Location: Gryffindor Common Room
WEEK NINE of 7th YEAR
"And there she blows." I said. Remus laughed, but quickly sobered when he caught the look on James's face. Haley had, once again, gotten in a shouting match with James. From what I heard, she was accusing him of 'emotional cheating' or some rubbish. James had never given her any reason to doubt, yet she seemed to anyway. I don't know how he put up with the mistrust.
"Hi, guys." James had walked over to our table and was hovering over us.
"Hi James!" Remus and I said in unison.
"What are you two up to?" In truth, we were pretty much exclusively watching the spectacle that was James's relationship. Somehow, I didn't feel like it was wise to tell him that.
"Remus was discussing what would happen if a centaur had a child with an horse animagus." I created off the top of my head. James barked out a laugh, and Remus gave me an exasperated look.
"I never thought that'd be your choice of conversation, Moony." James snickered.
"Neither did I." Remus shot me an annoyed glance. While I felt slightly bad at embarrassing my friend, I couldn't quite regret what I said. I had made a very dejected James laugh, and it made me feel powerful and worthwhile. Remus could survive some discomfort for that.
"Well, I'll leave you two to your conversation about horses' mating habits." With a smile, James plunked himself down at table near ours and took out his charms book from his discarded book bag. I watched him for a minute before turning back to Remus.
"It just doesn't make any sense to me, Remus." I whispered.
"I don't really understand it either."
"Please, try to explain it to me. You're one of his best friends. Why is he with her?" Remus sighed, shook his head, and didn't answer.
"It just doesn't make sense. He's too good for her." I put my head down on the table and groaned. I heard Remus's soft chuckle, but due to my eye's position, I missed the confused look that James shot me from a nearby table.