Sirius turned over in his bed with his hands over ears. Just one more hour! Ten minutes even!
"No...", he moaned, "leave me alone!" And he felt his hands being taken away from his ears.
"Get up Sirius! You're not going to be late for your first class being back and with a new teacher...we don't know what he's like yet", came the voice of James, who was now shaking him.
Sirius slowly opened his eyes and saw James sitting on his bed looking both flustered and amused all the same by the task of waking him up. Sirius frowned at him, still adjusting to the light. Something behind James stirred and Sirius looked by him to see Peter had dropped his bag. Always careless, he is, thought Sirius. Peter giggled quietly, going pink at his small blunder. Remus was standing next to him, looking down on Sirius also in amusement and shaking his head at him in a carefree way. Well, he doesn't have poor Jamie's job, Sirius thought smiling at his own being difficult.
"No..", he moaned again, but his time he sat up as he did so and he saw James' quiet look of triumph. He might as well get up, he was awake now anyways and they wouldn't let him sleep. Sirius ruffled his hair, yawned widely and stretched before stepping out of bed. He went into the bathroom to get ready. He splashed his face with freezing cold water and looked up into the mirror. Sirius looked annoyed at his hair and combed it, even though it was perfectly fine. He scowled at the mirror when it said, "Looking good!" with enthusiasm. Of course, he wasn't surprised the mirror spoke, these were some of the things wizards took for granted. That was normal. But he growled at the mirror. He did not feel good. He wanted to go back to bed. No, Sirius Black never had been a morning person. Sure the mirror had complimented him, but it had annoyed him because who needed told they looked opposite of how they felt? Anybody else might have been happy with being told this when feeling bad, but Sirius hated his thoughts and feelings being messed with. He brushed the thought aside and went to take a shower. The water refreshed him enormously and now he felt good. Sirius would do this a lot, one minute he felt like crap, and the next he was bright and alert. He got his robes on and looked back in the mirror. This time he smiled at the mirror as it told him he was 'looking pretty fine'. He bounced back out into the dorm where they were waiting for him and he grinned at them.
"How can you change your mood so easily? Five minutes ago you were dying and now your bloody bouncing about..", said James, grinning.
"Yeah, where does that energy come from? It's like it kicks in late, but lasts longer than everyone elses", Peter mused.
It was true that Sirius had remarkable energy, it just needed some time to awaken in him and then he was the normal in-your-face-like-it-or-not-Sirius. But most people didn't complain anyway. He was very popular in fact, and it was only torpid gits like Snape who had a problem with him, but the feeling was more than mutual, so not an issue.
Sirius just shrugged his shoulders and took lead by leaving the room. The others followed suit and they saw a small group of girls in the Common Room. James'll be happy, he thought as he saw Lily Evans and her friends. His friend gave him an exceedingly thankful look as Sirius called over them to talk to a girl he'd gone out with last year. Jamie gave him a look that said 'I could just kiss you' when Sirius said to Alyssa Spinnet and the other girls that they would walk them to class. The girls all beamed at him, fluttering their eyelashes as usual, except from Lily, who was frowning, slightly warily while giving James a short glance. But her friends pulled her along, apparently delighted to be walking down with the boys. They were very early, so they walked slowly.
James was walking along beside Lily and talking enthusiastically to her. She seemed to be softening to James now, but still looked as though she was reluctantly enjoying the conversation. Remus and Peter were walking ahead a little and Sirius could feel the tiniest bit disconcerted as he was sure Remus was glaring as he gave the tiniest of looks over his shoulder at Sirius and Alyssa. Wonder what's up with him, he thought as he walked on with her. He forgot though when Alyssa said with a definite and obvious note of jealousy in her voice, "Saw you and Maria yesterday". It was also in an accusing tone and Sirius felt she was expecting an explanation or something. But there was nothing to explain. What about it? He just kissed a girl. Not the strangest of things for a guy to do, was it?
"Yeah...?" He said and he frowned at her. Where was this going, and why did everyone seem to think it unusual?
"Well. Just thought I'd mention it....", but Sirius knew there was something else. He couldn't be bothered asking though and he figured she'd spit it out in her own time anyway.
"Okay", he said simply and she gave a groan of annoyance before getting to her point, seeing he clearly wasn't going to say any more about it.
"Well, that's not actually what I wanted to say. I've wanted to know for a while..", she trailed off.
"What?" he asked, quite tired of the conversation already. She looked a little embarrassed now.
