclaimer: You can figure out what's mine, can't you?
/iThe Marauders
Karen's PoV/i
Dear Journal,
Hi! I'm Karen Marcus Black. I want to write my story down because I know that something's going to happen to me in the future and I want my child to know my story. Sirius also wrote down a little stuff for her. We need to explain why we won't be there for her. You see, I'm a Seer. Not just any Seer, but the Seer from the Legend of Marauders. I went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, from which I graduated in 1975. I dated Sirius through our Auror training (Lily, James, Trisha, Sirius and I all became Aurors. They wouldn't accept Remus, as he was a werewolf and Peter couldn't get in on account of his poor grades.) and we got married last October. I'm pregnant now with my daughter, who we're expecting in August. Lily and James are married, as are Trisha and Remus. Peter hasn't found anyone. He still lives with his mother. Things are beginning to fall into place for Lily and James' deaths, though it won't happen for more then a year. All seven of us are Animagi. Lily is an unicorn, Trisha is a fox and I am a beautiful cat. James is a stag, Peter is a rat and Sirius is a dog. All are fitting.
Remus works now at Zonko's, which makes all of us happy, for it supplies us with plenty of joking supplies. At the end of our seventh year, all of us put together a time capsule for our children, though at the time only I knew that we would actually have them. The boys all put in various prank pulling supplies, as they work better as they age. In fact, we had used several packets of Itching Powder that Sirius' parents had saved from their youth on Snape and Malfoy. They couldn't stop scratching for days!
Fifth year was an eventful year. At Hogwarts on our first day, we were stopped in the hall by Professor Mauvais, the DADA teacher and Head of Slytherin. I managed to bail us out of trouble by using a spell that I'd learned in the "Mischief Makers Guide to Getting Out of Trouble". It causes five dozen Dungbombs to go off in any place that you choose.
A few weeks into the school year, the boys were awoken in the middle of the night by their necklaces burning. They came into the girls dormitories to see if ours were ablaze as well. Sure enough, they were. But, McGonagall had set up spells around our dorms to make sure boys don't go into girls dorms in the middle of the night, and vice versa. So, Sirius and I had to lock ourselves in my wardrobe, where we were stuck all night, until we discovered that Marauders can communicate telepathically to each other. The night wasn't bad, as Sirius was in his boxers, and only his boxers.
Malfoy was my big enemy. In fifth year, he attempted to rape met twice. The first time, not much harm became of me. For, as Seer, I can make things explode by concentrating on them, therefore, I was able to keep Malfoy from doing more then removing my robes and unbuttoning my blouse.
But then, about two weeks later, I was walking back from the library alone, when I was yanked into an empty classroom. Or so I thought. Inside were about a dozen Death Eaters, all wearing masks. They grabbed me and I managed to keep them back, but I was cornered. I had to contact Sirius, but while I was concentrating, they grabbed me. I fought and screamed, then finally Sirius came in and threw a Dungbomb at them, so we could get out. I fainted in his arms. Later, I awoke in the Hospital Wing to find all of my friends except for Peter, who was serving detention, standing beside me.
The ball went beautifully and Peter got butterbeer thrown in his face about 16 times. (A/N: Haha! Die Ratty! Die!! ::starts strangling him, but is dragged off by some Fanfiction writers who are standing nearby:: I'll get you, my ugly! And your little rat, too! ::cackles evilly::)
The rest of our time at Hogwarts was rather uneventful, though we continued torturing Slytherins. Our last prank will be remembered forever by the teachers. We wanted to be remembered, so the night before the Leaving Feast, we put a charm on the Great Hall so that everything in it was red and gold. Then, all of the Slytherins had spells on them so that you could see what they were thinking. Every common room was plastered with signs saying "Snape and Malfoy are perverts" and we had put a duplication charm on Snape and Malfoy's underwear, then written on them "These are Snape/Malfoy's underwear". But what happened at the breakfast our last day was the best. We made a water balloon, then put an Engorgement Spell on it, as well as placing a Confetti Charm on the room, so that when it fell, confetti and wizard crackers would fall. The Marauders rode to the ceiling on our brooms, then dropped the balloon on the Slytherin table. As the confetti fell, we threw eggs at the Slytherins and Filch. Everyone was rolling on the floor laughing, then we flew across the room holding a banner that said "The Marauders Forever!", for the Marauders is what we had become known as, though most did not know about the legend. It was beautiful. As we flew around, we dropped a few smaller water balloons that contained coloured water. Soon, the Great Hall was a rainbow of colours. It was a lovely sight.
After Hogwarts, we got jobs, Trisha, James, Lily, Sirius and me as Aurors, Remus at Zonko's and Peter as a dishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron. We were all happy, and still are. In July, Lily and James were wed, in August Sirius and I got married and in April, Trisha and Remus got hitched. Peter became a little darker when he found that I was pregnant. I had to expect it though. Now, in July of 1979, I prepare for what will happen in the future. I've arranged for my sister to raise my daughter as her own. A room is being furnished there as I write. My letter will be given to my child someday, I hope. I must go now, for this must be given to Professor Dumbledore now.
Love,
Karen Marcus Black
A/N: There ya go! Sorry for the wait, and even more sorry for the shortness! I really have to work on getting stories up quicker! This wasn't good, but basically contains everything that I planned on hapening for the next three stories! The next part will probably be up in late August. We're taking a family vacation, so I can work on my stories during the flight and our drives (We're going to Arizona and gonna drive all over the place, from Lake Powell to Tuscon to Flagstaff to Scottsdale), therefore the next part will be long! And, I'll be able to finish up The Second Chance and get a few chapters of You Deserve Better done. My problem isn't writing, but typing. I'm a slow typer, plus I can't focus on it for a long time. Well, R/R!