So, here we go. This is my "master" HP work. This is a story that I started writing intending it to be a Remus/Sirius adventure but as I was writing it with my best friend around I decided that it would be better suited if we just inserted ourselves and made it all about us :) I started and then she wrote something and then we were writing together. I'll try and denote where her portions of the story are. Sadly, my dear Amy passed away and we never got to truly finish it. I did some more writing later and I'll post those as well. But for now I hope you enjoy our little story.
Remus awoke with a jolt as he sat upright in his bed. He was covered in a slick sheen of cold sticky sweat. He reached up a shaky hand to wipe it away from his brow. Remus took a few deep breaths and shook his head as if to throw off the lingering images of the nightmares he had managed to escape. His mind soon calmed as he heard the sounds that his roommates, and best friends, were emitting in their sleep. Sirius was absently muttering something about that Hawkens girl, Peter was snoring as loudly as ever and James's loud breathing could be detected from across the room. Remus heaved a great sigh as he pulled back the curtains from around his four poster bed. He peered out the window that was separating his bed from Sirius's. It was nearly morning so there was no sense in him trying to go back to sleep. He glanced over at Sirius's bed and was surprised to find a pair of sparkling blue eyes staring up at him. Sirius rubbed his face with his hands and grumbled as he began to stretch. He soon emerged from his four-poster to sit next to Remus. Sirius clasped a hand on Remus' shoulder and gave it a little squeeze before he spoke.
"Having more nightmares again Moony?" Remus nodded and glared loathingly out the window at the retreating moon.
"The full moon is in two days Sirius. Of course it's more nightmares." Remus immediately regretted snapping at Sirius like that but he couldn't help it. Sirius understood completely and just smiled back up at him.
"I know old chap. Just you remember, I'll be there by your side the whole time." Remus nodded and was about to thank Sirius before James' alarm went off. If Remus didn't know any better he would swear that James' alarm was the most annoying sound in the world, next to Peter's snoring. Soon enough, the chaos of the mornings shared by the Marauders ensued. After they'd all showered and dressed they each ran about the room in a delicate balance of chaos and order. James was always trying to get his hair to do anything but lie flat. Sirius was helping Peter as he scrambled to finish his Arithmancy homework. Remus looked in the mirror and straightened his red and gold tie before running a hand through his hair.
"That's as good as it gets." He shrugged his shoulders and reluctantly urged his friends out of the room to head down to breakfast.
As always Lily Evans was waiting for James with some of her friends in the Gryffindor common room as they headed down to breakfast. Peter continued to fuss about his Arithmancy essay all through breakfast. Sirius stuffed several pieces of toast and bacon into his mouth before chugging down a tall glass of milk. Lily grimaced as Sirius let out a loud burp and she nudged Remus in the side. He was sitting beside her and James, opposite of Sirius and Peter.
"Can't you control him Remus? You're prefect after all." Remus smiled as Sirius took an extra forceful bite out of his toast and arched an eyebrow in Lily's direction.
"Got a problem do you Evans?" Lily rolled her eyes and gave James a quick kiss on the cheek before getting up to go and talk to her friends.
"I'm so in love with her." All of them simultaneously glanced at James as he stared after Lily as she walked down the length of the Gryffindor table to join her friends. Sirius reached across the table and slapped James across the face playfully to get his attention.
"Of course you love her Prongs! And as long as I can be the godfather of all your little red-headed, be-spectacled children…you have my utmost permission." Sirius nodded with emphasis as he downed another glass of milk. Peter let out a little snicker as he tapped Sirius on the shoulder.
"There's your girlfriend Sirius." Sirius's eyes quickly glanced across the room towards the Slytherin table. Amilye Hawkens was standing up to walk out of the Great Hall. She was an exceedingly beautiful tall blonde who was part Veela. Sirius sat up a bit straighter as she passed their table and gave him a little smile before moving to walk out of the huge doors. She stopped suddenly before taking her final step out of the doors, glancing back over her shoulder to give Sirius a coy grin. Sirius promptly let out what could be distinguished as nothing else but a whimper as he watched her leave.
