Hey guys I'm so sorry that I've been gone for longer than I had planned. Once I got back from my trip I was extremely tired, and school is now coming to an end, so they were packing us with last minute work, I also got a summer job so that takes up part of my weekends. Anyway I have some big news! Well it's probably not that big, but I'm excited for it. I have completely thought out the rest of the fanfiction and I'm sure that your all going to love or at the very least like it. Another thing that I would like to say on a sadder note is that I will probably be finishing this fanatic this upcoming or next month. Time sure does fly. I can't believe it's been 3 months since I first started this. Sure that doesn't sound like a long time, compared to others out there, but it's been a busy three months for me and doing this fanfiction has been a pleasure and I want to thank you all. Ok I know I'm probably rambling right now, but I just want to make one more announcement, I have my last day of school tomorrow and then I begin summer break, so I'll be around more and make up for the time that I have missed.

Lily and Marlene were walking through the school and it was unusually quiet. Maybe it was because there were no Marauders running around yelling and laughing. Maybe it was because there was a strong storm raging on outside and it brought a dreary atmosphere about the castle. Though everything looked normal from the outside to everyone around, it wasn't. Between Lily and Marlene though they had made up, there was still a wall sort to speak between them. Thing weren't quite the same between them. Sometimes their conversations would be almost forced, there wasn't much for them to talk about. Marlene also had been spending bit of time with Sirius, when Lily went off on her own. Marlene would have brought Lily with her, but knew that she would have said no.

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James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter on the other hand were a little better off than Lily and Marlene, but not by much. They would all hang out in the common and joke around, but neither Sirius or James, mainly, were in the mood for pranking and/or messing with Snape or any of the other students for that matter.

"Oh Moony, stop sulking over there." Sirius said to Remus who hadn't said a word in a while and was hiding behind his book.

"I'm not sulking.." He replied, still not looking up, his voice sounding the slightest bit tried. Though it had been a almost a week since the full moon, but he was still recovering.

"Yes you are, how many times do we have to tell you that nothing happened."

"Yeah James and Sirius were there to stop you." Peter said speaking up.

James gave him a 'not helping' look.

"And what if they hadn't been there in time? I could have attacked Snape and maybe even Lily and Marlene."

"But-" Sirius started to say.

"'but' nothing," Remus said cutting him off, "This is your fault, if you and Marlene hadn't tricked Snape into going out there and you hadn't forgotten that it was a full moon, none of this would have happened." He finished, saying what he had been wanting to say for the past few days, but never had the courage to say it.

Sirius was surprised by Remus's little outburst. Once he processed it he said, "I know I messed up! I've been told about a hundred thousand times alright. Please can you just let it go." But he regretted the words once they were out of his mouth. This wasn't something that could easily be forgotten.

"Let it go? How could I let it go, knowing that I almost killed a student, or even yet turned them into a werewolf..." He said then looked down, "Now three more people know my secret and two of my friends won't even talk to me..."

Sirius and James were about to say something when a Phoenix came soaring through the window and landed by the fire so he could dry off.

"What's it doing here? Isn't that Dumbledore's?" Peter asked.

"Don't you guys see the piece of parchment tied to its leg?" Remus asked and reached down to untie it, his voice was quiet.

Once he untied it the bird burst into flames and disappeared.

"Whoa..." James and Sirius said at the same time.

"Yup, definitely Dumbledore's." Remus said and then opened the letter.

"What's it say Moony?" James asked leaning forward, it was every day that the headmaster wrote to you. He wasn't sure whether to be excited or nervous.

Remus opened up the letter and it read:

Dear Mr. Black, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Lupin,

Please report to my office immediately.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore

P.S. Have you seen my Chocolate Frog card lately?

Remus read it out loud once then reread it in his head a few times.

"In his office?" James repeated, "But we didn't do anything..." He looked around then almost at the same time they all looked at Sirius.

"Oh come on!" Sirius sighed, "This is not because of me."

"Yeah guys." James said, "I'm sure Dumbledore just wants to have a nice friendly chat with us." Hints of sarcasm could be heard in his voice.

"Fine. Whatever. believe that it's me. Let's just go and get this over with." He said annoyed and stood up.

"What about me?" Peter asked.

"Just wait here until me get back" James said and with that they headed off to the Headmaster's office.

