The Fifth Marauder — “The Forgotten One” There were five Marauders. Cassius Maelstrom was the one nobody remembered. A Gryffindor and close friend of James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, Cassius was there for the pranks, the Marauder's Map, and countless nights sneaking through Hogwarts. But he had one secret none of them knew about: He was secretly best friends with Regulus Black. When the First Wizarding War began, Cassius vanished without a trace. The Marauders searched for him, but eventually the war consumed them. James and Lily died. Sirius was imprisoned. Peter disappeared. Remus was left alone. And eventually, everyone stopped talking about Cassius. Years later, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor arrives at Hogwarts. Professor Maelstrom. No one recognizes him. Not the teachers. Not the students. Not even Harry. But Remus feels something strangely familiar about him. Then, one evening, Remus finds an old photograph hidden inside the Marauder's Map. Five boys stand together, laughing. And written underneath is: Moony. Wormtail. Padfoot. Prongs. Storm. Remus realizes the truth: Their fifth Marauder had come home. And Cass remembers every single one of them. Even the ones who forgot him.
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