Second Year - Marauders Map
Sirius Black
It’s the week of exams and Sirius is exhausted. He’s been nothing but in the books for the past week, he’s sure his grades will be fine. But he can't slip up. He’s been too focused on having fun to worry about grades lately. He’s hardly been paying attention to potions.
Sirius sits in the library next to Remus. “Look I’m sure whatever grades you get will be good enough Moony, im knackered” he sighs flopping his head on the desk.
“I know my grades will be good enough” Remus answers bluntly.
“Then why the hell are we here?” Sirius widens his eyes tiredly, “because yours on the other hand won’t be” Remus answers
“Pft” sirius waves a hand, “my grades are phenomenal “
“Is that why slughorn made you pick up extra credit?” Remus teases.
“No fun” Sirius crosses his arms. “What are you doing this summer?”
“Focus” Remus grits out sliding the potions book towards sirius. “not until you tell me what your doing”
“Nothing, now do your work”
“Boring” Sirius sighs flipping through the potions book. “We should have another send off this year “
“Like what?” Remus questions.
“Do I have to come up with everything?” Sirius groans sarcastically, knowing Remus comes up with the plane most of the time.
“Oh shove off. I’m the one that comes up with everything “ Remus swats his arm. Sirius rubs his arm.
“Merlin I was kidding” Sirius laughs. He looks at Remus who’s looks like he wants to say something.
“I hav been working on something though “ Remus confesses
“Knew it.” Sirius’s wits .
“You did not know it” Remus glares.
“You’ve always got something up your sleeve,moons . what is it?” Sirius rests his head on the potions book
“You’ll see, after dinner “ Remus says, grabbing the book from under Sirius’s head, his chin hitting the table.
“You know you can get a point across without being mean to me” Sirius whines.
“I know, just more fun this way “ Remus teases, standing up. Sirius groans.
“Finally, out of this god forsaken joint!” Sirius cheers sliding himself out his chair. standing himself up.
“Shh” shushes the librarian , Sirius waves her off.
“Ya da, ya da” he rolls his eyes
The two get to the great hall and Sirius immediately starts eating. “He was trying to starve me to death jamsie” he whines
“We studied for two hours,” Remus defends.
“Dramatic much?” Peter laugh.
“I’m being serious” Sirius whines.
“When are you not?” James jokes. Sirius elbows James in the side. “ that’s my joke” Sirius pushes himself from James.
“If its your joke. why do you annoy us with it all the time?” Remus asks.
“Because its my joke”
Remus goes to answer.
“What do you have up your sleeve moony?” Sirius pesters.
“Ill show you after dinner”
“Show what?” Peter questions.
“Youll know after dinner” rems sighs.
“Know what?” james giggles.
Remus groans “Oh my godric, eat!’
The boys eat and quickly make their wake back to their dorm, anticipating knowing what Remus has planned.
The boys all look at Remus and Remus groans. “So impatient “ he mutters under his breath he stomps his way to his bed frame and pulls out a parchment.
“Is that what you’ve been working on? A piece of paper?” Sirius teases.
“Good lord , shut up” he opens the piece of parchment and turns it for them to see.
“It’s a map” peter observes
“Of the school.” Remus answers.
“Brilliant, you know I do get lost a lot” James chips in.
Sirius squints “the marauders map? ” He questions at the poorly hand written words. “Remus you big ol’ sap”
“Shut up, I’m making it because I found a new passage way “
“To what?” James asks, adjusting his glasses.
“To the quidditch field. It’s way shorter of a way than we usually use, just thought maybe if I make a map I can figure this place out “ Remus shrugs.
“Good thinking. “ James pauses and wiggles his eyebrows at Remus.
“Yes, we can use the passage” Remus answers.
James pulls his arm down in victory “yes! Okay let’s go” James cheers.
“Alright , alright” Remus rolls his eyes, James grabs the invisibility cloak and the boys make their way to the passage.
“That only took like two minutes “ James exclaims as the boys enter the field.
Sirius lays on the field and looks up at the sky, the boys follow along and all lay next to each other. James lies to the right of Sirius , and Peter lays to James’s right. And Remus lays to his left
“It was a good year” Sirius whispers.
“Yeah” James responds softly. “Third year we get to add on extra classes “ James smiles.
“Hooray” peter says sarcastically. Remus snorts a laugh.
Sirius points his finger up, “there’s my star” he points.
“Where James squints
“Do you see those seven bright stars right there?” Sirius adjusts his pointer finger. And goes from star to star in the sky. James nods. “That’s Orion , the one on the left right there is Sirius .”
“Oh wow” James mouth shapes into an o.
“My whole family’s got this tradition of naming their kids after stars” Sirius shrugs.
“I’m going to miss you guys” James whispers.”we can still hang out during the summer jamsie” Sirius bumps James’s side lightly with his elbow.
“It’s not the same”
“I can’t hang out this summer,” Remus comfesses . The three boys turn their heads to him.
Sirius looks at him as the light from the crescent moons twinkles in Remus’s eyes as he looks up at the sky. Sirius recognizes that look in his eyes of pain. He gets it every time he has to go home
“Mums not going to make it” Remus whispers, his voice cracks at the seams.
“Don’t say that moony” Peter says sadly.
“She told me she wasn’t during holiday, I’m not expecting her to hang on” Remus’s eyes glaze over with tears and Sirius grabs a hold of his hand, holding on so tight he’s sure he’s cutting of remuss circulation. Sirius is taken back, Remus doesn't pull away, he lets his hand be held by Sirius’s .
“She said that?” Peter questions
“She stopped taking her medicine, and she’s all alone there most of the time, she has a hospice ” Remus confesses.
“What about your aunt?” James questions.
“Married some posh bloke” Remus laughs wryly. A moment of silence passes and Remus holds onto sirius hand.
“I don’t want to talk about it, Sirius shows more stars” he budges his arm.
“Right! Okay, there’s Regulus’s. He’s a part of the Leo constellation. Sirius keeps his hand in twined with remuss. As he points at the stars with his other hand.