"I thought we'd never get any time on our own!" Remus exclaimed as Peter
left the dormitory.
"Well hopefully he'll be gone a fair while. I'd say he has to do a fair bit of grovelling for not replying to Maria's owl post over the summer wouldn't you?"
Remus nodded. "I'd not be a happy bunny if you'd not written to me. It was bad enough not getting to see you at all, I didn't realise how difficult it would be."
Sirius flushed with pleasure that Remus felt so strongly but also with a touch of guilt. "Well I didn't mean to loose my temper with my dad and accidentally explode the freezer in a tantrum resulting in being grounded!"
Remus giggled. "That would have been funny."
Sirius raised a doubtful eyebrow. "It would have been had I not had my backside thrashed within an inch of my life from my Mum and been grounded."
Sirius tried not to discuss with anyone his true relationship with his parents and how it was descending into pure hatred between him and them. Partly because he didn't want to concern Remus with any extra troubles but also because he was embarrassed. Embarrassed to have parents who were so stuck in their ways.
Maybe he was a little scared that he would seem weak for not standing up against them strongly enough when he knew perhaps he should, because all he really wanted was for them to truly love him for who he was, but with every day that passed the likelihood of this declined more and more.
Remus nodded. "I've never been grounded."
Sirius snorted. "God knows how not, I know that the butter wouldn't melt image is rot and rubbish, it would literally sizzle!"
"What time do you reckon James will get back?" Remus asked thoughtfully.
"Dunno. Perfect Prefect Potter! An hour or so?" Sirius smirked, he'd found it quite amusing that someone who could be part of pulling such ridiculous pranks could ever have been chosen to be a prefect!
"Alliteration Sirius, I am impressed."
After a second of confusion Sirius registered. "Do you always have to be so wise?" He teased. "You'd have made a good prefect."
Remus' lip twisted slightly, then he wistfully said, "I'd have liked to be one actually, geeky as it sounds. It would have been a nice challenge. Of course I know it's because of my being a werewolf."
Sirius crossed the room and wrapped his arms around Remus' waist. "You'd have made a good one Remy, they were fools not to choose you. Me on the other hand." He wiggled his eyebrows making them both giggle. "Sirius Black, brilliant scholar you may be but you do not set any kind of example worth replicating to the younger members of the school!" He'd pinched his nose up and spoke with McGonagall's crisp voice.
"I think if the teachers knew half of what we got up to we'd have been expelled and James most certainly wouldn't be a prefect!"
Remus rose up onto his toes and put his arms around Sirius' neck and softly kissed his lips; they were even more tender and warm than he'd remembered.
"Siri if you get any taller I'm not going to be able to reach!"
Sirius bent his neck down a little and in between planting light butterfly kisses on Remus' delectable mouth replied, "I'll have to put growth potion in your pumpkin juice!"
Remus pulled back in mock horror. "You just dare! You did that to Snape and his nose swelled up like some great parsnip sprouting from his face! You'll just have to pick me up if you continue to grow! It's not like I weigh much!"
"Shut up Remus." Sirius said jovially and stroking the honeyed hair back from his boyfriend's face, tucking it behind his ear and returning to his mouth, running his tongue agilely over the smaller boy's bottom lip until the mouth opened to the probing, welcoming it in before sliding his own out to greet Sirius'.
Before long Remus had his hand wound through Sirius thick black locks and the other gripping his neck, softly rubbing the heated flesh with his thumb. Sirius moaned into Remus' open mouth as he pulled the werewolf closer to him, a hand now under his shirt to hold his back, the other possessively gripping Remus' backside. The kissing had never been so passionate before and the enforced separation had made the desire for each other so much stronger as their tongues danced together battling for supremacy.
And that is how James found them.
"Ahem!" He coughed, surprised at the heated scene he had just walked in on. The two boys jumped apart, having lost all track of time absorbed in one another.
"Good meeting James?" Remus realised his voice was squeaky, not sure if that was from the effect of Sirius' skilled mouth or the shock at being caught in the act!
"Not bad, not half as interesting as what you two have been up to though by the looks of it!"
Remus hurriedly sat down on his bed, placing his hands strategically in his lap to hide the tenting of his trousers, aroused by the passion of losing himself with Sirius.
Sirius was blushing furiously, James seemed to be enjoying him squirm while Remus couldn't help but think the usually cocksure Sirius looked adorable with reddened cheeks.
"It is what it looks like." Sirius eventually stammered, sliding down beside Remus and slipping an arm around his lover's waist.
"It's about time I have to say!" James chortled at the look of astonishment on Sirius' face.
"What do you mean?" This made James chuckle more.
"Well the pair of you have been mooning around over one another for goodness knows how long! So is this something that's just happened?"
Sirius appeared to be lost for words, not having realised that James had the slightest clue.
Remus rescued him. "We've both felt this way for quite a while and finally did something about it at the very end of last term, erm in the cupboard hiding from Filch actually! We might have to thank the man! Can you imagine his face?" This seemed to reduce the tension from Sirius.
"So are you ok with this James?"
"Yeah, I mean other people mightn't like it, like the whole female population. Remus, a bunch of second years were discussing what a nice arse you have by the way, bless them."
"We would have told you Jamie, but well, it's new to us as well and we know it won't be everyone's cup of tea so we kept it to ourselves. We'll let our close friends know when we're ready so will you keep it to yourself?" Remus asked as Sirius got a wicked glint in his eye.
"Yeah or I'll tell Malfoy about Lily going down on you in the shower!" James' eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"Erm I'll definitely be keeping quiet! At least until I have greater ammunition against you Black! Why did I ever tell him about that?" James muttered as he disappeared downstairs to the common room.
***
"He'll be back from the library soon! Peter, come on!" Sirius was hopping from one leg to the other and waving his arms.
"You should have become a chicken not a dog Sirius the way you're flapping around!" Sirius' eyes bore into Peter and James clasped a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Why don't you try again Peter? If you can't do it we'll just have to keep trying for next month. One more month isn't the end of the world." James tried to relax Peter in the hope that his calming affect might help the rounded panicking boy.
"I managed earlier!" Peter whined wishing Sirius wasn't giving him the daggers look that he was.
"You've managed once! Me and James have been able to do it since the beginning of the summer! Poor Remus, if you cared about him you'd try harder!"
James glared. "Take your time Peter, Sirius is being a pillock!" Peter swallowed hard and nodded, his face written with pure concentration.
"You did it!" Peter changed back and nearly had the life squashed out of him by Sirius. "Well done!"
"Shh! He's coming!" James hissed as the three of them dived onto their individual beds.
"What are you up to?" Remus asked suspiciously as he rubbed his eyes, the pull of the moon tiring him.
"Nothing." Chorused three voices as they looked around hoping to look natural.
"Well now I know you're up to something. You do know it is the full moon tonight so if you were planning to count me in on whatever scandal you're developing you'd better count me back out." He tried to sound nonchalant but inside felt let down. It wouldn't be the first time they had played pranks while he was alone in the shack. He'd have thought at least Sirius would have remembered and had a little consideration, he knew how distressing it was for his boyfriend after all.
"Well you know, we were planning on changing the décor in the Slytherin common room." James said lightly.
