Ask the Marauders > July 31, 2007

Sirius: This edition has been moldering for a while. It's not July. In fact, August is nearly over.

Remus: Well, the summer was kind of busy. There was the 5th movie and the final book. Plus, Robyn ran off to Toronto for a few days and Angie's moving across the country.

Lily: Yeah, it's been a bit of a whirlwind, that's for sure.

James: But we'll wind this edition up real quick and try to get back to some sort of schedule.

Sirius: Maybe.

Peter: Hopefully.

Remus: Alledgely.

Name: cadet 6441

Sirius, what would you do if you were sent to a military academy?

Sirius: Probably go daft.

James: You already are daft.

Sirius: Daft-er, then.

Peter: I imagine that may not be possible.

Remus: And I would tend to agree.

Sirius: *glares* I aim to do the impossible.

James: He just doesn't like authority.

Sirius: Like you do.

Lily: You would live in detention if you were sent to a military academy. Not that you don't practically live there now, but at least we see you in class on occasion.

Sirius: Class would be dull without me.

Remus: But at least the professors wouldn't have to repeat things after interruptions.

Name: Christine
Did any of you used to believe in the 'Girls/boys have cooties. Ewwww~!' idea? If so, how long did it take for you to get over it?

Peter: I think there are some people that still have cooties, gender notwithstanding.

James & Sirius: Snape.

Remus: You realize that the concept of 'cooties' is a load of bunk, right? A person doesn't have cooties because of their gender.

Sirius: Only when they don't bathe.

Lily: Will you two leave off? He doesn't have cooties.

Peter: Just some hygiene issues?

Lily: I would argue that most boys have one hygiene issue or another.

James: Padfoot's being he can't stop preening.

Sirius: I do not preen.

James: Sure. And I have 20/20 eyesight.

Name: Chandani R. & Jade Granger
If you could make Snape do ANYTHING for a year, what would it be?

Lily: I suppose, if I had to choose something, it might be to be polite to others. If everyone were a bit nicer to each other, the world would have a lot less problems.

James: Doubtful, but a noble sentiment nonetheless.

Lily: *sigh*

James: We'd probably make him shower daily. Maybe even twice, or thrice even, daily.

Remus: It would be nice not to have him trying to get me expelled for a day or stalking me to find out any secrets I might have. That does tend to wear a little.

Sirius: Actually, it would be nice to see him do a new dance every morning in the Great Hall. He'd be hard-pressed to come up with new dances after a while.

James: That would certainly be an educational experience. We could learn about new cultures through dance.

Peter: That might end up being more painful than it is educational.

Name: Merrilyn the Troublesome Pirate
So during the summer did your parents ever send you off to camp and if they did, what did you do up there?

Lily: We went on holiday, mostly, as a family. Especially after we started secondary school and I hardly saw them during the year.

James: Camp? Is that like going camping? We did that a couple times. It was fun.

Peter: For everyone except the wildlife.

Sirius: They recovered, I'm sure.

Remus: I don't think the wildlife liked me much. Except the mosquitoes.

James: Mosquitoes are equal opportunity. Any blood in a pinch.

Lily: No, I think Merrilyn means summer camp, which is more like school, only you run around outside all day and play sports and things.

James: So like school, only fun?

Remus: School is fun. For some of us, at any rate.

James: Nope, we went on holiday or ran around terrorizing the neighborhood. Not that my parents could bare to part with me. Mum doted on me a bit much. That's what I get for being an only child...

Sirius: As much as I would have loved to escape to this 'camp', no, I was stuck with relatives all summer. When I wasn't being forced to work on my holiday work. Though I avoided that as much as possible. Usually by running off to meet Prongs somewhere.

Remus: Amazed me every September when you came back with it all done.

Name: Lilithe
All right, so when Slughorn mentioned he didn't get the "set" of Sirius and his brother, it made me think of action figures. If you lot were action figures, what would be included with you?

James: I imagine I would come with a broomstick, at least. Maybe a quaffle, too? Snitch if you're feeling movie-like.

Sirius: Dungbombs! Real ones, too, but in miniature. How brilliant would that be?

Remus: I would either end up with a very large book, or maybe some sort of way to turn into a werewolf, probably. I'd prefer just the book, as I am not a Transformer.

Lily: Not sure, really. Other than a wand, of course. Perhaps a pile of silly love letters from one James Potter.

James: You wouldn't.

Sirius: Love letters? How did you manage to keep this from me, Prongs? I'm your best mate!

James: Yes, my best mate. Who mercilessly mocked my pain as I threw myself at Lily year after year.

Sirius: You have to admit, from a perspective other than your own, it was rather amusing.

Remus: You cut a sad figure at times, Prongs. This is true.

Lily: No, no, don't worry. I'll not let Sirius see them. And he knows better than to cross me, don't you, Sirius?

Sirius: Yessum.

James: One of these days I will find out how you do that....

Name: Christy
Hi all! I'm entering the big bad world of high school this year, any advice?

Sirius: Bring dungbombs?

James: Except, don't let them off in your bag. Then people will think you smell funny.

Lily: What good would dungbombs do? *sigh* Christy, just be friendly and positive. You're sure to meet new friends--if this is a new school--if you stay optimistic you should be just fine. If you're moving up with your friends, don't hesitate to share your fears with them. For all their blustering, I'm sure they're just as nervous as you. High school isn't such a big deal. Just a slightly bigger pond. It's an excellent time to start trying new things like sports teams and new interests like the school newspaper or dance or any number of things.

Remus: On an academic note, do your work the day you get it. It makes things much easier, and you'll find that you have a lot more free time if you get the work out of the way right away instead of procrastinating.

Name: I am me, Me I am
Did you guys ever do any disco-dancing?

James: I am relieved to say that no, I did not ever go disco-dancing, nor will I ever do so.

