A/N: Crystal is quite pleased to have written something finally! She's very, very sorry for not updating in so long, but...sometimes you just can't! I was quite pleased with this chapter, and I hope to get lots of reviews for it or else...
High School makes it down right impossible to have time to write anything at all! It's very annoying! Homework takes up all my time and the rest of my time I would like to spend sleeping or being with my friends. BUT, I mangaged to get creative late Saturday night at type this, so off it goes to my beta-reader!
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Chapter 9
The next few days at Hogwarts went by slowly to those who knew about Harry's situation. For those who didn't know, they went though their day without stress. Every few hours, Sirius would run to Dumbledore's office to ask him if they had found out anything, but Dumbledore gave him the same response. They would get the same answer that they have not, which only made Sirius more impatient and worried. Severus went on with his studies avoiding any contact with other humans as much as possible. Remus was in one of the guest rooms trying to get Sirius to eat and sleep but to no effect.
"Sirius, you're not going to help Harry in any way by staving yourself! You'll become so tired that I wouldn't be surprised if you dropped dead in exhaustion." Remus with a little exasperation in his voice said "If you don't get some either food in or sleep, I'll tie you down and force-feed you and make you take a sleeping potion until your body is fully rested."
Sirius was in dog form, laying in front of the fireplace, staring into it. It's been hours since he moved from that spot. He didn't even respond to Remus' voice, he just staring into space. Remus sat right next to the shaggy dog with his legs crossed and faced Sirius' form. He had a dazed look in his half opened eyes. Remus could tell that he was tired but still refused to sleep until he found Harry.
Remus sighed.
"Please Padfoot. Just get some sleep and eat something! If you keep this up, there won't be enough of you to save Harry. If Harry is found, we need you to be there for him." Remus muttered to Sirius.
Sirius still didn't respond.
Now Remus was getting really annoyed. He shot up from his spot and glared at the dog with his fists resting at his hips.
"Sirius Black! If you don't get moving, I will coerce you out of that form and drag you to Madam Pomprey, so she can help you. I'm going to give you to the count of five!" the werewolf shouted.
"One..."
Nothing.
"Two..."
"Three..."
"Four..."
Remus began to get his wand out so that he could perform a spell that would force Sirius back to his original form. He leveled the wand to the dog, ready to cast it.
"Fi-"
The dog slowly got up to his feet, still staring into the blazing fire for a few moments before looking at Remus. With a blink of an eye, Sirius transformed back to human. Sirius looked worse then the last time he saw him as a human. He had dark shadows under his eyes and his eyes were red from not having enough sleep. Remus could also tell that Sirius lost a great deal of weight just by glancing at him. His skin over his cheekbones, nose, and jaw were pushed against the bone drawn tight over them. Remus just stared at him and cursed softly to himself.
"Fine." Sirius breathed feebly and walked out the guest room door changing into his dog form again.
Once Sirius was out of the door, Remus sighed and also made his way out as well, but not to the kitchens. No, he was going to see Dumbledore as to when they were going to begin the search for Harry.
While Remus was heading to the headmaster's office, he was in such a deep thought about what he was going to say to Dumbledore that he bumped into someone.
Remus stumbled a little.
"Sorry..." he murmured and begin walking again but this time more alert of where he was going.
"Yes, I'm sorry too, Remus. I was just coming to visit you." the person that Remus almost knocked down apologized in an amused voice.
Remus' head shot up and turned around to see who had spoken. He had an idea as to who it would be.
It was Albus Dumbledore.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Albus. I didn't see you. I was going to your study to ask you something about Harry. I didn't...I-" Remus began stammering.
"Remus! Calm down. Don't worry about it. I wasn't paying attention either. But what's done is done and there's no reason to ponder over it. I suppose we both had a lot on our minds. I see that we both wanted to see each other. I also wanted to speak to Sirius about what I'm about to tell you as well. Is he in your room?" Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his half-moon glasses.
"Um..no he's not. I told him that he should get some rest and food so that he would be prepared if we had to begin searching for Harry. If he didn't, I told him I would force feed him." Remus vowed sheepishly.
Dumbledore just chuckled.
"I see. Well, I would have told him the same thing. I guess great minds think alike. Anyways, he will need all the strength he's got to look for Harry, tomorrow."
"Yeah, I...what?!" Remus said with astonishment. He wasn't sure if he heard correctly. But usually, Remus could catch the faintest voice with his werewolf hearing.
