Disclaimer: Yeah yeah, Harry Potter, blah blah blah, don't own him, like whatever…
The next morning, Sirius could only look at his breakfast with disgust as the events of last night repeated in his mind. It wasn't that he minded James and Lily as a couple but James kept it from him and they were BESTEST OF THE BEST mates. That hurt. While Sirius sullenly watched his breakfast, his other two best mates Remus and Peter plopped down next to him full of excitement for the day ahead.
"Hey, Sirius! Sorry I was so moody last night. It just wasn't the right time for jokes. So, are we mates again?" Remus asked saying all that in one breath.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever, I don't feel like talking right now," Sirius replied in a very prat-like manner.
"Suit yourself man, I was merely apologizing…"
"I don't give a damn right now; can I please be left alone?" Sirius demanded, his voice bordering on a vicious edge.
"Come on Moony, Paddy's just having a hard time right now," Peter said breaking the tense silence.
James had finally decided to stroll in the Great Hall, filled with lovely thoughts in his head and a spring in his step. He scanned the room, first for a head of wavy auburn hair and then for his friends. He spotted them and they weren't together in the usual group that they usually consisted of but separated, with Padfoot sitting in a corner picking at his breakfast. James decided to go first to Moony and Wormtail since at the moment he couldn't read his best friend's emotions.
"Hey people! What's going on?" James asked just to start off conversation.
"Why don't you ask your friend in the corner? He's been snapping at random people all morning and tried to rip me a new hole just now," Remus replied bitterly.
"Fine then Moons, I will…"
With that last word, James stalked up to his bestest mate ever, determined to see what was wrong with Padfoot. This had to be bad, the last time Sirius was this upset was when some girl that he was going with and truly liked turned and shagged Lucius Malfoy. So, if Sirius was in self-destruct mode, this had to be heavy.
"Padfoot, what's wrong with you? Is it your family?" James inquired gently.
"No, it's someone who I thought was my brother, who is pissing me off," Sirius answered with as much venom as he could muster.
"Padfoot, the last time I saw you yesterday was before I made my rounds and before you went to your "tutoring" session with Robin. So, in that space of time, I've done nothing against our friendship."
"So then Prongs, why is it a secret that you've been doing more with Lily than patrolling the halls? If you and I are damn near brothers, I would have figured that we could make her part of our Marauders family."
"Padfoot, what in the name of Merlin are you talking about? Lily and I are just friends," James said incredulously with emphasis on the words 'friends'.
"Prongs don't be daft. I KNOW YOU! I know when you lie, that's why I'm so bloody angry I could strangle you. I could care less now that you and Lily are an item. Don't come to me when she hurts you," Sirius said disgustedly.
"Lily's not the same girl who used to be so annoyed with us, that she gave us bathroom detentions. She's kind and interesting and-"
"And she's putting out for you. Prongs I'm not as entirely stupid or as blind as people think I am. After she broke up with Kingston Shacklebolt, you were watching her and waiting for her to open up to you. And when she did, you took her and professed your love that's been there since first bloody year. She was flattered and is using you for her amusement until some next tall, dark stranger catches her eye."
"You're bloody mad, you know that? Lily is not treating me as though I were a play-thing and you'd better realize that too," James spoke with finality in his voice.
"Fine, leave me alone," Sirius replied with his head bowed and his shaggy hair covering his face.
With those last words James turned his heel and stormed off. For the first time ever, he had walked away from his best friend in the universe for a girl. In the back of his mind James only hoped that Lily was worth such a huge loss.
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