HP FICTION: The Problem with Words

Title: The Problem with Words
Timeframe: MWPP Era
Genre: General, Comedy (my version at least)
Summary: James, Peter, and Remus take a trip to the library.

Disclaimer: The Marauders, Hogwarts, and the rest of the Wizarding World belong to J.K. Rowlings. I should limit my comments to that lest I get myself in trouble :)

Note: I never posted this on fanfiction.net. I wrote this after reading lots of MWPP Era fan-fictions and hearing many "Sirius/Serious" jokes. It's possible it only makes sense to me :)

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“Ow! Peter that was my foot!” --James
“Sorry” -- Peter
“Sh, quiet... I thought I heard something.” --Remus
“Stop worrying, we’re not gonna get caught.” --James
“Easy for you to say, you’ve already got detention this week” --Remus
“Now who’s the one talking” --James
“grrrrr” --Remus
several minuets pass with only the sound of shoes on stone.
“You’re sure Sirius isn’t going to wake up?” --Remus
“Positive” --James
“He won’t like it if he finds we went out without him.” --Remus
“If no one tells him, he won’t find out.” --James
silence
“Why are we doing this again?” --Peter
“We’ve been over this. It’s for the good of the school” --James
“For the good of the school? I thought it was because you’re tired of... did you hear that?” --Remus
“Hear what? Your imagining things. Look...we’re almost there.” --James
“For your information, I have good hearing.” --Remus
“Um...I can’t get the door open guys. Do they lock it at night?” --Peter
“Lock the door to the Library? Why would they do that?” --James
“Maybe because they’re tired of books disappearing in the middle of the night?” --Remus
James glares at Remus who can’t see him in the dark.
“How do we get in?” --Peter
“If both of you will just stand aside.” --Remus
“Alohomora” --Remus
“I know there was a reason we brought you.” --James
“I still don’t understand. Why don’t we just do this in the morning?” --Peter
“Because then Sirius will be with us.” --James
“Why does it matter?” --Peter
“I’d feel like an idiot?” --James
“And of course detention is much better the feeling like an idiot, so...” --Remus
James glares at Remus who doesn’t appear to be paying attention.
“I think it would be in this section.” --Remus
“Is it that one?” --Peter
“Yah, this is it.” --Remus
“What does it say.” --James
“I wouldn’t know, I haven’t opened the book yet.” --Remus
“Well hurry up, we don’t have all night.” --James
“Patience, I have to find the right section.” --Remus
“Is it in alphabeticall order?” --Peter
“Of course.” --Remus
small amount of time passes.
“Found it yet.” --James
Remus glares at James.
“It wouldn’t be taking so long if I had enought light, but someone insisted...” --Remus
“Alright, alright, will you just find the information.” --James
“Okay here...um...this might be harder then we thought.” --Remus
“What is it?” --Peter
“Look at this list” --Remus
“Well, we’ll just have to try each of them. Do you have parchment with you?” --James
“And a quill?” --Peter
“Why would I?” --Remus
“Because that’s your job!” --James
“We’ll just have to take the book back with us.” --Remus
“But He’ll see it!” --James
“Quiet! It’s just a risk we’ll have to take.” --Remus
“Ok, fine. But if he finds out, I’m blaiming it all on you.” --James
“Fine.” --Remus
“Are we going now? I thought I heard something” --Peter
“Not you too!?” --James
“Oh come on!” --Remus
“Don’t forget to relock the door.” --James
“Ow, Peter will you please watch where you’re going.” --Remus
“Sorry, but it’s so dark.” --Peter

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Sirius Black woke the next morning and found his friend’s beds empty. He wondered where they were. They usually didn’t get up any earlier than him. Getting dressed and wandering down to the common room he found them. They were over at one of the corner tables, asleep. A large book was open on the table in front of them and he could see James’ invisibility cloak draped across the back of his chair. Careful not to disturbed them, Sirius looked to see what they were reading...

Lily Evens was just coming into the common room when Sirius rushed past her, almost knocking her over. She looked back, confused, ‘What was that about’. Her confusion only increased when she heard laughter coming from the boy’s dormitory. Determined to find out what this was all about, she walked over to the remaining Marauders, who were still asleep. Just as Sirius before her, she looked down to read from the open book on the table and had to stifle a laugh. What she saw was this...

Thomas’ All-Purpose Thesaurus (for wizards and witches of all ages)
  SERIOUS (adj.)
   Can mean:
    grave (adj.) and has synonyms:
     grave
     solemn
     somber
     stern
     grim
     severe
     staid
     sober 
     unsmiling
     humorless
    important (adj.) and has synonyms:
     important
     momentous
     significant
     crucial
     vital
     critical
     considerable
     major
     fundamental
    acute (adj.) and has synonyms:
     acute
     life-threatening
     dangerous
     critical
    earnest (adj.) and has synonyms:
     earnest
     sincere
     genuine
     honest
     resolute
     decided
     determined
    thought-provoking (adj.) and has synonyms:
     thought-provoking
     meaningful
     intense
     deep
     profound
     powerful
    Antonyms and has synonyms:
     funny
     trivial
     minor
     flippant

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