James and Sirius grinned. Remus was off studying with Peter for
Potions, since they both needed extra help, which left them on their own.
They just sat in their room, plotting their next prank.
"We're running low on dungbombs," Sirius told James.
"Hmm," James thought, "we can always restock at Hogsmeade before Christmas. What about acid pops? Those are always fun."
"I dunno, James. We've only got three left."
James grinned wickedly. "That's enough for the girls, at least."
"No way!" Sirius said with a laugh.
James suddenly looked at his best friend, suspicious. "Since when did you care what pranks we play on the girls?"
Sirius sheepishly looked at the floor. "Since Ara asked me out." If James didn't know better, he would have thought his best friend was actually blushing.
"Since WHAT?" James shouted. "When?"
"When we were playing Spin-the-Bottle." Still Sirius stared at the ground.
James just looked at his friend, dumbfounded and angry and jealous all at once. "You're going out with Arabella?"
"Yeah," Sirius replied. Jumping on the defensive, he added, "She's smart, and funny, and she stands up to us, and..." Sirius finished in a little blush.
"And...?" James asked.
"And she's a good kisser."
James just laughed, shaking his head. "Sirius 'n Ara, sitting in a tree! K- I-S-S-I-Owwwww!" The last two letters were cut off by what would probably be a bruised chest, courtesy of his best friend. "Good luck with her, Sirius." Maybe I'll get lucky too someday, he added silently.
"When are you asking Lily out?" Sirius always seemed to magically know what James was thinking.
"I dunno. Does she like me?"
Sirius punched his best friend's arm. "Of course she likes you! I saw the way you two were kissing!"
"Yeah, but I've been avoiding her lately. Embarassed, I guess."
"Well, stop doing that! If you like her, you have to tell her."
"Since you would know, Sirius. You have had so much experience with women." James just barely missed Sirius's first punch, but there were three hits.
"Oh well, three acid pops should be enough to get Snape at least once before he catches on, maybe even use all three." The two went back to their planning, silently agreeing to drop the subject... for now.
"We're running low on dungbombs," Sirius told James.
"Hmm," James thought, "we can always restock at Hogsmeade before Christmas. What about acid pops? Those are always fun."
"I dunno, James. We've only got three left."
James grinned wickedly. "That's enough for the girls, at least."
"No way!" Sirius said with a laugh.
James suddenly looked at his best friend, suspicious. "Since when did you care what pranks we play on the girls?"
Sirius sheepishly looked at the floor. "Since Ara asked me out." If James didn't know better, he would have thought his best friend was actually blushing.
"Since WHAT?" James shouted. "When?"
"When we were playing Spin-the-Bottle." Still Sirius stared at the ground.
James just looked at his friend, dumbfounded and angry and jealous all at once. "You're going out with Arabella?"
"Yeah," Sirius replied. Jumping on the defensive, he added, "She's smart, and funny, and she stands up to us, and..." Sirius finished in a little blush.
"And...?" James asked.
"And she's a good kisser."
James just laughed, shaking his head. "Sirius 'n Ara, sitting in a tree! K- I-S-S-I-Owwwww!" The last two letters were cut off by what would probably be a bruised chest, courtesy of his best friend. "Good luck with her, Sirius." Maybe I'll get lucky too someday, he added silently.
"When are you asking Lily out?" Sirius always seemed to magically know what James was thinking.
"I dunno. Does she like me?"
Sirius punched his best friend's arm. "Of course she likes you! I saw the way you two were kissing!"
"Yeah, but I've been avoiding her lately. Embarassed, I guess."
"Well, stop doing that! If you like her, you have to tell her."
"Since you would know, Sirius. You have had so much experience with women." James just barely missed Sirius's first punch, but there were three hits.
"Oh well, three acid pops should be enough to get Snape at least once before he catches on, maybe even use all three." The two went back to their planning, silently agreeing to drop the subject... for now.