The old wizard just smiled as he observed the younger man's behavior to this news.
"What, what?" Dumbledore teased, his eyes twinkling behind the half-moon glasses.
"Are we really going to begin searching for Harry tomorrow?" Remus goggled at Dumbledore as he inserted a finger into his ear and rotated it vigorously. Owing, no doubt, to a build up of earwax.
"Yes. I think that we have waited long enough. We are leaving early in the morning, after breakfast, of course. So I recommend a good night rest and full belly. But please bear in mind of the plan we established before. To pretend that we don't know where Voldemort is located." Dumbledore said seriously.
"Yes, sir. Do you want me to inform Sirius of your plans then?" Remus asked.
"That would be the most ideal thing to do. We don't want Sirius to turn on us not, do we?" Dumbledore joked. "I have already spoken to Severus. Tell Sirius that I gave you my permission that if he doesn't get any rest, then you are allowed to put a sleeping charm on him. If you need anything or have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. Enjoy the rest of the day as possible." With that Dumbledore walked out humming to himself.
Chortling at Dumbledore's comment, Remus went ahead to join Sirius in the kitchen for lunch.
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Sirius was walking slowly in deep thought. It had been almost a week and still no word about Harry. No one knew if he was alive or not. Sirius just assumed and prayed that he was alive because Sirius would bet on his life that Voldemort would gloat that he defeated The-Boy-Who-Lived. All that was on Sirius' mind is what's happening to Harry. What if they hurt him in someway? He would never be able to forgive himself. In the guest room, Sirius heard everything Remus had said and he was right, even though Sirius wouldn't admit it yet. Sirius was a little angry with him for being so calm in all this but he knew that if any of them lost their heads, they would never find Harry.
Sirius was driven out of his musing by footsteps coming his way. Sirius franticly looked around to see if the stalker was in view. He or she wasn't. Now he looked for a place to hide. Then he noticed that there was an open classroom a few feet away. Sirius ran, as quietly as he could, into the room, waiting to see whom the person was.
With every passing second, the footsteps became louder and louder. Sirius still couldn't see who the person was. Suddenly an idea hit him like a smack by a bludger in the face. Why didn't he think of it before? He could detect who it was by the use of his smell.
Sirius began to take small, short whiffs of air, trying to pick up the scent of the person.
What? Sirius thought.
The smell was very familiar but he couldn't put his paw on it. He sniffed franticly again. But then a voice broke the silence, then Sirius knew who it was.
"Padfoot, you big oaf, it's me, Remus, honestly." Remus laughed as a dog came out of the classroom looking a little grumpy.
"Took you long enough to realize it was me. What took you?" Remus asked still laughing.
The dog just stared at Remus for a moment, then he crouched down and put on of his paws on his nose as if telling Remus that he stunk. Sirius was wagging his tail and giving a doggy grin that no real canine could do.
"Hey! I took a shower this morning!" Remus yelled in mock outrage.
Sirius just rolled his eyes and snorted. Remus just gave him a playful glare before a counter insult came to him and Remus just gave Sirius a sly grin.
"Well, I wouldn't be motioning me that I stunk if I were you." Remus rebutted calmly.
Sirius tilted his dog head, asking why.
"Because, I bet ten Galleons that you haven't taken a bath since last year." Remus sneered as he inhaled the aroma around Sirius. "Oh Merlin! Sirius, I think we should ask the house-elves to give you an hour bath. That's how long it would take to get rid of that putrid stench! Now that I think about it, an hour bath is not long enough." Remus chocked from the smell and his own laughing.
Sirius gave him a mock snarl and grounding his paws on the floor as if tell Remus to run 'cause he was going to attack him. Sirius crouched down again, getting ready to pounce on Remus.
The werewolf noticed this and gave Sirius a frightened face.
"Oh no! Oh, what to do? I'm going to piss in my pants in fright!" Remus laughed and began running down the corridor to the kitchens. Sirius barked after him.
Remus ran as fast as he could, which was much faster then a regular human because of the wolf's speed in him. However, Sirius was catching up slowly. Remus was laughing and panting down the hall, as he heard Sirius following him in hot pursuit.
Remus was beginning to see the portraits of fruits and food on the wall, telling him that he was near the kitchen. As his mind was on which portrait that was the one to get in the kitchen, Remus unconsciously was losing speed. Forgetting about Sirius for a minute as Remus saw the photo of the bowl of fruit with a pear in it, Remus was knocked down to the floor with a 'thud'. Above his head, Remus could hear a panting dog as drool dripped down from his tongue.
