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Moments with the Marauders

Xenial- Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners; Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.

James Potter was woken up from a great dream by the crash of something breaking. Lily Potter immediately sat up.

"James!" She hissed. "I think there's somebody in the house!"

James resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Lily had been irritable because little Harry was keeping her up, as he refused to go to sleep at night.

"I'll go down." James picked up a stray beater's bat that was lying underneath the bed, and crept down the stairs, carefully avoiding the creaky step. He then noticed someone lying on the couch, and snuck over. He lifted the bat slowly, weary of this stranger, and got ready to hit the person. But then said person sat up turning on the light.

"Prongs!"

"Padfoot! Man, I was about to bash your head in with a beaters bat." James shook his head with disapproval.

"Prongs, I just got dumped. Cut me some slack." Sirius Black groaned. He looked horrible. His eyes were red and his usually perfect hair was looking like James'.

"Mate, have you been… crying?" James said in disbelief. And he was right to be surprised. Sirius never cried.

"No. I did what I do best." Sirius said.

"What's that?" James sat down next to his best friend.

"Got pissed." Sirius replied nonchalantly.

James rolled his eyes. "Of course you did."

"Look, mate, this is the first time that I was the one being dumped! It's a traumatic experience!" Sirius said loudly.

"Shut up Padfoot! If you wake up Harry I swear to Merlin that I'll throttle you."

Sirius grinned. "Ah, how is little Prongslet?"

"He's been keeping me and Lily up at night. Little bugger refuses to go to sleep." James said fondly.

Sirius wrinkled his nose. "I could never have kids."

James changed the subject. "Why did she break up with you?"

Sirius frowned. "I think it was something about me not paying enough attention to her? I dunno, I wasn't really listening."

James laughed. "Real smooth. Look, why are you here?"

"You gave me a key."

James gave him a 'look'. "You could've gone back to your own apartment."

"I just needed company." Sirius admitted.

James stood up. "Might as well do this properly then. Want a cuppa?"

"Please."

He wandered into the kitchen and put the kettle on. Sirius, who'd followed James into the kitchen, started humming 'Polly put the kettle on' and James raised his eyebrows at him.

"Really?"

"Yep."

After a few minutes, the water had boiled and the two boys were now sitting on the ground, sipping at their tea.

"You're being very hospitable tonight." Sirius commented.

"Yeah, well, don't get used to it. I'm only doing this because you just got dumped."

"Hey! Cheers to my first dumping!" Sirius bumped his cup against James', and they laughed.

The two best friends were found the next morning by Lily Potter, tea-cups empty beside them, fast asleep.

She shook her head fondly, and tossed a blanket over them.

Hello! I found 'X' strangely easy to write for. Anyway, hope you enjoy! I cannot believe that I've only got 2 more letters to go. Man. Time flies.

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Silvs