"Uhh…he takes forever" thought Sirius.

He was lying on James bed, and was very bored. He got up and went to James window. His face broke into a grin when he thought about James being stuck with that crazy girl, Susan Bones. She had weird blue eyes that were so plain, fake blond hair, and talked way too much. She was definitely not James type, but then again, only one girl has ever been his type.

Sirius shook his head; those thoughts brought back some bad memories. He looked away from the window and went to sit on James bed again. He hated to wait for James when he was "busy" with some new girl; just so he can make his mother happy.

"Maybe I can search his room. Yeah, I am so going to search his room!"

Sirius face broke into another grin. He looked around James room. It was pretty big with red and gold colors.

Sirius headed to the closet. He took out his wand and checked if they were any "hidden" places. He didn't find anything interesting though. Suddenly Sirius went crazy looking for something, anything that was interesting. A few minutes later Sirius was sitting on James bed again. He was disappointed that his best friend had nothing to hide.

Sirius looked around the room again and his eyes landed on a dresser. He wondered if anything interesting was in there.

"Well, I will never know till I find out."

The dresser had three drawers. Sirius opened the first drawer and it had nothing. The second drawer had socks that were surprisingly not red or gold. The third drawer was weird because it just had ton of blank parchment. Sirius wondered what James would need a drawer just for blank parchment.

Sirius's face, again, broke into a crazy but happy grin.

"Little Jamie is hiding something in this drawer" thought Sirius.

He then searched the whole drawer. His hand then felt something hard. Sirius grabbed it, took it out, and then closed the drawer.

Sirius sat down on James bed, for the third time, and thought "I wonder what's in this box."

The box was medium-sized, and it looked like it was made from oak. Sirius took out his wand and said "alohomora."

The box did not open. Sirius growled, waved his wand, pointed to the box saying even louder "Reveal your secrets."

The box did not open. Sirius yelled in frustration, and threw the box. The box turned upside down and in the light; you could see something was written.

Sirius was curious again, so he went to pick up the box and went back to James bed. He looked at the box and in the left-corner it had words that were engraved in gold. It said:

Marauder's Box

"Marauder…" thought Sirius.

Then his eyes widen and looked at the box.

He picked up his wand and muttered "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good."

The box slowly opened. Sirius gulped, he knew that whatever was in this box was just going to bring painful memories. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know what was inside. Sirius slowly put his hand in the box. He closed his eyes and pulled out what he thought were pieces of parchments. He opened his eyes and saw that he pulled out three pictures.

Sirius turned over the first picture and let out his breath in relief. The picture showed him and James around ten years ago. James had his armed around him and they both were laughing. Sirius smiled sadly, those were wonderful times. He put the picture down and took the second picture. He turned it around and gasped. The picture showed James laughing, Sirius was put-out (probably the joke was around him), and him…

"Remus, that's Remus" thought Sirius.

Sirius closed his eyes and thought about Remus. Sirius, James, and Remus used to be close friends, not just close, but best friends. They were the Marauders; the kingdom's mischief. They shared secrets, protected each other, and of course caused trouble. They knew each other since they were five, and became the best of friends when they found out that Remus was bitten.

Remus was a werewolf ever since he was little. They found out when they were ten years old. They protected him from the hateful villagers who just wanted to kill Remus. They were so close until he disappeared ten years ago.

Sirius sighed and thought "Where did he go?"

He put the picture down and pick up the next picture and gasped for the second time. The picture showed James smiling and holding her…

"Lily, Lily Evans" thought Sirius.

This girl hated the Marauders the moment she saw their first prank. This girl soon became Remus's best friend. This girl taunted Sirius but then supported him in his time of need. This girl was the girl that James fell in love with.

"Hey Sirius what are you doing" asked James as he opened the door.

Sirius yelped and grabbed the pillow to hide the box. The picture was still in his hands.

"Nothing James, nothing at all" said Sirius.

James came in the room, looked at Sirius suspiciously. Sirius smiled sheepishly and suddenly put his hands behind his back.

James noticed and said "What are hiding Sirius?"

Sirius shook his head "Nothing, so how was your date?"

James closed his door and went to Sirius. "It was okay. She talked way too much though, and don't change the subject."

Sirius frowned "I'm not changing the subject."

James said "fine."

They stared at each other for a second until James yelled liar and said "accio papers."

Sirius felt the picture leave his hand and saw the other two pictures leaving too. James caught the three pictures and grinned madly.

"So what are you hiding…" started James as he turned the picture. "

James…" started Sirius but it was too late.

James smiled as he saw the first picture. His smiled faded when he saw the second picture. James whispered "Remus…"

He then looked at the last picture and his eyes widen. James let go of the other pictures and looked at the third one.

"Lily…" thought James.

He saw himself smiling and holding Lily. She was also smiling and she was laughing. Her red hair shined and her green eyes sparkled with joy. They were happy that day, their lives were planned out, and they were supposed to be together forever. That was until she disappeared along with Remus, and nobody saw her after that.

Sirius saw his best friend just stare into the picture. He looked sadly and went to pick up the other pictures. He then went to put it into the little oak box, but then he saw something. He pulled it out and it was a silver necklace. It had a pendant shaped as a lily. In the center of the lily was a beautiful green emerald.

"Lily's necklace, she gave it back to James with that horrible letter"

James looked up at Sirius and saw him holding something. It was Lily's necklace. James looked angrily, grabbed the pictures and the necklace, and put it back in the box.

He took out his wand and muttered "Mischief Managed."

He then looked at Sirius angrily and said "Don't ever touch that box, those pictures, and never ever touch that necklace. Do you understand Padfoot, don't ever open that box again."

James left the room and slammed the door hard.

Sirius flinched when he heard the door being slammed. Sirius put the box back into the drawer and cursed at himself.

"Why did I bring back so many painful memories?"