Second hand smoke | Sirius Black

Chapter 3: Revealing the truth

Sirius put his arm around Peter.

„How are you doing Wormtail? Missed me much?" He asked ruffling the hair of his friend.

„Merlin, you scared me" Said Peter and then the surprise shook off and all left was annoyance. „My hair! It took me 20 minutes to get it right" he said while nervously trying to smooth it out. „Also James?" He turned to his other best friend that was standing behind laughing with hands in his pockets. "Your dad's potion sucks."

„Maybe you just didn't use it correctly?" Potter answered trying to hold back a grin.

„Aw, Peter. You should have wrote to me, I would tell you how to do that" Sirius cut in resting his elbow on Peter's shoulder.

„Do you use Sleekeazy's Hair Potion?"

„No, but I have amazing hair. That counts for something, right?"

Peter only rolled his eyes in response, but was obviously trying to hide happiness behind annoyance.

The group of three friends started making their way towards Hogwarts train.

„How was your summer, by the way?" Peter asked.

Sirius saw some dark looks from Slytherins whenever they moved past one of them.

„Oh you know, it was fine as always" He said trying to sound as lighthearted as always. „Have you seen Remus by any chance?"

„No, I think he could be inside, saving a compartment for us."

„Great. Let's join him then and I'll answer all your annoying little questions" Sirius said while slapping lightly Peter's cheek. To which his friend reacted with an irritated grunt.

Finding a right compartment took them some time. Finally they opened the door near the end of the train and found Remus already with his nose in a book.

„Remus! You aren't even in school yet!" James looked at their friend with a disappointed look astoundingly similar to Mrs. Potter's.

„I knew I wouldn't have any peace once you came here so I decided to use the time wisely" Remus said raising the corners of his mouth into subtle smile.

He stood up and embraced James while patting him on a back.

While he hugged Peter, Sirius started putting their luggage on a shelf trying to be as casual as possible.

„Merlin, James. What the hell did you put in your trunk?" He asked turning everyone's attention away from the missing „hi" between him and Remus.

„Nothing, just some books."

Everyone looked at him with disbelief.

„What? I do like reading sometimes."

„Yeah, about quidditch. Or the newest brooms."

Remus smiled with a mischief in his eyes.

„Oh, I wonder who inspired you to start reading" he said.

„Oh, fuck off" said James but slight blush showed up on his cheeks.

„Aww, he's blushing" said Peter and giggled.

„I'm not blushing, okay? It's just bloody hot in here."

„Sure mate" said Sirius. „That's one option. The other one is that you are hot at the thought of a certain red headed girl you couldn't stop talking about all summer."

James wanted to respond to him, but before he could do that, Peter cut in.

„Wait, I thought your parents didn't let you meet up with anyone during summer."