"Spring's my favorite, too. Everything feels fresh and new and full of potential. When I saw those flowers blooming over by the lake, it made my day. I thought, thank Merlin, we've made it." It's the first real spring day at Hogwarts, and James and Lily find themselves waiting out a rainstorm under the Quidditch stands.

Lily spends Valentine's Day dreading whatever grand romantic gesture James Potter is planning. When it seems that James has finally decided to stop asking her out, she knows she should be relieved. So why is she disappointed?

In 1977, the Marauders celebrate Christmas at Hogwarts and at home. This is a sequel to This Is Why We Get Along So Well, but not the big sequel, just a mini Christmas sequel.

"Thanks, Evans," Sirius said, taking another sip from the flask before passing it across to her. "Did you mean that? About being scared, I mean?" She took a swallow of firewhisky and nodded. "Course I did. Why do you think I'm not dating James yet? It's okay to be scared. It's perfectly normal. Having feelings for someone, putting yourself out there, being in a relationship - that

"If you wanted to write me a letter this summer, you could." She looked up at him, and he couldn't tell if it was just the bright light of the platform, or his own skewed perception, but he could swear she was blushing. Thirteen letters exchanged between Lily Evans and James Potter during the summer of 1977.

"Prongs," he said, his voice choked with emotion. James nodded. "I know." Sirius tried to express how much the letter meant to him, how much it all meant to him, but all he could manage was, "Fuck." "I know," James repeated, hoisting himself off the ground so he could clap Sirius on the back bracingly. "I told you not to read it now, mate."

"We're not dating. We shag, and we do our homework together, and sometimes we play Exploding Snap or throw dungbombs off the roof," Mary explained. "I don't know why more people don't do something like this, to be honest." "Because most people are sentimental sods who enjoy holding hands and talking about their feelings," Sirius said, rolling his eyes.

Sirius Black and Mary Macdonald open up about why neither of them are excited for the summer holidays, then offer each other some frank advice. When they wind up together at a party over the summer, they find they've each taken the other's advice.

As Quidditch captain, James Potter has just a few simple rules for his teammates to follow. Here are the stories behind the creation of these rules.

Since the start of 6th year, Sirius Black and Mary Macdonald have been spending their Wednesday afternoon free periods together, taking advantage of the empty dormitory. This is a one-shot about a conversation they have during one of these Wednesday afternoons.

The Marauders throw a 17th birthday party for James and Remus. James and Lily end up dancing on a table then hiding in a broom closet together - but not for the usual reason.

Sirius finds out his uncle has died. James finds him drunk out by the lake and comforts him.

James and Lily impersonate each other and hilarity ensues. This is an extremely silly one-shot inspired by the scenes in The Office when Jim and Dwight impersonate each other.

Lily is attacked and James wants revenge, but she wants to pretend it never happened. Despite his best efforts to respect her wishes, James loses control and retaliates. Can Lily forgive him?

It's Lily's 17th birthday, so the Marauders sneak her into Hogsmeade to get drunk.

Sirius tries to keep Regulus from getting involved with the Death Eaters, but Regulus doesn't want his advice. Sirius storms off, and Lily ends up giving him some surprisingly helpful advice.

James is excited about Christmas, but nobody else is feeling very festive, so he comes up with a plan to spread Christmas cheer.

Sirius punches a wall, runs away from home, drinks way too much Firewhisky with James, and realizes he still has a home after all.