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Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sirius meets up with James Potter and Remus Lupin, and together they discuss Sirius's enigma.
A/N: And on we go to another chapter! I know I'm not updating very fast, but this is a leisurely story. Right now I'm on vacation in Florida, and was bored, so I decided to write this. Special thanks to BBOO for reviewing!
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Sirius found two of his best friends, James Potter and Remus Lupin, terrorizing their arch-nemesis.
"Come on, Snivelly. Where's your sense of adventure?" James taunted him, and ran his fingers through his untidy black hair, hazel eyes alight with amusement. He looked to Remus for support, but his friend simply gave him a blank look.
Sirius laughed, and at the sound of his voice, James whirled around, all teasing of Severus Snape forgotten.
"Padfoot!" He exclaimed happily, and bounded up to his friend, Remus closely behind him.
"Hey James, Remus," Sirius greeted. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed greasy-haired Snape slink out of sight. "It appears you've lost your sport."
James watched the Slytherin leave with slight dismay. "Well, there's more where that came from," he said.
Remus rolled his eyes at his friend. "One-track mind," he commented lightly. James glared at him. "What? It's true."
"Yes, unfortunately, we know this," Sirius chuckled along with his friend.
"Oh, don't play innocent," Remus scolded playfully. "You're just as guilty as him."
"If not worse," James added.
"You wound me," Sirius said, an injured look on his face.
The trio headed continued aimlessly down the path, Sirius and James winking and grinning at girls, and Remus wishing that he had more mature friends. The sun was hot, and the breeze warm, and gradually they were driven indoors in search of food.
They sat down at one of the aged tables in the Leaky Cauldron pub. As they consulted their menus, their conversation turned towards the events of the summer.
"What did the two of you do over the holiday? Did anyone hear from Peter?" Sirius asked. James and Remus both shook their heads in response to the second question. "Neither have I," Sirius said.
"He's an odd one," Remus commented thoughtfully.
"I'll say. We've known him for six whole years, and we have yet to see where he lives," James added.
"You've never seen where I live," Sirius reminded.
"But you're a special case," Remus said gently.
"Yeah. You and your crazy parents," James laughed.
Sirius toyed with his napkin for a moment, and then broke into a dog-like grin. "Which reminds me..." He trailed off for dramatic effect.
"What??" Both James and Remus inquired at the same time.
"I finally did it." There was a moment if stunned silence.
"Really?" James asked incredulously.
"Really," Sirius confirmed.
James and Remus exchanged stunned looks. Sirius had been planning to leave his family for years-- ever since they had known him. After a while, the whole idea had become a favorite topic of conversation for the future. Never in their wildest dreams did they think that Sirius would actually leave once and for all. They should've known their friend better than that.
"Wow." Remus began to fiddle with his napkin as well. "Where are you going to stay?" He asked finally.
"You could stay with me," James volunteered. "Mum won't mind."
"Actually, that was what I was planning," Sirius explained. "I didn't think she would care too much." Sirius genuinely liked Mrs. Potter. She was what he'd always wanted in a mother, and was normally Sirius's surrogate mother during the summer and over the school year. She always sent Sirius a birthday present and Christmas gifts, as well as inviting him to stay at their house over the summer.
"That shouldn't be a problem. I mean, what else could she say? 'No, James, Sirius can't stay here, even though I've already asked him to stay this summer anyway'?" James was laughing now.
"And if she does say no, you could always stay with my family," Remus offered. Sirius knew that he couldn't do this, however. The Lupins were an extremely kind wizarding family, but they were not a wealthy one. In fact, they were far from it, and Remus's threadbare robes were testimony to that.
"Thanks Moony, but I'll stay with James. I was planning on doing that anyway." Sirius sighed, and leaned back in his seat. He was extremely relieved that he had gotten this situation taken care of.
The conversation moved on to James and Remus's summers. James had gone on vacation to France, where he was disappointed to find that the girls there weren't as beautiful as they were rumored to be. He did see, however, what he believed to be a veela.
Remus and his family had taken a trip to visit some friends of his parents in Scotland. He said that he learned some interesting trivia on the Loch ness Monster, which does, in fact, exist. It was only visible to the magical eye, but the occasional Muggle had seen signs of it.
Their food arrived, and the tucked in heartily. For a few minutes, none of them spoke because they were too busy inhaling their food. Finally, Sirius slowed down enough to inquire about James's long-time but ever evasive love interest.
"Heard from Evans?"
An annoyed look crossed James face, and he scowled. "Yes, I did." He growled.
Sirius smirked. "You don't look too happy, Prongs. What happened?"
"I take time out of my busy schedule to seek her out, and where do I find her but in the arms of Snivellus Snape."
"Snivellus?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Yes, Snivellus."
"Whoa. That's harsh," Sirius said sympathetically as his friend wallowed in self-pity.
"I think he's exaggerating a little bit," Remus whispered to Sirius. "I think that they're more friends than anything else."
