"Padfoot, I think you had way too much fun in there." James remarked.
"But I look so good!" Sirius said, now clothed in an entirely new wardrobe. "Thanks for loaning me the money by the way. I'll pay you back."
"You don't have any Muggle money. Just be assured that you won't get anything for your birthday." James said.
"You love shopping for me and you know it."
"Don't be so sure." James checked his watch and gasped. "It's almost 2! We need to go! I told Lily I would pick her up at 3:30 for a movie and dinner!"
"Prongs, calm down." Remus told him.
"Yes, deep breaths…good Prongs. Deep breaths…" Sirius advised.
"You still have an hour and a half." Remus said.
"Yes, but I have to go home and shower and change and fix my hair and-"
"You don't have to worry about your hair." Remus commented.
"Yeah. It doesn't matter what you do because nothing ever works!" Sirius said. "How long did we try to make his hair lie flat before that dance in 6th year?"
"5 hours and 39 minutes." Remus replied, looking as though the memory gave him a headache.
"You guys timed that?" James asked.
"Yes and if memory serves, it didn't make the slightest bit of difference." Sirius said.
"You both are just…sad." James said.
"You know what's even sadder? We put in all that time, blood, sweat, and effort and you didn't even have a date to that bloody dance!" Sirius told him.
"Not for lack of trying. I must have asked Lily to go with me about 10 times."
"17." Remus corrected.
"You counted that as well?" James asked, thunderstruck. "What else have you kept track of?"
"More than we care to share Prongs." Sirius said. "I think I still have that list packed away somewhere…"
"What did I do to deserve 2 of the world's biggest gits in the world as best friends?" James muttered.
"I'm glad to know you appreciate us so much, Prongs." Remus smiled as they stepped out into the sunlight.
"Almost as much as I appreciated Snivellus." James told him. He turned and noticed Sirius was staring open-mouthed at something. "Padfoot, are you ok? Padfoot?"
"Huh?"
"Are you ok?" Remus asked. Sirius nodded slowly.
"What are you staring at?" James asked.