Chapter 2
"Fuck."
A hangover forced James from his comfortable sleep. He slowly sat up, holding his face in his hands with a groan.
"I'm never drinking again."
He'd told himself that lie a thousand times.
He forced himself out of bed, wrapping his hand around a cold glass mason jar, half-full of Aspirin. The metal lid clattered to the floor as he poured a pill into his hand, walking off to the bathroom.
Grimacing as he did so, he placed the ill flavored pill on his tongue. collecting water in his hand, drinking it and swallowing the pain killer.
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He looped his belt through his pants, buckling it and tucking his shirt in. His back leaned against the wall as he tied his gold and red tie. stepping into his shoes.
He grabbed his bag, showing the mason jar of aspirin in it, as well as a few books and his wand.
He didn't even stop to grab food before heading to class, his headache fading. However something else haunted his mind.
Words from the night before, from his best friends brother. The few words they shared replayed through his mind like a broken record.
He could barely focus on his work, in any of his classes.
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As he sat down with his friends at dinner, he held his head in his hand. reaching into his bag for the jar.
"Hungover?"
Sirius watched him place a pill in his mouth, chasing it with his drink.
"Very, I swear to Merlin I'm never drinking again."
"Prongs you've told yourself that a thousand times."
James groaned and started eating.
"I mean it this time pads."
Remus cut in to their bickering.
"Sure, ill start logging how many days until you complain about a hangover then."
James rolled his eyes, picking at his food and zoning out, he glanced over at the Slytherin table, noticing the on and only Regulus sat there with a book, barely caring about his food.
Sirius glanced back, waving a hand in front of James's face.
"Hello? What are you staring at.. Or who are you staring at?"
James looked at Sirius, shrugging.
"Nothing, just zoning out. When we go to our common room do you two wanna just sit out there and hang out for a bit?"
"Yeah sure, lets actually eat though so we don't go to bed hungry."
The three continued to eat, joking and picking on eachother.
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Later they sat on a couch in their common room, James leaning against the arm rest, his legs over Remus and Sirius.
"Pads are you gonna make your brother do more throughout the year? Or was last night some kind of miracle one time thing?"
"I'm thinking about making him go shopping tomorrow if you guys want to come with?"
James perked his head up as Remus and Sirius talked, the idea of shopping used in their conversation.
"I'll go."
Sirius looked over, grinning at him.
"Then i'd go to bed if I were you sleepyhead, I swear you're snoring over there"
James playfully gasped, holding his hand over his chest.
"I am not, if anybody here is snoring it's Remus, I swear he's struggling to keep his eyes open."
The two laughed as James slowly stood up, waving lazily before walking back to his room, laying in his bed and groaning, taking his glasses off and placing them on his desk.
He fell asleep quickly, excited for the next day, kind of excited to see Regulus again.