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Hi, I'm catsandhotchocolate4! Yes, I love both cats and hot chocolate. And my name is super long. This is my first fanfic!
It's a Marauder/OC fic.
It's a surprise which Marauder it's about!
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"I tried to warn her about him, he's the womanizer, and even if he says he's in love with her, I can't let them date, but she doesn't listen to me, I know he's my friend but I just can't let him hurt her, she's my little sister, I just couldn't-" The Hogwarts boy stopped abruptly. A glass vase crashed to the ground in the seemingly deserted common room, well, except him and his best friend whom he'd been talking to. "Who's there?!" he asked, pale as a ghost. I gasped and covered my mouth. He was in love with me?
Estella Lupin. Yep, that's my name. Named after Estella in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. And my mom was very much so wearing it out today. At 10:30. On September 1st. On the day I was supposed to be in King's Cross right now. To go to my first day at Hogwarts. And yes, I am 16. I used to go to Beauxbatons…
FLASHBACK
I flooed home, bawling my eyes out. I couldn't take it anymore! Sure, it was 2:00 am. On a Sunday night. And everyone was asleep. I was supposed to be at Beauxbatons right now, and Remy- poo was at Hogwarts. But I hate Beauxbatons, I hate everything about it and involving it! The girls there were idiots and always flirted with any boy that moved. I was sick of how the headmaster of the place had all the girls be damsels in distresses and wasn't teaching how to be independent. So tonight, I was done with this "school" that was trying to turn me into something that I'm not. That was trying to teach me to be any less than the independent and strong person that I am. Oh, Merlin, that was cheesy. Luckily, my parents showed up shortly after I appeared, sparing you from any other cheesy line I had been about to say. Ahem. Back to the story.
So, I sat down on the couch, my parents looking worried. I finally gulped back the rest of my seemingly endless tears, and told them everything, realizing how angry my tone sounded the more I spilled. I finished my rant off with a shout of frustration. "How could that excuse for a school be run that way?!" Mom nodded, looking understanding. Dad put his hand on my shoulder, rubbing his thumb up and down on my arm. "We knew there would be a very little chance you would tolerate Beauxbatons. We just hoped it would end well…" dad finished lamely. Mom shook her sleek black hair back, laughing. "Well, we also decided that under no circumstance that our daughter would go to a school she hated. After all, you are there for most of the year for 7 years. So, the real question is- which school is replacing Beauxbatons?" she seemed so suave and calm, as if she had rehearsed that many times. But I knew immediately- I wanted to go to Hogwarts.
So, long story short, I told my parents about my decision, and I was to leave with Remy-poo to Hogwarts September 1st, that next year. After all, I couldn't come in the middle of the year, could I?
END FLASHBACK
So, yeah, I could finally meet some of Remus' friends today! I wonder if they're obnoxious like all the boys at Beauxbatons…. I was also pretty nervous about the girls there…. What if they were all idiots, like at Beauxbatons? What if no one wanted to be friends with me? I mean, that's the whole reason I enrolled in Hogwarts anyway…. Because I wanted friends more like me. And because the school's values were jacked up.
And then there was the whole problem of the sorting. Remus told me about the houses- Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. I think I could be in any of the houses- I have an open mind. But not much for Slytherin. I mean, maybe I could change the house values there or something. Tighten the friendships between the houses. But I'm leaning towards Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. They both describe me- maybe Ravenclaw more though. I open-minded and creative and I'm such a bookworm. Have you read the Bridge to Terabithia?
By this time, I had brushed out my used-to-be-blond-now-its-dyed-purplish-blond-and-I'm-not-changing-it-so-there hair. I pulled on some jeans and a flannel jacket. What? It was cold out there, and I leaned mostly toward warmer clothes anyway. I grabbed my barn owl, Syracuse, in his cage and my trunk I had packed last night. I was going to miss the train if I didn't hurry up. And that didn't give me a good impression in the slightest. I had just stepped outside of the threshold of my room when Remy-poo showed up, looking grumpy with a cup of coffee in hand.
He was dressed in a white t-shirt with a chunky black knit cardigan. He seemed to have thrown some khakis underneath them. He scarred face stood out against his sandy hair and light brown eyes.
"Mom says hurry or the train will leave without us on it." He grunted to me. He didn't expect it when I embraced him in a bone-crushing hug. His eyes grew wide, and coffee spilled on our shag carpet.
I don't know why I did it though.
