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In the Gryffindor common room that evening the students were making such a racket that the prefects had to threaten to send everyone to bed twice already, and it was only 9:45. James was sitting by Lily Evans, enthusiastically explaining the rules of the wizard sport Quidditch to the redhead, who in turn was comparing it to a muggle sport called basketball every time James stopped to take a breath. On the other side of the common room Remus and Peter were engrossed in a game of chess. Sirius sat on a chair near them with a book on his lap, watching the game. He sighed, bored. Suddenly a look crossed his face. A grin made its way across his face, and he slipped his wand out of his pocket and into his hand. He murmured something and slipped it back into his pocket.

"AARGH!! PETER, WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Remus shrieked. He was covered in a thick red liquid that looked like "EW! BLOOD!"

"Well if you stopped pitting us against each other and making us kill each other, then you wouldn't have to deal with the consequences. I mean, really, are our lives just a game to you?"

Remus and Peter stared in horror at the chess pieces, that were walking over to the newly smashed pawn and picking up the pieces carefully, a few of them slipping on the blood that had spurted out of his body when he was knocked out.

"R-Remus? I don't think chess pieces are supposed to talk back, are they? And I don't think they're supposed to bleed, either."

"No, Peter, they're not. Someone put a spell on them." Remus's eyes narrowed as his gaze swept the room. People were becoming attracted to the strange chess pieces, and a crowd was forming around the two boys. They strove to see over all the heads, but some of the students were just too tall.

"Would you like me to fix your chess set, kid?" asked a kind voice behind Peter.

Peter turned around to come face to face with a 7th year named Ted Tonks. "Please, could you?" he asked.

Ted smiled. "Of course. Finite incantatem." The chess pieces slumped over were they were.

Disappointed, the crowd began to disperse revealing to Remus's eyes one Sirius Black, who had fallen off his chair laughing, and was now trying to look completely innocent. Remus met his eyes with a stern, almost McGonnagall look on his face. He opened his mouth to say something to Sirius, and promptly closed it again. Then, to Sirius' surprise (and Peters as well, who had noticed Remus and Sirius' silent conversation), Remus began to laugh. He sat there, with blood all over his robes, laughing till tears streamed down his face. Sirius and Peter looked at him with bewildered looks on their faces, until they too started laughing. Soon the whole common room was roaring with laughter, some not even knowing what they were laughing at, because the laughter was so infectious.

Sirius slipped into bed that night with a satisfied smile on his face. Happy, Andy?

Remus dropped into bed, feeling nervous. He'd had fun today, but the full moon was coming up, and he didn't know how he'd deal with it. No one can find out!

Peter also felt satisfied as he laid down. Who knew I'd make friends so quickly? This is turning out so well!

James, on the other hand, was feeling slightly put out as he slid into bed. Blacks lucky they forgave him for that. I wouldn't have. I can't believe he's getting special treatment just 'cause he's a Black.

A/N review replies!!!

Amalynne O'Hara: oh! do you think you could give me a link to that c2? marauder fics are my favs, so that would be awesome. im glad you liked andromeda, and thanks for being understanding about my bad mood. itll never happen again (i hope ;))

brennqt14: im sorry you're having a crappy week, but i hope you have fun in Vegas! thanks for reviewing!

yoshimiwolfspaw: i know the letters not in this chapter. but it will be soon. dont worry. thanks for the review!

forrest: im glad you like the plot, i am totally obsessed with the marauders, so i needed to write a fic about them.