AN: It's only been like five months, guys... n.n" Sorry. I've had plenty of time to write this, but my inspiration for Harry Potter-related things has been lacking. I probably need to read more fanfiction. But there's hardly any for Siri/Reg. -sighh-

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In the first week they'd gotten so much homework that there was barely any time to use the loo. Sirius couldn't believe how many notes they had to take and how much they had to study. With barely any time to write to Regulus, he felt bad, because there had been a letter sitting on the desk in his room for about three days now, which read,

Dear Sirius,

Well, if you're in Gryffindor at least it isn't Hufflepuff. I think that's good. Anyways just wanted to say good job because Mum hasn't sent you a Howler or anything, but she's really really mad. Plus Kreacher is in a mad mood and he told me to be in Slytherin no matter what. What do you think, Sirius? Because Andromeda is in Slytherin too and I know you like her more than anybody else in our family.

Love, Regulus

He hadn't had any time to form a reply.

Okay, that's a lie. He'd had plenty of time. It would only take a few minutes to scribble down an answer to his little brother's problem. There was no excuse. He had to write now.

Dear Regulus, he wrote shakily.

Dear Regulus,

Yeah I know, Hufflepuffs suck. There are twins in Hufflepuff this year, I sure am glad not to be in the middle of that. I mean just thinking about it sucks. Yeah Mum hasn't said anything to me. Well bye.

Love, Sirius

He read it over and groaned. There was nothing about what House to choose! He was being an awful brother and crumbled up the paper to toss in the wastebasket.

"Are you doing the Potions homework?" said a voice from behind him, making him jump.

"Oh, hey James... nah, I'm just trying to, er, figure out a way we could sneak into Hogsmeade."

James giggled. "Yeah, right," he said, "Only third-years and above are allowed. We've only been in school less than two weeks!"

Sirius shrugged. "Well, the sooner the better, right? I was thinking of asking Peter and Dillon to come along too. What do you think?"

"Come along to where, though?" James asked.

"I dunno... the second years were talking about sneaking off next weekend. You know, to go to Hogsmeade." He grinned at just the thought of going to the magical place.

"But it's against the rules," James said. He hadn't grown up getting into trouble, seeing as he had no siblings to do so with. His parents had been rather old when he was born, resulting in being babied and spoiled. But he never got into trouble; if he had, his parents wouldn't adore him.

"So what?" Sirius answered lazily.

"S-so we're not allowed," stammered James. "We'll get into trouble!"

"So what?" repeated Sirius.

What did it matter? Sirius didn't see why a detention would hold James off from a trip to the magical town. And if they didn't get caught, there was obviously not going to be a detention. Sirius told this to James and he seemed to brighten.

"Class clowns," he said, "we could be the class clowns."

Grinning, Sirius nodded. "Right! Everyone would love us. James and Sirius: The Troublemakers of Hogwarts!"

"Come on, be creative," laughed James. "The Hogwarts Hooligans! The Magical Mishaps! The Bothersome Boys!"

"Now you've got it!" Sirius said excitedly. "Should we invite Peter and Dillon?"

James nodded, thinking himself clever for the alliterations. "Sure, if you want," he grinned. "Maybe that Lupin kid too."

Remus? Well, that was a thought. Sirius didn't know much about him other than the fact that he was quiet, smart, and had a lot of scars. He shrugged as an answer. "I guess..."

Well, Sirius supposed, he would have to at some point include the strange boy in their activities. He would feel extremely guilty if they left him out of all the fun.

"So..." Sirius started lamely, mind wandering to how he could write a letter to Regulus. "Want to-"

Knock, knock, knock.

After a moment's hesitation, "Er... come in."

The mahogany door opened to reveal Penelope Valencia, another first year in Gryffindor, who just so happened to be the prettiest girl younger than thirteen at the school. She had ash-white blond hair with a blue feather hanging down in it, the bluest eyes Sirius had ever seen, and her nose was small and perfect. She was tall, thin, and was already growing boobs- a major plus; Sirius thought that she would probably have the biggest ones in their class by the time they were in fourth year.

James turned bright red when he saw her. It was Saturday, so she was wearing Muggle clothes (half-blood), and they made her small breasts seem bigger.

"H-hey, what's up?" Sirius asked, blinking.

"Do you know what the Charms homework is? None of the other girls but Lily Evans knows, but she's off with that weird kid in Slytherin."

