Studying
It was official. Sirius Black was going to go insane.
He pushed back the heavy tome from his place mat and rested his head on the cotton surface.
"Mooooony, why are we doing this?"
Remus tore his gaze from his own textbook, his eyes struggling to focus on the shaggy hair across from him.
"Doing what?"
"This! Studying!" Sirius' arm flailed with his frustration. "We graduated over a month ago! And it's the summer hols! Why can't you just give it a rest?"
"Sirius, this is important-"
"Important? Remus, when am I ever going to need to know anything about Linguistics?"
Remus opened his mouth before hesitating and closing it once more. After a moment, he tried again.
"Well, I'm not sure, exactly, but it's a valid subject to learn, Sirius, especially when it comes to future jobs. That's why I'm brushing up on it." At Sirius' raised brow, Remus shook his head. "Will it really kill you to just read over the introductory chapters?"
"Yes," Sirius huffed before rushing to his own defense. "Is it really that hard to believe?"
Remus shook his head in exasperation before allowing a smirk to grace his features.
"If you read with me for another half hour, I'll play Quidditch with you."
Sirius' eyes lit up.
"Deal."
Silence descended upon the kitchen for the following minutes, Remus flipping pages at a moderate speed and Sirius staring blankly at the tiny font. It didn't take long for an idea to strike.
Sirius spent the next fifteen of his required thirty minutes tearing pages out of his muggle notebook and folding them into tiny triangles. When he had an adequate pile, he systematically lined them up, ignoring the dirty glares from across the table. When his border was complete, he drew his wand. With a single flick, each projectile flew toward Remus, peppering both him and his book.
Remus sucked on his teeth for a moment before returning his focus to the text. Less than a minute later, a final triangle arched through the air and hit him square in the forehead. When it fell to his lap, he saw a tiny, animated fish waving at him cheekily. The werewolf sighed and pushed back his own book. Sirius sat across from him with a hopeful grin.
"Fine, you win. I'm done."
Sirius raised his brows and Remus rolled his eyes. Silence descended for a split second before Sirius took the opportunity.
"So... Quidditch?"
A/N: Thank you for reading! If you have a spare moment, please leave a review or shoot me a PM with any comments or criticisms :)
A/N 2: On a more official note, this was written for the Hogwarts Houses Challenges forum. My chosen prompts were "fish (word)" for the Quidditch Pitch and "Is it really that hard to believe? (dialogue)" for the Drabble Club. I'm a member of Hufflepuff.