Sirius is pretending that he's never heard of any of the animals. He makes Remus explain what a giraffe is. Peter gets into a very heated staring contest with a snake. James makes a mental note to check in with him later, because no one should be that angry at a reptile.
Remus is a little sore from a bad moon, so he's leaning on Sirius. A little more than he needs to be, but Sirius isn't complaining.
Suddenly James lets out a very undignified squeak. The other three boys rush over to the enclosure he's looking into. Standing in the center, looking bored, is a STAG.
James is sniffling. Sirius looks aghast. Remus and Peter look at each other, half rolling their eyes, half plotting.
Remus says, "Men. Our time has come. We must enter into our greatest battle ever."
James perks up.
Peter picks up where Remus left off. "Indeed. We must free this stag from the tyranny of zoo life!"
Sirius is grinning.
James shouts, "Never again shall another deer be enslaved!" The boys find the gate to the enclosure and open it with some not-so-discreet-magic. Sirius opens the gate dramatically. The stag continues to look bored. They yell at it. It looks the other way.
They spend the next two hours trying to convince it to leave what Sirius seems it's 'glorified prison.' Eventually, James transforms and the deer takes one look at Prongs, and walks away.
The boys give up.
James is sad for about two seconds.
Then he sees an ice cream stand