"Oh, sorry Remy! I just- I'm really, really excited for Hogwarts. Finally we can go to the same school together and be in the same classes and I get to see who you like-" he rolled his eyes as I plowed on, still hugging him tightly, "And I get to tell you how to flirt with them and I can be best friends with them and stuff and I get to meet your friends and some girls in our year and oh- I'm just so excited!" I finally let go of him, and he clutched his ribs. "I think you broke a few," he said, smirking and wincing. I giggled. "But I know you'll have a fun time at Hogwarts. Everyone does." He sort of patted me on the back, and I grinned widely. "I still wanna see who you like though. And I swear I will never let you live it down until you two are happily married with a kid named after your awesome baby sis, of course…" He then did something unusual- he blushed. "Oh, so there is someone, I see, I see…" and with that, I punched him playfully and left him on the landing, still blushing.
10:52, KING'S CROSS STATION
Mom rolled out my cart and dad rolled out Remy's at the front of the station. We needed to get there really, really quickly. Spirits were running low in everyone else, but I alone remained excited, not ticked off because of our bad timing. I was finally going! The place I'd dreamed about. I was soooo excited!
We got to platforms 9 and 10. I must've looked confused, because Dad explained to me in an undertone, "There's a magical barrier there. You walk through the brick wall. Sorry I didn't explain earlier. It's a bit confusing, so watch Remus and your mom go first." As instructed, I watched, my blue eyes wide in shock as Remus and mom disappeared in thin air. We waited a few seconds so the muggles wouldn't get suspicious, then I held on tight to dad as we ran at top speed straight at the pole. I braced for impact, but I felt nothing. Instead, when I opened my eyes again, I saw a beautiful scarlet red steam engine and a sign reading, "9 ¾"
We met up with Remy and mom again, who both talked casually as if they walked through solid poles everyday. We always split up when it came to schools- dad took me and mom took Remy-poo. So I wasn't used to this at all. Remus spotted me and hurried over. "You can come and meet my friends when I find them in the train." He whispered in my ear. "Yay! I hope they're not total dorks like you, bro!" I laughed. He smiled a little bit. "Yeah, they're dorks." He left me to go find them, and I watched his sandy-haired head bob through the crowd, winding through cats and people alike, with the occasional toad.
11:01, HOGWARTS EXPRESS
I waved goodbye to mom and dad one last time before retreating back into my window. An unfamiliar feeling crept through my veins. It was sadness. I would miss them, of course. I would miss when mom made me hot chocolate in the mornings that I was extra cold and when my dad would have a water gun war with me and Remus while mom spectated and when I water bombed him that one time. I sighed. Oh, the beautiful memories. I laughed at myself.
I still didn't know where Remy- poo was. Maybe I should go looking for him.
I took a piece of paper and a pen and wrote, "This is Estella Lupin's carriage. You don't sit here. Anyone who has a problem with it can visit Remus Lupin. He will gladly beat you up. Thanks." I taped it on the glass door, grabbed my bag, and left.
Man, there sure were a lot of people going to Hogwarts this year. I looked through a couple where some kids were making out. Gross. I found some blokes that looked like Slytherins, and I used a couple of hexes I had learned at trash school. But, hey, the curses did save me, right? I had finally reached just 4 more carriages. The first had some socializing kids I didn't know. The next had an arguing boyfriend and girlfriend. I peeked in the next carriage. I had found my brother.
Surrounding him were 3 boys. One boy had untamable black locks and hazel eyes filled with the dancing fire of mischief. One was short and porky, with blond hair and a ratty feel to him. The final one was really, really, really handsome with shoulder length black hair and steely gray eyes that had none of the hate of real steel. But I didn't go for looks anyway. I went for personality. Remus was sitting there reading a book while the others goofed off.
I opened the door. Immediately the handsome one's head snapped up and asked, "And who might you be?" The other two boys stared, but Remus finally pulled his seemingly glued eyes off his book and said, "Estella!" He stood up and hugged me. I hugged him back. "Hey, big bro." I said, grinning. When the boys heard me say big bro, they suddenly cheered and clapped. I stared at them. Over the noise, I yelled, "Why are you crazy people cheering?!" the cheering turned to laughing. The boy with the hazel eyes said, "I'm afraid we have a future Maraudette in our midst!"
Remus rolled his eyes. "She was just here to say hi. I promised her at the station I would introduce her to you guys." At these words, the one with the gray eyes jumped up and strolled over to me. He kneeled down on one knee and kissed my hand. "I'm Sirius Black. You can call me Sirius, though. Estella. I like that name."
