A/N) They style of writing changes a little in this one, nothing bad.

Chapter 74

Secret Plots in Runes

James, if you don't get that ridiculous smile off your face I'm going to think you're plotting something.

James read the note Remus had passed him a moment earlier, knowing full well the ridiculous smile was only getting bigger. He looked up at the Ancient Runes teacher to be sure she wasn't looking before writing:

What makes you think I'm not?

He returned the parchment to his best friend. In most classes they could get away with lightly talking, but Runes was not one of those classes.

Remus rubbed the bridge of his nose as he read the note, to most people he'd look stressed, but James could see the smile he was trying to hide.

Because if you're plotting something then Sirius would be too. And Sirius was acting perfectly normal this morning.

James choked back a laugh and wrote back, knowing full well Remus could see him smirking.

Unless what I'm plotting involves Sirius...

He watched the teacher again, putting a few class notes down in his notebook, and passed the note to Remus...

Remus wasn't able to hold in a laugh as easily as James had, causing the girl sitting beside him to glare at him. Thankfully the teacher didn't notice, or was too absorbed in what she was teaching that she didn't care. The note was back on James' desk earlier than he expected it to be.

Good luck.

James smiled at that. He knew full well the words were laced with scepticism on Remus' part.

It's not a prank. I'm not stupid, I'd never be able to get him.

The teacher called on Remus to answer a question, that he got wrong, and faced the students for a while before James could pass the note over. Remus spent a while looking through his book with an irritated expression on his face.

Then what is it?... Oh, and what did I do wrong?

James wrote quickly and passed it back just as quickly.

I think (emphasis on think) you were supposed to use two 'isa' rather than a 'jera'.

He looked through his book to double check before handing the note back. He'd gotten the question wrong too, but he'd gotten it wrong for a different reason.

But the lines are curved? And they're really close together?

I think that's just bad handwriting more than anything else

Stupid ancient people and their bad handwriting.

Rem... You don't really have any room to talk there.

Yeah... well... blah! Just blah!

James chuckled under his breath at Remus' response. James crumpled up the page and stuffed it into his bag before tearing off a new empty piece.

We need a better way to do this...

True, it's really irritating to have to wait until the teacher turns her back... let's mention it to Sirius after class, see if he has any ideas. He usually comes up with some pretty cool stuff.

True, I don't know where he gets all these ideas, but they're great... I wonder if he's awake yet.

Probably, we're planning on painting the girls restroom during break, remember?... Oh and you didn'ttell me what you're plotting...

James gave another smirk and dug around in his bag pulling out a letter and handing it to Remus with the note.

Oh yeah, I forgot. Here this will explain everything...

Remus looked at the letter curiously, but red the note first. When he turned back to the letter he read a little bit before checking to make sure the teacher wasn't looking before continuing. By the time he finished he was so excited he forgot to check on her before passing the note and letter back.

Seriously! That is awesome! He'll be ecstatic!

James was a little more cautious when putting the letter back in his bag and returning the note.

I know, it'll be great. I can't wait.

I wish I could be there, I'd like to see the look on his face.

That would be cool, to have all of us...

Yeah, but not this time. Maybe next time.

Of course, I understand, we're not good enough for you to hangout with. I see...

... James I live with you, I'm passing you notes during class as we speak... er... write, and the only time we're apart for more than an hour is when... um... I get sick. Yeah, you're totally not good enough for me to hang out with.

Hehe, you're right. We are hardly everapart... Ohhh! Nope, you have double Arithmancy this afternoon, that's two hours.

Right then, no more than two hours at a time. Do you think that that's kind of sad?

I think it's awesome!

What's the longest you and Sirius are ever apart... minus holidays of course.

Mondays I have double Runes with you... So two there also. And we're together when you're 'sick' too.

We need to count up how many hours we're not with one of the group per week... it would be interesting.

And may be a little depressing...

Why? Because we're so dependent on each other? I don't particularly mind it.

No... I just don't want to know how many hours I have to spend alone :-(

James... You share all your classes with at least one of us. I don't think your number would be higher than three.

... Okay, I admit... that's a little sad.

Just a little.

The note went back and forth as the conversation changed from their social lives to their favorite classes before the bell finally rang.

"Sirius!" James called as Sirius and Peter walked up to them, meeting them as they got out of class and heading up to the girls bathroom. "Guess what I learned today!"

"Hopefully how to read runes." Sirius said playing with his hair, an action that meant he woke up late and didn't get to spend as much time on it as he wanted to.

"Of course not." Remus said rolling his eyes with a half smirk on his face.

"The longest we're apart on an average week is two hours." James said peeking into the girls bathroom to make sure there was no one in it

"Well, James, it's good to know you had such a productive class." Sirius looked at Remus who just shook his head and laughed as they followed their friend into the bathroom.

A/N) Nope... I couldn't do a marauder's story without doing a note passing scene. ^_^ I enjoy them a lot. It probably won't be the last one either.

The inspiration for this chapter comes from the fact that I think I focus waaaay too much on Sirius. I need a few chapters where he's not, or hardly even, in the chapter. Naturally he still managed to make it in... (grrr Sirius you screentime hog! Sirius: Mwahahahahaha) but I did better. Sirius had been a little too responsible in the last few chapters... I think I need to make him hex someone soon. Hmmm Snape sounds good.

Stupid upload doc thing _ It took out all the spaces in all the bold and or italic lines... I had to go back in and put them all back... If anyone knows how to keep it from doing that I would love to know.