James pinned him to the wall. "Sirius, what's up with you? You've been
acting like a beast from another planet. Why did you yell at Moony?" Sirius
shoved James away from him. "It's none of your business really is it? What
I do is of my own concern. Not yours." "Tell me!" James balled his hands
into fists at his side. "No. Everything is perfectly normal." "Oh yeah,
normal. I looked for you on the map this morning. What were you doing in an
uncharted area?" "Playing jump rope with the giant squid? I dunno'." "I
think you do." "And? It's not your job to look after me! I'm not a little
kid and I can take care of myself." "Oh can you? Can you really? I don't
think you noticed, but Malfoy was close to finding you, wherever you were."
"So? At least he doesn't ask me such annoying questions. Which is more than I can say for some people. Why can't you guys just leave me the hell alone?" "Shut up!" James let one of his fists smash into Sirius's jaw, knocking him to the floor. He glared down at him. "Listen here you ungrateful little whelp. I don't give a fuck about what you do to me, but no one hurts Remus like that. He'd die to keep you safe. Any of us would. Yet you act like you don't need anyone. The way you're acting, you sure don't seem mature enough to be solitary. Do you not even care how upset you made him? He was sobbing his eyes out. And you don't even care. That's just sick."
Malice and hatred radiated off of James's body. Sirius cowered uncharacteristically under his best friend's death glare. It was quite unusual for James to get that mad. At anyone. "You better watch your step, or you might fall into a hole you didn't even know was there." (A/N Go Devimon!) James extended his hand out to help Sirius up. He took it carefully. "James you don't understand. He wanted to know about why I was so happy. Think, estupido. Why would I be so happy even Moony could notice?" James blushed. "Oh. Well still. You didn't have to be so mean to him. It was totally uncalled for." "I apologized! It's not my fault if he didn't choose to accept it."
"You did?" James was taken aback. Remus hadn't mentioned that. Sirius nodded. "Yup. And I know he heard me. It was before he ran off." "Oops." "Yeah I'll say 'oops'. And you really blame me for being mad." "Siri, I'm sorry." "I know. I'm sorry, too. I didn't mean to yell at you." "I would have done the same thing." "I'll bet you would. Anyway, about last night, I knew Malfoy was there. I talked to him and he was being really nice to me. I won't tell you where I was, but I was somewhere secret. And safe. I'm not looking for another mother." "I know that, but I was worried about you. I love you." "Don't say what you don't mean. You'll only confuse yourself." James was surprised. Sirius's voice was like ice! "But I do mean it." "How do you know? I bet you haven't even thought about it before now. Think it over for three days, then decide." "Okay, Sirius." James looked like he was about to cry.
"I'll talk to you in three days. I have some business to take care of elsewhere." He stalked off and made his way into the potions room. "Mr. Black, you're early." "I know. I'd just like to get a head start on the day." "Alright." Sirius smiled at his potions professor. It was no wonder she got along with him so well. The professor was his sister. "How's life treating you, Cin?" 'Cin', whose real name was 'Centauri', had a love/hate relationship going with the young arorur, Frank Longbottom. "Eh, life's life, and life sucks. You just gotta' wonder what." Sirius laughed. Cin had always been his favorite sister. "Well, life's treating me fairly nice." "That's good. Better set up. Everyone will be here in a minute." "'Kay" Sirius set up his cauldron and got out his bag of potions ingredients. "What are we working on, today?" "Cloves-bian. You guys should be able to handle it."
An hour later, Cin was proved wrong. "Mr. Pettigrew, the cloves-bian is supposed to be *in* the cauldron! Not all over my clean floor. Mr. Crabbe, stop it. I refuse to let you get away with throwing vampire teeth at my brother. Okay, that does it! Class dismissed. I can't handle this!" She walked out in a manner only a Black could. "Oh that was priceless! Poor Cin. She won't be able to concentrate for days." The talk in the class was light. Really, all the students had wanted was to get rid of Cin. "Black, come're." Malfoy motioned him over and Sirius walked up to him. "Yeah?" "So, how'd things go?" "All he did was yell at me. Then he said he loved me and all. I told him to think about it for a while." "Well, don't wait too long. Potter is quite the catch." Sirius stuck his tongue out.
"I'm sure you'd notice. Hey, do you want to sit with us in care of magical creatures?" "I guess that would be okay. But what would your friends say?" "Who cares? I sure don't." Malfoy grinned. "In that case, mark me down for a yes." "Good. See ya' then" Sirius went back to where his friends were waiting. "And what the heck was that about?" Sirius smiled at Remus. "We just understand each other, that's all." (A/N Bring It On Rules!) "Mm-hmm." Remus gave him a knowing look. "Back off. It's not like that." "Oh, Sirius. You know I'm just pushing your buttons." "Push this." Sirius flipped Remus off. "No thanks, buddy. I already like someone." He didn't realize his mistake until it was too late.
