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"The first half of school was survival of the fittest. Pranks were thrown everywhere. James and Sirius hated each other and were always pranking. It was a nightmare. Peter and I hid the entire time from them."
"That bad?" Harry asked.
"Yes. They had detention every night for the stuff they pulled. Finally the teachers had an idea..."
I stared at the slightly open door to the teacher's lounge. There were voices inside. Curious I pressed my ear against the door to eavesdrop. Peter would be a while egging Black and Potter on to attract the teachers.
"I don't know what to do with them, they're impossible." Professor McGonagall said. There was a collective agreement.
"What we need is some way to keep the together until they find common ground." Professor Slade, our Potions teacher, said.
"I got it!" Professor Flitwick said. There was a moment of whispering and muttering that even MY hearing couldn't pick up.
"PROFESSOR, PROFESSOR!" came shouting. I turned around and as I'd expected it was Peter. I slipped behind a tapestry by the door and waited.
"Professor, Black and Potter are at it again!" Peter huffed. He wasn't in shape, so a run from the Gryffindor Tower would have been too much for him. The teachers ran out of the room after Peter. I , however, slipped into the room. I peeked around, looking for anything interesting, and then finding nothing left. Maybe the commotion up in the Gryffindor Tower would be interesting.
I was right. Potter and Black were cowering from the teachers, McGonagall mostly. They both looked pretty beat up, so I suspected they hadn't used wands this time. The teachers were furious. They were in trouble now.
"Potter, Black..."
"Detention, we know." The both said in unison. McGonagall shook her head.
"We've come up with something different this time. Follow me boys." McGonagall instructed. As they started to leave I grabbed Peter's shoulder and started to follow.
"What are we doing Remus?" Peter asked. I tossed a glare at him and told him to be quiet. The teachers finally stopped. McGonagall paced up and down the hallway three times and I door appeared.
"Give me your wands." McGonagall said. Black and Potter handed her the wands. She opened the door and pushed them in.
"You won't be let out until you can get along." She said closing the door and muttering what I assumed were locking spells. No getting out of that one for them.
Isabel snorted.
"I can't believe she did that." She giggled. Remus nodded.
"How long where they in there?" Anna asked
"A week. They were fed and stuff, but it was a whole week without any pranks."
"Then what happened?" Harry asked.
"After a week they came out and were best friends. Evidently they found out that they had a common enemy, a Slytherin named Severus Snape. It was quite amusing."
"So how did you start the Marauders?" Harry asked.
"What is the Marauders?" Anna asked.
"Correction, what are the Marauders?" Isabel corrected.
"All, right, all right, I'll explain that, but there are a few things we need to explain first."
"Like how they found out you were a werewolf?" Anna said.
"Yes, but first, when I left off it was Peter and me, and Sirius and James. We have yet to become friends." Remus said smiling.
I was sitting on my bed watching Black and Potter. They fact that they were already best friends unnerved me, and frankly I was worried. Peter was shaking behind me and he had already expressed the fact that he didn't want to be in the same room as the former rivals.
"Lupin, Pettigrew, we'd like to say we're sorry for making your lives miserable while we were arguing." Black said. Potter nodded.
"I don't believe you." I said.
"What don't you believe?"
"You too hated each other, and now after a week in a closet, you're best friends. Maybe it fools the entire school, but it doesn't fool me, you two are up to something."
"Yes, but if we're up to something we must have some sort of agreement." Potter pointed out.
"Look, we know that you're smart beyond reason, and he's dead useful with lookout and distracting people. We wanna pull a major prank and we're asking for your help." Black said.
"Why didn't you just say so?" I asked. This was my element.
"Hello, I'm Sirius Black and this is James Potter." Sirius introduced holding out his hand. I shook it.
"Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew." I introduced. Peter managed to smile and step out from behind me. We were both small enough to hide from behind each other.
"So then what happened?"
"We pulled the prank, we got detention, and we became best friends. Life was wonderful; the school was in awe of us. Of course now that Sirius and James were my friends, they started noticing my monthly disappearances. They started to get curious and well, one night they found out...."
"Remus, we need to talk to you." James said. Peter and Sirius were on either side, something was wrong and I knew it.
"About what guys?" I asked carefully. I looked out the window, even though the moon wouldn't be full for a while.
"About the fact you've been lying to us." Sirius said. My eyes started flickering to find exits. James grabbed my arm and dragged me up to the dormitory.
"Why didn't you tell us you were a werewolf?" he hissed. I stepped away from him. Would he hate me? Would I lose the only friends I had known? Would I be banished from Hogwarts like I had been from Beauxbatons?
"We're okay with it." Sirius reassured. Jams and Peter nodded their agreement. Finally, all the shields I had been building collapsed. Later, I was told to have had a nervous breakdown, but I finally had friends that wouldn't run from me because I was a werewolf.
"Wow."
"Wow what?"
"Wow, we need to go."
A/N: Ta daaa! Another chapter! Thank you Werewolf's One (love the name) for both complements. I usually don't update this fast though...it's cuz it's summer I think...PLEASE REVIEW!
