slytherin! remus fic- chapter 2
Chapter 2- rivalry in the library
if you want to read the chapter on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24439636/chapters/95738278
Sirius
âSirius, I am begging you to leave this library. A marauders meeting was scheduled for today, and we are twenty minutes late. Whatâs Peter going to think, hmm?â
âJames, I already said no. Pete has the map for a reason, and Remus hasnât left the library yet so I canât either.â
âWhat if I go and get Peter to come here and make it look like weâre studying?â
â...Fine.â
Sirius watched Jamesâ departing figure with distracted interest, smiling mindlessly at the way James bumped into various bookshelves in his haste, and at one point having to stop to help a first-year pick up the books he had accidentally knocked out of her hands.
James Potter was a hurricane made of sunshine.
A faint tapping noise to his right made Sirius turn, his eyes inevitably landing on the source of his frustration, the reason he was refusing to leave the library: Remus John Lupin, tapping his biro against the wooden table while he leafed through a particularly hefty-looking textbook. After looking back at his own pile of textbooks and deciding they looked inferior compared to Remusâ, Sirius quickly stood from his seat and marched over to a bookshelf, pulling out the heftiest tome he could find and making his way back to his seat, taking particular pleasure in the small disturbance of Remusâ notes caused by the swish of his cloak as he breezed nonchalantly passed him.
Remus looked up at him as he passed in absent-minded irritation, sighing deeply and pointedly rearranging his scraps of paper when he laid his eyes on Sirius.
âShould have a better organisation system,â Sirius commented sniffily on his way back to his own chair, letting his eyes linger on his meticulously categorised, bookmarked and colour coordinated (god bless Lily Evans and her sticky notes) own set of notes.
Remus scoffed and rolled his eyes, leaning back in his chair and stretching his arms against the desk. He chose this extremely inopportune moment to display his forearms, uncovered by rolled-up shirt sleeves, an occurrence that happened only in the height of summer (which was lucky for Sirius, or else he might actually lose his mind).
âStill beat you in that Divination test though, didnât I?â he smirked, and Sirius felt his knees go a bit weak. Get a grip.
âThatâs only because youâre a good liar- thatâs all Divination is. Well-reasoned lying.â Sirius scoffed, dismissing this notion immediately. âI beat you last Potions lesson, and you canât lie your way through that one.â
âNo, but your frequent explosions during the middle of a test can get turned a blind eye to if the teacher happens to be a devout follower and worshipper of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black.â Remus snorted as he rolled his eyes, blind to the way Sirius immediately stiffened, his shoulders hunching as he picked at the cuff of his sweater.
âFuck you, Lupin,â he said simply, but with more venom than normal, and stormed back to his table. Remus blinked once, twice, then returned to his work.
âWhy are you looking at Remus like he flushed your pygmy puff down the toilet?â James asked breezily, slinging his bag over the chair next to Sirius and collapsing into it, quickly followed by a very red-looking Peter.
âMy secret pygmy puff wonât be a secret pygmy puff if you announce its existence to the entire library you twat- now what have you done to Pete here?â
Peter exhaled loudly and laid his head on the table, to which James nodded sympathetically along with.
âIf you just told your mum you already have a pygmy puff, Iâm sure sheâd just give in and let you keep it. And he had to witness Frank and Alice having- letâs just say a good time- it was too much for his delicate self.â James snorted, giving Peter an understanding pat on the back.
âWhy were you watching Frank and Alice going at it?â Sirius asked with a wrinkled nose, deciding to ignore Jamesâ comments about his pygmy puff. He didnât know how many times heâd have to tell James that Blacks were not allowed pets, but he didnât fancy adding another one to the list at that moment in time. âFrank moved into the girlâs dorm last year, how come you saw her?â
Peter let out another groan into the desk, and Sirius took his turn in rubbing his back sympathetically.
âWell, we just happened to by chance-â
âNo. That is a blatant lie, James Fleamont Potter,â Peter said sternly, rising from the table and fixing Sirius with an imploring stare. âDonât listen to anything this twat says- heâd bought Lily a singing frog and was standing at the bottom of the stairs serenading her with it.â
At this Sirius threw his head back and collapsed into laughter, with Peter glaring at him for a second and then joining him.
