October 26th, 5:12 pm, 6th Year

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"James," Sirius sat up "I'm gonna tell him."

James and Sirius were lounging in the common room that Saturday morning, Remus and Peter being in the library working on essays.

"Well it's about time Sirius, only problem with that is," James noted, "He's in the library and you're still banned."

"Yeah well, Madame Pince is a cunt. Let me borrow the cloak for a bit?"

James huffed, "I suppose I should do my Charms essay, I'll open the doors for you to get in."

The two Marauders wandered through the halls, one quite visible and the other not. When they got to the library James opened the door, holding it a bit longer than could be deemed normal, before allowing it to drift shut. Sirius was already halfway to Remus' table; however a certain Hufflepuff was closer.

"Remus?" Marie called softly.

The called upon raised his head from a book and looked over at her with an enamoured smile, "Yes love?"

Sirius seethed silently, 'Oh isn't this all just so adorable, I have to get Remus out of here before she infects him with her goody two-shoes-ness.'

Marie however, was entirely unaware of Sirius' simmering annoyance, "We were going to go on that picnic, I was thinking tomorrow; and you said you had something to tell me?"

The invisible boy blinked furiously in shock. 'Remus is going to tell her? But, that bill her dad pushed through. She'll hate him, she'll turn him over to the ministry, and Remus will get kicked out of Hogwarts!' He had to stop this, Sirius stormed over to the table, grabbed Remus' arm and dragged him off.

"Whaa?" Remus started, something was dragging on his arm. "Sirius is that you? You're banned. Besides, I was having a conversation." Remus stubbornly refused to leave.

'Desperate times call for desperate measures.' Sirius thought to himself, and then aloud he whispered "Code Banana."

Remus instantly stood up and swept all of his books and quills into his bag without any regard, "Marie, I'm sorry, there's an emergency in Gryffindor right now, we'll have that picnic next weekend."

Then he rushed away with Sirius while Marie was left utterly confused. "Code banana." She rolled her eyes.

Sirius sped through the hallways with Remus in tow. Remus was asking a multitude of questions over just what exactly the emergency was. Sirius, shaking his head a negative to each query.

"Sirius, what happened, you're calling a code banana here. Did someone die? The Great Hall blew up? Are Death Eaters attacking? Did Lily agree to go out with James?"

Sirius flew into a broom cupboard dragging Remus with him.

"Remus, Lily did not agree to go out with James. We both know that would cause the world to end."

"Okay… so?"

"It's about…" Sirius paused, "Marie."

Remus got a dopey grin on his face, "She's lovely isn't she."

"Uh, well, whatever. So you know that bill that just passed? The one restricting werewolves even more?"

"Of course I know of it Sirius, I am a werewolf. I need to know these things."

"So you know who pushed it through?"

"Yes, it was Marie's dad."

"Exactly! So you can't tell her about your condition, you see? She'll turn you over!"

"Sirius, Marie and her father are very different people."

"But she agrees with him!"

"Why exactly do you think she would?"

"Because she's his daughter! Of course she does!"

"So you, are exactly like, and share all the same political viewpoints as your father?"

Sirius scowled "What are you saying Moony! I'm nothing like that bastard!"

"Exactly, and Marie doesn't agree with her father."

"Oh don't be ridiculous Moony! That sour bitch is going to get you kicked out of Hogwarts!"

"I am not going to stand here and let you bash my girlfriend; I can't believe you had the nerve to call a code banana over some petty prejudice Sirius." Remus went to open the door.

Sirius was faster; he flicked out his wand and near shouted a spell. "No! Moony this isn't just about the bill."

Remus glared, "Well Sirius, what is it about then?"

"I don't think you should date her anymore."

"Sirius!" Remus yelled, "I've been dating her for over seven months, you were all for me getting a girlfriend. You're the one who forced the Third Pact on us!"

"The Third Pact says nothing about it being a GIRLfriend, just that you can't turn down dates!"

"Well then," Remus sarcastically snarked, "Who do you suggest I date instead, oh wise one?"

Sirius looked at the wall, and then his feet, and stuttered a little, "Well. I. I mean. M-maybe. You could date. Like, oh I dunno. Someone else… and. Um."

A realization dawned on Remus then, "Oh bloody hell, you're jealous of Marie."

"What's that six points for me now?" Sirius tried to joke lightly.

"Six? What?" Remus was confused, "Oh that silly game about making me swear."

"Exactly," Sirius grinned, "Now, that's covered, you'll stop dating Marie and we'll live happily ever after and shag like bunnies."

Sirius went to grab the door, but it wouldn't open.

Remus rubbed the bridge of his nose, "The spell you used to lock it can only be undone from the outside."

"Well crap." Sirius acknowledged.

Remus continued, "More importantly, I never agreed to any of that. I'm still going to date Marie, and we are most certainly not going to do anything of that matter like bunnies."

"Well okay okay, doggy style, and we'll go behind her back, whatever floats your boat Moonshine."

Remus frowned, "No Sirius, I'm sorry but I'm very happy with Marie, and not interested in doing anything of that nature with you no matter the style."

Remus was suddenly assaulted by a pair of large watery puppy dog eyes.

"But…" Sirius' lip quivered, "But Remmy…" Sirius sniffled, "Why not? Am I not pretty enough…?"

Remus sighed, and wrapped his arm around his steadily sobbing friend, "Sirius you're plenty pretty. It's just that, well, you're… er. You've got-"

"You don't want me because I'm a bloke." Sirius pouted.

"Well, kind of."

Sirius sank down to the floor of the tiny broom cupboard. He wrapped his arms around his legs. "Oh Merlin, I've been such a fool."

Remus sat down beside him.

Sirius continued, "Here I've been worried over being attractive enough for you, and you don't even swing that way."

"Well… I'm not saying I'm entirely straight. But… I'm sorry Sirius."

Sirius perked up, ever so slightly. "So I have a chance? If I'm extra great, and you break up with Marie?"

"You are not permitted to bully her into ending things."

"Damn."

They sat there in silence for a many minutes, Remus fidgeting awkwardly, hopelessly trying to comfort Sirius, who had his head in his arms.

Then, "Rem? I feel like I'm forgetting something important."

"Moonrise is in an hour." Remus reminded him.

"And we're locked…"

"In a broom cupboard. Yeah."