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Disclaimer: I know I've forgotten this before, but this is for all of the chapters, I DON'T OWN H.P. ... sadly enough. It all belongs to JKR... not me. :(

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Dear Diary,

Today is Wednesday. I have patrols with this kid named Terrence Falcon. He's a Slytherin, apparently. James isn't going to be able to make it tonight, and he wasn't happy with his replacement. He lent me this mirror of some sort and said if there was any trouble then to say his name in it and he would appear. That's really sweet. Potter is gaining some major points here. I just wish I knew where he was going tonight. Him and Sirius were getting pretty hyper earlier on. I better go, here comes Falcon. -Lily

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James rubbed his hands together to keep warm. It was a chilly night and the back of his neck kept tingling. He felt danger was coming.

'Come on Padfoot!' James whispered quickly. Peter had just transformed into a rat before their eyes, and he crawled into the Whomping Willow where he would press the knot inside of it to freeze it.

'Let's go.' James said, urging him on.

'Do you have a weird feeling?' Sirius asked awkwardly, but he had no other way to word it. He didn't think... he knew that something bad would happen tonight.

'Yeah, I feel it too.' James said, tightening his cloak, for the wind had grown extra strong.

Suddenly, there was a loud howl... very loud. 'Come on!' James shouted over the wind. They transformed into their animagus forms and ran into the tree, where they met Wormtail, and set off through the tunnel, following the pathway to the Shrieking Shack.

James gave a meaningful look to Sirius as they heard a painful howl, and they ran even faster.

Sirius growled and barked at Remus, who was in the form of the werewolf.

He turned his head towards the dog, and began advancing on him. Prongs ran forward and held the weight of the wolf on him, just in time for Padfoot to make a run for it. Wormtail stood on the sidelines watching. He just saw James take a large blow to the head, and he fell to the ground.

Padfoot was on his own while Prongs struggled to get up. When he did, Sirius' face was cut up in more that a couple places. He was whimpering and tried to lick up his wounds as best he could. Whenever things got this bad, he always thought of how bad Remus felt.

Sirius, once again barked to get Mooney's focus off of Prongs, who was bucking his antlers against the werewolf's head, which was trying furiously to bite off anything and everything.

Mooney turned towards him walked towards him, eyeing him closely. He finally was calming down to the presence of the dog and stag, and eventually stopped fighting them. It usually took him much shorter time, but this time was worse. James and Sirius suffered some pretty intense cuts, bites, and bruises from being thrown around by Mooney.

James thanked God that his mirror hadn't done anything special... he didn't know what he would do, run to help Lily, or help out Mooney.

Eventually, they were getting braver, and took Mooney with them outside and into Hogsmeade. It was dangerous, yes, but no one had been hurt... yet.

Around midnight, when James got back, he staggered into the Heads Dorm, with Sirius following. Peter made up some excuse to go back to the normal dorms.

Lily heard some comotion and came running down the stairs, her wand pointed out in attack mode.

'It's just us.' James groaned, his eyes blinking in the light that Lily made.

'Oh... Ok, well I'll just - What the hell happened to you!' Lily said loudly, finally getting a good look at James and the exhausted Sirius, who was lying on the couch, coughing.

'Uh... we had... a duel.' James made up quickly.

'And that's why you missed the patrols?' Lily asked sarcastically.

'Well you see...' James began, but he was cut off.

'Save it. I don't want an excuse.' Lily said. The last thing she wanted was him to lie, andshe had a hunch about where they were, she just hoped it wasn't true.

'You - you don't want -' James said, rubbing his elbow, which hit one of the chairs in the Shrieking Shack when Mooney threw him.

'No, I don't. You have some really bad cuts you know... You shouldn't duel when there are some dangerous things in the dark night.' Lily said, putting particular emphasis on a few words.

James gave her a hard stare as if trying to read her. Very slowly he answered. 'Yeah. Well, I'll just go to bed then. Oh, by the way I won.' James lied with a smile.

'No you didn't Prongs, I totally beat you!' Sirius shouted from the couch lazily.

Lily chuckled unsuspiciously, but then suddenly got a stern look on her countenance. 'There is no way you are going to bed with your injuries. They'll get infected! No, I'm serious... quit laughing.' Lily said looking concerned.

'Actually, Lilykins, I'm Sirius!' Sirius said defensively. He slowly got up from the couch, making sure to not rest too much on his tailbone, for it hurt more than a bludger hitting you in the back of the head.

'We have to get to bed, it's nearing one o'clock now.' James, said laying on the opposite couch that was across from Sirius. He immediately closed his eyes and tried to block out Lily's protesting.

'Please, shut up Lily. We are tired.' Sirius said irritatedly.

'Nope. Hang on.' Lily conjured up some quick bandages and disinfectant alcohol.

She pulled out some cotton balls and began dabbing Sirius' forhead, with was cut up from Mooney's claws and thrashing teeth.

'What the hell!Evans! That stings!' He said, jumping up and hobbling on one foot.

'What did you guys do to yourselves... these are... bite marks.' Lily said, now knowing fully well where the two were.

James ignored her comment, and sat up, knowing he would never get rest unless she was satisfied.

'Take your shirt off.' Lily demanded at Sirius.

'Don't say that too loudly, or Jamsie will come over and kill me...' Sirius said, laughing at his own joke.

'Shut up, Black.' Lily said, even though she went along with the joke, and only said that in a simple matter.

'I only speak the truth.' Sirius said giving James a wink over his shoulder.