"Ah, the truth is revealed," Sirius whispered back. James tended to exaggerate anything involving the fiery red head, Honestly, Sirius didn't know what exactly James saw in her, but he figured it was best to just go with his friend rather than say this out loud. Whatever floats his boat, Sirius thought in amusement.
"I'm going to do something about it, of course," James announced in determination. "Anyone is better then Snivellus."
"Amen to that," Sirius laughed.
"So, did you meet any girls over the summer?" Remus asked his friend. Sirius then remembered Addison, and, more importantly, her steely grey eyes.
"Not really. It's been a boring summer. Up until today that is. I went to Narcissa and Lucius's wedding, and that was horrible. Thankfully, Andromeda was there, and the two of us were ignored together," Sirius told them. Andromeda was Sirius's cousin, and the two of them were outcasts of the Black family. Sirius knew that she would be pleased with his abandonment of the name. "Do you know of anyone named Addison Freeborn?" Sirius asked in what he hoped was a casual manner.
James screwed his face up in thought, and Remus got that far away look of someone who is trying to remember the name of an old acquaintance. "Not that I know of," Remus said finally. James was still thinking.
"I might..." James trailed off as if deciding whether or not he was correct. "She's a chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team I think. She's actually quite good. We could use her on our team."
"Why do you ask?" Remus raised a curious eyebrow.
"I ran into her today, literally. She said that she went to Hogwarts, but I was wondering why I'd never seen her."
"Now that you mention it, I think I've seen her in the library. She's in there a lot, studying for her classes," Remus commented.
"You would know," James teased.
"Shut up," Remus snapped. Both James and Sirius laughed. Remus scowled at them. "At least I spend time on something besides girls and pranks."
"What else is there?" Sirius flippantly. James nodded in agreement.
"You two are hopeless," Remus sighed, and handed the waiter their money. They stood, and strolled out of the restaurant, the summer heat crashing down on them in a heavy wave.
"We might as well get our school supplies now," James said practically.
"Okay, but I have to stop by Gringotts and get some money," Sirius replied.
"Same here," Remus added.
All thoughts of Addison Freeborn temporarily pushed out of his mind, Sirius and two of the other Marauders continued on carelessly to Gringotts, the wizarding bank.
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A/N: How was it? Good, bad, re-write??? I personally think it's ok, but it all depends on what y'all think. Damn, it's so hard to leave my southern accent out of my writing. Alas, it must be done.
I kindly ask that you take a few seconds to REVIEW. It would make me happy and I would write faster.
Until next time,
~TheSiriusSparrow~
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sirius meets up with James Potter and Remus Lupin, and together they discuss Sirius's enigma.
A/N: And on we go to another chapter! I know I'm not updating very fast, but this is a leisurely story. Right now I'm on vacation in Florida, and was bored, so I decided to write this. Special thanks to BBOO for reviewing!
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Sirius found two of his best friends, James Potter and Remus Lupin, terrorizing their arch-nemesis.
"Come on, Snivelly. Where's your sense of adventure?" James taunted him, and ran his fingers through his untidy black hair, hazel eyes alight with amusement. He looked to Remus for support, but his friend simply gave him a blank look.
Sirius laughed, and at the sound of his voice, James whirled around, all teasing of Severus Snape forgotten.
"Padfoot!" He exclaimed happily, and bounded up to his friend, Remus closely behind him.
"Hey James, Remus," Sirius greeted. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed greasy-haired Snape slink out of sight. "It appears you've lost your sport."
James watched the Slytherin leave with slight dismay. "Well, there's more where that came from," he said.
Remus rolled his eyes at his friend. "One-track mind," he commented lightly. James glared at him. "What? It's true."
"Yes, unfortunately, we know this," Sirius chuckled along with his friend.
"Oh, don't play innocent," Remus scolded playfully. "You're just as guilty as him."
"If not worse," James added.
"You wound me," Sirius said, an injured look on his face.
The trio headed continued aimlessly down the path, Sirius and James winking and grinning at girls, and Remus wishing that he had more mature friends. The sun was hot, and the breeze warm, and gradually they were driven indoors in search of food.
They sat down at one of the aged tables in the Leaky Cauldron pub. As they consulted their menus, their conversation turned towards the events of the summer.
"What did the two of you do over the holiday? Did anyone hear from Peter?" Sirius asked. James and Remus both shook their heads in response to the second question. "Neither have I," Sirius said.
"He's an odd one," Remus commented thoughtfully.
"I'll say. We've known him for six whole years, and we have yet to see where he lives," James added.
"You've never seen where I live," Sirius reminded.
"But you're a special case," Remus said gently.
"Yeah. You and your crazy parents," James laughed.
Sirius toyed with his napkin for a moment, and then broke into a dog-like grin. "Which reminds me..." He trailed off for dramatic effect.
"What??" Both James and Remus inquired at the same time.
"I finally did it." There was a moment if stunned silence.
"Really?" James asked incredulously.
"Really," Sirius confirmed.
