Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter characters. Meh. Not like you thought it anyway.
A/N: Because I am bored and can't think of anything to write for my other stories, I decided to post this. And I am too lazy to think of a chapter name. So meh.
Remus sat next to Sirius at the next Order meeting, getting insanely bored. The first couple were fun; the thrill of being part of a secret organization used to make him forget about the blandness of each meeting. But now, as the Order was recruited together for the second time, that childish thrill was gone. To his left, he could see that Sirius was just as bored as he was and it didn't seem like he was planning on fixing it by pulling pranks like he used to. As Sirius constantly reminded him, it was no fun without Prongs. And Pettigrew had been part of the group beforehand, they needed him to pull the best pranks. Yet now, there was no Marauders. There was no fun in the meetings.
Most of the Order members recalled this meeting as very similar to their first one. In fact, many were casting furtive glances towards Sirius and Remus, as if expecting them to pull of a prank like they had done sixteen years ago.
There was only one face in the crowd who's eyes were alight with excitement. One face who had not been there the previous time, the time when James had made everyone think they were going crazy. There was one face, of a new generation of Aurors. One face, who seemed to catch Remus' eye more than any other face in the crowd. One face, who hadn't made eye contact with Remus after learning about his lycanthropy. One face, whom Sirius seemed to have realized was catching Remus' eye quite a bit.
Sirius casually slumped back in his chair, whilst jabbing his elbow hard into his rib. Remus jumped, startled. He clearly hadn't realized he had been daydreaming.
"What the hell, Padfoot!"
Sirius shrugged his shoulders, quite pleased that he had got a reaction out of Remus. Rolling his eyes, Remus rested his head on Sirius, slowly lulling himself back into his fictional world. Sirius was not pleased. That face in the crowd, his cousin, was catching Remus' eye much too much.
"Come on, Moony," Sirius whispered, jerking Remus back into his own chair. Remus sent a glare in Sirius' direction. "Hey, don't give me that, now. I want to play a prank."
Remus rolled his eyes, somewhat disguising the fact they had lit up.
"What happened to pranks are no fun without four?"
"Shut up, I know you want to," Sirius said, grinning.
"No, I don't," Remus said stubbornly. "He could say something important."
"And we all know you aren't paying attention," Sirius pointed out.
Remus studiously ignored Sirius. He was so paying attention. It wasn't like he was focusing on a witch called Nymphadora Tonks. He so had all his attention on Albus Dumbledore and his spectacular speech on Voldemort's possible plans for attack.
Sirius rolled his eyes at Remus' antics; Remus had not changed at all since he was younger, no matter how much he tried to deny it. Remus already knew Dumbledore's theories by heart, they were mentioned at every meeting since the first Wizarding War. Sirius decided to inspect the Order as opposed to focus on Remus. He noticed many of them glancing towards him, and suddenly realized that much of the members of the Old Order were waiting for something exciting to happen. Sirius took it upon himself to give the public what they wanted. He made a big show of pulling out his wand and pointing it at Remus, but Remus didn't seem to notice. He waved it.
Sirius wasn't sure what had happened. All he knew was that his hair had turned pink and he was suddenly wearing green and silver robes. The young witch in the crowd, the one with bubblegum pink hair, peeled her eyes away from Dumbledore and stared at Sirius. She then caught eyes with Remus, who had a small, smug smirk upon his face.
"REMUS LUPIN!" Sirius shrieked.
Remus stifled a laugh and locked eyes with the pink haired witch. He grinned while the woman burst into laughter.
"CHANGE IT BACK!" Sirius demanded shrilly. All of a sudden, he didn't care if he sounded like a girl.
Remus turned around and looked at Sirius calmly, much to the amusement of the Order. Even Mad-Eye Moody had cracked a smile.
"Change what back, Sirius? I personally don't see any difference. Is it your hair? I think it looks rather becoming on you."
Sirius glared at Remus, who seemed to enjoy playing the role that he was confused.
"Remus. Lupin," Sirius said in a menacing manner. "I. Was. Hexing. You."
"I know," Remus said lightly. "But I'm not sure if you recall, I know it must be hard after over twenty years, but I remain unprankable."
Nymphadora Tonks watched this exchange with excitement. Her cousin and his friend were very amusing.
"Whatever, Moony, change it back."
Remus happily obliged. Except he didn't change it back to normal. Instead, Sirius' green robes now had writing on them: KING OF ALL SLYTHERINS; I LOVE YOU GUYS!
"MOONY!" Sirius exclaimed as he read his robes.
"Pardon me, Padfoot," Remus said, the mirth in his eyes plainly visible. "I do believe you were provided a wand? I think, correct me if I'm wrong, that you have the capability to do magic, as you have been practicing for the past week. Perhaps you should fix it yourself?"
"Last time I checked, you received a wand. Why don't you use it? I do believe you are capable. Or have you forgotten your magical learning?"
Sirius scowled, leaving Nymphadora Tonks in hysterics. Lupin's casualness, despite him being a werewolf, in this situation was very amusing. Maybe being a werewolf didn't affect one's sense of humour that much.
Sirius waved his wand, and to his horror, his robes stayed the same, but his hair was lined with rubber snakes. He was never one to give up, so without thinking, he tried again. His face was covered with green and silver makeup.
"REMUS JOHN LUPIN! I KNOW YOU DID THIS ON PURPOSE! FIX IT!"
Remus winked at the young witch before twirling his wand in his fingers.
"Oh, I don't know, Sirius. I may or may not have given a timer before you change back to your normal self."
Sirius kept the scowl etched onto his face, mainly to make the point that he most certainly hated his outfit.
"Looks lovely on you, Sirius!" the young witch called.
"Shut up, Nymphie," Sirius snapped, crossing his arms.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
"Yeah Sirius," Remus said, with a cheeky grin. It turned out this Order meeting wasn't as bad as he thought it was. "Her name's Nymphadora," he continued, knowing full well that the young witch hated that name.
"LUPIN! TONKS! I want to be called TONKS!"
"Honk," Sirius said childishly, while pinching his nose.
Tonks rolled her eyes and she turned around to face Dumbledore. Remus leaned against the messy Sirius.
"She's not so bad, is she?" he whispered.
"Get off me," Sirius hissed quietly as to not distract again from Dumbledore's speech. "I haven't forgiven you, you know. And what do you mean?"
Remus widened his eyes and started to stammer, "What I mean is...well...she'll be intimidating in battle, right?"
Sirius raised his brow while Remus blushed furiously.
"Why, yes, I should assume so, she is an Auror after all."
Remus nodded his head in agreement.
"We're being partnered for missions," Sirius pointed out as Dumbledore spoke.
"I know," Remus sighed. "Wouldn't it be brilliant if-"
"-the two of us were partnered?" Sirius finished off, knowing that Remus did not mean that. "I knew you loved me deep down!"
"Er, um," Remus stammered. "Yeah, exactly."
"And Mr Lupin and Miss Tonks, I want you to follow the Death Eater meetings taking place in the forest, and Mr Lupin, might I request to not play any pranks?"
Remus blushed slightly before grinning at Tonks, who laughed. Sirius eagerly waited to know what his assignment would be.
"And, Mr Black, you will be staying here."
"WHAT?" Sirius yelled, not for the first time. "Blasphemy!"
Dumbledore gave a sad smile.
"I see the love for that word as not disappeared over the years. I'm sorry, Mr Black, but with the Ministry after you and majority of the public, as well as Muggles after you, it would do well for you to stay here."
"Damn."
A/N: Thoughts? This will be a short multi-chaptered fic. Maybe like three or four chapters. But that doesn't mean reviews aren't important!