Chapter 1
"Jamesieeee, you forgot to do your tie!" Remus said, eyeing James. The latter looked angrily at him. "I'll fix it for you," Remus said. He walked to James so that they were not more than a few inches apart from each other.
"What-" he started. He saw that Moony was smiling wolfishly now that he'd turned his back to Sirius, who was looking dumbfounded.
"It's done! Now you can go to your girlfriend, Prongsie!"
Remus was so going to die for this.
The day before James had found Remus in a bad state at the edge of the lake. He even had been crying. After some pushing, his friend had finally told him that he was gay and in love with none other than their friend Padfoot. He had been for two years. At first, James had been shocked, and a bit offended that he didn't know it earlier, but then he realized he could have known it the whole time. There were small signals, glances, words. Sirius didn't know about it, and Remus didn't want to tell him, too. Because their friendship could be in danger, according to him. James personally didn't see the problem - Sirius always was loyal, so he wouldn't let their friendship die for this.
But the fact that James now knew about Remus' sexuality, was a reason for the werewolf boy to taunt him with it, by doing things that would be considered as 'extremely gay'. It had left Sirius utterly confused and James wanted to kill Remus for it. Or torture him at least.
Sirius looked at Remus and James, confused. Remus had always been kinda weird, being a Marauder, but this was, even for him, extreme. While he normally rarely did it with anyone, he was now flirting with James.
Sirius shook his head and continued doing his hair. There was a party from Slughorn tonight, and they were all invited. Their dates weren't really as they'd wished. Remus had a date with Lily Evans, the girl James had chased for over six years. She and Remus had agreed to go as friends, though. Remus, to avoid other girls. Lily, to avoid James.
Speaking of James, he went with a girl named Dorcas Meadowes. Sirius didn't know her.
He went with Mary MacDonald, a fellow Gryffindor. Peter wasn't invited to the party. Poor guy.