"Who? Who?" "Come on, Moony. Tell us!" "Yeah, Moons. Please!" "No way on Earth." "Then on Jupiter. Come on. Tell us." "No." Remus's voice was teasing yet firm. "Oh, fine. Spoil-sport." "And proud of it." "Hey people. Come on; let's look alive. Care of Magical Creatures in three minutes. Let's move out." It was a short little Slytherin. He seemed pretty nice and when they got a teacher to dismiss a class early, he watched the clock. Sirius stuffed all of the things his sis wouldn't let him leave in her room into his bag and tossed it over one shoulder. "Well, let's go." The Marauders climbed the stairs out of the dungeon and walked out into the picnic area where class was.
"Okay class. Today, just answer the questions on pages 858 through 862. Questions 3 through 473." Professor Kettleburn said. A collection of moans could be heard. Remus pulled his book out and opened it to the assigned page as the students moved to sit with their friends. Lucius sprawled out on Sirius's already occupied chair. "Hello fans. Miss me?" Sirius shoved him to the floor. "No, not really. Why?" Lucius shoved him. "Cute. So can I join you guys?" James and Remus's jaws hit the floor. "What the hell?!" "No way, Padfoot. Don't even think about saying" "Sure you can. Pull up a chair." The others moaned. "Alright. Rem, it's your day. Do you have your" "Books? Check. Quill? Check again. Parchment? Check-a-rooni." "Good." Lucius looked confused. "We never all bring our stuff. We rotate days and bring it on ours. We're organized enough to pull it off." Lucius eyed Peter, questionably. "Rem does it twice." James whispered in his ear.
He wouldn't have been even civil towards the boy, but Sirius had said that he wasn't that bad. As long as Sirius was so sure he was nice, James would try. Lucius nodded. Then, all five boys crowded around Remus's book. Amazingly, they all fit with what seemed to be even more room that usual. Lucius was leaning over Remus's shoulder. Remus was bright pink. James noticed and nudged Lucius's wrist, causing both boys to sprawl onto the ground, one on top of the other. "Ouch! Get off of me!" "I would if I could, but I can't so I won't." "Shut up and move!" Lucius struggled to regain his balance as Remus thrashed about beneath him, trying to get up. Lucius took a deep, shaky breath.
"Lupin, if you want me to get up. Stop. Moving." Remus scowled, but lied still. Lucius got to his feet and sat down. "Thank you!" Remus snapped and flopped back down and grabbed his paper. Lucius looked a little hurt. James noticed this as well. "Siri, does Malfoy have a crush on Moony?" "I dunno'. Why?" "Well, just look at him." Sirius did as he was told. Lucius looked really hurt that Remus was so mad. "I guess he does. I bet we could hook them up." "I'll bet we could to." "Let's do it for Moons. He needs someone to love him. Like, more than a friend."
"Why don't you try for the job, first?" James teased. Sirius decided to be mean. "Hey! That's a great idea! Thanks, James." "Oi. You come back here!" The two boys started chasing each other in a weird version of tag. "And that is how a Marauder marauds." Remus chuckled.
"So? At least he doesn't ask me such annoying questions. Which is more than I can say for some people. Why can't you guys just leave me the hell alone?" "Shut up!" James let one of his fists smash into Sirius's jaw, knocking him to the floor. He glared down at him. "Listen here you ungrateful little whelp. I don't give a fuck about what you do to me, but no one hurts Remus like that. He'd die to keep you safe. Any of us would. Yet you act like you don't need anyone. The way you're acting, you sure don't seem mature enough to be solitary. Do you not even care how upset you made him? He was sobbing his eyes out. And you don't even care. That's just sick."
Malice and hatred radiated off of James's body. Sirius cowered uncharacteristically under his best friend's death glare. It was quite unusual for James to get that mad. At anyone. "You better watch your step, or you might fall into a hole you didn't even know was there." (A/N Go Devimon!) James extended his hand out to help Sirius up. He took it carefully. "James you don't understand. He wanted to know about why I was so happy. Think, estupido. Why would I be so happy even Moony could notice?" James blushed. "Oh. Well still. You didn't have to be so mean to him. It was totally uncalled for." "I apologized! It's not my fault if he didn't choose to accept it."
"You did?" James was taken aback. Remus hadn't mentioned that. Sirius nodded. "Yup. And I know he heard me. It was before he ran off." "Oops." "Yeah I'll say 'oops'. And you really blame me for being mad." "Siri, I'm sorry." "I know. I'm sorry, too. I didn't mean to yell at you." "I would have done the same thing." "I'll bet you would. Anyway, about last night, I knew Malfoy was there. I talked to him and he was being really nice to me. I won't tell you where I was, but I was somewhere secret. And safe. I'm not looking for another mother." "I know that, but I was worried about you. I love you." "Don't say what you don't mean. You'll only confuse yourself." James was surprised. Sirius's voice was like ice! "But I do mean it." "How do you know? I bet you haven't even thought about it before now. Think it over for three days, then decide." "Okay, Sirius." James looked like he was about to cry.
