"I'm never a prat," James replies, taking a sip of his drink. It's a complete lie and one that he'll easily be caught out in, but it's an automatic reflex. Sirius is a good chunk of the reason James is generally a prat, egged on and goaded by his best friend. They've tried to be better since leaving school, but something about seeing Sirius here again after so many months makes him feel a little like he's a teenager again.
Still, he has no intention of being a prat about this. As much as he wants to tease Sirius, he knows that this conversation is more serious than his friend will ever admit. James how to tell when Sirius is secretly hoping for approval even as his words remain jokingly light, and he knows this is one of them. Whatever his own feelings on the matter - mostly confusion, nothing as awful as he knows Sirius suspects - the important thing here is that Sirius knows he hasn't lost anything. Sirius was always afraid of losing everything, as James well knows.
"Thanks for telling me," he says, figuring he owes them that. They didn't have to say anything, but he's grateful they did. The mention of Harry is a stumbling block, as always, but he pushes through it with a wry smile. "Oh yeah? Did you ask him if he was going to be a prat about it?"
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Date: 2017-01-22 08:04 am (UTC)Still, he has no intention of being a prat about this. As much as he wants to tease Sirius, he knows that this conversation is more serious than his friend will ever admit. James how to tell when Sirius is secretly hoping for approval even as his words remain jokingly light, and he knows this is one of them. Whatever his own feelings on the matter - mostly confusion, nothing as awful as he knows Sirius suspects - the important thing here is that Sirius knows he hasn't lost anything. Sirius was always afraid of losing everything, as James well knows.
"Thanks for telling me," he says, figuring he owes them that. They didn't have to say anything, but he's grateful they did. The mention of Harry is a stumbling block, as always, but he pushes through it with a wry smile. "Oh yeah? Did you ask him if he was going to be a prat about it?"