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[All right, yes, voice, now (but first he laughs, because brilliant--no matter what the hell he knows about the future, about what's here and the possibility of what could happen here; about who is here and what that, exactly, could mean--well, it's not like Sirius can't be serious. But he's had time to ingest it all, so now there's this--):]

Yeah. Is it muggles or gods that invented little bracelets that you can write with? Because it's genius. Huge time-saver. Top marks to the man who came up with this, this is a bit of technology I can get behind. It's these, micro-waves, and turntables.

All right, but I'm going to briefly add to the questions that have been endlessly asked. I'm Sirius Black, and I want to know: is the main form of entertainment around here seriously to conduct surveys?

Because you lot are badly in need of amusement, if that's what you consider to be fun. Or are these bracelets just more of a notice board than anything else? It's all about cooking and job offers and survey questions, it's half lonely hearts adverts and half wanted ads and half girl's magazine.

Since we aren't doing any fighting and your little earthquake seems mostly settled--I've got something of a counter-offer to cure your boredom, Asgard: a scavenger hunt. I've a list of things, and whoever gets me the most of these things, I will give him a reward. Or her, I s'ppose, should a girl be clever enough. [ps, this is not a shopping list.] Quills ready, 'cos here goes: six large fireworks, one package of small fireworks, a birthday card, one of those thingers on the stick that you whirl around and around and it makes a noise like a really loud zip--er, right, an inkwell with ink in it, please--fourteen eggs, a box of matches, and a book.

Any book.

All right, that's all! Prizes will be distributed to the one who comes out on top, but I'm not telling you what the prize is, you'll have to earn it to find out. Entertain yourselves! [And Sirius, but that goes without saying.] Ready, set--go to!

[And he's nearly done, but oh, hang on, one last thing--] Also, forgot to mention, James Potter is forbidden from playing. Not allowed. Anyone sees him collecting objects and reports him gets an extra prize. Sit this one out, Prongsie, that's an order. All right, now go to.

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It's a prank, Remus, it's hardly cruel. Though really he deserves a little worse, doesn't he.

[He raises his eyebrows at Remus a little, waiting for something like agreement.]

Oh, come on. You're not still on about feeling sorry for him.

And what if I am? He doesn't-- well. Perhaps he deserves it, but that doesn't mean we ought to do it. There's more important things to worry about.

[But Sirius points, triumphantly, at Remus.]

You just said it. You just said it, he deserves it--see, you think so too! He's a twat, Remus!

Of course he's-- but that doesn't mean you go and bully him!

He's a grown man, Remus, I can't bully a grown man. Harass, maybe. But bully? He's outgrown bullying, I'm sure.

Oh, hang on. He hasn't, 'cos he's been doing his bit to make your life hard, hasn't he.

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If this is to defend me, Sirius, I've no interest in it.

Well, no, of course it isn't, because it's really about him, honestly.

Sirius, please don't, I just-- I really don't want to do anything else that has to do with him. Let's just live and let live.

[He snorts, unamused.]

And you really expect me to agree to that? Because even if I did--and that's incredibly doubtful--you'd still have to get the same promise out of him. Not bloody likely.

I'll keep him away from you if I have to! I've already--

[OH SHIT NO he realizes about two words too late that he ought to shut up.]

Maybe if we leave him alone, he'll actually do the same for us. It might work--

[But like hell Sirius is going to miss a comment like that. He stares at him--and then his eyes narrow.]

What?

He--

[Remus stares at the ground.]

He-- we were talking, in person, and he started going off about you, and I-- sort of lost my temper.

[Sirius' stare goes a bit more cold.]

And what exactly did he say?

Just-- stupid things.

[At least Black got what he deserved. Twelve miserable years in Azkaban, and he'd nearly punched Snape, he'd seen red--]

[He smiles, grimly, like yeah. Snape and stupid, the two go hand in bloody hand.]

What things, Remus. If it's about me, then I ought to know what he's said, right?

It's nothing you'll want to hear, Sirius, and it's all lies anyway. You know how he is.

Remus, tell me.

[He nearly growls out the words, his grin completely gone now.]

He said . . . that you deserved to be in Azkaban, even if it wasn't you who betrayed James.

[There's a faint ringing in his ears at those words--but they aren't, in the end, such a surprise. Because it's Snape, isn't it. Because Snape would say something like that, and mean it, because he's never gotten over anything.

Fuck Snape. He doesn't think it with any extra savagery. Fuck Snape, he's always going to be a bastard--]

Good. And he deserves to get his fucking head kicked in.

I-- I nearly did. I think I scared him, he shoved me against the wall--

[He pushes his wrist against his mouth, glancing away.]

Tell me if you go after him. I'll come with you.

[He laughs, once, shortly. Good for you, Remus--but what he says is a bit incongruous with that--]

Now you want to fight him? What happened to feeling sorry for him?

You know you're more important than him any day-- or you should know that, anyway.

[Obviously, yes, he knows that--but there's still the fact that Remus has been trying to convince him to--in whatever small way--feel sorry for Snape. Perhaps this has wiped all of that away.]

Then let's go and get him.

Now?

Got something else to do?

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