Summary: Josephine Potter has lived her entire life in second place. She may be funny, but her older twin brother could always make people laugh. She has learned to live with it, though and goes through life with a 'What the hell?' outlook. That is...
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Edited 3/2/2022
Chapter Eighteen, Apprenticeships
With the start of the Marauders Sixth Year dawned a rather special occasion for all Hogwarts students if they so choose: Apprenticeships. A few students made full use of this, those being the Marauders which had surprised a lot of people. Remus who wanted to become a teacher was Apprenticing under the new D.A.D.A feeling much happier now with the potion Monty and Josie had made and some laws against werewolves having been removed before the start of term. He was finally taking a proper interest into his own future as he now had one thanks to his amazing friends and his amazing betrothed, Marlene. Professor McKnowen had claimed he, Remus, had a very bright future as a D.A.D.A Professor if he put the work in and Remus was going to do just that.
Sirius and James were apprenticing under the one and only Mad-Eye Moody, who was impressed with their hard work, fairness and aptitude. Moody had also stated both Sirius and James had a bright future ahead of them as Aurors if they put the work in and knuckle down as it wasn't only about the spells they knew, it was about knowing the Law so they could uphold it, stamina and fitness tests, paperwork which they will have to complete correctly after each case and not allow personal feelings to get in the way otherwise it could mean the difference between an innocent witch or wizard being sent to Azkaban or a Death Eater or perpetrator walking free.
From that moment on instead of pulling pranks -even though they wanted to desperately as Fabian and Gideon had opened up their own Joke Shop in Diagon Alley in the summer - but instead both Sirius and James were in the library looking up all of the current and old Laws and completing the assignments Moody had set in between doing their homework, Quidditch games and practice, studying for their NEWTs next year and taking laps of the Quidditch pitch to increase their stamina. They weren't the only ones who wanted to become Aurors either, many students did but within their friend group Alice and Frank were also in the same boat as the renowned pranksters.
Marlene, who like the twins wanted to open her own shop, but a boutique for children and pregnancy after spotting similar shops in Muggle London but noticed there were none in the Wizarding World, was apprenticing under her aunt Madam Chanelle in Gladrags WizardWear. And she was thriving. Her aunt was extremely impressed with her ideas and even offered to help her set up her shop for the first few months until she found her feet, but Marlene was a natural that she had no fears her niece would struggle with the shop. Plus her shop was one of a kind and would be very popular as her own shop and the two in Diagon Alley didn't specifically cater towards that clientele even if they did make things if requested. She had no doubts her niece would soon have a second shop here in Hogsmeade and she couldn't be prouder.