âLook, mates, itâs not funny- if she doesnât love me after I buy her a singing frog, when will she?â James said desperately, tugging a hand through his hair and groaning.
Peter started making some soothing comment about how Lily would surely come around eventually and maybe if James pulled his head out of his arse then she would actually like him, but Sirius was distracted by a sudden feeling that someone was watching him.
He looked to his right sharply to meet the slightly surprised eyes of one Remus Lupin, the alleged pygmy puff flusher, and huffed out a sigh.
âAm I distracting you with my joy?â he called, cross that Remus would think he wasnât taking his work seriously and wasnât going to absolutely thrash him in the upcoming Transfiguration test.
âYou call that grating laugh joy?â Remus snorted, shaking his head and turning back to his work. âLibraries are meant to be quiet, did you know that? Clearly you donât spend enough time in any to actually know-â
âJust because I enjoy spending time with actual other human beings doesnât mean-â Sirius snapped back, rising to the challenge, before Remus interrupted him.
âNone of those human beings that you so enjoy spending time with seem to be your fiance though, do they? Isnât that weird? I canât imagine why you wouldnât want to spend your every waking hour with the oh so lovely Miss Greengrass,â Remus smirked, his eyes daring Sirius to take the bait.
Sirius gaped at him for a second before his eyes flashed with fury and he shoved his books aside, heading over to Remusâ table.
âNow you listen here, Lupin-â
âAnd we will be off!â James sang, swinging by Remusâ table and dragging Sirius along with him under his arm. âA pleasure to see you as always, I cannot wait until we meet again! Pete, grab his books, will you?â And with that, James Potter and Sirius Black had exited the library.
Peter shook his head in amusement, looking at the teetering stack of books that Sirius had managed to accumulate over the past few hours. âDâya really think he needs all these?â he asked Remus doubtfully, to which Remus blinked in surprise at having been asked for his opinion.
âWell- no. No, he doesnât. I suspect he just wanted it to seem like he was buried in his work.â Remus huffed, looking at the Twenty Ways to Seduce a Troll cover in annoyance- he actually had believed Sirius was working harder than him, and it had motivated him to work too.
âWhyâd you two like riling each other up all the time?â Peter asked, swinging Siriusâ satchel onto his shoulder and facing Remus.
Remus was lost for words for a second, blinking dumbly at Peter.
âOh- I dunno, I mean- he started it,â he blurted out, and although it sounded childish, it was true. After James and Siriusâ snub at their Sorting Ceremony all those years ago, Remus had done his level best to ignore them, despite their obviously false attempts at forming a friendship. It was clear to Remus what he was to them- a joke. Just someone to prank. So heâd stopped responding and ignored them right back, and it was then that Sirius had gotten it into his head that every little thing had to be a competition between them, and from there a five-year rivalry was born.
Remus blinked back into reality with a small shake of his head, looking down at Siriusâ notes that Peter was shovelling into his satchel. âHeâll get pissed off if you do that- he likes his notes to be organised,â he couldnât help but say.
âMmm, heâs the same with our dorm room too, always telling James off when he leaves his ties lying aroundâŚâ Peter nodded, shuffling the notes around with slightly more care. âHow did you know that?â he asked abruptly, fixing Remus with a scrutinising stare.
Remus was caught off guard for a moment- but only a moment- as his mind desperately searched for something to say.
âWell, I- he makes a big fuss of it, doesnât he? Has about a million highlighters in every class, thanks to Lily introducing them to him that is, and doesnât fret about the annoying noise they make every time he pops a lid on or off,â he huffed, certain that his show of agitation would fool Peter.
Peter raised a disbelieving eyebrow at him, and patted his hand gently. âIf you say so, mate. Weâll see you around, yeah?â he hummed, picking up Siriusâ Transfiguration books and hauling them off the table.
Remus sat down at his seat again, staring at his messy notes with a strange feeling of quiet dissatisfaction that wasnât there before Sirius had stormed out. Probably just because Sirius had been too easy to beat that day. Yes, that was it.
