Sirius Black burst into the RoR, out of breath, panting slightly. He nodded to his assembled friends. "Sorry, mates." He said. James shrugged nonchalantly, not caring. Remus smirked, looking up from his watch.

 Typical James… Doesn't matter to him if you're late, as long as you show. Gotta love him.


"If you're trying to beat your record, you're not even close. Really mate, how do you get into the girls dorms?" Remus asked, setting the Marauders Map on the table.
Sirius smirked as well, running a hand through his sweat soaked hair. "That's a secret I'll take to my grave, Moony."

 And who would you be getting in to see, Moony?


"Alright. Incase you're wondering, the only people wandering about right now would be your brother, Peeves, and the two Hufflepuff Prefects on the 6th floor." Remus said.

 And that would be typical Moony… Straight to work.


"I hate my brother..." Sirius muttered. "Damn bastard..." James raised an eyebrow.

"Right, well, we can handle this, mates." James said. Remus looked up, again, not asking, deciding to get back to the task at hand.

"So, James, did you get the list?" He questioned. James slid the list of Slytherins across the table to Remus.

"Of course I did." James replied, sounding slightly hurt. Remus chuckled to himself, looking down the list.

"Severus Snape... Waldon Macnair... Kathryn Murdoch... her name is Kathryn?" he asked, looking up, brow raised.

"I always thought it was Kitta... Drives her crazy if you call her Kit." Sirius said. Remus' gaze moved over to Sirius.

"And you would know this how?" His voice sounded amused.


"Because it is my goal to torment as many people as possible?" Sirius asked innocently. Remus chuckled again, shaking his head as he went down the list.

 Ha, they didn't ask. Damn, I'm good.

"Alright, so, since the four of us are here... we're all set then?" He glanced around at the four Marauders. Sirius nodded, leaning against the table.

"Here's the deal. All we have to do is enchant that list with this charm, and as long as the list survives, the spell stays on." He said with a faint smirk.

 Damn, I'm good…


"Just out of simple curiosity... who's keeping the list?" Remus asked, glancing around again.

"Doesn't matter to me." Sirius said with a shrug. Side glancing at Peter, Remus wasn't even going to ask him, as he knew he'd refuse anyway.

"Well, it's between the three of us. How are we going to decide?" Remus queried, only to be answered with another shrug from Sirius.

"I don't really know." Sirius replied. Remus shrugged as well, giving a small sigh.

"Fine, I'll keep it," he said, a small smirk on his face, "You have the incantation?" he asked, looking up at Sirius. Sirius fumbled in his robe pocket for a moment, before sliding the parchment bearing the charm to Remus.

"Of course I have it, Moony." Sirius said with a light smirk.

 After all this time, the boy still thinks I can't do a simple thing right. And all too often, he's correct.

 "You guys are acting like I have no faith." Remus smiled.

 Do you really want a reply to that, Moony?

"You don't." James said simply, a smirk on his face.

"Hey, I resent that," he said, raising a brow, still smiling, "Alright... well, since I have no faith, should I ask if you know how to read?" Sirius grinned a bit.

"I never did learn that." Sirius laughed.

 "Well, mates, I'll be going to bed then." Remus laughed, shaking his head.

"Cast the charm, Moony." Sirius grinned again. Remus shook his head, grinning as well, muttering what was written on the paper, passing it to Peter. Peter cast the charm with some difficulty, before sliding the parchments to James. James cast it with a smirk.

"This is for you, Snape." He grinned.  Sirius took the parchment last, casting the charm.

"To my darling brother." Sirius said, a maniacal glint to his eyes. Remus smirked, raising a brow, though he chose not to ask.

 If only I could be there to see his reaction. He'll cry like the baby he is.

"Well, now that that's done... shall we have some tea?" Remus questioned. Sirius smirked as well, mentally ordering a mug of hot chocolate.

"You stick with your tea, Moony. I'll take sweets." Sirius said, grinning. Remus shook his head, reaching for the tea that had already appeared.

"Suit yourself, mate." He said.

"People have changed." Sirius said quietly. Remus looked up, his gaze narrowed slightly, taking a sip.

 Where the hell did that come from, Padfoot? Really, man, you're losing your mind.

"How so?" He asked.

"Well, did you see my sister?" Sirius asked as an example. Remus licked his lips, looking down into his mug.

"Aye, I saw your sister." He replied softly.


"She got hot..." James piped up, earning another hit from Sirius.

"Shut up! You're not allowed to look at my sister that way. No guy like me is allowed to date her." Sirius glared at his friend. Remus raised a brow, looking between his two friends.

"Are you ever going to ease up on that whole... 'Obey my rules' thing?" He asked after a moment of silence.


"She's been allowed to date for two years now, she just hasn't. But she's not allowed to date James, he'd break her heart." Sirius said simply.

"Right," Remus said, sipping his tea.

"It just struck me that people have changed over the summer." Sirius shrugged.

"Well mate, you can't expect things to stay the same way forever..." Remus sighed.

"Yeah, no kidding. Next year we'll all be separated." Sirius grumbled. Remus nodded, his elbows resting on the table.

"Yeah... you and James'll be Aurors extraordinaire... Peter'll be working in the office..." He said, sounding a touch miserable.

"And you?" Sirius asked. Remus shrugged.

"Who knows? I'll be lucky if I can find something. Anything that pays, that's all that matters to me." He replied, sounding more convincing than he felt.

"Fair enough..." Sirius nodded once more.

"What time is class in the morning?" Remus asked, glancing down at his watch.

"Ugh, we have potions first, with Ajavon... 9:30 in the morning..." James groaned as he consulted his sheet. Sighing once again, Remus set his mug down.

 Too damn early for that bitch.

"I have a bad feeling about this year. Ajavon hates me, anyway." Remus muttered.

"The woman detests you, Moony." Sirius pointed out.

"Thank you, Sirius, for your words of encouragement." Remus said, looking up at Padfoot. James just laughed.

"I mean, some people hate spiders... Others hate thunderstorms... She hates you..." Sirius continued.

 And I hate not having attention.

"And people wonder why I'm friends with you." Remus said, shaking his head.

 I wonder it too, most of the time.

"What'd I do?" He asked innocently.

"Nothing," Remus said with a smirk. Sirius grinned a bit.

"Good. I'm hungry..." He whined.

"You're in the Room of Requirement, Padfoot." Remus laughed, shaking his head.

"Oh yeah..." Sirius said, before a brownie sundae appeared in front of him. Remus smirked, shaking his head still, placing his head down on the table.

"Good stuff..." Sirius licked his lips, devouring his sundae.

"I think I'm going to bed, mates. It was a long day." Remus said through a yawn. Sirius raised an eyebrow, wondering what was so long about it, though he chose not to ask.

"Aye, alright." He said simply. Remus stood, grabbing his bag off the back of the chair, pulling it over his head.

"I'll see you all tomorrow," he said, offering them a small smile before checking the Map, leaving it on the table for them, leaving the room.