In 2008, J.K Rowling published an 800-word (ish) prequel to the Harry Potter Series. It's about an adventure James and Sirius had, but J.K didn't exactly finish it (on purpose, I believe) or explain why James and Sirius were doing what they were doing. So, this is my attempt to "finish" it and explain what I think was going on. You can find the book, for free on Goodreads, over here. You can also find this story on TeenInk right here. (You should all go and rate it. Please?)
The Marauders (via) |
Fisher was the first to recover.
He pried Anderson’s arms off of him and crawled to his knees, peering at the three
men lying insensible on the ground. Their brooms were in broken pieces next to
them. He stood, his knees shaking. Who were these flying men?
“What are we going to do with
them?” Anderson whispered, standing.
“Take them in, I suppose.”
Fisher took a piece of the broomstick and examined it. “Call in a team—we need
to bag all this evidence.” He looked at the battered-up police car. “We’re
going to need all the evidence we can get to make people believe us.” He looked
around. Was he dreaming? “Anderson.”
“Huh?”
“Pinch me. OW!” The pain was
sharp. This was real. So he walked to the police car, called in a team, and
then stared at the three unconscious men on the ground. He took a deep breath
and glanced at Anderson. This was going to be a long night.
. . . .
“Who were they?” Lily demanded,
standing over James, who was sitting at a table at The Three Broomsticks,
sipping a butterbeer. He was with Sirius. Peter and Remus had just arrived, and
they’d brought Lily with them.
James shrugged. “Death Eaters, I
think. Sirius and I were chasing them. But they’re hard to catch, if you know
what I mean.” He scooted over on the bench he was on. “Sit down, love. Drink
some butterbeer and calm down.”
“Calm down? Calm down? You two could’ve been killed!” Lily screeched. “And now Dumbledore is going to, if someone from
the Order doesn’t! You were being stupid.”
“Keep your voice down,” Sirius
said, his voice level.
“You boys think this war is all
fun and games, don’t you?” she hissed, sitting down next to James. She gulped
down a good quarter of his butterbeer.
“No,” Sirius said, but he was
suppressing a grin.
“Just sometimes,” James added.
Lily gave him a glare, but he just returned it with a kiss.
“What were the Death Eaters
doing, anyway?” Lupin asked. “Do you know?”
James rubbed the back of his neck.
“I think it was all a trap to get the two of us killed. The Death Eaters knew
we’d blindly follow them, so they led us to the police car. Soon, we had a tail.
The Death Eaters disappeared, so we focused on getting rid of the police. The wretches
knew we’d make a wrong turn somewhere. Either that or ride into the sky, where
they’d ambush us. You were right, Lily. We should be dead.” James glanced at
her. “We’ll be more careful next time.”
“Good. But what are you going to
do now? Those police men…what happens if they tell about what they saw?”
James shook his head sadly. “You
know the way police work, Lily. The Death Eaters were unconscious. That means
they were easily taken into custody. The second they awoke, though, you know
what happened.”
“They’re…they’re dead?”
Sirius nodded.
“I don’t believe it. Maybe they
haven’t woken up yet—”
“It’s too late, Lily,” Remus
said. “You know it is. But soon this will all be over. Voldemort can’t reign
forever. We’ll stop him.”
“No one more should have to
die,” Lily whispered, her long red hair framing her determined face. “No one
else will die. Not for this.”
♥
Bekah Joan
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