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1.1.1.1 REMUS'S HOUSE
At the other end James stood in the study of Remus's house waiting for lily to arrive.
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As lily stumbled out of the fireplace Aggy and Remus walked into the study. Lifting her head Lily groaned at her friends who were laughing at her inept entrance.
"Well a little help wouldn't go a miss you know" Lily muttered at them.
At this James stepped forward and helped her up from the floor, manoeuvring her trunk out of the fireplace. Having made it across the room to their friends Aggy kissed James on the cheek giving him a quick hug and moved over to Lily who was just releasing Remus from a similar embrace. The girls hugged each other but had to laugh as they caught sight of the boys slapping one another on the shoulder.
The girls moved over to their boyfriends and Lily said "You two" as her and Aggy hugged them.
Remus shrugged and James said "What?" but all he got in reply was giggles from them and then Lily said "Never mind"
Grabbing hold of Aggy's hand Remus said "Come on lets go and see mum" and he led the way out of the small comfortable study.
Following them Lily found herself in an oak-panelled hallway with a black and white tiled floor; the wide staircase hugged the wall and curled around disappearing into the first floor. The hallway was littered with doors and Remus pushed one open to reveal a warm cosy sitting room.
Hearing the door open Suzie Lupin looked up and smiled as her son and his friends as they entered "Hello" she said to the teenagers.
Moving over to the fireplace Aggy sat in a large squishy arm chair and Remus dropped to the floor in front of her leaning back against her legs. Immediately at ease Lily and James sat down on to the sofa facing the fireplace and both smiled at Mrs Lupin.
James spoke first "Hello Mrs Lupin and thank you for inviting us to stay"
"It's my pleasure and can you please call me Suzie" she said with another smile both teenagers nodded at her. "Well I'd better go and sort out dinner" Turning to Remus she said "Why don't you all relax till dinner and then after we have eaten you can show your friends to their rooms"
"Ok…Thanks mum" he replied and with that Suzie headed out of the room for the kitchen.
While Remus had been talking to his mother Lily had taken this opportunity to study her long time friend; she had never seen Aggy look so relaxed, happy and calm.
Noticing Suzy move Lily broke her stare and flicked her eyes to James and smiled.
"So how was the wedding?" Aggy asked as the door clicked shut.
As Lily moved closer to James she said, "It was really beautiful…Jeanne looked fantastic" at this the girls fell into conversation about the gowns everyone had worn.
James put his arm around Lily pulling her a little closer as she talked animatedly to Aggy. He nodded in all the right places and occasionally flashed Remus a grin.
Thirty minutes later both James and Remus gave a sigh of relief as Suzie Lupin shouted that dinner was ready. Getting up Remus offered Aggy his hand and pulled her out of the chair, neither of them noticed the smile that had washed over Lily's face. Getting up she and James followed them out of the sitting room.
Dinner was served in the kitchen around a large old pine table. Just as they had started to tuck into the food that Suzie had laid on the table a tall sandy haired man entered the room and stooped to kiss his wife.
Looking at the group of teenagers he smiled "Hello nice to see you all" and pulling out a chair he said, "I hope you've left enough for me." Before anyone could respond Suzie placed a plate in front of him and he helped himself to the serving dishes. "Its nice to see you again Lily…Hope you enjoyed your time at the ministry?"
"Hello Mr Lupin…Yes it was very interesting" she answered in between mouthfuls of mashed potato. The rest of dinner was spent with talk of Quidditch as James and Lily told them about meeting the England captain at the wedding. As dinner came to an end Lily and Aggy helped Suzie clear everything away.
"Right…Why don't you show Lily and James up stairs and they can unpack" Suzie said "And then come back down…We'll be in the sitting room"
At this the four teenagers got up and headed for the stairs, getting to the top of the staircase Remus turned to the right and followed the corridor down to the end. Reaching the last door he swung it open saying, "Not as grand as James's but I hope this is alright Lily"
They all entered the room and Lily smiled "Remus its lovely" she said as she looked around the room smiling at the country cottage draperies and the white limed furniture.
Looking revealed Remus said "How about we show James to his room…I'll show you were mine and Aggy's rooms are and then you can unpack" waiting for them to nodded he said "Ok lets go"
Following him out of the room they headed back down the corridor stopping at the next door on the left, opening it he said, "This is Aggy's room" and then moved on. Getting back to the main landing they headed off to the left and he opened the first door on the right saying "Here you go James…same as usual" and James nodded. Pointing to the next door he said to Lily "That's my room and then the one further down on the right is mum and dads"
Smiling at them Aggy said "Come on Lily let's go and unpack your stuff" turning to the boys she said "We'll meet you down stairs" and with that the girls headed back towards Lily's room.
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Sitting down on Lily's bed Aggy watched her friend start to unpack the things she would need while they were staying at Remus's house. Aggy played over the information Lily and James had given them about the wedding so far and thought a few things didn't quite add up. Drawing her legs up underneath her she smiled.
"I'm so glad that you had a good time at the wedding" she said with a smile.
Nodding as Lily said "Thanks"
"So what was it like staying at the hotel?" she asked
Keeping her back to Aggy Lily said "Oh it was really nice" and was thankful that Aggy couldn't see the blush that was spreading over her face.
Grinning Aggy asked, "So did you and James get rooms close together." Hearing Lily giggle Aggy jumped off the bed and spun Lily around, as she looked at her friend's face all Aggy could do was laugh.
Rolling her eyes Lily said "Alright…I give up…Jeanne put us in the same room"
"And!" was the only reply she got
A giggle rising Lily smirked at her saying, "Use your imagination" and returned to the task of putting away her possessions.
Taking a step back Aggy sat down folding her arms she said "And?"
