Sirius immediately pulled a face at the boy, not exactly thrilled to get to share a house with him. How was that fair? "Never. He's way too smart!"

There. Stood up for Severus. Maybe called himself an idiot in the process, but still. Besides, honestly, Severus was kind of scrawny. Not like James. Or like Sirius, for that matter. He squared his shoulder, sizing James' up arrogantly. He was still himself, no matter the house.

"Potter. Next in a line of unremarkable idiots." So there.