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Name: Nadia (I wish I was Lily!) Floriani
I wanted to know how you felt when each of you died?
James: I think I was more worried about Lily and Harry at the moment I got myself killed...
Lily: Just as I was more worried about Harry.
Sirius: I think it was a less PG version of "Bugger" for me.
Remus: Don't remember having much time to think about much else than fighting, myself.
Peter: Other than trying to not let the silver hand of doom(tm) kill me? Um, probably that it was poetic justice?
Name: Padfoot 4eva
Hey guys I was at school the other day and this girl I dont even know came up to me and said, I quote, 'You and your twin are like two girl Padfoots.' My question is do you think you be able to handle two of Sirius?
Remus: I'm fairly certain that the world would explode if there were more than one of Padfoot around.
James: You used to say that having the two of us around was too much for the world to handle. It didn't explode.
Lily: Barely.
Sirius: You can't have more than one of me. I'm one of a kind! *preens*
Remus: *sigh*
Name: XXclawsXX
Just wondering, Remus if you hadn't been bitten, what job would you have liked to have?
Remus: Well, I think I would have liked being a teacher for more than just the one year. Or perhaps something in the research field. I do like books and learning.
James: Only Moony would want to learn for a living.
Sirius: You'd want to be paid to go to school? I wish they'd paid us to go to class. That would have made it worth it.
Remus: You can't seriously tell me that you thought your education was worthless.
James: It did make life a bit more interesting?
Sirius: And we did learn new and interesting ways to hex people!
Remus: The future of the world does not look bright...
Name: Local Sake
Hot Chocolate or Tea? Chocolate Chip Cookies or Brownies? Sirius or Remus? Dear Lily, if you had to pick one from each of the above pairs, what would you choose?
Lily: Tea, Chocolate chip cookies, and Remus. Honestly, while I like chocolate, too much seems to upset my stomach a bit. Perhaps it's just a bit rich. Just like too much of Sirius drives me to hurt things.
Sirius: Awww, I'm just so awesome that I knock you out in one punch!
Remus: Or so irritating that she can stand only 5 minutes at a time?
Sirius: *pouts*
Lily: Oh, do stop with the puppy eyes. You know I like all of you. But at least I can carry on an intellectual conversation with Remus without it dissolving into something insane partway through.
James: She complains of the same thing of my conversational skills.
Sirius: But I bet on you she thinks it's charming.
James: Took a few years to get her to come 'round.
Name: Axel
Now with it being out in the press and all, how did you feel about Harry being around Dumbledore now that you know he was gay? I'm actually quite terrified myself...
Lily: I haven't a problem with it. It's not like he was ever inappropriate with any of the students.
Remus: Yeah, it really had nothing to do with his abilities as a professor, headmaster and mentor.
Sirius: Just means that ol' McGoogles is all mine!
James: Leave it to Padfoot to find his own angle on any news. And I'm work Lils on this. Most people didn't see it coming anyway. And I think most students prefer to think of their professors as asexual anyway. *pulls a face*
Name: james potters boyfriend
How many of you can see thestrals?
Remus: Technically we can all see them now. Being dead and all.
Lily: I never saw them while I was living. Although I don't think I was near them to see them once I had witnessed death.
James: I saw some people die during the war. I could probably see them if I was at Hogwarts.
Remus: As could I.
Sirius: Me, too. Scary looking buggers, aren't they?
Peter: I never liked them. It was spooky enough having invisible creatures pulling the carriages. Then to find out they're creepy-lookinghellhorses? *shudders*
James: Um, by the by, what's with the name? I haven't a boyfriend.
Lily: Not that we know about, at any rate.
James: You can't be serious...
Sirius: Of course she can't. I am. *grins*
James: ...
Name: Random Person777
Sirius can you give Snape chaotic hair alignment? That would be funny!
Sirius: Funnier than his hair is already? I will have to consider this.
Snape: You most certainly will not.
James: Awww, c'mon Snape. It's for science! Or rather, magical research!
