A/N: Hello everyone! Verona here again. I'm sorry I took so long, my family went on vacation and we got a new computer. I acctually have quite a bit written, I'm just too lazy to type it up. I'm going to try to keep this note short and sweet. I'm sorry there are so many mistakes in the last one! And that the chapters and super short... Really! But the story is acctually pretty slow. I'm in the middle of chapter seven and they still haven't arrived at Remus's house. However! They do leave the bookstore in the next chapter. Jo takes him on an... Interesting adventure.
So, yes. I still haven't written the promised drabbles and Remus will have a condition similar to lycanthropy. Except not at all lycanthropy, but he will be in the hosbital at some point in time! Um, yeah. Enjoy?

Rating: T, just to be safe.

Spoilers: None~

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter in any shape, form, or manner. If I did Remmy and Sirius would still be alive and Teddy would've have been their adopted child.

Remus's point of view

Remus had been flipping through a book as the door's bell dinged. He looked up automatically and said, "Welcome to Hogwarts bookstore. I'm Remus Lupin, how may I help you?" He gave the customer his best shopkeeper smile and saw her. She was pretty; he had to give her that. The girl had long, dark brown and a pale-ish skin. She was neither fat nor thin, merely average. The girl looked to be his age and had a general aura of what he could only describe as "softness". Remus mentally cursed himself, No gawking at the customers. The hello she gave was strained, but he paid no mind. It wasn't his place to judge. Remus looked at the list she handed him and was shocked. Surely she knew what these books were…? "Ma'am, you do realize that the books in question are homo-erotic pornography books, right?" he asked as polite as he could. She definitely didn't look like what they referred to as a yaoi fangirl.

The girl looked flustered. "Ma'am? Please, I'm probably younger than you. And besides, they aren't for me! They're for my flatmate!" She said in angry protest. Like he hadn't heard that one before. 'It's for my flatmate,' is quite possibly one of the oldest excuses in the metaphorical book. 'If you say so…' he thought and, judging from her reaction, it was written all over his face. "If you don't believe me, then here is the letter he wrote me because he's too much of a lazy bastard to get out of bed and get the damned things!" A crumpled piece of paper was thrust into his hand and as he read it, he realized that she was making up excuses after all. Still, this David person seemed like quite the character. Remus wondered what he could've done to make her owe him.

"My apologies, Miss Jo…?" Remus said uncertainly.

"Joanna Florence Ackerley, at your service," Joanna replied with an exaggerated bow. My, my she is dramatic, Remus thought, a slight smile escaping due to her antics. Remus then remembered her list of books.

"Sirius!" he called, looking behind him, "We have an order! It's your specialty!"

Sirius Black popped out of the back room, looking eager. He had been one of Remus's closest mates since they attended The Gryffindor Academy for Boys together. When they left school, Sirius came out of the closet. His parents disowned him and he had no money, so he moved in with Remus. Soon enough, Hogwarts Bookstore was created. "My specialty?" Sirius asked, eying Joanna with a suspicious look. Remus fought the urge the laugh, but a soft chuckle managed to slip. Sirius never did like yaoi fangirls.

"Mmm Hmm," Remus replied, "Owes her gay flatmate a favor." Sirius nodded in understanding and grabbed the list with a wink before running off to the back. Joanna hadn't seemed to have known what it meant, but it was all too clear to Remus. It was his, "She's just your type, Remmy-kins" wink. Remus rolled his eyes in exasperation. He turned and saw Joanna's incredulous expression.

"He didn't need convincing? And what do you mean by, 'his specialty'?"

Remus laughed quietly. "I suppose one would call Sirius my gay flatmate. Not that I'm homosexual! He's just one of my best mates that I've known for a long time and I know he isn't attracted to me in any way. And about his specialty, I own the half of Hogwarts with actual books, Sirius owns the pornography section. We usually refer to is as 'the back room' or 'his specialty'," He explained. A look of understanding passed over Joanna's face. Remus pondered, briefly, whether or not to ask her about her debt, but decided it was too personal. "So, Miss Ackerley, Sirius will probably take a while. Is there anything else you might need?" Joanna thought about it for a moment and decided that she would like a book for herself. Remus smiled and was very excited to pick a book out for her. That was why he opened his store, to find the perfect book for anyone who came in. More so if the girl was pretty and seemed to have an interesting wit about her. He dashed off to a shelf, reading various titles as he passed them. Remus asked her what type of book she would like and a reply of "something to keep my interest" encouraged him

"You may call me Joanna if you wish. I do believe we are close in age. I'm twenty-four and you are…?"

Remus smiled, so they were on a first name basis now? "Twenty-four as well, you may call me Remus, if you like," He said as he found the book he had been searching for. "Oh! What about The Scarlet Letter? You seem like the kind of person who would enjoy it." Joanna smiled as she flipped through the pages and thank him. Remus smiled back and led her up to the register. "Would you like me to ring it up for you?"

Joanna shook her head. "I'll make David pay. This more than covers me debt. I already have to find a place to crash tonight."

Remus nodded and bit his lip in thought for a moment. "You could stay at my house. We have a guest bedroom and Sirius will be taking Harry to a father-son outing or something."

End note: So, yeah. I know it's short. Don't hate me?
Also, I require reviews. No certain number. Two or three would be awesome. Okay? Then I'll post the second chapter, which is already typed up. I just need the reviews.

~Verona