the setup. (james potter x reader)

thirteen.

"happy birthday padfoot you old man!" I said patting him on the back. he grinned looking at me.

"thanks fawn."  Smirking at Remus we handed over our birthday present to him. He opened it with a grin.

"Flea shampoo lavender scented thanks you too." He reaches over giving me a quick hug before giving remus one.

James handed over Sirius his present. James grinned. "A dog collar you're a nut job you know that Prongs."

"Thought it was acceptable."

"Shut the fuck up you twig."

Laughing i turned my head to Remus who was grinning happily with the rest of us. He looked so happy. I sat closer to him engulfing him in a big hug. With that he hugged back reaching over to mess up my hair.

i enjoyed moments like this, where all the marauders and i were happy. where we acting as if the world would forever be peaceful from the scary things.

how we would never be afraid again. we were just the prankster, the jokers the favorites. i couldn't imagine replacing any of these guys and i find it hard if they were to say they could.

we had a bond of a lifetime. even though remus and i are twins i'm not the closest with him. surprisingly i'm closer to james.

Remus pulled his camera from under his bed which he and i were sat on and took a photo of Peter, James and Sirius. Grinning he turned to me pulling away and clicked the camera.

"Common all lets go to breakfast Minni is gonna be wondering where we're at."

We got up starting to walk down. I walked next to James and he friendly put his arms around me pulling me closer to him. I grinned smiling at him before i pushed him away.

"Awh Fawn why'd you push me away?"

"Your cologne is so strong." I said scrunching my nose before i jabbed him playfully in the ribs.

He looked at me before he held where i jabbed dramatically. "Lupin that hurt, i thought we were marauders and wouldn't hurt each other."

"Sod off with this sappy shit," I said trying to be angry at him. Although it was quite hard due to the fact that it is James Potter.

Walking into the great hall there were streamers of red and gold everywhere with banners which said 'happy birthday sirius'. We grinned as we walked forward to the gryffindor table where we sat in the spots with always did.

We grinned as person after person came forward giving Sirius a gift, hug or just to wish him happy birthday.

The first bell had gone and we all got up to go to the first class. We went down the wrong corridor and in the middle stood Regulas Black.

He walked towards us his hand grabbing something in his pocket as i grabbed my wand which was in mine. As he stood a meter from us he pulled out a box.

A box wrapped in red and gold. Sirius stepped towards his younger brother as Regulas pushed the box into his hands.

"Happy birthday Sirry." He whispered before he turned away running down the hallway away from us.

instead of going to class us five headed to our secret spot. we walked in making sure the doors were closed and locked behind us before we all sat in our allocated spots.

Sirius pulled the ribbon and lifted the lid. Pulling out a small note and some sort of necklaces under.

He picked up the note and started to read it out loud. I gulped and reached over to hold Sirius's hand.

"Dear Sirry, or Sirius Potter or Black however you might like it. Thanks for being a great brother to me even though i'm quite terrible. Enjoy these gifts which i stole money for Mother to buy. Much love you're brother or ex brother however you might have it in your mind of yours, Regulas Black."

i smiled softly looking at Sirius expression. He smiled folding the note up and slipping it into his robe pocket.

He examined the necklaces smiling once again before he shoved them into his pocket.

"I need to thank him later." Was all he said the rest of us mutually agreed as we finally decided to head to our first class Transfiguration.

Professor Mcgonagall had her back turned as we snuck in going to sit at our spots. "Ah, Mister Black, Potter, Pettigrew, Lupin and Miss Lupin nice of you all to finally join us."

I shrugged it off. "Minnie it's my birthday can't you let it pass for once."

"Five points from Gryffindor each all of you and five points from Ravenclaw, and detention after last period."

"God dammit."

| THE SETUP |

authors note
i wrote most of this
while walking so
my apologies if
there's any mistakes