Ask the Marauders > May 6, 2005

From: Mary Parker
Remus, in the third movie when you tell Harry that you knew Lily, it sounds in the way you talk about her that you were in love. I was just wondering, what are you other guys thinking? Ehh, James, don't look at me like that.

James: *looks at Mary Parker like that*

Sirius: Mate, that doesn't even make sense. And you look like a complete idiot.

Lily: And how is that different that normal?

James: Hey!

Remus: It's true that I knew Lily and liked her at times, but not quite in a romantic sense. She's a little overbearing for me at times.

From: Sushi
How do you like the new site design?

Lily: Not too bad. Surprised that Robyn and Angie got away from black finally. I think every layout we've had has had a black background except this one.

James: I like it! I'm in the header TWICE!

Sirius: That might have been an accident, Prongs. Robyn said she wanted to put a tinking picture in the header, and you're next to Snape in that picture...

James: Maybe Robyn just likes me better than you.

Sirius: I think the black dog plush that Angie gave her would say otherwise.

Lily: She does have deer all over her pajama pants, though...

Peter: You're a little offtopic here. I like the new site. Especially since Robyn fixed the menu naviagation so we can read it.

Remus: I really like the way that the brown tones kind of pull everything together. And the design is easy on my eyes.

Sirius: I kinda miss the old header image. Though you looked totally high, Wormtail.

James: Yeah, what was up with that?

Peter: I think they were going for the "starry-eyed" look. Or maybe I was drunk at the time. *shrugs*

From: Hoshi
Is it ever hard being so hilarious? I mean, do you guys ever feel any pressure to be funny all the time, even when you don't want to be?

Sirius: Of course we are expected to be funny all the time. Otherwise why would everyone keep coming here and pelting us with questions?

James: There are days that I don't feel particularly funny. Some of the AtM's we've done haven't been particularly interesting. At least I think so.

From: Karoline123
I have a really big problem. In the middle of the school year one of my friends brought another girl into the group. After a while I began to feel as if I wasn't able to spend as much time with her because this girl constantly at her side. Than another of our friends told gave this girl a note which basically said what I'd wanted to say to her for a long time but didn't have the courage to: "Back off. This is my best friend." She was really upset and came to me asking if she made me feel separated from the girl who brought her in. I said no, because I didn't want to hurt her feelings even more. So now our whole group is kind of split up. Some of us sit at one table at lunch some at the other and one girl is even just trying to alternate between the two tables. I’m confused as to what to do and would appreciate your advice on the matter. Thank you. (sorry so long I was trying my best to be consise).

Remus: I think you should do a few things. First, don't be so possessive over your best friend--but let your best friend know that you feel like she's favoring the new girl over you.

Sirius: Yes, decking your best friend is probably not the best option.

James: That really smarted, you know.

Sirius: You wanted to spend all your time with 'the cute redhead' and none with us, your best friends. And I'm not as logical about this as Moony is.

Peter: And you have a mean right hook.

James: *sigh* Don't remind me...

Lily: Karoline, if you feel like you wouldn't be able to talk to her in person without either getting overly upset or angry, you can write her a letter. This way you can spell out exactly what you want to say and revise it before she reads it. That might forstall any problems you might have if you say something in anger.

From: Cap'n Lily
Arrg!! So......if you had to choose between being a patheticly poor pirate who can cause mischief whenever and wherever, or a wealthy, law abiding-citizen who never does ANYTHING wrong, what would you choose?

Peter: I think this is a question for Padfoot. I don't have any piratical inclinations, myself.

Sirius: Look what happened to me in my actual life. Instead of abiding by the rules of my family and getting all wealth and stature that comes with it, I got sorted into Gryffindor, broke all the rules, and ended up being disowned. But life was oh-so-much more fun that way. *grins*

James: Though the ending kinda sucked.

Sirius: Yours didn't exactly make the top ten list of how one wants to live out their life, you know.

From: Hazel
What would you do if you woke up with some of your animal body? (i.e., ears, antlers, paws, etc.)

Sirius: *shudders* Happened once. But that's because Prongs hexed me in my sleep.

James: To get back for turning me into a human coat rack with a set of antlers in Transfiguration class.

Sirius: That was an accident.

James: Nothing you do is an accident, Padfoot.

Sirius: Heh, um, sorry?

Remus: I shouldn't bother answering this question since it seems to be more for the animagi.

From: kitty11
What would it be like if Sirius and Snape changed bodies for a week?

Snape: I would shoot myself.

Sirius: I would need a very long bath.

James: The dorm would smell something awful if he had to sleep in Gryffindor Tower.

Remus: Prongs would have to fight to keep from pranking Sirius.

Peter: And the Slytherins would hate Snape quite a bit after the week is up.

From: Me, Myself, and I
A question for Sirius. You're back in 12 Grimmauld Place. You're five. No one is watching. And Bellatrix just pulled your hair, in all of her seven year old glory. What do you do?

