Author's note: We realize that we are backtracking a bit from the last chapter, but it has been a while, and we really felt the need to do it. Thank you to our reviewers! We are very sorry that we took so long to get this bit out. More is on the way!

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"I think we should go to bed before we get caught," she said. "Lily, you can sleep in my dorm for the night. The boys can take the cloaks and head to bed with Harry and Ron." Everyone agreed and they headed off to the dorms. "I'm Hermione, by the way," she told Lily as the girls headed up to the dorms.

The next morning, Harry woke up from a loud snore. Who could that be? He thought. In 2 years, I've never heard Ron, Seamus or Neville snore. He sat up and jumped into the air. There was a huge black dog sleeping at the foot of his bed!

"Ahh!" He screamed, and all of a sudden, the dog started to sit up and then transformed into the dark haired boy he saw last night. Across the room, Harry saw James sit up.

"Padfoot, you know that you are not supposed to do that unless it is totally necessary!"
"Aww, James!" Padfoot cried, "It was! There wasn't enough room for everyone." At this point, Seamus and Neville were staring at Harry's twin.
"Wh-oo is that?" questioned Neville in the middle of a yawn. James, Peter, Padfoot and Remus had already left the room.
"Who?" asked Ron, looking around the room like no one was ever in there. Seamus and Neville shrugged and started to get dressed.

Heading down to the common room. Harry and Ron met up with Hermione, Lily, James, Peter, Remus and Padfoot who were already sitting by the fireplace.

"How did you sleep?" Lily asked Harry almost sounding like a mother. Harry, despite the fact that she was currently his age, smiled that he had his mother nearby.

"Fine thanks." Harry answered.

"Yeah we were all sleeping great until that mut woke us up!" Ron complained pointing at Padfoot. Hermione and Lily looked confused. Sirius shrugged.

"Sirius decided to sleep in his animagus form." James explained to the girls. Ron, Harry and Hermione all stiffened.

"What's the matter with you three?" Sirius asked.

"You're name is Sirius?" Hermione asked.

"You mean Sirius Black?" Ron asked getting more and more nervous.

"You mean, my dad and Sirius Black were friends?" Harry was in shock.

Sirius seemed to swell up.

"What? You've heard of me? Look at that! See guys I told you I was going to be famous when I grew up!" Sirius was all smiles until Hermione informed him just what he was famous of.

"You just escaped from Azkaban Prison." Hermione told him bluntly. "You were in there for 12 years for killing about a dozen muggles in a street with a single curse…and him." She finished pointing to Peter. Both of their faces turned to shock.

"I - what? I couldn't have! Peter! You know I never would! James!"

"There must be some mistake!" Lily protested. "I mean he may be a bit arrogant but Sirius would never do something like that!"

"That's right!" James said. "Padfoot is my best friend! I know him! He would sooner die than hurt one of us!" Harry had become somewhat sad in listening to what they said.

"That's what got you killed."

"Killed?" questioned James with a look of horror on his face. "Was anyone else killed?"
"Yes," replied Harry, with a look of complete sadness, "Mum, I mean Lily."
The group was silent for a few moments.
"Um, I think we should get to class now," said Hermione breaking the silence. "We have double potions with the Slytherins first."
"Ugh," sighted Remus. "I hate potions. Especially the teacher, Professor Umbrige."
"Where have I heard that name? Oh that's right! Dad mentioned something about her, senior secretary to the minister or something." replied Ron. "But you have never seen bad until you've seen our teacher."

"That old bat in the ministry?!" Sirius replied. Ron just shrugged at him. The seven of them got up and left the common room and headed towards the dungeons.

Making their way down to the dungeons, James and the others looked around with interest.

"Hasn't changed much, has it?" He noticed. Sirius ran ahead to a statue of a Gargoyle that he knew was really a secret passage that would get them there faster. Looking around, he pushed the gargoyle aside to enter the passage, and ran straight into two boys who were coming out of it. Sirius looked at them shocked. Who the bloody hell told them about this passage?

"Fred? George? What?" The twins were coming out of the passage and folding up a spare bit of old parchment. Ron was looking at them in amazement. "You never told me there was a passage here!"

"A good wizard never tells his secrets, he writes them down on parchment for future mischief makers to find." George responded.

"Great men whoever they were, old Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs." Fred had a look of admiration on his face as he said it. At the mention of the names, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all gasped and looked at each other.

"What about these men mate?" Sirius asked. "The one's that wrote something down on parchment?"

"Who are you?" George asked looking at the four with suspision.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Lily, took Fred and George to the side and explained what they could of what happened.

"So, you lot, are from the past?"

"And you two are Harry's parents?"

"So, that could only mean one thing."

"You must know who made this map!" Fred and George said together, pulling back out the parchment. Fred tapped it with his wand saying " I solemnly swear I am up to no good."

"Brilliant line that one." Sirius said praisingly. Instantly the map came to life and writing appeared.

"Misters Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, purveyors of aids to magical mischief makers, proudly present; The Marauder's Map."

"Brilliant! Must have been our greatest idea!" James remarked.

"I wonder how we pulled it off?" Sirius mused.

"Knowing the 4 of you, it probably has all of your passages shown, and I'll bet it has the location of everyone in the school in there too!" Lily said, sarcastically.

"Yeah that about says it." Fred told them.

"Wicked!" Ron said, watching the map.

"Hang on," George said suddenly, "Did you just say, the 4 of them? Do you realize what this means?" Exchanging a glance, the twins looked back at the marauders standing in front of them and fell to the floor making worshipping movements.

"My heroes! Brilliant! Can't thank you enough!" The marauders looked down at them surprised, then smiled.

"So lets see this map," James said. George handed it to him and he looked it over. "Hey look! McGonagall is still teaching!" James mentioned. Sirius had his eye on the potions corridor.

"What the bloody hell is Snivellus doing here? I mean I knew he was thick, but I didn't think he was that bad."

"Oh honestly! Why do you always call him that! I mean I know he's horrible, but what has Serverus ever done to you?"

"Lily, how many times do I have to tell you?" James responded. "With Snape, it's more that he's alive really." Ron tried to stifle a laugh.

"See? I bet even the boys know! Snape's a real git, isn't he Harry?"

"Well-"

"Oh he's a git alright!" Ron answered for him. "Stupid potions master! Always taking points from Gryffindor!"

"Did you say…Potions master?" Lily asked him curiously.

"Yeah, why?"

The look on the faces of all 5 of them was priceless. Finally, Sirius said just what they were all thinking.

"They made that slimy greaseball a professor?!"