"merlin, who forgot to close the curtains again?" james potter muttered from where he was buried under covers.

"someone make it go away," sirius black scowled as he squinted at the source of the light, thinking that maybe glaring at it could banish it.

someone mumbled something incoherent from the bed in the corner that somehow the two half-awake boys understood.

"it's nothing, pete, go back to sleep." james said, his voice thick with sleep still. "i know i will."

sirius muttered his agreement, pulling his blanket closer to his chest.

all of a sudden, the door to the dormitory swung open, not only causing more light to flood in but also startling the three boys out of bed and onto the floor. there remus lupin stood in the doorway, fully-dressed and wide awake. in his hand he held a steaming cup of coffee and on his chest the prefect badge gleamed brightly in the morning light.

"up and at 'em, boys." remus mused, sipping at his coffee.

muffled curses and unintelligible hexes were uttered from where james, sirius, and peter pettigrew lay tangled on the floor, having taken down their blankets with them.

"you have got to stop doing that, mate." sirius grunted as he lifted himself up, rubbing his now sore elbow from hitting the ground a little too hard.

remus shrugged. "it's the only way i can get any of you out of bed without using brute force." he took three more sips from his coffee. "and if you don't get dressed right away, i'll have no choice but to pour cold water on you."

james never sat up so fast, dishelved hair sticking up everywhere. "you didn't-"

"it's only a short trip to the kitchens and a little help from the house elves." remus interrupted, holding up his coffee as proof and looking at the dazed boy in the eye. "i'm serious."

sirius snorted, raising a hand. "i beg to differ because i believe i'm sirius."

faint snoring cut through the atmosphere, gaining the attention of the rest of the marauders. three of them turned to where peter continued to sleep on even with the threat of an ice bath in the wind.

james picked up his glasses from his bedside as they crept closer to the peter's corner of the room. he crawled on top of peter’s bed and peeked at him from the edge, the perfect spot to drop something in peter’s unsuspecting open mouth. but james refused the urge because peter was his friend.

"he's a hardcase this one," sirius snickered, nudging peter with his foot from where he stood over his friend's body. "dedicated is what i call that."

remus sighed, rubbing his nose as sirius slung an arm over his shoulder and gave him the same look he gave remus everyday. "if it isn't peter, it's either of you two, you know. accio bucket."

the bucket of water remus set aside by the doorway outside suddenly zoomed into the room, passing by james and sirius, who winced as it swooshed by. they turned their heads to avoid looking at the inevitable fall of their brother, even if it did happen every other day.

the bucket tipped over and splashed peter harshly on the chest, given remus didn't want to drown the poor boy, and he yelped awake. when he scrambled to his feet, he spotted his friends crowded around him, silently laughing. soon he couldn't help but laugh along too, blinking water out of his eyes.