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The Ballad of the Marauders

Four friends at the beginning
Forever they would last
Or so they so hoped
That it would not just be the past

Headstrong Sirius in the lead
Brave James without fear
Intelligent Remus and his thoughts
And Peter the power hungry traitor

James grew and married Lily
His old school day flame
And Sirius as his best man
The last time the marauders would ever be those same

Peter wanted power
And the Dark Lord provided
But from that moment on
The Marauders became divided

Peter sold his friends that night
For his own desires
Lily's flower wilted
And out went James's fire

The Dark Lord took their lives
Due to Peter's treachery
And so Sirius sought to make it right
And Peter tried to flee

Just as Sirius raised his wand
Peter feigned his own demise
And for the first time Peter's wit prevailed
In front of watching eyes

On all accounts it had appeared
As Sirius stood in shock of Peter's plan
And for the crime he would have commit
He was sent to Azkaban

Remus stood alone
In his silent reverie
The remaining True Marauder
Doomed to misery.

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Twelve cold winters passed
Since that fateful night
Since James and Lily's death
Sirius's capture and Peter's flight

Sirius escaped his prison
Because he knew where Peter was
At Hogwarts school
With Sirius's own godson

The Dark Lord had marked Harry
Since that consequential eve
When something about him
Caused Voldemort's powers to leave

Now Peter worked for Voldemort
And Harry wasn't safe
So Sirius searched out Peter
And they soon came face to face

Padfoot wandered through the night
Beneath the willow tree
Of the Marauders
Now survived only three

They would meet again tonight
Underneath the blood moon sky
But it was Padfoot's intent
Was that one of three must die

Silently he entered
The hidden shrieking shack
Of Marauders two
Followed our dear Sirius Black

Now Moony was the moral one
Who had only known injustice
He wanted to see Padfoot
Whom he had sorely missed

And Moony was the one
That Padfoot was glad to see
But through the Whomping Willow
Wormtail came involuntarily

Padfoot was indeed
Out to end the rotter's life
Because he was the beginning
Of the Marauders strife

Peter begged for mercy
But none left Sirius had
Remus and Harry tried to stop him
And told him he was mad

Sirius restrained
Only for their sake
And then because of mercy
Flight did Peter take

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Away from Azkaban
Two more years Sirius remained
Two long years of discord
During which the Dark Lord rose again

Now Harry was in trouble
And Sirius did know
That to run to his Godson's aid
Could be his final blow

He didn't want to lose
What was left of James
What family he had at all
And didn't want more pain

Fighting valiantly alongside Remus
They saved Harry's life
But in mere seconds
Two were wrought with strife

They watched as the other
Was lost to them for eternity
His face so full of lively glow
Suddenly devoid of vitality

Remus Lupin looked on
With pain clouded eyes
Stood in silent horror
And held Harry while he cried

So stood the Boy Who Lived
The famous Harry Potter
And Remus Lupin
The Last True Marauder.