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I know this type of story is practically done to death but I love the Marauders and think it would be funny for them to read the Harry Potter series, this is set when Lily is starting to realise her feelings for James so here we go.

Please, please review.
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"Are you sure we should be doing this Mione" Ron asked for what seemed like the hundredth time in the last twenty minutes.

"Honestly Ronald, how many times do you have to ask? We all agreed, so many people died in the war, if we go back we might be able to change that." Hermione was clearly exasperated by this conversation. Life had finally started to get back to normal after the war, the physical scars were healed but the physiological scars ... well they would never heal. It was this pain that had inspired Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny to write these books. The books that detailed Harry's seven years at Hogwarts, Harry and Ron wanted to change the past but Hermione and Ginny just wanted to give Lily and James Potter a chance to know what an amazing person their son was.

"So what happens now is the four of us do the enchantments and we will be brought back to this precise spot only in 1977, we then wait till James, Sirius or Remus show up and place the book on a shelf were they are looking , alright?"

"Alright Gin, we caught on the first ten times you told us, I mean I know Ron isn't exactly the fastest broom in the shed but come on! We got it."
"HEY!"
"Alright, alright come on. Professor McGonagall said for us to be as quick as possible so that the students don't see us, in case you forgot what we're attempting to do I illegal!"
"Okay, let's do this then"
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Remus Lupin walked into the library the first day of winter break, Peter had gone home for the holidays and James and Sirius were out on the grounds having a snowball fight. It was too soon after the full moon for him to be involved in any physical activity so the library seemed like the obvious choice, the only person who would have been there is Lily and despite everything between her and James and their weird sort of relationship, they were friends, even though she knew about his "Furry Little Problem".

'Well I might as well read the The Tales of the Beetle and the Bard again, I'm not much in the mood for reading a textbook, something simple that doesn't involve school. What in the name of Merlin? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Potter? As in James? The kid on the front does look a lot like him?

"Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by a beetle-eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason: HARRY POTTER IS A WIZARD!"

'Published in 1997, are you kidding me? A book from the future and about a relative of James' no less. And Sirius says there's nothing interesting in the library."

With that Remus took off running from the library, he had to find James and Sirius. This was too big an opportunity to see what life was like for them all in the future.

"JAMES, SIRIUS! Hmph, throw one more snowball at me and it will be the last thing you do with that arm!"
"Well somebody's not in a very good mood today. Come here and tell Uncle Sirius all about it"
"Sirius cut the crap; look what I found in the library. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone! It was published in 1997."
"But it's only 77 now?"
"Really Padfoot? We had no idea. Let's see it. Recon it's a relative of mine?"
"I think it must be, how many wizarding families with the name Pot"
"OOOH, there's a letter inside it"

Dear James, Sirius and Remus

We have written these books and sent them to you in order to show you the future and hopefully as a result change it. The society we currently live in has been through a lot, if you think times are tough now just wait. Many people will never heal. We do not demand that you read these books but if you do indeed choose to, we then request that you also invite Lily Evans to read with you but under no circumstances are you to allow Peter Pettigrew to read. We realise that we keep referring to books plural and yet you only have one. There are seven books in total, one for each year Harry is at Hogwarts. The reasoning behind us sending these books will become clear as you read but you must not jump to conclusions until you have finished the book as there are many surprises.

HJP, RBW, HJG, GMWP.

"Well we're reading it right? I mean it's a book from the future, it could possibly be about a relative of mine and an excuse for me to spend time with Lily. PLEASE!"
"Of course we are, right Moony?"
Remus gave them a look that clearly said what the hell do you think?
"Right well I think we should keep this a secret so why don't you too head up to the room of requirement and I'll go get Lily?"
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Twenty minutes later James entered the Room of Requirement with Lily at his side.

"So what were going to read about one of James' relatives huh? Well it beats sitting around the castle doing nothing all break."

This statement was met with shocked stares from two of the three boys in the room.

"What?"
"You called him James!"
"Yes well ... who wants to read first."
"Well as I found it, I think I should do first" started Remus, trying to refocus the stares currently on Lily. Lily hadn't talked about it but he knew that her feelings towards James had been changing, she was starting to have feelings different from hate but equally as passionate it you get the drift. He was just hoping this might push them together even more.