Hey people. This is a reposting of this chapter. For all who don't realize this is now a general canon 1st year Marauder fic. Though I am keeping the other plot as a side plot.

Oh yah and I want to thank all those who thought to review the last chapter.

Disclaimer- My cousin decided to take a year off writing so this fic is all me now. I don't own any of the characters though.

Rising Stars

The sun rose on a bright day. Remus was already waiting at the front door when his mother came down for breakfast.

"What are to doing up?" Mrs. Lupin asked her son as she handed him a piece of toast.

"Waiting." He replied simply as he took a bite out of his toast.

"May I ask for what?"

"For father to come down o take my trunk to the car."

"Remmy, your father hasn't even come downstairs yet."

"Oh I know. That's why I'm waiting." Mrs. Lupin smiled at her son as she went up the stairs to call her husband.

Poor, innocent, little Remus. He's suffered so much yet he still has the will to go on. I mean after the bite then losing Romulissa…

Romulissa.

Mrs. Lupin sniffled at the thought of her two children. The daughter she lost and the son who never got to have a proper childhood.

Remus grew up so fast after… 'that night'. He withdrew into himself leaving that hyper, energetic child he was.

This was the turning point. Hogwarts.

"Melissa." Mrs. Lupin turned toward her husband as he came out of Remus's room.

"What were you doing in there?" She asked curiously.

"I'm looking for Remus. I have a surprise for him." At that he held up the bird cage with a lovely Barn owl with silver eyes and gold highlights. "Where is he?"

"He's downstairs waiting for you to get his trunk. I was just coming to get you."

"Well I really don't think we should keep him waiting."

"Yes." She hesitated for a moment. "I'm just worried for him. Do you think it's really safe? I mean what happens if someone finds out…" Breaking off she looked at her husband. "I don't know how much more he can handle… how much I can."

Mr. Lupin took his wife into his arms and spoke into her ear.

"It's okay. He'll be fine. This is great for Remus. A new beginning almost. You know all of the precautions Dumbledore has to keep Remus's… 'condition' a secret."

"It's called lycanthropy, dad." The Lupins started at he sound of their son's voice. "After five years you would think that you would learned my 'conditions' name."

"Oh Remus. How much did you hear?" Mrs. Lupin asked trying t6o blink away the few tears in her eyes.

"All of it. I could hear you from the front of the house. Sorry."

"Is there a secret in this house that you don't know?" Mr. Lupin shook his head at his son with a hint of a smile on his mouth.

"Nope." Remus returned the smile. "I see you've finally decided to give him to me. I think he was getting lonely up in the attic. I don't think Eos liked him very much." He went up to the cage and put a few fingers through the bar and scratched the bird's head.

"How…?" Mr. Lupin started before being silenced by his son's incredulous look. "Never mind. Don't worry about Eos. That old snowy owl has to get used to sharing her roost from now on. Now was there any other reason you came up here besided to spy on us?"

"Ummm… actually…" Remus turned to stare at the floor. "I wanted to ask if I could… well what I mean…" Taking a deep breath he blurted it all out in a rush. "CanibringmypendanttoHogwartswithme?"

"What Remmy?"

"Can I bring my pendant with to Hogwarts with me."

"You want to bring it with you?" His parent looked at him surprised.

Remus just nodded as he shuffled his feet uncomfortably. "It's the only link I have to Lissa. I don't want to forget her. She always wanted to go to Hogwarts even when we were younger. I guess it's a way to bring her along."

"Oh Remus." His mother took him into her arms while his father slipped back into his room to get the ornament. Coming back out he had the bow in his hands and picked up the owl cage.

"Come on, or else you'll miss the Hogwarts Express." He calmly ushered his family downstairs. Loading the car and grabbing a piece of toast he climbed into the driver's seat and they were on their way.

~*~

Remus closed his eyes as the train steadily picked up speed. The sun warmed him as it shone into his compartment.

Opening them again he looked at his new owl. It was sleeping with it's head under his wing.

