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The letters have arrived! I can't wait for you all to read them. Also, I just wanted to let you all know that this chapter is going to be focused on Remus' and Sirius' relationship development, but we will get back to Lily and James soon. Okay? Okay.

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And the story begins!

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Chapter 4: Greeting the Mysterious Partners

Evening, Friday, September 2, 1977 (It's the same day as the last chapter)

After the Prefects Meeting, Remus changed into his pajamas and sank onto his bed with a book in his hand. He had finished his Potions and Herbology homework and wished to relax while reading a book on Magical History.

Sirius and Peter were visiting James in the Head's dorms, so Remus has the entire dormitory to himself.

Just as his eyes began to droop, he heard a clicking noise against his window. Remus' eyes meet the eyes of an unfamiliar owl. He perked up as he remembered that the Ministry barn owls were due to come tonight.

He sat up in his bed and reached a hand out to unlatch and open the window. The owl flew in and sat expectantly at the foot of his bed.

Remus moved closer to the barn owl and reached out to read the tag, which said: Property of the Ministry of Magic. Owl Number: 52

Remus nodded. "Okay, I'll memorize that."

Furrowing his brow, Remus thought to himself, What should I call myself?

He knew that Professor Dumbledore wished for the AOL program to create and strengthen friendships among the students. He knew he should call himself something to portrayed him as an understanding and compassionate person. However, he also wanted to incorporate something unique to himself. Maybe he would use a character from his favorite myths or fairy tales...

Remus began to pull out some parchment to write his first letter.

Later that evening, before Remus had finished the letter, Sirius bounded into the room and jumped into bed, hiding under the covers.

Remus cocked a brow. "What are you doing?"

Sirius stuck his head out from under the covers and grinned. "Hiding from Prongs. He and Evans apparently had another fight, so he is really annoyed right now. So naturally I teased him about it until he went ballistic!"

"Padfoot," Remus chided.

"Hey! We all could use a good laugh. Dumbledore says that there's dark times and something like that."

Remus sighed. "You aren't wrong..."

Sirius stuck his head out further. "By the way, what are you doing? Whose owl is that?"

Remus answered, "It's a Ministry barn owl for the AOL program."

Sirius groaned. "Ugh, I remember. More work. Why do they want us to write letters to people we don't even know? What if I get a Slytherin?"

Remus told him patiently, "Then you will become friends with him or her and convince him or her that we should promote peace instead of following the teachings of the Dark Lord."

Sirius sighed. "Fine." A moment of silence. "So, what's your owl number?"

Remus scoffed teasingly. "I can't tell you that!"

"But I want to know so I can find out who I have!" whined Sirius.

Remus chuckled. "You haven't even gotten yours yet!"

Sirius pouted.

Remus continued, "Besides, I like the mystery. We could really be helping someone come to our side."

Sirius teased, "Only you would like the mystery. It's like something out of the history books you read."

Remus laughed again. "Padfoot, you only want to know because not knowing drives you mad."

Sirius sighed again.

Remus finished the letter and began to tie it in gray string.

"What are you going to name him?" Sirius asked.

"Hm?" questioned Remus.

Sirius answered, "You can't honestly call him by his number every time he has a letter for you."

Remus nodded and pondered for a few moments. "Frederick."

Sirius was confused. "What?"

"Frederick means 'peaceful ruler,'" replied Remus, "And since we are trying to promote peace, I think the name is fitting."

Sirius looked dejected. He had wanted Remus to name the owl in relation to Sirius. However, he quickly brightened. "That is a good name."

Remus nodded in agreement. He put the wrapped letter between Frederick's beak.

"Padfoot, I am going to brush my teeth now and you should, too. I know that you are going to fall asleep if you stay under those covers," Remus said as he opened the window for Frederick.

Sirius huffed teasingly, "I know, Mother."

Remus smiled, grabbed his toothbrush and toothpaste, and left the room just as Sirius heard a clicking noise on his window.

"Huh?" Sirius questioned.

He opened the window to let the barn owl in.

His eyes gravitated towards the Ministry tag that said: Property of the Ministry of Magic. Owl Number: 52

Sirius sighed, knowing that he had to memorize the number and hoping that he didn't forget.

Sirius then pulled the tied letter from its beak. It was folded quite nicely, tied in a grey string.

"Oh, my partner already sent me a letter," Sirius muttered absentmindedly.

After unfolding the parchment, Sirius began to read.

Greetings! It seems that I am to be your partner for the duration of the AOL program. I am pleased to meet you! Since I would like to send kind and friendly letters, while also expressing one of my personality traits, which is my love for literature, so you can call me Kind Beowulf, since I am kind and my favorite myth is Beowulf. I hope that we can become friends, as the wizarding world is very divided now considering the political issues of this time.

Let me start off by telling you a little bit about myself. My favorite subjects are History of Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts. My favorite color is grey. I enjoy spending time with my friends. I value honesty and compassion. Also, I like chocolate.

Those are the basics. I look forward to hearing from you and becoming your friend this year.

Kind regards,

Kind Beowulf

Sirius chuckled to himself and thought, Seems like a really nice bloke. This person actually sounds a lot like Remus.

Sirius reread the letter again before deciding that he was pleased with his partner. His partner didn't sound like a Slytherin at all.

Sirius yawned and looked at his barn owl.

His partner reminded him of Remus, so he would name his owl something related to Remus.

"I'm back!"

Sirius was startled by Remus' return from brushing his teeth.

Sirius grinned and said, "Look, my partner sent me a letter!"

Remus smiled back, happy for Sirius. "That's great."

Sirius nodded and continued, "Also, guess what I am going to name my owl?"

"What?"

"Romulus! You know, since he is the twin of Remus," Sirius exclaimed, excited for Remus' reaction.

"Oh," Remus replied, blushing. "Did you do research on that?"

Sirius sat and thought for a moment. "Um, no, all I know that he is your twin."

Remus laughed, "Then I guess you didn't know about Romulus killing Remus?"

"Oh!" Sirius winced. "I didn't know that."

Remus chuckled.

"Um, can I just borrow your owl's name then?" asked Sirius. "You said that you want to promote peace, so I want to remember that whenever I send letters."

"I don't see why not," Remus beamed, happy that Sirius was trying to make friends. "Our letters will probably come at different times, since we aren't partners, so there is no way that I would confuse my owl with yours."

Sirius nodded. "True."

Sirius turned back to Frederick. "I think I'll write my partner a letter tomorrow morning. I am too tired now." Sirius opened the window so that Frederick could fly to the owlery to sleep for the night.

Sirius continued. "My partner is really nice. I think I am going to really like him."

Remus frowned. "Oh?"

Sirius smiled. "Yeah."

Remus looked downcast. "Oh."

Sirius smiled and nodded, not noticing Remus' expression. "I am going to bed now."

"Goodnight," Remus mumbled.

Even after the lights went out, Remus' eyes were wide open. He knew he shouldn't feel jealous, but he couldn't ignore the emotion as it twisted in his heart.

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Yay! I am so glad that we have finally made it to the letters portion! Thank you so much for reading!

Again, if you are interested in my upload schedule, it will be on my profile. As of today, Saturday, September 22, 2018, Chapter 5 of this story should be posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 12:00 am EST. Every Saturday*, just as I promised.

**Note: Again, for some, it will obviously be earlier or later. Those in the time zones behind mine will probably see a post on a Friday while those in the time zones ahead of mine will be on the short end of the stick and won't see it until Sunday. I will try to keep it as early as possible because there are no posts on Sunday. ;)