Authors Note: Welcome back for chapter three! Let's see how much more I can
tangle up poor Padfoot's life –smile- Oh, and thank you OracleVortex for
telling me about the asterix things. Mmmm, nothing like cold pasta and
fanfiction in the morning eh?
He had finally done it, Sirius Black had admitted to James and to himself, that he liked Remus. But what now? He certainly wasn't about to tell Remus how he felt, not with the way everything had been going lately.
"Padfoot?" Looking up Sirius saw Remus looking at him curiously, they had been studying at the same library table for a while.
"Yeah?"
"You've been staring at the same page in that book for the last half hour... are you really studying?"
"Of course I am." Sirius turned the page hurriedly, and began to read about Merlock the Mad... who definitely sounded like he belonged in a loony bin to Sirius. Merlock had been known for killing muggles....
"Now I know you aren't studying." Remus said sharply.
"Mmm what? 'Course I am." Sirius jerked himself, he had been falling asleep on the book.
"Don't be stupid." Remus sighed, "Come on, let's go up to bed, it's almost ten."
"What?!" Sirius fell out of his chair, had Remus suggested sharing a bed?
"You need rest, and badly, come on you're going to bed." Yanking a bewildered Sirius to his feet, Remus guided him up to Gryffindor tower, and then to his four poster bed. Sirius barely hit the pillow before falling asleep fully clothed. He had no dreams.
"Ah, what a lovely Hogwarts morning!" "Indeed... O.W.L.S are in a few months you know."
"Oh no, I haven't studied nearly enough!"
"Haven't you been using that monthly planner I made you?"
"Er..."
Sirius woke, squinting his eyes against some bright light, to Remus and Peter having a conversation. Oh yes, it was another lovely Hogwarts morning... he thought he was going to go blind from the sun. With a moan he yanked the hangings shut, why were they always open at the crack of dawn? No wonder he wasn't getting enough sleep... someone kept fiddling with his damned hangings. Just as he was drifting off to sleep the hangings were pulled open unceremoniously.
"I thought I heard your lovely voice Padfoot." Remus said pleasantly. Sirius opened one eye and grunted. Remus tutted, "Now, now, is that any way to greet someone? It's time to go down to breakfast, you've slept half the morning away."
"And I'll sleep through breakfast too thanks." Sirius croaked, "Wake me when it's time for class."
"I'm not doing any such thing. Besides, you need to eat." Leaning forward Remus gave Sirius a great shove, the surprised wizard toppled off the bed and got tangled upside down in the sheets. Peter looked down at him from above curiously.
"Hey Padfoot... I can see up your nose."
Growling under his breath about know it alls who woke perfectly innocent people from their sleep, Sirius changed into some fresh clothes and tottered after his friends.
"Where's Prongs?" He asked, running a hand through his hair as the trio sat down for breakfast.
"I was wondering when you'd ask that. He got in a fight with Lucius, and ended up with great boils all over his face." Remus replied.
"WHAT?! Malfoy that damn little..." He shouted out a few obscenities that made Peter giggle, completely forgetting what he had seen Lucius doing a few nights before.
"Well now, we certainly can't tolerate such language, no matter what the circumstances. Ten points from Gryffindor." Sirius felt his heart sink as a hand was laid on his shoulder, behind him Professor Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at him before sweeping off.
"Oh good one Black." Snapped a Gryffindor seventh year.
"Shut up." Peter told her happily.
"Anyway, Sirius you seem to be behind in your studies as well, I think I'll take on the tedious job of tutoring you." Announced Remus on their way to the hospital wing, Sirius had insisted on visiting James... and getting a good look at Malfoy, who seemed to have grown twisted horns out of each side of his head. As Remus said this he gave the sandy haired boy a withering look. "It won't be so bad." Remus continued, "I'm sure we'll be alone in the common room anyway, everyone else will either be studying in the library or in bed." Sirius felt his heart give a funny jolt, alone?