"Well thanks for including me!" Remus stamped off, unable to control himself this close to the full moon.
"Oops!" Peter mouthed, no sound coming out of his mouth.
"I'll go." Sighing Sirius set off after Remus wishing they'd finished the Marauders Map but still having a few spells to cast on it so resorting to manual searching.
"You'll be freezing!" Sirius took his cloak off and put it around Remus' shoulders.
"How did you know I was here?" Remus' voice was cold; Sirius didn't like it.
"I remembered you saying when you wanted to think you came and sat here among the bushes."
Remus gave one nod of his head in acknowledgement before adding "Shame you didn't remember it was the full moon when you plotted to do something you knew I'd want to be involved in. You're many things Sirius but I never thought you'd be so selfish as to exclude me. I thought I meant more to you than that!"
"Oh Remy." Sirius began wrapping his arms around his despondent lover.
"Don't 'oh Remy' me!" Remus snapped and shrugged Sirius' hands off.
"Remus you don't understand..." He tried again.
"No, you're wrong. I understand perfectly well that Malfoy pissed you off earlier on so you're going to get him back as soon as possible and it doesn't matter to you that someone you say is special can't join in the fun because...whoops he's a werewolf!"
Sirius was taken aback; it was so unlike Remus to loose his temper, yet this hadn't been the first time. He knew it was the wolf trying to get out. Vying for power with the boy, demanding to get control.
"Listen to me." Sirius kept his voice calm and even, not planning to take on Remus in this frame of mind, knowing he'd be fighting a losing battle. "We've got something planned and it does involve you ok, now come with me and we'll show you."
Reluctantly Remus allowed Sirius to take his hand and was pulled back towards the castle.
"I'd not leave you out Rem.things aren't half as good without you there too." Sirius thought that speaking these words would make him cringe but it didn't, he felt a fuzzy sensation in his stomach; it made him feel good about himself.
"Sit down." Sirius ordered once they were back with the others. Scowling sceptically about this plan they'd concocted he slumped onto his bed. "I'll let you go first James.I present you Mr Prongs!" Suddenly a stag appeared in James' place, before he reappeared.
"What the..." Remus trailed off as Sirius spoke again.
"Mr Wormtail!" Sirius held his breath for almost a minute as Peter remained standing but eventually could breathe again as a small grey rat materialised in Peter's place.
"And finally Mr Padfoot!" Peter announced breathless with relief that he had managed to pull it off!
"So then Mr Moony what do you think?" Sirius turned grinning to Remus who was trying to close his mouth.
"I...I...Wow!"
"We figured if we became animagi then we could accompany you on the full moons." James explained.
"It was Sirius' idea - we've been working on it for nearly 3 years now!" Peter added excited, so glad that he'd pulled his stunt off. "And we thought up nicknames - so you're Moony alright?"
"Thank you." Remus finally managed, tears filling his eyes. "Thank you so much." First he hugged Peter and then James, finally coming to Sirius. "You don't know how much this means to me!" He whispered into Sirius' ear.
"Oh I don't know, I feel pretty amazing about it so I'm reckoning you are too."
"I love you!" Remus murmured to him. Sirius thought his heart might explode.
"Yeah...I love you too!"
The three boys slipped away under the invisibility cloak to the Whomping Willow after dinner, Peter touching the notch as planned. They were all a touch nervous, what if Remus didn't like company once he was in his lupine form? What if he did attack them? Sirius was nervous about seeing Remus transform, he was sure it wouldn't be pretty.
Remus froze and began shuddering pretty much as soon as he arrived in the shack. His classmates transformed at once, Peter again extremely relieved he'd managed it, if he hadn't he'd be faced with the werewolf now in front of him! Remus sniffed them all and made a small whining noise. One by one the others stepped up to him, the wolf willingly accepting the new members of his pack before settling down curled up to Padfoot, his friend, his love, his saviour. Never had he transformed and not torn himself to shreds until now.
***
"So you'll bring Lily up here?" Sirius asked.
"For the third time yes!" James laughed.
"I'm so nervous, what if Peter and her hate us?"
James sighed. "Lily's not like that. She'll be pleased for you both."
It was the night of the Christmas Ball. Peter had been surprised when neither Remus nor Sirius had a date.
"We're not staying long." Remus had said, which confused Peter even more. He'd finally grovelled enough to win Maria back so she would be meeting him later in the hall. But first Sirius had some announcement that they needed to wait for Lily for.
James brought Lily, dressed in a satin sapphire robe and looking stunning, into the room. "Hi everyone." She smiled. Remus had to admit she was extremely beautiful; it was no wonder James loved her.
"I hope you're going to behave better this year!" She joked with Sirius. "I've had to listen to how dreadful you were last year for the past two hours!"
"I promise to behave." Sirius ducked his head down, pretending to be like a small boy being scolded by his mother, it wasn't a hard act to perfect, after all he'd had an awful lot of practise!
"Right." Sirius took a deep breath and reached out for Remus' smaller hand, squeezing it softly. "I know everyone is wondering why neither myself or Remus have asked anyone to the dance with us. We are well aware that all of the girls in our year and the one below think that we have secret dates who we will reveal on the night and perhaps that's what the boys think as well. But it's not true."
Peter looked perplexed, why were they holding hands? Lily had a knowing look in her emerald eyes and smiled encouragingly at Sirius. "We won't be dancing with anyone tonight because we're only staying until after the feast. We can't dance with the people who we want to in the Great Hall and so we see no reason to remain there when we can come back here and dance together, because we're in love with each other."
Remus nodded, hardly daring to breathe let alone speak as he waited for the response.
"Oh that is just so romantic!" Lily squealed before hugging them both. "Coming back up here to dance together. It's beautiful. Congratulations, who would ever have thought it - the ladies man Sirius Black, my word! And Remus as well, the strong silent type the girlies love! They will be so disappointed when this gets out!" Remus' amber eyes grew large. "No, no silly! I won't tell anyone don't worry! I'm happy for you and it's up to you when to tell people but I really appreciate you letting me in on your secret; your other secret."
She smiled at Remus, James had told her earlier in the year and she had been wonderfully supportive, he should have known better than to be afraid of Lily's reaction to his and Sirius' relationship.
Sirius turned his gaze on Peter. James elbowed the chubby blond boy.
"But you're both boys!" He couldn't stop himself from saying.
Remus got there before Sirius, afraid that Sirius would be abusive. "We know that, and that's why we can't be open about this with everyone, but we wanted our friends to know and that's why you three are the only ones who know."
Peter nodded slowly, still trying to fathom it all when Sirius spoke. "I know it's a shock Pete but we do love each other, just like James and Lily love each other, just because we're both boys doesn't mean we can't be affectionate and attracted to each other."
"It might take me a while to get used to." Peter said still reeling in shock. He'd always thought Sirius was going to make himself a reputation by getting every girl in their year pregnant or something. Being gay hadn't been something he'd ever suspected from his dark haired fellow Gryffindor.
"But I'm your friend and I'll support you even if it isn't something I feel 100% comfortable about. I'll be fine with it provided I don't have to see anything really icky!"
"Don't worry, I'll only suck on his balls when you're asleep!" Sirius said with a wink causing Remus to blush furiously while trying to look indignant and everyone else laughed before heading downstairs.
