"Want to talk about it?" Remus asked, holding Sirius in his arms as they looked at the stars. He felt Sirius shrug his shoulders.

"Just told me the same old: shame to the family, disowned, better off dead –"

His voice cracked and Remus hugged him closer.

"Will you live with me?" Sirius asked softly.

"Yeah," Remus grinned. "I will."

"You can wash dishes everyday."

Remus laughed. "Can I cook, too?"

"You want to eat my cooking?"

Peter was sitting in the common room with Lily when Remus Sirius got back later that night.

"We saved you some food from dinner," Lily said as they sat down, and pushed a plate of food towards them.

"Thanks, Lily," Remus said quietly, smiling.

Lily shrugged, smiling. "Least we could do."

Sirius and Peter were looking at each other.

"So, you know?"

Peter nodded. Sirius narrowed his eyes. "And?"

Peter shrugged. "I can't believe I figured it out before James."

Lily sighed. "He's so bloody thick sometimes!"

The three boys laughed.

"It's exam week, chaps!" James said happily, sitting down with the other four the following Monday.

"Yes, it is," Lily said sharply, shooting him a glare, "and if any pranks are pulled on me, I will murder you all."

"We're not stupid, Lily," Sirius said sarcastically.

"Well, some of us are slower than others," Peter chimed in, and the others looked pointedly down at their plates, grins on their faces.

"What?"

Lily shook her head, looking up at James. "Maybe you'll finally catch on this week," she said lightly. "Don't worry. Took Peter a while."

James continued to look confused as Professor McGonagall stood up at the Head Table.

"I'd like to ask everyone to leave the Great Hall at this time," she began, but James stood up.

"I haven't even had breakfast yet!"

The Gryffindor table laughed as their Head narrowed her eyes. "If you haven't eaten a sufficient amount at this time, there will be a buffet in your common rooms until the first exam is due to start." She looked around the Great Hall. "Anyone who misses an exam will fail that course. There have been students that stay here for more than the seven years required. Each exam will take place at the pre-alloted times in specific classrooms. If you don't know what exams you're taking –" She shook her head, mumbling what sounded suspiciously like "then Merlin help you," – "Then you must find out in the next half hour where you are to be. Seventh Years are to report back here and take your seats for your first exam in here." She glared around at them all. "Well? Get going!"

The Great Hall erupted in scraping chairs and shouting and panicked voices. Remus stood up, a stony look on his face.

"Well, I'm not eating anymore," Sirius said, stretching as they all stood up.

"Pete?" James said, looking at Peter. "Join me in the common room?"

Peter nodded, and Lily rolled her eyes.

"I'm coming with you," she said, smiling slightly. "Don't want you all to be late."

"I want to go the library," Remus said quietly as they all emerged from the hall. Sirius nodded as the others fled through a hidden tunnel to the common room. Remus led Sirius to the empty library and into the section about Transfiguration – their first exam.

"Moony," Sirius whined quietly, "you know all this. We all know this. Why are you –?"

"Because I don't think I do know it," Remus whispered, pulling a heavy volume off one of the uppermost shelves. "I can't remember –"

"Bullocks," Sirius breathed, pulling the book from the werewolf's hands and dropping it to the floor. "You do know it," he repeated, as Remus looked pained.

"I – I –"

Sirius reached forward and pulled Remus' tie towards him. As Remus tripped over the book on the floor, the shorter boy wrapped an arm around him.

"You'll be fine," he whispered, and Remus grinned slightly.