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Playlist: Its Late~ Queen. Will you be there?~ Michael Jackson
Spoilers: Everything Jk has ever written J in harry potter.
Parings: Lily Evans - James Potter. Remus Lupin - Nymphadora Tonks. Alice McKinnon - Frank Longbottom. Regulus Black - Severus Snape. Sirius Black - Oc.
Upon a Glimpse.
Chapter Twenty Eight: The Queen-Tastic episode!
Seventh year. 1979. Transfiguration classroom.
The late afternoon sunlight was spilling through the open transfiguration classrooms large stain glass windows. It created a mirage of dancing crystal lights that each danced across the occupants of the classrooms heads who were all taking a pre newt test, me included amongst them.
It was really rather boring, we were being tested on human transfiguration that we've covered in the past. We were being very simple questions that any moron could answer easily. Lily was writing furiously on her test, which doesn't surprise me much as its Lily and Lily always had to do her best at being perfectly correct at everything, though I guess that's what I love about her. James was leaning back in his chair, his hands crossed behind his head in a bored manner although he was watching Lily with a small smile on his handsome face. Remus, who was sitting next to me on my left was writing a letter to Nymphadora which was just so bloody damn cute! I mean really! He's so protective over her, and well I guess I kind of know why as they do end up together in the end. That wont change, I will make sure that it doesn't. I once read that sometimes Werewolves imprint. (An, so what if its from bloody twilight! I don't care.) which would probably give me an answer to his odd but unbelievably cute behavior. I think that its just so adorable, I mean really… Sirius was finishing up his test on my right, he had spent most of the time during the test blowing into my ear which makes me giggle and also makes McGoogly angry.
"Alright quills down class." McGoogly barked at us despite her feline personality. "Please bring your tests to the front of the classroom and place them on my desk. After that you are all dismissed."
After we all filed up to her desk and gave her our quizzes we left the classroom.
"Moony! Lets go and get some food." I whined at him. "We can skip History of Magic cant we?"
He rolled his eyes at me.
"Why don't you have Padfoot go with you Clover? I don't want to miss today's lesson. We're covering the goblin rebellions of the fourteenth century."
"Because Padfoot dropped this class two years ago." I whined. "He's got Advanced Arithmancy. I mean come on, Goblin rebellions?"
"Go and see if Lily will... she's got Arithmancy too. Damn!" he grunted. "Fine but you owe me one!"
"I'll buy you a big giant block of chocolate! I promise."
"Oh fine. I cant really let you go off by yourself. Padfoot would string me up by my ankles."
"Yay!" I hugged him. "Come on Moo-moo!" I grabbed his hand and started to drag him towards the kitchen.
We arrived at the kitchen five minutes later. A house elf took our er requests and we sat down on a table to the side.
"March is nice this year huh?" I asked happily, leaning my head on my hand. "Your birthday is coming up soon."
"Yeah eighteen already..."
"Aw poor ickle remmy poo is getting all old and crusty..."
"Its not like your that much farther behind me Miss. Leo."
"Ugh!" I sighed dramatically. "Are you calling me old? And crusty?"
"Yeah, your starting to get wrinkles around your eyes and your filling out a lot." he grinned mischievously. "And you smell funny."
"That's because I've got Padfoot jr growing inside of me." I paused for dramatic effect. "Its not my fault."
"Padfoot said it was." he told me while wiggling is eyebrows.
"So wanna hear who your little Nymphadora marries." I challenged him. "Coz I can tell you."
"No fair." he pouted. "And no. don't you dare tell me."
"His name starts with a Ray and ends with a muss."
"Not even funny."
"Not even joking."
There was silence and I almost regret telling him but... well I've got me a good reason for it so humph.
"There is another bloke out there name Remus?" he asked quietly, turning pink. "Because its not me."
"Remus have you ever heard of Imprinting?"
"You are kidding me."
"No." I shook my head. "I'm not."
"I... I... I..."
"Just face it Moon man. You've imprinted. Its not a bad thing. Just don't ignore it. I wouldn't let you if you tried."
"But she's like ten!"
"And in ten years she'll be like twenty."
"Not the same Clover! I'll be like thirty!"
"You'll be twenty eight."
"I... so!"
"I think its cute. Plus I want to see my favorite cousin in at some point of time be born. So just deal. Plus you love her, even if its not a romantic type of love at the moment."
"Promise me one thing." he sighed as the house elf brought over our food. "Never tell her about this."
"I promise not to tell her until the time is right."
"That's not part of the deal."
"Remus." I sighed. "At some point of time she's got to know. I don't care if its now, or in five years, ten years. She's going to fall in love with you at some point of time."
"Wait." he huffed. "You spend all this time protecting secrets from the future but decide to tell me that I'm going to marry my ten year old friend?"
"I'm pregnant and hormonal."
"That's not a very good excuse." he said picking up a fork and sticking it into his baked potato. "I mean really."
I rolled my eyes at the boy.