Sirius: Is that the thing with the crazy mirrored balls and things?

Lily: Yes, unfortunately. It was quite the rage.

Peter: Things like that come and go all the time. We could even be a bit of a fad.

Sirius: But at least we don't have spinning mirrored ball-things.

James: ...I don't even know what to say to that.

Sirius: Success! I have rendered Prongs speechless.

Remus: I think you rendered us all speechless with that one.

Lily: It would have been more impressive if someone had rendered your speechless, but I suppose we should take our small victories?

Name: lalala
Did you like the way you, the Marauders, were portrayed in the 5th movie?

James: We were in the movie?

Sirius: I think we were in there for about 10 seconds. I looked rather dashing...I think?

Remus: Was I even in the 5th movie? I think I had maybe one line as an adult...

Lily: I was cast, but I ended up on the cutting room floor.

James: Maybe you'll be in the deleted/extended scenes on the DVD release? At least your actress looked more like you. I looked ridiculous.

Sirius: Obvious retort aside, you've always looked kind of ridiculous in the movies.

James: True. It got better over time, though.

Remus: I just get new and more interesting facial hair. *sigh*

Peter: Was I in the flashback? I don't even remember.

Sirius: Might have been. They got Snivellus pretty well, though. But it was his memory, so of course you've got to see that git.

Name: ~SQUIGGLY~
Remus, why does chocolate help everything?

Remus: Well, chocolate does have a little bit of caffeine in it, and there's the sugar, too. And it's psychological for a lot of people. It's a comfort food.

Lily: Plus, things in the magical world tend to take on magical properties depending on what the maker includes in the recipe.

Name: Just some random visitor
This is to Remus and Sirius: Is it your fault that Angie and Robyn don't find the time to get you to answer this questions?

Sirius: I thought this was explained a gazillion times already. They have other things that call them away from their computers. We usually distract them from their non-computer lives.

James: Plus, y'know, Robyn's been having lots of dental fun as of late, and she's terribly amusing on painkillers. Why would we disturb that?

Sirius: Robyn usually is the delay for the AtM's anyway. Working on fixing the schedule, though.

Remus: I don't distract people from their work like other parties might. *gives James and Sirius a significant look*

James: Us? Distract? Hah!

Name: Carnivalgirl
Remus, have you always wanted to be a teacher?

Remus: Not particularly. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, especially given my condition. I liked reading and learning, so staying in academia seemed to fit well. For all that I taught for a year. But it was quite enjoyable. I would do it again, if given the chance.

Name: wikki
What do you guys prefer: red heads, brunettes, or blonds?

James: My answer is obvious, therefore I doubt it's either welcome or required.

Lily: *grins* It's certainly welcome, but definitely not required.

Sirius: *mimes throwing up*

James: *swats at Sirius's head*

Remus: Hair color doesn't mean much to me. I've never given it much thought.

Peter: I don't know that I ever had a preference. I suppose the only one I have is for a girl who likes me. I'm not terribly picky.

Sirius: They do say that blonds have more fun. I would like to test this theory. Although, I know some scary blonds, so maybe not? I love all women, be they blond or brunette! Red heads, too, though I think Prongs has a monopoly on them.

James: Just the one, thanks.

Sirius: As if you could handle more than one.

Name: Buzzer
James and Lily, if you hadn't been murdered, would you have more children?

Lily: I would have liked to have a little girl.

James: I guess I wouldn't have minded more kids. They're fun little buggers. *grins*

Sirius: And I'm sure you don't object to the process, either.

Lily: SIRIUS!

Sirius: *grins* What?

Lily: You are hopeless.

Sirius: That's what everyone tells me.

Remus: You have to admit James left himself open for that one.

Lily: I suppose.

Name: Kitteh Padie
James, we all know about your love for Lily and your desire for taking her to a date. But I've been wondering if Lily was the first person you kissed or not...

James: I have been kissed by people, but Lily was the first girl I kissed, yes.

Sirius: He's just being modest.

Peter: More like blocking out horrible memories.

Lily: Dare I ask?

Sirius: There was this incident with mistletoe...

Peter: We were going to hang it somewhere to trap Snape or some other Slytherins together.

Remus: But mistletoe is notoriously hard to handle.

James: *sigh* You can imagine what happened.

Lily: Who got tangled up with you, then?

Sirius: Me, of course. Don't worry, I won't be whisking your man away to some remote tropical isle. I think I used up all the mouthwash in our bathroom.

James: I had to beg some off Moony. I knew he had extra stashed somewhere.

Remus: Never know what sort of cleaning agents I'll need, knowing you two.

Lily: Well, so I guess I've kissed Sirius by proxy then?

Sirius: Don't you feel blessed?

Lily: Remus, do you have any more of that mouthwash?

Sirius: HEY!

Name: ProngsII_Is_Lonley_
In the April 28th, 2005 edition, McGonagall was there. If she is still there, how was it dealing with Sirius and James for seven years? Did you miss there insanity after they left?

James: We passed your question on to good ole McGoogles for you.

Sirius: She wanted us to tell you that she missed us terribly upon our graduation, and that we were a delight to teach.

Lily: Hardly. What she actually said was, and I quote, "It was, to be certain, a Herculean task to educate those two, though they were quite bright. And while I would never speak ill of any from my House, it was certainly quieter once they left Hogwarts. Though I am sure they would be pleased to hear that I only had a few years' peace before MessrsWeasley and Weasley were Sorted into Gryffindor, bringing their own brand of mischief."

Sirius: Awww, she DID miss us!

James: You know we were her favorite students. Sure, we caused trouble, but we were at least studious.

Sirius: When we needed to be.

Remus: Or I tricked you into it.

Sirius: You and your evil book minions!

Remus: *small evil grin*