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I had like a big ass revelation-
The Marauders are S O Silver Tongues (by Louis Tomlinson) coded B U T instead of the final line, it's the last line on Saturdays (by Louis) and I-
I'm rambling but I've made my point
I want this đđ
Marauders band AU:
James and Peter forming a band in their really early teens. Denim jackets, converse and matching hair. Sirius black coming along years later looking for an escape from his family all of which are world renowned classical composers. Cigarettes, liquid eyeliner and painted nails. Potter on the guitar, Pettigrew on Vocals/Keyboard, Black on the drums. Remus lupin found them last, an eighteen year old with nothing to loose, Doc martens, Scars and hands born to play the bass. Lily, Marlene and Mary a band who they met at a recording studio. Sirius putting up his hair with drumsticks. Regulus carrying on the black name with Barty, Evan, Pandora and Dorcas, playing violins and pianos and cellos at opera houses. Wolfstar being shipped by fans worldwide. Joint Instagram accounts. Regulus teaching James how to play on a keyboard because he didnât want to overshadow Remus. Sirius and Regulus being seen arguing in Public, captured by Paparazzi. Leather jackets and designer suits. Remus himself having a tremor in his hands, he needs meds for just so they can stop shaking. Arguments before concerts. Chaotic interviews, music videos. Questions asked about love, Peter smirking, James blushing, Remus kissing Sirius. The whole lot of them LGBTQ+ icons, Remus, Lily and Regulus performed a song together once and everyone went mental. I could go on. The potential is here guys.
"Would you all stop teasing me? This is a very serious matter for me!" James had said.
That was five minutes ago. Now Sirius has root beer trailing down his nose down to his neck while Remus was just silently holding his laughter.
About three hours ago, James had brought him, Padfoot, and Wormtail to The Three Broomsticks, saying he had a very serious matter to discuss. Everybody was being their normal self â well â everybody except James. Peter was worried for James, repeatedly asking "What is it?" over and over and over until the words seem to have turned alien to Remus. Sirius on the other hand was laughing all the way here, telling his mate to "Relax, I'm pretty sure you're just being overdramatic. And we all know I'm nothing if not dramatic. So, as the muggles say, chill, Prongs."
The next hour consists of a blur of butterbeer, root beer, and whisky. Usually, Remus would hold himself back and not drink too much alcohol. But it's been more than a week since the full moon and his hip was still screaming every time he slightly moves around. A little alcohol doesn't hurt anybody, does it? he thought.
In the middle of telling a story about how he's finally mastered the art of eyeliner, Sirius was interrupted by James who cleared his throat after being silent for the whole hour.
"I have an announcement to make," said James. HIs voice was odd. It was high-pitched and all over the place. Not very James-like really.
Sirius just stopped mid-sentence. "Breaking news, lads. Our best friends Prongsie here has finally learned how to speak again. Astonishing!"
Remus found himself rolling his eyes. Though he thought it was unusual that James was acting like this. Where was the overconfident jock he was this morning? He wasn't only acting strange since the trip here. He barely said a word at dinner. Only muttered 'nice' once and smiled to himself while the others were rambling on and on about their day. No, he was acting strange even before that. It was really after Potions, when the fifth year Gryffindors had a class with the fourth year Slytherins. Normally, James would partner up with Sirius, but this time, he immediately ran to Regulus' table.
Oh. Oh.
Remus isn't an idiot. He's seen how James always seem to want to get closer to Regulus, no matter how much he pushes him away. He's seen the way they look at each other. It's the same way he and Sirius used to stare at each other when the other wasn't looking. They still do that now, only when they lock eyes, they don't break the eye contact and instead smile at each other.
James might've not told Remus about how he fancies Sirius' little brother, but he's also heard how Regulus talks about him. How Reg always seem to be mean to James, but smile to himself when he thinks nobody else is looking.
Remus realizes what's coming up and he finally understands why James had been acting so weird.
"Go ahead, Prongs. We're sure it's not that bad." Remus had spilled out. "Whatever it is, we'll support you no matter what." He was lying. He didn't know if Sirius was going to like the news or not. What he knew though, was that James was Sirius' soulmate and even if he didn't accept it at first, Sirius would come to his senses and accept that it isn't really that bad.
