James stared dumbly at Peter for a few seconds before the small boy began to shift uncomfortably under the scrutiny and timidly cleared his throat.

James shut his mouth with an audible click and moved aside gesturing for Peter to come in. 'After all, it's still technically his room too,' James thought idly.

Once inside, Peter began squirm a little before making up his mind and moved to sit on his bed. Peter marveled at how inviting and comfortable his old simple bed felt to him after the time he had spent away. James eyed him warily, but nonetheless took a seat on the floor in front of him, leaning against Remus' bed for support.

James quirked an eyebrow at him in question, indicating that he should be the first to speak.

Peter cleared his throat, building up all the Gryffindor courage that he had, or at least he imagined he had so he could say his piece without trembling, and began. "James, I need to talk to you."

"Alright," James said, a little puzzled, wondering what else would have precipitated this visit other then talking. "Go on mate."

Peter smiled at the title feeling more at ease at seeing that James was apparently devoid of hostility.

Taking another deep breath Peter told James everything. Told him how he had gotten together with Lucius, and how he had never sent a letter inviting them to the room of requirement, he told them why he had chosen Lucius and what had happened after they had left. He told James about how lonely he had felt without the other three marauders, and the inter-turmoil he had felt about the lost friendship and lost relationship he had once had with Lucius. He told him all of his experiences with Lucius when the proud blond Slytherin had come back and started a relationship with him again albeit different. Peter blushed when James had covered his ears and yelled, 'To much information', loudly when Peter had gone into a little too much detail for the be-spectacled boy's liking. He told him all of what Lucius had told him that day, and his voice quivered a little when he told of how things had been brusquely ended.

James eyes filled with compassion at the look on Peter's face and he reached a comforting hand out to pat his knee, seeing as to how it was the closest thing to his shoulder he could reach from his position on the floor.

Sighing, James pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose from where they had slipped downward and stood.

"Merlin Pete, I had no idea," James said, standing and heading towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Peter questioned shakily, his emotions running wild after revealing everything, as James turned the door knob.

"To get Lily, she'll know what to do, and then to round up Padfoot and Moony. C'mon, oh and grab the map, the cloak, and my charms book from my trunk," James said, heading out the door.

Peter rushed to comply but wondered why James would need his book, the boy clearly stated that he didn't like to exert his energy in school work whenever it was avoidable.

Once downstairs, James put the same spell on the book he had the night he and Lily had first kiss and floated up the girls stairs much to Peter's shock.

-XOXOXOXO-

As it turned out Lily, and her dorm mates did not appreciate being woken up when they had just settled in. The irascible red head came out eyes sparkling dangerously as she viciously tied her emerald green robe around her slim figure.

"James," she started viciously, James smiled as he remembered that she had took to using his first name when they started going out. "You sure as hell better have a good reason for waking me up when I had just settled down."

James smiled in apology before bending down and catching her lips in a chaste, yet tender kiss.

"I do Lily love, trust me. I just need you to come downstairs where everything can be explained properly. Out of all of us you have the most logic and persuasive skill and I need your help for this."

The complement soothed Lily's ire, and with a playful smile, she tossed flaming locks over her shoulder smugly, "glad you've finally caught on" she said, walking purposely down the stairs.

She yelped in surprise, as the stairs turned into a slide underneath her feet as soon as James set foot on them.

James laughed helping her up when they reached the bottom and dragged her into the common room where Peter sat by the fire.

James pulled a protesting Lily into his lap and waited patiently as Peter repeated his tale to a patient and attentive Lily.

As soon as Peter finished Lily stood letting out a breath. She then turned a stern gaze to James "Well what are you just sitting there for get up!" she cried, yanking him up by the arm with surprising force for a girl of her size.

James stared for a moment. Lily threw her hands up in frustration "Go, now, find them." When James continued to stare blankly she reiterated "Remus and Sirius!" She didn't even notice that she had called Sirius by his first name and not by Black which she had been doing nearly her entire Hogwarts career.

"Right!" James said coming to his senses, "My idea all along!" he said, as he spurred himself into action. Lily simply rolled her eyes as her boyfriend slipped on his cloak and stole out of the common room invisible, much to the fat lady's confusion.

-XOXOXOXO-

Sirius was sulking on the roof of the astronomy when he let out a 'manly' shriek of surprise as a hand grabbed him. He whipped around quickly and wrinkled his brows in confusion when he saw nothing. 'Maybe I'm losing it,' he thought idly.

He then let out another shriek that he would never admit to when a snickering James appeared. James instantly sobered when he remembered what he was there to do, and the instant shift in mood was not lost to his friend.

"Prongs wha-"

James cut him off, "Look Sirius you need to come with me and you can either come willingly, or I can bring you."

"What the heck are you talking about?"

"Padfoot," James said, running a hand through his hair "Come with me all right?"

"No, Prongs leave me alone; I just need some time to think, okay?"

"I'm sorry mate, but I have no choice," James muttered as he cast Petrificus Totalus and then Wingardium Leviosa on one of his best friends, and floated him behind him in through the mostly empty halls to his next location.

-XOXOXOXO-

James stopped making a furious yet immobile Sirius stop with him. James pointedly ignored his friends glare and focused on his next task at hand. James shrugged an apology and cast the same two spells on the final marauder, not even bothering to let Remus hear him out, knowing that the werewolf was very quick tempered this close to the full moon and could easily outsmart James.

He then quickly turned and pulled a shocked Remus and furious Sirius back with him to the Gryffindor common room.

Once inside James wearily deposited them in two chairs and took off the immobilizing spell in favor of a binding one. Although still bound from the neck down they could at least speak now and began firing questions and accusations at him.

"What the hell-" Remus began.

"Are you insane-" Sirius started.

"Shut up," Lily snapped angrily, wanting to help but her patience was wearing thin from her want of sleep.

Remus and Sirius instantly quieted at seeing the red head's irate look. "Now please be quiet and listen to everything Peter has to say, you really need to hear this."

Sirius and Remus curtly nodded before a timid Peter stepped up and began his story for the third and hopefully final time that night.

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