What if Sirius and Remus weren't friends from the very beginning? What if it took a little push from a certain friend? possibly ignores the fact that siri, james + peter changed into animagi for Remus... the time frame is a little off. So i just said that they did it for fun, k? k. After all, it is fanfiction.
Remus POV
Remus Lupin, werewolf extrordinaire, sat in the toasty Gryffindor common room by himself, stewing in thought. The thing- or person- on his mind was none other than the mysterious Sirius Black. They had just met hours before, at a party Remus' friend James had thrown in the room of Requirement. He had never met Sirius before, and had only passed him in the halls once or twice or saw him in the common room, where he was usually laden down with several girls. Before tonight, he had held Sirius in disdain. He was a male whore, Hogwart's finest, and Remus couldn't see why his best friend James had anything to do with him. James was also Sirius' best friend, and the two were seen together so often they were usually referred to as 'Jirius', to cut down on the amount of time it would take to say both of their names. James was always trying to get them to be friends, but Remus would never agree to hang out with Sirius. He was happy having one friend, and one friend only, thank you very much.
Sirius POV
"So, did you like Remus?" James asked Sirius, staring at him with huge, pleading eyes. James had been bugging him for ever to talk to Remus. He said Remus needed to 'come out of his shell- he's just a little shy, that's all!' Sirius had always seen Remus as a stuck-up bookworm, who thought he was smarter than everyone and sniffed haughtily when he saw Sirius with his girlfriends. Hey, it wasn't Sirius' fault women and some men flocked to him; he just had that kind of charm! But meeting Remus tonight had changed the way Sirius saw him; he actually was shy. He seemed afraid to talk to anyone, and sat huddled in a corner for most of the party until Sirius went over to say hi.
"I suppose, James... he's a bit quiet. Real smart, though. I could get used to him." The truth was, whenever he thought of Remus, his gut gave a happy little flip. Sirius wondered absentmindedly if this was normal, and went back to helping James clean up from the monster party.
"Great!" James exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear. "Then you won't mind that I asked him to come to Hogsmeade with you, me and Pete"
Sirius choked on his own spit.
"What?! James, we can' add someone new to the group! The Marauders are established! Going to Hogsmeade to buy stuff for pranking is a sacred tradition"
"Please, Sirius? The boy has no friends except me! I promise, if you and Pete don't approve of him, he won't join. Just this once, please?" James wheedled.
"All right then," Sirius said grudgingly. "Just this once!"
Remus POV
Remus regarded his wardrobe anxiously. Should he wear something bold, or just stick to the regulation Hogwarts uniform? Just then, James banged loudly on their dorm room door.
"Are you done changing yet, Remus? We've been waiting for ages, and there's loads we have to do down in Hogsmeade. Hurry up"
Remus sighed. "Coming!" he called, and quickly threw on his school uniform. He opened the door and stood there awkwardly, seeing that Sirius and Peter were already there.
"Uhm... hello," he stuttered. New people made him nervous, especially Sirius. He stared at Sirius' eyes for a moment, wondering if there were more beautiful eyes in the world. He quickly snapped out of his trance when James prodded him in the side, and said , " Come on, Remus! No more daydreaming! We've got a sleepy little town to storm"
The other two started cheering, and ran for the portrait hole. Just before he climbed into the portrait hole, Sirius turned around and gave Remus a small, warm smile. remus felt himself blush, and he quickly ducked his head. When he looked up, they were gone, racing down the corridor.
"Oy, you lot! Wait for me"
He scampered down after them as fast as his legs could carry him.