Re: Cassandra & Sirius
Sirius laughed, a little easier this time. Maybe she hadn't been looking into his soul after all.
"Well, it was a team effort. That's how we got all our best stuff done. I'm the ideas man, I come up with the crazy scheme. And then we all brainstorm all the different, insane and impossible ways we can make it work! Then Remus figures out the actual way to make it work. James takes point on the execution, and he and I do any needed transfiguration. Remus troubleshoots, and Peter is brilliant at distracting the teachers or figuring out some obstacle that the rest of us missed." He didn't even falter at Peter's name. "For this prank we put bouncy charms on the bottom of everything, Peter actually did most of that, and then we flooded the place! We had a barrier that kept it going out the portrait hole. As for detention, I think we got about a month. So worth it."
His face completely changed when he talked about his friends. It was like something lit up inside him and he got animated and lively, flailing his hands around as he spoke.