"Dunno, mate, they said they'd go down to Hogsmeade. Maybe Lily has a date." Peter looked around, trying to see if he could spot the familiar shade of red anywhere, but no such luck. However, that was no guarantee, maybe Lily was in the library and the only reason their two friends were in Hogsmeade was to stock up on prank material. Who knew? "I didn't wanna bother keeping up with them."

Some days, it was just fine. Especially when Remus was there too. But if it was just the three of them, then there was nothing to stop the steady flow of energy between the two of them, often to the point where it almost got manic and, honestly, sometimes dangerous. "'s cold. Didn't wanna walk outside."

There was that too.