hey, everyone wish me a happy birthday, it was dec. 24, just 4 days ago. YAY!

no one asked me to promote they're fics, its so weird.im just telling people about how good your fics are, and trying to get more readers for you, but no one's asked me to in a while. oh well.

disclaimer: gotta say, if i could choosea book to own, it wouldnt be hp,cause id have people like myself bugging...er, me...all the time. id own LotR, maybe, cause no one expects another one. then again, thatcould because theauthors dead....

"What the hell are you doing with that?" Sirius stood in the doorway, pale with fury. "Where'd you get it, and why are you reading it? Give it to me, NOW!"

Remus stared guiltily up at the angry boy in front of him. "W-well you see…um…it fell into my bag, I think that day in charms, when James upended your bag…and…um…I read it…thinking it was mine that I had gotten earlier…and I showed it to James hoping that he'd know whose it was."

"Bullshit." Sirius replied, unfazed by Remus' attempt to cover up the theft. "If you EVER come near any of my things again without my permission, I will take it and shove it down your throat." And with that, he grabbed the letter and stalked out of the room, pushing past Peter who was entering at the same moment.

"What's wrong with him?" Peter asked, staring after him.

Remus sighed. "What isn't?" he muttered.

Sirius stormed out of the Gryffindor tower, and headed down the stairs. He didn't know where he was going, but frankly he didn't care, as long as it took him away from his damn roommates. Who did they think they were, going through his things? What would they do if he did that to them?

He stopped short, an evil grin spreading across his face. Lupin took the last prank well, he'd probably manage to get over this one pretty quickly too. As for Potter—well, he had it coming.

Sirius began walking again, this time with a small spring to his step. Lost in thought (or rather, schemes), he failed to notice the three older students heading towards him. That is, until he found the strong hand grab his shoulder and wheel him around forcefully. Sirius' indignant cry died on his lips and his eyes widened as he looked up at a very unwelcome face.

"Lestrange. Malfoy. Bella."

"Hello, cousin dear," came the sarcastic reply.

"Damn, I feel so bad," Remus said for the hundredth time.

"Don't worry about it, Rem, he'll get over it. Just tell him your sorry, and he'll forget about it after a while. Otherwise, it's his loss," James soothed.

"I guess," Remus said uncertainly. "I just wish there was something I could do to make it up to him."

"I dunno, I think he'd warm up to you if you pulled a prank on James," Peter joked.

"Hmm…"

"Don't you dare Remus, I'll kill you!"

"Aw, it would be so fun tho—" Remus was cut off as James tackled him off his bed.

Peter laughed as he pulled them apart. "Come on guys, we only have twenty minutes until class."

"What do we have anyway?" asked James.

"Potions," Remus replied without missing a beat.

"Let's go. Last time I left with fifteen minutes to spare, and still managed to be late. Stupid Peeves tricked me. Twice!" Peter sighed.

"Naw, see, I have the best strategy," James boasted. "Leave with only five minutes to spare, and peeves doesn't bother with you cause he knows you're already gonna be late and he doesn't need to do anything."

"Well, that would be smart, if Peeves wasn't RIGHT!" Remus yelled, laughing. "No wonder you managed to get on McGonnagall's bad side already."

"Aw, she loves me. I could tell by the way she pursed her lips when she took away those 5 points."

"Whatever," Remus and Peter said simultaneously.

a/n: ok, now you all know you want to be acknowledged here, so why dont you go press that little button? or not....

review replies:

Brennqt14: again, you were the first! you're amazing! dont worry, i know a thing or two about obsessive reading of fics, lol. ill check out your story, definately!

Amalynne O'Hara: lol. horny deer. hahahaha. i still laugh when i think of that. dont worry, the tension wont last too much longer, it would come sooner if i wasnt to lazy to write long chapters, lol.

YoshimiWolfspaw: yeah, i actually almost forgot about the letter til you reminded me, but i went back and read it again. i definately owe you one. thanks. lol, i am one of the most morbid people i know.

lhune: yeah, thats how i imagine sirius' parents, the only way. thanks for letting me know that you wont always review, its nice to know that you're probably reading it, even if i dont get a review.

forrest: short but sweet (just like me!). thanks for reading!