Remus: Who in their right mind would agree to be a guinea pig for you?
Sirius: Who agrees? We'd just turn them into a guinea pig if we needed to.
James: I think he means who would volunteer for anything we want to try out.
Peter: *sigh* Other than me.
Remus: *hand on Peter's shoulder* That's alright, at least you agreed. They stopped asking me after a while and just did it anyway. When they got tired of testing things on each other.
Name: marauder luva
This is for Sirius-what's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done in public?
Sirius: What haven't I done?
Remus: They wanted to know what was the most embarrassing.
Sirius: But you know I have no shame.
James: All too well.
Name: melody2468
Sirius, in some other editions, you said you are god. if you are, why can't you blow away Voldemort with a snap of your fingers?
Sirius: That would have taken the fun out of life?
James: More like he isn't god, so he doesn't actually have god-like powers.
Remus: Had he had that sort of power, I very much doubt that Hogwarts would still be standing.
Peter: Or much of Hogsmeade.
Lily: Don't forget Diagon Alley.
James: I'm sure the Obliviators would have had a bit of a time with the mess he'd have made in muggle London.
Sirius: Loving the faith you all have in me.
Name: Emer
Peter, in the last Atm (Oct. 24, 2007), you said, and I quote, '...I think everyone knows where I ended up after school. Not exactly proud of it, but it's not like I can go back and change it, even though I'd like to.' Why not just use a time turner and go back? You could easily ask Dumbledore what to do!
Peter: I think time-turners were explained in the third book, right? Going back in time is really dangerous. While it would be wonderful to go back and fix the mistakes I made, I could alter the timeline in such a way that things would be even worse.
Remus: He's right, actually. And there's no way to know if anyone in the time period would believe you're you, or even if they did, believe what you're saying.
James: Dumbledore might have, but still, the unforeseen consequence thing.
Name: Cherry
Woo-hoo! Spoilers lifted...
Remus, James, Lily, did you cry when your sons were born? Be honest!
Remus: I didn't cry, but I can honestly say I was a tad bit terrified.
James: Babies are really daunting, aren't they? You think you're gonna break'em or something.
Remus: And you can't tell what they want, either. Although, I have had practice with someone who can't truly iterate what they want. *glances at Sirius*
Sirius: Oh, har har...
Lily: I cried, although that might have more been in relief. Labor is not exactly what I'd call a picnic.
James: But I'm fairly sure you would have put a sailor to shame. I've never had so many swear words tossed at me in one day.
Sirius: Right on, Lils!
Lily: *grumbles* You try birthing what feels like a watermelon...
Name: Amanda
So, here's a question I think a lot of people are curious about. What are your exact thoughts on the whole...er...backstory of Lily's andSnape's?
James: Erm, well, it was kind of obvious he had a thing for her. Not that I blame him in that respect. How can you not love her?
Lily: That wasn't biased at all. *rolls eyes and grins*
Sirius: I still don't like the git, but you've got to give him credit for being loyal enough to Lils to protect the spitting image of Prongs here.
Remus: I suppose I can sympathize with him more, knowing the full backstory, but he was still nasty to a lot of people. But that's just how he handled it, I guess.
Name: Reetle.xo
Hey Peter! So, after I read the 7th book, I couldn't help but coming up with one question for you! Did you really want to save Harry? And face the wrath of the silver hand? Be honest!
Peter: Yes, I wanted to save Harry. I'd lived with my mistakes for 16 years, it was the least I could do to fix them. It wasn't much, but considering my cowardice, it was a lot.
James: You helped save my kid, that's a lot in my book.
Remus: You did want was right in the end.
Name: JennyGranger
Is there any plans to bring Tonks in to join y'all? I mean, if Lily can be an honorary Marauders, why can't Tonks?
James: Oh, that would be interesting, wouldn't it?
Sirius: The age gap might be odd. We could end up talking about things that she wouldn't remember.
James: And why would she want to hang about with a bunch of old geezers like us?
