Marauder Moments

Marauder Moments

                Whenever Remus wanted to see Padfoot, his best bet was always at James and Lilly’s place. He knocked on the door and heard two male voices chorus ‘come in!’ He opened the door and found Sirius and James, in their pajamas, eating icecream and laughing hysterically at a muggle cartoon show.

                “Blimey mate, these nicktoons are the shit!”

                “What’d I tell ya Pads? What’d I tell ya?”

                Remus Lupin promptly shut the door and walked back home.

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                Lily Evans was going to murder James Potter. It was about time that arrogant prat learned that he could not keep harassing her every single bloody day. She marched up to the boy’s dorm, ready to give him a piece of her mind, when a low moan stopped her.

                “I-I don’t know if I’m ready for this Rems..” came Sirius Black’s voice.

                “Shhhh. It’ll be fine Pads. Trust me, I know what I’m doing,” Remus soothed.

                “Well…you do have more experience in this area than me…”

                “Yes I do. Lots and lots of experience.”

                Holy freakin Merlin, what on Earth was Lily listening to? She stood frozen in place, jaw slack. Surely they weren’t… I mean this was Sirius and Remus…

                “So..it..it won’t hurt much will it?” Sirius asked, sounding slightly scared.

                “It’ll hurt a little at first, but then it’ll be just fine, you’ll see.”

                “Okay..just..make it quick, yeah?”

                “Of course…Now hold still.”

                Lily felt her face burn crimson. No..no..they wouldn’t..couldn’t..

                A whimper.

                Soothing mummers.

                A small shriek.

                More calming words, telling Sirius how good he was doing.

                Another soft whine, then silence.

                Lily put a hand to her mouth. Oh Sweet Merlin, they did!!!

                The door opened and out walked Remus, arm wrapped around a teary-eyed Sirius. Remus raised an eyebrow at the flushed and gawking red-head outside their room. “Can I help you Lily?”

                Lily had to open and close her mouth several times before she could form a cohesive answer. “You..You..I ..no.n-nothing, just..I didn’t hear anything!” She spun on her heel and walked off as fast as her little feet would carry her.

                Remus stared after her slightly concerned, till Sirius recaptured his attention. “Remmie?” the boy whimpered.

                Remus rolled his eyes, but smiled at his friend’s dramatics. “Yes Siri?”

                “You’re still taking me to the kitchens to get ice-cream, right?”

                “Yes Padfoot. I think allowing me to finally pull off that band-aide is worth a kitchen trip.”

                Neither Marauder would know why from that moment on, they could never be in the same room with Lily without her giving them some odd, ‘knowing,’ kind of smile….

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                James was a stag. He was elegant, graceful, gallant! Heck, he was elegantly, gracefully, gallant! He leaped through the woods in beautiful tandem with nature, inspiring awe—

                Until his hoof hit a rock and he came tumbling down, nose first.

                When asked how James broke his nose, Peter and Remus got no answer except Sirius’s hysterical laughter and James’s mad muttering about ‘bloody evil rocks.’