The Marauders dorm had been considerably redecorated over their seven years of school.
In their very first year, when the boys became fond of pranking, they had pushed their beds to either side of the door, creating a space in between. So James and Peters' bed were pushed up together on one side of the circular room and Sirius and Remus' on the other. They had then put together their bedside tables to creat a 'Prank-Planning-Zone'.
Over the years, as the boys progressed in school so did their dorm. In their third year, James and Remus managed to transfigure the bedside tables into a full sized desk and in fifth James added chairs he had learned to conjure up.
The four boys were proud of what they had managed to create with so little, with the only disadvantage being them now practically sharing double beds. Remus was particularly disgruntled by this, since Sirius had a habit of lying spread-eagle in the middle of their two beds, leaving Remus hanging off the edge.
It was in this dorm where Sirius and James had danced to no extent a mere three months into their seventh year when Lily had finally agreed to go on a date with him to Hogsmeade. It was this dorm where they had planned all their pranks and mischief over seven years. It was this dorm where Remus and James had screamed at Sirius at the end of last year when he told Snape how to get into the Shrieking Shack. It was this dorm where, after a summer of not talking, Remus finally forgave Sirius for it. And now it was this dorm where they could now be found on the first Friday in December of their last year. James sat in one the chairs at the desk, which he had now upgraded into more comfortable ones. Remus sat on his bed, finishing a Charms essay with Sirius lying at his feet flipping through a Quidditch magazine. Peter sat on his bed watching James and Sirius' conversation.
The pair had been discussing their latest prank. They had only just managed to settle on an idea, so the prank was still in early days. James and Sirius would discuss it for a while, then they would plan, give it to Remus (as the smartest, he was in charge of finding spells they would need- and every now and then telling them what they wanted was impossible) then it was time to set it up and put wheels in motion. Peter's job was always look out, as a rat, it was what he was best at - apart from eating twice his weight in desserts.
Peter watched them talk for the next hour until they had a rough plan. After that James began writing it all down and Sirius turned to Remus.
"When's the next full moon Remus?" "Four days," he pulled a face showing how much that displeased him, but Sirius and the others thought it was brilliant and all smiled, "now would you let me finish this, the match is tomorrow so I won't get any work done, speaking of work, don't you have some due -umm- yesterday?"
"Calm down Rem, it's not like it's important," Remus threw him an exasperated look, before giving up, knowing a lost cause when he saw it, "what is important is James failing his first ever match as captain!" Sirius rolled on the bed howling with laughter at James' shocked and hurt face. Remus kicked him for rolling on the piece of parchment that contained half is essay.
"I'm only joking Jamsie," Sirius said, words dripping with sarcasm, "course I don't want stupid Slytherin to win for the second time this year, but it would still be funny to watch you fail." James chucked a scrunched up piece of parchment at his head and then jumped on his best friend.
Remus snatched his essay before any more harm could come to it and put it away in his bag. He then continued to watch his friends as Sirius managed to throw James off him.
Just as Sirius started on Remus an was tackling him, both laughing, there was a knock at the door. Peter got up to answer it as Remus and Sirius were fighting and James hadn't recovered from his laughing fit on the floor.
Lily stood on the other side and as she looked upon the room, confusion spread across her face. Peter giggled, thinking what it must look like to walk in a room and see to people wrestling on one bed with another lying on the floor, apparently laughing at nothing. However at Lily's appearance, James shot up of the floor and smiled innocently at her.
"What is going on here?" Lily asked to no one in particular.
"Err, well umm," James spluttered trying to not burst out laughing.
"It's quite simple really Evans, James is insane and Remus is nearing the time when all he wants to do is kill everyone in his path and I'm restraining him," Sirius managed to get out before Remus hit him across the face for the last bit, but Lily wasn't paying much attention and missed the hidden truth.
"Right, well then," she said before James whisked her away down into the common room.
"Want to go to dinner early? There's nothing else to do, or we could go to the kitchens?" Peter spoke from beside the door.
"Let's go to the kitchens, it's easier and then I can get back to my work," Remus replied, him and Sirius now untangling themselves and standing.
"God, you're so boring sometimes Rem, only you could take breaking a rule and use it to do homework that's not due for another week!" Sirius exclaimed leading the way to the portrait hole. They passed James and Lily already entwined an armchair by the fire, oblivious to the world.
They slowly made their way down to the kitchens. Peter scurrying in front Remus and Sirius trailing behind. And as they sat around a table and were doted on by house elves, Remus let his thoughts get the better of him. Thoughts of Sirius. Yes, he had been having those thoughts for nearly a year now, but god, not a day went pact that Remus didn't wish Sirius could love him back.
That was when Remus' mind did a double take. Had he just said he love Sirius Black? Sirius Black!? No, no he couldn't... could he? He needed to get out of here, he needed sometime alone..
"I'm going to the library," he announced, standing up rather suddenly. He picked up his bag and speed out of the room.
"What's up with him?" Sirius pondered, watching Remus' cloak whip around the corner.
A/N any good so far? Or just rubbish?