"The first half of school was survival of the fittest. Pranks were thrown everywhere. James and Sirius hated each other and were always pranking. It was a nightmare. Peter and I hid the entire time from them."
"That bad?" Harry asked.
"Yes. They had detention every night for the stuff they pulled. Finally the teachers had an idea..."
I stared at the slightly open door to the teacher's lounge. There were voices inside. Curious I pressed my ear against the door to eavesdrop. Peter would be a while egging Black and Potter on to attract the teachers.
"I don't know what to do with them, they're impossible." Professor McGonagall said. There was a collective agreement.
"What we need is some way to keep the together until they find common ground." Professor Slade, our Potions teacher, said.
"I got it!" Professor Flitwick said. There was a moment of whispering and muttering that even MY hearing couldn't pick up.
"PROFESSOR, PROFESSOR!" came shouting. I turned around and as I'd expected it was Peter. I slipped behind a tapestry by the door and waited.
"Professor, Black and Potter are at it again!" Peter huffed. He wasn't in shape, so a run from the Gryffindor Tower would have been too much for him. The teachers ran out of the room after Peter. I , however, slipped into the room. I peeked around, looking for anything interesting, and then finding nothing left. Maybe the commotion up in the Gryffindor Tower would be interesting.
I was right. Potter and Black were cowering from the teachers, McGonagall mostly. They both looked pretty beat up, so I suspected they hadn't used wands this time. The teachers were furious. They were in trouble now.
"Potter, Black..."
"Detention, we know." The both said in unison. McGonagall shook her head.
"We've come up with something different this time. Follow me boys." McGonagall instructed. As they started to leave I grabbed Peter's shoulder and started to follow.
"What are we doing Remus?" Peter asked. I tossed a glare at him and told him to be quiet. The teachers finally stopped. McGonagall paced up and down the hallway three times and I door appeared.
"Give me your wands." McGonagall said. Black and Potter handed her the wands. She opened the door and pushed them in.
"You won't be let out until you can get along." She said closing the door and muttering what I assumed were locking spells. No getting out of that one for them.
Isabel snorted.
"I can't believe she did that." She giggled. Remus nodded.
"How long where they in there?" Anna asked
"A week. They were fed and stuff, but it was a whole week without any pranks."
"Then what happened?" Harry asked.
"After a week they came out and were best friends. Evidently they found out that they had a common enemy, a Slytherin named Severus Snape. It was quite amusing."
"So how did you start the Marauders?" Harry asked.
"What is the Marauders?" Anna asked.
"Correction, what are the Marauders?" Isabel corrected.
"All, right, all right, I'll explain that, but there are a few things we need to explain first."
"Like how they found out you were a werewolf?" Anna said.
"Yes, but first, when I left off it was Peter and me, and Sirius and James. We have yet to become friends." Remus said smiling.
I was sitting on my bed watching Black and Potter. They fact that they were already best friends unnerved me, and frankly I was worried. Peter was shaking behind me and he had already expressed the fact that he didn't want to be in the same room as the former rivals.
"Lupin, Pettigrew, we'd like to say we're sorry for making your lives miserable while we were arguing." Black said. Potter nodded.
"I don't believe you." I said.
"What don't you believe?"
"You too hated each other, and now after a week in a closet, you're best friends. Maybe it fools the entire school, but it doesn't fool me, you two are up to something."
"Yes, but if we're up to something we must have some sort of agreement." Potter pointed out.
"Look, we know that you're smart beyond reason, and he's dead useful with lookout and distracting people. We wanna pull a major prank and we're asking for your help." Black said.
"Why didn't you just say so?" I asked. This was my element.
"Hello, I'm Sirius Black and this is James Potter." Sirius introduced holding out his hand. I shook it.
"Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew." I introduced. Peter managed to smile and step out from behind me. We were both small enough to hide from behind each other.
"So then what happened?"
"We pulled the prank, we got detention, and we became best friends. Life was wonderful; the school was in awe of us. Of course now that Sirius and James were my friends, they started noticing my monthly disappearances. They started to get curious and well, one night they found out...."
"Remus, we need to talk to you." James said. Peter and Sirius were on either side, something was wrong and I knew it.
"About what guys?" I asked carefully. I looked out the window, even though the moon wouldn't be full for a while.
"About the fact you've been lying to us." Sirius said. My eyes started flickering to find exits. James grabbed my arm and dragged me up to the dormitory.
"Why didn't you tell us you were a werewolf?" he hissed. I stepped away from him. Would he hate me? Would I lose the only friends I had known? Would I be banished from Hogwarts like I had been from Beauxbatons?
"We're okay with it." Sirius reassured. Jams and Peter nodded their agreement. Finally, all the shields I had been building collapsed. Later, I was told to have had a nervous breakdown, but I finally had friends that wouldn't run from me because I was a werewolf.
"Wow."
"Wow what?"
"Wow, we need to go."
A/N: Ta daaa! Another chapter! Thank you Werewolf's One (love the name) for both complements. I usually don't update this fast though...it's cuz it's summer I think...PLEASE REVIEW!