First year, Lily's pov
I sat in charms class not paying nearly enough attention to Professor Flitwick. It wasn't like me but my head is all over the place today. It was at home, well-wishing I was anyway. Leaning on my hand I looked out the window at the sun wondering if I could bring Mum and Dad to visit me. I didn't see why not they had been to Diagon Alley and platform nine and three quarters so why not Hogwarts? I'd love to show them all the places I tell them about because I can't do this beautiful castle justice. The months following Christmas has really gotten the better of me even if I was going to see them for Easter soon. Letters just took so long and I hated being out of the loop feeling separate from my family.
Remus, who was sat next to me in the new assigned seating, nudged me surprising me. We were meant to be taking revision notes on the mending charm but I hadn't even written the date. My face dropped as I try to work out where to start. Remus cleared his throats pushing the parchment towards me so I can read what he had written. Not wanting to draw attention to us I smile gratefully only just catching up at the end of the lesson.
"Thanks a lot, Remus" I said, it felt kind of formal as we packed up.
"No problem," he smiled back, "you're not the first person to copy off me"
"And I'm sure I won't be the last"
"True," he said his voice had kind of a nervous tinge to it as he spoke, "everything okay?"
"What makes you ask?" I reply maybe too harshly.
"Just you'd normally be the one having someone copy off you too"
"Yeah" I nodded as I finished packing my bag, "I mean it doesn't help that I'm sat next to some stranger"
"I'm hurt; this must be our…tenth conversation" he said, his bony hand held to his chest.
"And first time alone" I said looking around the almost empty classroom.
"I do class you as a best friend you know, Lily" he said seriously looking me in the eye.
"Right" I rolled my eyes.
"So best friend, what's on your mind?"
"I'm just really homesick lately" I said, planning on brushing off the details.
"Yeah, that can really mess up your mood" he said as we both began to leave the classroom.
"Can I ask if you're a muggle born too?" I ask before I can stop myself.
"No, Mum's a muggle Dad's a wizard"
"I know it seems random but I always feel like my muggle born friends get homesick way more," I shrugged, "this more than my wizard friends it's like they just knew this was coming so they were…ready"
"I've never really thought about that" he answered thoughtfully.
"See, this is the things my non homesick brain realises the world is missing out"
"Definitely," he laughed again he was taller than I realised as we walked next to each other.
"What do you do when you feel homesick?"
"I try to keep busy writing home makes me feel worse"
"It does take forever to hear back"
"Not only that, it just makes me feel worse not actually being there to talk to them"
"I get that" I nodded as I play with my robes.
"It's nearly Easter" he says encouragingly.
"And I have a new best friend" I laugh, nudging him.
"Can't feel lonely with a new best friend" he answered, I looked up at him spotting a curious mark across his smooth complexion.
"So why don't you tell me about your family? That way you know you defiantly haven't told the story before"
"So you won't get bored?"
"Exactly"
"Well it's me my parents and my sister" I said unsure where to start.
"And?"
"Dad's a retired teacher, Mum's just gone back to work as a secretary and Tuney is a few years older than me"
"None of them magic?"
"No, none of my family were as far as we know"
"Tell me about them?"
"When I came home for Christmas me and Mum actually stayed up all night catching up and Dad took me for ice cream like three times even though it was Christmas"
"So staying up late and eating crap is your favourite part?"
"Something like that, they both are just the most amazing people" I said embarrassingly dreamily.
"They never say everything in a letter do they?"
"No, exactly it's not like eating together three times a day"
"It sounds like your close"
"Yeah" I say. "Can I ask how your parents met?" I'd just heard about the secrecy act and was curious.
"Bit of a weirdo aren't you?"
"You should know that already best friend"
"Right," he laughed, "Mum's a nurse and she was being attacked by this bogart and Dad works for the ministry dealing with creatures like that and he happened to find her and safe her and well they fell in love"
"Bogart?"
"It basically turns in to your worst fear"
"There are things that turn in to your worst nightmares?" I demand, "what's the point of having more ways to have nightmares!"
"Don't ask me I didn't create them"
"Have you ever seen one?"
"No"
"What do they look like?"
"Your worst fear" Remus repeated.
"But if they are not…seen…you know what I mean?" I said, wondering what mine would be. Probably a snake, I thought it was too nosey to ask what he thought his would be.
"I have no idea I never looked much in to it" he said, looking amused.
"This world is crazy," I shook my head, "at least they have a cute story"
"I'll let them know" he shrugged.
"I'm sorry if I'm being nosey" I said shyly.
"We've got to take your mind off this homesickness haven't we?"
"By talking about the people we miss?"
"And making you really interested in bogarts"
"There are way too many things about I don't know about!"
"I've known I was magic my whole life and there are still so many things I don't know about"
"Remus that doesn't make me feel better it makes me feel worse"
"Why?"
"You've known you were magic for eleven years and you still have so much to find out"
"Yes but I've only been able to do magic for the same amount of time as you"
"You never did any underage magic?" I tease.
"I'm not obliging that question with an answer" he said holding his head higher.
"I think I'm going to go to the library and look over all the notes I wasn't paying attention to today" I tell him as we are about to get to the Great Hall.
"Yeah? Don't you need to eat?"
"I've got snacks in my bag"
"And you're not just avoiding people"
"Honestly I have no idea what I've written all day it may help me with the rest of the lesson"
"Want me to walk with you? Keep distracting you"
"Yes, because I'll get lost otherwise"
"Alright, alright. You know where I am?"
"Yeah I do" I smiled gratefully at him, waving good bye. Okay I was trying to avoid people but he didn't need to know that.
