If you think about it, the mischievous group of friends listed above appear again in Harry's years of Hogwarts.
Moony's, aka Remus Lupin, replacement is Hermoine. The smart one, who cares about school. (Not that the others don't, but you understand)
Wormtail, aka Peter Pettigrew, aka Scabbers, is Neville. In PoA, Pettigrew was described as a larger, not so smart boy that followed the other three around. This describes Neville. Neville does turn out more honorable, however.
Padfoot, aka Sirius Black, is Ron. Both being Potter's best friend. (Can't think of other similarities. Please let me know of you think of them!)
And, Prongs, aka James Potter. This corresponds to Harry for obvious reasons.
Also, Draco is the new Severus Snape, as the group's main advisory
What do you think? -Elias