Of all the time periods inHarry Potter , the Marauder earned run average has long been   one that has seize the imagination of devotee . Though there are only a few genuine canon scenes during the time itself , many of the fictional character alive   from the era   are met by and by in the series as adults , inspire cracking speculation about what their life ( and love ) were like and a whole slew of fan writing .

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While some works of fanfiction enterprise to stick as nearly to the fact as possible , others take unexpected , yet delicious turn . Here are   10 Marauders ' era fanfiction relationships we like were real .

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Remus Lupin x Sirius Black

Of all the Marauder era ships , the one between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black is by far the most popular . Wolfstar , as it is fondly nickname , paying court to Remus ’s lycanthropy and Sirius ’s animagus form , has over 350 more fics write for it than any other pairing in the " Marauder " tag on AO3 , the largest collection of online fanworks anywhere , and closely 16,000 total fics across the platform . This should add up as no surprise though , kick in that the pair were obviously cheeseparing in youth , and tie tight together in adulthood .

As the only make it ( good ) members of the Marauders , they have a riches of shared history between them that no one else could ever empathise . Not to mention , they carry a great pot of angst between them that is overabundant for exploration , e.g. Lupin think Sirius capable of killing Lily and James andSirius conceive at some power point that Lupin was a double-crosser as well . But there ’s a reason Dumbledore instruct Sirius to " put downhearted at Lupin ’s " in the final scenes ofGoblet of Fire … and fans make love to explore it .   The kinship between the couple was so cogent that even Lupin ’s role player , David Thewlis , andPrisoner of AzkabanDirector ,   Alfonso Cuarón bothbelieved that they were in reality in love with each other …

James Potter x Sirius Black

Another beloved pairing is the one between James and Sirius . Filling a different figure to Sirius and Lupin ( the bookworm and the rebel ) , James and Sirius impinge on at a different well - wear report of romantic fiction ; childhood good friends . It is made explicitly open that the two were fatheaded as thief in their youth , finish up one another ’s prison term and pranks . In one of only two Marauder era scenes that J.K. Rowling ever wrote , the audience gets treated to the duet sneak out to do mischief and overtly canonizing the strength of their adhesiveness .

Sirius conceive of James often in his scene , and is intelligibly unable to let go of his long - misplace friend . InOrder of the Phoenix , he even   shares that James took him in when he ran away from menage   before he turned 17 . In many way , James was an leakage for Sirius , a path away from the darkness of his house , and towards the agency of light .

Sirius Black x Severus Snape

In many ways , Sirius and Snape are enhancer of one another . Snape was bear a half - blood , but always craved Sirius ’s pure - blood status , he was raise piteous , while Sirius was rich , and longed for credence among the rank of powerful dark wizards , while Sirius longed to abolish his connectedness to them .

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If condition had been pull off slightly , Sirius and Snape could have each been one another , a fact which both of them would surely despise turn over the bang-up resentment between them . However , as every fanfiction author bed , rancour … aka tension … is a great space to commence . With so much hate between the two , the relationship between Sirius and Snape is   overtly   a passionate one , full of savage determination to never exchange their attitudes towards one another .

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Severus Snape x Remus Lupin

at last , Remus is the only Marauder that Snape really forgives , an important truth reflected in a storage Snape shows Harry inDeathly Hallows , where he make unnecessary Lupin ’s spirit . Lupin was always the quietest of the Marauders , and of all of them , appears to have had the most change of heart when it come to Snape , call on the carpet Harry to prize him when they are all together at Hogwarts inPrisoner of Azkaban , and offering a bang-up peck of compassion to his one - metre foe himself , even when the man outs his status as a werewolf . The two have an improbably complex kinship , but despite this , work together at full point in the serial , and even avail one another out .

Lily Evans x Remus Lupin

From what the audience take in and knows of Lily Evans , the cleaning lady did not mess up around . Lily had her feet firmly on the solid ground , possessed a forgivingness in her heart , and had a straight sharpness of brain . Given all these calibre , some fan feel she would have been substantially suited as the other half of bookish , still , Remus Lupin versus raging - straits , sometimes - bully , James Potter . This pairing is especially highlighted by scenes from the third Harry Potter movie , where Remus talks of Lily fondly , saying that she had been there for him in severeness and implying that she see mantrap in him when he could n’t see it for himself , sentiment that seem to transcend friendly and cross into wild-eyed . Whether there was something between the two at any point is never made clear in the serial , but it is definitely a fanfiction relationship   with a stack to explore .

Lily Evans x Marlene McKinnon

Sometimes , fanfiction relationships are based on little more than speculation , which is incisively the case between Marlene and Lily . Although little is known about Marlene , her death is mentioned emotionally in a letter of the alphabet Lily writes to Sirius during the state of war , mark her as the only female Quaker Lily is know to have had . With both of them in the decree together , and likely , also at school together , they are pop pick for a femslash Marauder era pairing .

Lucius Malfoy x Bellatrix Black

There seems to be a muckle of tensity between Bellatrix and Lucius in their later years , perpetually fighting over who has enceinte loyalty to Lord Voldemort , as well as who will get the quotation for their misdeed , but such tensity does n’t add up from just anywhere . At some point , both Lucius and Bellatrix were bookman at Hogwarts together , and while Lucius may have terminate up with youngest sister , Narcissa , it seems he and Bellatrix share a passionateness for evil that Lucius ’s ultimate pick lacked .

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With this in mind , fanfic authors everywhere like to imagine what this kinship might have seem like if it was real … Even if curtly - live .

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Narcissa Black x Severus Snape

Another interesting match-up in Marauder era fanfiction is between Narcissa Black and Severus Snape . For Narcissa , Snape might have been a less acute option than Lucius , and for Snape , Narcissa may have seemed like the golden ticket into the aliveness he ’d always dreamed of . Certainly , later in the series , Narcissa views Snape as a trusted friend , turning to him even in the face of potential lese majesty to help save her son .

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Both Narcissa and Severus are also unforced to betray Lord Voldemort in the names of the ace they love , moderate fans to consider what might have been if those masses had been one another .

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Igor Karkaroff x Lucius Malfoy

While Karkaroff likely attended Durmstrang , he and Lucius appear to have met somewhere around Lucius ’s Hogwarts days , as both were Death Eaters during the first part of the war . While Death Eaters often wear masks to hide identity element , it ’s exonerated Lucius and Karkaroff hold familiarity in their lives after the first fall of Voldemort . InHarry Potter and the   Goblet of Fire , Draco cite his father thought of sending him to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts , take note that his male parent knows the headmaster , Karkaroff . Although the relationship between them is largely left to the imagination , being Death Eaters hide their rightful identities in a post - war world must have need some companionship .

Dumbledore x Anyone

While there are no obvious options for a Dumbledorean Latinian language , especiallygiven his tragical kinship with Grindelwald , fan hope that at some point in his life , the wizard had a space in his heart for another relationship . Dumbledore was around during the Marauder epoch , though intemperately at work tackling the first emanation of Voldemort . Perhaps , this trying time was made uncomplicated by some wiz or another .

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