The Marauders' Papers

Bits and pieces from the Marauder Era

collected to understand what exactly happened at Hogwarts during the time of

Remus Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew.

Told entirely through notes, detention slips, homework, essays, etc.

-Disclaimer: I'm still not J.K. Rowling and these are still not my characters.-

--To those who are wondering, these papers are not in any particular order. Some are in fifth, some in second, some in seventh, etc.–


Excerpt from the Journal of James Potter

Dear Journal,

Today I had my O.W.L.s. Simple things they were really, they were practically a joke. I had a fun time with Snivellus afterwards. Lily got angry. She told me as was bad as Snivellus, which is completely incorrect. He called her a you-know-what too. Nasty piece of work he is, really. Writing all this down really makes me wants to curse him again, but I'm all the way up here in Gryffindor tower, and he's already the way down in the Slytherin dungeons. That's way to much energy to spend for Snivelly.

Lily knows she loves me, she's just in denial...still.


Transfiguration

Guess what I'm buying tomorrow.

What Padfoot?

Yes, please inform us.

An owl!

Ooo. It can be friends with my owl!

What are you going to name it Padfoot?

I'm thinking about naming it Sirius Jr.

Naming it after yourself Pads? That figures.

That's what I almost did too! James Jr., I still think it has a nice ring to it.

Why don't you name your owl something normal, Sirius?

Because I don't know any other names.

Look around for ideas.

I got it!

Sooo...

McGonagall's Hat

What! That's going to be the name of your owl!

Yes, yes it is.

I like it.

Whatever you say Padfoot, whatever you say.


Zonkos Receipt

73 Dungbombs...13 Galleons

29 Hiccup Sweets...3 Galleons

17 Bars of Frog Spawn Soap...1 Galleons

37 Nose-biting Teacups...4 Galleons


Excerpt from the Diary of Lily Evans

Diary,

I have five words for you. James Potter is a prat. And a big one at that too. He's always making commotions during lessons and I'm fed up with it. This has been going on for five years. FIVE! One, two, three, four, FIVE. I seriously don't know how I'm going to survive the next two years of school. Not to mention that Black is a clone of Potter, splendid. Pushing people around for no good reason, it sickens me. You know what Potter did today? He decided to curse Severus, for no good reason at all. None whatsoever. I am utterly repulsed.

Remus and Peter on the other hand the other half of the "Marauders", are alright. I have to say that I personally like Remus the most. He knows a little word called respect. And he's smart too. And he doesn't set my books on fire. Peter is just there. He is a great guy to talk too. People don't talk to him as much as they should. He's a good guy with a good heart.

Objective of the week: Destroy that bloody Snitch that Potter has. It drives me insane.


Defense Against the Dark Arts

Where did James and Sirius sneak off to, Worms?

No idea, I'm guessing they ditched again.

I figured as much.

I think I remember Padfoot talking about sneaking down to the Slytherin common room.

What for? They've already jinxed that place who knows how many times. And it's not like them to repeat a prank they've pulled within the last two years.

Hold on, I remember now. Padfoot said they were going to attempt to tame the giant squid again.

Again! Last time they tried that, they almost drowned.

And not because of the giant squid.

Yeah, it's because they forgot that they couldn't swim. Knowing those two, they probably forgot again.

Should we sneak out of class?

I suppose, but over summer, I'm giving them swimming lessons.

That would probably be best.


Rejected insults from the Marauder's Map

Mister Moony would like to say that Mister Moony is glad that Professor MeGonagall is still a professor at Hogwarts. Professor McGonagall was Mister Moony's favorite, afterall.

Mister Padfoot would like to tell Mister Moony that the Marauder's are supposed to be insulting said professor, not praising.

Mister Prongs would like to agree with Mister Padfoot, but would like to add that Mister Moony is a suck up.

Mister Wormtail would like to point out that the Marauder's are supposed to be insulting Professor McGonagall, not Mister Moony

Mister Moony would like to say that Professor Binns has no right to read the Marauder's Map, considering that Professor cannot even hold said map.

Mister Padfoot is proud that Mister Moony finally came up with a decent insult.

Mister Prongs would like to announce that Miss Lily looked over at Mister Prongs. Mister Prongs could've sworn that Mister Prongs saw the look of love in Miss. Lily's eyes.

Mister Wormtail would like to state that the Marauders were off to a good start at insulting Professor Binns, however the insulting was cut short by Mister Prongs love for Miss. Lily...again.


Divination

Prongs, what is Padfoot doing?

No idea, looks like he's going to try to swoon Alice Gretcher.

Isn't she with Frank Longbottom?

Has that ever stopped Padfoot from making a move on a girl?

Well no...

Hey look, she might be buying his pick-up line of the week.

Maybe, but I think Frank has figured out what Pads is doing.

Frank doesn't look too happy.

He's got his wand out.

Oh, if this involves a girl, it'll go way past a couple hexes.

Detention

Culprit(s): Sirius Black and Frank Longbottom

Crime: Fist fighting in class.

Punishment: Black: cleaning the bedpans, without magic. Longbottom: polishing the trophies, without magic.

Additional Comments:Black, stop advancing on girls that aren't yours.

Signed:Marigold Melina


Charms

Sirius why do you look so depressed?

It's, it's McGonagall's Hat!

What happened Padfoot?

He flew away...

With a name like that I'd fly away too.

Thanks Moony, that just makes me feel LOADS better.

No problem Padfoot.

I'm sure he'll show up, my owl left for a month once.

Is that when you put up flyers? And then you had to wrestle your owl back into it's cage.

Yes.

Ever consider that it wanted to be free?

That's preposterous.

Prongs, you named your owl Stairs.

Stairs is a great name.

Gosh Moony, I guess we all know who has good taste in owl names.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews from last chapter! More are always welcome!