Lily faltered for a second turning around to face the smirking face she said "Agather Court if you think for one second I am going to tell you anything you have another thing coming" and turned back putting the last of her things away. Job done Lily chuckled saying "I will say one thing…It definitely will require further research"
At this Aggy grabbed her and both girls fell back onto the bed laughing. Finally regaining some sense Aggy said "Come on lets go back down and find our sex kittens" as the last words left her lips Aggy was already up and running for the door.
Lily finally caught up with her as they crashed through the sitting room down and landed in a heap on the rug in front of the fireplace. Sitting up the girls could do nothing but laugh at the looks they were getting.
Lily managed to raise her hand saying "Believe me you really do not want to know" and was grateful when James offered her a hand and hauled her up off the floor.
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Life was very relaxed at the Lupin residence; the girls spending a few hours in the library and the boys down in the basement often followed leisurely breakfasts. They had spent a lot of time in doors as the usual British weather took hold of summer. Being up on the Yorkshire moors didn't help much and being confined to the garden was a little limiting.
Wednesday morning brought the arrival of a number of owls. A large grey owl delivered a letter to both Lily and Aggy, while a small tawny dropped off a note for Lily. James and Remus grinned as they watched a familiar looking owl wing its way into the kitchen. From the reaction of Suzie Lily guessed that it had to be from Sirius.
James scooted closer to Remus to read the note with him and Remus smiled at his mother who was holding an identical piece of parchment.
Suzie read the note from Dorcas Black and thought oh well Ellie put up with them I suppose its only fair Looking at the boys she said "yes he can come next week…BUT we will not have a repeat of last time the three of you were here"
Getting up and kissing his mother on the cheek Remus said "I promise mum…we will not blow anything up this time" he then wondered if his mothers letter said anything about Marie and he asked, "Will it be all right for Sirius's girlfriend to come as well"
Rolling her eyes "Can she keep him under control?" watching the four faces smile and nod at her "Yes fine…Owl her and see if she can come as well"
Chuckling James said "Sirius already did and she would love to"
"Oh that boy" turning her attention to Lily and Aggy she said "Well what about you two?"
Looking up from her letter Lily said "Its from the ministry, they said that we can go to summer training but its this weekend"
Suzie thought Oh what a relief…I wasn't sure what to do with them and she cast a glance over at her son.
Remus nodded at his mother and said "That works out really well" noticing the confused look on Lily's face he said, "Full moon this weekend"
Unconsciously Lily's hand moved over to touch Aggy's arm as she said "Oh right…sorry I'd forgotten." It was then that Lily noticed the strange look on James's face "What?"
"You said we?" he asked as he looked at Aggy's letter.
Suddenly unsure Lily bit her bottom lip "I meant me and Aggy"
Suzie noted the tension building and said "Right boys I do believe it is your turn to clear the table" turning to the girls "I would be really grateful if you girls would tidy the library for me this morning"
Lily smiled at Suzie and quickly followed Aggy out of the kitchen but not before sneaking a last glance in James's direction thinking Talk to him Remus please
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As soon as the library door closed the girls talked none stop about going Quidditch training and the content of the letters from the ministry. Lily couldn't believe that they also got to stay with Richard for three days as well. Lily told Aggy about what to expect in terms of the drills they normally had to do and practice matches.
This was how James found them half an hour later tidying the shelves and talking about Quidditch moves.
Hearing the door open the girls turned to see James enter the room, Aggy gave Lily a look that said stay calm and a gentle squeeze on the arm. Moving passed James towards the door she said, "Do you know where Remus is?"
Nodding James said "Sitting room" and with that Aggy left them alone closing the door behind her.
Leaning back against the closed door James stood looking at Lily who was biting her lip again. Finally he moved over to her and putting his arms around her he said "Stop that or I'll have no lip left to kiss."
Rolling her eyes at him Lily melted as he flashed the infamous smile and then bent his head and kissed her.
As they broke apart she said, "Your not mad are you that Jonesy only invited Aggy are you?"
Resting his head against her hair he said "No…It would have been nice but no I'm not mad"
Lily sighed with relief snuggling closer to James and enjoying this rare moment alone. Some how they hadn't managed many since arriving at Remus's house.
Pulling away slightly she said "Better go and find the others…Before they think we've killed each other"
Going into the sitting room hand in hand caused their friends to breathe sighs of relief. The rest of the morning was spent sending owls.
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Standing at the fireplace on Saturday morning James left first, but not before thanking Suzie, kissing Lily, hugging Aggy and promising to see them all in three days.
Lily hugged Suzie saying "Thanks…I'll see you in three days Suzie…Bye" and she stepped into the flame spinning off to Richards house.
This left Aggy alone and looking at Suzie she was reminded of Remus who had gone into seclusion late the night before. Instinctively knowing what the girl was feeling the older women put her arms around her and hugged her tight.
"He will be fine and here waiting for you on Tuesday…Don't worry" Suzie said smiling at the girl who was obviously in love with her son. As Aggy started to move away Suzie touched her face "Thank you Aggy." Suzy continued "For loving Remus despite him being…"
But before she could continue Aggy said "It doesn't make him who he is you know…Its just something he is…People who can't see past that don't deserve to know him"
Letting go of her hand Aggy stepped up to the fireplace, looking back at Suzie she said "Bye Suzie…I'll see you soon" as she spun away through the floo network Aggy didn't see the tears that flowed down her boyfriends mothers face.
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Richard was waiting for the girls in the sitting room of his home. As Aggy arrived he was just releasing Lily from a hug and said "Hello Aggy…Nice to see you again"
Aggy stepped closer to him and was surprised as he pulled her into a hug as well, Lily chuckled and Aggy said, "Thanks for letting me stay"
Just at that moment the door opened and Miranda charged into the room. Smiling at his over excited daughter Richard said "I'd hold the thanks for a while if I was you" and they both laughed as Lily was knocked onto the sofa under the assault of the four-year-old.