"Urgh, Padfoot! That's disgusting! Get off! We're here." Remus said in false annoyance.
But Sirius didn't lift his weight off of Remus. Instead he gave a low growl, baring his light yellow teeth at Remus. The werewolf just chuckled.
"All right! I'm sorry for calling you stinky, but you're the one who started it. Besides I wasn't joking about the smell, though. You do need a bath."
Sirius just bit gently on Remus' ear before pulling himself off of his best friend.
Remus got to his feet slowly and feeling his ear to see if Sirius had drawn blood. Looking at his hand that touched the ear, there was none. Then Remus dusted himself clean before looking at Sirius once more wagging his tail and panting from the run.
"Thank you. Now lets get something to eat!"
Remus reached out his arm to tickle the pear. After a few seconds, the pear changed into a door knob and Remus turned the knob to allow himself and Sirius into the kitchen.
"Are you coming?" he asked pleasantly, before stepping through without waiting for his answer. Sirius snorted as he followed him through into the kitchen, where one of the many house-elves swiftly ran over to them.
"Hello Master Lupin!" she spoke excitedly. "What can Lleld do for you?"
Remus and Sirius exchanged brief glances, before Remus began to go through the list of food that they usually get when they come here. The other house-elves immediately snapped to attention, bringing them more choices than even a room full of students could handle, and waited eagerly for Remus and the dog to make their decisions.
"Thank you." Remus said politely after they had finished, and the house-elves began to take away the platters that weren't chosen.
The two friends brought their food back to their rooms to eat in peace, neither one of them talked much during their lunch break. Sirius was eating quietly, maybe giving a few compliments to the house-elves for the excellent food. While on the other hand Remus had other things on his mind. He was trying to figure out when it would be a good time to give Sirius the good news. He also needed to tell him what to bring with them and in what condition Harry will be if they do find him. He didn't touch much of his food either, maybe eating a few bites here and there. Remus was far too busy in his thoughts to notice that Sirius was staring at him in concern.
"What's up Mooney? Is something wrong? You look worried and a little excited?"
That brought out Remus from his muse. When Remus looked up from his plate, he smiled at Sirius' worried expression for a few moments before speaking.
"No, I'm fine, Padfoots. But I do have a few good news about-"
Remus was cut of by Sirius excitement. He was on his feet within a second, causing his chair to topple over on its back, both hands on the table, leaning forward at Remus which shot his body away from Sirius in surprise that it almost caused him to loose his balance on his chair.
"What is it? Did they found Harry yet? What's going on? Are we-"
But Remus got cut off by Sirius by reaching over the table and giving him a sharp slap in the head. That shut him up for sure. Sirius was staring at Remus in shock for a moment before going red in the face in anger. Sirius was about to retort for that slap but Remus interrupted him.
"That's what you get for interrupting me, Padfoots." Remus smiled.
The other man glared at Remus for a moment more before giving up the bickering. With a deep sigh and struggling to keep his excitement in check, he spoke.
"All right then, What's the good news?"
"Well, Dumbledore told me this while you were roaming the halls, that we are preparing to look for Harry tomorrow, early in the morning. So he wants us to have a full nights rest and have a good meal before we leave. He also gave me his consent to cast a sleeping charm on you if you don't." Remus smirked at the worked up man turning into horror.
"You wouldn't? You wouldn't dare? I'm also a Marauder you know. I can get you back for that." Sirius smiled slyly.
"True but of course you won't know when I will strike." Remus laughed. "Dumbledore also said that we should enjoy the rest of the day before heading off to bed."
Sirius was considering that last comment for a moment before giving Remus one of his notorious grins which only meant trouble.
Remus laughed again. "What are you thinking up this time? Aren't we a bit old to do pranks at this age?"
Sirius looked dejected.
"Nobody's too old to pull a prank. That's what a Marauder is. Master of Pranks! He must live up to his reputation. Besides, what's the harm in one small prank? I have the prefect victim too. It's been ages since I've done one." Sirius gave Remus an innocent look that didn't convince anybody if they knew Sirius well enough.
Remus sighed and shook his head in disapproval as he placed his hands on his hips as a mother would if a child did something wrong.
"How old are you again?"
Sirius smiled again before transforming back to his dog form and exiting out the door of the guest room.
