Pilot Chapter
Remus, Peter, Sirius and James have been friends since we were 11. We met at primary school. Well James and Peter lived close and knew each other from before so they decided to stick together. At the opening ceremony they met me, Sirius, well to be honest James met me, we sat next to each other and the rest is history. You have never seen two people click more perfectly together. You’d think we were raised at the same house. (Spoiler alert we end up in the same house eventually)
The three of us made a lot of noise during the ceremony; we even got scolded from Ms. McGonagall. I would never forget her face that day, it's like she realized at that very moment that we are never gonna shut up, ever again. And that was when we heard a boy near us laugh at that. He seemed very quiet and put together despite his scrawny build, although if you looked close enough you would notice a mischief in his whole demeanor. That's when me and Peter made a calculating decision that he was going to be the fourth of the group. James just agreed when he was asked if they could adopt him.
When did we decide that James is the mum friend? Don’t know. Don’t ask.
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That boy we mentioned was named Remus and he indeed became the fourth of the group. We four were a menace to society. Well, a menace to Ms. McGonagall and the school, but we would like to think it was expanding to the rest of the world as well.
We pulled pranks left and right. In 3rd year we even managed to get control of the speakers and for a whole week it would play The Bohemian Rhapsody by Queens non stop. Even at nights if you passed through the school you could hear it playing. You owed it to Remus' idea, Peter’s Programming skills and of course mine and James brilliant choice of a song.
And it went like that for years. Mostly Remus’ ideas, sometimes James’ made better by Remus. Peter’s programming skills, that now has got him a killer scholarship at university and James and I’s boldness to deliver everything needed for the prank. We were unbeatable.
You wanted someone to climb to the roof of the building and set up the system? You got it.
You wanted help with Physics and Mathematic equations on how the freaking fuck that was going to work? Done
Wanted McGonagall distracted? Say less
Athletic abilities and capabilities? You got them ALL baby.
The best duo to ever exist. We still are. And the four of us make our everyday count.
We even found a group name “The Marauders” very catchy huh? And everyone got assigned a nickname for their unique capabilities…
Remus: a tall, scrawny kid/man. Wavy honey brown hair, sometimes i would even consider them strawberry blond, especially in the summer. Honey eyes, that i swear sometimes glow golden like he is some kind of werewolf or something. Smells like forest, chocolates and how a fireplace would smell in the winter. That is Moony, because his obsession with it is absurd!!! (and the werewolf thing that i mentioned, swear he must've been at some past life)
Peter: not so tall, kind of chubby, although he lost most of his weight in Uni. Blonde hair to be jealous of and the blue eyes that personally remind me of a frozen lake in the winter. I think he wears vans shoes when he is sleeping and he smells like Christmas, gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate and exactly how the Christmas trees at James house smells, it's just amazing. That is wormtail because, well, he reminds us a bit of the mice that get in the walls and you don’t even understand they’re there… Yeah that’s Peter with a computer especially how he sounds when he is typing in there a new code.
Prongs is James. The love of my life, my other half, my husband. No , okay, stop. James is rather tall i would say like almost 1,90 if i'm not mistaken, he gets pretty close to moony. Dark brown hair almost black that sticks out in all sorts of places. Like think of that hair and tell me they don't remind you of antlers, he has at least 2 pieces of hair that look exactly like it let me tell you. Hence the nickname. James smells like mens cologne, i know basic, but also like the color red would smell which i can't describe. He smells like home to me, like home cooked meals and freshly cleaned clothes and sheets. James smells like love is supposed to (if you sprayed it fifteen kilos of cologne but yes).
And then there’s me. Padfoot. I'm a bit shorter that James, i have long black hair that look amazing, especially when the wind is blowing just right and it makes me look like a model and grey eyes. Moony says they look like snowstorms which i rather like. I don't know how i smell but i hope is like the Savage Dior Cologne. Well, that nickname came from somewhere i can't even remember and then everything I did just made more sense for them to call me that way.
The way I walk quietly when I'm eavesdropping or generally when I'm walking, they say it’s like I have those little cushions under my feet.
They way I'm extremely loyal to my friends (mostly James) even in arguments and I remind them of a dog because I’m a man’s best friend (that’s kinda cute).
My hair reminds them of a dog! Which I find just absurd, But i’m not gonna comment about it.
Also the way I shake my hair when they get wet reminds them of a dog…
Anyway I remind them of a dog, that’s the main point.
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You must be thinking by now, why are we talking in past tense? Well be patient let me get all the details out of the way…
As I was saying, we were a menace to society. Until High School.
No we didn’t stop pulling pranks in High School but, one tiny teensy detail i forgot to mention is that… Well to put it nicely, all this time i was living in a not so loving home environment. Probably what caused all this misbehavior as my dear mother would say.
I had trouble at home for the pranks I pulled, for the kids I was hanging out with, I was putting shame on the house and our name, didn’t set a good example for my brother (yeah i have a brother, he adores me, he found these pranks hilarious. Probably what set off my mum)
And after every one of these fights, my dad beat me. My mum yelled, told me she hated me and then my dad beat me. What a lovely family huh? Yeah it was an amazing experience.
Anyway, after one of those adorable little fights, my dad beat me so badly that I passed out, on the carpet of his office for 2 hours before my little brother woke me up.
I ran away that night. The Potters (James’ parents) were always nice to me and I saw them like my actual parents after what I went through in that house. So I ran away, I went to the Potters.
What I regretted was leaving my little brother behind, but I promised I would come back once I was eighteen, which I did. He was always better at being kept in line so he didn’t suffer as much as I did in that house.
So High School wasn’t a great experience. Not for me because of the incident, the moving, the worrying for 2 years straight if my brother is gonna be okey over there without me, James taking care of me making sure i know i’m loved, Moony trying to help me with the classes i was failing behind and Peter being the lovely little nerd he is helping me forget and always making me laugh.
It was a difficult experience for all of us and it made us all grow up a bit and leave the nonchalant little boys behind us.
For some that worked better than others, since in 2nd year of High School Prongs eventually got a date from the beautiful, beautiful, magnificent Misses Lily Evans. God, that girl, if i wasn't gay I would even have a crush on her. Long fiercy red hair, with a personality and a sarcasm to match it, green eyes like freaking forest next to the school and she walked with an air that made want to get out of the way in fear but also get so close to her so you can get some of it for you.
I loved this woman, she was the sister I never had. The gossip we had together, me, her and Moony. The shopping sprees she went with me so I didn't fall into depression when I left. If Platonic soulmates existed she was definitely one of them for me. And the fact that her and James, which I see like an actual brother, ended up together would always be the highlight of a rather miserable High School experience.