Remus Lupin watched in disgust as his best friend sat in the corner of the room with some nameless girl, their lips locked tight in an amusing snog.

The girl was rather beautiful. Her lips were full and usually glistening with the sheen of about ten swipes of lip gloss. Her silver blond locks fell down to her waist but was usually put up into a high ponytail.

Her now closed eyes were a shining blue that sparkled with each laugh. It was now obvious why Sirius Black took an extreme liking to the girl.

He himself being absolutely gorgeous obviously had to have a girlfriend to rival. Remus snorted and curled his feet further underneath his-self as he felt weight next to him. He simply turned the page though he peeked a glance at his visitor from the corner of his eyes.

"Hey, Moony."

A smile flickered onto the boy's lips as he looked up at the only girl he could properly call his friend.

"Hey, Batty." He answered with a nod. He knew that Isabelle Conner hated the nick-name that her friends had given her but she lived with it. She giggled a little, her bluish-green eyes twinkling.

She pulled her thick braid of dirty blond hair over her shoulder and started to stroke it like a dog. "What's up?" She asked, leaning affectionately on her friend's side as she felt him shrug. "Same old same old." He answered casually though his anger ebbed it's way into his voice.

"Still fighting with your mind?" The girl's voice hinted slyness as she grinned.

"What? What about?" She heard nervousness in Remus' voice now. "Oh you know... your secret crush an' all..." She answered, glancing over at the boy who she was pleased to see had his jaw hanging up like it was unscrewed from his mouth.

"What are you inquiring..." Remus said slowly, his voice having a confused anger in it.

"Look at that and tell me you aren't angry." Isabelle said, waving a hand nonchalantly at the two in the corner exchanging saliva.

She sat up from her leaning position and stared with expectance as Remus welled up with fury at his best friend and the nameless girl. His hands clenched into fists and he slammed his book shut, taking it up quickly and stomping off to his room.

Isabelle raised an eyebrow, a smirk on her face.

She felt two hands land gently on her shoulders and looked up to see Peter Pettigrew grinning down at her. She smiled back.

"What's up, Wormtail?" She asked, stroking his hair from his face. He grinned even wider at this gesture and walked around the couch to sit next to the girl.

"Not much." He answered with a shrug, setting his head on her shoulder and his smile shrank into one of bliss as Isabelle stroked his hair gently, watching Sirius and the girl pull apart, breathless and giggling before starting to talk a little before falling, once more, into a kiss.

Isabelle rolled her eyes before taking a glance at the boy's dormitory, knowing no one was in there besides Remus. She glanced over at James Potter who was talking to a very annoyed looking Lily Evans.

She kissed Peter gently on the forehead before asking him to stay in the common room for just a little. Peter nodded, looking a little dazed as Isabelle stood up and walked over to the steps to the boy's dormitories.

Remus laid in his bed, his face in his pillow and his usually straight, perfect hair a tangled mess on top of his head.

He heard a loud knock on the door, causing him to jump and start to run his fingers through his hair, totally forgetting his tearstained face.

"Come-come in!" He said through sobs.

He waited as whoever was at the door hesitated before opening it.

"Hey, Rem."

Remus looked away from Isabelle's slightly pink tinged face at barging in on him at such a vulnerable moment.

"You rushed away so quickly... I wanted to see if you were alright." She said slowly, warily, making sure she was saying the right words.

Remus scowled. "Figures. Feeble, fragile, emotional, frail little Remus Lupin is most likely sobbing in his bed due to his one and only crush snogging some mystery girl who--" He slapped his hands over his mouth looking horrified.

Isabelle looked triumphant. As if she had won something.

"Ah ha! I knew you'd give in someday!" She said happily, sitting down next to Remus who was looking away, blushing furiously. "You weren't supposed to hear that." He muttered. Isabelle wrapped an arm around her friend's shoulders, smiling at him. "It's alright. It was pretty obvious to me to being with." She admitted, earning her a stern glance.

"What?! I think you two make the most cutest couple in the world if only that ass-hole stops going through girls like ice." She snarled, squeezing Remus' shoulders comfortingly.

Remus smiled up at her, grinning wider when she returned the smile. "I think you're the closest thing I've got to a mom." He said with a nod.

"Oh really? Well then I'm going to start acting like one!" She said seriously.

Remus giggled and pushed her arm gently. She tweaked his nose and stood up, bringing Remus with her. "Oh!" He exclaimed suddenly, looking up at Isabelle with curiosity who returned the expression.

"How're you liking Peter?" He grinned. Isabelle's jaw dropped as she started to stutter. "Well I just... how dare you suggest!... he's just a... oh gosh!" She put her hand underneath her chin before glancing at Remus who was grinning knowingly. "Shut up." She growled, pulling him out of the room.