➪ BISQUE ➪
"PLANS, PRINCESS, PLANS."
"After all, he is staying at my house for the holidays," James stuck his head up from the parchment he hunched over, shoving his glasses up his nose with a grin. The table he sat at had its chessboard and pieces placed carefully on the floor by the boy's foot. "So he'll definitely be free."
"And if you stay at Nicolas's," Sirius winked at Loki, wrapping his arm around her shoulder and smirked. Loki let out a gentle laugh and shook her head at his comment. "Hey, I'm just pitting it out there, Princess."
"You put a lot of things out there, Padfoot." Remus came from behind the couch, flicking the back of the boy's head before stepping over to the chair beside the sofa Loki and Sirius sat on. "Typically, no one listens."
"Maybe they should," Sirius retorted with a glare at the taller boy. Remus hummed, opening the book he brought from the boys' dormitory. "Ignore me with a book. Typical, Moony."
"What are you reading now?" Loki queried, frowning at the cover.
"A muggle book. Odyssey, by an Ancient Greek guy named Homer, " Remus replied, glancing up at the Hufflepuff with a small smile teasing his lips. "I should lend it to you. I think you'd enjoy it."
"Hm, maybe," Loki bit her lip. She nodded slightly. "I think Nicolas would kill me if I started another book, however."
"Ew, stop flirting, you two, " Sirius groaned and rolled his eyes at Remus and Loki.
"Sirius, she's my girlfriend. I think I have a right to flirt with her." Remus furrowed his eyebrows at Sirius. "And that's pretty hypocritical coming from you of all people." Loki covered her mouth to stifle her snicker at his retort.
"Well, seeing as Loki and I are also dating," he squeezed her shoulder gently, "I feel like I get to state my opinion."
"Just let him go, Rem," Loki hummed, taking Sirius's hand in hers, "after all, we both know he's wrong."
"You two are so mean sometimes," Sirius pouted. Loki laughed quietly at his expression and squeezed his hand gently. "You, Princess, are lucky I love you."
"Sirius! Abandoning your best friend like that!" James piped up once more. "What's the muggle saying? Lily muttered it once. Bros before... Actually, not appropriate, I think." James let out a cough and went back to the parchment on the table he sat at.
"Anyway," Sirius turned away from James once more, "Remus. Will you also be joining us this summer? Or do you have other plans?"
"No other particular plans," Remus responded, shutting his book as he realised he wouldn't have the peace he wished for. "But I suppose you were already planning in dragging me to join whatever plans you had prepared."
"You know me so well," Sirius beamed at his best friend. "Guess your summer's about to get a whole lot more interesting, Princess. And there's no way you're going to bail yourself out of this one."
"Man, there goes my designated book organising time," Loki clicked her fingers, sarcasm dripping from each syllable.
"Pffft, as if your books aren't already ordered by height and name," Sirius snorted at the girl. Loki rolled her eyes at him. "You can't hate the truth, Princess."
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"YOU NEED THIS."
"I'll also need to stay in your spare room," Loki replied to Nicolas. She pulled the top section of hair out of her face, using the hair tie she grabbed from the dorm minutes earlier to keep her hair in place. "Unless you plan on having other guests, then I'll need to borrow the couch."
"What guests are you talking about?" Nicolas frowned and squinted his eyes at Loki.
"Ew, what guests are you thinking about?" Loki scrunched her nose and shoved her best friend lightly.
"Well, maybe if you decide to invite some 'guests' over," Nicolas began, shooting the girl a pointed look that caused her to let out a squeak and shove the boy harder. "I'm just saying, Lok."
"Well, don't!" Loki covered her burning face with her hands. "Don't even make me think about it! Merlin, I'm going to potions, Nic. I'll see you later."
"It's all part of growing up, Loki!" Nicolas called after the girl as she sped away from him.
Loki kept her head low as she rushed to class. She attempted to keep her mind of Nicolas's words by thinking of the potion they would be making then, followed by potential cake recipes when that failed. She huffed in defeat.
Loki walked into the potions class, her head bent low and cheeks burning red. Her feet carried her to her usual table, where she set her bag down and sat on the stool, immediately hiding her face in her hands. The Marauders watched her with frowns. They exchanged glances before Peter poked Loki in the shoulder.
"Are you okay, Loki?" The boy queried. Loki lifted her head slightly, offering him a smile and small nod. "Are you sure?"
"Nicolas is embarrassing, is all," Loki responded. "There's no need to worry about me. Uh, do any of you have a clue what we'll be learning today?" She straightened herself up, putting on a smile as she turned to the others at the table.
"Uh..." James frowned, then blinked and nodded, "yeah. A, um, lesson on the scintillation potion, I think."
"Oh," Loki frowned. She tucked a loose lock of hair behind her ear. "Well, I suppose that's not too bad. At least we won't have to be making it."
"True," James hummed.
Sirius stepped around to Loki and Peters side of their group of tables, swinging his arm over her shoulder the moment he was beside her. Loki turned her head to peer at him. He grinned, keeping quiet as Slughorn entered the room. The professor welcomed the students, speaking to them about what potion they would be studying for the next hour. James was correct, and Slughorn whipped his wand to levitate an old poster of the scintillation potion for the class to see.
"Princess," Sirius whispered into the girl's ear.
"What?" Loki replied, glancing to Professor Slughorn.
"There's one more Hogsmeade trip this weekend," he spoke, the hand around her shoulder now fiddling with the end of her dark hair. "We should go together. Rewind time after all the exams we just had. And yes, it includes Moony, before you ask."
"Um..." Loki picked up her quill, twisting it between her fingers as her eyes anxiously flicked between Sirius and Slughorn.
"Pretty please?" Sirius glanced down at her, giving her a slight pout. "We only have two weeks left of school. I'm sure it won't hurt your perfect grades."
"Aright," Loki sighed. "Just get back to your spot and write down the notes before you get in trouble."
"Okay," Sirius let out a hushed dramatic sigh. "Love you lots, Princess."
"I know," Loki smiled, hunching over her book to begin writing her notes.
➪ AUTHOR'S NOTE ➪
hello friends! how are you all doing? I hope you're well and you've been keeping yourself fed and hydrated.
I've been thinking about writing a chapter or two of random moments during their summer break, but i'm not sure if you want it to hurry up and be over with or not.
Anyway, I love you, and thank you for reading. Don't be afraid to vote or comment. Seriously, they make my day :) anyway, see you next time! Bye!