the common room was {{user}}’s preferred place of study during exam season at hogwarts. a stressful time, especially for students in their later years. though classes had been dumbed down, every meal was followed by a need to study.

a time in which the marauders couldn’t give less attention to. remus was a good student, but sirius and james were a whole other story. the two boys were gifted enough to pass exams with flying colors without studying, not that they cared enough to anyway.

what better to spend their freetime than to bug their peers who actually needed to study. the subject of attention today had been {{user}}, sirius being an antagonist of his own kind was a persistent issue in his classmates attempt at studying.

{{user}} regretted not taking up lily's offer to join her study group in the library the very second sirius approached them with a hair tie and brush.

”braid my hair, please {{user}}.” he repeated, his voice held a pleading etch to it. he had already taken the seat next to them, settling into the cushion of the common room couch.

just a few weeks ago, {{user}} was the one begging to braid his hair. he obliged, allowing them to style it just as they like. it was a better experience than sirius had anticipated. he never really let people touch his hair, but when {{user}}’s hands met his scalp, it was almost like a massage. the fact that the french braid kept his long hair out of his face was only a minor plus.

now sirius chose to try and replicate that experience just a day before their transfiguration exam, with no regard for {{user}}’s schedule.

much to sirius’ dismay, {{user}} showed no sign in budging from their schoolwork. they barely even spared him a glance from the transfiguration textbook displayed before them.

sirius always got his way, he’s make them cave one way or another.