The wolf shook his head and howled at the moon. Seconds later, a bark answered him. The wolf wagged its tail and ran down the stairs. A black dog and a white stag with a rat perched in its antlers were standing at the bottom. The stag looked at him as if to say, What are you waiting for? The dog nudged the door open with his nose and ran down the tunnel, the wolf and stag right behind him and the rat hanging on for dear life. It was going to be another fun full moon.

-

The next morning was Hogsmeade weekend. This had happened before- full moon the night before Hogsmeade. Sometimes Remus made it, sometimes he didn't. This had been one of the better nights, and Madam Pomfrey let Remus out. Sirius, James, and Peter were waiting outside the hospital for him.

"Where is everybody?" asked Remus, looking around the nearly-deserted Great Hall as they walked through on their way out.

"They already left," said Sirius with a huge yawn. James and Peter weren't much better; James barely had his eyes open and Peter seemed to be sleepwalking.

"Not often you three look worse than I do after full moon," said Remus, looking slightly worried.

James shook his head. "W-w-we st-" he yawned, "We stayed up for a while after we got back," he finally said, then yawned again.

"Doing what?"

"Shhhh," said Peter suddenly, as Severus Snape passed them.

"How did you notice that with your eyes closed?" asked James, looking interested.

"He has pirate skillz, of course," said Sirius, as though explaining this to a very small child.

"What kind of pirate can see that Snape is coming with his eyes closed?" asked Remus.

"Stop being so logical, Moony," said Sirius. "You're ruining it."

"But Snape had his eyes open," said James slowly.

"Prongs, go back to sleep. You make more sense when you're asleep," said Sirius, rolling his dark eyes and sighing.

James stopped for a moment, then looked at Sirius. "But I'm quiet!"

"EXACTLY!"

-

After quite a bit more of that sort of conversation, they finally reached Hogsmeade, all quite a bit more alive-looking and energetic.

"So, where are we going first? Zonko's, Three Broomsticks, or Honeydukes?" asked Sirius, looking around, then yelping in shock as a leaf blew into his face.

James laughed. "Let's go to the Broomsticks and get some Butterbeer. It's cold."

"Sounds good," said Remus, shivering slightly.

As they made their way through the crowded bar, James noticed Lily Evans sitting with a couple of her friends in a corner and stopped. Sirius ran into him.

"Keep moving, lover boy," he said, pushing James forward slightly.

James glared at him. "Stop that," he said, pushing his hair out of his eyes.

Sirius laughed. "Go on," said Remus. "We haven't got all day, you know."

-

"I think Padfoot's asleep," said Remus, glancing over at Sirius, who was slumped over on the table.

"He's been asleep," said James, looking over the top of How To Work a Washing Machine for Wizards at him.

Remus poked him. Nothing happened.

"That's not how you do it," said James, and flicked Sirius in the forehead. He sat up.

"I DON'T WANT TO MOVE TO ALASKA!" said Sirius, loudly and abruptly.

Peter looked up from his Butterbeer. "Why Alaska?"

"Cause it's cold in Alaska." Having said this, Sirius put his head back down on the table.

Remus looked at him curiously. "He's asleep again."