"Professor McgonagalI, would like to remind you that it's Aprons day." Sirius said as he sat down.
"Mr. Black please-"
"What I mean Professor is that I was down in the kitchen eating a blood pudding and I got my apron dirty. So naturally I had to go clean it. So I went down to the lake and my cigarettes just fell out of my pocket. But it's Aprons day, so you see. I had to smoke. It's grim not to Proffessor."
"Mr. Black, kindly stay after class. Today may be Apron's day but it is also the day that you learn how to change a mandrake. Do you understand?"
"Actually I-"
"Silence Mr. Black, that was rhetorical." She spun around the classroom as everyone grabbed their Wallops. Usually she didn't teach Herbology and yet here she was filling in for Professor Sprout.
Looking around Sirius saw that the only spot left was next to a bundled up figure at the end of the greenhouse. Walking up to them he started trying to figure out what everyone else was doing. He thought if he might get the silent kid to talk he might figure something out.
"Hey, Hufflepuff." Sticking out his hand he had black nail polish in patches on his nails. He dropped a book on the table.
The kid looked at his hand, to the book, and back again.
"Um, hi"
He continued trying to to get his Mandrake to go farther into the dirty, but it was gripping the the sides of the pot and clinging on.
"So you wanna tell me what we need to be doing?"
"Well, it's pretty obvious to start, I need to get this damn thing into the dirt before it starts screeching Mcgonagall fails us." He avoided eye contact now shoving at the creature.
"Wait you're that kid….that kid that keeps going to the hospital wing with those giant gashes."
"My name is Remus, you would be correct about that, and as for you it's none of your concern what happened before you ask."
The Hufflepuff's voice had taken on a surprisingly deep menacing tone, and made it quite obvious it wasn't a subject to be touched.
"Jeez. *smacking noise with mouth* Someone's a bit tense. What's wrong, you been bitten by the wrong dog or something?"
In that instance Sirius fell off his chair and hit the floor with his head hitting hard.
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"Mum, It's Apron's day."
"Not this again" Opening one eye Sirius saw Remus sitting there with his journal writing something.
"You sure know how to pull the stool right from under a guy. Jeez with that precision you must be fun in bed. If you know what I mean" Sirius closed one eye because the brightness of the room made him feel nauseous.
"I didn't mean to give you a concussion…" His quill stilled as he glanced at the squinting boy.
"Hey hey don't worry. I won't tell. After all I wouldn't want the world to know I was a werewolf either."
The boy's eyes widened to about twice the size, and turned completely pale. Looking like any second he might fall pass out.
Madam Pomfrey came over with some juice.
"Now Mr. Lupin you will stay up with Mr Black and make sure he doesn't die in his sleep." The woman gave some pills on the night stand and walked away.
"Well come on now Moony. I have to be at Hagrid's in an hour and I need more smokes." Sirius jumped out of bed and then fell back on his arse. His hands grabbing the bed.
Moony continued to stare blankly.
"Well come on Hufflepuff."