"Well..." And she paused before rushing out her next words, "Whyd'youdumpme?", she said. Sirius raised an eyebrow at her to show he hadn't heard properly. She heaved a sigh then said it slightly slower. "Why did you dump me?" She asked him, looking away.
Okay, that was quite unexpected and Sirius was the teensiest bit taken aback. "I told you then. Didn't I?"
"No", she said firmly, "you just said "I don't want to go out with you any more" " and she looked away again, blushing furiously. Then quietly, "What did I do wrong, Siri?" Sirius didn't quite know what to say. What had been the reason? Was there one? It certainly hadn't been anything Alyssa had done. She'd been perfect and she was very cute. So to give himself more time to think of a reason for dumping her, he reassured her.
"You didn't do anything wrong", he said and she looked back at him, clearly confused. Sirius might have felt uncomfortable, but he'd had this question before from many girls. All wanting to know why he'd dumped them. Why did they torture themselves by asking this question? I mean, why would somebody want to know what reason somebody had for dumping them? Girls could just be plain weird. But Sirius knew that it was a bit strange that he couldn't think of any particular reason.
"Then why?" She said with some hope. Sirius thought, oh no. She isn't... But she did, "Can't we try again?"
Sirius stopped and looked at her, pityingly. He'd already been out with her. Sirius didn't much like repeating things that he'd already felt he wanted to stop. But what was he going to say? How could he put it in a way that wouldn't hurt her?
"Alyssa, we've already been there. It just...didn't wor-" and he was cut off. "I love you", she blurted out and immediately put a hand to her mouth in regret. Damn. Well, this was not a first either. But only once had this happened before. He had been pretty shocked then and it was nothing short of the feeling he had now.
"Oh..erm..Alyssa, I'm - er - sorry but.." He stopped instantly and pulled her into a hug. She cried onto his shoulder. "I really am sorry Alyssa, I had no idea", he tried to console her.
"I-it's-not-your-fault", she said through sobs, "I wasn't-supposed-to tell-you that" and she calmed her breathing before continuing. "I'll be OK. I just...need to...I'm going to my dorm. Tell the Professor I'm sick or something..."
Sirius nodded and made sure she was all right before he turned from her shaking retreating back with her friends loyally going after her. He looked to his own friends. They were waiting at the class door with looks of unease. Sirius looked at them to see what they made of that.
James spoke first, "Whoah, mate. Dunno how the hell you managed to deal with that! I wouldn't have known what to do with myself", and Sirius saw Peter nod in agreement. Remus had a strange un-placeable look on his face. What was it? Anger? With Sirius?
"Moony, what's up with you?" Sirius asked. Remus looked up at him and the look was gone in an instant, as though he'd imagined it.
"Oh, nothing. Is that not annoying?" He asked leaving Sirius to wonder what for a second. Remus must have saw his look because he then said, "Girls. All the time. All over you, just expecting you to love them?"
James wheeled around at Remus. Sirius thought about the question. Girls did expect a lot of him. But really, it only bothered him when things like this happened. It was only after going out with a girl, that they seemed to start annoying him.
"Why would that be annoying? Girls falling down at you all the time?" James was asking Remus. Remus looked slightly ruffled a moment, but quickly regained composure as he replied somewhat abruptly, "No..that's not what I meant" he said but looked as though he didn't quite actually know why he had said it. Sirius looked at him curiously and saw he was now blushing.
"Well, I suppose - ", he began but the look on James' face made him stop. James was looking at Remus as though something had just dawned on him. It was like he'd been trying to work something out for ages and had just figured it out.
"Moony...", James said, now looking a little shocked. Sirius looked at Remy. He looked absolutely mortified at James' expression and Sirius didn't think he'd been more confused in all his life.
Remus began shaking his head convulsively. James bit his lip. Sirius looked to Peter and was relieved to find he was not the only one who didn't have a clue what was happening. James looked down for a second to the floor and Remus was still shaking his head and looking as though he could burst out crying any moment. Sirius didn't want him to cry. He had already had one person crying on his shoulder, he did not now need one of his best mates to start it too. Suddenly James' head snapped up and he stared at Remus a second longer, looking as though he'd just noticed how mortified Remus looked.
"What - ", Peter tried. James waved his hand at him to hush him and Peter stopped immediately. Then when worry was etched plainly on Remus' face, James spoke up, "Remus", when was James ever this formal, "I think I need a word with you" he said seriously.
