the october sun beat down on the castle and the surrounding grass as sirius, remus, james, and peter played tag with a quaffle. sirius and james were shirtless due to the heat, remaining only in their uniform trousers. remus, on the other hand, had his shirtsleeves rolled up and was without a tie. peter was his usual self. I was sitting under a tree with lily and marlene, two of my closest friends despite being in slytherin.