"… she was number forty-seven. Special number."
"What happened?" Fred was all too involved.
"Well, I don't want to say it was difficult, because I was just that good, but it was more of a challenge than I was used to. You see she was a bad girl."
"Wouldn't that make it easier?" Ron felt the need to cut in, his face stuffed with treacle tart.
"The thing about women, the real secret, is that you've got to treat them like they're special…"
"No news there, mate," George said, nudging his twin knowingly.
"Will you let me finish?"
The boys nodded.
"But if they're… experienced… then they know that trick. Unless you're a very good liar, or if you really mean it, then they'll see right through that. But the innocent ones don't know better." Sirius nodded sagely at the boys surrounding him.
"That is such a load of hippogriff shit!" A high voice called from behind them.
The four boys all whirled around to see Ginny, seated comfortably by the fire holding an almost empty plate.
"Ginny, how long have you been there?" Sirius demanded.
"Enough time for me to finish this plate of treacle tart."
"But," Ron protested. "This is guys only."
Ginny shrugged. "I felt like listening in."
"Well leave," Fred and George both said in unison.
Ginny stood there defiantly, looking for a weak spot. She found it. "Harry? Do you want me to go?"
Harry threw his hands up. "I am not part of this."
Ginny scanned their faces again and, sticking out her bottom lip, turned to leave.
They all watched her go.
"Right," said Sirius, getting back to business. "Where was I?"
"Tell us about Marlene again," Ron prompted.
"Oh Marlene… See with her it was a more lasting thing. There was this thing I used to do that would drive her insane. Three words my boys: Hot Fudge Sauce."
"Sirius?" Remus's voice called from the back of the room. "Are you filing these boys heads with nonsense?"
"'Course not. I'm just telling them about my… Conquests… back when we were in school."
"Did you tell them about m—?"
"No, I didn't," Sirius cut across him quickly. Maybe it was just the firelight, but he seemed to be blushing.
"Hmm… that seems like a large detail to leave out. Would they like a demonstration?"
Sirius made a choking sound.
"If you'll excuse us boys," Lupin said, grabbing Sirius's collar. "Padfoot has one more conquest to make." And he was dragged off.
There was an awkward silence, which Ron broke with an awkward statement.
"They're just going to share manly stories, right?"
Before anyone could answer, Ginny and Hermione entered and joined the group.
"Guess what we just saw," Ginny said, trying to nick something from Ron's plate.
"What?" Ron asked, successfully avoiding her attempt at theft.
"Lupin and Sirius were snogging," Hermione informed them.
While the four boys stared at her, mouths agape, Ginny managed to snag a cream puff from Ron.
Author's Note: This is my first, short little story. I think it's kind of cute, but opinions vary, so you should definitely let me know yours. This is also my first Harry Potter fanfic. Hope you enjoyed. By the way, I made up the term "Hippogriff shit" and I like it.