Sirius: Kick her in the shin, then get scolded by my mum. Granted she was a bit nicer back when I was only 5. Bellatrix might have even gotten scolded if any of the other cousins saw and tattled on her. Lot of tattle-telling brownnosers, they were.

From: Amber
How come you guys pick on Snape the most rather than some other Slytherin?

James: Because he hates us with as impressive a fervor as we hate him?

Sirius: Because he's another pureblood from a cruddy family that likes Voldemort's ideals, just like the family I know and hate.

Remus: He's also the easiest target.

From: Morgaine of the Fairies
Uh, I know they talked about religion before, and how it's not very big in Hogwarts, but do you think or know of anyone Pagan in the school. My coven and I were just wondering... Severus, if you know, please tell too.

Sirius: Erm, I think there may be a few pagans running about Hogwarts. I wouldn't be surprised, actually.

Remus: I'd be surprised if there weren't any pagans among the students.

James: Like we said before, wizards and witches can be of any ethnicity and any religion, so it's highly likely that there are some pagans at Hogwarts, along with all the other religions running around England.

From: Parvati
Have any of the guys eaten a poor, innocent animal whilst in the animagi form? *stares at Sirius*

Sirius: Why do you think I ate some small animals when we were running about as animagi?

James: Because I'm a vegetarian animal?

Peter: Because I *am* a small animal?

Sirius: *sighs in defeat* Actually, I didn't eat any small animals. Almost did once, but stopped myself. That was when we first became animagi and hadn't really learned how to completely control the animal mind as well.

From: GothicWerewolf
Which is your favourite species from the Lord of the Rings? Elves, Hobbits, Dwarves, Orcs or Men?

James & Sirius: URUK-HAI!

Peter: Why them? They're scary and big and eat people. Well, orcs and goblins and things do that, too, I think...

James: Because! They can smell man-flesh! *snickers*

Sirius: Greatest lines in the movies. Too bad they didn't have one in Return of the King.

Lily: I like the elves. They're so pretty.

James: Lils likes the nancing elves.

Sirius: And the nancing pirates they play in other movies. *evil grin*

Remus: Since Angie's read the books, I'll go with the Dunedain--the rangers of the north. Think a bunch of people like Aragorn, son of Arathorn.

From: Hathor
Sirius, what is it about pirates that appeal to you?

Sirius: They're a load of fun! C'mon! Sailing the Seven Seas! Pillaging! Drinking! Swashbuckling!

James: Do you even know how to buckle swashes? What is a swash, anyway?

Sirius: *ignores James* Rum, I tell you! Rum is awesome!

Lily: You're nutters, the both of you.

Remus: We've already established that, Lils.

James & Sirius: *grin insanely at Remus and Lily*

From: A
Lily, as normal and sane and well-behaved as you are, have you ever just let it loose and be crazy? Because I can relate to you, being the smart, well-behaved one, but I can get crazier than Sirius here.

Lily: I married this one eventually, didn't I? *indicates James* Isn't that insane enough? *smiles*

James: Hey!

Lily: *giggles* I'm just kidding. And I will admit that *some*, and I mean only SOME, of their pranks made me laugh. I'm not completely uptight. I did annoy Petunia during summer holiday usually. Even though we weren't allowed to do magic outside of school, she'd believe I was cursing her.

James: And how did you think it was okay to yell at me all the time for pranking?

Lily: I never really did anything, I just messed with her head. And it's because she was mean to me about being a witch.

James: *sigh* I'm just not going to be right on this, am I?

Lily: *smiles* No, dear.

Sirius: Heh heh, deer...

Lily: *rolls eyes*

From: Lost
This question is for everyone, including Severus: What would you do if Lord Voldemort just confessed his undying love to you and asked you to marry him?

Sirius: That's probably what going mad feels like.

James: No, I think Voldemort serenading you might me what going mad feels like.

Remus: *shudders* Ew. I'd want to find out who gave him that love potion and then hex them into oblivion.

Snape: *sighs irritably* I highly doubt that would EVER happen. He doesn't go in for things like love and marriage, if you lot hadn't guessed already.

From: Enelya
For James and Lily: What's the first thing that went through your heads when you saw each other?

James: 'Hey, that redhead's kinda cute...'

Lily: 'Why is that boy blinking various shades of orange?'

Sirius: Haha, I'd forgotten that we'd gotten into a game of wizard tag on the train first year.

James: Yes, and you got me with an orange full-body hex.

Remus: It was an interesting game, though. As I recall, someone got me with a red and gold hex.

Sirius: *grins* Probably me.

Note: Wizard tag is something we'd made up in the MM RPG a while ago. Essentially the rules are like tag, except that you don't get a person with you hand. Instead you hex them, or a part of their body/clothing, to tink the color of your choice.