Marauding About In Fifth Year

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Remus awoke the next day, the book still in his hand leaning against Sirius' bedpost. Sirius was asleep, leaning on his leg. He didn't have the nerves to push him off but he really shouldn't have been there. He looked so peaceful, it was an unusual look for Sirius, being peaceful.

Remus turned his head to see a sleeping Peter.

 Oh, mother of merlin, he thought.

 He couldn't deal with Peter knowing anything although there was nothing to know.

'Morning,' James chirped as he swung open the dorm room. Sirius awoke suddenly without noticing where he was,

'Shut up Bambi,' he yelled as James rolled his eyes

'Bambi is not going to be my nickname snuffles,' James replied as the looked at the pair, 'you look comfortable,' he said as he jumped onto his own bed, 'divination in an hour,' he said as he picked up a pillow from his bed and threw it at peter who was awoke by it 'up wormtail,' he whined as the three guys looked at him,

'Wormtail?' peter asked as James shrugged,

'Just trying out a new nickname, the way you're looking at me you'd think I murdered the queen or something,'

'I kind of like it,' Sirius said, 'wormy, tail, wormtail,'

'Wormtail, welcome to the nicknamed gang, current residence, Me. Remus,' he smiled as James laughed,

Sirius and James were determined to find themselves a nickname by the new full moon. Even as they walked up to the shack on the full moon day, they were yelling at each other possible names. There were a lot of okay ones however the majority of the nicknames were ridiculous. The four of them sat playing go fish still debating names. Sirius seemed convinced that Bambi was a good enough name for James, which James was very much against.

'PADFOOT,' Peter yelled as he took Sirius 3's.

'I don't hate it,' Sirius replied as Remus shrugged,

'Bloody hell didn't think id be last,' James whined, 'however Padfoot is good,'

'How about Mr Evans,' Sirius teased tickling James sides as he slapped his hand,

'No,' he answered firmly. As Sirius cackled,

'Your little prong seems excited at the mention of her name,' Sirius teased further as James hit Sirius playful again,

'Prong,' Remus whispered, 'Prongs.'

Peter's and Sirius's eyes went wide with happiness.

'My nickname is not going to be what Sirius calls an erection,' he sighed 'which I don't have by the way,'

'I think it works,' peter said as Sirius slapped his back,

'Prongs you are. I love it already,' Sirius said dramatically as the two other boys laughed,

'This is awful,' he sighed as Remus' arm cracked out.

Before he had any time to argue or find a new name, the transformation began.

The nickname (unfortunately for James) stuck. When the three boys joined the rest of the group in the great hall Sirius had made a large announcement declaring the new nickname and everyone else had agreed to make it stick. The three also decided that as soon as Remus was out the hospital wing, they would finally password protect the map. James, unwillingly, agreed to be Prongs on the map, his only other choice was to be Bambi.