"What's this all about?" Sirius finally said. James bit his lip again, but did not take his eyes off of Remus. Sirius did not get an answer. Remus suddenly stood up straight and his face seemed completely void of expression when he said, "Jamie, I'd rather not say anything. Not just now". And James looked at him, then to Lily and her friends as they came back down the dungeon steps, minus Alyssa. Must have told them to go. Not to miss class. Considerate like that, Alyssa was, Sirius thought. They were being closely followed by the Slytherins - by Snape, who was walking with Professor Reficul, he noted before turning back to his friends.
James nodded his head and turned his voice casual and said with a look at Snape, "Oh great, here's greasy".
Sirius did not like being left out of the loop, but he decided to drop the subject and he could tell Remus was thankful for it. Whatever it was, he'd probably find out later.
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Remus was inexpressibly thankful for the arrival of their new teacher. He was thankful for James for not continuing to try talk to him about it and also, he was grateful that Sirius and Peter did not get annoyed with James and himself for not telling them what that was all about. Oh God, he thought, I can't believe James knows! I can't believe Sirius just nearly found out! He'd hate me if he knew I'm attracted to him. That I love him! Oh God! Does James know I love Siri, or did he just realize I fancy guys..But I don't fancy guys. Just Sirius. So, OK, I don't fancy girls either. So I'm gay then. Oh GOD! What does James think? What if he's disgusted? What if he does tell Sirius?...No. I know James wouldn't do that. But he might hate me. Remus was panicking inside.
Professor Reficul let the class in and the boys sat up the back. Remus had sat at the end of the wooden table, James had sat beside him, then Sirius, then Peter. Remus gave a worried look to James and caught his eye. James smiled reassuringly to him and he leaned in and whispered to Remus as the teacher began to take their names from the register to see who was present.
"Carfinnian Avery?" Professor Reficul spoke in a frigid and odious deep voice. He looked irascible, as though he could be easily angered by something. Remus was now adding the worry of being reprimanded by Reficul for speaking to James, to the already-terrifying fear of what he might say.
"Remus.." James began as Karen Bell was called. Remus looked at him with evident worry. He flinched when he heard the next name being said and answered:
"Sirius Black?", called the silky deep voice. "Here", called back the incisive one. Remus looked up at James, hoping he would have not noticed his reaction to the name, but knew straight away his hopes were pointless. James wore a worried frown. The worry of being scolded drifted from Remus's mind as he turned to devote his full attention to this more immediate problem. Reficul's voice faded way into the distance.
James looked very pained. He said, "It's OK, you know.." Huh? What exactly was okay? He just stared. He could not ask, for his throat was too dry and he was sure if his mouth let any sound escape, it would have been more of a choked cry. So he didn't try and James relieved him from the attempt anyway.
"It is OK. Yeah. Don't worry about it. I'm not gonna say a thing", James said as though he was deciding as he said it. Remus looked at him more intensely. Was he alright with it though? Having a gay mate? Or a gay-for-the-one-person, Remus corrected. Gay for one person? No. anything for that person. Anything.
He managed to gain some moisture back in his throat at this though. At least James wouldn't tell Sirius.
"But..are you disgusted ", he whispered, not sure he wished to hear the answer. What if James was? If it wasn't for Sirius, would this kind of thing bother me? Nah, he reasoned, I've always held empathy for minorities. Werewolves aren't exactly the most common thing in the world after all...
"No!" James hissed, sounding to Remus's relief, a lot surer. The answer had come too quick to be a lie anyway. "Look, you said you don't want to talk about it, right? Well, I just thought I'd let you know that I won't say a word...and that..I'm fine with it. A little shocked, well yeah, but no, not disgusted. Moony, if you do want to talk about it, you can, to me. I'm OK with it. If you need.."
"Okay", Moony rushed feeling as though the conversation was killing him. Feeling as though James's understanding was too much. Much more than he deserved. "Thanks Ja - ", he began but was startled to find a tall menacing figure had just came over to his desk looking down on him with cold fury.
"REMUS LUPIN", Professor Reficul spat, "Am I right in believing that is you", he sneered. Remus noticed Snape standing close behind Reficul with Evan Rosier, sniggering with his eyes dancing with delight.
