Chapter Nine: Prefectship Is So Overrated
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"Does he always run like that?" Sirius's exuberant voice rang loudly through the quiet corridor as he, Harry and Remus walked, having just left the headmaster's office.
"Not really, but I don't think he's used to not having Crabbe and Goyle," Harry answered, laughing along with Sirius. Remus walked beside them quietly.
"What are we going to tell James?" Remus asked miserably. He patted the place where his badge once was, sighing loudly.
Sirius noticed the motion and wrapped a consoling arm around the werewolf. "You're not still upset about that, are you? You need to learn to let things go, Moony. It's not good to dwell."
Remus shoved him away. "It only happened five minutes ago, you tosser," the sandy blond snapped.
Sirius laughed, clearly not offended. "Language!" He reached out covering Harry's ears momentarily. "And I'm not planning on telling Prongs anything, because he'll just run and tell his goody-two-shoes girlfriend," Sirius scoffed, removing his hands from Harry's ears and waving his hand in a dismissive manner. "No offense, Prongs Junior." He looked back to Remus. "If he asks, we can just tell him we made a quick stop off to see Dumbles, that's all," he added nonchalantly, flipping off the painting he hated as they passed it.
Remus shook his head, looking skeptical. He sighed again as he thought of his lost Prefect badge.
"Actually, I think Sirius is on to something. We shouldn't worry them unnecessarily," Harry said with a nod, clearly having heard the conversation despite his ears being covered.
"-Aha!" Lily's head appeared, floating mid-air right beside Sirius' face, making the boy yell out in surprise as he jerked away and startling the other two to a lesser degree. The cloak fell away and onto the ground, also revealing James, who stood behind her uncharacteristically quiet, folding the cloak over his arm.
"I knew it was only a matter of time before you tried to corrupt him, Black!" She glared at the wizard before turning her accusing gaze on Remus. The werewolf was staring in morbid fascination at some lint on his scarf. "And Remus, I thought you'd know better... and what happened to your badge?"
Remus's head dropped in shame, pouting as Lily gestured to the bare spot on his chest.
"They took it," he said quietly.
"No!" Lily gasped. Remus nodded sullenly.
Sirius laughed and this seemed to startle the silent James back to life, as he too began to laugh at Remus's misery.
"Good riddance, I say! It was only holding us back. You had to be way to careful during our pranks this year," Sirius said, trying to cheer up his friend. Remus glared at him in response.
"Remus, how are you ever going to become Head Boy now?" Lily asked in concern, making the werewolf feel worse.
"What have I done? I should have just let that Slytherin hex Sirius!" he bemoaned.
"What!" Sirius exclaimed, clutching his chest dramatically as if he had been shot in the heart and stumbling a few steps.
Harry smiled in amusement before looking over to the depressed werewolf. He spoke before thinking, "Don't feel bad, Remus. You weren't Head Boy anyway," he said, trying to cheer up the boy in his own way.
"Someone tried to hex you, Padfoot?" James asked, moving towards his best friend, who had leaned against the wall and was pretending to be dead from Remus's words of regret.
The ex-prefect turned slowly towards Harry, his hazel eyes narrowed in suspicion. "What do you mean?"
Lily moved closer, curious to hear as well.
"Yeah, you should have seen it, Prongs. These three Slytherin scum were picking a fight with Harry. So, I hauled off and decked the largest. Then-" Sirius excitedly gave James the details.
"Well, J-my dad was Head Boy," Harry said, cringing as Lily's and Remus's faces dropped simultaneously in complete disbelief.
Lily let out a whimper as Remus's face grew dark.
"It must be because," Remus paused turning to his two best friends. James was clapping and laughing wildly as Sirius imitated Draco's escape, flailing his arms around in an exaggerated manner.
Remus pointed at them. "You two! I'm not friends with either of you anymore!" he yelled furiously. Sirius and James froze, surprised at his outburst. They looked at each other, before suddenly breaking out into peals of laughter once more.
Sirius stopped and gave the growling werewolf a toothy grin. "Now, Moony, we both know that's not true," he said, motioning to the area around them and their obvious future.
Remus crossed his arms, glaring at his two best friends when his eyes widened with sudden realization. "James, what are you and Lily doing out here?"
James shuffled his feet. Lily spoke up, answering honestly, "We went to see Harry play."
"You did?" Harry blurted, looking between Lily and James nervously.
Lily nodded excitedly, smiling widely at the him. "You were great," she offered shyly.
James nodded in agreement as he strode towards his future son, wrapping an arm around his shoulder. "You were bloody fantastic, Harry!" James exclaimed.
The seeker's face took on a look of complete elation, and they began to make their way back to the Room of Requirement.
The group of five made their way into the room as the freshly formed door stood open, granting them access. James motioned for Lily to go ahead of him, waiting to go in last.
"After you my delicious, Lilymuffin," he cooed. The witch gave him a half-hearted smack on the cheek as she passed. James bit his lip and blatantly inspected the girl's backside before looking up slowly, a huge Cheshire grin plastered on his face as he stared tauntingly into the wide eyes of a very pale and clearly shaken Severus Snape, standing at the end of the corridor.
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