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Chapter 9: Let the Marauding Begin

May 8th, 1981- Helen's House

Lily woke up the next morning, and looked around the room that was illuminated by the morning light. Helen had given Lily and James the room on the far east of the mansion, with Remus and Amy in the room to their right and Sirius in the room to the left. Helen had been kind enough to let Samantha share a room with Sirius, apparently not concerned about what her children thought. Lily got up and went through the door that led to the nursery. Harry was sitting up in his cot, chewing on something. Lily frowned when she saw that Harry's socks were on his feet. Then smiling, as she realised what Harry had, she picked up her son and gently pried the small toy dog out of his hands and mouth.

"Harry James Potter, you do not chew off Paddy's ear. Sirius did not give this to you so that it would become earless."

"Paddy," Harry called, wanting the black dog back. But then, something better came into the room. A beautiful white stag came through the doorway, causing Harry to stretch his small arms out to him. The stag morphed back into its human form. It was, of course, James Potter, having just woken up and heard his son cry out for his best friend. James took his son and walked from the room, smiling at his wife. Lily knew what James was doing. She had done it to him before they had even heard about coming to Australia.

James carried Harry into Sirius and Samantha's room, placing the child on Sirius' chest. Sirius groaned and tried to roll over. Being a fully grown male, he was stronger then Harry and the boy fell onto the bed. Samantha's eyes opened and she smiled. Picking Harry up, she started whispering things to him, about he was her favourite male in the world, her favourite wizard and how gorgeous he was. James laughed when he saw the pout on Sirius' face.

"Come now Sirius. Not jealous of Harry, are you?"

"He's just too cute Prongs. But not cuter then me!" Sirius said, sitting up and tickling his godson. He sniffed and handed Harry back to James. James sniffed too.

"Lily? I think you need to perform some motherly duties"

Remus joined the others at breakfast about an hour after Sirius was rudely woken. He exchanged a smile with Lily and Helen, before sitting next to Michael.

"What are you all planning to do today?" Helen enquired.

"What can we do?" James asked, "I want to show Harry some Australian animals. I think he'll like them."

"There's Melbourne Zoo," Adam said, "Or there's the Aquarium, if you want to show him some aquatic animals"

"No."

This answer had not come from James or Sirius or Helen. Lily was looking at her husband with a stubborn look.

"The sharks will scare him," Lily said, "The zoo is ok, but not the Aquarium."

"Well, I can drop you all off at Frankston train station. Michael, be a dear and get me the train time table."

Michael ran off to the timetable. Remus could here the boys talking about another prank. But this time, they were aiming for their brother. Michael came back and handed a blue booklet to his mother. Along with it, was another pamphlet, one for the Melbourne Zoo.

"Ok, if I get you on the 10:00am Flinders Street train, you can get off at Melbourne Central and catch the Upfield line to Royal Park Station. Helen looked up to see the confused faces of six British people. She looked the one person from Britain who wasn't looking at her like she was talking a different language. Unfortunately, the person in question understood few words and was currently eating his sock for breakfast.

"I have an idea," Remus said, "Why don't Michael and Amanda come with us to the Zoo?"

Michael looked up and Amanda smiled at this suggestion. Lily thought that might be because they didn't get away from their three brothers often. Lily knew that Helen would say yes, mainly because the other three had been grounded and she would have her hands full.

"That's a great idea. Michael, Amanda, what do you think? You can look after the adults for a change."

Arriving at Frankston station, Amanda and Michael led the adults and Harry to Platform 1. Their wands hidden, James looked at the Muggles at the station.

"They have pretty cool clothes. But my robes are much more comfy."

Amy smiled, holding onto Remus' hand. "They manage fine without any assistance. It a miracle how far they have come."

Sirius, however, was busy reading a sign. Michael walked up to him and told him what it meant.

"The numbers on the top left hand side tell you what time the train is meant to come, see it says 10:00. The words next to the time say where the train is heading. The numbers to the right of that tell you how long until the train comes."

"So what about the second line?" Sirius said, beginning to understand what the shy boy was saying.

"They tell you what kind of train it is. A Limited Express means the train skips a few stations, while an Express Service skips a lot of stations. A Stops All Stations does exactly that, stops at every station on the train line."

Remus watched as the two talked. He would have to tell Helen that her son was teaching an adult. Harry gurgled happily as Amanda tickled his feet. Lily smiled as she watched the two kids. Samantha and Amy were talking about the train ride and if it would be bumpy. Sirius was looking at the sign, which had changed to show ten minutes until the train. Michael was talking to James about pranks, which Michael knew quite a bit about.

Then, the train came.

TBC…

Next Chapter- Chapter Ten: On The Train

Lily looked at Sirius and was surprised to see him empty handed.

"Sirius?"

"Yes, Lily?"

"Where's Harry?"

Question and Answer time:

Are you from Australia?

I think I said this previously, yes I am. I live in Victoria, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Where's Peter? The others don't know he's evil, do they?

Peter will not appear in this story. I don't think so any way. I don't like him and my excuse is that he was away when they were talking about leaving for Australia. No, they don't know he's evil. But I do. (Glares evilly, imaging that Peter is locked up in a little cage. Smiles happily as she imagines Remus, James and Sirius on the train. Thinks of some mischief for them and collapses in a laughing heap on the floor. Gets a strange look from her parents.

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Clashachu: You made me laugh Sirius was right to tell you off. Go Marauders!

To the Anonymous person who's English isn't so good. Glad you liked it.

Dragon: Keep that sharpened knife away from me, but go after the evil rat. You're right, Harry is adorable. Who knows, maybe James will take you up on that offer? Some advice? If in doubt, ask James or Sirius and they will protect you from the cheerleaders! LOL.

Jamie88: My evil writers lock is slowly going away. Thanks for your concern.

ilikellamas: I would never make an Aussie look bad. I'm from Victoria and I follow the AFL, not the NRL. Go Geelong! (Starts singing the Geelong theme song)