"Yes sir!" Remus said with some shock. "Then why is it that everyone in here, so far, has not needed their name called five times and forcing me to approach their tables before answering to their name?" And he was left with no time to answer anyway, "Are you unable to recognise your own name being said from all the way across what, several meters? Perhaps you need to clean out your ears..", more sniggering and Remus felt his face going red. He's taking this a bit far... "Or perhaps you are just as insolent as you look?" Reficul was leaning now casually against the side worktops and looked as though he was thoroughly enjoying himself ridiculing Remus and looking indecently amused when he heard Snape and his mates' now undisguised laughter. Remus didn't often feel angry, but his was an exception. He'd only missed hearing his name on the register. He was now positively shaking with anger and he wasn't going to take this any longer. He must say something...
"I think you're bloody overreacting just a teensy bit, don't you?" Were the words shouted at the teacher. But Remus would never have been that cheeky, he was more than shocked to find that it was Sirius's voice that shook slightly with anger. He looked round at him and James did too. Sirius was standing a good few inches taller than Reficul with his wand out, looking furiously at him and Remus was sure, had there not been a table between them, Sirius would have punched his lights out, never mind hexing him to death.
Everybody was staring at Sirius either in shock or that and a mixture of awe. Of course, the Slytherins did not hold awe, though a few looked as though they were trying determinedly to cover it. Snape and Rosier had stopped laughing immediately and were looking frightened. This didn't perplex Remus at all; he'd never seen Sirius look so angry, intimidating and frightening in his life. But Reficul's look was one that Remus would remember forever. He looked at one moment as though he were cornered by fifty-odd wizards all threatening him with their wands. He looked shocked, too, and his mouth flapped open and shut, searching for control over the situation. He looked too shocked, even to get his own wand out and Remus was sure he would have been scared of dueling with Sirius in his intense rage.
"Sirius, don't", Remus said, pleading. If he did anything...he'd be expelled for sure. Attacking a teacher. Oh God, it'd be all my fault, Remus immediately thought.
When Remus spoke, it seemed to alight something in his teacher's eyes and he suddenly jerked his body as though waking up to the situation. He seemed to just remember he was a teacher. He was in control.
"If you don't sit down this second, I'll have you expelled!" He panted in triumphant tones. Sirius had also changed his countenance when Remus had spoken. He had lowered his wand and his face was blank. Remus noticed he too was standing and wondered briefly when this had happened.
Remus looked at Sirius."Sit down, I said", the Professor repeated, barely audible. What Sirius did next was more shocking than storming out of class would have been or hexing the teacher. Thumping Professor Reficul would have looked more placed with the scene at the time.
Sirius's blank face broke into a grin. He shrugged his shoulders and sat down with all the calmness, placing his wand casually in his robes as though he'd just practiced a spell or something simple. Remus sat down instantly too. Wow, Remus thought. His friends ability to instantly change like that was nothing short of astonishing. He sat with his grin still in place. And it looked like a natural grin. Not at all forced. Peter was looking as though his eyes would pop any second as he stared open-mouthed at Sirius. Remus was sure his would fall out any second if anything more shocking would happen to widen his own eyes. James was looking proud, yet shocked at his best mate, and Sirius..He was just sitting looking expectantly up at Reficul, head cocked to one side looking for all the world cute in this strangest moment.
Reficul took a good few minutes to recover. This was even more of a shock than Sirius's threatening him, it seemed. The class had broken into quick murmurs about these new events. Snape was eyeing Sirius warily as he spoke to Rosier.
Professor Reficul looked, once again, as though he'd just awoken to the situation. "Right..." He said hesitantly, then found steadiness for his voice again, "Detention. The two of you", Two? Oh....himself...of course. "Friday. Here at five. Yes.." And he walked more confidently up to the front of the class and sat in his seat.
He looked pointedly at Sirius as he said, "Never again will a pupil lose control in my class like that. No. Expulsion sounds appropriate, I think. Yes, if anyone repeats that scene - expulsion. And", he said looking through his narrowed deadened grey eyes at Remus, "People will answer their names as it is called from the register". Remus saw him glaring at him and couldn't help but feel the Professor was more annoyed at him for this than at Sirius for his near attack. James now looked as though he were about to say something, but Remus saw Sirius shake his head and James instantly closed his mouth looking irritated. They must have noticed Reficul's undeniable and unexplained hatred of Remus. Noticed that it was so bad that his simple mistake had irked him more than Sirius's expel-worthy one. Peter had stopped looking at them, as though scared, perhaps, that Sirius would take his head off, least he glance at him.
Everyone had turned back to the teacher and Remus thought that their silent gaping was to study what he would do next. He picked up his parchment and read the last of the names from the register, after repeating Remus's. Remus had been quick and clear in his reply, not wishing for an action-replay of the scene.
