[ it's easier, james finds, having sirius there. it's always that way, he knows, but it's a specific moment where they are walking and his arm is still around sirius that he realizes, belatedly, how would i have done this without him. it doesn't matter, now, because sirius is here and lily is here and remus is here, but the almost-shock of it settles uncomfortably in him.
the device buzz jerks him away from that, though. his eyes following sirius' hand, the object, and then the screen. all he really understands are the names, REMUS and LILY and it's fine, all over again.
the smile he gives is relief - it means less waiting, it means they'll all meet up together again, it means-
harry. ]
Yeah. [ the agreement comes out a bit distracted, james' mind still trying to figure out a safe place to stand among all of this, and that's when sirius grins. really, truly, grins, and like a shock james is back to it again, jerked out of whatever place he'd been sinking and pulled directly into a familiar state of being. competition, excitement, james and sirius. ]
I would bloody hope so. [ james is grinning too, his eyes alight. he glances down the hall, then back to sirius, slowly unhooking his arms from him. ] The question is. Can you keep up?
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the device buzz jerks him away from that, though. his eyes following sirius' hand, the object, and then the screen. all he really understands are the names, REMUS and LILY and it's fine, all over again.
the smile he gives is relief - it means less waiting, it means they'll all meet up together again, it means-
harry. ]
Yeah. [ the agreement comes out a bit distracted, james' mind still trying to figure out a safe place to stand among all of this, and that's when sirius grins. really, truly, grins, and like a shock james is back to it again, jerked out of whatever place he'd been sinking and pulled directly into a familiar state of being. competition, excitement, james and sirius. ]
I would bloody hope so. [ james is grinning too, his eyes alight. he glances down the hall, then back to sirius, slowly unhooking his arms from him. ] The question is. Can you keep up?