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dark academia: spending all of your time in the library, staying up late to thumb through books falling apart at the spines, mugs of tea left scattered across your desk, gold jewellery, delighting in the leaves turning golden brown, jumping over puddles, putting your textbooks in a leather satchel each morning, warming your toes in front of a roaring fire, lighting your study area with candles, glasses pushed up your nose
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James & Sirius friendship drabble
this is for @gaeilgelupin because itâs her BIRTHDAY GO WISH HAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY RN!! han i love u millions u r the james to my sirius <3
never saw one without the other, did you? youâd have thought they were brothers
it was the fourth week into the summer holidays, and James had yet to hear from Sirius
now, if you asked James, he would say he was a pretty relaxed person. prone to fits of excitement, sure, but all in all? a calm, cool, collected guy. (not everyone agreed with this)
however, his calmness had a breaking point. and that breaking point was neither him, nor remus or pete, having heard even a whisper from sirius all summer- even their two-way mirrors had been silent since sirius had arrived at grimmauld place
neither remus nor peter had heard from him either, which was particularly bugging james as no matter how bad siriusâ summers had been previously, sirius always managed to write to remus at least once
after not being able to stand jamesâ constant fretting any longer, euphemia had invited remus to stay midway through the summer, hoping the mild-mannered boy would be a calming influence on him
this did not have the desired effect however, as james now had a person to bounce his fretting off, and after a week into remusâ stay euphemia was beginning to feel like pulling her hair out
however, this all rose to a climax one warm august evening, where euphemia and fleamont had stayed up late playing gobstones in the living room with james and remus in an attempt to distract them from their worries
james was in the middle of doing a victory lap around the room, crowing his victory, when two bodies stumbled out of the fireplace in a pile of soot and ash and- what was that smell?
all members of the potter house jumped back in surprise, wands drawn and at the ready, only to find it was regulus clutching what looked like siriusâ body to his chest, his eyes wide and imploring
âi canât stay, i have to go back. you have to help him- donât ever let him come back.â he urged, depositing siriusâ body onto the carpet, and with that, he turned back and stepped into the fireplace, shouting âgrimmauld place!â before disappearing in roar of flames
the firelight gave effie a chance to momentarily glimpse siriusâ face and she let out a noise james had never heard from her before, falling to her knees beside sirius on the carpet and pulling his head to rest in her lap
âfleamont, please contact dumbledore immediately. james, go get my emergency aid kit.â she commanded, her voice shaking but firm as she waved her wand over siriusâ body, her eyes intent on his twitching body
james and remus stared at sirius, lifeless in effieâs arms, and a sob escaped remusâ throat, a hand clasping over his mouth as he collapsed next to effie, desperate hands frantically trying to find something to do to help
in the meantime, james had run to get the emergency kit and passed it to his mother with shaking hands, watching her heal scar after vicious scar on siriusâ body, tapping her wand against his chest and nearly sobbing in relief when breath rushed back to siriusâ body, causing him to wake up in a rush, immediately sitting up and letting out a cry of pain, his head landing again in effieâs lap
âwhereâs⌠regulus?â he croaked out, reaching out a hand as though he thought regulus would take it. instead james stepped over, grasping siriusâ hand in his like it was a lifeline
âheâs gone back, sirius. are youâŚâ words choked jamesâ throat as he surveyed the broken body of his best friend, his brother, and he turned to remus in the hope that he would be able to say something, but remus was already clutching siriusâ hand, tears pouring down his cheeks and clearly beyond speaking
after a few more minutes of tense silence, the only noise being siriusâ occasional groan or whimper of pain, james finally forced the emotions back out of his throat and managed to articulate again. âis he going to- is he going to be alright?â he stammered to his mother, and she paused momentarily in her healing of sirius to run a soothing hand through his hair
âheâs going to be just fine, heâll just need a while to recover. is the spare bedroom tidy?â effie reassured, and james closed his eyes and thanked whoever was listening that heâd been blessed with her as a mother. âitâs tidy, but iâd rather stay with him. canât he stay in my room with me and remus?â
euphemia potter looked up from her healing of sirius into the wide, watery eyes of her son and his best friend, and knew there would be no arguing with them. sirius would be staying in jamesâ room.