"You still need a name don't you?" He spoke aloud. All through the ride to the station he went through the lists of names he had for an owl to take his mind off his nervousness, but none seemed to fit. Suddenly one name struck him. Looking up at his sleeping pet he smiled.

"Zephyrus. Your name is Zephyrus." His owl just shuffled a bit in recognition that something had been said.

Digging out a book from his trunk he had just settled down to start reading when Remus's sensitive picked up a door being slammed and a loud scream over the buzz of normal talking. Curiosity getting the better of him he poked his head out of his compartment in time to see a dark haired boy back nervously out of the compartment several doors down.

"Sorry, sorry." He said hurriedly. "I honestly had no clue you ladies were changing. Ducking a shoe that had been thrown at his head eh glanced toward the door of their section of the train. The door was locked and was jiggling suspiciously like someone was trying to force it open. The door rattled again causing the boy to turn and run in Remus's direction. He skidded to a stop in front of Remus.

"Hello. Nice to meet you. You wouldn't mind if I hide in here would you?" The door gave another strong shudder. "Thanks. Don't tell anyone I'm here." At that the strange boy rushed into Remus's compartment.

Remus stole one final look at eh door before turning to see how the strange lad would manage to hide. To his amazement the boy was nowhere to be seen. Shocked he picked up his book looking where he had disappeared to.

A few minutes later a girl who appeared to be a fifth year and a prefect at that, stuck her head into the compartment. "You haven't seen an ugly little brat have you?"

One look at the girl's face almost made Remus breakdown laughing. Luckily for him years of being a werewolf taught him to hide his emotions very well as well as lie flawlessly. The girl's skin was a bright green with blue polka-dots and looked quite ridiculous. Her eyes were a piercing dark black and her teeth were clenched. Her hair was tied in an elegant bun but it did nothing to make the situation any more serious. Gripping her wand in her hand he knew he shouldn't mess with her. At least not much…

"Oh why yes I have." He nodded and put his book down. "I can tell you if you want though I have no clue why you would be interested in the little five year old terror that lives several blocks away from me. Still if you insist..." He paused and looked at her innocently watching as her face turned a strange shade of red that clashed horribly with her green skin. Distantly he heard a slight movement above his head.

Outside a male voice called to the girl. "Hey Bella he's not here he must have run off to the next section."

"My name is Bellatrix not Bella, Lestrange!" She called out angrily. Slamming the door behind her muttering about stupid firsties.

The compartment was completely silent for a moment. Remus started snickering an the dark haired boy fell almost on top of him as he came down from the luggage rack.

"Hello. Sorry for dropping in on you."

"That's fine. Was it you who changed that girl's skin color?"

"That. Yep. Cool, no?"

"Well it was interesting. How'd you manage to get up there so fast anyway?" Remus pointed to the luggage rake looking up to see where he could've gone.

The boy grinned mischievously and winked.

"That my dear young man took years off running from the authority to master. Though from that answer you gave ol' Bella… excuse me Bellatrix Black, you've done your share of lying to the law." He leaned back with his head on the window. Suddenly he sat up again.

"How rude of me. I forgot to introduce myself. Mum would have my head if she knew. Name's James, James Potter at your service. Grand mischief-maker. Who may I have the pleasure of addressing?"

"Remus Lupin my good sir." Remus said taking up the exaggerated talk James had been speaking in.

"Remus Lupin… hmmm… first year right?" James looked at him critically.

Remus nodded hesitantly. James just flopped back down and smiled.

"Me to."

At that moment there was a knock on the compartment door. They both looked hesitantly at the entrance way incase it was Bella or one of her friend back again.

Finally Remus got up and opened it.

"Would you like to buy some snacks dearies?"

The two dug into their pockets and pulled out some coins. After selecting some treats they were about to pay for them when another boy came up to the cart.

"Hello. My I help you?"

The boy looked down at the cart and back up to the lady. Glancing up at James and Remus and then back where he had come from he just shrugged.

"Sure."

He procured some coins and after the three boy had paid for their sweets they just stood there stared at each other before James recognized him.

"Hey weren't you in the Black compartment?"

