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james potter (theonlyjames) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-05-25 19:41:00

Entry tags:

james potter, sirius black

WHO: James and Sirius
WHAT: Hanging out?
WHERE: Their place?
WHEN: Late May (Todayish?)
RATING: TBD

It'd been four days since James found himself in this strange place--having apparated here accidentally(?) on Dumbledore's orders--and he was still reeling. Of course, his friends had tried their best to explain to him what this place was, but the whole thing was outlandish. But, this place wasn't so bad. James had his best friends around, and what more could a bloke ask for, really? After they came to pick him up in the courtyard, James had followed them home and moved in with Remus and Sirius. The last few days were filled with James spending all of his time trying to wrap his head around this place, exploring, and trying to figure out what his next moves were. The fact that Sirius was here with him made all of this so much easier, but he was still struggling a little.

James was on the sofa, fiddling around with the phone. It was magnificent, just like Sirius had claimed, and had captured his whole attention. He didn't hear when his friend came into the room.

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beingsirius
2019-05-28 08:40 pm UTC (link)

"I don't catch your drift, because that is a very bad joke," Sirius said, heaving out a sigh that was very put upon, because apparently this was what he would have to deal with now.

Mind, he loved it and would not have it any other way. The alternative was no James at all, and that simply wouldn't do. Couldn't do. Sirius literally could not handle the thought of it anymore.

"Not the door on the bar. There's like, a house? It's got all these doors. They open up to different places. It's wild."

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	theonlyjames 2019-05-29 05:52 am UTC (link)
	James frowned forcefully and playfully. "Why didn't you lead with that? Padfoot, mate, you've got to start with the right information. Who cares about a bar when there's a house with doors to different places in it?" And with that he was on his feet. "You're taking me there right this second." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

beingsirius
2019-05-30 12:48 am UTC (link)

"The bar doesn't decide to try and kill you every now and again," Sirius pointed out with a shrug, although he totally got it and agreed. He'd started out wrong. Best to just get to all the danger and excitement now, lest everyone get bored. And there was no fun in that at all.

"Oh fine," he said, pushing himself up to standing too. "Have your wand on you! And your sneakers tied, all the important stuff."

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theonlyjames
2019-05-30 02:06 am UTC (link)

"The doors decide to try and kill you?" James asked. His smile faded just a tiny bit at that idea. Just a tiny bit. Then he shrugged one shoulder.

"I always do. Safely in my pocket." He said, and tapped his side pocket. The wand was safe in there--not in his back pocket, lest he lose a buttock. "And my trainers are tied. What do you take me for, some kind of heathen?" James grinned at his friend. "Lead the way."

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beingsirius
2019-05-30 04:01 pm UTC (link)

"Well, not exactly. What's behind them might try and kill you. It's all very random. No telling what you'll get when you open one." But hey, if he was going to be nonchalant about it, so was Sirius. At least some of them needed to be -- Remus was pretty four square against the doors. Which, well, Sirius got. But for the fact that he also thought they were a romp. And they'd been good for figuring out the furry problem.

"Sometimes you are," Sirius said siriously. Because he could do things like that. "C'mon."

So he lead the way, out the house and toward the edge of town that was practically all wooded, but for the House. While they walked he chattered about this and that and did not think even once about asking exactly when James was from or what because he didn't want to get into it. Not right now. "So here it is," he said, opening up the front door to wander inside, where there were doors and doors and a flight of stairs. More doors up there, even. "Wanna pick?"

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theonlyjames
2019-06-04 02:01 am UTC (link)

James gave a noncommittal noise, more like a grunt, at that explanation. He was pretty sure they could handle almost anything. There was no fear, only excitement and understanding behind that grunt. "Then I think we'll have to open all of them."

It almost felt like old times--back at Hogwarts when Sirius and James ran around under James's invisibility cloak, causing all kinds of mischief and staying out well past curfew. Only, they were a lot bigger now, and wouldn't fit under the cloak together anymore. And this wasn't Hogwarts.

"Well, then." James slowly looked around the room with all the doors, and a smirk tugged up one corner of his lips. "Absolutely I do. So long as you won't blame me if we end up face to face with something dangerous."

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beingsirius
2019-06-06 04:41 pm UTC (link)

Of course they'd have to open all of them. Probably even more than once. The options were limitless, even behind only one door. But Sirius was fond of excess and he knew James was too. They were similar in ways that they weren't with Remus, like two brothers ready to go on idiot quests with one another. And it was good. Would be good. Now that James was here again. Here and alive. The two things that mattered most.

Sirius grinned, a flash of charm and white teeth. "I think something dangerous would be good fun, Prongs."

And then he opened the first of many doors.

(( wrap?))

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	theonlyjames 2019-06-08 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	Dangerous would, indeed, be good. James matched the dazzling smile with one of his own, then drew his wand from his pocket and nodded. There would be many doors and many adventures. And this was only the first. ((Wrap!)) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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