sirius woke up sharply the next morning in jamesâ bed, gasping for breath and looking around wildly. after clearly not recognising where he was, he started thrashing and crying out again, waking up james who was curled up next to him
âhey⌠hey, sirius, itâs me, prongs, iâm here mate, youâre at my houseâ james did his best to soothe the terrified boy, nervous hands flying all over his body before deciding his shoulders were the best place to rest them
âiâm at your house?â sirius whispered, wide eyes looking like they couldnât quite believe it when james nodded back at him. âat my house. youâre safe, sirius.â âsafe.â sirius repeated back to him, his hands trembling and curling over jamesâ chuddley cannons duvet
âsafe, padfoot.â james promised, lying back next to sirius and putting a tentative arm over his bandaged chest so that even in his sleep, sirius would know he was with people who loved him
over the next few days sirius gradually grew back into himself, the worst day being when dumbledore visited and sirius was forced with trembling hands to recount the events of his last night at grimmauld place to a room of euphemia, fleamont, dumbledore, james and remus. after dumbledore had asked a few follow up questions and promised he would sort things out sirius had collapsed into remusâ waiting arms, allowing the boy to lead him back to jamesâ bedroom where the three boys stayed for hours, just sitting quietly in each otherâs company on jamesâ bed
a week later the worst of siriusâ wounds had healed and he accompanied fleamont on a trip to london, which he returned from laden with bags and grinning ear to ear.
âi can stay! forever!â he crowed as soon as he got back, throwing himself at james and nearly tackling him to the ground. james couldnât believe his luck- not only was his best friend out of the worst place heâd ever heard of, but he was moving in with him!
the three marauders immediately ran to the pottersâ spare room which had been given happily to sirius. however, the thing that shocked sirius the most was that he was allowed to decorate it however he wanted- hence the trip to london with fleamont
âmerlin pads, how many bloody bowie posters do you need?â james grumbled from where he was stood on top of a chest of drawers, getting his fingers tangled in spellotape as he attempted to stick up his fifth david bowie poster as of yet, snorting at sirius who was busy not helping and instead had chosen to twirl around the room to the music blasting out of his brand new record player
âoh i donât know, i think he has more of freddie mercury.â remus grinned, ignoring siriusâ indignant protests and tugging him in by the waist to press a kiss to his hair.
siriusâ offence was of course, a pretence, as when he stood in his room in the arms of his moony watching james wobble off the chest of drawers with a yelp, crashing onto his bed, a warm feeling spread from his chest to the rest of his body, a warm feeling that he felt whenever he looked at james. james, his best friend. james, his partner in crime. james, his fellow marauder.
james, his brother.
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having internalised homophobia and growing from it and learning to love and accept your queerness is SUCH a difficult journey and if youâre representing that through writing sirius as someone struggling w what you struggled then WOOOH YES i support that!! but if youâre doing it as a weak plot point or to make people feel bad for remus then honestly fuck you itâs not something to be taken lightly and iâm just so sick of it being shoved onto sirius when he already has enough internalised stuff
YES it was the 70s (if youâre writing them in the 70s) and YES lots of people were homophobic but that does NOT mean sirius had to be please just,,, be nicer as a fandom đđđ
okay iâm going to say something and some of you wonât like it
â¨stop making sirius black have internalised homophobia in fics and tiktoksâ¨
the thing is most of the time itâs added as a poor attempt at character development for sirius or for people to be like âoh poor remusâ or to â¨spice up their relationshipâ¨like okay FIRST OF ALL:
a) sirius goes through ENOUGH character development by unlearning all of the blood purity shit his parents raised him on AND becoming a good person despite it, learning to trust people and love people etc etc
b) REMUS ALSO GOES THROUGH ENOUGH if you think him being a werewolf and gay in the 70s isnât enough âaw poor remusâ material ur not writing it correctly
c) having one character w internalised homophobia and secretly in love w the other is such a weak plot point at this point like do something original pls iâm begging u
anyway iâm sat in bed crying bc literally every tiktok you see or fic you read has him shagging every girl in sight to hide the fact that heâs in love with remus or being homophobic or oblivious and GOD i am so fucking tired of it
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okay iâm going to say something and some of you wonât like it
â¨stop making sirius black have internalised homophobia in fics and tiktoksâ¨
the thing is most of the time itâs added as a poor attempt at character development for sirius or for people to be like âoh poor remusâ or to â¨spice up their relationshipâ¨like okay FIRST OF ALL:
a) sirius goes through ENOUGH character development by unlearning all of the blood purity shit his parents raised him on AND becoming a good person despite it, learning to trust people and love people etc etc
b) REMUS ALSO GOES THROUGH ENOUGH if you think him being a werewolf and gay in the 70s isnât enough âaw poor remusâ material ur not writing it correctly
c) having one character w internalised homophobia and secretly in love w the other is such a weak plot point at this point like do something original pls iâm begging u
anyway iâm sat in bed crying bc literally every tiktok you see or fic you read has him shagging every girl in sight to hide the fact that heâs in love with remus or being homophobic or oblivious and GOD i am so fucking tired of it
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god i fucking love tonks
Say it with me:
In this house, we do not hate on canonical female love interests for the sake of our headcanon gay ships.