Dragging his daughter off Lily he said, "This is Lily's friend Aggy"
Turning to her Miranda said "Have you come to play as well"
Still laughing Aggy nodded and received a whoop of delight from the small child.
Hearing the noise Grace wandered in from the kitchen and after hugging Lily was introduced to Aggy.
Checking the time Richard said "Right I'll quickly show you to your room…Sorry but you'll have to share…Hope that's all right?" Both girls nodded at him "And then we'll have to get going or we will be late"
It wasn't long before they were spinning through the floo network to the Puddlemere United clubhouse. No matter how often Lily travelled by floo powder she still managed to fall out at the other end.
Lily introduced Aggy to Jonesy and the rest of the players, minus Philip Tring who was on honeymoon. As they made there way out to the pitch Aggy heard one of the other beaters say "What do we look like bloody baby sitters?" Glancing in the direction of the comment Aggy thought Time to wipe that smirk off your face isn't it. Lily looked at her friend noticing the hard glare that she had in her eye and thought Oh bugger…Today is definitely going to be interesting
The rest of the morning found all the players doing fitness drills as a whole squad. After lunch they divided up into player positions and received individual training on moves and plays.
Aggy stood in the middle of the other beaters feeling a little nervous, being the only female beater and hoping she would go unnoticed. Out of the corner of her eye she glimpsed the idiot who had made the baby sitting comment.
At that second the beater coach said, "Ok lets see what our Gryffindor beater is made of." At this Aggy gave him her full attention and listened carefully to his instructions. Mounting her broom Aggy took to the air and getting into position she waited for the bludger to be released.
As the bludger raised in the air and headed straight for her she caught sight of the training dummy the coach had conjured. Gauging the distance Aggy made her swing at the bludger sending it spiralling towards the dummy and blasting it out off the sky. Smiling she made her wait back to the ground.
Landing next to the coach Aggy smiled at him and then turning on the spot braced her self for the on coming bludger. Reaching out for it she grabbed it, pulling it into her chest and then moved over to the storage box and replace it fastening it in securely.
Standing back up she said "Doesn't look like I'll be needing a baby sitter after all" and smiling she moved back to stand next to the other beaters. All of who were looking at the girl with surprised expressions on their faces.
Rolling her eyes at them Aggy said "You should never judge a book by its cover…Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't be a bloody good beater" and she stood their arms folded.
Finally one of them slapped her on the back and said "Sorry but girls usually want to be chasers or seekers"
At this Aggy smirked and said "With a temper like mine I need the stress release" and this caused them all to laugh.
The rest of the afternoon went with out a hitch and the girls soon found them selves back in the club house exhausted from the hard training session. Walking into the changing rooms Aggy smiled at the sight of the large bath that was already filled with steaming water.
Looking at Lily she said, "The male players don't use this as well do they?"
Shaking her head Lily said "No…They have there own…Come on lets get in" and smiling she said, "This is the best part of training relaxing in the bath." With that she stripped off the dirty training robes and slipped into the water. As all the female players relaxed in the steaming water a large silver teapot appeared on the side of the bath. For the next twenty minutes they sat back drinking tea and chatting about the training session.
Finally emerging back into the clubhouse, Lily and Aggy went over to join Richard who was already tucking into a large plate full of pasta.
Aggy had no problems during the next two days, the other beaters even made a bit of a fuss of wanting to be her partner during the training matches causing Aggy to blush.
When not at the club the girls enjoyed playing with Miranda and chatting to Grace.
Lying in bed on Monday night Aggy said, "Thanks for getting them to invite me Lily…I've really enjoyed going training". Lily simply nodded at her. "I am looking forward to going back to Remus's tomorrow though"
Lily had to agree with this and both girls drifted to sleep thinking about the two boys that would be waiting for them.
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Aggy was very relieved to find Remus sat in the study waiting for them. As Lily entered the room she chuckled to see her friends in a tight embrace and after a second coughed loudly. The two teenagers turned both going bright red causing Lily to laugh but it was cut short as James crept out of the fireplace and grabbed her. After she finished screaming and hitting him she followed Aggy and Remus's lead pulling James tight to her and kissing him.
The rest of the day the four teenagers spent quietly together enjoying the company of their respective partner.
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Peace was soon shattered as Thursday arrived and in with it came Sirius Black and Marie Devon. They arrived early and Sirius was very please to be in time for his second breakfast of the day.
No matter how much trouble he got into Suzie Lupin couldn't help but like the dark haired boy. Just like Ellie potter they groaned at the thought of him coming to stay but secretly smiled because having Sirius in your house usually meant you had no idea what would happened next.
Standing back against the sink in the kitchen Suzie watched the six teenagers chatter happily around the table while they ate breakfast. She also smiled at the sight of the small petite blonde who definitely had the measure of Sirius Black, already she had shot him a glance and he had calmed down slightly.
"So what do you all intend to do today?" she asked them. But all she got was shrugs from them. "Well how about you go into the sitting room while you decided and let me clear up in here"
This caused them all to get up and she got six lots of thanks for breakfast reigning down on her as they left the room.
They decided to play chess for the rest of the morning, the main aim being trying to beat Remus. By the time lunch was ready Remus was smirking at his friends who had all been thoroughly thrashed and he had remained the undefeated champion.
Lunch was a very noisy affair especially when the subject of Quidditch was brought up. The three males sat around the table decided it would be fun to tease the girls about the game played at James's house.