James shook his head and laughed at Sirius.

'Ouch!' Sirius said as Lily punched him in the side. 'Fine, I'll shut up.' He said, still giving off a chuckle.

'You guys... I think that you should see Madame Pomphrey.' Lily announced. She looked really concerned now. Sirius was bleeding quite freely, yet he didn't seem to feel the pain.

The two broke out in protests now. 'No Lily, we don't need to.'

'Honestly Lily, they're just a few scrapes and bumps, nothing serious. We just rough each other up a bit, that's all.' James said, trying to calm her down.

Lily began shaking her head. She was in deep thought. If they were with Remus, and they got these bite and scratch marks from him, then that would mean... no, they aren't that stupid.

'Fine. I won't ask you guys where... or who... you were with tonight, if you at least let me check out some of those scars.' Lily pleaded. She knew that those must have been painful, but their hardened, men, egotistical-minds refuse to accept the fact that they are hurt.

'Deal.' James said, bargaining what he felt was the best way to keep Remus' secret, though by the looks of it, Lily had already found out. They both were eyeing each other carefully.

'Well?' She said, gesturing them to sit down.

They both obliged. While Lily finished off Sirius, who by the way had released quite a few howls in fury when the alcohol stung his open wounds, James prepared himself for the worst. He knew this would hurt.

'Ok. Go take a shower in James' bathroom. It's connectedon the right of his room.' Lily ordered, biting her lip.

Sirius ran as far away from Lily as he could, not wanting her to ever do that again.

Lily and James stayed quiet for a few minutes, until she prodded a sensitive spot. 'Damnit.' James muttered the first word.

'Sorry.' She truly apologized.

James didn't reply. He was too busy digging his fingernails into his palm and biting his tongue from saying any more.

'So...' Lily said, with nothing really else to say.

James turned around so she could get his face. They stared at each other suspiciously for awhile. Finally, they both cracked.

'Do you-'

'Were you-' They both began at the same time.

'You go.' Lily said.

'Ladies first.' James replied.

'Fine... Fine, I'll say it. Were you with Remus?' She asked, hoping she didn't give too much away.

'Er... you see, that's really complicated, because I mean... I well...' James didn't know what to say. If he said yes, then that admitted he was out with Mooney, on a full moon. If he said no, then he was lying to Lily, who seemed to already know the answer to her question.

James just raised his eyebrows up and down, and finally gave a defeated nod.

'He didn't bite you, did he!' She shrieked, looking him up and down.

'No.' James said flatly. He may have just somewhat lied, but there was no way he would tell Lily about his stag form... not now.

'Oh yeah... I believe that.' Lily said sarcastically, gesturing to his blood.

'Shut up, will you? Sirius and I were just helping him out a little... come on, I know you're not stupid Lily. I knew you figured it out around the same time we all did. He's ashamed... ever wonder why he keeps so quiet about Michelle... or every other girl he's dated. He knows not to get serious or else he would have to talk about his condition. I can't say anymore. I would ruin the Marauder contract.' James said, sitting down on the couch, but not without seeing Lily's hurt face when he told her to shut up.

Lily eyed him, then let her head lower. 'Of course I knew... who couldn't. His mother couldn't possibly be sick that much. And yes, Michelle knows too. If a girl really likes Remus, then they won't mind his condition. Besides, screw the Marauder contract... tell me everything.' Lily said defiantly.

'Screw the Marauder contract? Are you insane? I couldn't... you're just gonna have to be in the dark on this.' James said, refusing to say he did something illegal to the most law abiding person in Hogwarts.

'I'm not a tattle-tale!' Lily proclaimed.

'Prove it! Tell me a time when you didn't tell on any one of the Marauders!' He said loudly.

'Fine, I admit, I know you stole Moste Potente Potions in second year to brew the Polyjuice Potion... that was simple enough to figure out.' Lily admitted.

'You - easy enough.' James scoffed.

'I know that you were the one who lured Severus into Remus' den on a full moon!' She said, smiling widely.

'That wasn't ME! I saved him... that was all Sirius!' James roared. He was tired of being accused of that crime, he was the one who had the lovely task of rescuing the greasy git.

'I still kept it a secret from the whole school.' Lily said haughtily.

'I know that you were the one who came up with the idea to turn Dumbledore's beard green for five days!' Lily said, laughing wildly, she finally had something on top of him.

'Oh, come on... He was singing that he loved the Marauders, anyone could've figured out who did that. And besides that's barely a secret... we all had detention.' James said angrily.

'But, yet, the point is I've never told your secrets!' Lily said, pleading him to tell her.

James' voice suddenly softened and he looked at her. His big, brown eyes were begging her to just stop asking questions. 'Please Lily, just leave this be. It's Remus' secret along with ours. I can't tell you, and if I could I would... but I can't.' He said truthfully.

'Fine. Whatever. I'll get it out of you somehow.' Lily said shrugging.

James groaned.

'Ok, I'll stop. But, when you're ready to tell me... I'm always waiting.' She said to him sweetly.

'I've gotta go to bed.' James said plopping down on the couch.

'Why aren't you going up to your room?' Lily questioned.

'Sirius is probably up there because he heard us yelling and didn't want to interrupt.' James said, not opening his eyes.

'Oh.' Was all Lily said.

'Goodnight Lily.'

'Goodnight James.'

When Lily walked up to her room, she peeked into James' to see Sirius dead asleep, snoring peacefully. They sure knew each other, those Marauders.

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Ok that was chapter 3, my personal favorite so far...

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