Shaking his head in shame, Remus followed Sirius out the door.
"What have I done?" Remus grumbled out loud to himself. "Why did I give Sirius any ideas? Ideas in his head are always dangerous. I'm going to regret this."
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Chapter 9
The next few days at Hogwarts went by slowly to those who knew about Harry's situation. For those who didn't know, they went though their day without stress. Every few hours, Sirius would run to Dumbledore's office to ask him if they had found out anything, but Dumbledore gave him the same response. They would get the same answer that they have not, which only made Sirius more impatient and worried. Severus went on with his studies avoiding any contact with other humans as much as possible. Remus was in one of the guest rooms trying to get Sirius to eat and sleep but to no effect.
"Sirius, you're not going to help Harry in any way by staving yourself! You'll become so tired that I wouldn't be surprised if you dropped dead in exhaustion." Remus with a little exasperation in his voice said "If you don't get some either food in or sleep, I'll tie you down and force-feed you and make you take a sleeping potion until your body is fully rested."
Sirius was in dog form, laying in front of the fireplace, staring into it. It's been hours since he moved from that spot. He didn't even respond to Remus' voice, he just staring into space. Remus sat right next to the shaggy dog with his legs crossed and faced Sirius' form. He had a dazed look in his half opened eyes. Remus could tell that he was tired but still refused to sleep until he found Harry.
Remus sighed.
"Please Padfoot. Just get some sleep and eat something! If you keep this up, there won't be enough of you to save Harry. If Harry is found, we need you to be there for him." Remus muttered to Sirius.
Sirius still didn't respond.
Now Remus was getting really annoyed. He shot up from his spot and glared at the dog with his fists resting at his hips.
"Sirius Black! If you don't get moving, I will coerce you out of that form and drag you to Madam Pomprey, so she can help you. I'm going to give you to the count of five!" the werewolf shouted.
"One..."
Nothing.
"Two..."
"Three..."
"Four..."
Remus began to get his wand out so that he could perform a spell that would force Sirius back to his original form. He leveled the wand to the dog, ready to cast it.
"Fi-"
The dog slowly got up to his feet, still staring into the blazing fire for a few moments before looking at Remus. With a blink of an eye, Sirius transformed back to human. Sirius looked worse then the last time he saw him as a human. He had dark shadows under his eyes and his eyes were red from not having enough sleep. Remus could also tell that Sirius lost a great deal of weight just by glancing at him. His skin over his cheekbones, nose, and jaw were pushed against the bone drawn tight over them. Remus just stared at him and cursed softly to himself.
"Fine." Sirius breathed feebly and walked out the guest room door changing into his dog form again.
Once Sirius was out of the door, Remus sighed and also made his way out as well, but not to the kitchens. No, he was going to see Dumbledore as to when they were going to begin the search for Harry.
While Remus was heading to the headmaster's office, he was in such a deep thought about what he was going to say to Dumbledore that he bumped into someone.
Remus stumbled a little.
"Sorry..." he murmured and begin walking again but this time more alert of where he was going.
"Yes, I'm sorry too, Remus. I was just coming to visit you." the person that Remus almost knocked down apologized in an amused voice.
Remus' head shot up and turned around to see who had spoken. He had an idea as to who it would be.
It was Albus Dumbledore.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Albus. I didn't see you. I was going to your study to ask you something about Harry. I didn't...I-" Remus began stammering.
"Remus! Calm down. Don't worry about it. I wasn't paying attention either. But what's done is done and there's no reason to ponder over it. I suppose we both had a lot on our minds. I see that we both wanted to see each other. I also wanted to speak to Sirius about what I'm about to tell you as well. Is he in your room?" Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his half-moon glasses.
"Um..no he's not. I told him that he should get some rest and food so that he would be prepared if we had to begin searching for Harry. If he didn't, I told him I would force feed him." Remus vowed sheepishly.
Dumbledore just chuckled.
"I see. Well, I would have told him the same thing. I guess great minds think alike. Anyways, he will need all the strength he's got to look for Harry, tomorrow."
"Yeah, I...what?!" Remus said with astonishment. He wasn't sure if he heard correctly. But usually, Remus could catch the faintest voice with his werewolf hearing.
The old wizard just smiled as he observed the younger man's behavior to this news.
"What, what?" Dumbledore teased, his eyes twinkling behind the half-moon glasses.
