[When the video turns on, Sirius is standing face-forward, staring it down more intensely than he's ever looked. Except this is not the Sirius the community is used to; this one is over fifteen years older, looking haggard and thin and worn. His robes are striped and tattered, the obvious sign of a prisoner from Azkaban. His skin bears faded ( Read more... )

[The video is very short and uneventful; it show Sirius and Remus sitting together on a couch in the Gryffindor common room, all by themselves.

Remus' head is leaning on Sirius' shoulder and Sirius' hand is slowly rubs his back. The two don't say anything. They simply sit there contentedly when the video feed cuts out.]

[The video shows Sirius clamping a cloth to his jaw, pressing it hard against the side of his mouth. There's blood seeping out onto his fingers but he doesn't seem to pay it any attention, nor does he notice blood leaking out of his nose ( Read more... )

...what do you do when you're pretty sure you've screwed up everything so badly that you're pretty sure none of your friends will ever talk to you again?

I know I fucked up. And part of me thinks I should just leave them alone forever. Even though I don't want to.

[The scene starts mid-conversation in the Gryffindor dormitories. Sirius is sitting on the edge of Remus' mattress, twisted towards where Remus is sitting at the headboard. He's wearing a huge grin and inching closer.] "-just noticed something very interesting, Remus. We are: alone. By ourselves. Without anybody else."

[Remus looks up from the ( Read more... )

My family wants me to come home for Easter.

My family wants me to come for Easter.

WHAT IS AN EASILY-FAKED CRITICAL ILLNESS AND DOES ANYONE FEEL LIKE COUGHING ON ME?

[Sirius is sitting in what looks like a very old house, filled with aged furniture and paintings to old that the pictures are filled with subtle cracks. All the portraits are of long-dead witches and wizards who all share his features; also along the wall are grotesque mounted heads, of animals but also of house-elves ( Read more... )

Okay, I have a question. Just, off the top of your heads:

Which is better, chocolate or books?

Reasons why are appreciated.

((He's trying to figure out what he's getting Remus for Valentine's Day. Because Sirius is such a smooth operator >.>))

[The video shows Sirius and Remus standing shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a kitchen counter; Remus has sleeves rolled up and is washing dishes, while Sirius is drying them and putting them in an abovehead shelf.

Sirius addresses the camera with a small grin, while Remus rolls his eyes.]A question for the community: let's say that, starting ( Read more... )

Okay, so. I have kind of a weird situation here and I don't know what to do ( Read more... )