"Yeah, go ahead, Jamie" said Sirius in between giggles. He hasn't seen his Moony this serious since forever. Not to mention the fact that he hasn't been this drunk since forever. Everything was a haze and Sirius could barely see James without nearly squinting his eye shut.
James took a deep breath. "Here goes nothing. All right, so... uh... you know Regulus right?" No, we don't, Remus wanted to say. Instead, he said "Yeah, go on." He could see Sirius clinging onto Peter while grinning like a huge dork. That Sirius black grin.
"Yeah! So, you and Padfoot, right? You guys are, well, together. Me and, shit how do I say this, well so, Reggie and I are like you guys now, basically" James was trying to speed up the process, but every time he tried to talk it all just came out in a jumbled mess. "Hey, Pads, care for another beer?"
Secret's out.
Remus could see that everyone is trying to wrap their head around what just happened. Peter's face dropped and he's currently staring at James, not saying a word. Sirius also seem to be processing the situation, albeit a little slowly. How drunk is he, really?
"Woah, woah, back the fuck up! So, you're saying that you, James Fleamont Potter, are dating my brother, Regulus Arcturus Black?" Sirius said. Well, more like shouted. "Like dating dating? As in 'I love you' dating?"
Let's not act like this is not what Remus had expected. There are only two outcomes from this. Either Sirius storms off, or, well, he doesn't really know what the other option is. Sirius doesn't seem like the type to lecture James about treating his brother right.
After a long, awkward silence, James finally muttered a quiet "Yeah." By now, Sirius has sat back down in his chair.
Shit, Remus thought.
After yet another awkward silence, Sirius looks at James in the eyes. Shiiiitt.
"James, do you love him?" "Huh?" "Do you love him, Regulus?" "Well yeah, I mean, I don't really know what love technically means but if I were to explain it, I would say that I love him." "Alright." Sirius turned to the bartender and asked for another bottle of beer.
That was it? James seems to be thinking the same thing. "What do you mean alright, Sirius?" He chuckled, "I mean alright. I trust you enough to know that you won't break his heart, which if you do, you won't live to see another day. But I haven't been blind, Prongs. I've seen the way you both are like when you're together."
"Plus, you're madly in loooooooooooove" Padfoot said. "He's in love, Moony, you hear that? Our James has grown up quickly."
Oh, so he isn't mad? Thank Merlin.
Remus smiled. "Oh, he's in love, all right. He loooooooooooves our dear old Regulus!" By now, Peter's woken up and decided to tease James as well. "It's a crazy little thing called love!" Peter sang.
"Don't laugh! I was genuinely terrified of what Padfoot was gonna say!" James said. Come to think of it, it was rather funny how he was all stammer and stutter a few minutes ago.
"This thing, called love," Sirius stood up and reached for Remus' hand, pulling him down from his chair. "I just can't handle it" Remus twirled him around like a ballerina.
"Crazy little thing called love," Remus muttered, then pulled Sirius close. And their lips met. For a moment, nothing else mattered. All sound has gone silent and all that Remus could think about was Sirius Orion.
"Oi! Stop stealing my moment!" he'd heard James mutter in the background. Remus couldn't care less. He could feel Sirius smiling into the kiss, which just made him pull him harder onto him.
Remus didn't know what love meant as well. He's read books, but they didn't nearly prepare him enough for what it actually felt like. Love is Sirius. Love is his Padfoot.
He pulled away from the kiss, but couldn't find the need to look anywhere else other than Sirius' eyes.
"I love you" His voice was close to a whisper.
"I love you most" Sirius muttered.
"Lads! We're still here! Don't leave me and Pete hanging like this, will ya?" James said, clapping his hands to regain their attention.
"Look, Moony, that's our looover boy," Sirius chuckled. Remus could only smile.
James shook his head. He actually looks frustrated. It makes everything all the more funnier.
"Would you all stop teasing me? This is a very serious matter for me!" James said.
Stop. No. Don't do it. Remus wanted to say. But he was too late.
"No! You're James, I'm Sirius!"
