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6th Year of Hogwarts
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"OW! TWAT!" Eloise yelped. "I'M NOT A TWAT! YOU'RE A TWAT!" Sirius reamed back, pushing Eloise so hard that the girl tumbled out from under the cloak.

The other four Marauders appeared as James bundled up the cloak in his arms. Peter extended his hand and helped Eloise up.

"It seems we are too big to all fit under the cloak," Remus sighted, he munched on his lower lip. Sirius laughed. "We? Foxy hardly counts, she's tiny, even on her platforms." On queue, one of Eloise's platform heels slammed down on Sirius' right foot.

Sirius cried out in pain, clutching his foot tightly. Eloise snorted. "If you can't handle that, then how am I supposed to pierce your ears tomorrow?" She smirked as Sirius sent her a death glare.

James watched Sirius and Eloise arguing like fishwives before turning to Peter and Remus. "I say we just go and leave those two." Apparently those words beaconed Eloise and Sirius' attention. "How dare you?!"

James shrugged. "You two are acting like children, children aren't allowed to come with us."

Peter swore the floor rumbled slightly as Eloise started to stomp towards James. "Ho, ho, ho," Remus swooped in, wrapping an arm across her chest. "Look, Wormtail, Foxtail and Padfoot just need to transform. We'll fit then."

Eloise rolled her eyes. "Fine." She jumped up and landed into Remus' arms. In a blink of an eye, a red fox had taken the brunette's place. A small smile played on James' lips before he threw the cloak over Remus and himself. Little paws clutched onto James' ear for dear life as the Marauders set off.

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A filthy train ride later, the Marauders found themselves in a lively muggle town.

People with spiked leather jackets and colourful spiky hair sat on short walls and benches as they puffed smoke out of their mouths. Neatly dressed people rushed through the streets while clutching their bags and briefcases. Friends in disco jumpsuits strutted down the sidewalks singing.

The Marauders followed a a small group of friends dressed in yellow, blue and red. They arrived at a small cinema. A sign outside said:

QUEEN KONG

James, Sirius and Eloise shared quick nervous glances before studying everything Remus and Peter were doing. "Should we do something?" Eloise whispered. James shrugged and Sirius mirrored his actions. Seconds later, Remus returned holding five tickets and Peter returned with a few sweets bags.

"We should get going, it's going to start soon," Remus said, walking towards the hall.

The lights dimmed and a deafening boom was heard, making Sirius, James and Eloise scream, which in turn made Remus and Peter laugh their arses off. Peter happily munched on a curly wurly as he intently watched the screen, his friends momentarily forgotten. James had fallen asleep within five seconds, soft snores left his open mouth. Sirius in turn as stuffing as many flying saucers into James' open mouth. Remus was really trying to fully pay attention to the big screen, but was unable to do so because Eloise was asking him details about the plot every five seconds.

"Wait did this actually happen?"

"Why is her name Queen Kong?"

"What are those things they're pointing at Kong?"

"Why don't wizards have that?! Fuck wands!" Some of the muggles present sushed Eloise, who showed off her middle finger. "Elo, you have always lived with magic..." Remus trailed off as Eloise raised an eyebrow at him. "I can live without magic," She stated.

A small smile tugged on Remus' lips. "Prove it Foxy."

Eloise turned in her seat so she and Remus were face to face, noses almost brushing. "Fine, Moonster." Dimples appeared on her cheeks. Remus' hand clasped around Eloise's wand. "You'll get it back on Monday." Eloise grinned and sat back. "I can handle two days and one night without magic."

Remus desperately wished Eloise loosed, and Eloise in turn hoped that living without a wand was as easy as muggles made it seem. The wand holder on her belt already felt like a void, twenty minutes into their newest bet.

The movie came to and end and wordlessly Eloise, Peter and Sirius got up and headed for the exit. Remus however stopped by James' snoring form. A quick jab to James' side, sent a handful of flying saucers candies, flying. James doubled over coughing, he smacked his chest repeatedly. "Come on, Prongs."

Peter and Sirius had each linked an arm with Eloise as they waltzed down the street. Remus and James followed close behind.

