"Who do you think it is?" Lily stared at the lone finger standing in the air. Only one question? Where had all the others gone so quickly?

"I don't know," James scratched his head. "I don't really know any other girls Sirius is interested in."

"Well–"

"Hey! What are you guys doing?"

Peter stood over them, hands in pockets with a curious expression at solemn Sirius who was holding his index finger high in the sky.

"Are you trying to pick the sky's nose?" Peter asked with a quirk of his eyebrows. "You look pretty weird." Sirius ignored him.

"We're playing a game," Lily said. "We're trying to guess which girl Sirius is going to buy something for. And it's really hard–"

"Oh, it's Sarah Appleby, right?" Peter suggested carelessly, his features bright.

"Nope!" Sirius yelled happily, leaping into the air and dancing on the armchair. "Ha ha ha! You owe me Galleons! Gimme, gimme, gimme!"

"Peter!" the three collectively groaned. The poor boy shrugged and apologized all around. Lily's face was bright red, irritated she'd lost.

"How much do you need?" She pulled out her purse. Gone was the illusion of having Sirius groveling at her feet…

"Ten Galleons," he said after much thought. "Thank you, Lily." He smiled. "Well, I need to go and buy the thing now, so I'll talk to you guys later–"

"Wait!" Remus grabbed Sirius' arm. "You have to at least tell us who the girl is!"

Sirius shrugged. "It was McGonagall. She's making me buy her a tin of biscuits because I used hers to plug all the girls' lavatory toilets." He smiled at their shocked faces. "Fun game, guys."

Lily groaned and fell into her chair. "Bloody biscuits..."

Hope you enjoyed the story. In honor of our favorite Transfiguration professor, my new story: Beginner's Luck. Minnie love forever!