Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine sadly. They're all from the imagination of JK Rowling.

A/N: This was my first attempt at a Lily, James and Marauder story and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I'm going back over it now to edit out grammar and fix dates and what not. No plot will be changed but some things may be fixed to sound better and make more sense and dialogue will be added. I hope people tell me how I am doing! Cheers!

Warning: Within this first chapter is religious content. I apologize in advance to those who maybe offended in anyway by it.

Castle on a Cloud

By: Lupin-Lover349

Chapter One: Returning

It was pretty warm for the first day of fall. There was only a slight breeze that blew through the messy black hair of a 6'5" hazel eyed boy. He smiled as he walked onto platform 9 ¾. The sun glimmered on his half moon glasses as he ran forward. James Potter was now in his seventh year of Hogwarts and he was happy to be going back to school. Sure he was around magic a lot since his parents were a witch and wizard but since he would be able to do magic himself when he got back to Hogwarts with his friends, it was better.

"C'mon Jesus! Walk faster!" James yelled over the heads of many people mulling around platform 9 ¾.

"Shut-up!" yelled Remus. Remus Lupin was a good friend of James'. He had sandy brown hair and chocolate brown eyes and over the summer he started growing a beard and mustache. He looked very charming and smart but when he was very young he got bit by a were-wolf, and since there was no cure it was a burden he had to carry. When Remus caught up he asked, "Ever since you went to church with Lily you're been calling me Jesus. Please tell me why James."

"Cause you look like him." James answered after some thought.

"Thanks…"

"C'mon, cheer up! If you be good I'll give you chocolate." James said persuasively.

Remus looked at him as a small smile began to spread across his face. "Without nuts?" he asked.

"Yup."

This time a wide smile broke out on Remus' face, "Okay."

"Good" James replied, "Now let's see if we can find-" but he was interrupted by someone tackling him roughly to the ground. "Sirius! Get off me you animal!" Sirius bounded up.

"Awwwww, thanks for the complement James, you're so nice." James looked at his best friend, Sirius Black, and saw that he grew during the summer break. Either that or it was because he was sprawled out on the ground. Sirius' semi long black hair was blowing in the breeze and the sun shined in his soft grey eyes. He wore a funny grin on his face. Remus helped James up from the warm concrete.

"You should've used the term 'wild beast' James," Remus said, "It suites him better."

"I wouldn't be talking wolf boy," Sirius shot back.

"Hey you're worse then I am."

"Ohyeahright. What about that time when-"

"I thought we weren't going to talk about that!"

"Yeah, well drastic times call for drastic measures."

"What drastic times-?"

James cut in asking, "Wait, are you talking about when-?"

Sirius smiled and nodded, "Yee-up!" James laughed

"Very funny guys. Just keep talking about it," Remus said. "Just keep laughing it up. You'll see what happens."

"Oh and what are you gonna do about it?" Sirius asked.

"Well don't be surprised when you wake up in the morning and all your clothes are hanging in the common room." Remus threatened.

Sirius scoffed, "Nice one Reemie. Let me hand it to you, it's totally original. It's not like we pulled that one last year on Peter."

"Well maybe I didn't tell you my whole plan. Did you ever think of that?"

Sirius thought for a minute and said, "No, no I didn't." After a moment of silence he said, "So are you gonna tell me?"

Remus laughed heartily, "You wish!"

"Oh c'mon Remus! Tell me! I'll be your best friend."

"Hey!" James said offended at the thought of Sirius giving up their friendship for a piece of information.

Sirius leaned over to James and whispered, "I'm only joking James. You know you're my one and only best friend."

Remus smiled slyly as he heard Sirius say that to James. Not taking his eyes off Sirius, Remus shook his head 'no'. Sirius knew it was time to use the puppy eyes. Putting on the best pleading face that he could Sirius whined like a five year old begging for candy, "Puh-puh-puh-puh-pleeeeeeeezzzzzeee!" When Remus shook his head 'no' again Sirius shouted, "Why not?" As their fight begun anew James just stood there watching it, thinking of how crazy his friends were. Then, all of a sudden everything went dark. James jumped. He placed his hands where his eyes are and felt two hands covering them. Smiling, he pulled the hands down from over his eyes and turned around. There he found a girl with waist length flaming red hair and bright green eyes.

"Hey baby," he said, "how much?"

"Nothing," Lily replied.

James looked at Sirius and Remus and said, "It's because I'm so good looking."

"No," Lily said to him, "it's because you're not getting any anyway."

"Ooooooh…." Sirius said, "She told you."

"Shut-up!" James said, "I don't see you getting any either."

Sirius smirked and replied, "Oh so little you know my friend, so little you know."

"Wait, what aren't you telling me?"

"Let's just say that I-"

"Come on James," Lily cut in, starting to pull James towards the Hogwarts Express, "Let's go check in with the other prefects. We have to anyway since we are head boy and girl."

"Okay…Okay." James said. Then he whispered to Sirius before he was too far away, "Tell me later," and Lily and James walked away to the front of the train where they were supposed to meet the prefects.

"I can't believe that James got head boy," Remus said sounding bitter.

"Jealous Remy?" Sirius asked.

"No, I'm not."

"Sure…"

"I'm not! I just….Everything good happens to James. When can something good ever happen to me?" Sirius looked at his friend with concern. "C'mon Remus, cheer up. Not everything good happens to James." Remus still looked oblivious to this fact so Sirius had to talk business. "If you be a good wolf boy I'll buy you all the chocolate you want."

"Deal," Remus said without thinking. He knew in this situation chocolate probably wouldn't make anything better but it always filled the sadness he had inside him.

"Alright," Sirius said, "now then Jesus-"

"Oh no…"

"Away! Part the red seas-"

"But that was Mos-"

"I don't care! On ward! On ward!" Sirius yelled and off they went onto the train, Sirius almost missing the train completely and falling onto the track, to find Peter.