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"Golly. Do we have to sit so close?" complained Peter loudly as James and Sirius proceeded to sit down within five feet of the Willow's limb span.

"We're observing. Gathering information," stated Remus. He sounded thoroughly amused by the plan.

"On two subjects," interjected James.

"Three actually." Sirius corrected absentmindedly.

"Just have to be precise about everything, don't you Sirius?" accused James.

"Just wanted to make sure you don't forget about the third one." Sirius smirked.

"Yes, because you're so involved in that one," muttered James mutinously.

"Precisely. Because I am." Sirius widened his eyes, false sincerity pouring from them.

"Stop with the creepy looks, please, Sirius!" cried Peter.

"Oh go hug your teddy bear, Pete," murmured Sirius.

"I do not have any teddy bears!" protested Peter.

"Yes you do." James, Sirius, and Remus deadpanned together.

Peter stubbornly looked from one face to another, and finally relented and tried to save face as best as he could. "Fine. But at least I don't sleep with him, like you sleep with your purse, Sirius."

"Ooooo. Some accusation Pete's brought up," grinned James.

"Completely inaccurate," said Sirius loftily.

~*~

"Now they're just being stupid," commented Severus. He had been unable to concentrate on Binns's essay, and his eyes kept returning to glare at the four Gryffindor boys.

"Well, they are boys after all," sighed Lily. She turned to look at the boys herself and Severus resolved not to make another comment about them. It was bad enough that Lily had to be housemates with the lot; Severus wasn't about to persuade her to pay attention to them during the short moments the two of them found to be together.

"Did they really learn nothing from Gudgeon's experience?" asked Lily. Potter and Black had started to weave closer to the branches of the violent tree while the other two watched.

"Why would they?" muttered Severus, trying once more to concentrate on his essay. "Lily, I don't remember Binns ever talking about this," he complained.

"Oh, he didn't," agreed Lily, turning back to Severus and the books. "But he thinks he did because that day's notes got interrupted by Potter and his lot turning the desk into a giant dog."