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Are you fucking Sirius? (beingsirius) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-08-29 22:42:00

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Who: Sirius Black, James Potter
What: Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool
Where: Hair of the Dog
When: August 29th

It wasn't all that impressive. Their shop, that was.

Well. It wasn't really a shop. It was an apothecary with a scarce number of supplies because James had stolen some once and Sirius --had not stolen some once. At least not in large quantity. He tried finding useful things behind the door when he could, and things could be copied as needed sometimes but it was still rather sparse.

Maybe because Sirius was better at planning parties and running off with Remus more than he was managing any sort of business. Even if it wasn't a business because there was no for-profit part in the equation. Still, sometimes it was nice to feel responsible.

And sometimes it was nice to pretend he was being responsible all while not being. Like now, for example, when he was sprawled out on top of the glass countertop that was housing the few potions they had on hand. Probably he should be making more. Maybe checking in with Bill about some collaboration. Something like that.

But for now lounging was nice.

"We need a portable record player for in here," he told James, tapping his foot on the glass.

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theonlyjames
2019-09-12 03:20 am UTC (link)

Yes. Very good and very weird. And a pass would probably be James' vote, though he didn't always have any clout where these things were concerned.

"Yeah, I'd like a new book." James climbed up from his chair and picked up the Lovecraft book. Moony had probably already read it, but someone else in Starklandia was probably interested in reading it. Maybe. There were a bunch of other things to read, anyway.

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beingsirius
2019-09-13 03:06 am UTC (link)

Moony had read mostly everything. That was what he did. He read stuff, while Sirius listened to his records and bopped around and sometimes complained about being bored until someone paid attention to him.

But Sirius, he didn't do particularly much in the way of reading. Not because he disliked it, but because that much sitting still wasn't for him, particularly when there wasn't a grade involved. Hell, he hadn't really studied much in school either -- had just relied on his cleverness to get him through. Which had always worked. A bad lesson, but it hardly mattered when it was successful.

"We need new hobbies," he said, locking up behind them and sticking his wand back into his pocket.

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theonlyjames
2019-09-13 06:36 am UTC (link)

James fell into step beside his best friend, the book clutched in his hand. He gave a little chuckle. "Yes. Yes, we do. What did you have in mind? I suppose we could start watching the muggle television. There are a bunch of movies around. Or we could explore."

James had been meaning to bring that up. Pushing boundaries was sort of their thing. He was interested in mapping out the area--they'd already done it once at school, they could do it again. He wanted to make sure they had explored out as far as they could go.

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beingsirius
2019-09-14 03:55 am UTC (link)

Unfortunately for James, that sort of keen exploring had already been done. The newly made Marauder's Map was a thing that already existed -- sitting at the bottom of Sirius' bedside table. The residents of the town who'd been here at the time had protested loudly against the thing and it hadn't seemed worth the trouble. Maybe some day he'd dust it off again, but right now -- well. It hadn't much occurred to him.

"We could do all of those things," Sirius pointed out. "Not like we're lacking in time.

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	theonlyjames 2019-09-14 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"We could make a list of all the things we want to do, and then go through them one by one." James suggested. "Starting with some flying. I've got the makeshift pitch up and running--I could use your help with the hoops. They're a bit wonky, I think. I've never had an eye for perfect circles." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	beingsirius 2019-09-15 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"You know I love Quidditch," Sirius said, "And flying. But one's a bit more effective than the other here. What with all the ... no other wizards about." He shrugged though. "I can help. We can figure it out. And sure, we can make a list. Moony'll like that. You know how he is about lists. Gwen's teaching me drums. I think we oughta find more instruments." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

theonlyjames
2019-09-15 05:17 am UTC (link)

"We'll have to figure out a way for muggles to fly." James frowned a little. It wasn't something they'd ever had to do before, but they could sort it out, couldn't they? "If we're gonna have a full quidditch game, or even a full team, we'll have to people it with non-magical folk." He shrugged his shoulders. A life without quidditch? They couldn't have that.

"More instruments? Are you looking to put together a band?"

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beingsirius
2019-09-17 03:40 am UTC (link)

Well, maybe James couldn't have that. Sirius didn't have a particularly strong opinion on it -- he liked Quidditch, but he wasn't sure he missed it quite enough yet to teach a brand new and difficult sport to a bunch of muggles who couldn't even make a broom fly on their own. Maybe if they all showed enough interest, he supposed.

"I dunno. Maybe not a band. Or maybe yes? It's just a cool thing to do. Like all them muggle posters. Queen. Depeche Mode. Brilliant."

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