The most overtold joke in the history of jokes. For some reason, Remus though it was the most hilarious thing he's ever heard. He has heard Sirius use that joke, over and over and over again. But for once it actually seems to be funny.
It was most likely James' reaction that made Remus double over in laughter. He looks so tired of that joke. To the point where he could only close his eyes and exhale.
But that's not the thing that made Sirius laugh. No, it was Remus doubling over in laughter, which then caused his arse to bump into Peter, who fell onto the bar and landed in one of those stacks made out of shot glasses, causing the whole structure to topple over and the glasses to shatter all across the floor.
This time, it was Sirius' turn to laugh while Remus and Peter stood in horror.
"Oh no" was the only thing he could muster up. He could hear Sirius slapping James shoulder behind him while laughing, or more likely sobbing.
He turned around to face them, only to find that there was root beer running down Sirius' nose, down onto his neck and spreading all over his shirt. That's hot, he immediately thought before bursting into laughter again. Leaving Peter to face with the mess they made.
p.s this was just a fun little thing that i wanted to try out. i had an idea and it just came onto life. i had a lot of fun writing this and might try writing more in the future. apologies for grammar mistakes, english isn't my first language. hope you liked it <3
Just a reminder, James, Lily and Remus (and Peter) were planning a birthday party for Sirius but it never happened. Ans Sirius will never know because he never knew, because they could never tell him about it. He spend his birthday alone in a cell. No cake, no candles, no presents, no love, but in the cold and dark.
Biblically accurate marauders
loser remus <3 slut peter <3 punk sirius <3 trophy husband james <3
Effie: *telling stories of baby James, baby Marlene and baby Peter, and their childhoods to their friends*
Effie: âmamĂ my phone is gonna die, the card isnât workingâ and Iâd ask everytime âare you with anybody?â
Effie: cause I alwaysâ moms wanna know â is my son alone or does he have a friend that heâs at least with? And it was always:
Effie: âyeah, Marls and Peteâ. So there was always this Marls and Pete who was always with him. And I thought âthank goodness for Marlene and Peterâ.
(Iâm doing research)
Barty, Dorcas & Evan: *walking into the Gryffindor common room*
Remus: *with his face in his hands with his shoulders moving up and down*
James: *on the ground laughing loudly*
Peter and Marlene: *with their hands on their knees, laughing loudly*
Dorcas: âŚwhat happened?
Remus: Marlene was trying to see if she could get on her broom inside-
Evan: uh oh
Remus: and she almost hit Peter with it and James said duck and they both quacked.
Remus Lupin wanted to die, yet he lived the longest.
James Potter wanted to live, yet he was the first to die.
Sirius Black wanted to break free from his family, yet he died one of them.
Peter Pettigrew wanted to be known, yet he never was.
âForgive me Peter. My lost fearless leader. In closets like cedar, preserved from when we were just kids. Is it something I did? The goddess of timing, once found us beguiling, she said she was trying. Peter, was she lying? My ribs get the feeling she did. And I didn't want to come down. I thought it was just goodbye for now.â.
- James Potter.
âYou said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. You said you were gonna grow up, Then you were gonna come find me. Said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. Words from the mouths of babes. Promises, oceans deep. But never to keep. Oh, never to keep.â.
- Lily Evans.
âAre you still a mind reader? A natural scene stealer. I've heard great things Peter. But life was always easier on you, than it was on me. And sometimes it gets me, when crossing your jet stream. We both did the best we could do underneath the same moon, in different galaxies. And I didn't want to hang around. We said it was just goodbye for now.â.
- Remus Lupin.
âAnd I won't confess that I waited, but I let the lamp burn. As the men masqueraded I hoped you'd return, with your feet on the ground. Tell me all that you'd learned, cause love's never lost when perspective is earned. And you said you'd come and get me but you were 25. And the shelf life of those fantasies has expired. Lost to the lost boys chapter of your life. Forgive me Peter, please know that I tried, to hold onto the days when you were mine. But the woman who sits by the window has turned out the light.â.
- Sirius Black.
âYou said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. You said you were gonna grow up. You said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. Said you were gonna grow up, you said you were gonna grow up. Then you were gonna come find me. Said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. You said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. Words from the mouths of babes. Promises, oceans deep. But never to keep.â.
