Chapter 1: Off to Meet the Hogwarts Express
"James honey, wake up. You're going to miss the train!" his mother called from outside his room. He made an undistinguishable noise and rolled over, falling to the floor with a thud.
James was starting his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with his best friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. He got dressed in his muggle clothes, and went downstairs for breakfast.
"Please try to be good and not blow up something this year. I don't want another letter like that last one that I got when you and your friends thought it would be funny to feed those toads a bow of firecrackers and set them off. It took that poor custodian a week to clean up the toad residue," His mother reminded him.
"Aww mom, that was a year ago, and I already told you that it was Sirius's idea and not mine. Plus, we had to help clean that up."
"I don't care. One more letter like that, and you won't want to come home. Trust me," she stated, looking at her son, "and try to fix your hair. It is so messy."
"Mom, you know it won't do any good. It always looks like this," James said with a mouthful off egg. His mother continued to try to flatten it, but sighed and soon gave up trying.
James finished his breakfast and ran upstairs to grab his trunk. They got in their car (A/N: Let's say that they have a muggle car) and arrived at King's Cross Station at 10:50.
"Ten minutes to get to the platform dear," his mother said. They quickly disappeared through the barrier onto platform nine and three quarters.
As soon as he was through the barrier, he was tackled to the ground by a very excited Sirius. "Jamesy old boy!" Sirius shouted happily, while helping James retrieve his glasses, which had been knocked off by Sirius.
"Sirius! It is so great to see you! I've missed you!" James shouted. They embraced in a one armed 'manly' hug. James and Sirius had been best friends forever. They lived next door to each other, and even their parents were best friends.
Sirius and his family had gone on vacation for the entire summer to visit friends and family all around the world.
"So, what did you get me?" James asked as he and Sirius each grabbed a handle of James's trunk.
"Nothing," Sirius replied, his grin giving him away. James smiled at him and Sirius gave in and said, "I'll give it to you later." They boarded the train, and searched for an empty compartment. The found one that was almost empty except for their other best friends, Remus and Peter.
"Hey guys!" Sirius said, bounding into the room and taking a seat next to Remus.
"Hi," James said, sitting to Peter.
Both Remus and Peter replied their hellos, and they started talking about their summers.
It only took Sirius ten minutes to get a panic stricken look as he realized that they hadn't come up with any ways to prank the Slytherins. They began plotting but hadn't come up with anything good yet. They were sitting in a circle with their heads bowed. They only looked up when they heard their compartment door open and close. When they looked, there were three girls in their compartment. They were Lily Evans, Isabelle Ringing, and Lucy Johnston. The girls were facing the door and didn't notice the boys in there. Lily Evans was about 5'2" with straight red hair that stopped a little bit below her shoulder blades. She also had emerald green eyes. Isabelle Ringing was about the same height as Lily, but had curly blonde hair that flowed down her back, and piercing blue eyes. Everyone called her Belle. Lucy Johnston was a little bit shorter than Lily and Belle. She had shoulder length chestnut brown hair, and hazel eyes. Lily, Belle, and Lucy were easily the three prettiest girls in school.
The girls sighed and turned around only to become face to face with the Marauders, as the boys called themselves.
"Oh sorry. We didn't mean to barge in," Lily said.
Remus quickly said, "Don't worry about it. Why don't you girls join us and tell us what you were hiding out from."
The girls sat down so that the order was Sirius, Belle, Remus, Lucy, James, Lily, and Peter, so that Peter was sitting next to the door.
"What were you guys doing?" Lucy asked.
"Planning pranks on Slytherin. We realized that we didn't have any for tonight, so we needed to get a head start on them," Sirius replied obviously.
"You never told us what you were hiding out from," James noted.
"Snape and Malfoy. They were trying to curse some first years, and we tried to stop them, but they turned on us," Belle replied.
Right at that moment, the door burst open and Snape and Malfoy came into the compartment.
"Ah, here is the mudblood filth and her friends. Just the people we were hoping to find and curse," Malfoy sneered.
James stood up in front of the others, with Sirius and Remus standing behind him. Peter was cowering in a corner.
"Get out of here Malfoy and Snape. No one wants to hear your complete garbage any more.
"Potter, this doesn't concern you. Now move out of the way before I make you," Snape shouted angrily.
"Why don't you go shove your wand up you're a--!"
"James!" Lily exclaimed before he got farther than the a.
"Sorry Lily," James said, not moving his eyes off of Snape, "why don't you go curse some little animals or something else you Slytherin gits love doing so much."
The two Slytherins shot one more glare at James before turning and walking away.
"Thanks," Lily, Belle, and Lucy all chorused.
"No problem," James said.
"Anytime," Sirius said.
"It was our pleasure," Remus, the ever gentlemanly one, said.
James was tall and thin, with messy black hair that never seemed to fall flat on his head. He had hazel eyes, and glasses. Sirius was also tall, but was a little bit more muscular than James. He had short, straight black hair and pale blue eyes that lit up when he laughed. Remus was paler than the others, and usually had a sickish appearance to him. This had something to do with the fact that Remus was a werewolf. He was the tallest of the four boys, and had sandy brown hair, with little flecks of gray in it. He also had dark brown eyes. Peter, the last Marauder, didn't really fit in with the other boys. He was short and round with blonde hair that stuck to his head, and watery blue eyes. He was shy and nervous, which none of the other boys were. He also differed from the Marauders by his lack of bravery and courage. The other three Marauders were considered to be the hottest guys in school. The only reason most people could find that he hung out with James, Remus, and Sirius was that they felt sorry for him, and didn't want him to feel left out since he was the other boy in their dorm.
Lily looked out the window and gave a small gasp. "We're here," she said. The boys, Lucy, and Belle looked up too and saw that she was right.
