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.

-Not JK Rowling-


History Of Magic, 5th Year

MOONY WE HAVE A CODE 947 ON OUR HANDS!

Merlin, Sirius went overboard on the pudding AGAIN?

Oh, sorry, wrong code.

Then what is it Wormtail?

Padfoot and Prongs are risking expulsion.

Ah, that would be code 497. That's the third time this month. What are they doing this time?

Planning to burn down the library when no one is looking.

You've got to be kidding me.

I'm not joking.

Wormtail better be lying to me.

About what, dear Moony?

Oh don't even try to be innocent.

Why, Moony, we have no idea what you're talking about.

Last week it was the Slytherin common room, now the library?

I don't remember you telling us not to burn the Slytherin common room.

I said it was a bad idea!

Doesn't mean it wasn't fun!

And Slytherins are one thing, but these are innocent BOOKS you're talking about.

They aren't innocent, Moony.

They are the spawn of Salazar Slytherin, himself.

How dare you.

Aw, look Padfoot, Moony is getting a bit overprotective of his precious books.

Moony, think about how cool it would look! All those pages erupting into flames.

No, you are not allowed to burn the library.

I'm afraid that this is too good of an opportunity to pass up.

Besides, I'm sure Dumbledore can have them all restored in a matter of seconds.

Fine, then I'm sure Dumbledore can restore your broomstick, Prongs, and your mirrors, Padfoot.

You

wouldn't

dare.

Oh, I can assure you, I would.

Looks like the library is out of the question then, Padfoot.

Thanks for ruining our fun, Moony.


Excerpt From The Diary Of Lily Evans; 2nd Year

Dear Diary,

I'm scared. Potter has been plotting our "future family". Merlin, will he ever give up?

The good things of the day: I think I might have a study date for the afternoon! Crazy isn't it! And it just happens to be with one of Potter's friends, Remus. Alright, so he didn't exactly say "would you like to have a study date with me?", he more so said "So, do you want to go to the library to work on our project?". Oh yeah, did I mention that we have a project together in Herbology? You should've seen the look on Potter's face when Remus got paired up with me, twas priceless.


Excerpt From The Journal of Remus Lupin, The Following Day, 2nd Year

Journal,

Awkward night, very awkward night. The herbology project got done alright, after four hours in the library. Next time, I'm forbidding James to come along while I try to work on a project. Granted, he only wanted to tag along to make sure that I didn't do anything with Lily. Merlin, what does he take me for? A girl-stealing werewolf? Anyway, it took us four hours because Lily and James were arguing the entire time, while Madame Pince was hushing us, all at the same time that we were trying to write up a report about gillyweed.

Lily's nice and all, but next time we get paired up we're either going to the library in the dead of night when James won't follow us, or I'll just kill myself. Preferably the first solution as opposed to the second.


Breakfast; 7th Year

Any ideas for next week?

A few.

Why are you two writing on a napkin?

Because, Wormtail, we can't have anyone overhear about our major, gigantic, enormous, end-of-our-Hogwarts-career prank.

What about Moony?

What about him?

Shouldn't he get some say in this?

He should, but he's a bit preoccupied by being in the hospital wing at the moment.

Besides, he'll disapprove of any prank we come up with.

True, true.

So, Padfoot, what were these ideas?

Oh right, well, we could slip Veritaserum into all the Professors' drinks and ask weird questions.

I don't think Slughorn has any Veritaserum left, seeing as we stole the last bottle of it last week.

Darn, that's right. I was looking forward to asking McGonagall if she really coughs up fur balls.

Ew. Anyway, second option.

Right, a food fight at our final feast!

Padfoot! That's so simple, and yet so brilliant!

Yes, yes, I know.

I wonder why we have never thought of it before.

And Moony won't be able to shoot it down because...

It's not dangerous. Sirius, you're a GENIUS!

Believe me, I know.


Get To Know Your Roomates! Survey, 1st Year

Name: Peter Pettigrew

Nicknames: Pete

Birthday: July 2nd

Favorite Color: White

Sibling(s): An older sister, but she lives in Scotland right now.

Pet(s): I have a puffskin at home.

Hobbies: Um, I don't know.

Subject That You Are Looking Forward To: Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures

Describe Yourself In One Word: Cool


Name: James Potter

Nicknames: Jamsie, as given to me by Sirius.

Birthday: May 17th

Favorite Color: Red, but not blood red, probably closer to ruby red.

Sibling(s): None for me. I'm an only child. Thank Merlin, Sirius's brother is a nightmare.

Pet(s): I had a cat, but that died, then I had a dog, which ran away, then I had some fish, which went belly-up after three days. Then we had chickens for a while because my mum thought I'd have better luck with farm animals, but then my dad got hungry, so...no pets for me right now.

Hobbies: Quidditch, and pranking people.

Subject That You Are Looking Forward To: Broomstick lessons! Even if I'm practically pro already.

Describe Yourself In One Word: Thegreatestpersonintheentireworld


Name: Remus Lupin

Nicknames: None really

Birthday: March 10th

Favorite Color: Probably blue

Sibling(s): None, I probably would have one if things hadn't happened

Pet(s): None, pets wouldn't work well in my household

Hobbies: Reading mostly.

Subject That You Are Looking Forward To: Everything. Transfiguration, especially, and Charms, and Defense Against The Dark Arts, and well, basically, everything.

Describe Yourself In One Word: Different


Name: Sirius Black

Nicknames: I don't have one. Though I suppose Serious Sirius would be pretty funny huh, too bad I'm not very serious.

Birthday: June 27th, best day of the year!

Favorite Color: It would be pretty coincidental if I said black, but no, my favorite color is red, no wait, blue, nah not blue, green. Yeah, green. I think.

Sibling(s): Oh, you mean the annoyance that haunts my existence? That would be my younger brother, Regulus. Or as I like to call him, Regulus the Git.

Pet(s): I had an owl, but it flew away last year.

Hobbies: Throwing my house-elf, Kreacher, off various things in my home, pranking people, and eating pudding. Oh, and combing my hair, I really do have awesome hair.

Subject That You Are Looking Forward To: Subject? Darn, so I really do have to learn here.

Describe Yourself In One Word: Gorgeous!


A/N: Reviews would be lovely!