Sirius shook his head ("haha, homework"), but James nodded and walked over to his bag of books, pulling out the charms one; it was in perfect condition, brand new and beautiful like a batch of folded clean laundry. He opened it to one of the first pages and pulled out a scrap of parchment- which was inked with "study chapter 2, pay special attention to the charm Rictusempra, as you will be using it on your partner in class briefly." It wasn't as tidy as the rest of his things.

He held the paper out to her, with roses still blossoming on his cheeks, trying to keep his eyes on face. Sirius rolled his eyes. James was such a nerd.

She took it, read it, and smiled- a winning smile, with cupid-bow lips and adorable dimples.

"Thanks," Penelope said, a bit more airily than would have been expected. She handed the parchment back to him and waved goodbye, then left.

Silence followed.

"Oh my god," James finally breathed out. "Did you...?"

Sirius laughed. "Mate, you're such a nerd. You should have seen how red your face was."

James looked away, embarrassed, and muttered something under his breath. Sirius rolled his eyes once more and ignored him, thinking again of Regulus.

After a few seconds, when James realized Sirius was going back to whatever he was doing before (he'd figured Sirius was lying about Hogsmeade), he wandered off to his four-poster bed and opened the text book to chapter two.

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Peter Pettigrew was the strangest roommate. He refused to gossip, and didn't think that anyone was terribly awful. Rare were his moments of intellect. The boy couldn't have lived at Hogwarts without friends. He needed someone. Of less than three hundred students at Hogwarts, Sirius supposed that Peter was the most innocent. It was kind of adorable.

Dillon Hill was also the strangest roommate. He was unkind, to an extent, and seemed to love poking his nose into other people's business. He did have a sweet side, but that was reserved for people he liked. It was hard to figure out what to think about the kid, because he was different toward everyone.

Remus Lupin was the strangest roommate of them all. He did not talk much at all, as if he were afraid that someone would hate him. There was nothing to do about it, because he rarely spoke more than a few words at a time. James had asked if he was Lily Evans' friend, and he replied, "Yeah."

James Potter was the coolest roommate of all time. Sirius could talk about almost anything with him. He never mentioned the fact that his mother probably hated him now, but that didn't matter, because James never asked. They could do homework together. Both liked Transfiguration. Minerva McGonagall was the best teacher. She was evil, but still the best.

"I don't understand them," James said the day after Penelope had come to their room.

"Don't understand what, mate?"

"Girls."

Sirius rolled his eyes. "They're just like us. Except, they have a-"

"I know, I know," James said hastily. "But just the way they talk. It's so weird."

"It's not any different from how we talk!" Sirius answered incredulously. Honestly, did James have any female relatives other than his mother?

"My mum said they can read minds..."

"Oh bugger, don't believe that. Legimency... Legimimency... Legamenty... w-whatever it's called... has to be learned. Only a couple people can do it. Read minds, I mean."

"But still... they're so creepy."

"Girls?"

"Yeah."

"Whatever you say, mate..."

Sirius thought of Andromeda. She was... strange, wasn't she? He had wondered why she told him to join Gryffindor instead of Slytherin. And then he'd found out. It was simple enough. And he understood why she was going to be disowned. And he understood why he was going to be disowned. But he didn't really understand why.

"Sirius?"

He glanced up, the clouded look in his eyes vanishing. "Yeah?"

"Were you really writing a scheme earlier?"

"Tomorrow," Sirius laughed. "I'll tell you about it tomorrow. There's a Potions essay due soon, so shut the hell up and get to your homework."

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Dear Regulus,

As you know, I'm not a fan of Hufflepuffs either. And I needa tell you, there's this creepy Slytherin kid named Snape and you should stay away from him when you get to Hogwarts. Anyways thanks for not hating me for being in Gryffindor. I'm going to pretend to Mother that I hate it. Who knows maybe she'll believe me. Anyways I'm gonna write you letters whenever you want, just send me something. Also you can be in whatever house you want. Slytherin isn't completely bad. There are a couple of pretty girls.

Love, Sirius

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AN: Wooooow. Lotsa shit has been happening. Sorry about the random scenes. Had to update. Dear three people reading this, review please.I know that you've heard this as many times as your mum has told you to brush your teeth or make your bed... but please... review... it makes me so happy, and I need the criticism, however good or bad it is. Love ya with a capital Wuv! 3