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mmmmmm
In response to that Remus ask
What are some of your hcs for Sirius that you love and some you donât?
sorry this took so long to answer! i have a lot of thoughts about sirius and also i couldnât find that one reaction image of the guy hitting the beehive
under the cut!
basically like. i see sirius a really specific way, in part bc i really relate to him and know how i personally reacted to the types of trauma he went through, but also because the communities iâm in uh. donât support the common headcanon letâs put it that way. iâll get into what i mean by that in a sec but as a blanket opener: just bc i kinda disdain the more common, hypermasc internalized homophobia sirius doesn���t mean i think ur a piece of shit or smth for portraying him that way. ur not gonna agree with everyone on the internet and everyoneâs entitled to their own opinion and whatever. iâm just correct and morally outstanding and gods favorite princess so. you know.
you can find more about how i think about sirius in the new tag i just made on my blog, #sirius meta
anyway. onward.
stuff i like: when heâs a person of color!!!!!! when heâs kinda short but with a very tall energy. small stature big personality lol. when people make him FEM!!! i love that so much lol i talk abt it all the time and will go on more in a sec. obviously he doesnât have to be fem and some of my fave fics and headcanons see him as just some guy but man... when the author or artist nods at a feminine presentation or a subculture or smth... thatâs my favorite. oh i rlly like when he has a fringe lol
i think sirius before azkaban feels like he will never die. i think heâs obsessed with his own genius and beauty during the war that it gets the better of him. i think after azkaban he doesnât know what to do or who to be. i think sirius is a deeply troubled person, further troubled by his own narcissism and desperate need to be having fun at all times that follows him even after azkaban. he so desperately wants freedom, a space of his own, his entire life. literally right up til the end he is still in search of freedom. itâs sickening.
i also think for sirius itâs very easy to be happy when heâs dear to a man. likewise, itâs very easy to be happy when someone is dear to him. which is to say, remus makes him happy, when he makes him happy. the idea of being with him forever makes him happy too. i want to say their relationship is perfect but i think itâs kinda symbiotic in that way. the bad parts are what makes it interesting :)
(i can really tell when an author understands sirius right off the bat. folks like montparnasse and bigblackdog and the person who wrote light in august lol oops i canât remember the name. they really get him. i like to think i do as well lol. at least in my own way.)
stuff i donât like: hyper masculinity and internalized homophobia. i get why these stories are written. sirius comes from a bad home maybe heâd have trouble accepting himself. sure fine okay. i just hate it and think itâs stupid. this is a kid who ran away from an abusive home and continued right up until he was imprisoned to be reckless, callous and impulsive. he is self centered by nature and while that COULD manifest itself in self hate (and the closet) that doesnât seem supported by canon. at the very least i think he was out and loud about it when he left grimmauld place.