I rolled my eyes. "I'm charmed." I said to him. The one with the hazel eyes laughed at Sirius when he looked slightly put out. "Don't worry about it, Stella. Can I call you that? He's just not used to a girl not swooning over him. Anyway, I'm James Potter." He winked at me. He had that unmistakable quality that he was always up to something. He was nice enough. I turned to the last boy. He looked shy, so I smiled warmly at him. "Hi, I'm Estella Lupin. Nice to meet you." He looked up at me, blushed, and squeaked, "I'm Peter Pettigrew. I like your hair." Remus smiled brightly at me and whispered, "Thanks for being nice to Pete. He's a bit shy with strangers." Unfortunately, Sirius heard us whispering, winked, and whispered back, "Especially extremely attractive strangers." I rolled my eyes again. He was definitely a ladies man. "Stop with the flattering, Black. And for your information-" I was making this up as I went. "I have a boyfriend." Sirius stared at me and looked mortified. My plan was successful. Now he would never flirt with me again. James roared laughing. Remus looked questioningly at me, but I didn't say anything. I invited myself to sit down next to Remy- poo. We talked some more. The Marauders were an interesting group. I was right- the kids were total dorks. James and Sirius were just playing exploding snap when the door of the carriage opened.
In the hallway stood a red- headed girl with stunning emerald eyes. I saw James practically drooling over the sight of her. As though magnetically connected, James' hand flew to his hair, smoothing it back. I smiled to myself. Now I knew who one of the Marauders liked. 1 down, 3 to go. "Potter, I've come to save this young woman from your clutches." I giggled. I knew I already liked this girl. James stared with his mouth open at her. I nudged his foot with my toe. He seemed to have been revived when I hit him. He closed his mouth and before he could say anything, I stood up. "See you later, people. This dear is my savior from you dorks." I smiled mischievously.
I closed the door in the surprised faces of the Marauders. I burst out laughing. "I'm Estella Lupin. Thanks for the help." The girl stared at me. "You're Estella Lupin, as in Remus Lupin?" I smiled as we walked to her carriage. "Yep, we're married." She gaped at me. "SERIOUSLY?!" she looked surprised. "No, of course not! He's my big bro. By 30 minutes. He won't let me live it down." I told her. I was too busy laughing to hear her soft "oh." I stared at her. "What? Do you like him?" I nudged her with my elbow, winking. "NO! Of course not! But my best friend does…. She's at my carriage." She points to hers.
As we enter the carriage, I see 3 girls sitting and chatting. Lily cleared her throat. "Ahem. I have successfully saved Ms. Estella Lupin from the Marauder's carriage. Everyone, introduce yourselves." A girl with a pixie cut of blond hair and blue eyes squeals, "Hi Estella! I'm Alice Fortescue! I'm dating a guy named Frank. He's in our year, but a Hufflepuff! I'm a proud Gryffindor, of course!" Alice was the happiest person I'd ever met. A second girl with bushy black hair and dark olive skin said, "Hi there. I'm Serena Noble, and I kinda have a crush on a guy. I won't tell you who he is, but he is in the Marauders. I'm in Gryffindor, too." She was kinda quiet, but I had a feeling she could be fun when she wanted to be. The final girl turned to look at me. She was pretty attractive. "I'm Andromeda Black, and I like the name Estella. I'm dating a guy named Ted Tonks. He's in Hufflepuff. I'm in Slytherin, but I swear I'm not like them. I mean, I'm dating a Hufflepuff." She finished. I nodded. "I have an open mind. We can be good friends." She smiled. I sat down next to Lily, but I had to ask Serena about something. "Serena, I'm trying to narrow down who you have a crush on." I smile as she looks mortified. "Let's see…. Well, not Sirius, because you don't seem like the type of person to go after a womanizer…. Not Peter, he's too shy…. Not James-" Lily flinched- "Because Lily obviously hates him and you don't date people your friends hate…. So, Serena, do you have a crush on my brother?" she blushed, and mumbled, "Yes…" There was silence on the carriage. Then, slowly, everyone started clapping for me and Serena. "Why the heck are you people clapping?" Alice giggled. "because none of us have managed to make her admit that she likes Remus aloud. It's a miracle!" I laughed. I had a feeling that these friends would last forever. And, now, 2 down, 2 to go!
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"So, how'd you enjoy Estella today, Padfoot? Eh?" James smiled. Sirius just sighed. "Ok, so she's really, really pretty. Doesn't mean I fancy her, ok?" Remus snapped up from his book. "Under no circumstance, Padfoot, are you allowed to date her." He said. "Ok, ok. See, Prongs? Her overprotective big bro won't even let us date!" James sighed and shook his head. Peter made a noise. "What, Pete?" asked James. Peter squeaked, "Don't you think it's strange, that the one girl who doesn't swoon over Padfoot (except for Lily, but she's off limits for anyone but James) Padfoot falls for?"
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