the End
No matter the way things change, this story is always a tragedy.
No matter how differently things are written, James and Lily Potter will always be killed by Lord Voldemort on the night of October 31st, 1981.
Harry Potter will always grow up without any parents, forced to be the Boy Who Lived, longing to be the Boy Who Died.
Peter Pettigrew will always betray his closest friends, dying as a victim of his own cowardice.
Sirius Black will always be branded a traitor, punished in Azkaban, and die just as he finds his own happy ending. His last word will always be “James”.
Marlene McKinnon will always be murdered by Death Eaters, dying a death alone and afraid.
Remus Lupin will always have his heart broken, and no matter how long he keeps living, he will never recover. Time passes, but all Remus will do is remember – until his death in the Battle of Hogwarts.
And Mary McDonald, well, Mary just won’t remember.
So, despite the family that these Marauders found together, battling all odds, they will always loose each other. Everything is temporary, and the Marauders were taught that all too soon. Each of them lost everything.
But, a book is only special because of its ending, and this ending just so happens to be a tragedy.
“Such a beautiful place to be with friends.”
– Dobby, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows