Remus was a werewolf
And he didn’t have control
As he became a monster
When the full moon took its toll.
Peter was a tiny kid
Who transformed into a rat.
Although once loyal to his friends,
He betrayed them just like that.
Sirius was the handsome one;
A black dog he became.
He was blamed for things he didn’t do
But was innocent all the same.
James was loyal to his friends
And often got in trouble.
He spent time chasing Lily Evans
Who always burst his bubble.
Remus, as the werewolf
Was known to friends as Moony.
Peter was called Wormtail;
As a rat he was quite puny.
Sirius was called Padfoot;
A dog was what he was.
James called himself Prongs
And his stag was the cause.
The four were friends at Hogwarts
And when they left the school,
They stayed by all the others' sides
'Til Peter became a fool.
He sold James and his wife Lily
To the evil Voldemort,
So the Dark Lord went and killed them
Thanks to Peter's support.
Though James’ son could not be killed
James died bravely anyway
And his best friend Sirius was blamed
As they dragged him away.
Poor Remus was left all alone.
His friends were either dead
Or locked away in Azkaban
For crimes best unsaid.
Yet, Peter faked his death
And transformed so he could hide.
For twelve years he lived as a rat;
On this disguise he relied.
Sirius was locked away
To where he should not have been.
He didn’t deserve to go to prison
But Peter did him in.
And James was dead beneath the earth
As he lay next to his wife.
But Harry, his young son, lived on.
For him, Lily lost her life.
The Marauders, they were torn apart
And so it was believed
That two were dead and one turned traitor
But this was wrong, indeed.
Sirius escaped Azkaban
To get revenge on Wormtail.
He knew exactly where he was:
Hogwarts school, he was there.
Peter knew what was coming
And attempted to run and hide,
But Sirius caught up with him
And said he should have died.
And Remus, who was working
For Hogwarts at the time
Realized Sirius was innocent,
That Peter’d done the crime.
The two friends tried to kill him
But Peter got away.
Though nothing happened for awhile
Then came the darkest day.
Peter met up with Voldemort
And brought him back to power.
But the Dark Lord’s frightening new strength
Caused Peter to sit and cower.
And the only word of his return
Was that of Harry Potter’s.
Though Remus, Sirius and many others
Believed he was not a plotter.
So upon Albus Dumbledore’s word
They formed an organization.
The Order of the Phoenix
Was an anti-Voldemort station.
They helped, they fought for what was right
As two friends reunited,
But something happened on one night
That left the two divided.
Sirius, while dueling with
His cousin Bellatrix
Fell through the veil and to his death.
There was no way to fix.
And now with two Marauders down
And one who switched his side,
Remus felt alone and sad
And so, he found a bride.
He married Nymphadora Tonks
Who gave birth to his son,
And yet the war raged on and on
The battle was not won.
And through all of this, Peter
Still worked for Voldemort's side,
But refused to kill young Harry Potter
And due to this, he died.
The last Marauder Remus was,
And loyal to the Order.
He fought at the battle of Hogwarts school
But there he met his thwarter.
Dolohov, a Death Eater
Killed Remus on that night,
And Bellatrix Lestrange
Killed his wife in that same fight.
All of the Marauders dead,
All of them were gone.
Three fought bravely ‘til the end
While one of them went wrong.
But though they changed throughout the years,
Though Peter betrayed his friends,
The four were best friends during school
But they all met their ends.
So now, to the Marauders,
Who put up a great fight.
Peter for the wrong side,
The others for the right.
So here lie the Marauders,
May they lie beneath the ground.
Here lie the Marauders,
May they rest here, sleep and sound.
Here lie the Marauders,
And although they may be gone,
We won’t forget the Marauders,
Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs.