Chapter 1

Sirius sighed and rubbed his shoulder, stretching as he climbed out from his curtained four-poster bed. "Mornin' Moony," he grumbled to the still-sleeping brunette in the next bed.

He quickly dressed, smiling groggily at his best mate James as he approached. "Morning Prongs," he said as the dark-haired teen threw an arm around his shoulder with a yawn.

"Morning Pads," he replied, leaning on Sirius for support. He was obviously still half-asleep. "Howdja sleep?," he asked calmly.

Sirius shrugged. "Same as usual. I'm glad it's Christmas vacation, just means Crowley and Bolger aren't here," he said with a mischeivous grin.

"...the tacos...," Remus murmured in his sleep.

"What's that, Moony?," Sirius called loudly in amusement, making the werewolf jump and topple off his bed, then groan.

"Ow...My head..."

Sirius pulled a t-shirt over his head and pulled the hem over the waistband his form-fitting denim jeans, then grabbed a brush and dragged it through his shoulder-length, messy, deep brown hair. James pulled on jeans and a t-shirt as well, then they grinned as Remus sleepily scrambled into his own clothes.

Then, they fled the dormitory, not bothering to wait for Peter, who usually slept the latest, the lazy bastard.

Ten Minutes Later

Remus dug his fork into his eggs, smirking as Sirius talked with Rachel, a slutty fourth-year about as smart as a rock. She giggled, then kissed Sirius on the cheek before scurrying off. "Big date tomorrow?," Remus asked in amusement.

Sirius grinned. "Nope. Not even close, Moony-kins," he said in equal amusement.

James snickered. "Moony-kins? I've got to remember that. That and Siri-poo," he said, grinning and batting his eyelashes mockingly after Rachel. Sirius' face turned red with embarassment and he shoved a piece of toast into James' mouth, cutting off all speech. He saw Dumbledore watching them amusedly from further down the table and turned even redder, turning to Remus.

"You guys already have dates for the After-Holidays Dance?," he asked nonchalantly, flipping his hair and causing a few of his fangirls to sigh happily.

"Nah, but I'm asking Lily," James said, spitting out the toast. "Plus, you know Moony-kins is about as straight as one of your elastic hairbands, Siri." Remus snorted in surprise, coughing as he choked down a mouthful of eggs.

"What?!," he cried.