A/N: A short fic I wrote for the ficlympics on tumblr. The prompt was BOBSLED. Have fun reading! Pineapples if you review!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Marauders, Peter's broomstick, Sirius' pineapples and a bobsled.
'No.'
'But Moony!'
'No.'
'W-why? Why must you hurt me in this way, Remus Lupin? WHY?'
'You'll be hurting yourself if you go BOBSLEDDING DOWN THE BLOODY STAIRS!'
'I'll have Wormtail with me! It'll be perfectly safe!'
'You're dragging PETER into this now? Merlin...' Remus pinched the bridge of his nose. 'You KNOW that he just broke his leg! And that was thanks to you as well!'
Sirius grinned sheepishly. 'Well, no one ASKED him to ride his broomstick up the girl's dormitory staircase.'
'If I may remind you, Padfoot,' Remus said. 'you're the one who threatened to burn his Charms notes for the past two weeks.'
'What can I say? I'm very persuasive,' said Sirius.
Remus closed his eyes and considered his options. Either he could let Peter go with Sirius and then get yelled at by James for not stopping Sirius or he could go with Sirius himself. There was no way to talk him out of it. Unless...
'Padfoot,' Remus said with a grin. 'I bet you five galleons you can't go bobsledding by yourself. Are you too scared?'
Sirius' eyes widened. 'You wouldn't! You KNOW I'm saving that money to buy those mirrors from Zonko's!'
'Are ya chicken? You can't go bobsledding alone? I knew that hat made a SIRIUS mistake when it put you in Gryffindor,' Remus jeered.
Sirius looked at Remus angrily. 'Okay, that is IT. NO ONE but me uses the Sirius/Serious joke! You are ON!' He held out his hand.
Remus took it. 'It's a deal.'
'WAHOOO!' Sirius let out a scream as his bobsled went over a bump. 'PINEAPPLES FOR ME!'
The entire staircase was now covered with snow. James and Peter found the spell after a couple of hours in the library involving much screaming and flying doughnuts.
Remus was standing in front of the great hall with a wand pointed at his throat. He had performed Sonorus.
'AND BLACK DOES A BACKFLIP IN THE AIR AS HIS BOBSLED ELVENDORK LEVITATES UNDER HIM! JUST LOOK AT THAT SPIN!'
A couple of Ravenclaws in the audience cheered as fifth-year Hufflepuff John Abbot handed them a couple of Galleons. Everyone was screaming. Remus saw James toss Peter a black and white checked flag who waved in the air as Sirius and his bobsled, Elvendork came to a stop in front of Remus. Them Sirius got up and walked over to Remus.
'I believe you owe me something.'
Remus smirked as he handed a few gold coins over. A show like this was worth five galleons. But who said he had to pay for it? Poor Sirius. He could never tell the difference between metal and paper.