Smirking at them Lily leaned over and whispered something to Aggy and then to Marie. Gaining nods from both girls she said, "Thanks for Lunch Suzie…Don't worry about clearing away we'll do it"
"Thanks…In that case I think I will go up stairs" getting up Suzie said "See you lot later"
It wasn't long before the boys followed Suzie out of the kitchen but not before telling them they were going down into the basement for a bit and they'd see them later.
Soon Aggy and Marie were camped in the library waiting for Lily to return from her room. As Lily crept into the room she grinned and waved a piece of parchment at them. They crowded around a small study table and a plan was formed.
Not wanting to be disturbed the girls decided to retreat to Aggy's room which since the arrival of Marie and Sirius had become the home of all three girls, who had decided to all share due to a lack of space (Sirius was moved into Lily's room). Sealing the door and casting a silencing charm they worked in peace.
By the time dinnertime arrived they had achieved their goal and the plan was complete. Three very smug female Gryffindor's went down to dinner that evening. Entering the kitchen they beamed at the beautiful young men who were already sat around the table waiting for them.
James looked up saying "Where have you three been all afternoon?"
Sitting down next to him Lily kissed him on the cheek saying "We were upstairs…You know going over what homework we had left to do before going back to school"
Horrified looks were exchanges by the three male Gryffindor's but the looks on the girl's faces told them not to comment.
As dinner got underway Remus asked, "Where's dad tonight?"
"He's had to work an extra shift tonight" replied his mother who was grateful when this was accepted with a nod and the conversation returned to Quidditch.
The rest of the evening was spent in the sitting room playing exploding snap and Sirius trying to beat Remus at chess again.
Suzie Lupin laughed to her self as the six teenagers went up to bed and hoped the portrait of Simon's great grandmother would not be too shocked to find three couples kissing goodnight on the landing.
The girls had quickly got changed into their pyjamas and waited for everything to go quiet. Hearing Remus's mum come up the stairs and head for her room they got organised. Reaching for her wand Lily got ready to cast the charm. Starting with Marie it wasn't long before the girl disappeared from sight closely followed by Aggy and then Lily her self.
Now invisible thanks to the charm they had worked on at the ministry and the extra time they had put in that day all three girls stood invisible.
Looking straight ahead of her Lily said "Don't forget we only have twenty minutes before this thing wears off" waiting for them to nod in reply, she chuckled realising she wouldn't be able to see them do it. "Right I'll go first then Marie and Aggy you bring up the rear."
Quietly Lily opened the door and walked out on to the landing. Turning she headed for James's room trying her best not to laugh. Hearing a slight click Lily saw Remus's door open and smiled thinking well their goes Aggy.
Creeping into James room Lily walked over to the sleeping form standing still for a minute she had a twinge of guilt but it soon passed. Kneeling down beside his bed she gently reached out her hand and tickled the end of his nose. James twitched, Lily did it again and this time his hand came up to swot away the irritation.
Smiling Lily leaned over and brushed her lips lightly over his and couldn't help but chuckle at the low moan he emitted. This time she leant in and kissed him harder. Noticing his hand raising Lily eased back just in time before his hand could touch her face. Pushing her hand under the cover slightly she ran it along his collarbone and up the side of his neck and then she lent in for one last kiss.
With this final assault James's eyes flickered open and Lily moved back quickly. She watched James look around the room smile and then close his eyes again.
Slowly standing up Lily took one last look at James before heading out of his room. She made it back into the bedroom just as the charm wore off and smiled as she saw the other two girls waiting for her.
Each relayed their tale as they got under the covers in their beds and giggled at the thought of conversations at breakfast tomorrow.
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The three girl's rose early to ensure that their male counter parts did not come into contact with each other before breakfast.
Sitting around the table it took all the acting skills the girls could muster not to burst out laughing at the looks on the boy's faces.
It was Sirius who got the ball rolling as he said, "When did you get a ghost Moony?"
Shrugging he replied "I didn't think we had any but…" the end of his sentence was muffled as he put another piece of toast into his mouth.
James looked at the others and said, "Well I think you definitely have one now"
This got stares from the other two, casting a glance at the girls Moony asked "Did any of you feel anything?" blushing as he realised he had said feel instead of hear.
Not trusting themselves to speak each girl shook her head, finally composing her self Lily said, "Sounds like a frisky ghost if you felt it?"
At this the three boys all turned red as they realised that they must have all experienced the same thing.
During this exchange Aggy glanced at Marie and smirked but was unaware of Remus watching her.
Rolling his eyes he thought What have they been up to? Folding his arms Remus fixed Aggy with a stare that said I know you are up to something. "All right spill the beans…What did you do?"
James and Sirius looked at Remus and then at their girlfriends and it dawned on them that they had been had.
Knowing the game was up Lily couldn't hold the laughter in any longer and was soon joined by Aggy and Marie.
Marie managed to compose herself first saying "All right…Lets clean up first and then we'll tell you…Promise"
It wasn't long before they had adjourned to the sitting room and the girls filled the boys in on the previous evenings activities. Punishment for their misdemeanour came in the form of tickling until they cried and soon the sound of high pitched squealing could be heard around the house. It was loud enough to bring Suzie Lupin dashing into the sitting room wondering who was being murdered but on seeing the girls being tickled mercilessly she quietly left the room.
After several apologies the boys were keen for the girls to share their newfound knowledge with them and before long half of the sitting room had vanished and reappeared as they practised the charm.
Friday soon came to an end and it was time for them to all to pack up again this time for the move to Sirius's house. Both Lily and Aggy were a little nervous about this last stop, if Sirius was anything to go by then meeting the rest of his family was going to be interesting.
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1.1.1.1 REMUS'S HOUSE
At the other end James stood in the study of Remus's house waiting for lily to arrive.
