DISCLAIMER! Please read!! I'll love you forever if you do! Really. If this wasn't important, I wouldn't bother with it.

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NOTE: I am now actively working on this fic again. For the few of you who reviewed when it first got posted, thank you, and I hope you've managed to find it again. For those of you just stumbling across it, I hope you like it.

Special thanks to ms. halley  bom-bally for finding it, reading it, and reviewing. She reminded me that I need to pick this back up again.

Now, the Disclaimer:

This is a kind of long disclaimer. The reason for its length is I want to state everything NOW, instead of having it at the beginning of each chapter. It's easier for me, and will save me a headache. Please, please read this. It will clear up a lot for you guys later on.

Okay, firstly, here's the legal junk:

I do not own anything from the HP books. The characters, the places, the candy…anything JK has in the book.

However, I do own the plot of this fic. It came out of my head. This is the result of extreme boredom and a plot bunny attacking me. Any places I make up-like the apartment complex that the Marauders live in-belong to me, too. And I will have quite a few places made up, seeing as they live in Britain and I live in a silly little beach city with next to no culture. We don't even have a Starbucks here people (actually, we do now...but...you get the picture), so don't expect me to get a city as large as London portrayed perfectly. I probably won't. But that's what the "review" button and e-mail is for. I'm very willing to listen to anyone who has something constructive to say.

Now for the other half of my disclaimer:

This fic takes place a few months after Remus, Sirius, James and Peter have graduated from Hogwarts.

This is definitely an AU. It is set around present day.

Why? Because I'm the one writing it.

And because of the time-frame I would have to work with.  I'm setting this fic in the present, instead of the late 70's/early 80's, which is when it would have to be set to match the book's time-line. Harry was born in 1981, so for my story to match the book-verse I would have A LOT of research to do about the technology and pop culture of that time. Sadly, I am a high school senior, and don't have a lot of extra time to find out what life was like about 20 years ago, as much fun as it would be.

I don't know how long this will continue, how long I will stick with it, or how close to the events in the book I'll have the plot stay. James and Lily might live; I might have them die like they do in the book. I haven't gotten that far yet. ^^: All I have is the general idea, and a few ideas that my friends have helped me with.

Oh, and about couples. I am a shounen-ai/yaoi fan. To most non-anime fans, that's what's called Slash. Remus and Sirius will become a couple at some point in the story, because they're so darn cute together. If that bothers you, then go away. It won't happen for awhile, though, and I'll warn you before it does.

One additional thing about pairings: My darling friend Uzu-chan came up with this really great character. And I thought he and Remus would be good together. So, at the beginning, Remus is going to be with another guy besides Siri. If you don't like that, too bad. Remus and Sirius are going to get together, just not right away. Its my fic, I like the character Uzu came up with, so I'm going to use him. Hopefully you guys'll like him, too.

That's about it. Sorry this is so long, and if you read all of it, or at least skimmed it, then I really appreciate it. You just saved me a few minutes of my time in which I won't have to restate this to someone who just ignored it and got all pissy because of something I've already explained in the first place.

And now, please read the fic!

Enjoy, and like I said, don't hesitate to e-mail me if you see something that could be made better, or needs work. I'll listen. I might not change it, but I'll take any constructive criticism I can get my hands on.

Now, onwards to the story!