"I'll just add at this point that we haven't done anything 'icky' yet so you needn't worry Peter!" Remus muttered. "We're not ready yet."
James overheard and dropping back from Lily murmured, "You should do Rem, it's incredible!"
"James, don't discuss our intimate details please, or you'll never lose your virginity, at least not to me!" That shut the tousle-haired boy up sharpish!
***
"Thank Merlin we escaped!" Sirius laughed as he and Remus ran hand in hand from the hall. "I want to kiss you so much you wouldn't believe." Remus flushed slightly, Sirius voice had a new husky edge, which couldn't fail to excite the tawny haired boy.
"Oh Sirius!" Remus' hand flew to his mouth. "This is wonderful!" He found his way into the taller boy's arms, kissing him tenderly.
"Anything for you sweetheart." Remus felt his heart swelling at the term of endearment. Sirius had got the house elves to bring up an enchanted miniature piano and violin and they played soft, romantic music. On Sirius' bedside table two glasses of champagne stood along with a small plate of chocolates.
"You're so romantic!"
Slowly they danced, bodies crushed together, lips and tongues gliding over one another as they swayed to the slow, delicate music. Sirius could feel Remus' erection pressing against his thigh as the shorter boy suckled softly at his neck and was certain Remus would be able to feel his own arousal.
Stroking Remus' cheek with the back of his hand he whispered into his boyfriend's ear, catching his earlobe with his tongue. "Shall we take this to bed?"
Carefully Sirius removed his dress robe and Remus followed suit, leaving them both stood in just their shirts and boxers. Sirius reached out to unbutton Remus shirt and was surprised when he saw fear in his amber eyes.
"Moony what's wrong my love? We don't have to do anything.whatever you're most comfortable with."
"I'm ugly." Remus stated blankly as if there were no argument to the point.
Sirius cupped his face softly. "You are most definitely not ugly! Are you worried about your scars?"
Remus bit on his lower lip and nodded. "Nobody has seen me naked before and I'm just very conscious that I'm different and I'm frightened you won't find me attractive once you've seen my body." He confessed.
"I love you Remy, all of you, with or without your scars." He slowly began to undo his own shirt, allowing Remus to make the decision about his own. Doubtful, yet comforted by Sirius' gentle tone Remus removed his own shirt and held his breath waiting for Sirius to see him.
"You're so gorgeous." He said without even realising he was passing comment on the darker boy's firm, lean body.
"So are you." Sirius gently ran his hands across Remus' shoulders, letting them slide down his chest and over his stomach before taking hold of him and pulling him onto the bed to lie beside him.
Remus shivered slightly, more from anticipation than the winter air. Sirius pulled him closer and moaned softly into Remus' mouth as they connected once again. Remus' graceful hand slid down between them, playing with the soft treasure trail of hair on Sirius' flat stomach, mewling mellifluously as Sirius caressed his smooth buttocks.
Their kissing became more fierce and feral, breathing more ragged as Remus' hand ventured lower into the ebony curled mass before hesitating, wanting to touch but not certain if he should. He'd never touched anyone before so intimately, never touched another body but his own. Sirius hand entwined with his own, guiding Remus down onto his arousal, reassuring his boyfriend.
"Hmmm." Sirius sighed as he pressed his hips upwards into Remus' grip, delighting in the sensation of another's hand on his form. "That feels so good!"
Hearing the sheer arousal in Sirius' voice made Remus bolder as he began to stroke him firmly, his own cock twitching from desire before his hips bucking as Sirius took hold of him.
"Ooh! Sirius!" Remus couldn't control his orgasm, releasing after Sirius had only stroked him twice, feeling bad he hadn't been able to last but overwhelmed by the strength of his emotions and the passion between them.
Feeling the warmth and stickiness on his hand and seeing the ecstasy on Remus' face brought Sirius to his climax with a long groan as his back arched from the bed.
Once Sirius had his breathing back under control he tilted Remus' chin up with his hand and they shared a soft kiss. "That was beautiful Re, just like you." Remus glowed; nothing in his life had ever been so special.
"It felt wonderful, because it was you, it's always you." He rested his head on Sirius' broad chest and sighed with contentment.
"We shared our first kiss on this bed last year to the day." Sirius mused as he stroked Remus' soft hair.
With a hint of sarcasm Remus replied, "Hardly an anniversary worth celebrating - the pair of us in floods of tears and you being sick as a dog!"
Sirius snorted, "I am a dog!"
"And aren't I glad of it, you wouldn't believe the difference it makes to me, I'm so grateful."
"Here." Sirius passed one of the glasses of champagne to Remus and sipped slowly on his own. "I'm drinking within reason tonight - no repeats of last year, after all I'm having the most perfect time of my life." He slipped a chocolate into Remus' delectable mouth, smiling as the moist tongue wrapped around his fingers as Moony accepted the gift.
"Stay with me tonight, I want to hold you." Sirius said once the alcohol and chocolates had been finished.
"What about the others?" Remus asked, not sure whether they would appreciate them curled up together.
"We're doing no harm, and I don't want to let you go. I'm never going to let you go, you're too precious."
"You're rather exceptional yourself." Remus settled down in Sirius' arms, laying his head on his lover's shoulder, nuzzling into the crook of his neck. "You smell wonderful, it's great being a werewolf sometimes, some smells are so much more real."
"So this is where it happened?" Sirius' fingers slid over the extensive white scar on Remus' chest.
The young werewolf momentarily tensed but relaxed as Sirius gently massaged him. "Yeah it is."
Sirius didn't want to push about the ins and outs, knowing Remus wasn't keen on talking about this. "You are beautiful Remy, never think these scars make you anything less. You are the most exquisite person you know that."
Remus felt his own lips curl into a smile. "Thanks Siri. I feel so inadequate sometimes because of what's happened. You make that better you know."
Sirius kissed his forehead. "I'm glad."
Remus stifled a yawn. "C'mon darling, you're tired. Snuggle in." With a wave of his wand Sirius stopped the music and extinguished the candles. "Sleep well beautiful."
James came up to the dormitory about half an hour later. Lily was exhausted so they'd called it a night. Removing his dress robe he turned and saw his two friends asleep together, Sirius' hair spread out on his pillow, an arm around Remus' sleeping form. The smaller boy had a small smile gracing his peaceful face, which lay beneath Sirius' chin. James couldn't help but think they fitted together perfectly as he pulled the curtains around the bed, allowing them their privacy.
***
"I'm dreading the OWLS!" Remus whined as they sat in potions as the lesson came to a close.
"Me and potions really don't mix!" Peter snorted. "You are so much better than me - I'm going to fail everything as well as potions!"
"My word Lupin." Malfoy sneered. "Aren't your robes looking tatty. I'd get rid of those if I was you."
"Just because your parents are rolling in dirty money!" James spat back.
"Oh no I think Loopy here could do with losing these." Lucius winked at Snape.
"Disrobiarmus!" The greasy haired boy grinned evilly as Remus' clothes fell from him leaving him just stood in his boxers as the Slytherins cackled with laughter.
Snatching his robe up around his body Remus fled from the dungeon, tears in his eyes.