- Mary Macdonald.
Remus: [after Sirius apologised for the prank] I mean.. he apologised, I should forgive him.. right?
Peter: absolutely not!
Lily: 1. Don't pick up the phone, You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone.
Mary: 2. Don't let him in, You have to kick him out again.
James: 3. Don't be his friend, You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the mornin'.
Marlene: And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him.
âI thought it was just goodbye for now. You said you were gonna grow up, and then you were gonna find me.â
Buts itâs Remus Lupinâs finding out his best friend, Peter Pettigrew, lied and betrayed them all.
28 seconds in and I ainât nervous anymoređđĽ°đđđđ𼰠itâs gut wrenching fear
Iâm about to listen to Peter by Taylor Swift (mskingbean89) and yâall Iâm a little nervous đđđ𼳠Iâve been warned that itâs sad, wish me luck
James âshattered, as the crowd was screaming âmore!â Potter.
Peter âI was grinning like Iâm winningâ Pettigrew.
Remus âI was hitting my marks, âcause I can do it with a broken heartâ Lupin.
Sirius âIâm so depressed, I act like itâs my birthdayâ Black.
Literally all and any character from the Marauders era after they loss another person.
Sirius âIâm so depressed, I act like itâs my birthday every dayâ Black.
James âIâm so obsessed with him but he avoids me, like the plagueâ Potter.
Remus âI cry a lot, but I am so productive, itâs an artâ Lupin.
Peter âyou know youâre good when you can even do it with a broken heartâ Pettigrew.
Remus: things I want in my mouth..
Sirius: ..
James: ..
Remus: chocolate.
Pete: ..oh!
Mary: what did you want to be when you were younger?
James: I wanted to be a F1 driver
Marlene: I wanted to be a firefighter or a musician
Lily: I wanted to be a painter or an author
Mary: I wanted to be a model
Sirius: I wanted to be loved
Peter: I wanted to be a teacher
Remus: an astronaut or a doctor
Dorcas: movie star
James: what about you Mary?
Mary: oh! I wanted to be a nurse or a doctor
(this are all headcanons!!)
| Marauders
James: Hispanic (đ¨đ´/đ§đˇ) â his mother (effie) is Columbia and his father (monty) is Brazilian.
Sirius: French (đŤđˇ) â both parents are French.
Remus: Welse & 1/4 English (đ´ó §ó ˘ó ˇó Źó łó ż/đŹđ§) â His mother is Welse and his father is part Welse part English.
Peter: Irish & German (đŽđŞ/đŠđŞ) â his mother is Irish and his father is German.
| Valkyries
Lily: English & 1/4 Irish (đŹđ§/đŽđŞ) â her mother is English and her father is half Irish half English.
Marlene: 2/4 Irish, 1/4 Scottish & 1/4 Argentine (đŽđŞ/đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż/đŚđˇ) â her mother is Irish and Argentine and her father is Scottish and Irish.
Mary: English and Jamaican (đŹđ§/đŻđ˛) â her mother is Jamaican and her father is English.
| Skittles squad / emeralds
Regulus: French (đŤđˇ) â both parents are French.
Pandora: Belgian & English (đ§đŞ/đŹđ§) â both parents are English and Belgian.
Evan: Belgian & English (đ§đŞ/đŹđ§) â both parents are English and Belgian.
Barty: Italian & English (đŽđš/đŹđ§) â both parents are Italian and English.
Dorcas: English (đŹđ§) â both parents are English.
Marlene: youâre a fucking coward and I would have never done this to you. I would have never done this to you.
Remus: I hope you find peace for yourself. Ruining our lives isnât going to fill the void.
Peter: âŚ
Lily: I canât really remember when âthose boysđâ became âmy boysđŤśâ
Lily: but they were the one ones that befended me against Severus so in my books.. theyâre definitely alright.
Peter: do you truly think so little of me?
James, Lily, Marlene, Sirius, Remus, Mary: Peter, I thought the world of you.
James: do you ever think that-
Remus: he doesnât think
Sirius: uh. I do-
James: okay imagine that you did-
My new favourite headcanon that I made up, last night when I was supposed to be sleeping:
Itâs that Pete made up all the marauders nicknames while he was high and the conversation went a little something like..
