After lessons afternoon Harry was feeling quite weird with Ron and Hermione not talking. He decided to go see Hagrid.

"Harry, where are you going?" Hermione asked.

"To see Hagrid" he replied simply.

"But you can't!" she said, "What about the Dementors?"

"Oh yeah" he said. Professor Lupin walked passed them.

"Harry, can I see you in my office?"

"Yes sir" Harry said. He followed the Professor all the way to his office.

"So, why did you want to see me sir?"

"How are you, after the Dementor attack on the train?"

"I'm good" Harry replied.

"Harry, I think I should tell you something"

"What do you need to tell me?"

"Your father and I" Professor Lupin said, taking out a photograph, "we were best friends. That's him there. With Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black and I" he said cautiously.

"That's Sirius Black. My father was best friends with Sirius Black?" Harry said, quite horrified.

"Yes. Anyway, the point is that there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss your father. And there probably isn't a day that goes by that Sirius doesn't miss your father either. He isn't as bad as everyone says he is. He didn't even do the crimes that he is accused of"

"How do you know?" Harry said, "He might have changed"

"This isn't what I asked you here for. I asked you here to teach you something I wouldn't normally teach third years. The Patronus charm"

"A patronus charm?" Harry asked.

"It's the spell I used to save your life on the train. We are going to try it on a boggart".

"Hey Hermione" Amos said.

"Yeah" she said looking up from her studies.

"Come with me?" he said, holding out his hand.

"Oh god, get a room" Ron said sourly. Hermione rolled her eyes, this was getting just the tad bit ridiculous.

"Ignore him" Amos said noticing Hermione's face go a bit red. She nodded taking his hand. They walked into the quiet hallway just inside the Gryffindor common room.

"I have been mean to give you this" he said softly. He leant his head in closer to hers, their lips were so close together. He kissed her softly. She kissed him softly back. This was something neither of them had ever experienced before. Like they were soul mates.

"What's this?" Harry asked as Professor Lupin handed him a piece of paper.

"You did good on your first go, but this is the marauders map. Use it to get back to your dorm without being caught" the Professor said.

"How do I use it? It's blank!"

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good" Professor Lupin said, the map came to life. It showed where everything was in the castle.

"Your father, Sirius and I made it. We used it all the time" he said.

"Thank you" Harry said.

"My pleasure. To wipe it you say Mischief Managed" he said. The map went blank again. Harry started to walk out of the office.

"Harry"

"Yes Professor?"

"Please don't be scared of Sirius".

"I won't be" Harry said walking out, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" he said and started to make his way to the common room. He felt a special connection to his dad using this. He was the new marauder. He saw four names on the front. Padfoot, Moony, Prongs and Wormtail.

"By the way, your father was Prongs" Professor Lupin called out to him. Harry decided his new nickname was Prongslet.