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As lily stumbled out of the fireplace Aggy and Remus walked into the study. Lifting her head Lily groaned at her friends who were laughing at her inept entrance.
"Well a little help wouldn't go a miss you know" Lily muttered at them.
At this James stepped forward and helped her up from the floor, manoeuvring her trunk out of the fireplace. Having made it across the room to their friends Aggy kissed James on the cheek giving him a quick hug and moved over to Lily who was just releasing Remus from a similar embrace. The girls hugged each other but had to laugh as they caught sight of the boys slapping one another on the shoulder.
The girls moved over to their boyfriends and Lily said "You two" as her and Aggy hugged them.
Remus shrugged and James said "What?" but all he got in reply was giggles from them and then Lily said "Never mind"
Grabbing hold of Aggy's hand Remus said "Come on lets go and see mum" and he led the way out of the small comfortable study.
Following them Lily found herself in an oak-panelled hallway with a black and white tiled floor; the wide staircase hugged the wall and curled around disappearing into the first floor. The hallway was littered with doors and Remus pushed one open to reveal a warm cosy sitting room.
Hearing the door open Suzie Lupin looked up and smiled as her son and his friends as they entered "Hello" she said to the teenagers.
Moving over to the fireplace Aggy sat in a large squishy arm chair and Remus dropped to the floor in front of her leaning back against her legs. Immediately at ease Lily and James sat down on to the sofa facing the fireplace and both smiled at Mrs Lupin.
James spoke first "Hello Mrs Lupin and thank you for inviting us to stay"
"It's my pleasure and can you please call me Suzie" she said with another smile both teenagers nodded at her. "Well I'd better go and sort out dinner" Turning to Remus she said "Why don't you all relax till dinner and then after we have eaten you can show your friends to their rooms"
"Ok…Thanks mum" he replied and with that Suzie headed out of the room for the kitchen.
While Remus had been talking to his mother Lily had taken this opportunity to study her long time friend; she had never seen Aggy look so relaxed, happy and calm.
Noticing Suzy move Lily broke her stare and flicked her eyes to James and smiled.
"So how was the wedding?" Aggy asked as the door clicked shut.
As Lily moved closer to James she said, "It was really beautiful…Jeanne looked fantastic" at this the girls fell into conversation about the gowns everyone had worn.
James put his arm around Lily pulling her a little closer as she talked animatedly to Aggy. He nodded in all the right places and occasionally flashed Remus a grin.
Thirty minutes later both James and Remus gave a sigh of relief as Suzie Lupin shouted that dinner was ready. Getting up Remus offered Aggy his hand and pulled her out of the chair, neither of them noticed the smile that had washed over Lily's face. Getting up she and James followed them out of the sitting room.
Dinner was served in the kitchen around a large old pine table. Just as they had started to tuck into the food that Suzie had laid on the table a tall sandy haired man entered the room and stooped to kiss his wife.
Looking at the group of teenagers he smiled "Hello nice to see you all" and pulling out a chair he said, "I hope you've left enough for me." Before anyone could respond Suzie placed a plate in front of him and he helped himself to the serving dishes. "Its nice to see you again Lily…Hope you enjoyed your time at the ministry?"
"Hello Mr Lupin…Yes it was very interesting" she answered in between mouthfuls of mashed potato. The rest of dinner was spent with talk of Quidditch as James and Lily told them about meeting the England captain at the wedding. As dinner came to an end Lily and Aggy helped Suzie clear everything away.
"Right…Why don't you show Lily and James up stairs and they can unpack" Suzie said "And then come back down…We'll be in the sitting room"
At this the four teenagers got up and headed for the stairs, getting to the top of the staircase Remus turned to the right and followed the corridor down to the end. Reaching the last door he swung it open saying, "Not as grand as James's but I hope this is alright Lily"
They all entered the room and Lily smiled "Remus its lovely" she said as she looked around the room smiling at the country cottage draperies and the white limed furniture.
Looking revealed Remus said "How about we show James to his room…I'll show you were mine and Aggy's rooms are and then you can unpack" waiting for them to nodded he said "Ok lets go"
Following him out of the room they headed back down the corridor stopping at the next door on the left, opening it he said, "This is Aggy's room" and then moved on. Getting back to the main landing they headed off to the left and he opened the first door on the right saying "Here you go James…same as usual" and James nodded. Pointing to the next door he said to Lily "That's my room and then the one further down on the right is mum and dads"
Smiling at them Aggy said "Come on Lily let's go and unpack your stuff" turning to the boys she said "We'll meet you down stairs" and with that the girls headed back towards Lily's room.
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Sitting down on Lily's bed Aggy watched her friend start to unpack the things she would need while they were staying at Remus's house. Aggy played over the information Lily and James had given them about the wedding so far and thought a few things didn't quite add up. Drawing her legs up underneath her she smiled.
"I'm so glad that you had a good time at the wedding" she said with a smile.
Nodding as Lily said "Thanks"
"So what was it like staying at the hotel?" she asked
Keeping her back to Aggy Lily said "Oh it was really nice" and was thankful that Aggy couldn't see the blush that was spreading over her face.
Grinning Aggy asked, "So did you and James get rooms close together." Hearing Lily giggle Aggy jumped off the bed and spun Lily around, as she looked at her friend's face all Aggy could do was laugh.
Rolling her eyes Lily said "Alright…I give up…Jeanne put us in the same room"
"And!" was the only reply she got
A giggle rising Lily smirked at her saying, "Use your imagination" and returned to the task of putting away her possessions.
Taking a step back Aggy sat down folding her arms she said "And?"
