MARAUDERER'S DAY
"What in Merlin's name are you so excited for?" Sirius asked as Remus got ready for the day. "Do you have a date or something?" Having Sirius hit it on the head in one guess made Remus blush a deep red. Sirius laughed merrily, "You do!! James, Peter!! Remus has a date for Hogsmeade!!"
With that announcement everyone was over to their corner of the dorm room. James asked excitedly, "Who is it, Remus? I didn't know you liked anyone."
Before he could stop it, "No one knew" came out of his mouth.
Sirius turned to his friends and said in a serious manner, "Remus, you know you can tell us anything. Who is it? Why didn't you tell us before?"
Sighing heavily, Remus sat down on his bed and the others did the same, "You know I have to be careful. Werewolves mate for life. I just can't go give my heart to someone. I have to be sure that it's the right person. You guys know that's why I don't really ever date."
"What's so special about this girl?" Peter asked.
"She's always been so nice to everyone. She smiles when it's a bad situation. She always has fun. She's smart, but she never shoves it in your face. She's just.great," Remus finished up lamely
"The big question though, Moony," James spoke up. "Does she know?"
"No one knows, but you three and Lily.although she might," Remus said. Not having thought before if she knew about his secret or not. She was friends with Lily and Lily knew.
James smiled, "I bet I know who it is. There's this girl that's had a crush on you for a bit, but I promised to never tell."
Perking up, Sirius asked, "You never spilled? There's no secrets among us, Prongs."
"I know, but this was different. She deserved the secret. She has her own you know," James smiled slyly.
"Well who is it?" Peter asked the question on all their minds.
"Alixana Sansun." ~~~~~~~~
In the girl's dorm, Lily asked Alix, "Who you getting dressed up for? We're just going with the usual gang.or did you tell Remus that you liked him?"
"I-I-I didn't tell him, but we decided that today we were going to spend some time together," Alix responded. "Are these robes the right color?"
PRESENT DAY
"You remember Alixana Sansun. I believe she was in your year at Hogwarts, Remus," Dumbledore introduced the two. He claimed to know everything that went on in his school, but something was amiss here. "Alix, this is Remus Lupin."
"I know, Professor," Alix said, still looking into Remus's eyes.
"Well, I will bring the children up to bed. Why don't you two get reaquainted?" Dumbledore suggested as he ushered the kids away.
When everyone was gone, Remus asked, "Where have you been for the last decade or so, Alix?"
"In the Americas," Alix responded succinctly. She knew that this confrontation would happen eventually, but she wished it did not have to happen so soon.
"Why did you leave, Xana?" Remus asked, using his special nickname for her.
"Remus, I can't tell you everything if you do not already know. All I can ask is that you forgive me," Alix asked, near tears now. She always hated confrontations. They never held any good for her.
"ALIX!" a voice called from behind Remus in the hallway. Severus Snape walked up to the petite lady and hugged her.
"SEVERUS!!" Laughing now at the man whose history so intertwined with her own, she hugged him back. While she embraced him, she felt Remus leave the hallway. ~~~~~~~~
Later that night, Remus laid in his bed tossing and turning. After a good three hours of this, he got up and silently made his way to the room he knew Alix would be in. He stood in the doorway and watched what he thought was her sleeping form. With her back to him, she called out, "Remus, do you want to lay down?"
Growling deep in his throat, he walked over to her bed, "I hate that you always know what I am thinking." He lifted her covers and crawled into bed with her, spooning her. He immediately felt at ease as knew he would, as he always had done.
"Just sleep, Remus. Just sleep."
"What in Merlin's name are you so excited for?" Sirius asked as Remus got ready for the day. "Do you have a date or something?" Having Sirius hit it on the head in one guess made Remus blush a deep red. Sirius laughed merrily, "You do!! James, Peter!! Remus has a date for Hogsmeade!!"
With that announcement everyone was over to their corner of the dorm room. James asked excitedly, "Who is it, Remus? I didn't know you liked anyone."
Before he could stop it, "No one knew" came out of his mouth.
Sirius turned to his friends and said in a serious manner, "Remus, you know you can tell us anything. Who is it? Why didn't you tell us before?"
Sighing heavily, Remus sat down on his bed and the others did the same, "You know I have to be careful. Werewolves mate for life. I just can't go give my heart to someone. I have to be sure that it's the right person. You guys know that's why I don't really ever date."
"What's so special about this girl?" Peter asked.
"She's always been so nice to everyone. She smiles when it's a bad situation. She always has fun. She's smart, but she never shoves it in your face. She's just.great," Remus finished up lamely
"The big question though, Moony," James spoke up. "Does she know?"
"No one knows, but you three and Lily.although she might," Remus said. Not having thought before if she knew about his secret or not. She was friends with Lily and Lily knew.
James smiled, "I bet I know who it is. There's this girl that's had a crush on you for a bit, but I promised to never tell."
Perking up, Sirius asked, "You never spilled? There's no secrets among us, Prongs."
"I know, but this was different. She deserved the secret. She has her own you know," James smiled slyly.
"Well who is it?" Peter asked the question on all their minds.
"Alixana Sansun." ~~~~~~~~
In the girl's dorm, Lily asked Alix, "Who you getting dressed up for? We're just going with the usual gang.or did you tell Remus that you liked him?"
"I-I-I didn't tell him, but we decided that today we were going to spend some time together," Alix responded. "Are these robes the right color?"
PRESENT DAY
"You remember Alixana Sansun. I believe she was in your year at Hogwarts, Remus," Dumbledore introduced the two. He claimed to know everything that went on in his school, but something was amiss here. "Alix, this is Remus Lupin."
"I know, Professor," Alix said, still looking into Remus's eyes.
"Well, I will bring the children up to bed. Why don't you two get reaquainted?" Dumbledore suggested as he ushered the kids away.
When everyone was gone, Remus asked, "Where have you been for the last decade or so, Alix?"
"In the Americas," Alix responded succinctly. She knew that this confrontation would happen eventually, but she wished it did not have to happen so soon.
"Why did you leave, Xana?" Remus asked, using his special nickname for her.
"Remus, I can't tell you everything if you do not already know. All I can ask is that you forgive me," Alix asked, near tears now. She always hated confrontations. They never held any good for her.
"ALIX!" a voice called from behind Remus in the hallway. Severus Snape walked up to the petite lady and hugged her.
"SEVERUS!!" Laughing now at the man whose history so intertwined with her own, she hugged him back. While she embraced him, she felt Remus leave the hallway. ~~~~~~~~
Later that night, Remus laid in his bed tossing and turning. After a good three hours of this, he got up and silently made his way to the room he knew Alix would be in. He stood in the doorway and watched what he thought was her sleeping form. With her back to him, she called out, "Remus, do you want to lay down?"
Growling deep in his throat, he walked over to her bed, "I hate that you always know what I am thinking." He lifted her covers and crawled into bed with her, spooning her. He immediately felt at ease as knew he would, as he always had done.
"Just sleep, Remus. Just sleep."