Selenophile // Marauders

|57| Crim, Fifth Year

Riley got out of the stall, annoyed by Moaning Myrtle who kept asking questions.

"When I locked myself in this very stall, I died!" she said as Riley left.

"But guess what? I didn't!" Riley spat back. "Why am I even arguing with you?"

"Oh, Myrtle is useless! No one wants to talk to her! No one even missed her when she died! I lived in misery in my Hogwarts years!" she said.

"Like I care..." Riley said as she left the stall. She was there to cry, not to get annoyed by a fucking ghost... That was not the point.

She went to the Gryffindor common room and went to the dorm. The girls were sitting there in silence. Lily looked at Riley as she entered and stood up.

"Don't look at me like that, Lily!" Riley said angrily. "You know so damn well that Snape will be one of them!"

Lily stayed silent and sat because Riley was right one hundred percent. And Lily finally saw reality.

***

It was now night, they all sat in the Great Hall.

"Did you guys study for divination?" Sirius asked. But before anyone could answer, Riley asked something else.

"Do you think they'll get expelled for it?" she asked. "I have a feeling that Dumbledore won't let that happen..."

"Why wouldn't he?" Peter asked. "Aren't they guilty?"

"I don't trust him..." she said. "But I don't know why. The only thing he did after Mary got cursed was to establish new rules and a strict curfew rule, he disregarded every evidence..."

"What do you mean?" Sirius asked.

"Well, Mary didn't remember what happened but even Madam Pomfrey knew it was Mulciber and Avery. And everyone knows that Mulciber can do the Imperius curse, that's what a Ravenclaw girl was telling everyone last year..."

Marlene sat next to them along with Dorcas.

"You look too serious, what are you talking about?" Marlene said.

"She's not Sirius, I am!" Sirius said.

"For the last fucking time! That joke sucks!" Remus said in annoyance.

"By the way, there's a rumor that someone told Dumbledore about how they exposed themselves in Potions!" Dorcas said.

"Who?" James asked.

"Dunno. Might be Lily," Marlene said. "She looked so upset..."

Then, a loud voice roared in the Great Hall.

"Attention, everyone!" Dumbledore said loudly. Everyone turned their heads towards Dumbledore, who was now standing.

"I've received some information about some rumors which were spread in the school," he began. "However, assuming you all know the recent news, there is not enough evidence, therefore these rumors are most probably lies."

"What the fuck is he talking about?!" Riley whispered. "What does he mean there isn't enough evidence?!"

"Therefore, we will be continuing the new rules for protection and the enhancement of the protection charms around Hogwarts, you may continue eating now," Dumbledore said with a smile.

"I thought he was a genius or somethin'" Remus said. "Apparently not..."

Lily came in the hall and sat right next to the group.

"I'm gonna go insane," said Lily, "how can they be so ignorant?!"

"You told Dumbledore about the evidence?" James asked.

"Of course it was me!" she said. "I couldn't stand those bastards!"

"Is this the same Evans?" asked Marlene laughingly.

"It's the Evans I've liked for years—" said James.

"Piss off Potter!" said Lily.

***

Riley sat on the couch in the common room, as always. The cricket of the fireplace, the wolf burning as the flames enlightened the room, giving it a cozy appearance.

"I FOUND IT!" James suddenly shouted as he ran from the dormitory. "THE PERFECT NAME!"

"QUIET!" the prefect shouted. James ignored the warning and sat next to Riley.

"Name?" Sirius asked. "As in—"

"Padfoot!" James said excitedly as he jumped in his seat.

"For who?" Peter asked. "You?"

"No! It's for Sirius!" James said.

"Padfoot... I like it!" Sirius said with the same excitement.

Riley and Remus just watched them babble.

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot," Remus said. "Why are we even coming up with these?"

"To put them on the map!" Peter said.

"The map is complicated enough," Riley said.

"You're just jealous because you don't have a nickname yet!" Sirius said.

"Excuse me?!" Riley said laughingly. "I don't want to be called Bambi!"

"We never agreed to call me that!" said James. "I also came up with one for me!"

"Which is?" Remus asked.

"Prongs!" James shouted.

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and..." Sirius repeated.

"We need one for Riley!" Sirius said.

"Ugh... You're not gonna call me 'Red' or 'Crimson' or something, are you?" Riley laughed. James and Sirius looked at each other and squinted their eyes.

"Yes!" shouted James.

"We found it!" exclaimed Sirius.

"What did you do? Do you two read minds now?" Remus chuckled.

"Crim!" James shouted once more. The head boy looked at them with fury in his eyes.

"Aren't you a prefect, Lupin?! Get them to be quiet!" the head boy said.

"I didn't want to be prefect anyways..." Remus replied.

"Why Crim?" asked Riley.

"Short for Crimson!" said Sirius. "Not too long and it fits!"

"Because you know... foxes are red," said James quietly.

"No shit..." Riley rolled her eyes. "But it's not too bad!"

"It's all settled then!" Peter said.

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Crim!" Sirius said.

"Someone bring the map!" said James.

Sirius rushed to their dorm and got the map, opening it. After some brainstorming and working, they finally had their names on the map. Riley looked at the map and started reading it out loud.

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Crim, are proud to present... The Marauders Map!"