"Yah what if I was?" He asked defensively until a look of dawning crossed his face. "You were the one who cursed Bella."

"It wasn't a curse. It was a charm. And I'll do the same to you if you touch me."

"Same difference. And I just wanted to congratulate you."

"Huh?"

""Usually only I can get Bella worked up. Sirius Black."

"Black?" Remus looked at him slightly confused. "Are you her brother?" Stepping once more into the compartment they all sat down. Sirius across from Remus and James.

"Brother." Sirius shuddered as he pulled a strand of his dark brown hair behind his ears. "Thankfully no. We're cousins. Though I'd rather not be related to her at all."

James just looked at him skeptically. Remus's eyes darted between the two boys.

"I'm one of the white sheep in the family." Sirius continued proudly.

"Um... Don't you mean black sheep?" Remus asked.

"Nope I'm a white sheep."

"What makes you any different from the other Blacks?" James leaned back into his seat with a hand in his pocket.

"Well besides that I'm a genius..." James snorted in disbelief.

"Well maybe not." Sirius relented "but I am smarter than the average Black."

"That doesn't say much. The average Black is about as smart as a puppy."

Remus tensed up preparing for a fight that was bound to break out as Sirius jerked up from where he was sitting.

"That was uncalled for."

"What you're going to defend your family."

"No. Why would I do that? I was just going to say puppies are very smart."

The compartment was silent for a moment before James stopped holding back and cracked a smile.

"Yay. Did you see that? Remus… was it…? I believe he can smile." Sirius jumped up to congratulate James on his accomplishment.

"I always thought Blacks were stuck up, rich, pure-blood fanatics." James stated after he was released from the Black boy's grip.

"Most of them are." He answered back as James held his head to stop the compartment from spinning. Remus laughed at his antics. "As I said I'm smarted than you're average Black. That's how I got sent to my uncle Alphard's. He's a scholar so he could help me and my cousin Andromeda become the 'best students at school'. That's why Andy and I are different."

"Andromeda?" Remus looked slightly frustrated trying to keep track of all of Sirius's relations.

"Bella's sister and my cousin. She starting seventh year. They have another sister, Narcissia. She finished Hogwarts three years ago." Reaching out for another chocolate frog he told the two boy how his uncle was a muggle sympathizer and taught the two cousins how neat muggles could be.

"Though he kept his ideas to himself and Andy didn't really start her lessons until second year and by then she had already been sorted into Slytherin. I however want to break the mold and be sorted into another house. I rally don't care which just as long as I don't have to spend any more time with the close minded pure-bloods my parents make me hang out with." He said this with so much enthusiasm that he waved his chocolate frog card around frantically forcing the picture to run away looking slightly green.

"Whoah. That's really cool." James has grown a liking for the extravagant boy. "I hope you end up in Gryffindor. I know that's where I'll end up. I just wish there were more people who turned from the dark arts like you did even though that's what they've always been taught."

"Yah, tell me about it. At least you don't have to live with it in your own home. How about you Remus any particular house you want to be in?"

Remus looked up startled from being addressed. "No, not really." He said slowly.

"Hey that's cool just go with the flow. Anyway, Jamesie, how did you manage to learn that curse you put on Bella?"

"It was a charm and the name's James. I got it out of this really cool prankster book." At that Remus picked up his book again and started to read it was taken away.

"What are you doing? How could you be reading now? School hasn't even started yet. Enjoy you free…" Sirius trailed off as he caught the title of the tomb. 'Secrecy of Laughter: How to escape from blame of pranks and witness them to'.

"I knew you were a prankster." James said proudly.

"I just though the spells in it were interesting." Remus confessed awkwardly.

"Gentlemen, I believe that this is the start of a most brilliant friendship."

Remus just smiled and took his book back. Flipping a few pages and showing the new page to the others. Their eyes lit up and a devious smirk spread through all of them.

~*~

So how'd you like it? Not as long as the prologue but I'm getting there. I'm now thinking of changing POVs every chapter or so. Now you all know what to do riiiiiight…..

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