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Monday morning breakfast was a busy affair as usual, what with students completing last minute homework and trying to swallow a bit of toast at the same time, so Celeste and Remus merely had time to wish each other 'good morning' before hurrying off to their first classes. Celeste went down to the dungeons for her Potions lesson and Remus headed up the marble staircase for Charms.

Remus had told Sirius of how things had went with Celeste while they were getting dressed and Sirius had been pleased to hear that things had worked out so well. James knew nothing of this and Sirius had told Remus that morning that he would be the one to tell James about the new couple, and to assure James that there were no hard feelings to be had.

Sirius was on the verge of telling this to James on the way to Charms when something happened to drive the subject from his mind. Peter had been walking just behind the two boys when he suddenly fell forward into Sirius, knocking him to the ground. Sirius began to tell Peter what a clumsy fool he was when he realized Peter had been tripped. Standing over them with a twisted grin on his face stood Severus Snape.

"Oh dear," he said sardonicly,"little Peter has taken a tumble, lets hope he hasn't wet himself in shame."

"Why you slimy git!" growled Sirius climbing to his feet and pulling out his wand, James pulled his wand out as well.

The three boys faced each other wands out as a curious group of students looked on. Remus pulled Peter to his feet and took a step toward James but Lily got there first.

"James come on," she pleaded, grabbing his arm. "Don't be stupid, he's just baiting you, please don't do this."

Severus laughed as he saw James try to shake her off. "Poor Sirius, he doesn't even have a girlfriend to keep him out of trouble anymore."

Sirius had been irritated and upset with Severus for tripping Peter but now he went livid. The whole school now knew of the split between him and Celeste, there were speculations and rumors as to which boy would have the nerve to ask her out first. Sirius didn't mind so much now that he knew that she and Remus were together, but to have Severus Snape mock him was too much. Sirius gripped his wand and muttered the spell for rapid hair growth, the spell shot directly at Severus's chest but inches away it was deflected, by a very angry Professor McGonagall.

"Now really," she said sharply, putting her wand back into her robes. "I realize you dislike each other but this is getting ridiculous. Twenty points from each house! Now, go to your classes, and be grateful I have a class to teach or you both would be in my office planning detentions."

She stalked away toward her own classroom, the crowd of students dispersed and Severus curled his lip before turning and walking away. Lily made an impatient sound and dragged James into the classroom, Peter followed but Remus stayed behind with Sirius.

"Listen Sirius," he whispered, gripping Sirius' shoulder and forcing him to look him in the face. "He's a git, but he's not worth getting riled over. He just wants you to lose your temper and do something drastic."

Sirius looked at his friend sullenly. "I won't lose my temper," he muttered, turning towards the classroom. "But he'll pay, I swear he will."