"You fucking bastard!" Sirius screamed, launching at Snape before James could grab at him. "That was just cruel!" He punched Snape in the face, bursting his nose and making his teeth go through his lip. "You'll not get away with this!" Sirius charged off after Remus.
"Oh Remy." Sirius pulled Remus into his arms, the paler boy looking at his body in the mirror in the bedroom.
"Why did he do it Sirius? Why me?"
"'Cos he's an evil git that's why." He kissed Remus' bare shoulder. "I punched him in the face." Sirius couldn't help but grin, "That'll teach him to mess with us!"
"Sirius, you'll be in so much trouble!" Remus gasped. "You didn't have to do that!"
Sirius shook his head. "I wanted to, it gave me great pleasure and I don't care whether I'm in trouble or not, it was worth it just to rearrange his ugly face!"
"I wouldn't care Sirius, it's just...what if they saw my scars - what if they all know now?"
Sirius sighed, he knew Remus was funny about people seeing him without his clothes on. "Darling, you pulled your robe back up really quickly, I'm sure they wouldn't have noticed, it isn't that obvious."
"They're obvious to me, reminders everyday that I should never have disobeyed my mother. If I hadn't ran off from her I'd never have been bitten! It's all my own fault!"
"Don't be so hard on yourself Remus. You're really brave dealing with it like you do and I will not hear you belittle yourself like this. It's just what Snape wants. C'mon sweetheart, get dressed and we'll go down to Transfiguration or McGonagall will."
"I'll do what Mr Black?" Sirius froze and let go of Remus, who hurriedly dressed himself.
"You see Professor, Remus here is a little bit upset, Severus Snape he."
"Severus Snape is in the hospital wing because you have punched him! Explain yourself at once!" He'd never seen her look so angry.
"He cast a disrobing charm on Remus and what with his lycanthropy and his scars he was upset, I know I was wrong Professor, I just lost my temper. I'm sorry."
"You have disappointed me Mr. Black. Violence does not pay and two wrongs certainly do not make a right."
Sirius tried to look sorry, although he was more sorry he had been found out, which he had known he would be, than repentant for what he had done.
"You will do detention tonight and the night after with Mr Filch." Sirius groaned. "Think yourself lucky I am not taking any more than 50 points from Gryffindor, I am extremely disappointed in you! Now get to class, both of you!"
***
Ever since the disrobing incident Sirius had been intent on getting back at Snape, who had got away with the whole situation. "Thank Merlin this map is finished!" He grinned.
"Ok." James said. "The plan is we all get under the cloak and head to the dungeons - the map should give us the password and we can avoid all people because they'll show up. This is such a great invention even if I do say so myself!"
Remus took over. "Then we sneak into the dormitory after casting a silencing charm on ourselves and we find Snape's cloak and cast the spell - everyone but him should be able to see it, and nobody but us will know we did it - nobody can prove a thing!"
"Shit - Filch!" Peter hissed, acting as map-reader.
"Where?" Sirius demanded.
"Next corridor. We'll have to go down this one and down the other stairs, takes a bit longer but is definitely safer - shame really I'd have loved to kick that ruddy cat!"
Filch had just got a kitten, Mrs Norris, and she was as bad as her owner.
"I love this map!" Remus grinned and squeezed Sirius' hand as they stood outside of the Slytherin Common Room and the password flashed up for them in neat little scroll.
"Draconis" James spoke clearly as the portrait swung back and let them in.
"Let's get the git!" Peter growled, his hatred of Snape as great as everyone elses.
"Let me do the honours" Remus said since it was he who sought vengeance mostly. "Done it!"
Peter was becoming nervous as Malfoy seemed to be sleeping only lightly. "We'd better get out of here!"
"One minute!" Sirius winked before gathering some spit in his mouth and firing it at Snape. "Take that bastard!"
"I'd say that was mission accomplished. Just wait until breakfast tomorrow morning, how I'm going to laugh!" James giggled as they clambered into bed.
"Fucking hell!" Sirius suddenly shouted as he was about to clear the map. "McGonagall is coming up the stairs!"
Remus didn't have time to dart into his own bed as Minerva opened the door and strode in.
"Oh.I'm sorry boys. Mr Filch said there were students out of bed near the Slytherin dungeons and with your reputation I thought it best to come and check what with recent events." She glared at Sirius, seeming to take a double take. "Mr Lupin is there a problem with your own bed?"
Remus couldn't prevent the colour rushing to his cheeks. He didn't often get into bed with Sirius but the excitement of the night had his blood pumping and he'd been hoping for some extracurricular attention after James and Peter had gone to sleep.
"Not really Professor. Myself and Sirius were just discussing some things and we didn't want to be noisy because James is really tired and trying to sleep."
"Likely story." She said looking down her nose at them through her glasses. "Get to sleep now boys please. Into your own bed Lupin." Reluctantly Remus took himself across.
Two hours later he couldn't sleep. All he could think of was Sirius. Sirius kissing him, licking his nipples, stroking him to orgasm, caressing his tender balls. Pushing down his pyjama bottoms Remus took hold of his engorged erection and began rubbing with long firm strokes.
Sirius too was unable to sleep but had thought Remus had drifted off long since before he heard the erotic groans and gasps from his boyfriend's bed. The sounds and the thought of Remus masturbating caused all blood to rush from Sirius' head down to his genitals. He found himself getting out of bed and into Remus'.
"Is that for me?" He asked Remus, who jumped with shock, having been carried away into his own world in the sensation coursing through his body.
"Mm Hmm. Always is." Remus answered, turning onto his back, legs spread, allowing Sirius to see him.
Sirius gasped. Remus looked so perfect, eyes shining, cheeks flushed, pyjama top hitched up and bottoms now discarded, his cock red and damp.
Unable to stop himself Sirius nestled between Remus' legs and reached out with his tongue lapping at the weeping slit. Remus gave a small cry, partly surprised as Sirius had never done this before and also in delight at how wonderful it felt.
Before long he was shamefully thrusting into the warm cavern and it didn't take long before he climaxed in Sirius' mouth with a loud cry.
"Ooh, that was just amazing." He gasped, voice shuddering from the enormity of the experience. He reached out to slide his hand into Sirius' bottoms to find his hand coming into contact with a sticky mass of hair.
"I erm already came." Sirius blushed furiously. "Doing that to you turned me on so much."
Remus smiled, feeling on cloud nine that Sirius found him so attractive that it could bring such a physical response from the raven haired boy.
"If you two have quite finished mauling and pawing at each other do you reckon I can go back to sleep."
Sirius fell off the bed in fright as James' voice echoed through the darkened room. "Just going." Sirius stumbled to his bed thoroughly mortified.
Remus thought he might just die, whether this was from embarrassment at being caught having oral sex or because of sensory overload from the experience he wasn't quite sure.
"Oh and Sirius." James piped up again. "You might want to wipe your mouth, you've missed a bit." The messy haired boy cackled loudly.
"I'm knackered." Remus yawned as they trudged towards breakfast the next morning.
"Well if you will spend the early hours having your cock sucked!" James laughed and Remus went crimson.
All that was forgotten suddenly as Snape appeared and half of the hall burst out laughing. In green letters on his back "I am Malfoy's personal arselicker" was emblazoned.