"I'll talk to you in three days. I have some business to take care of elsewhere." He stalked off and made his way into the potions room. "Mr. Black, you're early." "I know. I'd just like to get a head start on the day." "Alright." Sirius smiled at his potions professor. It was no wonder she got along with him so well. The professor was his sister. "How's life treating you, Cin?" 'Cin', whose real name was 'Centauri', had a love/hate relationship going with the young arorur, Frank Longbottom. "Eh, life's life, and life sucks. You just gotta' wonder what." Sirius laughed. Cin had always been his favorite sister. "Well, life's treating me fairly nice." "That's good. Better set up. Everyone will be here in a minute." "'Kay" Sirius set up his cauldron and got out his bag of potions ingredients. "What are we working on, today?" "Cloves-bian. You guys should be able to handle it."
An hour later, Cin was proved wrong. "Mr. Pettigrew, the cloves-bian is supposed to be *in* the cauldron! Not all over my clean floor. Mr. Crabbe, stop it. I refuse to let you get away with throwing vampire teeth at my brother. Okay, that does it! Class dismissed. I can't handle this!" She walked out in a manner only a Black could. "Oh that was priceless! Poor Cin. She won't be able to concentrate for days." The talk in the class was light. Really, all the students had wanted was to get rid of Cin. "Black, come're." Malfoy motioned him over and Sirius walked up to him. "Yeah?" "So, how'd things go?" "All he did was yell at me. Then he said he loved me and all. I told him to think about it for a while." "Well, don't wait too long. Potter is quite the catch." Sirius stuck his tongue out.
"I'm sure you'd notice. Hey, do you want to sit with us in care of magical creatures?" "I guess that would be okay. But what would your friends say?" "Who cares? I sure don't." Malfoy grinned. "In that case, mark me down for a yes." "Good. See ya' then" Sirius went back to where his friends were waiting. "And what the heck was that about?" Sirius smiled at Remus. "We just understand each other, that's all." (A/N Bring It On Rules!) "Mm-hmm." Remus gave him a knowing look. "Back off. It's not like that." "Oh, Sirius. You know I'm just pushing your buttons." "Push this." Sirius flipped Remus off. "No thanks, buddy. I already like someone." He didn't realize his mistake until it was too late.
"Who? Who?" "Come on, Moony. Tell us!" "Yeah, Moons. Please!" "No way on Earth." "Then on Jupiter. Come on. Tell us." "No." Remus's voice was teasing yet firm. "Oh, fine. Spoil-sport." "And proud of it." "Hey people. Come on; let's look alive. Care of Magical Creatures in three minutes. Let's move out." It was a short little Slytherin. He seemed pretty nice and when they got a teacher to dismiss a class early, he watched the clock. Sirius stuffed all of the things his sis wouldn't let him leave in her room into his bag and tossed it over one shoulder. "Well, let's go." The Marauders climbed the stairs out of the dungeon and walked out into the picnic area where class was.
"Okay class. Today, just answer the questions on pages 858 through 862. Questions 3 through 473." Professor Kettleburn said. A collection of moans could be heard. Remus pulled his book out and opened it to the assigned page as the students moved to sit with their friends. Lucius sprawled out on Sirius's already occupied chair. "Hello fans. Miss me?" Sirius shoved him to the floor. "No, not really. Why?" Lucius shoved him. "Cute. So can I join you guys?" James and Remus's jaws hit the floor. "What the hell?!" "No way, Padfoot. Don't even think about saying" "Sure you can. Pull up a chair." The others moaned. "Alright. Rem, it's your day. Do you have your" "Books? Check. Quill? Check again. Parchment? Check-a-rooni." "Good." Lucius looked confused. "We never all bring our stuff. We rotate days and bring it on ours. We're organized enough to pull it off." Lucius eyed Peter, questionably. "Rem does it twice." James whispered in his ear.
He wouldn't have been even civil towards the boy, but Sirius had said that he wasn't that bad. As long as Sirius was so sure he was nice, James would try. Lucius nodded. Then, all five boys crowded around Remus's book. Amazingly, they all fit with what seemed to be even more room that usual. Lucius was leaning over Remus's shoulder. Remus was bright pink. James noticed and nudged Lucius's wrist, causing both boys to sprawl onto the ground, one on top of the other. "Ouch! Get off of me!" "I would if I could, but I can't so I won't." "Shut up and move!" Lucius struggled to regain his balance as Remus thrashed about beneath him, trying to get up. Lucius took a deep, shaky breath.
"Lupin, if you want me to get up. Stop. Moving." Remus scowled, but lied still. Lucius got to his feet and sat down. "Thank you!" Remus snapped and flopped back down and grabbed his paper. Lucius looked a little hurt. James noticed this as well. "Siri, does Malfoy have a crush on Moony?" "I dunno'. Why?" "Well, just look at him." Sirius did as he was told. Lucius looked really hurt that Remus was so mad. "I guess he does. I bet we could hook them up." "I'll bet we could to." "Let's do it for Moons. He needs someone to love him. Like, more than a friend."
"Why don't you try for the job, first?" James teased. Sirius decided to be mean. "Hey! That's a great idea! Thanks, James." "Oi. You come back here!" The two boys started chasing each other in a weird version of tag. "And that is how a Marauder marauds." Remus chuckled.