"Oy!" James shouted out with a grin as the rest of the marauders entered the hospital wing. The nurse in attendance gave the boys a stern look before leaving them alone. Sirius winced when he saw James's face, the boils seemed to be getting smaller than what Remus had described, but a neon yellow pus was oozing from them unpleasantly.
"All right Prongs?" Peter asked excitedly setting himself on the foot of the bed.
"Yeah, Lily came to visit, look!" James held up a card that bore the legend 'I Hope You Learned Your Lesson.' "She wants me."
"I'll bet she does." Sirius commented in a nonchalant manner, Remus tried to stifle his laughter. "Anyway, where's Malfoy?"
"He got out an hour ago, full recovery." James said sourly, "I don't see why his horns were faster to be cured than my boils... I thought they were a good piece of work myself."
"It was a nice piece of magic." Remus agreed, "I saw him before he left." Peter laughed loudly.
"All right, that's it everybody out, it's been long enough." The nurse entered and made shooing motions at the boys, her lips pursed.
"Later." Sirius said as he turned to lead the way out, Peter came next, Remus smiled and waved before taking up the rear.
"Prongs is looking better he really has..." Remus began, but what James had, Sirius and Peter never found out... There was the sound of someone shouting the word "Diffindo!" and Remus doubled over, blood blossoming on the back of his robes.
"Moony!" Sirius cried, he whirled around but there was no one in sight. The nurse came running out and stared for a moment, her mouth an 'o' of surprise. Remus was on the floor making short gasps of pain, Peter was clutching his face in horror, and Sirius was bent over Remus looking distraught.
"Back off the lot of you!" The nurse cried, with a flick of her wand Remus was on a stretcher, she brought him into the ward and slammed the door.
"What... what was that all about?" Peter squeaked turning to Sirius, but Sirius who was looking at the closed door, had no answer.
Authors Note: Yay! Now that I'm actually getting into the action part of the story... erhem, sorry this chapter took a bit longer, I promise I'll work harder to get the next bit out, and I'll try to improve my writing –sigh-. R&R please.
He had finally done it, Sirius Black had admitted to James and to himself, that he liked Remus. But what now? He certainly wasn't about to tell Remus how he felt, not with the way everything had been going lately.
"Padfoot?" Looking up Sirius saw Remus looking at him curiously, they had been studying at the same library table for a while.
"Yeah?"
"You've been staring at the same page in that book for the last half hour... are you really studying?"
"Of course I am." Sirius turned the page hurriedly, and began to read about Merlock the Mad... who definitely sounded like he belonged in a loony bin to Sirius. Merlock had been known for killing muggles....
"Now I know you aren't studying." Remus said sharply.
"Mmm what? 'Course I am." Sirius jerked himself, he had been falling asleep on the book.
"Don't be stupid." Remus sighed, "Come on, let's go up to bed, it's almost ten."
"What?!" Sirius fell out of his chair, had Remus suggested sharing a bed?
"You need rest, and badly, come on you're going to bed." Yanking a bewildered Sirius to his feet, Remus guided him up to Gryffindor tower, and then to his four poster bed. Sirius barely hit the pillow before falling asleep fully clothed. He had no dreams.
"Ah, what a lovely Hogwarts morning!" "Indeed... O.W.L.S are in a few months you know."
"Oh no, I haven't studied nearly enough!"
"Haven't you been using that monthly planner I made you?"
"Er..."
Sirius woke, squinting his eyes against some bright light, to Remus and Peter having a conversation. Oh yes, it was another lovely Hogwarts morning... he thought he was going to go blind from the sun. With a moan he yanked the hangings shut, why were they always open at the crack of dawn? No wonder he wasn't getting enough sleep... someone kept fiddling with his damned hangings. Just as he was drifting off to sleep the hangings were pulled open unceremoniously.