Once he'd finished, he looked up at the class saying, "We are now about twenty minutes into our class time. Thankfully, I'd been planning a speech on how I conduct my classes, which I'm sure may now be excused as we waste no more time of our double period. Now, instructions are on the board, follow them carefully and we should all have a clear truth potion by the end of the period. I doubt we will all have this result as I'm sure" looking again at Remus "that some of us are not quite adept in the subject of potions. Start now, and not a single word is to be heard."
Remus was quite glad on one hand of the silence. He felt that he must concentrate on his potion, for if he failed, he dreaded to think what Reficul would do. And even more what Sirius would do. Remus had not expected that at all. This was the reason he did wish to speak, to tell Sirius never to do that again. It could not happen again. Sirius being expelled would certainly have been the end of Remus. He noticed by the end of the period, through the deathly silence, that Peter was the only Marauder that failed to achieve a clear potion. Remus had had to be very careful, referring to the board every five seconds, but he had made it all the same. Much to Reficul's distaste, because he had been wandering around the class and had stopped for a while behind Remus, waiting for him to make a mistake under the pressure. But he had been determined not to and Remus often done well when he was determined. He had looked eager to have something more to ridicule Remus over, but had found nothing. Remus reflected how he and Sirius had managed to both receive detentions twenty minutes into their first day back. At least he hadn't taken points off. He couldn't have taken that too.
Sirius and James had made the potion easily. Remus had not even noticed either of them looking up once at the board, yet their Veritaserum, as it was called, was perfect. As everything else they did was. Peter looked on the verge of tears as Reficul had noticed the friend of Remus's was in trouble. If he couldn't vent his anger on him, it seemed a friend would work as a substitute. Snape had resorted back to laughing at the Marauders as he, too made a perfect potion. But his laughter had still held a single note of wariness, not wishing a fight from Sirius. The Professor commented how excellent his potion was and said how much of a talent he had, but commented nothing on the flawless Veritaserum of Remus, James and Sirius. Snape looked smug. Oh, it was a terrible thing to see.
Remus had never been more happy to see the tail-end of a lesson since first coming to Hogwarts. He had to tell Sirius never to risk expulsion for him ever again. He was also glad to be getting away from Snape and the worry of James having realised his secret, though still there gnawing at his mind, was not the biggest problem he had to confront.
They began walking, slowly, in silence up to the Great Hall for the interval. Sirius was humming a tune softly and carefree as you like. Peter was darting the occasional nervous glance at Sirius and James looked as though he might say something any minute. Remus knew he certainly didn't want to be the one who brought it up. Yet it had to be done sometime...Just not this second.
They all whipped round when they heard a familiar sneering voice coming from a short distance away. It sounded highly amused. Remus caught his breath as he thought of another scene. Peter clearly whimpered.
"Give you that, Lupin, did he?" Snape jeered. Remus knew, especially after the look of fear that had been in place on his face less than an hour ago, that Snape would never had dared this much bravery for a confrontation with the three best wizards in the school, oh, and Peter, if he hadn't been flanked with his burly ogre-like friends, Avery, the Lestrange brothers (Rabastan had joined), Rosier and Wilkes. But what did Snape mean?
"Who give me what", he snapped, shocked because he hadn't actually meant to be so abbrupt. Peter was backing away from the hostility, but James and Sirius had stepped forwards menacingly. No! Sirius seemed determined to be kicked out of the school!
"That", Snape said pointing to Remus's face. Remus thought a moment before realising what he was pointing at. The bruise Remus had had on his face had not fully left yet, but was fading still. Then Remus came over confused again as he thought who did Snape mean 'gave him' it. And it dawned on him as Snape continued.
"Vicious temper Black here, has, is it - " but Snape was on the ground before he could say 'not?'. Both Remus and Sirius had gone for him and his friends stood there, not so brave as they looked on at the scene. They had only a punch in each when they felt something gripping them off of Snape's not-nearly-damaged-enough body. They looked around angrily and Remus and Sirius were both very shocked to see it was James who had stopped them with a spell. His wand was raised high and Peter looked as though he was about to run away.
Sirius and Remus stopped trying to get back to Snape immediately and stood waiting for an explanation from their mate. James did not look at them, but he looked at Snape.
