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Snape, forced to deal with overenthusiastic students for most of the year: Oh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!

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*The year before Lucius graduates, and is inducted into the Death Eaters*

Lucius: If you were dying, if you were being murdered. In your last few seconds what would you say?

Snape, who lived with Tobias for 17 years: Please, god, let me live.

Lucius: Use your imagination.

Snape: I don't have to.

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*Third year, Sirius accidentally transforming back into his human form in front of Hermione*

Hermione: You're...

Sirius: Oh, yes.

Hermione: Oh my god...

Sirius: Not quite.

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Sirius: As Snape says when he sees deodorant, I'm not buying it.

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*Fleamont and Euphemia, asking to speak to James alone when he shows up with Sirius one summer*

Euphemia: This is a private matter.

James: Sirius stays.

Fleamont: This is family.

James: That's why he stays.

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We're now at >14k

Currently at a 6171 word count for chapter 9 of Because of Reasons. We'll see how high I can raise it in the next hour.

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Remus, after Sirius steals another one of his dark sweaters: You being all mysterious with your cheekbones and turning your collar up to look cool—it doesn’t work.

Sirius: I don't do that.

James, nodding: He does.

Peter: All the time. And it works.

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*The Marauders trying to get themselves out of detention with their latest DADA professor*

James, defending Sirius: And he's not a psychopath, he's a high-functioning sociopath.

Peter, quietly: Do your research.

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*The Marauders and Snape in detention together*

Snape, ten minutes after the professor who was meant to watch them left: Perhaps we should just–

Sirius: Don't talk out loud, Snivellus. You lower the IQ of the whole tower.

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James: Look at us. A werewolf, a blood traitor, a rat, and me.

Remus: Excuse you–

Peter: Why am I a rat when you're just you?

Sirius: You're small and twitchy.

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*The Marauders' first year at Hogwarts*

Remus: We can't just ignore the rules.

Sirius: We absolutely can.

James: We're legally obligated to. It's in the Marauders' Charter.

Remus: That's written on the back of an essay you got back.

James: Still binding.

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Sirius, having just returned from a 5 hour long discussion with the headmaster: I wasn't technically expelled.

Remus: You set nearly the entire third floor on fire.

Sirius: I said technically.

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Got distracted reading and I don’t think I ended up writing anything that day. On another note, chapter 9 is now >10500

Currently at a 6171 word count for chapter 9 of Because of Reasons. We'll see how high I can raise it in the next hour.

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Currently at a 6171 word count for chapter 9 of Because of Reasons. We'll see how high I can raise it in the next hour.

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*A stack of boxes delivered to Sirius’ apartment one morning*

James: I didn’t realize your father used your apartment for storage.

Sirius: He has, on occasion. When he wants to keep something out of sight and mind. Me, for example.

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*Marauders in their train cabin, about to leave Kings' Cross Station*

James: *Plastered to the window, waving*

Peter: *Going through his trunk, realizing he forgot half of his things*

Remus, watching Sirius sit quietly on his seat: Are you okay?

Sirius, whose parent's hadn't even bothered to show up for breakfast: My dear Moony, whenever am I not?

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*The Marauders discussing how to convince James’ parents to let Sirius stay over for the summer*

Sirius: It’s needs to be foolproof. Something well thought out.

James, nodding along: They’ll sniff a lie a mile away so we’ll have to get creative.

*Fleamont and Euphemia staring at the extra child who just came out of their fireplace*

James: This is Sirius. He’s my personal valet.