"Who's the one in love now Padfoot?" teased James. Remus was almost sure he saw Sirius blush before he swallowed a mouthful of bacon. Another Slytherin girl walked past their table, obviously following after Amilye. She walked along the long table with her chin held up, trying to walk by as easily as possible. Alas, the girl at this age was horribly clumsy. The corner of her shoe caught a crack in the floor and she tumbled forward, her bag falling off her shoulder, the contents pouring out onto the floor. She let out a squeak that was very un-Slytherin like and tried furiously to get her things back in her bag. Remus took a bite of a strawberry scone and was about to swallow when the clatter caused him to jump. He turned to look at the girl and frowned. People were looking as she kneeled on the floor, her things strewn about her. Remus swallowed and slid off the bench, handing her a book.
"Are you alright?" His amber eyes were locked on her face and he smiled. "Here's your book..." His smile grew wider and he ignored the whispered comments from his three friends. The girl looked up in complete shock. Was this a Gryffindor speaking to her? She fumbled with the rest of her things and took the book from his hands, when she caught his eyes. She nodded before looking down at the floor.
"Um...yes…thank you...I'm alright. It happens all the time. I'm rather clumsy really…thanks." She crammed everything back in her bag and stood up straightening out her robes. She couldn't help but notice the looks she was receiving from the three boys who were staring at her. "You're Remus, right? I have you in Potions don't I?" He smiled at her and nodded.
"You sure do, first thing this morning." He thought she looked familiar. She looked surprised to receive help from him. He was one of a few Gryffindors who weren't completely anti-Slytherin. "I apologize; I don't recall your name." He slapped away Peter's hand as he tugged on Remus' robes, wanting no doubt to make a sarcastic comment. She smiled reluctantly, she dreaded Potions. She was terrible at it, but it seemed she might have something to look forward to today after all. She arched her eyebrow at Peter as he tugged on Remus' robes. She offered her hand to Remus and arched her chin up in a very dramatic Slytherin manner.
"Madeleine Mimbletonia Hourglass, but everyone calls me Maddie most of the time and you can too, if you'd like. Not that I expect you to be saying my name much, but…yeah." She scolded herself for sounding like such an idiot and swore she'd try not to continue making a fool of herself. Remus smiled to himself as she hurried her words and the color of her cheeks reddened a bit. Remus shook her hand and tilted his head slightly. "Well Maddie, I'm glad I was the one who was here to help you. If it hadn't been for your clumsiness we wouldn't be chatting right now." He continued to smile his eyes sparkling as he spoke. "To think, I was going to skip breakfast this morning." If she hadn't been blushing before she certainly was now. She nervously tucked some of her hair behind her ear and her smile grew even wider.
"I'm glad I'm clumsy too. Well, I'm not glad that I'm clumsy because it gets really inconvenient sometimes but yes, I'm glad that I got your attention. I mean, that you helped me...not any Gryffindor would be too keen on helping a Slytherin." Potions was definitely starting to look more interesting. Now, she could stare at Remus instead of blankly off into space as she listened to Amilye chat on and on about how cute Sirius was. Or, what he was doing every second of class. Amilye and Maddie were the best of friends. "I almost missed breakfast. I thought I'd lost my book." She reached in her bag and pulled out her Potions book. "Thanks again, it was really nice of you." Remus nodded at her as she smiled.
"It was no problem." He sat back down at his spot on the bench and looked up at her. "You should get going. We wouldn't want your Slytherin friends to think you enjoyed conversing with a Gryffindor." His smile seemed to be permanently glued on his face. "I'll see you in Potions?"
"Yeah, I'll see you in class." Maddie smiled and headed out of the Great Hall with all of the Marauders watching her as she walked out. Sirius threw a piece of toast across the table at Remus.
"What in Merlin's name was that all about?" Remus shrugged his shoulders, playing it off as if it were nothing, when in all actuality he was sure that if he got to know her better, that he just might fancy Madeleine Mimbletonia Hourglass. The bell sounded, knocking Remus out of his reverie. The tables cleared and the boys gathered up their things as they headed off to their morning classes.