Disclaimer: I don't own any of J.K. Rowling's characters, settings or other stuff. Hoshi, Ronnie and the plot belong to me, no matter how hard they will try to avoid it. The idea of the Seven Marauders is also mine, though not the original four. Some of the characters ages and whatnot may be a little off, but either I don't know how old they are, or I made them this age for a reason.
Dumbledore paused in his pacing, glancing up at the snoring pictures on the walls of his office. A warm spring breeze blew through the open windows, causing the bell at the end of his wizard's hat to chime slightly. His eyes were drawn to the picture low on the wall, nearly hidden by the slightly ruffling curtains. Seven people smiled and waved the brass plaque under the framed photo declared them " The Marauders". Dumbledore strokes his beard, looking down on the familiar faces. There were the face men of the group- Potter, Black, Lupin and Pettigrew. There were also three females in the picture.
The first was standing with Black, their arms about each other's shoulders, a middle-eastern girl in appearance. He recalled her name as Hoshiara- Hoshi- Falcon. The next girl grinned cheekily at the camera, Remus's arm about her waist. Though the black and white photo did not show it, her hair (as he remembered) was a brilliant shade of blue-roan, a mixture of black and white hairs. Her name was still muttered in the troubled sleep of some of her former teachers- Ronnie (Veronica) Tatterhat. The last was a very familiar face- Lily Evans. She was holding James Potter's hand, and her head was laid on his sholder. Some people would be quite concerned with this- no one remembered Lily Evans taking part in the Marauder's tricks. He himself did not know how people could think that, but with everyone remembering the Marauders as four boys, one could never know.
The photo was taken in the children's 6th year, though they had been friends since the third year. That had been when Miss Falcon and Miss Tatterhat had transferred to Hogwarts. Hoshi had gone to a school in India before Hogwarts, and a school in Ireland before that. Ronnie had attended the same Irish school, then had gone to one in the United States, before going back to Spiral Circle. The Headmaster sat on the edge of his desk, the photo in his hand. A breeze filled with the scent of warm afternoon earth and moonflower brought him back to the girls' first evening at Hogwarts, and to the events that lead up to it…
" Lills! There you are!" Tonks calls, racing down the hall. Lily turns from the eagle statue with a sachet of papers in her hand.
" What was that all about?" The pink-haired teenager asks, breathlessly. Lily smiles, walking comfortably along on the way to the horse-less carriages that would take them to the station.
" The Headmaster asked me to write the two exchange students who will be coming next year. I think I'll enjoy it- they sound like fun girls." She adds, flipping the folder open so Tonks could read about the new students as they walked.
" Lilyflower, Lady of my heart!" Someone yells from behind them and Lily rolls her eyes, closing the folder before James could see. Tonks sighs and sticks her tongue out at her cousin, nodding to Remus and turning her hostile gaze to Peter. Who did he think he was- and why in hell did James and Sirius let him hang out with them? I'll find out one of these days… Tonks thinks to herself, swinging up into the carriage she and Lily would share with three other Gryffindor girls. I'll find out if it kills me…