Roles Reversed Collection

This is going to be a collection of drabbles and one-shots set in a universe where Remus is born a Black and Sirius is born a Lupin.

It was supposed to just be five chapters. Until I started listing things I wanted to write and... well, it'll be more than five.

1000 prompts - Grimmauld Place

365 Prompts - Location: Grimmauld Place

Resolution Challenge - Write a fic exploring one character only/Write a fic set in Marauder era/Write a five drabble/oneshot collection based around the same prompt - Prompt = role-reversal

Writing Club - Showtime: (word) patience

Writing Club - Buttons: (word) Repeat

Writing Club - Days of the Month - Role Reversal

Sticker Challenge - Location Collection - Write about a pureblood

Dragon Appreciation Month - 430 words

January Writing Month - 430 words

Where it Begins

Remus curled up on his bed, a book in his hand. He tried to read the next page, but his eyes moved over the words, not taking in anything that was written there.

He listened to the voices as they grew louder and louder and tried to not pay attention to the hurtful words that were filtering into the conversation. He had listened to his father shout about how people would talk if Remus didn't go to Hogwarts - if the heir to the family was home-schooled. He'd be the first Black who wasn't a squib to not attend Hogwarts.

He could only hope the Headmaster's threat had been enough. Whatever Dumbledore had said when he had turned up in their living room two hours ago at least had them discussing the subject and at least one of his parents was on his side, even if it was for different reasons.

The insults were getting louder. The beast. The monster. That thing upstairs. Remus winced as each word echoed around the house, his mother not caring a lick if he heard what she said. He tried to pretend that the words didn't matter but with each slur, he felt smaller and smaller and more insignificant and worthless. But that was nothing new because he couldn't remember a time where she didn't make him feel like that. He suspected that he wouldn't even be in the house had it not been for his father.

He knew the only reason his parents kept him was because there was a lack of heir. His father didn't want to hand things over to his nieces as they were girls and his mother was actively trying to get pregnant and have another son so she could wipe Remus from the family tree.

He was only still a part of the family because he was their only son. Remus hated hearing his mother remind him of that over and over again as though she was doing him a favour. She was like a record, stuck on repeat - reminding him so often that he heard the words in his head when she wasn't there.

But when she finally had another son, he would be cast aside as though he didn't matter. He wasn't stupid enough to think otherwise.

His patience finally paid off as he heard his mother shriek and the sound of shattering and silence. Remus smirked. That meant his father had won and that meant he was going to Hogwarts.

That meant, for almost the whole year, he wouldn't be locked away from the outside world.

430 words