"I thought I heard your lovely voice Padfoot." Remus said pleasantly. Sirius opened one eye and grunted. Remus tutted, "Now, now, is that any way to greet someone? It's time to go down to breakfast, you've slept half the morning away."
"And I'll sleep through breakfast too thanks." Sirius croaked, "Wake me when it's time for class."
"I'm not doing any such thing. Besides, you need to eat." Leaning forward Remus gave Sirius a great shove, the surprised wizard toppled off the bed and got tangled upside down in the sheets. Peter looked down at him from above curiously.
"Hey Padfoot... I can see up your nose."
Growling under his breath about know it alls who woke perfectly innocent people from their sleep, Sirius changed into some fresh clothes and tottered after his friends.
"Where's Prongs?" He asked, running a hand through his hair as the trio sat down for breakfast.
"I was wondering when you'd ask that. He got in a fight with Lucius, and ended up with great boils all over his face." Remus replied.
"WHAT?! Malfoy that damn little..." He shouted out a few obscenities that made Peter giggle, completely forgetting what he had seen Lucius doing a few nights before.
"Well now, we certainly can't tolerate such language, no matter what the circumstances. Ten points from Gryffindor." Sirius felt his heart sink as a hand was laid on his shoulder, behind him Professor Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at him before sweeping off.
"Oh good one Black." Snapped a Gryffindor seventh year.
"Shut up." Peter told her happily.
"Anyway, Sirius you seem to be behind in your studies as well, I think I'll take on the tedious job of tutoring you." Announced Remus on their way to the hospital wing, Sirius had insisted on visiting James... and getting a good look at Malfoy, who seemed to have grown twisted horns out of each side of his head. As Remus said this he gave the sandy haired boy a withering look. "It won't be so bad." Remus continued, "I'm sure we'll be alone in the common room anyway, everyone else will either be studying in the library or in bed." Sirius felt his heart give a funny jolt, alone?
"Oy!" James shouted out with a grin as the rest of the marauders entered the hospital wing. The nurse in attendance gave the boys a stern look before leaving them alone. Sirius winced when he saw James's face, the boils seemed to be getting smaller than what Remus had described, but a neon yellow pus was oozing from them unpleasantly.
"All right Prongs?" Peter asked excitedly setting himself on the foot of the bed.
"Yeah, Lily came to visit, look!" James held up a card that bore the legend 'I Hope You Learned Your Lesson.' "She wants me."
"I'll bet she does." Sirius commented in a nonchalant manner, Remus tried to stifle his laughter. "Anyway, where's Malfoy?"
"He got out an hour ago, full recovery." James said sourly, "I don't see why his horns were faster to be cured than my boils... I thought they were a good piece of work myself."
"It was a nice piece of magic." Remus agreed, "I saw him before he left." Peter laughed loudly.
"All right, that's it everybody out, it's been long enough." The nurse entered and made shooing motions at the boys, her lips pursed.
"Later." Sirius said as he turned to lead the way out, Peter came next, Remus smiled and waved before taking up the rear.
"Prongs is looking better he really has..." Remus began, but what James had, Sirius and Peter never found out... There was the sound of someone shouting the word "Diffindo!" and Remus doubled over, blood blossoming on the back of his robes.
"Moony!" Sirius cried, he whirled around but there was no one in sight. The nurse came running out and stared for a moment, her mouth an 'o' of surprise. Remus was on the floor making short gasps of pain, Peter was clutching his face in horror, and Sirius was bent over Remus looking distraught.
"Back off the lot of you!" The nurse cried, with a flick of her wand Remus was on a stretcher, she brought him into the ward and slammed the door.
"What... what was that all about?" Peter squeaked turning to Sirius, but Sirius who was looking at the closed door, had no answer.
Authors Note: Yay! Now that I'm actually getting into the action part of the story... erhem, sorry this chapter took a bit longer, I promise I'll work harder to get the next bit out, and I'll try to improve my writing –sigh-. R&R please.