Clair de Lune

"Wouldn't it be great if we could pull a prank at the feast? Make a grand entrance into Hogwarts?" James smiles devilishly.

James leans over and whispers to the others. "I have an invisibility cloak. I'm going to to sneak ahead of the other first years once we get off the boats, and plant these dung bombs I have all around the staff table. It's going to be hilarious. I could use your help standing guard."

"So Remus, Peter, you blokes like to prank?" James says conversationally. He pops a jelly bean into his mouth (turkey- very odd flavor, but it could be worse).

Remus opens another chocolate frog (not letting this one get away) and takes a small bite.

He subtly glances between the other three boys. He likes Peter. Peter is quiet and keeps to himself. He's sweet and a bit clumsy. Trouble was, he was observant. That could be a problem. Maybe we could be friends.

James is loud. And he thinks I'm weird... But he is nice. Remus decides he really likes James. He's... refreshing. His wild hair reminds him of the boy from The Jungle Book. Mougli liked wolves... Maybe we can be friends...

Then he looked to Sirius. Sirius was beautiful. Remus knows this is a weird thing to think, but it's true. He reminds Remus of an Egyptian prince or a god, from one of the books he's read, like Amun Ra. He was really nice too, Remus thinks, but he has a funny way of showing it. I hope we'll be friends.

Remus finishes his chocolate and looks dreamily out the window.

"Really?" Remus smiles with disbelief and catches the little package. "Thank you."

He opens the box and frog hops right onto Sirius. "Oops."

The card is Helga Hufflepuff. "Here you are Peter. You can have my card."

"Boo, I've got Morgana... Again." Peter tosses the card out on the middle of the table. "I've like five of her."

His lips are covered in chocolate.

James smiles at the huge pile of snacks. When no one else is looking, he mimicks Sirius's levitation spell and floats a dung bomb onto the snack lady's cart, trapped in a chocolate frog package.

It was only time until someone accidentally set it off.

He smiled, obviously up to no good and very pleased with himself.

He throws a chocolate frog at Remus. "Have one."

"Oooh I want some chocolate frogs," Peter fumbles around his pocket for some money.

Remus shakes his head no. He doesn't have any money. He pulls a sandwich out of his bag that his mum made.

"I want to be a Gryffindor too!" Peter chimes in after James. "But..." he sighs. "I bet I'm a Hufflepuff."

He eyes Remus funny. "Anything's better than Slytherin. Hope you're a Ravenclaw, mate."

Remus shrugs. "I don't really mind. My dad was a Ravenclaw, but the hat will probably put me in Slytherin."

"Hey!" James grins. "So what house do you hope you'll get."

"Of course, Gryffindor is best," James puffs out his chest. "And that's where I will be."