"Are we really going to begin searching for Harry tomorrow?" Remus goggled at Dumbledore as he inserted a finger into his ear and rotated it vigorously. Owing, no doubt, to a build up of earwax.
"Yes. I think that we have waited long enough. We are leaving early in the morning, after breakfast, of course. So I recommend a good night rest and full belly. But please bear in mind of the plan we established before. To pretend that we don't know where Voldemort is located." Dumbledore said seriously.
"Yes, sir. Do you want me to inform Sirius of your plans then?" Remus asked.
"That would be the most ideal thing to do. We don't want Sirius to turn on us not, do we?" Dumbledore joked. "I have already spoken to Severus. Tell Sirius that I gave you my permission that if he doesn't get any rest, then you are allowed to put a sleeping charm on him. If you need anything or have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. Enjoy the rest of the day as possible." With that Dumbledore walked out humming to himself.
Chortling at Dumbledore's comment, Remus went ahead to join Sirius in the kitchen for lunch.
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Sirius was walking slowly in deep thought. It had been almost a week and still no word about Harry. No one knew if he was alive or not. Sirius just assumed and prayed that he was alive because Sirius would bet on his life that Voldemort would gloat that he defeated The-Boy-Who-Lived. All that was on Sirius' mind is what's happening to Harry. What if they hurt him in someway? He would never be able to forgive himself. In the guest room, Sirius heard everything Remus had said and he was right, even though Sirius wouldn't admit it yet. Sirius was a little angry with him for being so calm in all this but he knew that if any of them lost their heads, they would never find Harry.
Sirius was driven out of his musing by footsteps coming his way. Sirius franticly looked around to see if the stalker was in view. He or she wasn't. Now he looked for a place to hide. Then he noticed that there was an open classroom a few feet away. Sirius ran, as quietly as he could, into the room, waiting to see whom the person was.
With every passing second, the footsteps became louder and louder. Sirius still couldn't see who the person was. Suddenly an idea hit him like a smack by a bludger in the face. Why didn't he think of it before? He could detect who it was by the use of his smell.
Sirius began to take small, short whiffs of air, trying to pick up the scent of the person.
What? Sirius thought.
The smell was very familiar but he couldn't put his paw on it. He sniffed franticly again. But then a voice broke the silence, then Sirius knew who it was.
"Padfoot, you big oaf, it's me, Remus, honestly." Remus laughed as a dog came out of the classroom looking a little grumpy.
"Took you long enough to realize it was me. What took you?" Remus asked still laughing.
The dog just stared at Remus for a moment, then he crouched down and put on of his paws on his nose as if telling Remus that he stunk. Sirius was wagging his tail and giving a doggy grin that no real canine could do.
"Hey! I took a shower this morning!" Remus yelled in mock outrage.
Sirius just rolled his eyes and snorted. Remus just gave him a playful glare before a counter insult came to him and Remus just gave Sirius a sly grin.
"Well, I wouldn't be motioning me that I stunk if I were you." Remus rebutted calmly.
Sirius tilted his dog head, asking why.
"Because, I bet ten Galleons that you haven't taken a bath since last year." Remus sneered as he inhaled the aroma around Sirius. "Oh Merlin! Sirius, I think we should ask the house-elves to give you an hour bath. That's how long it would take to get rid of that putrid stench! Now that I think about it, an hour bath is not long enough." Remus chocked from the smell and his own laughing.
Sirius gave him a mock snarl and grounding his paws on the floor as if tell Remus to run 'cause he was going to attack him. Sirius crouched down again, getting ready to pounce on Remus.
The werewolf noticed this and gave Sirius a frightened face.
"Oh no! Oh, what to do? I'm going to piss in my pants in fright!" Remus laughed and began running down the corridor to the kitchens. Sirius barked after him.
Remus ran as fast as he could, which was much faster then a regular human because of the wolf's speed in him. However, Sirius was catching up slowly. Remus was laughing and panting down the hall, as he heard Sirius following him in hot pursuit.
Remus was beginning to see the portraits of fruits and food on the wall, telling him that he was near the kitchen. As his mind was on which portrait that was the one to get in the kitchen, Remus unconsciously was losing speed. Forgetting about Sirius for a minute as Remus saw the photo of the bowl of fruit with a pear in it, Remus was knocked down to the floor with a 'thud'. Above his head, Remus could hear a panting dog as drool dripped down from his tongue.
"Urgh, Padfoot! That's disgusting! Get off! We're here." Remus said in false annoyance.
