Note: Here you go, another chapter and now I'm going on holiday to spain... enjoy the cliffhanger hehe xx
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'MR. BLACK! THAT'S TWO WEEKS DETENTION FOR YOU!' Sirius roared with laughter and pulled Peter away from behind the lockers to run for their lives. James joined them, but they didn't come far, because their way was blocked by a very mad looking professor McGonagall. The three boys came to an halt and Sirius and James exchanged a mischievous grin.
'Good day, professor. Looking dashing as always,' Sirius said.
'We had hoped to catch you, professor,' James added.
'We wanted to ask you something about our homework, professor,' Peter ended it.
'All three of you, my office, now.' The three of them sniggered and followed professor McGonagall the very well known way to her office. Sirius had known they were going to get in trouble for this. They hadn't been as careful as usual, but he didn't really mind. He had been laughing again and at this point he would do almost anything to laugh like that again.
Lily Evans passed them. She did give Sirius the usual sneer, but she almost smiled at James. Peter, she just ignored, as usual. Sirius looked at him astonished.
'What did you do? Brew a love potion?' Sirius whispered so that McGonagall – who was still walking in front of them – couldn't hear.
'No, we just talked,' James answered, looking like he had just won the lottery. 'You know? Last Friday night. We talked a lot and she told me I wasn't just as much of a dick as she thought I was.'
'Wow, I think she is going crazy,' Sirius said. James pushed him and laughed.
'She still didn't agree to go on a date with me, but she is going to, just wait for it.' Sirius laughed and shook his head.
'You are hopeless mate, really. I'm going to keep saying it. Though I think you should get a medal for getting her to hate you less.' James smiled proudly and at that moment they reached the office and their conversation was finished.
'A stink bomb?' McGonagall asked the three boys, 'do I have to remind you that you aren't in first grade anymore.'
'Ah come on, professor. Stink bombs will always great.'
'Just as great as the detention you get after, mr Black?' Sirius just grinned at James who also laughed. Peter shifted uncomfortably in his chair. He was less used to detention then Sirius or James, though he had gotten quite a few in his school years.
'I will give all three of you two weeks of detention, but this time it won't be just sitting in a classroom like usual. Since you spent so much time in detention, you can better make yourselves useful to this school, which means that you are going to help the janitors clean.'
All three of them exclaimed into a unison protest, but professor McGonagall hushed them and said her decision was final.
'I'll see you in my office at five and we'll start with professor Binn's classroom. You can go now.'
'I'm so dead,' Peter complained as the boys left the office. Sirius just shrugged.
'Ah, think of it this way; we get to spent more time with our beloved mistress.'
'You mean that fat janitor? No thanks mate, but I think I'll pass,' James grinned and laughing all together they walked towards their next class.
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'So, you are all fine again?'
'Yes, don't worry.'
'I'm not worrying about anything.'
'Oh, okay.'
Sirius scowled and bowed forwards to write the answer to question three of his Math networks. He had gotten a lecture again for getting another F on his test. No hitting this time, but there had been a lot of cursing and whilst Sirius pretended not to care, it did hurt a bit.
'Are you?' Remus asked. Sirius looked up at him, startled for a moment, wondering where the other boy was talking about.
'Am I what?'
'Okay.'
'Yes I am. You keep asking that, but I'm fine.'
'You seem angry.'
'Well I'm not, now shut up and let me work,' Sirius hissed.
'It's… you are making a mistake in you calculations, here let me-.' 'I don't need your help! I'm not stupid, like I said, I just have some troubles concentrating, okay?'
'Sirius, it's okay to be upset about your family.' Sirius looked up at Remus.
'What? How do you… I'm not-,' Sirius stuttered. How on earth could Remus know about what was going on with his family? He had been able to keep this from James all this time.
'They are just worried about your grades, that's all. I sort of overheard professor McGonagall talk to your father on the phone, but I'm sure he just wants you to pass your exams and be able to study. I know parents can be pretty hard on kids sometimes, my dad also-.' 'Does your dad hit you when you don't get straight A's? Didn't think so, now can you please help me because I don't get how this works.'
Remus stared at him for a few seconds, but was smart enough to realize Sirius wasn't going to say any more about it. Sirius felt his hands shake and tried to hide it, by putting his hands in his pockets and slumping down on his chair. Remus ignored his gaze and shifted next to Sirius and began to explain the question slowly, but Sirius was too distracted to pay any attention to what the other boy said.
Suddenly Sirius felt a hand on his arm. A shiver went through his entire body and he looked at Remus.
'I know you are worried about it, but I won't tell anyone,' Remus said softly. Their faces were only a few inches apart and Sirius knew he had to back away, but he didn't want to.
'Stop trying to guess what I think,' Sirius said.
'But I'm right?' Sirius was silent for a few moments and then nodded.
'Do you want to fini-.' The sand haired boy was silenced by two lips on his and in an awe of surprise he parted his mouth.