Well, it's Christmas in a week and the world of fanfic needs a Christmas based fic!
This is a three part 'Christmas Bauble', we start with Christmas Eve, then Christmas Day, then Boxing day.
I will post Tuesday (today), Friday and Monday.
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A Marauder's Christmas Special
Christmas Eve:
"Moooonnnnnyyyyyyy…" Sirius wailed pitifully as he walked down the stairs and headed over to Remus.
Remus groaned inwardly and reluctantly put down his book. "…What?"" He asked cautiously, used to the tone of voice which Sirius was using.
Sirius flopped down onto the sofa, a Santa hat with the words Kiss Me… Its Christmas! printed in large bold letters around the rim, perched precariously on his head.
"Will you come into Hogsmede with me?" He asked with puppy dog eyes.
Remus glanced at the clock and then back at Sirius, picking up his bottle of pumpkin juice. "Why?" He asked suspiciously.
"I need to do my Christmas shopping…"
Remus choked on the bottle he was drinking out of, spitting juice all over a passing first year. "Sirius… ! It is six o'clock on Christmas Eve and you're telling me that you need to do your Christmas shopping?!"
Sirius grinned and nodded happily.
"First of all, I doubt the shops will even be open and second of all, why can't you ask James or Peter or someone? Why me?" Remus moaned in annoyance. "Why's it always me!"
Sirius frowned slightly as though working out a difficult problem and then he said, "James is currently chasing after Lily with a bunch of mistletoe and Peter, well, for starters he can't keep up with me and he'll get me caught, he always does. Little rat." He added fondly.
Remus groaned again and looked out the window. "It's also blowing a blizzard Sirius."
"So? I can always keep you warm…" Sirius winked suggestively and smiled in satisfaction when a faint blush tinged Remus' cheeks.
Picking up his book, Remus started to read again. "The answer is no, I am not, I will not, and I never will go into Hogsmede to do your shopping when there's a blizzard outside and a perfectly warm fire inside."
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"I cannot believe I'm doing this. I cannot believe I'm actually here." Remus muttered as he followed Sirius down the long dark tunnel that lead to Honeyduke's cellar. "Why?" He whined pitifully. "Why have I come with you?"
"Because you love me." Sirius smirked back.
Remus rolled his eyes. "Yes, I tend to love annoying little brats like you."
Sirius laughed and started humming random bits of Christmas song's under his breath.
"I am freezing, I am absolutely bloody freezing. I could be sat in a nice warm common room, in front of a nice warm fire with a nice warm book, and a nice warm hot chocolate with little marshmallows and squirty cream, but oh no, Sirius Black doesn't want me to be nice and warm, he's not like normal people that do their Christmas shopping before Christmas, no no no, he has to go and be awkward and drag me out of a nice warm -" playfully against the wall, and ducked the swipe aimed at his head.
"You dragged me out here, what else do you expect!" Remus said indignantly.
Sirius waved it away with a hand. "Anyway, got any idea's for a Christmas prank?" He asked excitedly.
Remus rolled his eyes again. "You've already done a 'Christmas prank', remember?"
"Yeah, but everyone loved the singing Christmas tree's even the teachers! A prank is something that people find funny and teachers put you in detention for not something to be enjoyed." Sirius rolled his eyes and sighed as though it was obvious. Then he grinned, knowing how much this conversation annoyed Moony.
"Detentions are meant to be a punishment not a bloody reward!"
Sirius and James had a competition each year to see who could get the most detentions.
James had won the first two years and then Sirius had won the next three years but the previous year James had won again and Sirius was determined to win this year.
But Remus knew that James didn't stand a chance, being head boy and all plus he was trying to cut back on pranks so Lily would stop hating him.
"Detentions? A punishment? Well I never!"
"You live to torment me Sirius." Remus stuck his hands in his pockets and started shaking as the cold seeped into him.
"But of course." Sirius glanced at him and his amused expression quickly turned to concern. "You alright Moony? Just a little cold?"
Remus nodded and Sirius slung an arm round him. "Body heat." He said shortly and the rest of the tunnel was spent in a comfortable silence, each revelling in the others heat.
At last they emerged into the winter wonderland that was Hogsmede.
Excitedly, Sirius grabbed Remus' hands and started twirling him around in the snow, giggling gleefully as the soft snowflakes danced their way to the ground.
"Don't you ever grow up?" Remus asked in his ear and Sirius jumped, only to find that he'd brought Remus close to him and had slung his arms around the slender waist.
Sirius laughed nervously and stepped away, walking towards a shop.
Sighing, Remus followed, happy and content as his werewolf hearing picked up the distant sound of carol singers.
