A Serious Conversation

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A Serious Conversation

            Sirius emerged into the Gryffindor common room to find Remus and Peter occupying their usual armchairs in the far corner.

            "Hey Moony.  Hey Wormtail," he said to them.

            "Hi Padfoot," they said.

            "So, did you hear that we're having a huge test in transfiguration class tomorrow?" asked Sirius.

            "We can't be!" shouted Remus frantically.  "Are you serious?"

            "Of course I am," Sirius grinned.

            "Not like that," said Remus with exasperation.  "Are you serious?"

            "I already answered you, Moony," said Sirius.  "You should know who I am.  We've been friends for four years now."  Remus rolled his eyes and Peter looked confused.  Just then, James walked in, accompanied by Lily, who seemed angry and was yelling at him.

            "I am serious, James Potter!"  Sirius and Remus looked at each other and laughed.  James noticed them.

            "No you're not.  He is," James pointed to Sirius.  Lily groaned. 

            "You know what I mean!" she said.

            "No I don't," James grinned.  "How can you be Sirius when he is?"

            "Yeah," Sirius played along.  "I thought your name was Lily.  Did you change it?"  She made a disgusted face.

            "So, really, were you serious about that test?" asked Remus to Sirius.

            "I told you I'm Sirius!" said Sirius.

            "What test?" asked James. 

            "The one we supposedly have in transfiguration class tomorrow," said Remus.  "According to Sirius, who won't tell me if he's serious."

            "I am Sirius!" said Sirius once again.  "Quit forgetting my name."  Lily had stormed off to her dorm room.

            "So, what were you and Lily arguing about?" asked Remus.

            "She got mad about the Snape in the hula skirt thing last week.  She thinks we're too mean to him," said James, rolling his eyes.

            "We weren't being serious about trying to be mean to him. It was just for fun," pointed out Sirius.

            "Well, maybe you were," said Remus, laughing.

            "That was just dumb, Moony," said Sirius.

            "Really?  Are you serious?"  Remus grinned.

            "Knock it off, I'm warning you," said Sirius.

            "Are you serious?" asked James, grinning.

            "I'm gonna hurt you if you don't knock it off," threatened Sirius.

            "Oh, no!  I think he's being serious!" Remus told James, laughing.

            "No, he's always been Sirius!" James was cracking up.

            "That's it," said Sirius, getting ready to stand up.

            "I think we better run now, Prongs," said Remus.

            "Are you serious?" James asked him.

            "No, he is!" said Remus.

            "Yes, and in more ways than one!" Sirius took off after Remus and James who were running from him.  Lily reemerged from the girl's dorm room.

            "James, I need to have a serious conversation with you, now," she tried to tell James, as Sirius still chased him and Remus around the common room.

            "How can you have a serious conversation without Sirius?" asked Remus, curiously.  Lily rolled her eyes. 

            "Yeah," said James.  "I'm terribly sorry, but I can't have a Sirius conversation because my name's not Sirius."

            "I am so gonna hurt you two!" Sirius shouted to James and Remus.

            "I'm going to help," added Lily.  They chased each other around the room for a few more minutes.  Finally, Sirius caught the two of them and pushed them against the wall.

            "Uh-oh, Moony," said James.  "Looks like we're in some serious trouble now."

            "Are you Sirius?" Remus asked James.

            "No, he is!" said James.

            "Oh, you guys are too much!" Sirius said with exasperation and turned to leave.

            "But, wait, one more thing," said Remus.  "Are you serious about that test?"