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.

-Well, I have finally updated. It's not the best chapter, but it's something. I'm running out of ideas. However I have put in a new addition: years.-

--I'm not J.K. Rowling--


Excerpts From The Journals of the Marauders; 7th Year

Journal,

The world is coming to an end. The apocalypse is coming.

Lily and James are officially a couple. Sirius fainted when he found out...twice.

My word, James is going to be revolting over the next few weeks.

Journal,

Unbelievable. She said yes, out of the one million times she has said no, she has finally said yes. I still can't believe it.

Journal, journal, journal,

JAMES AND LILY ARE TOGETHER! After 6 long years of "no" she said yes. James has been bouncing off the walls ever since. She doesn't even call him "Potter" anymore! Gosh, I'm going to have to get used to this...

Journal,

She. Said. Yes. Excuse me while I pinch myself, for the 87th time today.


History of Magic; 3rd Year

Guess what!

Are we having pudding at lunch again?

I wish!

What, Sirius?

My cousin had a baby today!

Which cousin?

Andromeda

That's the good cousin, right?

Yep. I don't think I'd trust Narcissa or Bellatrix being parents.

Me neither

So, what's the child's name?

Nymphadora!

That's a different name.

I think it's cool!

Of course you do Sirius.

And guess what else!

Your parents died in a horrible accident?

I wish!

What, then?

Nymphadora is an Metamorphmagus!

First of all, I'm surprised that you spelled Metamorphmagus right, and second of all, NO WAY, they are very rare.

No joke. Her nose kept changing constantly.

I wish I could change my appearance at will. Wait, no I don't. I'm beautiful enough as it is.

Sure you are, James.

You were being sarcastic weren't you?

Yes, yes I was.Anyways, back to Sirius's relative...

I'm just excited because now I have a new cousin, sister, twice removed, or something.

She's your second cousin.

Right, that's what I said.


Transfiguration; 4th Year

Remus, I've decided

Decided on what, James?

I'm giving up.

On...

Lily.

Oh sure, that'll last for a whole five minutes.

I mean it! That's it. No more.

Right.

None

mhm

Zilch

Right.

Look, I won't do anything to her when she walks into the room.

We'll see. She's out in the corridor so she'll be here any second. Brace yourself, James.

See, she's in the classroom...and I haven't..done...I'll be right back.

Forget I wrote anything.

Wow James, you lasted a minute longer than I thought you would!

Not another word, loony loopy Lupin.

You're never going to forget that are you?

Never

Bloody Peeves


Potions; 7th Year

Have you gotten to work on your speech yet Padfoot?

No. Stupid detention assignment if you ask me.

You were the one who filled every common room with bubbles.

Yes, but is that really worthy of a detention? I mean, it was completely harmless.

Not for that Hufflepuff second year.

Well, he should've known that you can't inhale bubbles.

He almost choked to death Padfoot.

Your point?

Over these seven years and you still haven't changed

I never intend to.

You better get to work on that speech, graduation is in a week.

Fine. Here's how it will go...

My fellow students, now is the day that we graduate. I'm sure Professor McGonagall is glad that I'll be gone, but I'm pretty sure she'll miss the rest of you.

Don't be silly Padfoot, Professor McGonagall will be upset when your gone.

She will not. Anyways, onto the rest of my speech...

We will now be heading out into the real world. Some of us may become Healers, or Aurors, or Death Eaters –insert cough that sounds an awful lot like Snivellus—

The least you could do is leave him alone on graduation day.

Moony, you know he's going to be a Death Eater, everyone does.

Doesn't mean you have to announce it in front of the whole school.

Yes I do, maybe if I get lucky they'll cart him off to Azkaban right then.

You're horrible.

May I continue now?

Go ahead.

Throughout our seven years we have made relationships, even if they may have failed over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over

They'd get the point by now Padfoot

again, like Lily and James. But, we have also made great friendships, like me, James, Peter, and Remus, the werewolf.

Don't you dare.

I'm just messing with you Moony, I wouldn't announce your secret in front of everyone.

Thank You.

Some of us have became so good of friends that we became Animagi

DO YOU WANT TO GET US EXPELLED?

Oh, right, I should probably take that part out.

You'd think.

The point is, is that you students have all been excellent targets for my pranks and I am highly thankful.

You know what, I think I'm going to have a talk with Professor McGonagall and ask her to rethink your punishment.

You don't like my speech, Moony?

I just want you to graduate with out being expelled or cursed into oblivion by your fellow students.

Thanks for looking out for me.


Excerpt From James Potter's Charms Essay; 5th Year

Well, I have to admit that one of my favorite spells is levicorpus. It's a nonverbal spell that hoists its victim upside down into the air. It always causes a laugh, and there's almost no way the person can get down. I have used it, a–er–few times in my life. I must warn you though, if your victim has his wand with him, even if he's upside down he can still hex you. Remus made me realize that a few days ago. I kind of tried out the spell on him, but he had his wand with him, so he hexed me while he was hexed. I'll tell you this, Sirius had a right fun time laughing at us. Therefore, Remus and I both used our spells on him. Do you realize how funny it is when someone is stuck dancing upside down? Oh, and I also realized it's not the smartest thing to hex a prefect, they do have the ability to give out detentions, which I found out. Look at this detention slip!

Detention

Culprit(s): James Potter

Crime: Using a charm on me one to many times.

Punishment: Having to finish his own Charms essay, without copying mine.

Additional Comments: I told you not to mess with me the days before the full moon, James

Signed: Remus Lupin

Did I forget to mention that I cursed him over fifteen times within the span of ten minutes? But, at least I'm following through with my punishment.


A/N: I am in desperate need of more ideas, if you have any suggestions, please inform me!