A sparkly neon sign caught Peter's attention and he quickly pulled Eloise and Sirius with him. "Wormy what is this?" Sirius asked in disgust as he looked around the pub. "The owner here is Japanese and he brought something from Japan," Peter explained before rushing off towards a lounge area.

"He's talking about a karaoke machine, it allows someone to sing a song," Remus tried to explain, his pureblood friends however looked as confused as ever. Remus shook his head lightly and ushered his friends towards the lounge.

Peter was already leafing through a stack of paper. He finally decided on their first song and proudly presented the music sheet. James leaned over to start reading it.

Vodka dripped out of shot glasses as Sirius put down a tray filled with various shots. "Hey, careful!" James hissed. Sirius waved him, off which made James' eye twitch in anger. "So what is this muggle thing?" Sirius wondered out loud.

Peter grinned and grabbed a microphone which he pushed in Sirius' hands. "Well you sing these lyrics here."

Sirius glanced at the paper in his hands and at the microphone in Peter's hands. "Whatever," He grunted before sliding out od their booth. "One condition." He turned back, extending his hand to Eloise. The Prewett girl's dimples appeared and she grabbed Sirius' hand.

"Friday night and the lights are low," Eloise and Sirius sang hesitantly off-tune. "Looking out for a place to go. Where they play the right music, getting in the swing. You come to look for a king," Slowly the due built up some confidence and they shared a look.

"Anybody could be that guy. Night is young and the music's high," Slowly Sirius and Eloise started dancing a bit. "With a bit of rock music, everything is fine. You're in the mood for a dance. And when you get the chance,"

Eloise hopped onto the Marauder's table, kicking a few glasses out of the way with her platform heels. "You are the dancing queen. Young and sweet, only seventeen. Dancing queen. Feel the beat from the tambourine. Oh, yeah," Sirius pulled James out of the booth, and started swinging James around.

"You can dance, you can jive. Having the time of your life. Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene. Digging the dancing queen," Eloise hopped off of the table and continued dancing terribly with James and Sirius. "You're a teaser, you turn 'em on. Leave them burning and then you're gone. Looking out for another, anyone will do. You're in the mood for a dance. And when you get the chance,"

Peter cheered his friends on and Remus clapped on the beat of the song.

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With a grunt, a rag was dumped into soapy water before being scrubbed against a rusty cauldron. The potions classroom was mostly silent apart from the occasional grunt, moan or soft curse from one of the Marauders.

Professor Slughorn peeked over his book ever so often. "Perhaps you have learned your lesson now?" He quietly piped up. Behind the dark sunglasses he could feel the Marauders' eyes glaring at him. Slowly Slughorn put his book down and stood up. "In my day, we used to make little potions to cure hangovers. Now, I happened to make some yesterday while you five were out."

That suddenly awoke the Marauders from their living dead state. Slughorn's lips tugged up into a small smile. "It tastes like cat urine and troll hair, but it gets the job done." He extended a vile to the teenagers.

Eloise grabbed the vile and immediately took a large swig. She proceeded to double over and cover her mouth. "Merlin's balls! That's horrid." Eloise grimaced and tugged off her sunglasses to peer into the vile. Dark brown-black liquid stared back at her.

"Yes, it is quite unpleasant to drink, but it really does the job," Professor Slughorn said.

Hesitantly, James took a swig next, and almost became sick as well. Sirius bravely drank some of the liquid, and desperately tried to hide his urge to puke. Remus and Peter, who were the least hungover hesitated for a long moment before each carefully drinking a little bit.

Slowly, their headaches washed away and they woke up a bit more. "Off you go," Slughorn spoke, ushering the teens out of his classroom. The door slammed shut behind the Marauders and Slughorn rushed back to his desk and picked up The Daily Prophet.

YOU-KNOW-WHO IMMORTAL?

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"Well, thank Godric that Slughorn is as weird as ever so we can enjoy our lives instead of rotting away in that classroom," Sirius exclaimed, wrapping his arms around Eloise and Peter's shoulders. "We wouldn't even have detention if Antlers hadn't decided to transform," Eloise hissed.