Sirius: Young whipper snapper.
Remus: Yes, yes, very funny. I married someone younger than myself. She's not *that* much younger than us.
James: She was born when we were starting our third year at Hogwarts, Moony.
Remus: *sigh* 13 years, fine. But Prongs, you died at age 21, so you're hardly a geezer...
James: Ah, touché...
Sirius: Fine, but I made it to the ripe old age of 36.
Remus: 38, myself, if you recall.
Sirius: Blast, okay you win. You can have the wheelchair. I'll settle for the cane.
Remus: ...
Lily: Anyway... I think Tonks may join us in a while. Once this lot gets done being ridiculous about their ages.
Name: Miss Marauder
Sirius, why did you pick Snuffles as your undercover name?
Sirius: Why not?
James: It was the first thing that came to mind, wasn't it?
Sirius: ...yes.
Remus: Wasn't there an old lady that was throwing you scraps in Hogsmeade that called you Snuffles?
Sirius: That would probably be where I got the idea.
Name: Qing Guang
...wait a minute. If you're British, Siri, why are you eating American-style puddings? Shouldn't you be eating bread puddings and the like, not chocolate or vanilla or caramel?
Sirius: I am a connoisseur of all puddings from all corners of the globe. I like bread pudding, rice pudding, chocolate pudding, all kinds of puddings.
James: And he's tried to eat them all in one sitting, too.
Remus: Your idea, if I recall.
Sirius: And I would have done it too, if it hadn't been for that pesky indigestion.
Remus: There's no way you'd have room for that many puddings in your stomach, even if you can appear to be a bottomless pit at times.
Sirius: A boy can dream.
Name: Hannah
What inspired you to create the Marauder's Map? It's a little creepy to me, being able to see what everyone is doing. *shudder*
James: We liked exploring the castle. We also snuck around lots to pull pranks. The Map was the next logical step in our evolution as pranksters.
Remus: It did cut down on our detentions.
Sirius: And increased our success rate.
Remus: I'm rather fond of the achievement of the map all on its own. Mapping Hogwarts is not an easy task.
Peter: You didn't have to crawl inside walls looking for passageways.
Remus: Would you have rather been on Padfoot duty?
Sirius: I did not need a babysitter.
Remus: Otherwise Snape would have ended up with a floating nose as his marker instead of footprints like everyone else.
James: Haha, a nose? I didn't hear that one.
Sirius: Moony threatened me with no puddings for a fortnight.
James: Ah, the power of pudding.
Name: ~SQUIGGLY~
Sirius, now that your motorcycle is in a sense "dead" is it with you in VeilDisney, or is it somewhere else?\
Sirius: It went to that big garage in the sky, I suppose. Got scrapped for parts, as it were. Unless someone went after the pieces and fixed up the old girl. I'd wanted to give the thing to Harry, but Death Eaters always ruin the party.
James: They tend to do that.
Lily: Right there in their credo. "Purifying the wizarding world and ruining the party for Sirius Black since 1950?"
Sirius: I wasn't even alive in 1950.
James: You were foreseen to be a pain in the rear, so they put that in the credo when they formed, just in case.
Sirius: Wow, I'm special.
Remus: ...there are no words. No words at all.
James: *snickers*
Name: Tori
Remus, What do you hope Teddy lupin will turn out like? (that's worded oddly but right now I don't care)
Remus: Well, with Harry as his godfather, I'm sure he'll turn out just fine. Hopefully he'll have an easier time in life than either of his parents did.
James: I'm sure he'll be fine, Moony. He has Moony genes, so he has to be awesome, right?
Sirius: Does that mean he was born in a sweater vest?
Remus: ...
James: Yeah, were lucky Padfoot didn't procreate, huh?
Sirius: The world could not handle this much awesome more than once.
Name: gooch
Do you think that muggles can brew potions just as well as you guys?
Sirius: Have had you had rum?
James: Muggles are very good with the liquor, that's true.