"Professor it was Black and Potter, I know it was!" He was protesting before long to McGonagall who looked displeased at the state of Snape's cloak.
"Mr Snape, suspicious of them as it may appear I know they were in fact in bed last night. We will clear the writing from the cloak but I'm afraid unless someone confesses, which is highly unlikely, this 'joke' will have to be forgotten about. Now stop hassling me about other students or I shall take points from you!"
***
"12 OWLs each!" Peter gasped. "I thought I was doing damn well with 8!" He groaned. "Oh well, my Mum will still be pleased with me, I wasn't really expected to get more than about 5!"
"Well then that's an achievement in itself isn't it." They were talking on the Hogwarts Express on the journey back to Kings Cross hardly able to believe they had sat their OWLs already and the school year was once again over.
"I think my parents might be rather pleased." Sirius said hopefully, not in fact sure at all that they would be proud of him, they never were. He had Remus' head on his shoulder, cherishing their time together before the holidays. "I think they were concerned that I wouldn't do as well as I might due to all my pranks but at least I seem to have the capacity to do both well. Filch would have loved to pin the dungbomb in his office on me but once again Black evades capture!"
He laughed. "Well my dears here we are, see you all during the holidays." Checking nobody was looking, he pecked Remus on the lips. "I'll owl everyday. I love you."
"Well hopefully he'll be gone a fair while. I'd say he has to do a fair bit of grovelling for not replying to Maria's owl post over the summer wouldn't you?"
Remus nodded. "I'd not be a happy bunny if you'd not written to me. It was bad enough not getting to see you at all, I didn't realise how difficult it would be."
Sirius flushed with pleasure that Remus felt so strongly but also with a touch of guilt. "Well I didn't mean to loose my temper with my dad and accidentally explode the freezer in a tantrum resulting in being grounded!"
Remus giggled. "That would have been funny."
Sirius raised a doubtful eyebrow. "It would have been had I not had my backside thrashed within an inch of my life from my Mum and been grounded."
Sirius tried not to discuss with anyone his true relationship with his parents and how it was descending into pure hatred between him and them. Partly because he didn't want to concern Remus with any extra troubles but also because he was embarrassed. Embarrassed to have parents who were so stuck in their ways.
Maybe he was a little scared that he would seem weak for not standing up against them strongly enough when he knew perhaps he should, because all he really wanted was for them to truly love him for who he was, but with every day that passed the likelihood of this declined more and more.
Remus nodded. "I've never been grounded."
Sirius snorted. "God knows how not, I know that the butter wouldn't melt image is rot and rubbish, it would literally sizzle!"
"What time do you reckon James will get back?" Remus asked thoughtfully.
"Dunno. Perfect Prefect Potter! An hour or so?" Sirius smirked, he'd found it quite amusing that someone who could be part of pulling such ridiculous pranks could ever have been chosen to be a prefect!
"Alliteration Sirius, I am impressed."
After a second of confusion Sirius registered. "Do you always have to be so wise?" He teased. "You'd have made a good prefect."
Remus' lip twisted slightly, then he wistfully said, "I'd have liked to be one actually, geeky as it sounds. It would have been a nice challenge. Of course I know it's because of my being a werewolf."
Sirius crossed the room and wrapped his arms around Remus' waist. "You'd have made a good one Remy, they were fools not to choose you. Me on the other hand." He wiggled his eyebrows making them both giggle. "Sirius Black, brilliant scholar you may be but you do not set any kind of example worth replicating to the younger members of the school!" He'd pinched his nose up and spoke with McGonagall's crisp voice.
"I think if the teachers knew half of what we got up to we'd have been expelled and James most certainly wouldn't be a prefect!"
Remus rose up onto his toes and put his arms around Sirius' neck and softly kissed his lips; they were even more tender and warm than he'd remembered.
"Siri if you get any taller I'm not going to be able to reach!"
Sirius bent his neck down a little and in between planting light butterfly kisses on Remus' delectable mouth replied, "I'll have to put growth potion in your pumpkin juice!"
Remus pulled back in mock horror. "You just dare! You did that to Snape and his nose swelled up like some great parsnip sprouting from his face! You'll just have to pick me up if you continue to grow! It's not like I weigh much!"
"Shut up Remus." Sirius said jovially and stroking the honeyed hair back from his boyfriend's face, tucking it behind his ear and returning to his mouth, running his tongue agilely over the smaller boy's bottom lip until the mouth opened to the probing, welcoming it in before sliding his own out to greet Sirius'.
Before long Remus had his hand wound through Sirius thick black locks and the other gripping his neck, softly rubbing the heated flesh with his thumb. Sirius moaned into Remus' open mouth as he pulled the werewolf closer to him, a hand now under his shirt to hold his back, the other possessively gripping Remus' backside. The kissing had never been so passionate before and the enforced separation had made the desire for each other so much stronger as their tongues danced together battling for supremacy.
And that is how James found them.
"Ahem!" He coughed, surprised at the heated scene he had just walked in on. The two boys jumped apart, having lost all track of time absorbed in one another.
"Good meeting James?" Remus realised his voice was squeaky, not sure if that was from the effect of Sirius' skilled mouth or the shock at being caught in the act!
"Not bad, not half as interesting as what you two have been up to though by the looks of it!"
Remus hurriedly sat down on his bed, placing his hands strategically in his lap to hide the tenting of his trousers, aroused by the passion of losing himself with Sirius.
Sirius was blushing furiously, James seemed to be enjoying him squirm while Remus couldn't help but think the usually cocksure Sirius looked adorable with reddened cheeks.
"It is what it looks like." Sirius eventually stammered, sliding down beside Remus and slipping an arm around his lover's waist.
"It's about time I have to say!" James chortled at the look of astonishment on Sirius' face.
"What do you mean?" This made James chuckle more.
"Well the pair of you have been mooning around over one another for goodness knows how long! So is this something that's just happened?"
Sirius appeared to be lost for words, not having realised that James had the slightest clue.
Remus rescued him. "We've both felt this way for quite a while and finally did something about it at the very end of last term, erm in the cupboard hiding from Filch actually! We might have to thank the man! Can you imagine his face?" This seemed to reduce the tension from Sirius.
"So are you ok with this James?"
"Yeah, I mean other people mightn't like it, like the whole female population. Remus, a bunch of second years were discussing what a nice arse you have by the way, bless them."
"We would have told you Jamie, but well, it's new to us as well and we know it won't be everyone's cup of tea so we kept it to ourselves. We'll let our close friends know when we're ready so will you keep it to yourself?" Remus asked as Sirius got a wicked glint in his eye.
"Yeah or I'll tell Malfoy about Lily going down on you in the shower!" James' eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"Erm I'll definitely be keeping quiet! At least until I have greater ammunition against you Black! Why did I ever tell him about that?" James muttered as he disappeared downstairs to the common room.
***
"He'll be back from the library soon! Peter, come on!" Sirius was hopping from one leg to the other and waving his arms.
"You should have become a chicken not a dog Sirius the way you're flapping around!" Sirius' eyes bore into Peter and James clasped a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Why don't you try again Peter? If you can't do it we'll just have to keep trying for next month. One more month isn't the end of the world." James tried to relax Peter in the hope that his calming affect might help the rounded panicking boy.
