Lion Cubs Fighting

James was far from being dull-witted, but he was certainly thick-skinned; even now, he can't figure out how this happened.

That day began with him and Sirius changing the sheets.

They completely gave up after tearing their bedding to shreds with "Yugadimu Leviosa" last time.

Unless Lupin starts sighing and looking hesitant again, or the house-elf suddenly appears, pleading with them to let him change the food... otherwise, the two are happy to sleep among cookie crumbs, pumpkin juice stains, and so on.

What? Cleaned up completely?

forget!

—I actually tried it once, but it wasn't very effective.

They hadn't learned this yet, so they stopped trying to embarrass themselves.

Seeing Lupin hesitate again, he and Sirius exchanged a glance and reluctantly started tidying up the bed while playfully fighting.

"Some of them are obviously little boys whose mothers are clearly older."

Sirius laughed and tossed the pillow to James.

"Or perhaps they think that only those who are clean-cut and fair-skinned are attractive to girls."

James burst out laughing upon hearing this and then threw the pillow back hard.

The two were laughing and joking, very close, and soon made a mess of things, which made Peter, who was sitting nearby, very envious.

Lu Ping sat in a corner of the dormitory, as far away from the bed as possible.

The tall, thin boy, his hands covered in ink, was intently repairing the quill pen nib, as if that cheap old pen were some precious treasure.

But the more unmoved he remained, the more Sirius, who was already displeased, wanted to embarrass him.

The eldest son of the Black family rolled his eyes, as if to say something meaningful:

"That idea is quite similar to my younger brother's."

James was slightly taken aback.

"You rarely mention him, Re... Regulus? Am I mistaken?"

Sirius nodded, but when he spoke again, his expression was inexplicably sinister.

"He was a fair-skinned little boy. When his mother told him to go east, he wouldn't dare to go west."

"What an obedient boy! Mommy's darling, dear René, thank goodness Merlin, you're not as eccentric as your brother who always goes against the family, hahaha, do you know what that means, James?"

James stopped smiling and pursed his lips.

"He would be a Slytherin."

"That's absolutely right!"

Sirius roared like a dog in a fit of rage. His handsome face was contorted with fury, and his grey eyes, sharp as blades, seemed poised to pierce somewhere.

……

Feeling indirectly attacked like this, Remus Lupin sighed, turning away wearily and helplessly.

"Alright, Sirius."

Sirius scoffed dismissively, but Lupin remained unmoved, showing no anger whatsoever.

"I know you hate it when people give you advice, and I'm sorry."

Lupin gets straight to the heart of the matter. Ultimately, Sirius simply doesn't like being controlled.

Lupin didn't realize that this was also a way for him to save face for the other party.

Or rather, when Sirius wanted to cause trouble for someone, even if that person was just standing there breathing, they would be in his way.

"Come on, Remus. Why are you taking this so seriously?" Sirius said lightly.

"You always make a mountain out of a molehill—and you're so forgetful. You're always apologizing to me… By the way, was it because you forgot that you pleaded for Avery when he said 'that word'?"

Lupin couldn't help but frown:

"Do we really want to continue talking about this?"

This isn't a good topic because neither of them can convince the other.

Lupin tried to speak up for the first time, hoping his roommates would leave the increasingly listless Avery alone, but he was ridiculed by the two of them.

No matter how he explained that he just didn't want to escalate the conflict and affect the atmosphere of other courses in both colleges, the two remained unmoved.

Both of them mocked him, laughing at his idea of ​​"getting along well with Slytherin."

……

Lupin held back for a long time before finally refraining from saying, "You guys clearly have a good relationship with Soman too."

This is why Lupin bravely offered his advice.

Before enrolling, he had heard quite a bit about Slytherin's great achievements.

Considering that he was a werewolf, and in the eyes of the pure-blood Slytherin family, he was practically a living prey or specimen, Lupin also kept his distance from Slytherin.

However, during his first class, he had a pleasant conversation with Edmund Sohman, which subtly shattered his stereotype of Slytherin.

Although they later learned that the other party was a German wizard, which is why there was no prejudice from the academy...

Even now, Soman still greets him warmly when he sees him, and has not been swayed by the other Slytherins.

Even the little witch who was always with him would nod at Lupin.

He found it very difficult to believe that all the Slytherins were bad people.

Moreover, Lupin had a strong, ominous feeling about his roommates' continued targeting of Avery.

He felt that if things continued like this, the two of them would eventually backfire and turn from the one in the right into the bully.

In fact, Lu Ping knew very well that he was asking for trouble. His original plan was to never offend his roommate.

……

However, through close interaction, he discovered that neither James nor Sirius were bad people.

Yes, yes, Lupin was well aware that they both had many flaws.

Sirius appears aloof but is actually quite sensitive; James is arrogant and deaf to advice.

But what these two people have in common is that they both want to do something "good" and prove themselves.

As a roommate, Lu Ping couldn't remain indifferent like the upperclassmen. As a result, he sometimes couldn't help but speak up and poured cold water on the two of them a few times.

"If you don't want to talk, then we won't." Sirius chuckled indifferently.

"Stop your fake kindness, Remus. Instead of wasting your time defending Avery, spend more time with our little mouse—Peter, good Peter. Isn't he better than those filthy rotten snakes?"

Lupin was speechless for a moment, glanced at the somewhat bewildered Peter, and sighed inwardly.

He lowered his eyes, stopped arguing, and said softly:

"Okay then. If you felt offended, then I apologize."

Remus hesitated for a moment, but ultimately swallowed back the words, "But I'm not worried about Avery, I'm worried about the two of you."

He also has self-respect, which is why he is unwilling to always give in.

The more polite and composed he was, the more gloomy Sirius's expression became.

This reminded him of someone, someone he loathed: Lucius Malfoy.

As the eldest son of the Black family, he was often compared by his parents to this distant relative who was nearly six years older than him from a young age.

There's really no comparison. Sirius was only 5 years old when Lucius entered Slytherin!

The white peacock's greatest skill was using all sorts of clever rhetoric to say "it's for your own good."

With these strange associations forming in his mind, Sirius became even more displeased.

James was oblivious and even found them amusing:

"What kind of offense is this? You're too honest, Remus!"

He shaved his face and teased Sirius:

"Brave Remy dares to talk back to you—what's going on, Sirius, wasn't he intimidated by you!"

Sirius smiled too.

"I really don't know what could scare him."

The next day, Sirius obtained a vial of Hellfire and poured it into Lupin's cup.

Then the "good boy" who had fallen into a deep sleep was locked in the storeroom on the second floor of the auditorium.

……

That's great.

Sirius startled two people in one breath, and James had a big argument with him about it.