the_debt_of_time

"You're going to make a wonderful—or really inconvenient—prefect one day,"
Sirius said with a chuckle. "I was in Hogsmeade."
Remus did not look impressed. Sirius wished Peter was there to talk to.
"This whole time?" Remus sat up and closed his book, giving Sirius his full
attention. "We went looking for you and couldn't find you anywhere," he said in an
accusing tone.
"Marlene and I were out by the Shrieking Shack." Sirius waggled his eyebrows, and
Remus's nose twitched. "Did you know that it's apparently haunted?" he joked, hoping to
bring a little humour to the all-too-serious-looking boy. "Girls love it."
"That's ridiculous." Remus scoffed.
They had all heard the rumours. Ghosts had been heard bellowing out of the
Shrieking Shack, and the town of Hogsmeade had been urged to avoid the place like the
pox. The Marauders knew the truth, of course, and Remus did not look amused that
couples were using the view of his "dog house"—as Sirius was prone to call it—to snog in
front of.
"Ridiculous but true, mate!"
"So you've been out snogging a girl while staring at my... cage. How romantic of
you," Remus said sarcastically, rolling his eyes as they briefly turned gold before returning
to their normal shade of green.
"If you had been snogged like I was just snogged.. ." Sirius let out a satisfied sigh.
"You might see that place a little differently too."
"Unlikely," Remus growled.
Sirius sat up and stared across the room at his friend. "What's got your tail in a twist?
I've had the best bloody day of my life, and you're acting all morose and shit. You should
be asking me for details, and I should be bragging about those details over a couple bottles
of butterbeer with my best mates!"
"Then go find James and Peter, I'm not in the mood," Remus snapped and
reopened his book.
"What happened? Honeydukes out of Chocolate Frogs?"
"Mia's in detention right now," Remus replied quickly, slamming his book shut.
"That's unlikely," Sirius said, disbelievingly, crossing his arms. Apart from the prank
she had helped him pull on Regulus, Mia never stepped a toe out of line. In fact, she often