Sirius taped his chin with his wand, and then affixed the beard carefully. Then, in the mirror, arranged the purple tassled hat on the top of his white haired head and he was done. The very best Dumbledore Hogwarts had ever seen. Remus was going as some book character Sirius had never heard of, and they'd been able to convince Peter to go as a ghost with a sheet chucked over his head. With a few too many wonky eye holes cut into it here and there as he carried a paper bag with a rock in it. It was from that Muggle comic, Peanuts, where the main boy character in it (Charlie Brown) always ended up as exactly that every year. It seemed to fit Peter perfectly.
Halloween just wasn't Halloween if the Marauders weren't involved after all. They had plans as well, oh yes, brilliant plans. Not that Sirius was of liberty to say what they were of course, but they would happen. Now, where was that bag of flour one of the house elves had given them...
Remus fixed his sleeves a little before he picked up his favourite quill and tucked it between a few pages of parchment. Tonight, he was Chaucer, and he was going to do a damn good job at it as well!
...Even if very few people knew who he was talking about.
Lily knew though, but she was going to be busy with James all night. Or at least, she was going to be spending the night trying to get away from James. It was a known fact that Lily was dressing up once again as an angel, just like she had last year, and it was a fair bet that once again, James would hardly be able to take his eyes off her.
Remus sighed. For once, he'd love to have someone he could talk to about...stuff.
"Hey mate." Sirius jumped up onto the edge of the bed, balancing on the wooden frame. "How'd my favourite book worm"
The end of his beard was tickling Remus's ear, and he batted Sirius away in his usual 'pretend he's annoying me even though I'm smiling' mannor.
"Lonely, actually. I was wishing to have an in-depth conversation about Chaucer with somebody"
"Well you're not going to find that here in the dorms now are you? Unless Peter mate had learned how to read recently. Why don't you go and find Evens"
"And interupt her 'setting up hidding places' for the night ordeal? I think not." Remus paused. "How about...if you let me babble on to you for a while, I'll promise to listen to you for a full day"
"Sure, why not? Who could ever turn you down in your peasants outfit anyway eh"
"Maybe this holiday isn't so bad after all."