Title: Reading OoTP
Sorry for the wait, I was really busy… And for that matter, I will be for the next week or so, so I probably won't update for at least that long.
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"You belong to Hogwarts and Sirius knows it. Personally, I think he's being selfish."
"No, he would never do that," Remus said sarcastically.
"Thank you for the support, Moony," Sirius said.
"You wouldn't want to be stuck inside this house without company."
"Ha! Take that," Sirius taunted.
"He just got his hopes up that Harry would be coming to live here with him."
"Ha! Take that," James mocked.
"I will, thank you," Sirius replied.
"So you think he's touched in the head?" said Harry heatedly.
"Aww, Harry's defending me," Sirius said.
"… you'll be a bit more active in S.P.E.W.!"
"Oh, not again," Remus muttered.
"I thought we were finally free of that," James said.
"Apparently not."
Mrs. Weasley made sure that Harry and the others were kept well out of earshot.
"Too bad," Sirius sighed.
"Because it means Dumbledore's found a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher," said George.
"I hope its Moony," James said.
"It won't be," Remus said.
"Still, I can hope, right?"
"Prefect?" he said, staring incredulously at the letter. "Prefect?"
"How could he?" James asked seriously.
"And I thought he was one of the 'good' ones," Sirius said, shaking his head.
"Being a prefect isn't 'good'?" Lily asked.
James and Sirius vehemently nodded their heads to agree with the statement. Remus, however, did not.
"Of course it's good. These two idiots are just jealous," he said.
"Jealous!" Sirius repeated. "Hear that, Prongs?"
"Oh, I heard alright," James answered. "And I know for a fact that it's not true."
"Sure it's not," Remus said, rolling his eyes.
"We thought you were a cert!" said Fred in a tone that suggested Harry had tricked them in some way.
"That would make a bit more sense," Remus admitted. "I'm a little surprised Ron got prefect and not Harry."
"As am I," James said. "But it's a good surprise, don't get me wrong."
"I'm glad Harry didn't have to go through the humiliation," Sirius said.
"Me, too, Padfoot. Me, too."
"Well, at least one of you's got their priorities right."
"Is he actually praising Ron for becoming prefect?" James asked incredulously.
"Impossible," Sirius said, not believing what he was hearing.
He strode over to Harry and clapped him on the back while giving Ron a scathing look.
"Ah, now it makes sense," James said, relieved.
Hermione came tearing into the room, her cheeks flushed and her hair flying.
"She's bound to have gotten prefect, too," Sirius said.
"I'd be shocked if she hadn't," James agreed.
There was an envelope in her hand.
"We were right," Sirius said.
"Thank you for pointing out the obvious, Padfoot," James said.
"If you need me to do it again, I'm right here."
"That's everyone in the family!"
"Not Fred and George," Remus pointed out.
"Thankfully," Sirius added.
"Mum," said Ron hopefully, "can I have a new broom?"
"Ooh, that's ambitious," James said, taken aback.
"Why? Don't you get one every time you impress your mother?" Lily asked.
"Yes, but I have a different financial background."
"Oh."
"Why is it that the wizard with more money can realize how difficult a new broom would be and not anyone else?"
"You're just a genius, Prongs," Remus said.
"Finally someone notices."
"Brilliant. Prefect. Great."
"Looks like someone's jealous," Remus said.
"No, Harry. Prefect equals bad. Don't be jealous," James advised.
Not this, said a small and truthful voice inside his head.
"Oh no, he's hearing voices," Sirius said. "We need to get him some help."
"Alright, Padfoot, we'll get right on that," Remus said lazily.
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A/N: That's it for now. It's short… again, but it's in the middle of a long chapter and I want to leave enough for the second update.
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