Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own Harry Potter . . . or a certain George Weasley . . . I do not and will never own a thing.

Oh The Things We'll See

It was just supposed to be a trip to the library, but ended up to be so much more. The four Marauders take a ride through the future, each to discover that life after Hogwarts isn't how they imagined it to be, and sometimes, the things that you want and think that you need, really come from the struggles that we survive.

"Ha!" Sirius said, throwing his hands in the air, a smile on his face. "I think I'm actually getting used to this!"

James narrowed his eyes at him as Remus pulled him up off the floor, Peter rolling on his back next to him. "Just one more," he said with a moan as he cracked his back.

"Now Prongs," Sirius said, slapping him on the back. "The least you could do is be a little chipper for the rest of ours."

There was a soft thud at the corner of the room, and each of the Marauders turned their heads to see what had caused it. Standing at the other side of the room was a large bookshelf, crammed full of many assorted books, many of which were only hanging on to the shelve by the pages.

Next to the bookshelf was a tall man, with sandy blonde hair, a light green sweater and dark gray slacks. The Marauders recognized this to be the older Remus Lupin.

Sirius let out a snort as he and James softly chuckled to themselves. "Once a bookworm, always a bookworm." Sirius said, trying to hide the smirk on his face.

Remus crossed his arms, tilting his head to the side as he watched the older Remus rummage through the books, occasionally pulling one out and inspecting the pages, and then placing it neatly back on the shelf. "I'd always pictured myself to be a bit more masculine,"

Sirius let out yet another snort. "Masculine. That's a good one, Moony."

Peter pressed his finger against Sirius' lips, pointing in the direction of the bookshelf. Sirius swatted at his hand, sending him a glare. "Do that again and you'll lose that finger!" Sirius said, crossing his arms over his chest and sticking his chin in the air.

"Kathryn, my dear, what are you doing up at this time of the night? You really need your rest." The older Remus said as a young looking auburn haired woman strolled into the room, a dark purple bathrobe wrapped around her.

"I couldn't sleep," she said softly in an angelic voice. "Do you think that you can sit with me until I fall asleep?" There was such an innocence to the girl, such beauty that radiated off of her tiny body. Truth be told, she didn't look like the sort of person that would fall for Remus Lupin.

Remus sighed, setting down the book that he had been holding, and walked over to her, taking her by the shoulders. "I wish that I could, but-" he looked back at the pile of books and papers on his desk. "But I have so many things to finish before the morning, and getting them done now means that I could possibly have time to spend with you tomorrow."

"What about the baby?" Kathryn asked, placing a hand on her stomach. It wasn't until now that the Marauders noticed the medium sized bulge under the robe.

"A baby? Our little Moony has a baby?" James said, smiling as he wrapped his arm around Remus' shoulder.

"I haven't forgotten about the baby, love." Remus said, pushing back the bathrobe, revealing her satin covered stomach. " I have promised you that I will do everything in my power to make sure that this child of ours has the happiest life anyone can ever have. I intend on keeping that promise."

Kathryn smiled, pulling Remus closer to her and pressing her head against his chest. "Put away the books and come to bed with me."

Remus ran a hand through her hair, shaking his head as he closed his eyes. "I can't,"

Pulling away from his grasp, Kathryn looked directly into her husbands eyes, her own welling with crystal clear tears. "You never have time for me anymore, Remus. Never."

Remus stepped forward, taking her hand in his and stroking it with his thumb. "Kathryn, please don't say that. You know too well that I have work that needs to be done, and-"

"Your work is more important than me. Say it Remus. Say that your work comes before your wife and your unborn child."

"Kathryn, please, your beginning to place stress upon yourself,"

"I'm not stressing myself out Remus! I'm just trying my best to make this marriage work, seeing how you don't put much of an effort into it."

Remus didn't reply to this. He simply stood there, his head lowered, his lip quivering. He knew that she was right. He hadn't been the greatest husband to this outstanding woman standing before him.

Kathryn took a step forward, placing a hand on his pale cheek, raising his head to look into her eyes. "If you're not going to help me make this marriage work," her scarlet colored lips quivered as she spoke, "I'm not sure if I can be with you much longer." with that, Kathryn placed a kiss on her husbands cheek, and then, pressed it against his, softly whispering, "Goodnight, my love."

Remus returned the kiss before she pulled away from his embrace, turning away from him and returning to their bedroom. After he was sure that Kathryn had returned back to bed, Remus walked back over to his desk, slumping down into the chair and burying his face in his hands, sobs softly escaping from his throat.

"Wow," Sirius said, watching the older Remus weeping at his desk. "And I thought that my life was bad."

James stepped forward, placing a hand on Remus' shoulder. "It's not that bad, mate. You just have some marriage problems, that's all. I mean, you have a baby and a beautiful wife. That's more than what most of us have."

Remus nodded, agreeing with James. "Yeah, I do have a pretty nice life. I guess that now that I've seen this, I can prevent this from ever happening in the future. She'll never feel like her husband doesn't love her."

"Excuse me," Peter said, poking James in the back. "But do you think that we could get to my future anytime soon? I would like to see if I'm just as lucky as you three."

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Way to ruin the moment, Wormtail."

Peter shrugged his shoulders, smiling.

James sighed, pulling out the book for the third time today, and just as the other times before it, repeated the words. In a matter of seconds, they were gone, off to see what the future held for their friend Peter.

Authors Note: Hey there! Big thanks to everyone that reviewed last chapter! I love to hear what you have to say. Well, off to write the next chapter! Remember to review!

Jess