James and Remus exchanged stunned looks. Sirius had been planning to leave his family for years-- ever since they had known him. After a while, the whole idea had become a favorite topic of conversation for the future. Never in their wildest dreams did they think that Sirius would actually leave once and for all. They should've known their friend better than that.
"Wow." Remus began to fiddle with his napkin as well. "Where are you going to stay?" He asked finally.
"You could stay with me," James volunteered. "Mum won't mind."
"Actually, that was what I was planning," Sirius explained. "I didn't think she would care too much." Sirius genuinely liked Mrs. Potter. She was what he'd always wanted in a mother, and was normally Sirius's surrogate mother during the summer and over the school year. She always sent Sirius a birthday present and Christmas gifts, as well as inviting him to stay at their house over the summer.
"That shouldn't be a problem. I mean, what else could she say? 'No, James, Sirius can't stay here, even though I've already asked him to stay this summer anyway'?" James was laughing now.
"And if she does say no, you could always stay with my family," Remus offered. Sirius knew that he couldn't do this, however. The Lupins were an extremely kind wizarding family, but they were not a wealthy one. In fact, they were far from it, and Remus's threadbare robes were testimony to that.
"Thanks Moony, but I'll stay with James. I was planning on doing that anyway." Sirius sighed, and leaned back in his seat. He was extremely relieved that he had gotten this situation taken care of.
The conversation moved on to James and Remus's summers. James had gone on vacation to France, where he was disappointed to find that the girls there weren't as beautiful as they were rumored to be. He did see, however, what he believed to be a veela.
Remus and his family had taken a trip to visit some friends of his parents in Scotland. He said that he learned some interesting trivia on the Loch ness Monster, which does, in fact, exist. It was only visible to the magical eye, but the occasional Muggle had seen signs of it.
Their food arrived, and the tucked in heartily. For a few minutes, none of them spoke because they were too busy inhaling their food. Finally, Sirius slowed down enough to inquire about James's long-time but ever evasive love interest.
"Heard from Evans?"
An annoyed look crossed James face, and he scowled. "Yes, I did." He growled.
Sirius smirked. "You don't look too happy, Prongs. What happened?"
"I take time out of my busy schedule to seek her out, and where do I find her but in the arms of Snivellus Snape."
"Snivellus?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Yes, Snivellus."
"Whoa. That's harsh," Sirius said sympathetically as his friend wallowed in self-pity.
"I think he's exaggerating a little bit," Remus whispered to Sirius. "I think that they're more friends than anything else."
"Ah, the truth is revealed," Sirius whispered back. James tended to exaggerate anything involving the fiery red head, Honestly, Sirius didn't know what exactly James saw in her, but he figured it was best to just go with his friend rather than say this out loud. Whatever floats his boat, Sirius thought in amusement.
"I'm going to do something about it, of course," James announced in determination. "Anyone is better then Snivellus."
"Amen to that," Sirius laughed.
"So, did you meet any girls over the summer?" Remus asked his friend. Sirius then remembered Addison, and, more importantly, her steely grey eyes.
"Not really. It's been a boring summer. Up until today that is. I went to Narcissa and Lucius's wedding, and that was horrible. Thankfully, Andromeda was there, and the two of us were ignored together," Sirius told them. Andromeda was Sirius's cousin, and the two of them were outcasts of the Black family. Sirius knew that she would be pleased with his abandonment of the name. "Do you know of anyone named Addison Freeborn?" Sirius asked in what he hoped was a casual manner.
James screwed his face up in thought, and Remus got that far away look of someone who is trying to remember the name of an old acquaintance. "Not that I know of," Remus said finally. James was still thinking.
"I might..." James trailed off as if deciding whether or not he was correct. "She's a chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team I think. She's actually quite good. We could use her on our team."
"Why do you ask?" Remus raised a curious eyebrow.
"I ran into her today, literally. She said that she went to Hogwarts, but I was wondering why I'd never seen her."
"Now that you mention it, I think I've seen her in the library. She's in there a lot, studying for her classes," Remus commented.
"You would know," James teased.
"Shut up," Remus snapped. Both James and Sirius laughed. Remus scowled at them. "At least I spend time on something besides girls and pranks."
"What else is there?" Sirius flippantly. James nodded in agreement.
"You two are hopeless," Remus sighed, and handed the waiter their money. They stood, and strolled out of the restaurant, the summer heat crashing down on them in a heavy wave.
"We might as well get our school supplies now," James said practically.
"Okay, but I have to stop by Gringotts and get some money," Sirius replied.
"Same here," Remus added.
All thoughts of Addison Freeborn temporarily pushed out of his mind, Sirius and two of the other Marauders continued on carelessly to Gringotts, the wizarding bank.
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A/N: How was it? Good, bad, re-write??? I personally think it's ok, but it all depends on what y'all think. Damn, it's so hard to leave my southern accent out of my writing. Alas, it must be done.
I kindly ask that you take a few seconds to REVIEW. It would make me happy and I would write faster.
Until next time,
~TheSiriusSparrow~