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James grinned at his friends as he sat down at a corner table across from Remus. It was a small muggle pub that Sirius had found one night after auror training, and the place felt rather cozy to him - somewhere he could get a chance to relax when he wasn't helping the Order track down Death Eaters.
Sirius glanced up at the movement and shuffled over to make room. "I'm surprised you managed to make it tonight, Prongs," he said, with a smile. "Thought you had an extra shift this week over at the Alley."
James shook his head. "I got off early."
"How did you manage that?" Peter asked, placing a sturdy tray on their table before sitting next to Remus.
"Simple," James said as he reached for a beer glass. "Told them I had a family crisis."
Sirius snorted and Remus sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Do I even want to know?" he muttered to himself out loud.
"Come on, Moony," Sirius pat him on the shoulder. "Let it go. We're here to enjoy the night, so don't start souring it with common sense and stuff."
Knowing he was outvoted anyway, Remus had no choice but to agree. The group raised their beer glasses to start things off when a loud crack outside ruined everything. A glance through the window told them all they needed to know: black cloaks and white masks were gathered in the street.
Sirius sighed as he pulled out his wand. "There goes our evening," he said, frowning at their current odds.
"Well," Remus interjected, following suit. "We are at war."
Hogwarts School challenge forum's DADA assignment 5 - character present/mentioned in first war, used quote as inspiration: "Nope. Knocked off before we came down here. Told them I had a family crisis"