He followed Sirius round shop after shop, quite happily humming to himself and smiling as he looked at all the Christmas decorations, the twinkling lights, the bright colours, the real icicles, the sparkling tinsel.
"I love Christmas." Remus whispered as he stood next to the fire in a little trinkets shop, warming up whilst waiting for Sirius.
He watched as the white swirls fluttered to the ground outside the window, lessening until it stopped completely.
The stars shone brightly and Remus found himself wandering outside to sit on a snow covered bench.
He sat and gazed up at the inky black sky, lost in a world of snowflakes and tinsel.
The bench froze his backside and the icy wind whipped around him but he stayed where he was, glad that Sirius had dragged him out.
He didn't notice Sirius' presence until a warm hand enclosed around his own and pulled him to his feet.
Sirius started walking away from the village and towards the mountains, Remus didn't ask, just followed, feeling comforted.
They reached a distant ledge and settled down, their backs against the wall, their hands still linked.
"Here." Sirius pressed a bottle of butter beer into Remus' hand.
Remus smiled warmly in thanks and dropped his head onto Sirius' shoulder, unaware of the arm snaking around his waist.
"It's beautiful. Just like a photo." Remus whispered breathlessly, gazing down at the picturesque village, cottages with smoke billowing from their chimneys, thatched roofs covered in snow, warm orange glows twinkling like jewels.
Sirius nodded, watching as a horse pulled a cart through the streets, two delighted little children giggling in delight with red cheeks and padded out with layer after layer.
"I wish I was young again." Remus said wistfully.
Sirius murmured slightly, his mind preoccupied but then he suddenly grinned. "And I've just got the most perfect idea for a prank."
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"Sirius! -That-was-my-toe-!" Remus said through gritted teeth.
"Shh! Someone will hear you!"
"And that was my backside!"
"What was?"
"The thing that you just tried to turn!"
"Really? I thought that was the door?"
"… Is my bum really that big Sirius?"
"Well, with all that chocolate you've been eating… "
"Oi! Cheeky sod!"
"- Er. Were you meant to hit my head?"
" - yes. Why?"
"Because I can tell you now that my head isn't that low down!" Sirius chuckled as Remus started walking off, pulling the animagus behind him.
They finally made it to the common room where they instantly returned to the dorms for phase one of their prank.
Sirius dumped his bags down onto Remus' bed, glancing at the moping, intoxicated James.
"James… Could you do me a favour?" Remus asked politely, going into innocent mode. "Could I please take a picture of you for my little niece?" Remus lied smoothly.
James' mouth dropped open. "Wha ?"
"Silly me! I mean, can I take a picture of Prongs for my niece? Just she loves stags and I promised I'd get a picture of one for her." Sirius smirked as he listened, gripping his wand tightly.
"Here? Why not outside?" James asked uncertainly, trying to stand but falling back down again.
"She wants a stag in the Gryffindor tower. Don't know why." Remus pulled out a camera and smiled cheerfully at James.
Grumbling, James transformed and a huge stag was suddenly stood before them, emanating a slight glow.
Remus smiled cheesily again, pretending to take pictures.
Sirius smirked, it was his turn now. He pointed his wand at his bags, but at last minute he swung it round and shot a spell at James.
Nothing appeared to happen.
Next Remus conjured a rope and quickly noosed the clearly petrified stag.
Sirius changed the colour of Prongs' nose to a bright, glowing red and put his Santa hat in-between the antlers.
Smirking, he stood back and said seriously. "Now we're going to parade you round downstairs and you're going to be a good little Rudolph and go along with it."
'Rudolph' glared at the two boys and James tried to change back but found he could not and he suddenly realised what the first spell had been.
"Are you going to be good Rudolph?" Remus asked, smirking too.
James gave him the muckiest look he could muster before bowing his head once.
And in five minutes, James was lead downstairs and swarmed by the excited fist years with 'Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer' playing in the background.
Sitting back and laughing, they watched with satisfaction as James was prodded and pulled, slapped and stroked, tickled and teased by the other students.
They watched happily as one first year climbed onto James back and sent the stag cantering round the room.
They watched as James was fed sweets and chocolate and offered alcohol which he quickly gulped down.
After about and hour, the watched as a drunk deer staggered round the common room and music was switched on. The stag was lifted onto a table where he began to dance, wobbling clumsily around much to the amusement of the Gryffindors.
Bells had been charmed onto him and as he moved drunkenly to the music, they jingled noisily.
They watched as the stag, having finally drank enough, passed out on the table and started snoring loudly.
Smiling again, Remus leant his head against Sirius' chest and was just dropping off to sleep when Sirius' voice drifted down to him, "You couldn't help me wrap the presents could you?"
Part one!
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