"Sev!" Sirius spotted Severus from the other end of the hall and he didn't hesitate to jog right over and cut him off before either of them could reach their respective tables. It was time for breakfast, but Sirius could suspend his eagerness to say good morning to his friend first.

After all, they hadn't gotten to say good night yesterday, in all the commotion with the prefects leading away the first years and with them keeping a special eye on him and James, which did seem both understandable and discriminatory. "Did you sleep well? What's your common room like? And your dorm? We are all high up in the tower, it's grand!"