the_debt_of_time

Sirius glared suspiciously at his friend and took a careful step forward, sniffing the
air. "I can smell it on you."
James's mask of innocence was replaced by one of guilt and growing fear. They'd
had a few rows over the years; when it was about something genuinely important, James
Potter was a force to be reckoned with, but Merlin help the wizard who stole Sirius Black's
cigarettes.
When Sirius advanced, James leapt from his bed and pointed across the room.
"Moony took one first!"
Remus looked at James, mouth agape. "You suck, Prongs. I just wanted to try it,"
he explained to Sirius. "James has been stealing your fags since the middle of last year. Don't
let him pass the blame on me 'cause he's too cheap to buy his own vices."
"I'm cheap?" James's brows rose into his hairline. "This coming from the guy who
hoards sweets like a niffler?"
"I wouldn't hoard them, if you'd all stop nicking them from me," Remus growled,
his gaze turning to Sirius in mild accusation.
Sirius rolled his eyes and folded his arms across his chest. "I took one bar one time."
"You took two bars last night," Peter chimed in. "You also took his extra pumpkin
pasties yesterday on the train. You gave me half of one to keep me from telling Remus."
"And now you owe me those pumpkin pasties back, you little rat!" Sirius snarled.
"No, you owe me the pumpkin pasties back and, apparently, two chocolate bars!"
Remus snapped.
"No, you owe me cigarettes!" Sirius growled at Remus, stalking forward.
"I'm not the one stealing your fags. Prongs is!"
"Hey!" James yelled at Remus, and the other three boys turned, waiting for him to
defend himself. After nearly half a minute of tense silence, James clearly had nothing, so
he did the next best thing... offered distraction. "Yeah, well, Remus is the one who
dumped that nasty cologne in your trunk!"
Sirius's eyes widened, and he turned, enraged as he recalled how badly his robes
smelled for weeks following the event. The cologne had been a gift from his father, and he
hated it, which was exactly why he had been so angry that the bottle had been broken and
soaked through everything he owned. Not even the best Cleaning Charms had been able
to get the overpowering stench out.