Chapter 2
Remus followed the prefect up to the dormitory, feeling very pleased with himself. He had made a new friend, Sirius Black.
Remus was a shy person, and found it very hard to make new friends, so you can understand why he was so pleased.
He cast his happy glance around, and his gaze settled upon James. He didn't really know what to make of him. He seemed alright, just very sarcastic…yet, having received a very cold first impression he decided he'd leave it a while before he made friends with him, but then, being the nice person he was, and noticing how forlorn and lonely James looked, Remus chanced going over to him.
'Remus?'
Remus turned his head, greeted by the sight of Sirius.
'Where are you going?'
Remus shrugged and then looked over at James, 'I was going to go talk to him…'
'Why would you want to do that?' Sirius asked, raising his voice ever so slightly, so James could overhear him. 'He wasn't particularly nice to you or anything…'
Remus fidgeted uncomfortably, conscious that they were earning a few looks. Allowing a small sigh to escape his lips he spoke up, 'I guess…I just thought he was…'
'Thought what?' Sirius grinned, clearly enjoying making Remus squirm.
Remus sighed. 'I don't know.'
After the prefect had showed them the way to the dormitory, the boys all looked at each other, taking in each other's appearance. There was a heavy silence, shortly broken by a small plump little boy, with watery eyes and a pointed nose. 'I forgot my pajamas,' he squeaked.
Sirius and James both looked away, hiding a laugh at the boy's misfortune.
'Just sleep in your underwear, and tell someone tomorrow,' suggested Remus kindly, pausing in his unpacking to speak to him.
The boy's bottom lip began to quiver, and his eyes welled up with tears, his eyes darted around, silently begging anyone for a pair of pajamas.
'James has a spare pair,' Sirius said at once. He smirked at James. 'They have bunny rabbits on them, would you like a pair of bunny pajamas?'
James ground his teeth together. 'Shut up Sirius.'
'Aww, it looks like bunny pajamas are out the window for you…uhh…'
'Peter.'
'Peter,' Sirius dove into James' suitcase and pulled out a pair of red ones. 'It appears that James is too fond of them to lend to you, you can have these instead.' Before James could snatch them back, Sirius had chucked them at Peter.
'Is…is that alright J-James?' the boy named Peter asked nervously, clutching the pajamas to his chest.
James glowered at Sirius, who was smiling in a very goading manner at James, before nodding his head at Peter. 'Sure.'
Peter's pasty face lit up at once. 'I promise I wont rip them or anything, honest to God!'
James rolled his eyes. What a drip, a complete and utter drip.
Remus chewed his lip nervously, before climbing into his bed. 'Night all.'
They all murmured their good nights, before turning to get changed.
A button hit James on the tip of his nose. Wheeling around to confront the button thrower, he found himself facing Peter, who was looking at him with wide eyes, a button missing from the pajama top, which strained across his chest. 'I didn't mean to! Honest!'
'I'm sure James doesn't mind,' Sirius said.
James whisked his curtains shut and clambered into bed, his head buzzing.
That fucking twat! How dare he go into my personal belongings! How fucking dare he?! That fucking twat!
James turned onto his other side, through the crack in his curtain he could just make out Sirius' sleeping face, then his eyes settled on Sirius' suitcase.
Just you wait Sirius Black, just you wait…