How Do I Look?
A/n: I don't know how long Hogsmeade trips are supposed to last and when they start but in this story they're from noon to night.
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Ch. 5: Partyin'
And we're partyin',
Party, party, party,
On the weekend,
Party, party, party
-Wagon Fulla Pancakes Song by Homestarrunner
After two days of studying, Sirius really needed a break, so of course he was going to Hogsmeade that Saturday. Since Regulus seemed to like to tag around at his heels, all the time, Sirius let him and let him help destroy today for as many people as possible.
Sirius walked moodily up to Hogsmeade thinking of good ways to destroy people's weekend while Regulus walked beside him almost skipping and definitely humming. Sirius glared at him. "What are you humming?"
"Teenage Dirtbag," Regulus said cheerily (let's all just pretend that is a British wizard song, 'kay?).
"That suits you," Sirius muttered.
"Helloooo, Snivellus," a voice behind them said. Sirius turned around and saw the smirking face of-him really.
"What do you want, Black?" Sirius asked, feeling a little odd calling someone by his own last name. Next to him the smile was fading off of Regulus' face.
"His name is Severus!" he said angrily, stepping forward. He was trying to look threatening but he just made Sirius and James laugh. Lily, who was walking with the two boys glared at them reproachfully.
"C'mon boys," she said. "Let's go."
"Why?" Snipe asked, his eyes dancing with delight. "Don't you enjoy the company of these lovely boys, Lily?"
"C'mon, Regulus," Sirius muttered trying to pull his brother away, but Regulus wouldn't move. He stood there with his hand in his pocket glaring at what he thought was his older brother, who was smiling cruelly at him. In the next second Regulus was running away and Snape was on the ground moaning. James started to go after him, but Lily held him back. Sirius hesitated then ran after Regulus himself. When he caught up with him, Sirius looked at his brother with pride-sure he thought he was hexing Sirius, but he was doing something for once. "Good job, kid."
Regulus shrugged. "Thanks…"
"What spell did you use?"
"I don't know," Regulus said. "I think I did it wrong."
Sirius smiled a little. "C'mon, kid, let's go get something at Three Broomsticks."
Regulus nodded and followed his brother.
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"What hex did the twerp use?" Snape demanded as he got up. "I don't think it exists."
"You all right, Pad?" James asked.
"Fine," Snape muttered.
"So, you don't mind if Lily hangs out with us, do you?"
Snape glared at Lily. "No, of course not," he said.
James was apparently unaware of the tension around him, smiled cheerily. "Great!"
"Hello, Potter, Black-Evans," a familiar voice said, speaking Lily's name with particular distaste. Bertram Aubrey, along with Tiberius McLaggen and Domacles Belby approached Lily, James, and Snape with a cruel smile similar to the one Snape had been wearing earlier.
"Aubrey, Belby, McLaggen," James replied coolly. "What do you want?"
"Just saying hello, Potter, something wrong with that?"
"No of course not. As long as you're not saying it."
"Because my greetings are different from everyone else's?"
'No, because anything you have to say I don't want to hear."
Aubrey raised his eyebrows and pulled out his wand. Before he could say anything though, Snape cursed him. James stared at Aubrey for a few seconds then started laughing so hard he fell to the ground and lily grinned appreciatively. Snape smiled proudly as McLaggen and Belby ran off. "Now you have something to brag about, Aubrey," Snape said. "The biggest head in the world."
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At eight o'clock Sirius and Regulus were walking down one of the paths in Hogsmeade and this time Sirius was humming "Teenage Dirtbag" which Regulus had effectively stuck in his head. So far they had pushed three people in the lake, made five people climb to the top of Three Broomsticks, and generally wrecked havoc all over. Oddly enough, Sirius was almost happy. But he had one more thing to do so that he could be satisfied.
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"Mr. Black, Mr. Potter!" Professor McGonagall's voice rang out.
"Yes, Professor?" Snape asked.
"Belby and McLaggen just came to me with the story that you two boys exploded Aubrey's head!"
"Now where would they get a story like that from?" James asked innocently.
"I believe, Mr. Potter that this story is non-fictional considering that I have seen Mr. Aubrey's head. Now, come with me to my office. Now!"
"Yes, Professor," the boys chorused.
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"Alright, Regulus, just one more mission to accomplish."
"What's that?" Regulus asked happily. He was having the time of his life currently-nothing he had ever done before was this exciting, and he was doing it with Snape.
"Come along and you'll see," Sirius said, smiling, happy himself, and leading Regulus down a path to Madam Puddifoots.
Regulus narrowed his eyes. "Why are we going there," he asked.
"Because," Sirius explained not too patiently. "This is around the time all the lovely couples are sitting there waiting to have there day destroyed."
"Oh!" Regulus said. "Okay then."
So the two boys walked up to the building. Sirius grinned widely and took out his wand. Regulus watched happily as Sirius muttered a curse and the power in the building went out. He could hear girls screaming and boys swearing and one person yelling rather loudly about rubber ducks. Regulus and Sirius held back there laughter and looked at each other. "Pettigrew!" they said at the same time before running away.
They came to a stop right by the lake when Regulus tripped. Sirius automatically reached out to prevent Regulus from falling. Regulus ended up falling into Sirius arms and looking up at him. "You're eyes look really nice that way," Regulus said leaning upwards.
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A/n: Sorry this is "fresh off the press", like some of my other chapters. I've been editing them and I'll replace them mistake free-relatively-later. See you.