Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. I'm just playing in her world.
A/N:
Laptop broke; wrote a lot in my notebook, but couldn't update. I have a netbook now, though!
For: Allie. If my laptop hadn't broken, I could have written you a oneshot for your birthday, but all inspiration for that has gone. I hope this'll make do until I write something better ...?


Title: Summer Time
Summary: And then they separated, with waves and last second goodbyes.
Genre: Friendship/Family
Rating: K+
Warning: N/A
Pairing/Character: Remus/Sirius, Marauders, Mr&Mrs Lupin
Word Count: 476


The train pulled to a stop, and the Marauders slowly retrieved their trunks from above their heads, waiting without complaint as the older students bustled past their compartment, leaving no room to get out. They didn't want to say goodbye; their respective homes would be boring without each other. But they couldn't keep their families waiting, and so when there was room, they squeezed themselves out of their compartment. Once off the train, the twelve year olds exchanged brotherly hugs, along with a jumble of "Don't forget to write"'s, "See you soon"'s, and "Have a nice summer"'s.

And then they separated, with waves and last second goodbyes.

Remus tugged his trunk through the hustle and bustle of Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters, trying his best not to get knocked around by the older kids. He could see his father – a tall, large man – from where he stood, and ducked his head as he squeezed his way towards his parents. He'd just reached them when he heard his name being yelled, ever so faint but growing stronger by the second. He turned, standing on tiptoes, trying to see who was calling him.

"Remus!" was the final burst from the caller as he appeared in front of the other boy.

Remus just had enough time to get out a confused, "Sirius?" before the other boy pounced. Sirius's arms flung round his neck, pulling him into a hug. Instinctively, Remus wrapped his arms around Sirius's torso, hugging him back. He felt Sirius nuzzle his head into his – Remus's – shoulder. Remus hugged Sirius to him tighter.

"I'll miss you, Rem," he whispered into his neck. Remus shivered, blushing as he became consciously aware of his parent's eyes on him.

"I'll miss you, too, Sirius," Remus whispered back, hiding his face in the Sirius's thick, black hair. "Don't forget about me."

Sirius hugged him tighter. "I could never forget 'bout you – you're Remus. You're awesome."

Remus laughed, and Sirius pulled away, grinning. He clapped Remus's shoulder and held onto it. "See you next year, mate, yeah?"

"Of course," Remus said, grinning back.

And then Sirius disappeared as fast as he'd appeared, and Remus turned to face his parents. His mother smiled sweetly, and took his trunk from him. As they started walking, she asked, "Who was that, Sweetie?"

"That's Sirius. He's one of my best friends," Remus announced proudly, grinning. And that was it – before Mr and Mrs Lupin knew it, Remus was rambling about his First Year at Hogwarts, about the Marauders and the teachers and the classes, all the fun things he'd learned and all the books he'd read.

Mr and Mrs Lupin couldn't have been prouder of their son at that moment.


A/N: I quite like this one. What do you think?

Shameless Plugging: Three new stories have been posted, if you'd like to take a peek. A World of Possibilities (What if Harry shook Draco's hand in Philosopher's Stone?) and Blood Is All That Bonds Them (About the Black family) are drabble collaborations, while Dear Diary (Ginny/Tom) is a oneshot. (:

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