It was the time I asked all the questions.   

Why did they create the map? What was even the purpose to include the entire school on parchment paper? 

The three of them had the patience of saints as I continued to ramble about how many times that map had saved George, Lee and I. 

"Wait, does that mean you saw when George and I gave that map to Harry?" I ask James, who just nodded and grinned. "That's insane. I would have flipped..."

"Which is why I didn't mention anything about it when I had gotten my hands on it again from Severus." The three looked behind them, just watching Snape talk to one of the black haired guys up in this place. 

"I don't even know how to feel about this anymore." James stood up and patted my back before sitting right next to me. 

"you and your brother along with your friend made us very proud, Freddie. We honestly would not have had anyone else get that map from that office." I smiled but it felt off. I was sitting here, getting all this feedback, all the truths over a map.. alone, of course. 

Lee would have been up on cloud nine if he found out that Harry's father and godfather were the creators of the map. George would have probably chased down Harry, pretending to be upset for not even knowing all of that in the first place. 

"I'm sure your brother will know, Fred," Lily whispered as she sat on the opposite side. "I know Harry would tell him." 

"He didn't need to hear from Harry.."

"You wouldn't have known..."

"But it would have been the both of us to figure it out, not just one." 

Everybody stayed quiet after awhile until Tonks had chuckled and walked out of the group. 

"Fred?" I look up Sirius, who was looking down at me. "Let me ask you something."

"Ask away," I say, wiping my face from the tears that had escaped during the silence. 

"How do you feel about being the new marauder?" James and Remus looked at him with wide eyes, while Sirius continued to look at me. Lily and Anissa also looked at him as if he had grown out another head. 

"But..."

"Wormtail?" The blonde girl who once again joined us nodded. "Out. Where is that paper?" Sirius sighed and disappeared before reappearing with the map on his hands. "I think, Wormtail has no place in this.."

"Pads.."

"No, Rem. He chose his way and I respect that. Now please let me do this." 

"Sirius, Peter was like your brother," Anissa whispers, putting her hand on my shoulder. I touched her hand for comfort. "Are you sure?" Sirius nodded before looking at James, who nodded and took out his wand. Lily covered her mouth with both her hands and took a step forward.

"Jaime..." James had started to tear up, but he masked his pain with a strong and determined look. It was the same face Harry made when Sirius had gone through the veil and had come back to the Burrow. It was if he was the one going to make this happen.But it wasn't because the laughs from below reminded me that Harry was with my sister, living the life they had to fight for. But I focused once again on the scene in front of me. 

Sirius, Remus and James pointed to the map.  

I continued to watch the map do what it had to do. The way it had made Wormtail's name fade and the way the fourth place now stayed blank. James walked towards Lily who just hugged him as he sobbed, Sirius had slowly lowered his wand while Remus folded it up once again. There was a distant scream, that made Sirius to finally break down as he fell on his knees. The loud sobs of the one who had been removed echoed in the light, and it was the silence that consumed us all, as the Marauders continued to express their pain. 

and once again I say: whoever made us believe that death brought no more pain and suffering have obviously not met the people right in front of me. 

*

It was nightfall when everybody had gone back to their own thing. James and Lily sat next to me as the three of us looked at the house right below. My mother was making food, but with a smile on her face as she approached her granddaughter. It was a nice change after all this time. Bill and Fleur laughed as little Victorie Weasley grabbed the chicken leg to just chuck it at Ron. George was sitting at the end of the table, talking to Ginny and laughing about her new haircut. Everybody was finally smiling once again with each other but it was the night that displayed the true feelings. Lily held my hand as George looked up at the sky and sighed. I wanted to talk to him, tell him everything I had been learning about everybody this past year, but I couldn't so I listened instead. 

"You okay, Freddie?"

I chuckle and let the tears fall down once again. 

"Yeah."