Sirius knew he should be studying, but damned if he wanted to. Why should today be different from any other, right? Besides, it was a glorious day, too nice to be inside. Although he failed to convince Remus of that fact, to his chagrin, and had to content himself with a maybe I'll join you later when he suggested they take a walk to celebrate the weather. It seemed he had studying to do.
Oh well, maybe was better than no, wasn't it? And James said he'd come along too, and Peter. So all was right with the world. From their secret stash, he got some chocolates for later, just in case Remus really did turn up, putting them in one pocket. The other contained dungbombs. Also just in case. Once never knew what one might run into.
A lot of people had had the same idea, and Sirius found himself surrounded by admiring females, to his annoyance. But he put a good face on it, smiled at them, and exchanged pleasantries, leaving them behind, walking on air, as he bounced about the grounds.
He spotted a red head from a distance, and wondered what Lily was up to. Not for his sake, mind you, but for James. James had the most awful crush upon the girl, Sirius didn't know why. She was rather uptight and not exactly fun-loving. Worse than that, she was a known associate of He who would not be named.
As he drew closer, he saw that she was in his company now. What ever did she see in the git? His lip curled up into a natural sneer at the sight And why in the name of Merlin were they so close together? As if they were dancing? But that was a ridiculous thought, surely. And once he thought it, they pulled apart, so that mustn't be it.
And yet, he couldn't help but think that maybe he could act as though they were, wouldn't that just be galling to the Slytherin? Not to mention, he should report on this to James, he was sure his friend would not be amused.
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" he greeted them, as he walked up to the very cozy scene. "Since when do Gryffindors get all palsy with snakes, I ask you?" He was still galled from having to apologize to the greasy git, maybe he could find a little redemption here.