James woke up the next morning to a knock at his bedroom door. "James darling get up! Sirius will be here any minute." James thanked his mum for reminding him and hopped out of bed to get dressed.
Ever since Sirius had moved out of the Potter's house and into his own flat, they had made it a family tradition to have meals together every Sunday night. Sirius was an honorary member of the family and the Potter's made sure Sirius knew it.
James was thrilled to see his best mate again, but he was dreading the thought of telling him the news. Being Head Boy meant no more pranks. Or at least no more big pranks. Sirius would not be happy. Not to mention he would have to restrain himself from messing with Snivellus.
James sighed and ran a nervous hand through his messy hair. He gathered his thoughts, stuffed his Head Boy badge into his pocket, and headed downstairs to wait.
James sat on the couch, fingers drumming on his knee in anticipation. When the doorbell rang James jumped up and threw the door open. "Prongs! What's up mate?" Sirius grinned, tackling James in a hug. All of James's panicked thoughts dissolved as he remembered that Sirius was his brother and they could never hate each other, no matter what happened. James hugged Sirius tightly and took a deep breath as he pulled away. "Pads...I have to tell you something." James said instantly. Sirius raised a curious eyebrow, "Everything alright Prongsy? You sound well...Sirius." he snorted. James rolled his eyes with a chuckle. "Yeah yeah very funny. Well...this isn't going to be easy to hear mate, but...Dumbledore made me Head Boy." James shut his eyes tightly as he said the last part so he didn't see Sirius's response.
When everything was silent for a little too long James slowly opened his eyes. Sirius almost looked comical and in any other situation James would have laughed. Sirius's jaw was dropped nearly to the floor and his eyes as big as saucers. James quirked his head to the side and began to ask if he was okay when Sirius burst to life. "Good one mate! How crazy would that be? You Head Boy! Ha, please, so what's the real news?" James rolled his eyes and fished his badge out of his pocket. He held it out to Sirius for proof. Sirius grabbed the item, eyes wildly searching to see if it was real. "Holy Sh-" Sirius started to say but Euphemia yelled, "Language Sirius!" From the kitchen. Sirius turned slightly red, "Sorry mum!" He said as he snapped out of his shock. "Mate this is insane! A tragedy! How are we going to be the legendary Marauders when you are Mr. Goody Two-Shoes?" James shrugged with an amused smile. "Eh we will find a way to sneak some trouble in. It will all work out." Sirius thought about it for a while and eventually accepted the idea on the condition that James wouldn't become a complete stick in the mud. "Besides, Evans already took that title." Sirius had added with a teasing grin.
James of course had defended Lily and told Sirius that she was adventurous sometimes. With that final act of chivalry, the two boys resolved to chatting about the new school year.
After dinner was over Sirius and the Potter's spent the rest of the night enjoying some quality time together. In just a few days time they would be boarding the train for their final year at Hogwarts. This was Jame's last real chance to sweep Lily off her feet.