"I managed earlier!" Peter whined wishing Sirius wasn't giving him the daggers look that he was.
"You've managed once! Me and James have been able to do it since the beginning of the summer! Poor Remus, if you cared about him you'd try harder!"
James glared. "Take your time Peter, Sirius is being a pillock!" Peter swallowed hard and nodded, his face written with pure concentration.
"You did it!" Peter changed back and nearly had the life squashed out of him by Sirius. "Well done!"
"Shh! He's coming!" James hissed as the three of them dived onto their individual beds.
"What are you up to?" Remus asked suspiciously as he rubbed his eyes, the pull of the moon tiring him.
"Nothing." Chorused three voices as they looked around hoping to look natural.
"Well now I know you're up to something. You do know it is the full moon tonight so if you were planning to count me in on whatever scandal you're developing you'd better count me back out." He tried to sound nonchalant but inside felt let down. It wouldn't be the first time they had played pranks while he was alone in the shack. He'd have thought at least Sirius would have remembered and had a little consideration, he knew how distressing it was for his boyfriend after all.
"Well you know, we were planning on changing the décor in the Slytherin common room." James said lightly.
"Well thanks for including me!" Remus stamped off, unable to control himself this close to the full moon.
"Oops!" Peter mouthed, no sound coming out of his mouth.
"I'll go." Sighing Sirius set off after Remus wishing they'd finished the Marauders Map but still having a few spells to cast on it so resorting to manual searching.
"You'll be freezing!" Sirius took his cloak off and put it around Remus' shoulders.
"How did you know I was here?" Remus' voice was cold; Sirius didn't like it.
"I remembered you saying when you wanted to think you came and sat here among the bushes."
Remus gave one nod of his head in acknowledgement before adding "Shame you didn't remember it was the full moon when you plotted to do something you knew I'd want to be involved in. You're many things Sirius but I never thought you'd be so selfish as to exclude me. I thought I meant more to you than that!"
"Oh Remy." Sirius began wrapping his arms around his despondent lover.
"Don't 'oh Remy' me!" Remus snapped and shrugged Sirius' hands off.
"Remus you don't understand..." He tried again.
"No, you're wrong. I understand perfectly well that Malfoy pissed you off earlier on so you're going to get him back as soon as possible and it doesn't matter to you that someone you say is special can't join in the fun because...whoops he's a werewolf!"
Sirius was taken aback; it was so unlike Remus to loose his temper, yet this hadn't been the first time. He knew it was the wolf trying to get out. Vying for power with the boy, demanding to get control.
"Listen to me." Sirius kept his voice calm and even, not planning to take on Remus in this frame of mind, knowing he'd be fighting a losing battle. "We've got something planned and it does involve you ok, now come with me and we'll show you."
Reluctantly Remus allowed Sirius to take his hand and was pulled back towards the castle.
"I'd not leave you out Rem.things aren't half as good without you there too." Sirius thought that speaking these words would make him cringe but it didn't, he felt a fuzzy sensation in his stomach; it made him feel good about himself.
"Sit down." Sirius ordered once they were back with the others. Scowling sceptically about this plan they'd concocted he slumped onto his bed. "I'll let you go first James.I present you Mr Prongs!" Suddenly a stag appeared in James' place, before he reappeared.
"What the..." Remus trailed off as Sirius spoke again.
"Mr Wormtail!" Sirius held his breath for almost a minute as Peter remained standing but eventually could breathe again as a small grey rat materialised in Peter's place.
"And finally Mr Padfoot!" Peter announced breathless with relief that he had managed to pull it off!
"So then Mr Moony what do you think?" Sirius turned grinning to Remus who was trying to close his mouth.
"I...I...Wow!"
"We figured if we became animagi then we could accompany you on the full moons." James explained.
"It was Sirius' idea - we've been working on it for nearly 3 years now!" Peter added excited, so glad that he'd pulled his stunt off. "And we thought up nicknames - so you're Moony alright?"
"Thank you." Remus finally managed, tears filling his eyes. "Thank you so much." First he hugged Peter and then James, finally coming to Sirius. "You don't know how much this means to me!" He whispered into Sirius' ear.
"Oh I don't know, I feel pretty amazing about it so I'm reckoning you are too."
"I love you!" Remus murmured to him. Sirius thought his heart might explode.
"Yeah...I love you too!"
The three boys slipped away under the invisibility cloak to the Whomping Willow after dinner, Peter touching the notch as planned. They were all a touch nervous, what if Remus didn't like company once he was in his lupine form? What if he did attack them? Sirius was nervous about seeing Remus transform, he was sure it wouldn't be pretty.
Remus froze and began shuddering pretty much as soon as he arrived in the shack. His classmates transformed at once, Peter again extremely relieved he'd managed it, if he hadn't he'd be faced with the werewolf now in front of him! Remus sniffed them all and made a small whining noise. One by one the others stepped up to him, the wolf willingly accepting the new members of his pack before settling down curled up to Padfoot, his friend, his love, his saviour. Never had he transformed and not torn himself to shreds until now.
***
"So you'll bring Lily up here?" Sirius asked.
"For the third time yes!" James laughed.
"I'm so nervous, what if Peter and her hate us?"
James sighed. "Lily's not like that. She'll be pleased for you both."
It was the night of the Christmas Ball. Peter had been surprised when neither Remus nor Sirius had a date.
"We're not staying long." Remus had said, which confused Peter even more. He'd finally grovelled enough to win Maria back so she would be meeting him later in the hall. But first Sirius had some announcement that they needed to wait for Lily for.
James brought Lily, dressed in a satin sapphire robe and looking stunning, into the room. "Hi everyone." She smiled. Remus had to admit she was extremely beautiful; it was no wonder James loved her.
"I hope you're going to behave better this year!" She joked with Sirius. "I've had to listen to how dreadful you were last year for the past two hours!"
"I promise to behave." Sirius ducked his head down, pretending to be like a small boy being scolded by his mother, it wasn't a hard act to perfect, after all he'd had an awful lot of practise!
"Right." Sirius took a deep breath and reached out for Remus' smaller hand, squeezing it softly. "I know everyone is wondering why neither myself or Remus have asked anyone to the dance with us. We are well aware that all of the girls in our year and the one below think that we have secret dates who we will reveal on the night and perhaps that's what the boys think as well. But it's not true."
Peter looked perplexed, why were they holding hands? Lily had a knowing look in her emerald eyes and smiled encouragingly at Sirius. "We won't be dancing with anyone tonight because we're only staying until after the feast. We can't dance with the people who we want to in the Great Hall and so we see no reason to remain there when we can come back here and dance together, because we're in love with each other."
Remus nodded, hardly daring to breathe let alone speak as he waited for the response.
"Oh that is just so romantic!" Lily squealed before hugging them both. "Coming back up here to dance together. It's beautiful. Congratulations, who would ever have thought it - the ladies man Sirius Black, my word! And Remus as well, the strong silent type the girlies love! They will be so disappointed when this gets out!" Remus' amber eyes grew large. "No, no silly! I won't tell anyone don't worry! I'm happy for you and it's up to you when to tell people but I really appreciate you letting me in on your secret; your other secret."
She smiled at Remus, James had told her earlier in the year and she had been wonderfully supportive, he should have known better than to be afraid of Lily's reaction to his and Sirius' relationship.
