What if you weren't like the rest of the family? An outcast? What if a school could actually save you from a lifetime of misery? Meet the three best friends you never thought you could have? This is the story of how it all began, the tale of the Marauders.

The story is followed by Ginny, and it's also her fifth year. Harry and Cho are dating, and Sirius had just died a couple months ago. It starts off at the beginning of term, Ginny in the Astronomy Tower.