AN: This chapter's sort of filler, but I got the idea in my head and thought it was really cute. =) I tried not to be too out of character, but I'm not sure if I succeeded..
Chapter Two
Remus was curled up in his bed, his hands beside his head on the pillow. As Sirius approached him, he noted that Moony looked quite like a puppy and not at all like a big, nasty wolf.
"Moony," said Sirius. Then louder, "Moony!"
There was no response.
"Remmie… Remmie, wake up!"
Still nothing.
Sirius grabbed his friend's shoulder and shook him violently. "Remus! Come on!"
Lupin yawned, but made no effort to move.
"Ickle Remmiekins, wakey wakey," Sirius smirked.
Remus's hand shot out from its resting spot on the pillow, striking Sirius in the stomach. "Go away."
"Uh-uh," said Sirius. "I'm here to wake you up. We've got a big day in Hogsmeade ahead of us and James and Peter are waiting."
Remus felt his own stomach lurch when he remembered his talk with Lily yesterday and what he was supposed to say to James. "No," he said, his voice muffled by the pillow. "I don't want to go."
"Yes, you do, stupid, you're just tired. Now I didn't want to have to go to such extreme measures as this, but if I must…" And with that, Sirius began tickling poor Remus mercilessly.
"No!" he gasped between giggles, jerking involuntarily. "Stop – stop – Pad – foot – no!" Disturbed by all his movement, something large and heavy then fell out of the bed, creating a loud noise that made Lupin shoot up and hit his head on the top of the four-poster bed.
Sirius bent down and picked it up. "Aha! So here's the reason you're so tired. You were up late reading. Figures." He inspected the cover of the book he had just retrieved. "Why were you reading about Animagi when we've been studying them for the past - oh, how long has it been? - three years?"
"But we were figuring out the procedure needed to become one," argued Remus, as he climbed out of bed and pulled off his pajama shirt, "while that book is about the history of them."
Sirius rolled his eyes as he flipped through the volume. "Whatever. And a chocolate bar for a bookmark. How inventive."
Remus smiled sheepishly.
Sirius shook his head. "What is up with you and chocolate? Honestly."
"I like chocolate!" said Lupin defensively, digging through his trunk to find some clothes. "There's nothing wrong with that."
"Whatever you say." Bringing the candy bar with him, Sirius headed for the door. "Hurry up. We're waiting in the common room for you."
