Hiya! Back for a second chapter- and much longer than the first. Hoping to get all chapters over the 1300 mark per chapter.

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Chapter Two

[First week of September 1971]

The first week at Hogwarts flew by for the young boys. Remus was overwhelmed. He was enjoying Hogwarts, not that he wanted to show it. Slowly he found it hard to contain his sheer happiness, and even James had remarked that Hogwarts was having a positive effect on Remus. Remus couldn't help but agree. His good mood could be put down to his new friends; James and Sirius.

James Potter and Sirius Black. They were an unusual pair, both full of noise but both were also from two prestigious families, caught up in a long drawn out blood feud. Despite this, the two boys were still the best of friends. The moment Sirius was placed in Gryffindor, the entire great hall fell silent. The first pure-blood Black to not be in Slytherin. Remus could practically feel the stares and hear the not-so-quiet whispers. He didn't want to remember the words that had come from the Slytherin table and he really didn't want to remember the letter that Regulus, Sirius' brother, had sent once he heard the news. Remus knew how close he and his brother were. Had been, he corrected himself. They had a difference of opinion, was what Sirius said. Remus had pretended he couldn't hear Sirius pacing in the common room that night.

A few days after they got settled, the boys were sitting in the great hall, enjoying yet another big breakfast. Remus was buttering his toast when he heard the flapping of wings.

"Mail's here!" He declared to the group. "Are you ok, Sirius?" Remus asked. Sirius was turning a nasty shade of green. Remus and James followed Sirius' gaze to a single red letter. Remus frowned.

"Howler" James breathed to Remus, soft enough that Sirius wouldn't hear. Remus was still confused. Why on earth would Sirius find a red letter so disturbing? He got his answer when the letter burst open and the voices of his parents were magically magnified to fill the great hall. The woman's voice was cold, and uncaring. Remus did his best to try and block her words out, as he knew this was a private matter between Sirius and his parents, but he couldn't help but overhear words like "surely disowned" and "filthy blood-traitors". Throughout the entire thing, Sirius remained stoic-faced, he didn't respond to his parents in any way. Remus, for the second time, felt his heart twinge with remorse and anger, Sirius didn't deserve this. Remus looked up at the students in the hall and saw them all watching Sirius, some with pity and others with visible aggression and malice. Remus saw Sirius' cousins on the Slytherin table, glaring at Sirius and quickly looked away. There was too much hate in their eyes.

Remus' letter from his parents was a lot nicer. His mum and dad asked how he was going and if he had started to fit in and make friends. The usual worried parents of the year. Remus took a mental note to write back to them later, as well as to make a point of showing them how grateful he was of them.

Remus Sirius and James were sitting on the lush green grass of the lake, making the most of their free period. Remus felt a little nervous, the charms essay Professor Flitwick had asked for was due soon, and he was having a hard time trying to write while the other two were laughing and joking. Apart from the three of them, the lake was peaceful, and Remus thought it was the most perfect place on the planet.

"What do you want to be when your older" James asked watching the sky.
"An Auror" Sirius stated, raising his arms in the air "I want to fight bad guys and bring them to justice. Like the muggle comics Remus lent me." Remus looked up at the mention of his name.

"Even as a Black?" James asked, his tone curious.
"Of course! I am the only Black in Gryffindor, I'm practically famous. I want to be the 'good' Black." Sirius laughed. "The only good Black" he added softly. "Can you imagine the looks on my parent's faces!?" He tried to lift the mood

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Remus just smiled. He was glad Sirius could make a joke out of it. "How about you, Remus?" Sirius asked.
"I think I want to be an Auror, or a teacher" Remus mumbled.
"Huh?" James said, rolling over.
"Auror or Teacher" He said softly.
"What would you teach?" Sirius asked.
"Defence of the dark arts" Remus blushed. He wasn't one to talk about his own dreams. In fact, he wasn't even the one to make any friends. "I love the subject the most" Remus admitted.
Sirius smiled. "I think you'd be a great teacher." Remus tried not to smile.