Lily faltered for a second turning around to face the smirking face she said "Agather Court if you think for one second I am going to tell you anything you have another thing coming" and turned back putting the last of her things away. Job done Lily chuckled saying "I will say one thing…It definitely will require further research"
At this Aggy grabbed her and both girls fell back onto the bed laughing. Finally regaining some sense Aggy said "Come on lets go back down and find our sex kittens" as the last words left her lips Aggy was already up and running for the door.
Lily finally caught up with her as they crashed through the sitting room down and landed in a heap on the rug in front of the fireplace. Sitting up the girls could do nothing but laugh at the looks they were getting.
Lily managed to raise her hand saying "Believe me you really do not want to know" and was grateful when James offered her a hand and hauled her up off the floor.
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Life was very relaxed at the Lupin residence; the girls spending a few hours in the library and the boys down in the basement often followed leisurely breakfasts. They had spent a lot of time in doors as the usual British weather took hold of summer. Being up on the Yorkshire moors didn't help much and being confined to the garden was a little limiting.
Wednesday morning brought the arrival of a number of owls. A large grey owl delivered a letter to both Lily and Aggy, while a small tawny dropped off a note for Lily. James and Remus grinned as they watched a familiar looking owl wing its way into the kitchen. From the reaction of Suzie Lily guessed that it had to be from Sirius.
James scooted closer to Remus to read the note with him and Remus smiled at his mother who was holding an identical piece of parchment.
Suzie read the note from Dorcas Black and thought oh well Ellie put up with them I suppose its only fair Looking at the boys she said "yes he can come next week…BUT we will not have a repeat of last time the three of you were here"
Getting up and kissing his mother on the cheek Remus said "I promise mum…we will not blow anything up this time" he then wondered if his mothers letter said anything about Marie and he asked, "Will it be all right for Sirius's girlfriend to come as well"
Rolling her eyes "Can she keep him under control?" watching the four faces smile and nod at her "Yes fine…Owl her and see if she can come as well"
Chuckling James said "Sirius already did and she would love to"
"Oh that boy" turning her attention to Lily and Aggy she said "Well what about you two?"
Looking up from her letter Lily said "Its from the ministry, they said that we can go to summer training but its this weekend"
Suzie thought Oh what a relief…I wasn't sure what to do with them and she cast a glance over at her son.
Remus nodded at his mother and said "That works out really well" noticing the confused look on Lily's face he said, "Full moon this weekend"
Unconsciously Lily's hand moved over to touch Aggy's arm as she said "Oh right…sorry I'd forgotten." It was then that Lily noticed the strange look on James's face "What?"
"You said we?" he asked as he looked at Aggy's letter.
Suddenly unsure Lily bit her bottom lip "I meant me and Aggy"
Suzie noted the tension building and said "Right boys I do believe it is your turn to clear the table" turning to the girls "I would be really grateful if you girls would tidy the library for me this morning"
Lily smiled at Suzie and quickly followed Aggy out of the kitchen but not before sneaking a last glance in James's direction thinking Talk to him Remus please
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As soon as the library door closed the girls talked none stop about going Quidditch training and the content of the letters from the ministry. Lily couldn't believe that they also got to stay with Richard for three days as well. Lily told Aggy about what to expect in terms of the drills they normally had to do and practice matches.
This was how James found them half an hour later tidying the shelves and talking about Quidditch moves.
Hearing the door open the girls turned to see James enter the room, Aggy gave Lily a look that said stay calm and a gentle squeeze on the arm. Moving passed James towards the door she said, "Do you know where Remus is?"
Nodding James said "Sitting room" and with that Aggy left them alone closing the door behind her.
Leaning back against the closed door James stood looking at Lily who was biting her lip again. Finally he moved over to her and putting his arms around her he said "Stop that or I'll have no lip left to kiss."
Rolling her eyes at him Lily melted as he flashed the infamous smile and then bent his head and kissed her.
As they broke apart she said, "Your not mad are you that Jonesy only invited Aggy are you?"
Resting his head against her hair he said "No…It would have been nice but no I'm not mad"
Lily sighed with relief snuggling closer to James and enjoying this rare moment alone. Some how they hadn't managed many since arriving at Remus's house.
Pulling away slightly she said "Better go and find the others…Before they think we've killed each other"
Going into the sitting room hand in hand caused their friends to breathe sighs of relief. The rest of the morning was spent sending owls.
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Standing at the fireplace on Saturday morning James left first, but not before thanking Suzie, kissing Lily, hugging Aggy and promising to see them all in three days.
Lily hugged Suzie saying "Thanks…I'll see you in three days Suzie…Bye" and she stepped into the flame spinning off to Richards house.
This left Aggy alone and looking at Suzie she was reminded of Remus who had gone into seclusion late the night before. Instinctively knowing what the girl was feeling the older women put her arms around her and hugged her tight.
"He will be fine and here waiting for you on Tuesday…Don't worry" Suzie said smiling at the girl who was obviously in love with her son. As Aggy started to move away Suzie touched her face "Thank you Aggy." Suzy continued "For loving Remus despite him being…"
But before she could continue Aggy said "It doesn't make him who he is you know…Its just something he is…People who can't see past that don't deserve to know him"
Letting go of her hand Aggy stepped up to the fireplace, looking back at Suzie she said "Bye Suzie…I'll see you soon" as she spun away through the floo network Aggy didn't see the tears that flowed down her boyfriends mothers face.
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Richard was waiting for the girls in the sitting room of his home. As Aggy arrived he was just releasing Lily from a hug and said "Hello Aggy…Nice to see you again"
Aggy stepped closer to him and was surprised as he pulled her into a hug as well, Lily chuckled and Aggy said, "Thanks for letting me stay"
Just at that moment the door opened and Miranda charged into the room. Smiling at his over excited daughter Richard said "I'd hold the thanks for a while if I was you" and they both laughed as Lily was knocked onto the sofa under the assault of the four-year-old.
