Remus was discouraged as they opened the door to their cabin for the first
time. It wasn't the cabin itself, so much, as the surroundings that made
him feel so. Encircling the cabin was a mass of trees, animals, and other
wildlife- in short, many, many opportunities for Sirius and James to do
something stupid. And probably Peter, as well.
"This looks wonderful!" Mrs. Lupin exclaimed, looking around with glee, "and right by the lake! You boys get on your swimming trunks so you can go out and test that water."
Sirius grinned and bolted to the bathroom, swimming trunks in hand. James took his into a bedroom with him.
"Wait, we were supposed to bring swimming trunks?" Peter asked.
"Peter, we're at a lake." Remus said, losing faith in humanity.
Peter looked at him blankly.
"Oh, not to worry, Peter," Mr. Lupin said, "I've brought an extra pair, and I think they'll fit you pretty well." He rummaged around in his trunk for a few moments before producing a bright green Speedo. Peter stared for a moment before smiling with pleasure.
"That's what my Dad wears when he's woodworking!" Peter said, grabbing the Speedo and hurrying off to the bedroom that James was vacating.
"Oh, little, Remmy Wemmy Boo Boo!" Mrs. Lupin cooed, seeing her son still clad in his clothes, "Let me help you!" And to Remus's great consternation, she charmed his suit on for him.
"Oh, Mum..." Remus said, staring at the pattern of frolicking dolphins.
***
"It looks really cold" Peter said, eyeing the water suspiciously.
Sirius grinned at James. "Only one way to find out buddy," he said, turning to Peter.
In one swift motion each boy grabbed a leg and an arm and hoisted Peter off the ground, throwing him head first into the lake.
"Yep," James concluded, seeing the goosebumps on Peter's body as he flailed in the knee deep water, "Looks pretty cold."
"Thanks for helping us out, Peter!!" Sirius called to the small boy, who was screaming that he couldn't swim.
Remus just shook his head and waded into the water to help Peter to his feet.
"Awww... he was fine, Moony!!" James yelled, wading into the water to his friends.
"Yeah! What where you thinking?!" Sirius exclaimed, rushing at Remus and knocking him under the water.
After he emerged, Remus was pleased to see that Sirius's victory stance was interrupted by a huge wave knocking him over.
"Ha, Lake Ontario is on my side, Padfoot, what now?" He asked, grinning.
"This," said James, who began punching the waves as they came near him. Peter, who thought this was very funny, forgot that it was unwise to laugh when one's nose is underwater, and spent the next few minutes in a coughing fit.
Remus, too, was amused by James's antics, but Sirius looked slightly enraged. "Dude," he said seriously, "Don't do that. Lake Ontario is my dad!"
James laughed, Remus rolled his eyes, and Peter looked interested, "Wow Sirius, I didn't know that. Dad never mentioned that could happen...We usually talk about this kind of thing during woodworking."
The other Marauders looked at Peter blankly, before Sirius couldn't take the silence and opened his arms to an oncoming wave and shouted "DADDY!!!"
The wave came towards him, and instead of returning his embrace, promptly knocked him over and washed him ashore, where he lay twitching. "My daddy sometimes beats me," he said, sniffing.
"That Bastard!" James cried, and began pummeling the waves with his fists, "No one beats my friend! You're going down, bitch!"
"Yeah!" Remus shouted, deciding to join in. He removed his sandal and began slapping the waves with it.
Peter looked confused for a moment, but soon started poking the waves with his index finger, hoping to do some damage.
Sirius, still twitching, soon joined in, and there was an all out brawl punctuated by a few random yells of "Help" "Bitch" and "Yay." The latter came constantly from Peter who, growing bored with poking, had begun kissing the waves as the headed toward him.
The others, however, were still bravely fighting the waves- punching, kicking, biting- the whole nine yards. The Marauders seem to be winning for a while until a huge wave came and picked Sirius up on top of it. He could do nothing but flail and kick aimlessly as he was carried and deposited rather roughly on the shoreline.
He looked crestfallen for a moment, clearly knowing that they had lost the battle, before raising his voice and yelling "You cheated Lake Ontario! Damn you!" before he lay down on the rocks and bawled like a baby.
Great Remus thought, and I thought we could finally stop going to support groups.