"What about you James?" Remus asked watching the boy
"Quidditch" James grinned "I want to be the best player in the world"
"Shame we can't try out for the team in our first year" Sirius mumbled.
"It's fine. 'Gives me a year to mess about" James replied.
"Mess about by pranks, more like!" Remus commented.
They both laughed. Remus couldn't help but grin.

Sirius propped himself on one elbow and looked at his friend. "What's with you and that Peter boy" he asked.
Remus raised his eye brows and tilted his head. "What do you mean?"=
"He's always around you? Sticking to you like glue"
"He's also a nice guy" Remus said."Nice guy?" James asked doubt lacing his voice.

Remus glared at the two boys "There's more to people than what's on the surface. And besides, I feel for him. Like he needs to be protected, like I'm his big brother." Remus admitted. Sirius nodded in understanding, knowing all too well about Remus' warm heart.
"Plus he loves pranks" Remus mumbled watching the way Sirius and James' eyes sparkled when he said that. Gosh! Them and their pranks, he thought.
"Does he now?" James stated raising his eye brow in excitement.

[Second week of September 1971]

James and Sirius weren't too keen on Peter at first, but Remus felt for the chubby young boy.
Remus understood the boy in a way James and Sirius couldn't. He knew Peter struggled and his heart hurt watching him do so. He was glad Sirius and James accepted the small boy, and they did so much faster than expected.
Due to Remus, James and Sirius keep Peter close to them. They even laughed at his jokes. Remus' words from the lake were true. There was far more to Peter than what first met the eye. He was kind, funny and very warm-hearted. His personality soon grew on the three boys.
His love for James and Sirius' pranks made them all love the boy more. Peter praised their pranks which made them happy, while inflating their already large heads.

The reputation Remus, James and Sirius left behind was surprisingly good. For first years, they were already become their teachers' favourites. Without the pressure of his parents anymore, Sirius found his passion in potions. His talent was undeniable. For someone who left their homework to the last minute, Sirius was an outstanding student. Professor Slughorn even stated that Sirius was his second favourite student, after Dirk Cresswell, of course. James was the best at flying, the Quidditch team already loved him. It was no surprise they had already asked him to be on their team, even though he was a first year. Remus was famous for being top of all his classes, neck-to-neck with a girl from his house, Lilly Evans.

After the first few weeks James and Sirius made their presence well known. With the extravagant pranks they pulled. James and Sirius' pranks were the talk of all the houses. Teachers, on the other hand, weren't as pleased as the students. Or at least, they tried to hide their interest.

"So," Sirius began. "What are we going to do for our next prank? It's going to be hard to top the last one." Remus smiled slightly, remembering the way the great hall ceiling had been transformed from an image of the sky to a picture they found of Severus in a dress. They were all sitting in the Gryffindor common-room, on the comfy armchairs that surrounded the fireplace. Most of the Gryffindor had returned to their respective rooms, apart from a few older students madly completing homework.
"Maybe we could make something blow up" Peter suggested, remembering their prank they pulled a few weeks back.
"We could do it in potions" James added.

Sirius wrinkled his noise "We could blame it on Snivellus…" A wolfish grin appeared on his face.
"Yes, I would love to see his face!" James grinned, slightly more devilishly than Sirius.
Sirius turned to his blond-haired friend. "What do you think Remus?" Peter and James both turned towards him, waiting or his answer.
Remus glanced up from the pages of his book. "Sure. That'll be fine" he said dryly.
Sirius raised his eye brow. Remus really wanted to sound positive, but his time of the month was growing close.
"Are you okay Remus?" James asked, his brows knitted in worry.
Remus coughed, trying not to make it sound forced. "Yeah" he lied. He knew they could see right through him. "I'm just tired…" he sighed.
"It is quite late…" James mumbled looking at the clock. "Shall we continue this chat tomorrow?" James asked, packing his things away.
"We have Professor McGonagall first. She'll kill us if we're late again" Peter said. They all agreed and set off in the direction of their dormitories.

Thinking of the best day to upload per week. Also, might upload more than once a week. Please do stick with the story- there's a whole lot more coming.

Also, I reuploaded the first chapter (Change a bit due to spelling etc)

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