Dragging his daughter off Lily he said, "This is Lily's friend Aggy"
Turning to her Miranda said "Have you come to play as well"
Still laughing Aggy nodded and received a whoop of delight from the small child.
Hearing the noise Grace wandered in from the kitchen and after hugging Lily was introduced to Aggy.
Checking the time Richard said "Right I'll quickly show you to your room…Sorry but you'll have to share…Hope that's all right?" Both girls nodded at him "And then we'll have to get going or we will be late"
It wasn't long before they were spinning through the floo network to the Puddlemere United clubhouse. No matter how often Lily travelled by floo powder she still managed to fall out at the other end.
Lily introduced Aggy to Jonesy and the rest of the players, minus Philip Tring who was on honeymoon. As they made there way out to the pitch Aggy heard one of the other beaters say "What do we look like bloody baby sitters?" Glancing in the direction of the comment Aggy thought Time to wipe that smirk off your face isn't it. Lily looked at her friend noticing the hard glare that she had in her eye and thought Oh bugger…Today is definitely going to be interesting
The rest of the morning found all the players doing fitness drills as a whole squad. After lunch they divided up into player positions and received individual training on moves and plays.
Aggy stood in the middle of the other beaters feeling a little nervous, being the only female beater and hoping she would go unnoticed. Out of the corner of her eye she glimpsed the idiot who had made the baby sitting comment.
At that second the beater coach said, "Ok lets see what our Gryffindor beater is made of." At this Aggy gave him her full attention and listened carefully to his instructions. Mounting her broom Aggy took to the air and getting into position she waited for the bludger to be released.
As the bludger raised in the air and headed straight for her she caught sight of the training dummy the coach had conjured. Gauging the distance Aggy made her swing at the bludger sending it spiralling towards the dummy and blasting it out off the sky. Smiling she made her wait back to the ground.
Landing next to the coach Aggy smiled at him and then turning on the spot braced her self for the on coming bludger. Reaching out for it she grabbed it, pulling it into her chest and then moved over to the storage box and replace it fastening it in securely.
Standing back up she said "Doesn't look like I'll be needing a baby sitter after all" and smiling she moved back to stand next to the other beaters. All of who were looking at the girl with surprised expressions on their faces.
Rolling her eyes at them Aggy said "You should never judge a book by its cover…Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't be a bloody good beater" and she stood their arms folded.
Finally one of them slapped her on the back and said "Sorry but girls usually want to be chasers or seekers"
At this Aggy smirked and said "With a temper like mine I need the stress release" and this caused them all to laugh.
The rest of the afternoon went with out a hitch and the girls soon found them selves back in the club house exhausted from the hard training session. Walking into the changing rooms Aggy smiled at the sight of the large bath that was already filled with steaming water.
Looking at Lily she said, "The male players don't use this as well do they?"
Shaking her head Lily said "No…They have there own…Come on lets get in" and smiling she said, "This is the best part of training relaxing in the bath." With that she stripped off the dirty training robes and slipped into the water. As all the female players relaxed in the steaming water a large silver teapot appeared on the side of the bath. For the next twenty minutes they sat back drinking tea and chatting about the training session.
Finally emerging back into the clubhouse, Lily and Aggy went over to join Richard who was already tucking into a large plate full of pasta.
Aggy had no problems during the next two days, the other beaters even made a bit of a fuss of wanting to be her partner during the training matches causing Aggy to blush.
When not at the club the girls enjoyed playing with Miranda and chatting to Grace.
Lying in bed on Monday night Aggy said, "Thanks for getting them to invite me Lily…I've really enjoyed going training". Lily simply nodded at her. "I am looking forward to going back to Remus's tomorrow though"
Lily had to agree with this and both girls drifted to sleep thinking about the two boys that would be waiting for them.
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Aggy was very relieved to find Remus sat in the study waiting for them. As Lily entered the room she chuckled to see her friends in a tight embrace and after a second coughed loudly. The two teenagers turned both going bright red causing Lily to laugh but it was cut short as James crept out of the fireplace and grabbed her. After she finished screaming and hitting him she followed Aggy and Remus's lead pulling James tight to her and kissing him.
The rest of the day the four teenagers spent quietly together enjoying the company of their respective partner.
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Peace was soon shattered as Thursday arrived and in with it came Sirius Black and Marie Devon. They arrived early and Sirius was very please to be in time for his second breakfast of the day.
No matter how much trouble he got into Suzie Lupin couldn't help but like the dark haired boy. Just like Ellie potter they groaned at the thought of him coming to stay but secretly smiled because having Sirius in your house usually meant you had no idea what would happened next.
Standing back against the sink in the kitchen Suzie watched the six teenagers chatter happily around the table while they ate breakfast. She also smiled at the sight of the small petite blonde who definitely had the measure of Sirius Black, already she had shot him a glance and he had calmed down slightly.
"So what do you all intend to do today?" she asked them. But all she got was shrugs from them. "Well how about you go into the sitting room while you decided and let me clear up in here"
This caused them all to get up and she got six lots of thanks for breakfast reigning down on her as they left the room.
They decided to play chess for the rest of the morning, the main aim being trying to beat Remus. By the time lunch was ready Remus was smirking at his friends who had all been thoroughly thrashed and he had remained the undefeated champion.
Lunch was a very noisy affair especially when the subject of Quidditch was brought up. The three males sat around the table decided it would be fun to tease the girls about the game played at James's house.