"Now, go! Go!" James said and as Sirius made to speak in protest, James gave him a look that clearly said, 'not now'. Snape looked up, terrified and he looked at his mates, who still looked unwilling to put themselves against the angry marauders, even if there six of them including Snape and only 4 of the them, if you could count Peter. He was useless really, so it might as well have been two to one. Remus, through his fury at James for stopping him, realized as Snape got up that he had had the sense to know that even out-numbered like this, his gang were no match for Hogwarts' best students. Snape fled and at his heels, his 'mates' were fleeing too.
Remus looked back at James and spotted in turning that Sirius was already looking at him with repressed anger and an expectant look on his face. He was clearly wanting to know what excuse his friend ,James Potter of all people (it was well known that he and Snape were sworn enemies), had stopped this fight.
"Don't give me that look Sirius. I stopped you for your sake y'know. You've already been near being kicked out once today, remember, our first day back? Well, there are more subtle ways of retaliation. I thought you of all people knew that, Padfoot. And Moony! Since when were you the one who started beating on Snape?"
Remus defiantly said, "Sirius stood up for me today and I was returning the favour", with a little trace of guilt in his voice. He had always disapproved of the way James and Sirius treated Snape. He'd always thought, if they just spoke to him. But that thought became ludicrous in his head as he thought of the anger Snape had built in him then. Suggesting Sirius would ever hurt a friend! He'd already shown today how loyal he was to them - him - today. At risk of being expelled! This thought brought back what Remus had wanted to say.
"But James is right where you are concerned Sirius! What the hell are you trying to do? Do you not want to stay at Hogwarts? 'Cos if you don't - "
"Of course I do! I'm not going to stand and watch him, Reficul or anybody do anything to my mates though.." then his face broke into a sudden grin, as only Sirius could do. Even through his frustration, Remus could feel his own self smiling. Sirius burst out laughing and that set them all off, Peter laughing with obvious false mirth to begin with, then being caught up in the moment and splitting his sides.
Remus had tears in his eyes when he was finally able to stop. He had been bent over double, gasping for air. He wasn't really sure why they were laughing, but he couldn't help but do so anyway. It was Sirius who recovered fully first and his expression, slightly more serious but now with a familiar glint of mischief.
"So, James, what was this I heard about some 'subtle retaliation'?" And once James was able to calm himself he looked up to reply.
"Well, it involves sneaking into the Slytherin dorms, if we don't die of some disease in the process and giving Snape something to - erm - give him a better dress sense", he added suspiciously.
Sirius looked beautiful, Remus thought when he wore this roguish look. "Are we all in then?" he asked before knowing really what it was.
"Oh no, I'm going nowhere near the Slytherin dorms", Remus said, appalled, yet amused as to what James might have planned. They looked to Peter who shook his head wildly as though shaking it slightly would not have been enough. Sirius looked to James with an oh-so-cute mock-hurt look and said deliberately slowly, "Oh - well, - just the two - of us", then grinned. Peter pointed out that it was time to start heading for their next classes. Remus and Sirius had to climb to a tower top to reach their Divination class taught by Miss Reficul.
On their way there, Remus noticed everyone seemed to know about Sirius in Reficul's class. Many people patted him on the back, gave their awed congratulations and Remus noticed to his utter disappointment that the girls, though he'd thought it impossible, were paying even more attention as they made their way upward. Remus thought that Sirius's ass would soon be sore if he got any more girls grabbing it. They must have thought his boldness was hot and when Remus came to think of it, he had to admit the hotness of it too. Droolworthy, it would have been, had he not been panicking.
They walked up the ladders into class and Remus was instantaneously dazed by the sickening sweet smell burning over the stuffy class' fireplace. She was, as usual, burning some sweet floral-scented something.
The pair took their usual places on the leather seats with pouffes, that Sirius immediately used as a footstool. Remus thought during the first fifteen or so minutes of the period about how Miss Reficul treated him nothing like her brother did; another way in which they were different.
After that long, Remus was only able to daydream...about Sirius. It seemed less of a bad idea to stare lovingly at Sirius in this room somehow...Remus chuckled inwardly at the concerned look Sirius threw him during class as he continued to stare. Ah, how stunning Siri is like that. Just lying there with that frown. Propped up on the seat very slightly. His lips soft, luscious and tasty and Sirius can see I'm looking at them. Hee hee... Remus really couldn't stop his eyes wandering over Sirius's perfect anatomy...
"Are you OK?" seemed to come the faint words in Sirius's voice, but they seemed to be out of sync with his mouth movements. Remus's mind only misted over more and by the end of period, his eyelids were beginning to fall as he felt dreams coming to cloud over his mind... ,--,--,--,--,--,--,