Sirius yawned, tired. Ever since the night before, he's been nothing but out of shape. He looked at Remus, who was munching away happily on a tart. "Aren't you even a bit tired, Moony?"

"Why should I be?" Remus asked, grinning, "I wasn't the one who flew about swinging Bludgers at people."

"I didn't purposely swing at anyone," Sirius snapped.

Melanie laughed. "Now, now, Padfoot, don't lose your temper too easily. I understand you haven't had any sleep last night, but neither have I. I don't think any of us has gotten any sleep, save Remus, Peter, and Sarah, of course. But I wonder where James and Lily went to?"

"We're right here, Mel," Lily said, laughing. She was smiling, and the Marauders were very surprised to see…her hair falling loosely at her back.

Even Sirius was astonished. "Lil, whoa, what happened to you?"

Sarah nudged him, "Aw…don't you see? She's a changed woman! There's the face of the real Lily Evans!"

"Honestly, Sarah," Lily retorted, "I was just too tired to fix it, that's all."

James shrugged and sat next to Sirius, who was still looking wide-eyed. "Potter, is this what I think it is? Have you finally told her? And we, the Marauders, missed it?"

The Head Boy and Girl looked at each other, and they both nodded. Sirius groaned, "I didn't even have a camera!"

"But even if you did," Melanie pointed out, "You wouldn't have been able to use it."

"Why not?"

Lily and Melanie looked at each other and grinned. Melanie began, "Well, that's because in Hogwarts: A History, it says that the school grounds are quite foolproof from Muggle things like that."

The Head Girl continued, "And, in conclusion, video cameras are out of your things to bring in Hogwarts grounds."

"Ah, yes, I have read that," Remus answered, remembering.

Sarah moaned. "Will you guys quit with all this knowledge? We already took the exams this morning, we don't need to learn anymore."

"I agree with her," Sirius muttered, getting a scowl his way from Melanie. "Okay, okay, Melanie, I was listening."

James sighed, "My question is…since we're graduating, what are all of you going to do?"

Remus shrugged. "I don't know. Teach Defense Against the Dark Arts in Hogwarts?"

"I got an application for a team in Ireland," Sarah beamed, "They want me in the Quidditch league. Didn't you get one, Potter?"

The Head Boy nodded, "Yeah, but I don't know."

Sirius was whistling. "I don't know what I'm going to do, either. Probably just waste away, doing odd jobs. Or…I could always make my own joke shop and make money off of that. Besides, what do I gotta worry about? Melanie will be making enough money for both of us, since she's going to be an Auror, aren't you?"

Everyone turned to her, and she blushed. "Well…I do want to become an Auror. At least, I could hunt down the ever rising Voldemort…. And whoever said I was giving you any money?"

"Ooh, dangerous," Lily said, nodding, "Good for your kind of work. You practically know what's going on anyway."

Peter, who finally found himself a seat near Remus, sighed. "I might just end up as someone from the Ministry of Magic if you ask me.

Sirius frowned, "What about you, Lil? What are you going to be?"

The Head Girl held herself up high and smiled mysteriously. "Oh, who knows. I passed all my tests…now all they need to do is file my application, and wait."

"James," Sarah looked at him suspiciously, "Any offers from the Ministry of Magic?"

The Head Boy nodded, "Yeah. But like I said, I don't know."

Sarah suddenly grinned, "But why are we worrying about our careers anyway? We all know we've got it made one way or the other. The only question we're supposed to be discussing is: who's going to get married first?"

"That's none of your business!" Lily and Melanie cried out, while the others laughed.

Remus raised his eyebrows. "What are you talking about, Sarah dear? Any plans on who's going first?"

Peter laughed. "I bet it's going to be Melanie and Sirius."

"Oh no," Melanie protested, blushing, "You're not betting on that kind of situation."

James laughed. "I second that bet."

Sirius made a face. "Well, you're both going to lose the bet, because I bet against you. Potter and Evans will go first."

"Very funny," Lily spoke up, "We haven't even dated just yet, Padfoot, it's not going to happen. Now, can we change the subject?"

"Alright, since you're all so very well refreshed, I did want to know something," Remus said, "What happened in the match yesterday, James? You and Sirius were hexed, do you have any idea on who it could be? It obviously was a Slytherin, from the robes."

Sirius, Sarah, and James all looked at each other. The Beater frowned, "How can you be sure it wasn't Snape? You know how much he's been dying to have us killed after last year…well, after any year, really."

Lily refuted that suggestion, "It couldn't be Severus. I saw the cloaked figure and he or she was further off from where Severus was found. It couldn't possibly be him."

Peter's ears perked up, interested, "What cloaked person?"

"Right, you weren't there," Melanie realized, "Well, to tell a long story short, while the Quidditch match was going on, someone had hexed Sirius' and James' brooms into throwing them off. Lily saw a cloaked figure from the Slytherin area who appeared to be fixing his eyes on Sirius and James. By the time we got there, he already disappeared."

"Oh my," Peter cried out, turning pale, "And you guys got out alright?"

They nodded, a bit grim. James plopped his head on the Gryffindor table. He yawned. "I hope Professor Trelawny doesn't go on and predict anyone's misfortune today. Especially when we're taking a test. I wouldn't be able to take it."

"Hey, it's gonna be okay," Remus said reassuringly, "After this, school is all over for us."

James' best friend glanced at Peter, "Say, Wormtail, where were you during the Quidditch match? Don't tell me you locked yourself up in the library and decided to study?"

Peter turned his gaze away and blushed, "Actually…er…yeah, I was kind of studying in the library. I couldn't afford to fail Potions class, and I figured that all of you would tell me what happened later on anyway."

Remus raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. He didn't want to be suspicious of one of his closest friends. After all, in a couple of days, they will be leaving Hogwarts as a graduating class.

"James!" Lily said, joyfully, "Come on! You'll miss the Hogwarts Express!"

The Head Boy ran to his friends, careful not to drop his invisible cloak. As he got on, the train pulled away from Hogwarts. Sirius grinned. "Jamsie got on the train on time. I was afraid you were going to miss it and would have to Apparate to your house."

James frowned. "You know I can't Apparate."

"Oh, forget it guys," Sarah said, "Let's enjoy the ride while it still lasts. You never know what's in it for us in the future."

"Hey, just what are we going to do with our share of the prize?" Sirius wondered aloud.

The two best friends eyed each other with a mischievous air around them. Melanie laughed. "You could always treat us into traveling the world before we settle in on our careers."

Peter laughed, "Why, Mel? You've got enough money to do that yourself!"

"Yeah, why not?" Remus asked them, a sudden gleam in his eyes, "Why shouldn't we have one last fling before entering the wizarding working world?"

Sirius patted his friend's shoulder, "That's what James and I would say, right Prongs my boy?"

"I'm with you on that, Padfoot my friend."

Lily was ecstatic, "You mean you're actually going to do that?"

The three Quidditch members opened up the bag with their combined prize from the Quidditch tournament. Galleons jingled in the bag, and Sarah whistled, "What else are we going to do with it? Come on, what do you say, Lil?"

"Count me in!"

Melanie shook her head, "Of course we'd go! An opportunity like this should never be passed up! And, I could help with the actual traveling expenses."

Peter smiled, nodding his head. Indeed, it was an opportunity to be taken in and used. The Mauraders talked excitedly about their new adventure, as the Hogwarts express moved along the path from the school of witchcraft and wizardry back to England, where many proud parents are bound to meet their children. The many seventh years of that year will miss riding towards Hogwarts, but most of them could not foresee the unseen forces at work, which will eventually bring them back to the school they loved.