Sirius turned his gaze on Peter. James elbowed the chubby blond boy.
"But you're both boys!" He couldn't stop himself from saying.
Remus got there before Sirius, afraid that Sirius would be abusive. "We know that, and that's why we can't be open about this with everyone, but we wanted our friends to know and that's why you three are the only ones who know."
Peter nodded slowly, still trying to fathom it all when Sirius spoke. "I know it's a shock Pete but we do love each other, just like James and Lily love each other, just because we're both boys doesn't mean we can't be affectionate and attracted to each other."
"It might take me a while to get used to." Peter said still reeling in shock. He'd always thought Sirius was going to make himself a reputation by getting every girl in their year pregnant or something. Being gay hadn't been something he'd ever suspected from his dark haired fellow Gryffindor.
"But I'm your friend and I'll support you even if it isn't something I feel 100% comfortable about. I'll be fine with it provided I don't have to see anything really icky!"
"Don't worry, I'll only suck on his balls when you're asleep!" Sirius said with a wink causing Remus to blush furiously while trying to look indignant and everyone else laughed before heading downstairs.
"I'll just add at this point that we haven't done anything 'icky' yet so you needn't worry Peter!" Remus muttered. "We're not ready yet."
James overheard and dropping back from Lily murmured, "You should do Rem, it's incredible!"
"James, don't discuss our intimate details please, or you'll never lose your virginity, at least not to me!" That shut the tousle-haired boy up sharpish!
***
"Thank Merlin we escaped!" Sirius laughed as he and Remus ran hand in hand from the hall. "I want to kiss you so much you wouldn't believe." Remus flushed slightly, Sirius voice had a new husky edge, which couldn't fail to excite the tawny haired boy.
"Oh Sirius!" Remus' hand flew to his mouth. "This is wonderful!" He found his way into the taller boy's arms, kissing him tenderly.
"Anything for you sweetheart." Remus felt his heart swelling at the term of endearment. Sirius had got the house elves to bring up an enchanted miniature piano and violin and they played soft, romantic music. On Sirius' bedside table two glasses of champagne stood along with a small plate of chocolates.
"You're so romantic!"
Slowly they danced, bodies crushed together, lips and tongues gliding over one another as they swayed to the slow, delicate music. Sirius could feel Remus' erection pressing against his thigh as the shorter boy suckled softly at his neck and was certain Remus would be able to feel his own arousal.
Stroking Remus' cheek with the back of his hand he whispered into his boyfriend's ear, catching his earlobe with his tongue. "Shall we take this to bed?"
Carefully Sirius removed his dress robe and Remus followed suit, leaving them both stood in just their shirts and boxers. Sirius reached out to unbutton Remus shirt and was surprised when he saw fear in his amber eyes.
"Moony what's wrong my love? We don't have to do anything.whatever you're most comfortable with."
"I'm ugly." Remus stated blankly as if there were no argument to the point.
Sirius cupped his face softly. "You are most definitely not ugly! Are you worried about your scars?"
Remus bit on his lower lip and nodded. "Nobody has seen me naked before and I'm just very conscious that I'm different and I'm frightened you won't find me attractive once you've seen my body." He confessed.
"I love you Remy, all of you, with or without your scars." He slowly began to undo his own shirt, allowing Remus to make the decision about his own. Doubtful, yet comforted by Sirius' gentle tone Remus removed his own shirt and held his breath waiting for Sirius to see him.
"You're so gorgeous." He said without even realising he was passing comment on the darker boy's firm, lean body.
"So are you." Sirius gently ran his hands across Remus' shoulders, letting them slide down his chest and over his stomach before taking hold of him and pulling him onto the bed to lie beside him.
Remus shivered slightly, more from anticipation than the winter air. Sirius pulled him closer and moaned softly into Remus' mouth as they connected once again. Remus' graceful hand slid down between them, playing with the soft treasure trail of hair on Sirius' flat stomach, mewling mellifluously as Sirius caressed his smooth buttocks.
Their kissing became more fierce and feral, breathing more ragged as Remus' hand ventured lower into the ebony curled mass before hesitating, wanting to touch but not certain if he should. He'd never touched anyone before so intimately, never touched another body but his own. Sirius hand entwined with his own, guiding Remus down onto his arousal, reassuring his boyfriend.
"Hmmm." Sirius sighed as he pressed his hips upwards into Remus' grip, delighting in the sensation of another's hand on his form. "That feels so good!"
Hearing the sheer arousal in Sirius' voice made Remus bolder as he began to stroke him firmly, his own cock twitching from desire before his hips bucking as Sirius took hold of him.
"Ooh! Sirius!" Remus couldn't control his orgasm, releasing after Sirius had only stroked him twice, feeling bad he hadn't been able to last but overwhelmed by the strength of his emotions and the passion between them.
Feeling the warmth and stickiness on his hand and seeing the ecstasy on Remus' face brought Sirius to his climax with a long groan as his back arched from the bed.
Once Sirius had his breathing back under control he tilted Remus' chin up with his hand and they shared a soft kiss. "That was beautiful Re, just like you." Remus glowed; nothing in his life had ever been so special.
"It felt wonderful, because it was you, it's always you." He rested his head on Sirius' broad chest and sighed with contentment.
"We shared our first kiss on this bed last year to the day." Sirius mused as he stroked Remus' soft hair.
With a hint of sarcasm Remus replied, "Hardly an anniversary worth celebrating - the pair of us in floods of tears and you being sick as a dog!"
Sirius snorted, "I am a dog!"
"And aren't I glad of it, you wouldn't believe the difference it makes to me, I'm so grateful."
"Here." Sirius passed one of the glasses of champagne to Remus and sipped slowly on his own. "I'm drinking within reason tonight - no repeats of last year, after all I'm having the most perfect time of my life." He slipped a chocolate into Remus' delectable mouth, smiling as the moist tongue wrapped around his fingers as Moony accepted the gift.
"Stay with me tonight, I want to hold you." Sirius said once the alcohol and chocolates had been finished.
"What about the others?" Remus asked, not sure whether they would appreciate them curled up together.
"We're doing no harm, and I don't want to let you go. I'm never going to let you go, you're too precious."
"You're rather exceptional yourself." Remus settled down in Sirius' arms, laying his head on his lover's shoulder, nuzzling into the crook of his neck. "You smell wonderful, it's great being a werewolf sometimes, some smells are so much more real."
"So this is where it happened?" Sirius' fingers slid over the extensive white scar on Remus' chest.
The young werewolf momentarily tensed but relaxed as Sirius gently massaged him. "Yeah it is."
Sirius didn't want to push about the ins and outs, knowing Remus wasn't keen on talking about this. "You are beautiful Remy, never think these scars make you anything less. You are the most exquisite person you know that."
Remus felt his own lips curl into a smile. "Thanks Siri. I feel so inadequate sometimes because of what's happened. You make that better you know."
Sirius kissed his forehead. "I'm glad."
Remus stifled a yawn. "C'mon darling, you're tired. Snuggle in." With a wave of his wand Sirius stopped the music and extinguished the candles. "Sleep well beautiful."
