James Potter is eleven when he gets his Hogwarts letter, and his mother gives him an extra piece of pie at dinner to celebrate while his father clamps him proudly on the back. Sirius Black is on the verge of twelve when he gets his, and his mother quips that “at least he’s not a Squib” while his father takes another long swig of his White Rat Whiskey. Both were born into privileged lives with ginormous mansions and important families, but neither one of them can wait to leave. When you’re a lonely, little boy who has everything, it’s really quite simple to realize how little you have.
James is eleven and two-fifths when he first boards the Hogwarts Express, sent off with a bright smile and wide eyes. Sirius Black is twelve and trudges along …show more content…
Sirius is twelve and a half, full of fury at Walburga’s cutting words, and had ran off to the place where his tears couldn’t be shamed (because house elves are very considerate creatures), but he didn’t quite make it to the kitchens. James sits down beside him and begins to ramble on endlessly, trying to make the other boy laugh, and Sirius silently thanks whoever is listening for giving him a …show more content…
Their friends, Remus and Peter, walk beside them without a care in the world, and Professor Dumbledore wonders if the Founding Four were ever quite as close as the Marauders have come to be. James and Sirius spend too much time playing pranks on poor Severus Snape, finding joy in the taunting and teasing of the boyhood games, but they don’t know the repercussions their actions will someday have. Their jokes are known throughout the castle; McGonagall confiscates their notes on a regular basis. Sirius is known for his skill with a beater bat, and Professor Spinster swears that James is the best Chaser they’ve had since Montagu five years ago. Sirius falls asleep on James’s bed with well-worn books on lycanthropy tucked under his head because he has a bloody theory god damn it. James nods off at the foot of Sirius’s bed with Quidditch Through the Ages draped across his chest. It’s nice to be in a safe place and accepted by people who will never hurt you. Both are the happiest they’ve ever
James is eleven and two-fifths when he first boards the Hogwarts Express, sent off with a bright smile and wide eyes. Sirius Black is twelve and trudges along …show more content…
Sirius is twelve and a half, full of fury at Walburga’s cutting words, and had ran off to the place where his tears couldn’t be shamed (because house elves are very considerate creatures), but he didn’t quite make it to the kitchens. James sits down beside him and begins to ramble on endlessly, trying to make the other boy laugh, and Sirius silently thanks whoever is listening for giving him a …show more content…
Their friends, Remus and Peter, walk beside them without a care in the world, and Professor Dumbledore wonders if the Founding Four were ever quite as close as the Marauders have come to be. James and Sirius spend too much time playing pranks on poor Severus Snape, finding joy in the taunting and teasing of the boyhood games, but they don’t know the repercussions their actions will someday have. Their jokes are known throughout the castle; McGonagall confiscates their notes on a regular basis. Sirius is known for his skill with a beater bat, and Professor Spinster swears that James is the best Chaser they’ve had since Montagu five years ago. Sirius falls asleep on James’s bed with well-worn books on lycanthropy tucked under his head because he has a bloody theory god damn it. James nods off at the foot of Sirius’s bed with Quidditch Through the Ages draped across his chest. It’s nice to be in a safe place and accepted by people who will never hurt you. Both are the happiest they’ve ever