Warnings: Will be Slash in later chapters! slight swearing and that's it
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Jk, the genius she is!
Umm right, they're in seventh year and Remus is a revanclaw (and kind of boring), Sirius is a bit of a bastard (not much) and James and Lily are together but in a sort of love-hate relationship hehe.
Remus was a good boy. He was educated, respectful, a gentleman. He never missed classes (except for full moon days), he did all his homework and handed it even before the teacher asked for it, he was quiet, moderate, and spent his free time in the library. He was a Ravenclaw, and obviously, he was incredibly smart. He liked classic music, and romance novels. All in all, Remus was the exact opposite of Sirius.
Sirius, was a bad boy. He was loud, reckless, and acted before thinking. He knew the castle better than anyone in the school (perhaps even Dumbledore) He had at least one detention per week and he called his teachers by their first names. He loved playing pranks, with his best friends, James and Peter, and he also, was really smart. He loved rock music and playing quidditch. Sirius, was a Gryffindor all the way.
And now, Remus is sitting at the front (of course at the front) of the History of Magic classroom trying to pay attention but the Professor's apparently wants to bore them to death. He looks to his right to see which girl sat with him today, and a blond girl waves shyly at him. Remus didn't have any real friends, only friendly classmates, who sat with him occasionally and talked to him in classes. He made sure of never getting too close to anyone, especially since he got sorted with the smartest people in the whole school, and they could easily discover his secret.
He vaguely hears that the teacher is saying something about an assignment. He glances at the board and reads the instructions.
Research assignment
Dig into a specific period of time in wizarding history and explain your views on the subject as well as the reason why you chose it.
The written thesis will count as 50 percent, and the other 50 percent will be earned with an extra presentation. Feel free to be creative.
Remus felt good about this assignment, he'd do well. At least that's what he thought until he saw the extra note at the bottom of the board.
To be handed in a month from today. You'll work in pairs for a better presentation and different opinions.
Oh No.
This was one of the reasons why having no friends was bad. As soon as they saw the 'pairs' bit, everyone turned to face their best friend to work with them, and Remus had no one to turn to.
"Work with me Evans! You know you want to" James winked at Lily in what he thought was a seductive way. She stood up and walked to him slowly, when she reached him, she grabbed his quill and wrote 'arrogant arse' on his forehead.
James was in a dizz from being so close to 'the love of his life' so he only ginned at her.
"Of course I'll work with you pumpkin" Said Lily in mock sweetness. Honestly! Who understands those two?. Even after they got together, they behave the exact same way as they did before, only now they also snogged in their free time.
Sirius looked at James forehead and laughed until tears of mirth filled his eyes.
Those Marauders!, Remus thought. Always trying to be the center of attention, always so careless and arrogant. He couldn't deny they had fun though, and he didn't. But being a prefect and a Ravenclaw meant he had to automatically hate the Marauders, so he did, or at least he pretended to. He pushed that thought out of his mind and resumed writing down the instructions on his parchment.
"I guess that leaves us two Pete" said Sirius. Peter was about to respond but the Professor cleared his throat announcing his presence again.
"No Mr Black, this time I'll choose the partners myself. I won't have the 'incident' repeating again, got it?" He glared at the three trouble makers and Remus watched them make their innocent faces at the teacher.
He remembered 'the incident'. Heck! Everyone remembers 'the incident'. It was one of those things that wouldn't have been possible if Sirius, James, and Peter at a lesser extent, weren't involved. They got paired up in potions class about two years ago to do a simple potions assignment. Something about amortentia, and by day five of the project McGonagall and Dumbledore were found snogging at the staff table by lunch time. And by dinner time that same day, the whole school was a pool of boiling hormones. Remus wasn't affected by the potion because the wolf smelled it immediately. It may have looked like a giant orgy if watched from above. No one knows exactly what happened, but they did know who made it happen.
Bad mental pictures, mind you, but it was rather amusing. Not that he'd ever admit it in public.
It was a very very bad day. And Professor Derrick didn't want an orgy in his classroom this early in the morning.
He expected to be paired up with some loser, as he always did. Someone who let him do all the work, and that was ok with him.
Remus was so lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice the teacher pointing at him and then another person, until he heard the cry of "With WHO?!"
That's when he turned around to see Sirius Black staring at him. The professor nodded once, "With Remus Lupin yes, that's him" and moved to the rest of the students.
It couldn't be
No way! No freakin WAY!!
Why do bad things always happens to good people huh? What did I do to deserve this?
I can't believe my partner is…A Marauder!
His eyes met gray and he saw the same disbelieve he was feeling, mirrored in Black's eyes.
I can't believe my partner is Sirius Black.
One single thought crossed his mind at that moment. He reserved bad words for special times, and this was certainly special. He was being forced to spend time with a jerk! To work in partnership with a marauder! A rule breaker!! A whole month of Sirius Black.
One single thought crossed his mind, and that thought was Fuck.