"Remus Lupin. Tell me that you don't love that little girl enough to take care of her." I narrowed my eyes, picking up a grape off of my plate. "Tell me you'd rather see her marry someone else who wouldn't be good for her?"
"I... you are not fair Clover." he sighed. "Of course I want her to be happy. But I'm a were...."
"Don't even use that fucking line with me Remus Lupin!" I cut him off angrily. "Take your werewolf card and cram it up your arse. Because its not going to work with me, with anyone else and especially not with her."
"Oh yeah." he glared at me. "How do you know that?"
"Because I come from the future love. And trust me she wont let you. So don't pull up the whole I'm too old, too poor, to dangerous because its never going to work."
"Fine." he sighed and let his head fall back. "But we still don't tell her until she's at least of age."
"Seven years... I can handle that."
"Whatever buddy."
"I'm not your buddy love."
"I'm not your love friend."
"I'm not your friend buddy."
We both broke into laughter after that. (An: if you've seen the Canada goes on strike south park you know what I'm talking bout!)
"I'm going to miss this place." Remus sighed looking around the kitchen. "Seven years spent here..."
"Well look at it this way, one day we're all going to be sending our little kids back here. Although we're going to be all old and stuff, our children will get to experience the journey of Hogwarts."
"You sound way too sentimental Clover."
I felt a wave of sadness fall over me, tears began to leak slowly from my eyes.
"I just cant help it." I sniffed. "Its all so overwhelming."
"Don't cry Clover." he leaned forward and put his hand on my shoulder comfortingly. "Its ok, everything is going to be alright."
"No." I felt another wave of tears fall down my cheeks. "Remus I don't want to be a mother yet. Its too soon, I'm only seventeen."
"I'm sure that Mrs. Potter will help you, and Molly Weasley. Plus you've got Lily and Alice and Me, James, and don't forget Sirius."
"I know."
"Well then calm down, stop crying and pull yourself together woman."
"I'm just scared Remus. I don't know what to do."
"I'm sure it will be fine." Remus rolled his eyes at me.
"Don't you roll your eyes at me Remus John Lupin!"
"Yes ma'am." he saluted. "Now if your done with your crying." he laughed eying up my last potato wedge. "I'll have that." he said nabbing it away from me and popping it into his mouth.
"You evil old Werewolf!" I cried dramatically. "That was my friggin potato wedge!"
"And?" he grinned. "Whatcha going to do bout it?"
"This!" I chirped tossing my salad at his head. "Take that you evil old Werewolf!"
"Why now Clover, I think that some retaliation is in order." he said tossing a piece of bread at me. "Take that you blond girl who is from the future!"
"Ugh! How dare you Moony." I cried hoisting up spoon full of pudding and launching it at him. "Take that!"
It was after that, that we were both out in a full fledged food fight that only ended when the house elves kicked us out.
"What are you two loon birds doing?" Came James's voice from behind me. Remus draped his arm on my shoulder and grinned a wolfish smile.
"Oh you know. Shagging, the usual."
"Hiding from Padfoot?" James grinned while running his hand though his wild raven hair. "Shame shame Mrs. Padfoot."
I stuck my tongue out at him playfully.
"Oh lighten up Prongs. It's the 70's, everyone is on the free love kick."
"Free love? Is that supposed to make me pant and get all sweaty and join you in your overly free ways? Like how Clover feels there is no shame in being naked all the time?"
"That was once! And I never get to live it down?"
"Precisely. So now who wants to make the big bad journey back to the tower and play a nice game of exploding snap?" James asked with his usual 'James' grin.
"Sure." Remus nodded. "Sounds right fun."
XXx
Gryffindor Tower: Hogwarts.
March:1979
"Oh darling! Please believe me! I would never do you any harm. Please believe me when I tell you I would never do you no harm. Oh darling! If you leave me, I will never make alone. Oh believe me when I beg you, don't ever leave me alone."
"Oh James please. Must you really?" Lily asked a blush painted artfully across her face, a bouquet of red stargazer lilies in her arms. "I get it already."
"When you told me, that you didn't need me anymore. Well you know I nearly broke down and cried. When told me, that you didn't need me anymore. Well you know I nearly broke down and cried."
"James…" she muttered looking down at her feet and then back up at him with her face even more red.
"Oh darling! Please believe me. I'd never you let you down. Believe me when I tell l you, I would never do you any harm." He finished and kneeled down to her.
"James…" she sighed and pulled him up the tie. "That was beautiful. Thank you."
"Well it is our three month anniversary." he grinned running his hands through his wild raven hair like he does usually.
"Shall we go for a walk?" she asked flipping her hair behind her shoulder. "Nice weather outside."
"But of course Lily darling." he shrugged his arm around her shoulders. "Clover be a dear and put these in some water." he said tossing her flowers at me. "Shall we dearest?"
"Yes, we shall." Lily nodded her consent and they were walking off to the portrait hole.
