Yknow Sirius James said while hanging by his ankle from the Slytherin common rooms ceiling We really didnt think this through. I dunno James Sirius replied from where he was duct-taped to a table I think that went better than most of our plans James snorted, he wasnt wrong there, it was their first weekend at Hogwarts and both boys had been in Professor McGonagall’s office nine consecutive times. Always together, always some half thought out prank. Sirius favourite saying whenever they hit a snag in the planning stage was I dunno, let’s just wing it and for the most part James didnt complain because he was as easily bored with planning as Sirius was. You have a point there mate James said but maybe we should look for a brain, yknow, someone who can do all the boring stuff. So we could come up with the plans and some other kid can be the mastermind, detail-guy. I like that idea... but who do we know whos smart that we dont hate? James groaned, brainiacs were so boring, then a sudden brainwave struck him. How about Evans? He asked hopefully. Sirius roared with laughter the red-head that hates us? Not likely. Besides, shes friends with a slimy Slytherin, sorry mate. James was briefly thankful that it was dinner time and the slimy Slytherins in question werent around, they had already played piñata and darts with them and James wasnt keen for an encore. The boys racked their brains but could not come up with a Gryffindor they knew and liked that was smart enough, and trustworthy enough to be their mastermind. About an hour later the two boys were travelling back to their dormitory after Sirius managed to sweet-talk a Slytherin third year into releasing them. Well he was nice James said, trying not to smile and failing miserably maybe you should owl him Sirius had refused point blank to speak to him until he had thought of a suitable revenge for James for teasing him. James was still laughing about it when they came across a Gryffindor kid called Pettigrew, that they had barely spoken to, being pushed around by a group of Slytherin sixth years. Not the type of boys to watch one of their own be bullied, they both pushed up their sleeves and prepared to enter the fray. But quite suddenly the ringleader’s pants dropped to the floor and he tripped over them, next a short blonde girl’s robes were blown over her head and another boy’s shoelaces tied themselves together causing him to land heavily on the stone floor. Similar things happened, one by one, to the rest of them, until they were all on the floor. Sirius and James searched the long stretch of corridor for the prankster, and then Sirius nudged James and pointed to a wand tip that was aimed from behind a tapestry. Their faces cracked into almost identical evil grins. It didnt take long for the Slytherins to flee their invisible attacker and for the unknown rescuer to step from behind his hiding place. It was Remus Lupin. Woah Sirius whispered I didnt see that coming the boys had shared a room with Remus for the past week and as far as they knew he didnt talk, or laugh, or do anything remotely fun. As far as they knew he was quiet and shy. But that all disappeared as he strode confidently down the hallway to help Pettigrew to his feet. James and Sirius looked at each other and silently agreed. That was their new best friend. For the next few months James and Sirius tried to get to know Remus better, to no avail. He always made up excuses, avoided them or simply ran away whenever he saw them but that didnt stop Sirius, without fail, from dropping into the seat next to Remus every time he saw him and asking the same question. Want to be our new best friend? Remus found himself being pestered by many people wishing to be his friend but he knew he couldnt allow himself to get close to anyone only to lose them when they found out what he was. Still he found it hard to escape Peter Pettigrew who, since his rescue, now followed Remus everywhere. And it was even harder to dodge James Potter and Sirius Black. He very much wanted to take them up on their offer of friendship but he knew the consequences and he didnt want to have his first friends only to lose them because of his condition. After spending time, forcing themselves on Remus, James and Sirius came to find that they genuinely liked the boy. Becoming his friend became more than just wanting someone to fine tune their pranks. It took until Christmas for Remus to finally give in and accept their persistent offer of friendship He wanted it too badly to refuse anymore anyway. Peter, obviously not having many other friends found excuses to join them in their activities and meals but he didnt feel entirely safe until James and Sirius started openly defending him. And so the two became four. And thus The Marauders was born. - Cristie
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:16:43 +0000