The Marriage to the Marauder

Back to Hogwarts...

It's my 6th year at Hogwarts and I've just arrived on the train. Me and my best friends, Lily, Remus, James, Peter and Sirius are sitting in a carriage laughing away all the messages we sent to each other over the previous summer in these enchanted notebooks which kinda makes it a group chat... in a notebook. Anyway, I am sitting next to the window one one side and my boyfriend Remus is on the other. He's talking to all the boys so I talk to the only other girl, Lily, whose sat opposite me, also next to the window.

"Hey, Lil, can I have a word... outside?" It was James. They both had a crush on each other, had done for ages, it was so obvious, but they refused to admit it so they acted all innocent and nothing was going on, it's obvious. So obvious.

"Yeah, sure, sorry M." She apologised to me and followed James outside the compartment. They closed the glass sliding door and immediately started flirting with each other, not realising we were all able to and we're watching them.

"So, M." This time it was Remus, I turned to him from watching the lovebirds outside and he moved seats to Lily's previous seat opposite me. He leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees. I sat back comfortably. I didn't know what he was gonna say, but he looked as if he had a confession to make.

"Moony, don't! You'll ruin it with her," James started, reentering with Lily. They sat opposite each other next to the door. Even lily knew what was going on.
"Yeah don't hurt her like this, mate..." Sirius added. Remus sighed and everyone turned to me, Remus looked down. Still looking down sadly.
"I have to guys." He now looked straight into my eyes.
"Tell me what," I began with a nervous laugh, "why are you all being so serious?" I now looked sad and nervous too. Was he going to break up with me?

"I don't think I should be with you anymore, Amelia." He started looking down again.
"What, why... Have I done something wrong?" I now sounded as sad as I looked, on the verge of tears.

"No, no no no, it was me, you've done nothing wrong. I just don't think your going to like what I'm about to tell you..." We made eye contact now, tears rolling down both our faces.

"Tell me what? Remus, I promise I won't get mad..." I reached out and put a hand on his. He moved his had away almost instantly and I took mine back.

"Remus, don't do it... seriously mate..." Sirius warned. I think I saw tears in all 4 of there eyes too, especially Lily's.

"I... I cheated on you... and I'm so, so sorry." Remus continued, clearly ignoring Sirius' warning.

I sat in silence. I looked away and leaned back, my head in my hands. Lily reached over and put her hand on my knee. "You okay?" She asked.

I took my hands away from my red hot face, covered in tears. How could he do this to me?

"Who?" I blurted out. Remus startledly, looks up at me, tears stained his face too.
"Who with?"

He opened his mouth to say something but closed it and looked down...
"Remus!" I now seamed angry.

"Hestia Jones..." he answers, guiltily.

"Really! My own arch nemesis! Her family hate mine and you know that! She might be Gryffindor but she is a evil as any slytherin! Well to me at least..." I start angrily

"I know! I wasn't thinking and I'm so sorry! How can I make this up to you?" He started angry, but then turned a bit... well very, sad.

"Just," I started, not knowing what to say... "leave me alone..." I now looked sad too and almost guilty for shouting to much. Was I being stupid? Do I really want to forgive him?

"Wait, but Mia, I still love you..." he said, trying to make me forgive.
"Just let her have time to think about it..." James told him patting him on the back as he and Peter left the compartment.

So, not the best start to this year... but he called me Mia... only he calls me that everyone else calls me M. Only people I don't really know and my family call me my real name, Amelia, because I don't like it.

Everyone else must have noticed this too as Sirius asked, "M, you okay? Need time alone?"
Lily added, "Coz if you do we totally understand..."

"No! Don't leave me! Please! I... really need you guys.." I said, The words came out before I even noticed.

"Oh, okay. Um... want us to go kick Hestia in the face again? Wouldn't be the first time would it...? Heh..." James added.
"No... just... How did you guys all know? And if you did, do you know how long ago?" I now looked at them, they all looked so sorry for me.

"About 2 weeks ago, when we were at Diagon Alley, he went to Madam Puddifoot's and me and Sirius followed him, we didn't know what he was up to but he told us he was off to the toilet, only... he left in the opposite direction, we saw him walking out holding hands with her, turn into the alley next to Flourish and Blotts and next thing you know, there making out."

James' words hit me like a bullet through my heart. I rose from my seat, knowing full well what I was about to do, so did they by the look of it, they followed behind looking scared.

I slid open the compartment next door which held a crying Remus and a scared looking Peter as he saw me open the door. Remus was crying into his arms on his knees in the far corner. I walked over the the seat next to him and sat down. I sat there awkwardly until finally some words left my mouth, "Just tell me one thing," I said quietly. He looked up and into my eyes with his bloodshot ones, " why did you do it?" He blinked slowly to release more tears and slowly an answer came out...

"I don't know what i was thinking. She sent me an owl the night before telling me to meet her there, I had no idea why, I thought she might apologise for everything she's done to you..." I looked slightly guilty, he continued, "Only, when I got there, she was wearing really revealing clothes, I slowly tried to walk away before she noticed but it was too late. She saw me and started... rubbing my shoulder seductively and I tried to back away, I swear. But she got too tight. She grabbed my.wrist and dragged me to the alley. She pinned me up against a wall and I couldn't get away, she kissed me, I swear. I tried to shout Sirius and James for help but she wouldn't let me get a word out. I'm so sorry, I should never of met up with her in the first place. I'm so, sorry."

Through our all of this we both cried a considerable amount. My face was burning with tears. I felt so bad, I blamed him for it when all he was doing was trying to help me.

I looked over at the other three, they knew what I was thinking and gave me a 'do it!' Sort of motion with there hands.
"Ugh, screw it!" I said, Remus looked up at me confused. Before he could say anything, I through my arms around his hunched body and slung my head on his back.

Everyone else smiled so widely fro the door. Remus looked up at me still confused but from the wide smile on my face, he sat up straight and hugged me back. This is the right way to start off this year at Hogwarts...

A/N I know it's quite a weird way to start it but trust me, it comes back later...