"Bet you they find a broom closet." Sirius whispered in my ear. "Then she can thank him properly."
I slapped him on the shoulder and glared at him.
"Don't be a git."
"But I'm…" I cut him off.
"Finish that sentence and I swear I'll cut you off for a month."
"A month?" he asked in horror. "Like a whole friggin month?"
"A whole friggin month."
"So who wants to take a trip?" Remus asked stretching back into the red comfy couch he was sitting in. "It could be fun."
"I shall only take a trip if its on acid." Sirius said with a grin. "We could all Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds our selves to happiness and fluff."
"What are you on Padfoot?" I inquired with a sigh and shake of my head. "No one is going to go all lsd on us today right Alice?"
"Shut it! It was Franks idea!"
"Yeah but if Frank said ooh lets go and jump off the Astronomy Tower at breakfast holding a can or sardines and a bottle of wine would you?"
"Lyla your taking this too far."
"Would you?"
"Yes! Because as long as its with Frank, I'd fly to the moon."
"Oooh!" Remus chirped. "Frank Sinatra!"
"What?" Sirius asked confused. "Who's Frank Sinatra?"
"Padfoot." he sighed. "You should be slapped. Frank Sinatra is the god of music!"
"Really?"
"No you git he's a Jazz musician. Sings a song called Fly me to the Moon. Get it?"
"No Moony, can say that I do."
"Git."
"But I'm always…" I cut him off. "Don't finish that sentence. The warning I gave less than five minutes ago still stands…"
"But Clover…." "But Padfoot…."
"I meant a trip to Hogsmeade. Stock up on alcohol nix Clover; buy our weights in cocolate frogs!"
"Get fizzing whizbies!"
"Dance on Rosemerta's table tops!"
"Don't be stupid Padfoot." Remus sighed. "We dance on the bar."
"Oooh with hula skirts and coconut bras on! Clover I think that'd be dead sexy." Sirius wiggled his eyebrows at me. "Maybe we could find said items and have a private showing later?"
"In your dreams lover boy."
"As long as I'm a good old fashioned lover boy."
"So then your going to dim the lights way down low and play on my heartstrings?"
"We could do the tango just for two…"
"Ok you two. Give it up with the Queen references." Alice snorted while twisting her golden blond hair around her finger. "I mean really."
"I agree with Alice." Remus huffed. "You two's obsession with Freddie Mercury is really nearly border lining insanity."
"Ahh Remmy…" I slung an arm round his shoulder. "You're the best friend that I've ever had."
"Stop." he stuck his nose up in the air. "If your going to compare me with a Queen song let it be Somebody to Love because I'm am so lonely."
"Aww Moony." Sirius pretend teared up. "I'll find you somebody to love. You always working so hard, every day of his life."
"Poor Remus." Alice sighed resting her head on his shoulder. "Do you have no body left to believe?"
"Ok you nuts can stop now." he grinned. "I'll find somebody."
"Yep!" I grinned. "And I know who! I know who!"
"So if I was a queen song, who'd I be?" Alice asked in a thoughtful tone.
"Killer Queen, duh." I told her with a smile. "You always are drinking Moet and Chardon."
"And you never keep the same address."
"That's only because I can never tell if we put Gryffindor Tower Hogwarts or just Hogwarts."
"And all the talk in the boys loo…" Remus added with a wicked grin. "Though I'm sure that's only Loo talk."
"Shut up!" she blushed. "What about you Clover. What Queen song would you be?"
"Its late." I grinned. "One of they're best."
"Its late?" Sirius asked confused. "That's not even out in the our world o' music yet huh?"
"No." I shook my head sheepishly. "Its on News of the World that is published in 1991."
"In our time era."
"Then I shall say Crazy Little Thing Called Love."
"But you don't have a motor bike." Remus said with a grin. "That's all Padfoot."
"True." I nodded. "So what are we doing for your birthday?"
"Nothing." he stated simply. "We arent doing anything."
"Liar! James and I have already booked the strippers and lap dancers." Sirius said leaning back in his chair. "Can desert us now."
"Strippers and Lap Dancers?" I asked turning to him and giving him the eye.
"I… was… um…. Kidding?"
"You'd better be because I for one, will be at this party."
"We're just going to kick it back in the dorm with booze and our women."
"Who's women?"
"Um…. So yeah Moony. Any request for a birthday present?" Sirius asked popping a bertie botts bean in his mouth.
"Quills. I'm almost fresh out."
"Ok. And we can all dress up!" he cheered with a grin. "Clover can wear the hula skirt and coconut bra."
"Shut up Sirius." Alice said rolling her eyes. "Lyla wont wear a hula skirt and a coconut bra."
"Fine but I'm dressing up like a rock star." he huffed. "I do dress to kill, but tastefully." (1)
"You are a nut Pads." Remus shook his head. "I also would like a most wonderful prank played on a person of your choice as long as its not me."
"Ooh my favorite thing! Pranks…"
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(1) Quote of our dear Freddie Mercury!