Lily: And quite inventive when it comes to cooking. Those are both a form of potion making, in a sense. You have to put ingredients together in a precise order and amount, cooking them as directed.
Remus: Plus, there's medications. The things that muggles have accomplished with bits of mold is quite amazing.
Name: Hannah
Lily did you and your sister ever get along?
Lily: Yes we did. When we were younger, at any rate. Lots of people get along well as children, and then something happens to make them start growing apart. My Hogwarts letter and Petunia's inability to perform magic is what drove a wedge between us, if only because Petunia wished she could be a witch, too. It's the one thing I regret about getting my letter. I miss my big sister.
Name: _Kree
Just wondering, but, how did you forgive Peter? and what did you do/say to him when he joined you in heaven, or wherever you are now?
James: Well, there was a lot of fisticuffs.
Sirius: And then some more fisticuffs. And tons of swearing.
Peter: Lots of pleading, let's not forget the pleading.
Lily: And the fact that he saved Harry's life in the end.
Remus: He's not a bad person at heart, he just made a serious of very bad choices.
Peter: It took a long time to get back in their good graces. I still am surprised they forgave me at all.
James: Hey, if Snape can redeem himself, there's no reason you couldn't.
Name: Ron Weasley's Girlfriend
Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?
Sirius: No, but thank you for asking.
James: We're coming to you live, from VeilDisney. *grins*
Lily: We're not like the winzarding paintings you see at Hogwarts. We're the actual departed souls, wafting about.
Sirius: *wafts*
Remus: Which would be why we can summon up Snape at the drop of a hat. Or at least try. He doesn't usually like to deal with us.
James: I can't imagine why.
Lily: Some grudges die hard.
Sirius: And some are forever.
Name: Likeavirgin
Remus, do you like the Spice Girls?
Remus: How many ways can I say no to that question?
James: Probably a lot, but we haven't that much time left in this installment, so once will have to suffice.
Remus: Alright then. Most definitely not.
Name: Hiccup
What was the scariest thing you ever found under your bed?
James: Padfoot, in fifth year.
Remus: What were you doing under there, anyway? Prongs screamed like a little girl when he saw you.
Sirius: I'd drank too much firewhiskey and fallen asleep on the floor instead of in the bed. I'd rolled under Prongs's bed at one point, and probably looked like a dead body.
James: The inhuman snoring didn't help. I thought there was an inferi under there or something. I peaked over the edge and came face to face with Padfoot covered in stuff from under the bed, chocolate and what may have been vomit. That late at night, after cramming for O.W.L.'s for who knows how many hours straight, most things are scary.
Sirius: I protest. There was no vomit.
James: Then what was the puddle by your head?
Sirius: ...it was there when I got there?
James: *sigh*
Name: Lupin_luva
Hey Remus, did you know that the full moon falls on Christmas Eve this year? :( Sorry about that.
Remus: Yeah, I was aware. It's alright, though. Being insubstantial negates the werewolf problem.
James: So all those times you buggered off from answering these questions?
Sirius: I bet he was off fraternizing with my cousin.
Remus: She's my wife, you know.
Sirius: I WAS RIGHT!
James: *snickers* Right on, Moony.
Remus: *faint blush* Quit being a git, Padfoot. You're not this bad to Prongs about Lily.
James: Um, yes he is. Well, not so much anymore, but after years of torment while we were alive, I've had way more torment than you. So he's just balancing it all out.
Remus: Lucky me...
Name: Axel
In the September 30th 2005 issue, you guys said you didn't get high off of Sharpies. Well, what DO you get high off of?
Sirius: Life!
James: That was...less than inventive.
Sirius: I'm tired, what do you want from me. This is the 27th question we've answered today.
Remus: It's to make up for the fact that we haven't answered questions in over a month. Plus, it's the holidays.
Lily: There's plenty of inventive ways to destroy your brain cells in the wizarding world, but luckily this lot avoided the illicit ones.
James: Harder to think of ways to torment Snape with less brain cells.
Remus: If you had any to start with, that is.