James gasped and rested a hand on his puffed out chest. "I only did it because Moony dared me." Remus chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "It was worth the detention."

James' eye twitched and he grew hot. "NO IT WAS NOT!! I missed my date with Lilyflower!! And I didn't even have time to tell her I had detention," James mumbled afterwards.

A soft hand rubbed James' shoulder. "I'm sorry mate."

"Prongs?"

James didn't reply.

"Prongs!"

"What!?"

Peter smiled and pointed down the corridor . "You didn't miss your date with Lily."

Down the corridor stood Lily Evans. Red hair curled and braided, dressed in casual clothes, a bouquet in one hand, the other hand she extended to James.

The Marauders weren't even graced with a goodbye as James sprinted down the corridor. Lily giggled as James picked her up and spun her around before the couple shared a kiss.

"What did you do?" Remus asked, eyes trained on his best friend making out with his redhead girlfriend. "I snuck out when I went to use toilet," Peter replied. "Genius, maybe he'll be less of a randy git when he gets back," Eloise commented, making Sirius snort.

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Time passed and Sirius, Peter, Remus and Eloise found themselves in the warm Gryffindor common room. Eloise and Peter were playing wizard's chess while Remus carefully worked on his transfiguration essay. Sirius was writing a letter to an unknown friend. He disguised the letter as an essay, looking to avoid any questions his friends might have.

"Virgin boy is no more!" James belted at the top of his lungs, making most Gryffindors give him weird looks. Those Gryffindors did not include the Marauders. "Welcome to the club, Prongsiekins!" Eloise jumped up, abandoning the chess game before wrapping her arms around the grinning James.

Sirius quickly put away his letter and rushed towards James. "Finally mate." Sirius ruffled James' hair, who retaliated by punching Sirius' stomach. "Welcome to my and Paddie's world." Eloise grinned.

Eloise threw her arm over James' shoulders, pulling him down slightly.

Remus and Peter silently made eye contact. That always made their friendship work. Yes, Eloise, James and Sirius held the group together with their outgoing nature, but neither Remus nor Peter had good social skills. They were the quiet types, yes they pranked people and had social circles, but they were nothing like James, Eloise and Sirius. Instead of sharing wild experiences, they shared quiet looks, looks of support. In that moment, Remus and Peter tuned out their wild friends and Remus slid off the couch and took over for Eloise in Wizard's Chess.

"Now Prongsie, I will teach you the ways of the female body." Eloise grinned and James' face immediately fell, his lip curled up, ready to utter out some excuses. Alas, smirking Sirius Black jumped in. "Mate, take Foxy's advice," Sirius leaned in to whisper into James' ear. "It truly makes the experience better."

Laughing, James, Eloise and Sirius sat down on some pillows and Eloise reached for her wand, only to find her holder empty. "Did you already forget our bet Elo?" Remus asked cheekily. Eloise narrowed her eyes at him.

Wordlessly, Eloise jumped up and rushed towards the girls' dorm. A pair of brown eyes watched as she rushed away irritated. Part of him wanted to remember that moment for ever, for oh how he loved seeing annoyed Eloise.

"And then he-" Lily's voice died down as Eloise entered their dorm. Ariel, Alice and Marlene all stared at Eloise with big eyes. "Ohhh rightt, it's awkward because James is my best mate," Eloise laughed. "Well, I'll be out in one second, I just had to get something." Eloise rushed towards her trunk and quickly dug around.

Marlene giggled. "Is Potter getting one of your special lessons?" She asked, the response she received was an exaggerated wink.

a/n:
i love the marauders so much!! they
deserved so much more... anyway sorry
it's kinda late, i've been busy with my social life (i
suddenly have one, i'm also surprised lol) and school. oh
btw, apparently i inly have like 4 weeks left of school so after
this stressful end of the school year, i will have more time to write again!
oh, i also started watching the good place, i love chidi and tahani are the best.
anyway hope you enjoyed see you next time!

eloise's outfit ^

funny post:

date published: 27 may 2021
word count:2291