James Potter and Sirius Black swaggered into Potions class and took their usual seats behind their friends Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. The general populace was put off by how they self-importantly walked about the school, nonchalantly picking on anyone that even minutely annoyed them. One who was most disgusted by their behavior was Lily Evans (a girl who James continually attempted to woo; thus far, to no avail), who typically would scoff at them and ignore them as hard as she could. Despite all this, James and Sirius went about their lives just as overconfident as celebrities; James constantly having his hand in his messy, jet black hair, and Sirius winking at certain girls he deemed attractive. It was no different today as they stepped into their Potions classroom as if it were a red carpet event.

"Potter! Black!" Professor Slughorn blubbered as the pair sat down. "Care to explain why the two of you are late?"

Sirius turned to look at James before haughtily replying, "No, I don't think we would."

Slughorn sighed and rubbed his temples before responding, "The two of you will see me after class."

James and Sirius groaned, but shrugged it off before asking Remus what they were supposed to be doing and got to work. A few Slytherins began sniggering at their misfortune, but Sirius turned, a bright smile claiming his handsome features.

"Oi, don't act like that," he said. "We all know that you're all just jealous because we Gryffindors are so much better looking."

"At least our looks aren't the only things going for us Slytherins," interjected Severus Snape, a particularly greasy-haired boy that was a frequent target for James and Sirius.

James made a face at him before retorting, "Nobody asked you, Snivellus. You only say that because you're so repulsive."

Remus whipped around and glared warningly at his friends. "You had all best stop talking before the two of you get detention. Merlin knows you two can't afford any more of those on your records."

"Relax, ickle Remus," said Sirius coolly. "It's not like we'd go anyway."

Remus released a defeated sigh before returning to his work with Peter, who seemed to be struggling with the directions. At about the same moment, a very attractive Gryffindor girl named Elizabeth came over to Remus, beaming at him.

"Hey, Remus," she greeted. "Lily and I were kind of confused by this direction here." She pointed with her index finger.

James raised his eyebrows at Sirius, who returned the quizzical look. Then both boys watched the situation with interest. Elizabeth was constantly grinning while Remus clarified what exactly she was supposed to do. She nodded, but the pair behind them couldn't help but notice that her eyes were usually rested on the boy speaking than on the book he was trying to explain. When she finally left, they watched her return to her seat next to Lily, who looked rather irritable. Remus went to face Peter again, but Sirius tapped him insistently on the shoulder with his wand.

"What?" demanded Remus, quite tired of being interrupted.

"You know Elizabeth?!" Sirius whispered urgently.

"You don't?" Remus retorted. "She's been in our house for all six years of school, you know."

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Yes, I know her like that, but she was really into you!"

Now it was Remus's turn to roll his eyes. "Please, Sirius, that's absolutely ridiculous."

"You didn't see her, ickle Remus," James put in. "She definitely likes her some Lupin." Sirius nodded in agreement.

"You're both barking," insisted Remus. "Now get back to work."

"Okay, we'll let it go for now, but we are talking to you after class, young man," joked James.

"No, you're talking to Professor Slughorn after class," Remus returned, now very exasperated with his friends.

"You never let us do anything fun," complained Sirius.

"I'm a prefect!" Remus cried. "How would it look if I let you two leave without speaking to him about your frequent tardiness?!"

"Oh, I dunno…"James trailed off. "Maybe like you actually like us."

"Which I never said I did," Remus said coldly before finally returning to his work.

James and Sirius feigned insult before laughing and they too resumed their work.