• LOVERS • REMUS LUPIN(editing/changing plot)

• Third Year •

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ELLORA'S POV

I love this thrilling feeling.

James, Sirius, and I were hiding under his invisibility cloak, desperately trying to remain quiet as the new caretaker, Filch, walked past slowly.

We had just finished setting up a prank near the Divination classroom when we heard him coming, and panicked.

Luckily he didn't see us, but we knew this would happen again.

And so the infamous idea of the Marauders Map came into play. The idea coming from our very own bookworm, Remus Lupin.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV ~

The five students (James, Sirius, Remus, Peter and Ellora) sat around James' bed in the Marauder's dorm as he cast the last charm on the large, folded piece of parchment.

James had spent hours before charms were cast on the drawing - every corridor, every classroom and every secret passageway in the castle had been sketched in intricate detail. Once he had finally finished he held the map up with a yell of victory; it was obvious how proud he was at that moment.

After all the charms had been cast on the map, Sirius opened the folds of the parchment for the first time and the group all watched in awe and surprise as they saw footsteps walking around the castle. They had seen Dumbledore pacing in his office, two students' name labels very close together in a broom cupboard and Lily with Alice as they walked from the library to the common room.

They all held excited grins as they each took it in turns to use the map, reading the words 'Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present The Marauders Map'.

The boys had yet to tell Ellora the meaning of their nicknames, although she wasn't all that bothered - they always were so secretive.

And since Ellora didn't want any evidence of herself being mischievous (and the fact that she did not have a nickname), the group decided against having a name for Ellora written on the map.

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ELLORA'S POV

The next day, we were all enjoying yet another feast in The Great Hall - since Christmas was approaching - when James asked Lily to go on the first-ever trip (for our year group) to Hogsmeade. Although he had asked her with so much cockiness in his tone and body language that she immediately began shouting at him.

"Potter! As if I would go to Hogsmeade with a bullying arrogant toerag such as yourself!"

James already looked disheartened but kept on trying to gain her love, much to our amusement.

"Lilyflower, I-"

"NO POTTER"

We all watched silently as Lily stormed from the hall, as we were unsure as to how James would react.

He turned to face us, a wide smile on his face and a dazed look in his eyes - that he always seemed to have when talking to Lily.

"Get her next time, Eh?"

I laughed and quickly ran after Lily to try and console her.

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