A/N: Well, here are the latest review responses and chapter. I hope you enjoy it!
Into the Flames: I love updating, and getting my story out there, so . . yea . . :P you're from Canada? That's awesome! I've never been there, but I hear it's beautiful, and the people are really nice. Yea, I've never really liked when James doesn't stand up for Remus (no offense to authors who make it that way, it just doesn't work with my James). Thank you, I thought 'scum up bum' was rather clever, if I may say so myself! Anyway, I love hearing from you, and I hope you enjoy a new chapter with your breakfast tomorrow! Oh! And about the going out thing, you'll just have to wait and see!
Murphysbaby: If you're talking about the show Family Guy, I love that show! My friend got me hooked on it. The quotes just are so applicable to real life! Anyway, I'm glad you enjoy the story.
Meeting the Marauders
The evening star rose far too quickly for the Marauders.
'What will Lilly think?' thought James nervously.
The only Marauder not shaking in his figurative boots was surprisingly Remus. He had let Sirius apologize for exactly three minutes before saying
"Sirius! I know you wouldn't have bet without being sure you'd win. You couldn't have known about that prank. Besides, I trust the girls."
The four boys walked through the corridors to the Fat Lady, said the password 'Snorfblat' and walked sadly up the stairs to their dorm. They opened the door, James with them to share in their misery, and went to their separate showers to wash for dinner.
James and Sirius exited the showers at the same time, to see Remus standing rigidly in the doorway. Looking questioningly at each other, they walked toward him until they heard a familiar, and feminine, voice stating.
"You know, it's really quite filthy in here."
Lilly, Alice, Gretchen, and Tabitha sat gingerly on the edge of four different beds amidst boxers, dirty clothes, quidditch magazines, and various other things of questionable origin.
"Come to take an early look, eh Lilly?" James asked.
"Oh, shut it James." Lilly said, smilingly slightly.
"Well! Here we are! Spill it." Commanded Gretchen.
"Alright, uh . . .look Mundie, can we get dressed first."
"Of course, Cap'n James."
The boys quickly ran to grab their clothes and sprinted to the bathroom. Lilly was interested to not Gretchen's appreciative smirk at Sirius' quidditch toned body.
They came back and sat near each other, Sirius and James turning their chairs and resting their arms on the backs.
"In second year, we noticed something funny about Remus' disappearances. They were always around the same time." James said.
"That's when we discovered. . ." Sirius stopped short, and glanced at Remus.
"I'm a werewolf."
Lilly smiled, and nodded gently, glad to finally have Remus tell her. Tabitha smiled her mysterious smile, her violet eyes never leaving Remus'. Gretchen's mouth dropped open in shock as Alice's eyes filled with tears.
Remus winced, remembering the shrieking howls, running through the forest, his six-year old legs tripping on a tree root, and the blinding pain of teeth biting into his leg. He closed his eyes as he remembered his mother's cries, and his father's sullen face. His life had never been the same, and would never be normal. He closed his eyes and braced himself for the unexpected abandonment from Alice and Gretchen.
He hit the floor with an "oomph!" as Alice threw herself at him.
"Oh, you poor thing! Living with that all this time! Being as you are, despite so much! I never realized, oh!"
She continued on this vein, hugging Remus tightly until Tabby said:
"Well! No matter what, he's still Remus. Right, Gretchen?"
Gretchen's mouth snapped shut
"Right! Of course he is!" she gave a decisive nod.
"Now that the waterworks have stopped-"
Alice glared at Sirius
"-we can continue. We wanted to help our Moony, so we . . .uh. James?"
"Coward." Whispered Remus.
"We became Animaguses"
"Animagi" Lilly corrected automatically. Then James' words sank in.
"You're a WHAT! Of all the irresponsible . ."
"illegal animagi, to be precise."
"Cool! Can I learn?" asked Gretchen.
"Yea, me too!" said Alice.
James looked at Lilly nervously, she walked to the window, and stared at the waxing crescent moon.
"well, let's see then."
"er." That wasn't what he had been expecting. "ok."
Peter changed into a rat as Alice squealed quietly. Sirius turned into a bear-like black dog, and slobbered in Gretchen's hair, receiving a yell and-
"Bad dog!" for his pains.
Lilly was caught in the hazel eyes of a magnificent brown stag. He stood proudly, tilting his head in mischievous manner that only James could conjure. She softly stroked his muzzle, and said softly-
"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs."
Tabitha nodded, looking curiously at the rat.
"Well, Lilly. What do you think?" Do you want to learn too?" James asked, after transforming back to himself.
"While I don't approve of it being illegal, it does help Remus." She sighed and walked back to the window.
The crescent moon stared down at her, for once it looked threatening instead of the peaceful beauty she usually saw.
The entire room held it's breath.
"Count me in."
