[1] Exie Attia is one of the Boys ✓ | LILY EVANS

Chapter Thirty Nine

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[ CHAPTER THIRTY NINE ]
Two Sides of the Same Coin

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Almost half an hour had passed and Exie was starting to get very restless crouching behind a pillar. Judging by the bored expression on Remus's face from his hiding spot opposite, she wasn't the only one.

"Remus..." She hissed, snapping her fingers to get his attention, "You definitely sent the letter, right?"

"Yeah, he should have got it by now."

"Then where is he?"

"I don't know," He shrugged, "Maybe he got stuck in broomstick traffic - "

His words were cut as something zipped by the tower on one side.

Exie grinned, "Well, looks like the traffic cleared up..."

There was a loud woosh on one side of the tower as James flew in at rapid speeds, dismounting smoothly - so smoothly she reckoned extensive practice of said maneuver explained his lateness. He was as dramatic as his best friend, suddenly looking up as he dropped his broom which clattered to the ground.

"Severus, where is she?" His teeth were gritted as he took a defiant step forward, "This fight was meant to be between me and you, that was we agreed so leave her out of this."

It was very hard not to laugh, especially since she knew the cloaked figure standing in the middle was really just Sirius. 

This bold speech served as a cue for the boy who stood up tall, his back to James as he took his hood down.

"Look, Severus, I'm serious - "

"No, I am," He whipped around, looking absolutely horrified, "Really? I took my bloody hood off and you still call me Severus? You know what, fuck it, I don't want to save him anymore. I mean, really, my hair is nothing like his even from behind! Whilst mine is the result of careful growth, his is just because he can't find a hairdresser willing to touch that unwashed slimy mess."

"SIRIUS?!"

"Of course it fucking is!"

"What are you doing?"

"Stopping you!"

"No, I told you to let me do this!" James cried back, his hands instinctively jumping to his wand.