Smirking at them Lily leaned over and whispered something to Aggy and then to Marie. Gaining nods from both girls she said, "Thanks for Lunch Suzie…Don't worry about clearing away we'll do it"
"Thanks…In that case I think I will go up stairs" getting up Suzie said "See you lot later"
It wasn't long before the boys followed Suzie out of the kitchen but not before telling them they were going down into the basement for a bit and they'd see them later.
Soon Aggy and Marie were camped in the library waiting for Lily to return from her room. As Lily crept into the room she grinned and waved a piece of parchment at them. They crowded around a small study table and a plan was formed.
Not wanting to be disturbed the girls decided to retreat to Aggy's room which since the arrival of Marie and Sirius had become the home of all three girls, who had decided to all share due to a lack of space (Sirius was moved into Lily's room). Sealing the door and casting a silencing charm they worked in peace.
By the time dinnertime arrived they had achieved their goal and the plan was complete. Three very smug female Gryffindor's went down to dinner that evening. Entering the kitchen they beamed at the beautiful young men who were already sat around the table waiting for them.
James looked up saying "Where have you three been all afternoon?"
Sitting down next to him Lily kissed him on the cheek saying "We were upstairs…You know going over what homework we had left to do before going back to school"
Horrified looks were exchanges by the three male Gryffindor's but the looks on the girl's faces told them not to comment.
As dinner got underway Remus asked, "Where's dad tonight?"
"He's had to work an extra shift tonight" replied his mother who was grateful when this was accepted with a nod and the conversation returned to Quidditch.
The rest of the evening was spent in the sitting room playing exploding snap and Sirius trying to beat Remus at chess again.
Suzie Lupin laughed to her self as the six teenagers went up to bed and hoped the portrait of Simon's great grandmother would not be too shocked to find three couples kissing goodnight on the landing.
The girls had quickly got changed into their pyjamas and waited for everything to go quiet. Hearing Remus's mum come up the stairs and head for her room they got organised. Reaching for her wand Lily got ready to cast the charm. Starting with Marie it wasn't long before the girl disappeared from sight closely followed by Aggy and then Lily her self.
Now invisible thanks to the charm they had worked on at the ministry and the extra time they had put in that day all three girls stood invisible.
Looking straight ahead of her Lily said "Don't forget we only have twenty minutes before this thing wears off" waiting for them to nod in reply, she chuckled realising she wouldn't be able to see them do it. "Right I'll go first then Marie and Aggy you bring up the rear."
Quietly Lily opened the door and walked out on to the landing. Turning she headed for James's room trying her best not to laugh. Hearing a slight click Lily saw Remus's door open and smiled thinking well their goes Aggy.
Creeping into James room Lily walked over to the sleeping form standing still for a minute she had a twinge of guilt but it soon passed. Kneeling down beside his bed she gently reached out her hand and tickled the end of his nose. James twitched, Lily did it again and this time his hand came up to swot away the irritation.
Smiling Lily leaned over and brushed her lips lightly over his and couldn't help but chuckle at the low moan he emitted. This time she leant in and kissed him harder. Noticing his hand raising Lily eased back just in time before his hand could touch her face. Pushing her hand under the cover slightly she ran it along his collarbone and up the side of his neck and then she lent in for one last kiss.
With this final assault James's eyes flickered open and Lily moved back quickly. She watched James look around the room smile and then close his eyes again.
Slowly standing up Lily took one last look at James before heading out of his room. She made it back into the bedroom just as the charm wore off and smiled as she saw the other two girls waiting for her.
Each relayed their tale as they got under the covers in their beds and giggled at the thought of conversations at breakfast tomorrow.
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The three girl's rose early to ensure that their male counter parts did not come into contact with each other before breakfast.
Sitting around the table it took all the acting skills the girls could muster not to burst out laughing at the looks on the boy's faces.
It was Sirius who got the ball rolling as he said, "When did you get a ghost Moony?"
Shrugging he replied "I didn't think we had any but…" the end of his sentence was muffled as he put another piece of toast into his mouth.
James looked at the others and said, "Well I think you definitely have one now"
This got stares from the other two, casting a glance at the girls Moony asked "Did any of you feel anything?" blushing as he realised he had said feel instead of hear.
Not trusting themselves to speak each girl shook her head, finally composing her self Lily said, "Sounds like a frisky ghost if you felt it?"
At this the three boys all turned red as they realised that they must have all experienced the same thing.
During this exchange Aggy glanced at Marie and smirked but was unaware of Remus watching her.
Rolling his eyes he thought What have they been up to? Folding his arms Remus fixed Aggy with a stare that said I know you are up to something. "All right spill the beans…What did you do?"
James and Sirius looked at Remus and then at their girlfriends and it dawned on them that they had been had.
Knowing the game was up Lily couldn't hold the laughter in any longer and was soon joined by Aggy and Marie.
Marie managed to compose herself first saying "All right…Lets clean up first and then we'll tell you…Promise"
It wasn't long before they had adjourned to the sitting room and the girls filled the boys in on the previous evenings activities. Punishment for their misdemeanour came in the form of tickling until they cried and soon the sound of high pitched squealing could be heard around the house. It was loud enough to bring Suzie Lupin dashing into the sitting room wondering who was being murdered but on seeing the girls being tickled mercilessly she quietly left the room.
After several apologies the boys were keen for the girls to share their newfound knowledge with them and before long half of the sitting room had vanished and reappeared as they practised the charm.
Friday soon came to an end and it was time for them to all to pack up again this time for the move to Sirius's house. Both Lily and Aggy were a little nervous about this last stop, if Sirius was anything to go by then meeting the rest of his family was going to be interesting.
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A/N: Well end of another chapter – thanks to all those that are still reading – Much appreciated – Hope you liked this one? – I know Remus's mum is a bit on the liberal side but who wouldn't be with a werewolf for a son (she just wants him to have a little fun).
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