Disclaimer: I don't own any of Harry Potter characters. However, any new characters are mine.
A/N: This is a story about our favorite Marauders. It is a Lily/James story but it doesn't follow that couple like other stories do. You'll see in later chappies what I mean.
Chapter One: The Beginning of the End
It was sunny the day that school began again. To many students it seemed like fate was laughing at them. Others, however, were looking forward to the upcoming school year. Three in particular were already planning out the mischief that they were going to be causing their last year of school.
"We should definitely scout out the bars in Hogsmeade."
"I don't know about that Sirius; it could be too dangerous to do."
"Oh would you stop being a little scaredy-cat, Remus! Everything's too dangerous to you," Sirius replied.
"Would you two knock it off? I swear you two argue like an old married couple; you sound like my parents right before they sneak off to their room," the third young man stated as he shivered at the thought of his parents.
"Fine, Mr. Know-it-all, what do you suppose we do this year?" Sirius asked his best mate as he moved away from Remus.
"I don't know, how about we find dates for the Halloween ball? That's something we haven't done yet," he replied after a few minutes of thought.
"Hmmm, that sounds interesting and potentially dangerous…I'm in!" Sirius answered.
"Alright then, who's going after whom? We don't want to overlap each other," Remus stated in his 'I'm a smarty pants tone.'
"Well, we all know who James is going after, don't we?" Sirius joked, playfully nudging James in the ribs.
"This coming from Mr. I'm-in-love-with-my-best-mates'-sister," James retorted while Remus sat back and opened Hogwarts: a History, laughing to himself about how crazy his friends were. James and Sirius continued their argument until they arrived at school; they headed to the Great Hall for their last supper before the terror known as class began. Sirius and James stuffed their faces until they could stuff no more, while Remus ate his fill and then sat back and relaxed, occasionally chatting with the other Gryffindors that were sitting around him.
"Hey, Remus!" a girl with short black hair and hazel eyes said as she took a seat next to Remus and across from Sirius, who just happened to sit up straight as soon as he noticed she was there.
"Well, hello there, Jasmine. How have you been?" Remus replied.
"Oh, I've just been hanging around. I was just about to head up to the common room, but I don't want to go alone. I noticed that you were finished and thought I'd ask you," Jasmine answered as she looked at James and Sirius, who had odd expressions on their faces.
"Actually, Remus was just telling us how he has something that he has to do, but I'll go with you. That is, if you want me to," answered Sirius before Remus could answer sending a glare that said 'don't even think about it' to him.
"Sure, why not? Let's go," Jasmine replied with a smile and a blush as Sirius got up and escorted her out of the Great Hall.
A/N: OK, I'm stopping here for the moment. Just thought that I would give you a little taste of this story. If you like it, please review. It makes me write and update sooner.