Introducing Remus Lupin, a self-hating, half-blood werewolf who hasn't experienced human touch for six years; Sirius Black, a rebellious pureblood who doesn't know how it feels to be loved; Peter Pettigrew, an anxious halfblood with a dark past who...
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Wednesday, 14th February 1973
Sirius didn't bother to hide his amusement as three of the four girls got more and more annoyed at the clouds floating above their heads. Of course, Remus being the sadistically clever bastard that he was, the spell was linked to their emotional state. So the angrier they got, the worse it rained on them, making them angrier. It was a beautifully vicious cycle. All except for Mary. Sirius was impressed to see the cloud that had been forming above her head with the worry, quickly shrink away to nothing when she realised what was happening. She either had excellent self-control, or she found the whole thing more amusing than annoying. Either option gained Sirius' respect.
'You might want to calm down before the thunder starts,' James said helpfully.
'What?' Lily asked, her tone sharp. The anger in her face looked comical as she dripped all over the Entrance Hall. 'Thunder?'
James shrugged. 'Yeah, it needed to be dramatic, you know?'
'What about lightning?' Marlene asked. The cloud above her head shrank and whitened as her annoyance turned to fear.
Remus shook his head. 'Do you really think we'd risk killing you?'
'For the record,' Sirius said. 'I wanted the lightning, but I was overruled.'
Remus rolled his eyes. 'Despite Sirius' love of danger, it's perfectly safe. You won't get hurt, just... soggy.'
'So it's convenient we're learning the Drought charm this week,' James said. He glanced up at the clouds again. They were looking quite menacing at this point. 'But again, you'll need to calm down first.'
'Might help if we leave,' Peter said. 'Don't want to miss the Valentine's messages, do we?'
'Oh, right,' James said. 'That's today, isn't it?'
'Don't act like you didn't know,' Lily said. 'You did it today on purpose.'
Sirius grinned. 'Impact score, Evans. You want to win, you need to consider these things.'
An ominous rumble sounded from the cloud above her head, and she looked up with alarm.
'Think that's our cue,' James said, turning towards the doors to the Hall. 'Bye girls.'
Sirius blew them all a kiss and turned on his heel to follow James. 'Au revoir, mes petits chatons détrempés.'
The sound of Marlene's laughter drifted after him as he entered the Great Hall.
'What did you say?' Remus asked, falling into step beside him.
'Goodbye, my soggy little kittens.'
Remus laughed. 'They did look like angry kittens, didn't they?'
