A/N – Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter books or characters, etc etc, you know the drill.
Enjoy!
Remus took a deep breath. The hat looked so innocent, so sweet, just sitting there. Sure, it was just an ordinary hat. But even the ordinary can be extraordinary.
He glanced at James, who was grinning at Sirius.
"C'mon, Remus! There's no time like the present!" James chortled. The last thing Remus saw before he closed his eyes and plunged his hand in was the evil glint in Sirius' eye, and for some reason that scared him more than the prospect of a whole month of full moons.
He delved about in the hat, and felt the unmistakeable pressure of parchment resting on his finger. He very tentatively enclosed his fingers around one of the scraps, and drew it out.
As soon as his eyes flickered open the hat was snatched from his lap and he turned to see it already being tussled around by Sirius. The piece of parchment was sitting so innocently on his lap, folded neatly in half by his own hands.
Please not… please not… he prayed as he picked it up with trembling hands and slowly unfolded it. Next to him, Sirius let out a whoop of delight. His eyes dropped to the parchment and at the same time, his stomach plummeted too.
A single word filled the space. He groaned, and looked up at James who was staring down at his piece of parchment, his grin steadily widening.
Why did I ever agree to this stupid game? Remus grumbled to himself. They had all been excruciatingly bored and so had agreed to spend a week – a week – behaving like whatever they chose from the hat.
Sirius had produced a battered looking piece of leather which, after copious dusting, turned out to be a hat. Remus had then spent the next three hours ensuring it was free from any jinx or curse he knew, and another good hour for any he didn't. Eventually, when he was satisfied, he wrote out the three states on separate pieces of parchment and placed them in the hat.
Emo
Hippie
Sugar high
The last one was an idea of James', and Remus protested for some time that it didn't fit in. James just rolled his eyes and shoved the parchment into his hand.
Sirius had a very strange expression on his face. It was a mixture of horror and pure excitement. He tended to have this sort of look whenever he was going to do something either very stupid or very, very naughty – or even both. This look terrified Remus.
Remus closed his eyes. This. was. not. good.
Opening them again, he decided to try it, for once. James was leaning back in his chair, looking very serene. Sirius' eyes were going crazy, and he leapt out of his chair and began to skip around the room at high speed.
"Chill… man… can't you just… you know… calm?" James murmured in a monotone voice. Remus rolled his eyes, and leant back in his chair. Sirius skipped over.
"Let's do something fun!!!" he exclaimed. You could practically hear the exclamation marks. Remus rolled his eyes. He did that a lot.
"My life is hell. Fun is a maverick of the stupid." he managed to produce in a flat voice. Sirius even stopped vibrating for a second, and Remus fought a small grin.
They want to play… I'll play!
A/N – That was pathetically short. More up v soon!