Once at the statue leading to the staircase, Sirius said, "Great, we need a password."

"Chocolate Frog." Remus said and the statue jumped to life moving out of the way.

"How did you know that?" James asked.

"It was in the letter, he just said it as a clue: 'Have you seen my Chocolate Frog card lately?' I mean to was pretty obvious, to me anyway.

Together the three of them went up to his office, "You wanted to see us, sir?" Remus asked hesitantly.

"Ahh yes." Dumbledore said and allowed them to enter since his door was already open, "Have seat." He said and five chairs appeared.

"Ummm, Professor there's only three of us.." James said.

"Yes Mr. Potter I am aware, we are just waiting on two more, and let me just assure you that you are not in any trouble.

The three of them let out a sigh of relief and took a seat.

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"I'm telling you Lils, you shouldn't just ignore them. Try and do something." Marlene said.

"It's not that easy, Marlene." She replied, "I mean you heard him, besides I don't see the point. I messed up and it's things like this that can't be fixed."

"But maybe if you-"

Marlene didn't get to finish her sentence because a phoenix came flying through the empty hallway.

"What the-" Lily spoke, "Is that-"

"Dumbledore's?" Marlene breathed.

"Look it has a letter tied to its leg." Lily said and reached down and untied the letter and once again the bird burst into flames, disappearing once more.

Once past the shock Lily opened the letter and it read:

Dear Miss. McKinnon and Miss Evans,

Please report to my office immediately.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore

P.S. Have you seen my Chocolate Frog card lately?

"Do you think we're in trouble?" Marlene asked.

"Why would we? We haven't done anything..." She said then added, "You don't think..."

"No, I don't. So let's just go and see what he wants and hope for the best."

Lily nodded in agreement and they set off, saying the password at the statue and going to him office.

"Sir-?" Lily called and knocked on the office door, and it opened before she could finish her sentence.

"Nice of you to join us ladies, please come in and have a seat." Dumbledore said and moved out of the way so they could enter.

As they entered the room the looked over to see James, Sirius, and Remus already sitting in the room. The guys seems just as surprised to see them as they did.

"Please take a seat." Dumbledore said again and Lily and Marlene took a seat in the two open chairs.

"Now Miss. Evans and Miss McKinnon as I have told Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, and Mr. Lupin. You are not in trouble, I just wanted to have a word with the five of you."

All five students looked and felt rather uncomfortable and wouldn't meet the eyes of one another.

"Now normally the Headmaster of a school would have given all of you severe punishments for what you have done."

They all looked down at the floor.

"But, this is not a normal school, therefore I am not a normal headmaster, and since no real hard was done I see no need for punishment." He smiled at them.

Now they were all looking up and glanced at one another slightly, they just loved Dumbledore.

"I have called you here because I wish to discuss a different issue with you. Now you all know that nothing happens in this school that I don't know about."

They nodded.

"So I know all of the events of the event taken place a few nights before."

Marlene and Sirius heavily blushed and Remus fidgeted in his seat.

Dumbledore pretended not to notice, "Now I know that you are all good students and would never turn your back a on a friend despite a condition they may have."

Remus felt that all eyes were on him and wished he could just leave.

"Of course not sir." Lily and Marlene said together making Remus look up and they met him with two small smiles, but they were genuine and Remus knew that they met it. It made him feel much better.

"Very good." He nodded, "Also no one in here is prefect and everyone messes up every now and then."

Lily, James, Marlene, and Sirius all looked down at the floor again.

"We all make mistakes," He spared a glance at the four of them, "have struggles," and glanced at Remus who looked down again, "and even regret things in our own past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, "Now they were watching him intently, "and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future. (― Steve Maraboli) One mistake doesn't not have to rule a person's entire life. (― Joyce Meyer)

He was now looking at everyone, "Even I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being -forgive me- rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger. (Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince) So let this just be a little bump in the road, but let the little things haunt you, because there are bigger things out there to worry about.." He said, "and all of you must stick together because while one might be powerful on their own, that power will never be as great as the power of those who work together through the ways of friendship, love, and a little bit of magic."

Then with that he left closing the door behind him, letting them digest what he had just said.

Note: Thank you for read and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can, I promise I won't be gone so long again. Please review:)