"James honey, wake up. You're going to miss the train!" his mother called from outside his room. He made an undistinguishable noise and rolled over, falling to the floor with a thud.
James was starting his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with his best friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. He got dressed in his muggle clothes, and went downstairs for breakfast.
"Please try to be good and not blow up something this year. I don't want another letter like that last one that I got when you and your friends thought it would be funny to feed those toads a bow of firecrackers and set them off. It took that poor custodian a week to clean up the toad residue," His mother reminded him.
"Aww mom, that was a year ago, and I already told you that it was Sirius's idea and not mine. Plus, we had to help clean that up."
"I don't care. One more letter like that, and you won't want to come home. Trust me," she stated, looking at her son, "and try to fix your hair. It is so messy."
"Mom, you know it won't do any good. It always looks like this," James said with a mouthful off egg. His mother continued to try to flatten it, but sighed and soon gave up trying.
James finished his breakfast and ran upstairs to grab his trunk. They got in their car (A/N: Let's say that they have a muggle car) and arrived at King's Cross Station at 10:50.
"Ten minutes to get to the platform dear," his mother said. They quickly disappeared through the barrier onto platform nine and three quarters.
As soon as he was through the barrier, he was tackled to the ground by a very excited Sirius. "Jamesy old boy!" Sirius shouted happily, while helping James retrieve his glasses, which had been knocked off by Sirius.
"Sirius! It is so great to see you! I've missed you!" James shouted. They embraced in a one armed 'manly' hug. James and Sirius had been best friends forever. They lived next door to each other, and even their parents were best friends.
Sirius and his family had gone on vacation for the entire summer to visit friends and family all around the world.
"So, what did you get me?" James asked as he and Sirius each grabbed a handle of James's trunk.
"Nothing," Sirius replied, his grin giving him away. James smiled at him and Sirius gave in and said, "I'll give it to you later." They boarded the train, and searched for an empty compartment. The found one that was almost empty except for their other best friends, Remus and Peter.
"Hey guys!" Sirius said, bounding into the room and taking a seat next to Remus.
"Hi," James said, sitting to Peter.
Both Remus and Peter replied their hellos, and they started talking about their summers.
It only took Sirius ten minutes to get a panic stricken look as he realized that they hadn't come up with any ways to prank the Slytherins. They began plotting but hadn't come up with anything good yet. They were sitting in a circle with their heads bowed. They only looked up when they heard their compartment door open and close. When they looked, there were three girls in their compartment. They were Lily Evans, Isabelle Ringing, and Lucy Johnston. The girls were facing the door and didn't notice the boys in there. Lily Evans was about 5'2" with straight red hair that stopped a little bit below her shoulder blades. She also had emerald green eyes. Isabelle Ringing was about the same height as Lily, but had curly blonde hair that flowed down her back, and piercing blue eyes. Everyone called her Belle. Lucy Johnston was a little bit shorter than Lily and Belle. She had shoulder length chestnut brown hair, and hazel eyes. Lily, Belle, and Lucy were easily the three prettiest girls in school.
The girls sighed and turned around only to become face to face with the Marauders, as the boys called themselves.
"Oh sorry. We didn't mean to barge in," Lily said.
Remus quickly said, "Don't worry about it. Why don't you girls join us and tell us what you were hiding out from."
The girls sat down so that the order was Sirius, Belle, Remus, Lucy, James, Lily, and Peter, so that Peter was sitting next to the door.
"What were you guys doing?" Lucy asked.
"Planning pranks on Slytherin. We realized that we didn't have any for tonight, so we needed to get a head start on them," Sirius replied obviously.
"You never told us what you were hiding out from," James noted.
"Snape and Malfoy. They were trying to curse some first years, and we tried to stop them, but they turned on us," Belle replied.
Right at that moment, the door burst open and Snape and Malfoy came into the compartment.
"Ah, here is the mudblood filth and her friends. Just the people we were hoping to find and curse," Malfoy sneered.
James stood up in front of the others, with Sirius and Remus standing behind him. Peter was cowering in a corner.
"Get out of here Malfoy and Snape. No one wants to hear your complete garbage any more.
"Potter, this doesn't concern you. Now move out of the way before I make you," Snape shouted angrily.
"Why don't you go shove your wand up you're a--!"
"James!" Lily exclaimed before he got farther than the a.
"Sorry Lily," James said, not moving his eyes off of Snape, "why don't you go curse some little animals or something else you Slytherin gits love doing so much."
The two Slytherins shot one more glare at James before turning and walking away.
"Thanks," Lily, Belle, and Lucy all chorused.
"No problem," James said.
"Anytime," Sirius said.
"It was our pleasure," Remus, the ever gentlemanly one, said.
James was tall and thin, with messy black hair that never seemed to fall flat on his head. He had hazel eyes, and glasses. Sirius was also tall, but was a little bit more muscular than James. He had short, straight black hair and pale blue eyes that lit up when he laughed. Remus was paler than the others, and usually had a sickish appearance to him. This had something to do with the fact that Remus was a werewolf. He was the tallest of the four boys, and had sandy brown hair, with little flecks of gray in it. He also had dark brown eyes. Peter, the last Marauder, didn't really fit in with the other boys. He was short and round with blonde hair that stuck to his head, and watery blue eyes. He was shy and nervous, which none of the other boys were. He also differed from the Marauders by his lack of bravery and courage. The other three Marauders were considered to be the hottest guys in school. The only reason most people could find that he hung out with James, Remus, and Sirius was that they felt sorry for him, and didn't want him to feel left out since he was the other boy in their dorm.
Lily looked out the window and gave a small gasp. "We're here," she said. The boys, Lucy, and Belle looked up too and saw that she was right.