5. Astronomy

“How do people even see these ruddy things?” Sirius said grumpily as he frowned into the telescope. “I’d have better luck finding a picture in the spots on Snivellus’s greasy face.”

A giant grin lit up James’s countenance immediately, the mental image pleasing. “We should try that, Padfoot. Might be... Enlightening.”

“Probably should,” the long-haired boy agreed, but with a hint of irritation in his voice. No matter how he squinted, he couldn’t see the constellations that were apparently obvious to everyone else, and for one of the first times in his life, he felt a true sting of inadequacy.