also, hypermasculinity as a whole is something i dislike in general but itâs especially relevant here because the above traits are often attributed to masculinity. a lot of the time people headcanon sirius to be this manly macho dickhead and itâs in my opinion a vapid and trite way of seeing his character, and really only scratching the surface of who he is. if you have somehow read all of rowlingâs half assed descriptors of this man who could never be what his parents wanted to matter how hard he tried or didnât try, who loved his friends incredibly dearly and was unafraid to show it, who did everything he could to rebel against the system whether it be the rise in fascism or the nuclear family, and you like everyone else capable of reading between the lines took homosexuality from this but THEN you say but uh he loves to be societyâs ideal man though..... i donât know what to tell you.
this isnât to say he HAS to be fem obviously. just the idea that heâs some kind of masc4masc heartless jock with a hard on for appearing straight. thatâs where i draw the line. and scene
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so fucked up how sirius became an animagus specifically for remus and he became a dog. like. thatâs so fucked up have we talked about how fucked up that is. jesus christ.
especially when you consider that HE feels like he did it especially for remus and remus (and also anyone whoâs known him for more than five minutes) feels like he did it because he thought it would be fun and cool (because the only reason sirius does anything ever is because itâs fun and cool) so sirius sees padfoot as the ultimate declaration of love and devotion and remus sees padfoot as a very romantic coincidence iâm going to throw up
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all this could have been avoided if remus just ate wormtail on accident in like fifth year
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LOOK AT THIS THEY MADE ME A COMIC FOR MY BDAY đĽşđĽşđĽşđĽşđĽşđĽşđĽş
Marauders comics!
Sirius is kind of jealous in both of these lol so I guess I hc Sirius as a fairly jealous person đ anyway I made these really quickly just to practice a bit AND TO FINISH IT ON TIME HAHA bc I just realized yesterday that it was @fleursowl s birthday and I really wanted to make something for her. I LOVE YOU GRACEEE :)) you should all go follow them bc the talent is overflowing.
Anyway, hope you enjoy this meta wolfstar comic. And this uhm idek, the boys being their stupid selves-comic lol <3
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sirius, to james: no iâm not in love with remus i donât know what you mean
remus: *walks in* okay guys so i has this idea for our next prank-
sirius: *jumping onto him* take off your fucking shirt, lupin
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by request of @gaeilgelupin , i shall share my first draft for peterâs one:
peter: go away little rat boy
the marauders as types of smart
remus: street smart
sirius: book smart
james: emotionally smart
peter: strategy smart
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the marauders as types of smart
note: this was inspired by @pestoprongs âs insta story :)
remus: street smart
sirius: book smart
james: emotionally smart
peter: strategy smart
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Amazon Unveils a [Horrifying] Fanfic Publishing Platform
Today, Amazon announced the imminent launch of its newest endeavor, Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform for fanfiction. When I read the announcement, I was horrified, then angry, then sad. I want to take a moment to explain why this is such a tragedy.
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Remus & Lily friendship drabble
Remus was definitely the first marauder Lily tolerated
James was, well, James, Sirius was almost as bad, and Peter just went along with what either of them saidÂ
despite Lilyâs tolerance of Remus, they didnât become friends until they were both made prefects in fifth year
Lily walked into the prefects carriage and stopped at the door in shock when she saw a scowling Remus Lupin already sat in there, and she immediately looked around for any evidence of his little gang
âAre you planning a prank?â
âNo, I think itâs more like someoneâs pulling a prank on me- whatâre they doing, making me a prefect?â
Although Lily very privately agreed with this, as she was perfectly aware of just how many rules Sirius and James were now able to break that they had a prefect on their side, she sat down next to him anyway, laying a placating hand on his shoulder
âI mean, Iâm sure it wonât be that bad, will it? Little kids like you, youâre very calm and collected, and certainly know all the rules as you know which ones Potter and Black have broken.
