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The Affinity and Marauders by Seba

Once upon a time, in the school of Hogwarts Witch Craft and Wizardry, lived three young witches. Each completely different from the other in all but house, they somehow formed a friendship that rivaled the strongest of bonds, and for this they were known as the Affinity.

The eldest of the three was called Meri, for her real name was Merigan Ruth Nix, the great-grand daughter of the present Juagian Queen. They were known widely as the bane of the werewolves for they were their opposites. Creatures of felines instead of canines. Never truly transforming, the Juagian race had left Meri with wonderful agility, intelligence, and compassion. Merigan, known for her quite manner and resplendent physique, was the most talented at the art of potions and the arts themselves. With short blonde hair to compliment her almond shaped face and brilliant hazel eyes, she could easily be called the most beauteous of the three. Yet with her timorous manner, her head was always bent so low no one could truly see her or hear what she had to say and her words were usually reserved for friends, special occasions, or the man whom held her heart.

The second eldest, and by far most spirited, was Lily Rosalyn Evans. Charms were her forte, and she topped all at the craft. She was the queen of quick-whit, mistress of rules, befriender of books, and envy of all whom saw her despite her muggle-born blood. Her bright green eyes and blood red hair were only two of her many comely attributes, but the ones that ensnared most of the males in Hogwarts. The other, if rated, would be her bold and assertive demeanor, her caution to throw manners and feelings to the wind and make her opinion known. For this she was disliked by some, but she paid it no heed when it came time to do what was right or stand up to the wrong. As Head Girl, Lily was also recognized as out-going and responsible. Many depended on Lily, but even more so respected and trusted her, qualities she took with pride.

And finally, the youngest of the Affinity, was Deneb Charlene Waite, or usually called Charlie for short. Out of the three young women, she was the lightsome, unpredictable one. And unlike anyone else, her métier was in the air. Whether it was on a broom, or in a storm, Ever Bashing Boomerangs or even birds of flight, she always seemed to be the best and the most modest when it came to the sky and wind. With long, silky, brown hair, breathe-taking blue eyes, and fair freckled skin, she couldn't be called ugly, nor the most beauteous of the three either. Her life was hard, growing up to be a lady of society and wealth amongst nine brothers and no sisters, but what she lacked in looks and femininely ways compared to her friends, she always made up in kindness, laughter, and her most useful weapon, smiles.

But they were not the only characters in this tale, there were also four young men; each also unique in his own way, but all linked by three major interests. The first was being their aptness for mischief, and for that they were deemed the Marauders. Feared and idolized, they were known for their outrageous pranks and humor that lightened the school from its usual daily and dreary atmosphere. The Marauders second link was their loyalty to each other. No man, woman, beast, or spirit could break the friendship they had. And their third and final link was their ability to transform into an animal, also known as Animagus.

James Harold Potter, the cousin of Deneb, was King and the unofficial leader of the Marauders, and all who happened to know him could tell you the reason for it. He was a bold, arrogant, intelligent, wealthy, pure blood, with unruly, black, windswept hair and hazel eyes that were only magnified by his round glasses. He was adored by most of the Professors and females. And even the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, looked very kindly upon James and his antics, despite how severe the young man's actions could be. James was also, and for this was the main reason of his leadership, a very skilled strategist. In hindsight, you could probably say it was his idea to attempt illegal animagus, his form being a white stag and gaining him the nickname Prongs.

Sirius Procyen Black, also known as Padfoot for his animagus form as a large black dog, was the most courageous and cheeky of the bunch. Also from a pureblood family, he was truly the most attractive male out of the four Hogwarts Hell-makers. With jet-black hair that only intensified his sweeping ebony eyes, he could get any girl in Hogwarts, and usually took advantage of that trait along with his gentlemanly upbringing to get his mind of the one young lady he wanted, but couldn't have. Sirius was funny, loyal, and a rebel from a very dark minded family, creating morals that one could usually find in a hero.

Wormtail, a fuzzy gray rat in animagus, was the only oddball of the Marauders. Real name of Peter Pettigrew, he didn't live up to the standard of intelligence, talent, courage, or appearance that his friends did, but they paid no attention to it. Yet somehow, with his dull brown hair and watery gray eyes, he still managed to attract quite a crowd of females, which was all his simple heart desired.

And the last, but certainly not least in value, was Remus Jacob Lupin, the reason behind their illegal animagus. Inflicted with Lycanthopy, the lunar transformation of becoming half-man half-wolf, at an early age, Headmaster Dumbledore found a way to contain his transformations and still have the ability to attend schooling like a normal child. When he'd finally found some friends (James, Sirius, and Peter) he'd been overjoyed and scared to loose their friendship. And in so doing he choose to hide it from them, and once a month when his transformation came he'd make up an excuse. It had worked, barley, until a fellow Gryffindor, namely the shy Merigan, had seen him run rampid in his canine form and unsure of what to do, Remus asked his friends advice despite his fears of loosing them. They figured out a solution for his problem, and confessed they had his 'ailment' sorted out since their first year. Then, in sympathy for Remus' problem, they choose to become animagus once a month to keep him company since were- wolves only kept company with animals. With pale blue eyes, and dirty blonde hair, his rugged look and light skin only added to his mysterious demeanor, and he was by far the most skilled at the Defense Against Dark Arts since he had to defend himself against... well... himself.

And now, like every good fairy tale and story, the plot... "What do you mean, you don't believe in love?" That good enough? No? What about... "You're a boy-but- but you're a- a girl?"