The beginning of a new era at Hogwarts: the first year of the Marauders.
When James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew arrive at Hogwarts, none of them are prepared for what awaits them in their first year. For each of them, this...
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Wales
Winter, December 1970
It was a weekend afternoon, and Mr Lupin was out in the small back garden of their home. Beside him, his wife sat comfortably in a rocking chair that he had enchanted with great care to provide a deeper, more soothing rest.
She held a book in her hands, though her attention kept drifting from it; she much preferred to watch her husband from her warm and cosy seat. He had several thick volumes open in front of him, reviewing cases he would be working on the following day. The weariness was plain on his face, yet when she looked at him, she gave him a soft smile, one filled with the kind of tenderness she seemed to reserve only for him.
"Why don't you go upstairs and get some rest, love?" he suggested, taking a sip of water. As much as he adored Hope's company, he couldn't help but wish she would get a bit more rest.
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"Rubbish!" she replied, waving his concern away with a playful gesture. Then, with a teasing glint in her eye, she added, "I love watching you work! My brave husband! Do you remember how we met?"
He looked up, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"How could I forget?" he replied, his mind drifting back to that day. He'd been sent to a forest in Wales to deal with a boggart that had been tormenting the local villagers for days. Naturally, the creature had taken the shape of a sinister and threatening man to frighten Hope, who had stumbled upon it by accident.
"And there you were, like a hero!" she said, her eyes sparkling with nostalgia and amusement. "You told me not to be afraid, that it was only a boggart... and then you pointed at a mushroom!"
Mr Lupin let out a soft chuckle.
"I'd never met a non-magical person who could actually see a boggart! I was stunned!"
Hope giggled, her laughter infectious.
"I didn't understand a word you were saying. All I could think about was how brave you were, chasing off that terrifying man," she said, releasing a charming little laugh.
