A/N: Ok, in the last chapter… I know that Sirius has an older brother named Regulus in the books. But, I decided to make someone up. And Ray is 7 years older than Sirius. And one more thing… in my last chapter… when I said Sirius's mother was like Lucius… I meant the Lucius of now… not then. Thanks to all my reviewers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters incorporated therewith.

"Ready for your first walk through platform 9 ¾, James?" Henry Potter looked down at his son in pride. He was finally going to Hogwarts, and he had the reaction as fast as a hummingbird's wings flapped.

"Yeah!!! I can't wait to make some friends!!!" James was jumping with joy. He was ready to try to be the best student and Quidditch Player out there.

"Alright, all you have to do is run at the wall, and don't be scared. Oh, and don't let the muggles see you." Henry made sure his son wouldn't mess anything up.

"Alright dad thanks!" Henry had left, just to make sure he wouldn't attract too much attention wearing his robes. James was ready to make a run for the wall, but was interrupted. Somebody had bumped into him.

"OH! Excuse me, I'm sorry! Wait, were you about to go through Platform 9 ¾? So, you're not a muggle? Good, I was hoping I wouldn't have to explain to a muggle why I'm carrying a cat and cauldron." Sirius stood back up and brushed himself up, "By the way, my name's Sirius Black."

"My name's James Potter, nice to meet you Sirius!" James stood up and got his things back on his trolley.
"Would you like to go in together? I've seen my brother do it, and it doesn't look too hard." Sirius offered to James.

"Sure! That would make it a lot easier for me! One three, okay? One, two, three!" The two soon-to-be friends were running straight for the wall. They both held their breath as they ran through it.

"We made it!" Sirius looked really relieved.

James opened one eye, and then the other, "Thank goodness, I was afraid my face was gonna get smushed!"

Sirius laughed, "Come on, let's go find a seat!"

James and Sirius put their stuff in the luggage cart and walked onto the train.

"Here, this is a good spot!" James had found an empty cabin and sat down, "What's your cat's name?"

"Her name's Clementine… she's my only real friend though. So, I bring her about everywhere with me." Sirius started to stroke the calico cat, she purred in response.

"Could I be your friend?" James asked, he was anxious to make new friends. But, he was slightly embarassed that he asked the question so childish.

"You really wanna be my friend? Okay!" Sirius was just as excited as James.

"Cool! Oh, hi, what's your name?" A boy with bushy brown hair had walked in.

"Hi! My name's Remus Lupin! What's yours?" Remus sat down and asked.

"My name's James; and this is Sirius. Oh, and this is Clementine." James introduced everyone to Remus.

"That's a cool looking cat. My owl is in the luggage car, his name's Rupert. (A/N: Guess who I thought of when I put that in?) He's kind of boring though… all he does is stare at you, that is, unless he has to get the mail. It's a shame really." Remus thought of his owl and shook his head shamelessly, "Could I pet your cat?"

"Sure! Here you go!" Sirius carefully handed his cat to Remus. Remus gratefully took the cat and placed her in his lap.

"She's very friendly, isn't she?" As soon as Remus pet the cat, she started to lick him.

"Yeah, I'm grateful for that. But, she does sometimes bring rats and mice to me… I don't mind it, but my mom freaks out." James laughed at this comment. That's when somebody else walked in.

"Hello, my name's Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy. (A/N: didn't mean to do that in a James Bond kinda way. Just meant to do it like Draco did it when he first met Harry.) Lucius introduced himself and sat down.

Remus, James, and Sirius all scowled at that name. James and Remus were told to stay away from him, he was bad news. As for Sirius, he was told to be friends with him by his mother because he was destined to be a Slytherin, he was a pureblood, etc. He didn't really pay attention to his mother's orders anymore; they all ended up being really bad news.

"What's the matter with you all? Have you all got something foul under your nose?" (A/N: lol, Narcissa) Lucius was about to laugh at their expressions.

"No, I was told to stay away from your kind!" Remus clearly explained to him, still looking at him with disgust.

"And I was told to stay away from your kind to!" James took the same expression and crossed his arms.

"I wasn't told to stay away from you, but I don't really respect my mother's orders." Sirius took the same suit as the other boys.

"Well, if you're going to be that way. I'll leave. I'll find some other friends." Lucius stormed out in rage.

"That got rid of him!" Remus, Sirius, and James all said at once.

"Wow, you guys, we're like the Three Musketeers or something." Remus said, excited at his discovery.

"The who?" James and Sirius asked confusedly.

"Oh, they're these three guys that go off and fight bad and stuff, they're really cool. They're on muggle television. That's probably why you guys have never heard of them." Remus forgot that most other wizards don't watch television.

"Okay. You know what you guys? We should give us a name. Other than the Three Musketeers, that is." James stood up and made a proposal.

"How about the Knights? No, or the Good Guys? No." Remus was having a hard time thinking of a good and decent name that would be remembered for a long time to come.

"How about the Marauders?" Sirius just thought of the first thing that came into his head.

"All in favor of the Marauders say 'I'!" James took a poll on the name, he liked it.

"I!" Remus and Sirius both replied.

"All right, then we shall be called the Marauders!" James put his fist in the air in accomplishment.

For now, it was just a cute little thing for three little first years. But, little did they know how many problems, troubles, triumphs, and important things they would all go through the more they grew up together.

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