Author's Notes: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. If I did, I would have Remus tied up to my bed and Sirius cooking in the kitchen while James plays with my daughter. Peter would be running from my cat.
Sorry about it taking so long to update but we've had to wait until my father-in-law to have surgery and my daughter is finishing school so I've been busy. Hopefully this summer will go fairly slowly but you never know what will happen as each day goes.
April 6, 1974
Veronica sat at a table in the common room reading her potions book while James and Sirius were sitting across from her studying the Animagus books she had let them borrow. Peter was sloppily writing the notes for them while Remus was dozing in his chair. The full moon was the following night and his muscles were extremely tense as the time got closer for moonrise the next day. Veronica closed her book and shoved it into her bag before getting up to move behind Remus's chair. Remus was startled out of his dozing when he felt the soft hands of his girlfriend rubbing his shoulders. He looked up at her as her hands moved slowly over his tense muscles. A soft moan escaped as his muscles loosened with each firm pass of her hands.
James looked up from his book. "Hey, why does he get the backrub?"
"Because he's got a long day tomorrow and if he's relaxed he won't be so tired on Monday." Veronica stuck out her tongue at James as she continued to rub Remus's shoulders.
"But I want one too." James slumped over slightly as Veronica ignored him.
Veronica gently rubbed at the stiffening muscles as Remus started to drift off to sleep again. She watched as his chest rose and fell softly in his sleep. Slowly she stopped rubbing his shoulders and sank into the chair next to him. Sirius looked up as Veronica stretched.
"Did you make the potion?" Sirius watched Veronica shake her head slightly.
"I have to get several ingredients and I don't think Slughorn would be thrilled if I stole them from his supply closet." Veronica leaned back slightly.
"I guess we're going to have to get them from Hogsmeade during the next weekend." James ran his hand through his hair.
"Unless…" Veronica snapped her fingers before pulling out a piece of parchment and a quill. "I'll write a letter to your parents and see if they can get them for us."
James plucked the parchment from her hands. "I'll do it. There's no reason for them to deny us."
He quickly wrote out the letter before climbing to his feet and heading out the portrait hole.