A/N: Sooooo...hey, this chapter is very realistic. I fight with large bodies of water quite often. I like the letters O and C.
"This looks wonderful!" Mrs. Lupin exclaimed, looking around with glee, "and right by the lake! You boys get on your swimming trunks so you can go out and test that water."
Sirius grinned and bolted to the bathroom, swimming trunks in hand. James took his into a bedroom with him.
"Wait, we were supposed to bring swimming trunks?" Peter asked.
"Peter, we're at a lake." Remus said, losing faith in humanity.
Peter looked at him blankly.
"Oh, not to worry, Peter," Mr. Lupin said, "I've brought an extra pair, and I think they'll fit you pretty well." He rummaged around in his trunk for a few moments before producing a bright green Speedo. Peter stared for a moment before smiling with pleasure.
"That's what my Dad wears when he's woodworking!" Peter said, grabbing the Speedo and hurrying off to the bedroom that James was vacating.
"Oh, little, Remmy Wemmy Boo Boo!" Mrs. Lupin cooed, seeing her son still clad in his clothes, "Let me help you!" And to Remus's great consternation, she charmed his suit on for him.
"Oh, Mum..." Remus said, staring at the pattern of frolicking dolphins.
***
"It looks really cold" Peter said, eyeing the water suspiciously.
Sirius grinned at James. "Only one way to find out buddy," he said, turning to Peter.
In one swift motion each boy grabbed a leg and an arm and hoisted Peter off the ground, throwing him head first into the lake.
"Yep," James concluded, seeing the goosebumps on Peter's body as he flailed in the knee deep water, "Looks pretty cold."
"Thanks for helping us out, Peter!!" Sirius called to the small boy, who was screaming that he couldn't swim.
Remus just shook his head and waded into the water to help Peter to his feet.
"Awww... he was fine, Moony!!" James yelled, wading into the water to his friends.
"Yeah! What where you thinking?!" Sirius exclaimed, rushing at Remus and knocking him under the water.
After he emerged, Remus was pleased to see that Sirius's victory stance was interrupted by a huge wave knocking him over.
"Ha, Lake Ontario is on my side, Padfoot, what now?" He asked, grinning.
"This," said James, who began punching the waves as they came near him. Peter, who thought this was very funny, forgot that it was unwise to laugh when one's nose is underwater, and spent the next few minutes in a coughing fit.
Remus, too, was amused by James's antics, but Sirius looked slightly enraged. "Dude," he said seriously, "Don't do that. Lake Ontario is my dad!"
James laughed, Remus rolled his eyes, and Peter looked interested, "Wow Sirius, I didn't know that. Dad never mentioned that could happen...We usually talk about this kind of thing during woodworking."
The other Marauders looked at Peter blankly, before Sirius couldn't take the silence and opened his arms to an oncoming wave and shouted "DADDY!!!"
The wave came towards him, and instead of returning his embrace, promptly knocked him over and washed him ashore, where he lay twitching. "My daddy sometimes beats me," he said, sniffing.
"That Bastard!" James cried, and began pummeling the waves with his fists, "No one beats my friend! You're going down, bitch!"
"Yeah!" Remus shouted, deciding to join in. He removed his sandal and began slapping the waves with it.
Peter looked confused for a moment, but soon started poking the waves with his index finger, hoping to do some damage.
Sirius, still twitching, soon joined in, and there was an all out brawl punctuated by a few random yells of "Help" "Bitch" and "Yay." The latter came constantly from Peter who, growing bored with poking, had begun kissing the waves as the headed toward him.
The others, however, were still bravely fighting the waves- punching, kicking, biting- the whole nine yards. The Marauders seem to be winning for a while until a huge wave came and picked Sirius up on top of it. He could do nothing but flail and kick aimlessly as he was carried and deposited rather roughly on the shoreline.
He looked crestfallen for a moment, clearly knowing that they had lost the battle, before raising his voice and yelling "You cheated Lake Ontario! Damn you!" before he lay down on the rocks and bawled like a baby.
Great Remus thought, and I thought we could finally stop going to support groups.
A/N: Sooooo...hey, this chapter is very realistic. I fight with large bodies of water quite often. I like the letters O and C.