âWhich is all of them,â Remus agreed, laughing before his face fell again. âItâs not just that, I mean- a whole separate carriage? The journey to Hogwarts is like a thing for us, and Prongs will be right pissed when he finds out Iâm gunna miss them all unless I can get away. And Sirius hasnât had a good summer- if someone doesnât kick him out of it soon, heâll be in a mood all week.â
Lily watched Remus rant and ramble with raised eyebrows, surprise settling in her as she was reminded yet again just how oddly close those boys were. No matter how much she disapproved of them, she couldnât help but admire how much they cared about and looked after each other.Â
Lily and Remus spent the rest of the train ride up to Scotland forming a friendship that went beyond their usual mutual respect- they were now allies, both rather put out at having been made prefects as they would now be expected to deal with James and Sirius
however, it wasnât until the Halloween party later that year that Remus and Lilyâs friendship properly solidified Â
Lily had been keeping an eye on Remus all evening in a rather futile attempt to not stare at James, who was dancing rather too attractively with Marlene- and yes, Lily knew Marls was a lesbian, but didnât mean she could be jealous disapproving, did it? James was not being a good example to the first years, that was all
Remus was also not being a good example to the first years- he had drunk far too much, and was currently stumbling across the room to where Lily was leaning against the wallÂ
âOrright?â he asked in a thick voice, his welsh accent particularly strong in his inebriationÂ
Lily tore her eyes away from where James and Sirius were dancing together suspiciously inappropriately seeing as they were practically brothers, and was surprised to see that Remusâ eyes were also glued to the pair
âYouâre off duty, you know? You donât have to be keeping an eye on them,â Lily grinned, nudging Remus with her elbow teasingly, though she was secretly glad someone was watching the pair as they had now clambered onto a table and were continuing their show so that the whole of Gryffindor Tower could see
âIâm not watching them to monitor their behaviour, Iâm watching them because Iâm in love with him,â Remus answered bluntly with a laugh, then clapped his hand over his mouth in shock. âWhat in Merlinâs underpants is in this bloody drink?â he moaned, regarding the bottle in his hand with the height of distrust
âYouâre in love with James?â Lily asked in horror, not sure why she was taking this so badly, and felt rather offended when Remus laughed openly at her
âI thought you were meant to be smart? No, of course not, itâs Sirius.â Remus said brazenly, again looking vastly surprised with himself at his honesty. âHas someone spiked the bloody Firewhisky?âÂ
âYouâre in love with Sirius?â Lily spluttered, feeling like she was repeating herself but she couldnât quite wrap her mind around it. âOh, wait- yep. That makes sense.â she smiled smugly, leaning against the wall and folding her arms in front of her chest.
Remus snorted, rolling his eyes at her. âBit hypocritical of you to act all high and mighty- anyone with sight can see that youâre arse over tit for James.â he replied confidently, a shit-eating grin curling at his lips
Lily opened her mouth quickly to indignantly protest, but closed it again as soon as she did. Groaning, she hid her face in her hands as she shook her head at herself. âYeah, I suppose I am.â she grumbled, and Remus wrapped his arms around her shoulders comfortingly as the pair thought longingly about how irritatingly irresistible the objects of their desires were
Little did they know, from across the room James and Sirius were watching them with frowns on their faces.Â
âWhy is Moony touching her? Sheâs laughing- Pads, she never laughs at me. Iâm going to have Moony make me more funny and-â
âHang on, I think sheâs crying now? And Moonyâs- no!- heâs wrapping an arm around her!âÂ
âWhat! Around my girlfriend?â James thundered, beginning to march over to them before Sirius hastily pulled him back.Â
âSheâs not your girlfriend until you ask her out, you idiot- and until she says yes.â
âWell, at least Iâve got further than you. You havenât even asked Remus yet.â James snorted, a put still on his lips as he watched Remus and Lily stood so close together.Â
âIâm sure itâll all work out in the end, mate.â Sirius said breezily, slinging his arm over Jamesâ shoulders and steering him over to the drinks table. âAnd until then...âÂ
Four years later, Remus and Lily leant against each other as they watched from the doorframe as James and Sirius performed a puppet show for Harry tucked up in his cot, making each other laugh more than they made Harry with their squeaky voices as they pranced Remusâ socks around on their hands.Â
âSirius is good with kids.â Remus said fondly, warmth growing in his heart as he watched Siriusâ face glow when he coaxed a little chuckle out of the small child.Â
Lily hummed in agreement, her head falling onto Remusâ shoulder as she watched her family. âYeah, he's a good godfather. Next oneâs yours though.âÂ
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do you guys ever relate to/project so hard onto a fictional character that whenever some points out a tiny flaw about them you feel as though it is. personal attack.
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