The next morningThe next morning, James was up before anyone else. On the left of his bed, Sirius tossed and turned wildly in his sleep, caught in the throes of a devilish nightmare. On the right of his bed, Remus was sleeping tranquilly. Or rather, James assumed it was Remus, since his belongings were next to the bed. Remus himself, however, was buried deep down beneath the thick, goose down blanket. In fact, James could not even be sure if the thing under the blankets was a human, or if it was just a whole lot of bolsters and pillows or even a werewolf.
Just then, Sirius woke up with a start. James noted how he flung off the covers, as though he had just had a violent shock. He was certainly a dishevelled mess. On top of that, he was panting slightly as though he was out of breath. "Up so early?" Sirius ran a hand through his messy hair, rubbing his eyes. "How long have you been awake?"
James grinned. "Not very long, only since the crack of dawn." He reached down to grab his wand from under his bed, then looked up .
Sirius had, by some miracle, managed to transform his appearance to his stunning looks from the previous night within a split second. James had to admit that he really knew how to neaten himself up. "Wow." James was impressed.
Sirius made a show of taking a huge bow. "It's important to look good in the morning. Speaking of which, what time is it, anyway?"
James checked his watch. "8 am. We'd better hurry down for breakfast."
"Shouldn't we wake Remus first?" Sirius gave James a quizzical look.
"Oh. Right." James walked over to the lump in Remus' bed and poked it. The lump shifted slightly but made no further response. James poked it harder. The lump rolled over but still did not get up. James took a deep breath and viciously attacked the lump with his finger. Two minutes later, James' finger was sore, while the lump had sunk deeper into the blankets.
James sighed. "Remus!"
"Mmph." came the muffled response.
James pondered for a moment. "Let's see, I have a few options. One, wait for his alarm clock to ring and see if he wakes up. Two, yank the covers off and yell in his ear. Three, attack him with my wand. Four, let him be late for breakfast and class. Five, all of the above."
Sirius flashed an evil grin. "I vote five."
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Nice one... I especially love the last bit:) and the description of Sirius waking up, and the events that followed:)Keep it up and do post soon!
ooh, I love the way you depicted Remus. =) And James' thoughts- you know, about the lump- are a good foreshadowing.
I like the way the Marauders' personalities are starting to come up. jiayou!
SORRY NELLO! I posted so late... :[
But I really love this post! The 'lump' part was so cute! Okay, I know it sounds weird but I have a lump fetish? Haha. Good description and the end part was classic. "I vote five." :P
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March 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM
