"It's a long story." Remus said quietly.
"I am listening." Marie said stubbornly.
"Ri, come off it!" Sirius exclaimed. Ri was Sirius' nickname for her.

"Fine. I just wanted to know, but I will bug you all year if you don't tell me. So you can tell me now." Marie was really curious. It made Sirius so upset. After a few minutes of silence, Sirius finally gave in.
"Ok, Ok. James, you start." Sirius said regretfully. James scoffed and started to talk.
"Long story short: we are animagi. I am a stag, Remus is a werewolf and Sirius is a dog." James finished with a gasp. "But you wouldn't be telling anyone this, would you?"
Marie looked in amazement. "Oh my gosh! Of course not! That is so cool! How did you become animagi?"
"It started with good old Moony. I'll let him explain." Sirius looked at Remus once finished talking.
"Well, I was bitten. That's mostly all I can tell you about me. Now these two, they are a different story. They aren't natural animagi. They were made. The became animagi because of me." Remus got quieter as he finished.
"Can I become one?" Marie asked, "Please?"
"No. I wont let you." Sirius said quietly. "Too risky. I won't let you do it."
There was no more time for discussion. They were getting off the train. The Great Hall was filled with chatter, and couldn't talk until they got to the common room. They found 4 chairs in the corner.
"Do you really want to be like us? It's terribly different from a normal life." Sirius asked Marie.
"Of course. Plus, we could hang out more together, all of us." Marie replied. "Well, I'm beat, I'm going to bed." She walked away from them as they sat discussing the issue.
Later that night, the girls' dormitories door squeaked open. A tall figure walked in and sat down on Marie's bed and whispered "Ri! Get up! I have something to tell you!" Marie looked up sleepily. She looked at the clock. 4:23.
"What, Sirius?" Marie was still wanting to go back to sleep.
"Get dressed and come to the common room." Sirius closed the door quietly. About 5 mins later, she came down. She didn't have the strength to ask where they were going. After taking a long passageway, they ended up in the Shrieking Shack.
"Why are we here?" She asked curiously.
"Well, this is where we hang out." Remus said to her thoughtfully.
"Here. Drink this." Sirius had gone to the kitchen and brought back 2 potions. "This one is the best. You have to think of the animal you want to be. Think carefully. Now drink." After she drank the first potion, she was handed the second. She drank that and immediately felt nauseated. She sat down beside James and clutched her stomach. Then she was better. James started to change into his animal, the stag. Next was Remus, the werewolf. Sirius, the dog, was next. Finally, she thought hard about her animal and changed into a ginger cat. Marie was overjoyed. She was like her friends now.
Once turned back, Sirius thought hard.
"Welcome to the Marauders, Kitty." Marie blushed. She went up and kissed Sirius on the cheek.