Remus: Pete how much did you have?
Pete: [very clearly high out of his mind] .. âothing.
Sirius: oh youâre absolutely wasted
Pete: nuhhh..
James: cmon Pete, letâs get you to bed
Pete: no!!.. you heard did ya?
James: sorry?
Pete: that people make nicknames.. like moonguy over there.. [lazily points his hand over to Remusâ direction]
James & Sirius: [laughing] moonguy??
Remus: oh my god.
Pete: I mean yâall.. donât talk
Sirius: ..we canât talk..?
Pete: yea.. you- have pads on your feet.. so you- *gags*
James: oh Padfoot come help me bring him to the bathroom *smirks*
Sirius: ..I hate you
Remus: Not so funny anymore is it?
Pete: oka.. moon..y
Sirius: ..moony..!
James: I like Moony better
Remus: I hate you all.
Sirius: *blows a kiss to Remus*
James: *helping Peter get to the bathroom*
Pete: why..?
Prongs: pardon?
Sirius: whatâs he saying?
James: uhh, I donât know
Pete: you have no..
James: who? ..Me or Sirius?
Pete: both.. you
James: what donât I have?
Pete: noo uhh. no, no collar-
Pete: I see deers with collars in zoos..
James: well I donât want to wear a collar, thatâs for wild deer
Sirius: *walks in*
Pete: you should get a.. met.. ual one..
James: metal?
Sirius: a what?
Pete: Like a..
Sirius: a metal collar? What like a prongs? Arenât they for dogs..-
Pete: prongs..! *hugs James*
Sirius: oh! Ha Prongs!! *hugs Pete & James*
Remus: huh?
Sirius: Pete came up with another nickname!
Remus: Hold up weâre not actually gonna use them? Are we??
Sirius: of course we are.. Moony
Remus: I hate you
James: *says from the bathroom* So Remus is Moony, Sirius is Padfoot and, apparently, Iâm Prongs.
Remus: whatâs Peter going to be?
James: well his Animagus is a rat so we can make something out of that-
Sirius: ..rattail..!
Remus: ratâs tails look like worms kinda.. or maybe-
Sirius: wormtail!!
Pete: nuh.. uh. *still over in the toilet*
James: itâs perfect.
And thatâs how they got their nicknames, thank you for listening
Remus: [texting Sirius] im out rn so I canât listen. Is it important?
Sirius: nah just listen to the voice message later
Remus: alr
[later]
Remus: *open voice message*
Sirius: THERES A FIRE- PETE!! YOURE MAKING IT WORSE STOP- (!!)
James: *screaming in pain*
Marlene: *laughing*
Peter: *screaming in fear*
Pete: what would you wish for if you had three wishes from a genie, and you canât wish for more wishes, more money or to bring people back from the dead
Pete: Iâd wish for everytime Iâve ever wanted
Lily: ..okay, im feeling some undertones
Marlene: Iâve had some pretty bad wishes icl..
Remus: cause have you ever had a bad thought though, like âI wish I was deadâ or something?
James: or like you wish you could disappear?
Mary: exactly
Peter: ..no.
Sirius: I try to think positive..
Dorcas, Barty, Evan & Regulus: [who just wanted to stop by] . . .
Peter: ..and then she ran into a wall and-
Sirius: Iâve done that before
James: I donât doubt that
Remus: then what happened?
Peter: and then..
Marlene, Dorcas & Barty: [laughing in the corner]
Sirius: what did I do to be this short, like why do I deserve this??
Peter: maybe itâs revenge from something you did in a past life
Sirius: you think I did a crime in a past life?
Remus: you do crime in this life, you definitely did it in another
Sirius: ..
Sirius: I guess..
Peter: what crime do you think it wouldâve been?
Lily: break and entry
Peter: murder
James: arson
Remus: aggravated assault
Marlene: he ainât a pussy guys (!!)
Sirius: thank you Marlene! I cannot believe them-
Marlene: he definitely did them all
Sirius: âŚ
Marlene: and probably more
Sirius: okay thanks letâs move on-