"Say Peter, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Sirius Black asked,
leaning back lazily and watching the stars. They'd all snuck out of the
dormitory under James' cloak and were up in the Astronomy tower, for once
not planning any pranks.
"I dunno. Haven't thought about it. What about you?" Peter had his back up against the wall and was using a piece of straw that had somehow made its way up there to push at the dirt in the cracks between the flagstones.
"I'll be an auror of course. I'll chase down notorious criminals and young women will tearfully thank me for keeping them safe." He threw a hand dramatically over his heart with a comic expression.
James snorted in amusement. "As if. We'll see how many beautiful women are swooning over you when I'm playing Quidditch for them."
Sirius sat up, a mischievous look in his eye. "Want to make a bet of it Jamie?"
"Don't call me that. And as for bets, I'll remind you that I'm the only one who's got a girlfriend right now." The last was said with a teasing punch on the other's shoulder and a pride and affection that always entered his voice when he spoke of a certain redheaded female.
"What about you Remus?" Peter spoke up.
The other turned his gaze away from his contemplation of his ancient runes textbook that he was studying for the next day's upcoming test. "I think it would be nice to teach actually. What greater use for knowledge is there than to share it?"
James shook his head. "I always knew you were crazy. You want to stay here and end up like that Binns?"
Sirius snatched the textbook off of his friend's lap. "We need to get you away from this stuff. It's corrupting you into Mr. No-Fun."
Remus reached for his book back but Sirius held it out of reach, swinging it tauntingly. "Give it back Sirius. You know I have to know this stuff if you're going to try to copy my homework again."
"Oh, alright."
"Thank you." The book back safely, Remus turned back to Peter. "So, how about it Peter? Not even any possibilities, crazy dreams, enjoyable hobbies that you might think of doing when you're older?" Everyone had those.
Peter shrugged helplessly. "No clue." He looked awfully small and unsure now, worried that he might grow up and still have no idea what he wanted to do.
Remus saw this and smiled reassuringly at the smaller boy. "I wouldn't worry about it. We've still got plenty of time to think about these things. I'm sure you'll find something wonderfully exciting to do."
He was, after all, a Marauder.
"I dunno. Haven't thought about it. What about you?" Peter had his back up against the wall and was using a piece of straw that had somehow made its way up there to push at the dirt in the cracks between the flagstones.
"I'll be an auror of course. I'll chase down notorious criminals and young women will tearfully thank me for keeping them safe." He threw a hand dramatically over his heart with a comic expression.
James snorted in amusement. "As if. We'll see how many beautiful women are swooning over you when I'm playing Quidditch for them."
Sirius sat up, a mischievous look in his eye. "Want to make a bet of it Jamie?"
"Don't call me that. And as for bets, I'll remind you that I'm the only one who's got a girlfriend right now." The last was said with a teasing punch on the other's shoulder and a pride and affection that always entered his voice when he spoke of a certain redheaded female.
"What about you Remus?" Peter spoke up.
The other turned his gaze away from his contemplation of his ancient runes textbook that he was studying for the next day's upcoming test. "I think it would be nice to teach actually. What greater use for knowledge is there than to share it?"
James shook his head. "I always knew you were crazy. You want to stay here and end up like that Binns?"
Sirius snatched the textbook off of his friend's lap. "We need to get you away from this stuff. It's corrupting you into Mr. No-Fun."
Remus reached for his book back but Sirius held it out of reach, swinging it tauntingly. "Give it back Sirius. You know I have to know this stuff if you're going to try to copy my homework again."
"Oh, alright."
"Thank you." The book back safely, Remus turned back to Peter. "So, how about it Peter? Not even any possibilities, crazy dreams, enjoyable hobbies that you might think of doing when you're older?" Everyone had those.
Peter shrugged helplessly. "No clue." He looked awfully small and unsure now, worried that he might grow up and still have no idea what he wanted to do.
Remus saw this and smiled reassuringly at the smaller boy. "I wouldn't worry about it. We've still got plenty of time to think about these things. I'm sure you'll find something wonderfully exciting to do."
He was, after all, a Marauder.