But Sirius didn't lift his weight off of Remus. Instead he gave a low growl, baring his light yellow teeth at Remus. The werewolf just chuckled.
"All right! I'm sorry for calling you stinky, but you're the one who started it. Besides I wasn't joking about the smell, though. You do need a bath."
Sirius just bit gently on Remus' ear before pulling himself off of his best friend.
Remus got to his feet slowly and feeling his ear to see if Sirius had drawn blood. Looking at his hand that touched the ear, there was none. Then Remus dusted himself clean before looking at Sirius once more wagging his tail and panting from the run.
"Thank you. Now lets get something to eat!"
Remus reached out his arm to tickle the pear. After a few seconds, the pear changed into a door knob and Remus turned the knob to allow himself and Sirius into the kitchen.
"Are you coming?" he asked pleasantly, before stepping through without waiting for his answer. Sirius snorted as he followed him through into the kitchen, where one of the many house-elves swiftly ran over to them.
"Hello Master Lupin!" she spoke excitedly. "What can Lleld do for you?"
Remus and Sirius exchanged brief glances, before Remus began to go through the list of food that they usually get when they come here. The other house-elves immediately snapped to attention, bringing them more choices than even a room full of students could handle, and waited eagerly for Remus and the dog to make their decisions.
"Thank you." Remus said politely after they had finished, and the house-elves began to take away the platters that weren't chosen.
The two friends brought their food back to their rooms to eat in peace, neither one of them talked much during their lunch break. Sirius was eating quietly, maybe giving a few compliments to the house-elves for the excellent food. While on the other hand Remus had other things on his mind. He was trying to figure out when it would be a good time to give Sirius the good news. He also needed to tell him what to bring with them and in what condition Harry will be if they do find him. He didn't touch much of his food either, maybe eating a few bites here and there. Remus was far too busy in his thoughts to notice that Sirius was staring at him in concern.
"What's up Mooney? Is something wrong? You look worried and a little excited?"
That brought out Remus from his muse. When Remus looked up from his plate, he smiled at Sirius' worried expression for a few moments before speaking.
"No, I'm fine, Padfoots. But I do have a few good news about-"
Remus was cut of by Sirius excitement. He was on his feet within a second, causing his chair to topple over on its back, both hands on the table, leaning forward at Remus which shot his body away from Sirius in surprise that it almost caused him to loose his balance on his chair.
"What is it? Did they found Harry yet? What's going on? Are we-"
But Remus got cut off by Sirius by reaching over the table and giving him a sharp slap in the head. That shut him up for sure. Sirius was staring at Remus in shock for a moment before going red in the face in anger. Sirius was about to retort for that slap but Remus interrupted him.
"That's what you get for interrupting me, Padfoots." Remus smiled.
The other man glared at Remus for a moment more before giving up the bickering. With a deep sigh and struggling to keep his excitement in check, he spoke.
"All right then, What's the good news?"
"Well, Dumbledore told me this while you were roaming the halls, that we are preparing to look for Harry tomorrow, early in the morning. So he wants us to have a full nights rest and have a good meal before we leave. He also gave me his consent to cast a sleeping charm on you if you don't." Remus smirked at the worked up man turning into horror.
"You wouldn't? You wouldn't dare? I'm also a Marauder you know. I can get you back for that." Sirius smiled slyly.
"True but of course you won't know when I will strike." Remus laughed. "Dumbledore also said that we should enjoy the rest of the day before heading off to bed."
Sirius was considering that last comment for a moment before giving Remus one of his notorious grins which only meant trouble.
Remus laughed again. "What are you thinking up this time? Aren't we a bit old to do pranks at this age?"
Sirius looked dejected.
"Nobody's too old to pull a prank. That's what a Marauder is. Master of Pranks! He must live up to his reputation. Besides, what's the harm in one small prank? I have the prefect victim too. It's been ages since I've done one." Sirius gave Remus an innocent look that didn't convince anybody if they knew Sirius well enough.
Remus sighed and shook his head in disapproval as he placed his hands on his hips as a mother would if a child did something wrong.
"How old are you again?"
Sirius smiled again before transforming back to his dog form and exiting out the door of the guest room.
Shaking his head in shame, Remus followed Sirius out the door.
"What have I done?" Remus grumbled out loud to himself. "Why did I give Sirius any ideas? Ideas in his head are always dangerous. I'm going to regret this."
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