You knew that being with James meant you had to practically date his friends also, and unlike most of the girls he tried to date you didn't mind that.

The marauders were always loud, always up for anything and always ready to protect each other if need be.

It was definitely a tight knit group to come into.

You were worried at first. You'd seen them all around Hogwarts – laughing, joking and usually planning how to prank the innocent first and second years.

They were as close as close could be and you didn't know how well they'd take someone else coming into it.

James had reassured you for the first few months of your relationship, during those months you'd seen his friends around and only spoken to them briefly; you hadn't actually spent a long time in the same room as them and held a conversation.

It had gotten to a stage where James was thinking things were getting serious, and that meant you needed to meet his friends properly.

When that happened, it went smoothly.

Peter was quiet but you could talk to him, and Remus more than happily talked to you about your subjects and the classes you shared, whilst Sirius took to you as someone he could confide in and you with him.

It wasn't long before people around Hogwarts were referring to you as the female marauder, and you couldn't say that you didn't like that.

The feeling of being involved and accepted into a group, knowing that you always had someone there for you was so important.

You were sat in the courtyard with Remus and Sirius – James had gone to talk to McGonagall about something to do with the prefects and no one really knew where Peter was hiding out.

Sirius had his head in your lap, babbling on about the latest prank him and your boyfriend were planning whilst Remus was being the intelligent one in the group and getting his homework done before the Hogsmeade visit – you'd already done yours of course, but Sirius wouldn't be caught dead doing his homework in advance.

"Who exactly are you planning this prank for?"

"Snivellus of course," Sirius announced as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"You really should stop picking on him – you know Lily doesn't like it."

"And since when do we care what Evans thinks?"

You rolled your eyes jokingly. "Since she became head girl alongside your best friend as head boy."

Sirius scoffed. "Oh yeah because Prongs is just great at being head boy."

"He is just fine thank you very much."

"You have to say that, he's your boyfriend Y/N/N."

Remus was chuckling as he scribbled away on some parchment.

"Yes Moony?" Sirius questioned.

"You and your pranks Padfoot – when will it ever end?"

Sirius sat up abruptly, glaring at Remus in a playful way. "They will never end because my pranks are everlasting."

You sighed. "Oh god, please never dye my hair again as a prank – the bright orange hair wasn't exactly something I'd want to be everlasting."

Sirius chuckled to himself as he reminisced about the time where he dyed your hair as a prank, to get you back for casting a spell on his hair to make him think it had been shaved off.

James approached the three of you a few moments later, leaning down to kiss you once he reached you all.

He took a seat next to you, placing his arm around your shoulder so you cuddled up to him which caused Sirius to pout.

"Why's Pads all pouty?" James quizzed.

"You stole my cuddle buddy."

James laughed, hugging you closer deliberately before kissing your hair. "Actually, I think I reclaimed my girlfriend."

"Excuse me! Since when did I become property for the two of you to trade?"

Remus continued to chuckle at the exchanges between you all.

"Come on Remus, cough it up – what is so entertaining?"

He looked up from his parchment to face you. "I was just thinking of how attached we all are to you," he explained with a smile. "And how lost we'd be without you."

Sirius was nodding in agreement with him. "What would we do without our female influence?"

You shrugged, a smile on your face. "Oh, I don't know, perhaps spontaneously combust?"

"I know I'd be lost without you Love," James whispered in your ear.

You giggled, turning to kiss James' cheek. "And you'd spontaneously combust without me too."

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