at Blackthorn everyone wear a mask - some more hollow than others.

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Remus Lupin arrives at Blackthorn Academy, an elite and ancient boarding school hidden deep in the English countryside's forests. As a new student, he's immediately struck by the  enigmatic aura of the school... and its even more mysterious boarders. the  Blackthorn is not just a place of learning; it's steeped in tradition, secrets, and whispers in the dark.

Remus quickly befriends three other students: James, Sirius , and Peter, who are known around the school as the Marauders. They welcome him into their tight-knit circle, but Remus senses that there's more to their friendship than meets the eye. They seem to know the school's hidden passages and have a strange affinity for breaking the rules—especially when it comes to uncovering secrets.

Soon after his arrival, a shocking murder occurs on campus, sending shockwaves through the student body. The victim was a promising student involved in an elite, secretive society. As the school tries to cover up the incident, rumors swirl about dark rituals, forbidden magic, and the hidden history of Blackthorn Academy.

Drawn into the mystery, Remus begins to investigate, uncovering unsettling truths about the school's past, the nature of the murder, and the true identities of his friends. As he delves deeper, he finds himself questioning whom he can trust, especially as the Marauders' own secrets come to light. Remus must navigate a web of lies, deceit, and hidden identities, all while dealing with his own dangerous secrets.

As the lines between friend and foe blur, Remus realizes that at Blackthorn, everyone wears a mask—some more hollow than others. And if he's not careful, he might lose himself in the darkness that lies beneath.

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REMUS LUPIN / our heroes (or maybe not)

SIRIUS BLACK / the brightest star
JAMES POTTER / the pathological people pleaser
PETER PETTIGREW / the traitor
LILY EVANS / the not so kind one
MARY MCDONALD / the dark sun
MARLENE MCKINNON / the terrified (and terrifying) rockstar

and others as described...

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PLAYLIST

the night we met. lord huron ft phoebe bridgers. // money, power, glory. lana del rey // cemetry gates. the smiths // lady stardust. david bowie //  achilles come down. gang of youths // mastermind. taylor swift // apocalypse. cigarettes after sex // the end of the world. skeeter davis // o'children. nick cave // everybody wants to rule the world. lorde // the tortured poets department. taylor swift //starman. david bowie

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DISCLAIMERS / or my little speech

✴︎ i'm very happy to publish this fic, i hope you'll enjoy it as much as i enjoyed writing it. it's a sort of little challenge for me to write an entire fic in english so here we are, i hope i'll succeed !. but spoiler alert you'll maybe find some language errors, please be KIND i'm not fluent (but i'll be very happy if you bring to my attention these errors so i can improve my language (and this fic) haha.

✴︎ so this is a marauders fic (not surprising) but in an alternative universe (au) in a boarding school in the lates sixties and beginning of seventies. i've tried my best to retranscrit this years (once again be kind, this is just a fic) . not surprising too i was VERY inspirated by the secret history and if we were villains (and all the dark academia stuff that we can find on tiktok). so if you find similarities it's because of it (i'm an huge fan of dona tartt btw).

✴︎ the harry potter characters are not mine so all the credits are for jk r*wlimg ( i don't support this women duh) BUT the character grant is an oc of mskbean89 on ao3. i love grant so i wanted him in my fic haha (and we cans use him in marauders foc if we credit the author so...). also the rest is mine so don't copy without my permission xx

✴︎ this is not an happy fic (maybe the ending will be who knows) but there'll be a LOT of angst and sadness. so triggers warning for major characters death, implicite  sexual scene, mental troubles (bipolarity, depression, alice in borderlands syndrom and others...), alcohol, cigarettes, drugs amend homophobia and all the garbage from the seventies. also there will be advertisement at the begining of each chapter if you want to skip these scenes ofc.

✴︎ huge thank you to @aastratta for this wonderful cover (I LOVE IT!!!) btw run to her accounts, she writes goods fic too ;)

✴︎ finally thank you sm to all the people who are gonna read this fic, i love you i love you i love you as cassie would say. thank you for those who are here from the begining (when i was writing sad poemes on watty, you're the best) that's it, hope you'll enjoy !!!

lot of kisses, carla <3333