April 29, 1974
In the Gryffindor common room, the Marauders are sitting around a cluster of chairs playing Exploding Snap.
REMUS: One more hand, come on!
SIRIUS: You're going down, Remus.
They continue to lay cards in a unique pattern, one by one, on the table.
PETER: A Sickle on Remus.
JAMES: You're on.
SIRIUS and REMUS lay their last cards down, with REMUS'S being the winner. SIRIUS'S cards fly into the air and explode in a smoke storm in his face.
PETER: Ha! You lose.
JAMES: Damn it, Sirius! You had one job.
SIRIUS: (laughing) You try beating him at this, the man's unstoppable.
PETER begins a game with REMUS, while JAMES reclines against the sofa.
JAMES: How about that Snape, huh? That greasy git.
SIRIUS: Kid's creepy. I told you since day one.
JAMES: It makes me so angry when he gets us into trouble. And it doesn't help that he's got that Prefect Narcissa Black in his pocket.
SIRIUS: We ought to get him to act up in front of McGonagall sometime. See what she does.
REMUS: No, I reckon she'll still put us in detention. (He lays down a trump card, which in turn explodes in PETER'S face).
JAMES: (taking out the Marauder's Map) What do you think he's up to right now?
SIRIUS: Probably trying to use magic to make himself a friend.
JAMES: (laughing) Yeah. (He slowly examines the Map). Let's see- Dumbledore's in his study, Slughorn's stealing herbs from the greenhouses, and- here he is. He's outside.
SIRIUS: Outside? Where?
JAMES: Looks like he's going down to Hogsmeade.
REMUS: That can't be. It's way past curfew!
JAMES: The Map never lies, Remus, old chap. What's say we go catch him?
REMUS: Absolutely not. You're just asking to get in trouble yourself, plus it's dangerous-
JAMES: Oh, Remus, please. Sirius, what do you say?
SIRIUS: (getting up) Let's do it.
REMUS: I'm serious, you really shouldn't be doing this-
JAMES and SIRIUS don the Invisibility Cloak and make their way out of the Gryffindor common room. REMUS and PETER give each other a nervous glance before they follow their friends into the night.
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