Disclaimer: I think this is pretty useless 'cause we all know this is Harry Potter fanfic and it's pretty much in the thingy that you have to check in order to put stuff on here that you can't be claiming the characters for yourself, so I'm only gonna say this once. J.K. Rowling owns all familiar characters including Remus and Sirius. And without further ado...

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"Moony!" the dark-haired boy called from the portrait hole. He pushed aside some first years who were in his way as he hollered for his friend again. "MOOOOOONY!!"

The boy in question had uncharacteristically fallen asleep on top of a nearly complete three-foot potions essay and was rubbing the lids of his golden eyes as he looked around for the loud, obnoxious voice calling for him. Luckily, he didn't have to look long; Sirius Black was standing on the highest table he could find, which just happened to be the table Remus was working at.

"Remus!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, not bothering to look at his feet.

"Sirius," Remus replied, "indoor voice, please."

"Rem?" he asked, seemingly confused about where his dear friend was, before finding him sprawled out in front of him. Sirius hopped down from the table and sat down next to him. "Rem, did you finish my Transfiguration Essay?" he wondered with a playful look on his face, waiting for Remus to smile at him like he always did whenever they used that code word.

But he was not rewarded with the golden smile. From the crook of his arm, Remus muttered, "It's in my bag." His foot kicked the side of the leather bag meekly as he added on, "Everything's fine."

Sirius didn't bother to question the boy about his off mood, feeling rather off himself because his friend hadn't been as ecstatic to see him as he had hoped, and passed it off as a side effect of the werewolf's transformation last night. Sirius patted the soft ruffled hair, smoothing it in the process, and reached into the bag. "Thanks Remus."

"Mmr," came the lazy response as Remus shifted into a more comfortable position. Not that there ever really was a comfortable position on a wooden desk surrounded by books and parchment.

Sirius shuffled through the papers and books in Remus' bag until he found what he was looking for. He prepared to close the bag when he saw something that caught his eye. It was a small bundle of papers titled, "How to win me over."

Now Sirius Black had never been attracted to Remus before in his life. Well maybe once or twice, but that didn't count. Still, he couldn't help but be enticed by the stack and wonder what it was for. So, while Remus Lupin was out for the count, Sirius snuck the papers out of the bag and made a run for it.

The unwary Remus Lupin just dozed on, until one Lily Evans lightly tapped him on the shoulder to remind him it was their turn to patrol the halls.

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"What's the matter Remus?" Lily asked as he recovered from running into a wall for the tenth time that night.

"Nothing, Lily. Nothing at all." His big amber eyes blinked several times to clear his head, but the solution only worked for a minute or so.

She laughed at him, but very cautiously. "It's almost the end of the term. Are you planning on going anywhere for Christmas?"

"Not really. I might go home, but it seems as if the rest are going to be staying here and I wouldn't want to miss out on the fun." Remus grinned in that way that made one question why he was seen as the sane one of the four Mauraders, but the grin slipped back into the perfect mask he was so prone to wearing.

Lily groaned and shook her head. "Just when I thought I'd have some peace and quiet this break." Then she stopped in front of the Fat Lady and looked at Remus with a soft smile, before giving her the password. "Hey, at least you can catch up on some sleep right?" she commented as they stepped through the hole.

He smiled back genuinely. "Such a likely option with James and Sirius plotting some prank." She looked at him sternly, warning him to stop them, but he waved her off as he headed up for the boy's dormitory. "And, don't worry," he added in a soft whisper, "I'm working on it."

She looked at him with wide green eyes that darted around to see if anyone was looking, but luckily everyone had gone to bed. Then Lily shook her head at him. "I still can't believe I agreed."

Remus laughed and started up the stairs. "You always had a soft spot for me, and don't deny it."

"This had better stop him from being such a git, Remus John Lupin, or, Merlin help me, I will hex you until you can't stop seeing red and green spots."

"Good night to you too, Lily."