James came up to the dormitory about half an hour later. Lily was exhausted so they'd called it a night. Removing his dress robe he turned and saw his two friends asleep together, Sirius' hair spread out on his pillow, an arm around Remus' sleeping form. The smaller boy had a small smile gracing his peaceful face, which lay beneath Sirius' chin. James couldn't help but think they fitted together perfectly as he pulled the curtains around the bed, allowing them their privacy.
***
"I'm dreading the OWLS!" Remus whined as they sat in potions as the lesson came to a close.
"Me and potions really don't mix!" Peter snorted. "You are so much better than me - I'm going to fail everything as well as potions!"
"My word Lupin." Malfoy sneered. "Aren't your robes looking tatty. I'd get rid of those if I was you."
"Just because your parents are rolling in dirty money!" James spat back.
"Oh no I think Loopy here could do with losing these." Lucius winked at Snape.
"Disrobiarmus!" The greasy haired boy grinned evilly as Remus' clothes fell from him leaving him just stood in his boxers as the Slytherins cackled with laughter.
Snatching his robe up around his body Remus fled from the dungeon, tears in his eyes.
"You fucking bastard!" Sirius screamed, launching at Snape before James could grab at him. "That was just cruel!" He punched Snape in the face, bursting his nose and making his teeth go through his lip. "You'll not get away with this!" Sirius charged off after Remus.
"Oh Remy." Sirius pulled Remus into his arms, the paler boy looking at his body in the mirror in the bedroom.
"Why did he do it Sirius? Why me?"
"'Cos he's an evil git that's why." He kissed Remus' bare shoulder. "I punched him in the face." Sirius couldn't help but grin, "That'll teach him to mess with us!"
"Sirius, you'll be in so much trouble!" Remus gasped. "You didn't have to do that!"
Sirius shook his head. "I wanted to, it gave me great pleasure and I don't care whether I'm in trouble or not, it was worth it just to rearrange his ugly face!"
"I wouldn't care Sirius, it's just...what if they saw my scars - what if they all know now?"
Sirius sighed, he knew Remus was funny about people seeing him without his clothes on. "Darling, you pulled your robe back up really quickly, I'm sure they wouldn't have noticed, it isn't that obvious."
"They're obvious to me, reminders everyday that I should never have disobeyed my mother. If I hadn't ran off from her I'd never have been bitten! It's all my own fault!"
"Don't be so hard on yourself Remus. You're really brave dealing with it like you do and I will not hear you belittle yourself like this. It's just what Snape wants. C'mon sweetheart, get dressed and we'll go down to Transfiguration or McGonagall will."
"I'll do what Mr Black?" Sirius froze and let go of Remus, who hurriedly dressed himself.
"You see Professor, Remus here is a little bit upset, Severus Snape he."
"Severus Snape is in the hospital wing because you have punched him! Explain yourself at once!" He'd never seen her look so angry.
"He cast a disrobing charm on Remus and what with his lycanthropy and his scars he was upset, I know I was wrong Professor, I just lost my temper. I'm sorry."
"You have disappointed me Mr. Black. Violence does not pay and two wrongs certainly do not make a right."
Sirius tried to look sorry, although he was more sorry he had been found out, which he had known he would be, than repentant for what he had done.
"You will do detention tonight and the night after with Mr Filch." Sirius groaned. "Think yourself lucky I am not taking any more than 50 points from Gryffindor, I am extremely disappointed in you! Now get to class, both of you!"
***
Ever since the disrobing incident Sirius had been intent on getting back at Snape, who had got away with the whole situation. "Thank Merlin this map is finished!" He grinned.
"Ok." James said. "The plan is we all get under the cloak and head to the dungeons - the map should give us the password and we can avoid all people because they'll show up. This is such a great invention even if I do say so myself!"
Remus took over. "Then we sneak into the dormitory after casting a silencing charm on ourselves and we find Snape's cloak and cast the spell - everyone but him should be able to see it, and nobody but us will know we did it - nobody can prove a thing!"
"Shit - Filch!" Peter hissed, acting as map-reader.
"Where?" Sirius demanded.
"Next corridor. We'll have to go down this one and down the other stairs, takes a bit longer but is definitely safer - shame really I'd have loved to kick that ruddy cat!"
Filch had just got a kitten, Mrs Norris, and she was as bad as her owner.
"I love this map!" Remus grinned and squeezed Sirius' hand as they stood outside of the Slytherin Common Room and the password flashed up for them in neat little scroll.
"Draconis" James spoke clearly as the portrait swung back and let them in.
"Let's get the git!" Peter growled, his hatred of Snape as great as everyone elses.
"Let me do the honours" Remus said since it was he who sought vengeance mostly. "Done it!"
Peter was becoming nervous as Malfoy seemed to be sleeping only lightly. "We'd better get out of here!"
"One minute!" Sirius winked before gathering some spit in his mouth and firing it at Snape. "Take that bastard!"
"I'd say that was mission accomplished. Just wait until breakfast tomorrow morning, how I'm going to laugh!" James giggled as they clambered into bed.
"Fucking hell!" Sirius suddenly shouted as he was about to clear the map. "McGonagall is coming up the stairs!"
Remus didn't have time to dart into his own bed as Minerva opened the door and strode in.
"Oh.I'm sorry boys. Mr Filch said there were students out of bed near the Slytherin dungeons and with your reputation I thought it best to come and check what with recent events." She glared at Sirius, seeming to take a double take. "Mr Lupin is there a problem with your own bed?"
Remus couldn't prevent the colour rushing to his cheeks. He didn't often get into bed with Sirius but the excitement of the night had his blood pumping and he'd been hoping for some extracurricular attention after James and Peter had gone to sleep.
"Not really Professor. Myself and Sirius were just discussing some things and we didn't want to be noisy because James is really tired and trying to sleep."
"Likely story." She said looking down her nose at them through her glasses. "Get to sleep now boys please. Into your own bed Lupin." Reluctantly Remus took himself across.
Two hours later he couldn't sleep. All he could think of was Sirius. Sirius kissing him, licking his nipples, stroking him to orgasm, caressing his tender balls. Pushing down his pyjama bottoms Remus took hold of his engorged erection and began rubbing with long firm strokes.
Sirius too was unable to sleep but had thought Remus had drifted off long since before he heard the erotic groans and gasps from his boyfriend's bed. The sounds and the thought of Remus masturbating caused all blood to rush from Sirius' head down to his genitals. He found himself getting out of bed and into Remus'.
"Is that for me?" He asked Remus, who jumped with shock, having been carried away into his own world in the sensation coursing through his body.
"Mm Hmm. Always is." Remus answered, turning onto his back, legs spread, allowing Sirius to see him.
Sirius gasped. Remus looked so perfect, eyes shining, cheeks flushed, pyjama top hitched up and bottoms now discarded, his cock red and damp.
Unable to stop himself Sirius nestled between Remus' legs and reached out with his tongue lapping at the weeping slit. Remus gave a small cry, partly surprised as Sirius had never done this before and also in delight at how wonderful it felt.
Before long he was shamefully thrusting into the warm cavern and it didn't take long before he climaxed in Sirius' mouth with a loud cry.
"Ooh, that was just amazing." He gasped, voice shuddering from the enormity of the experience. He reached out to slide his hand into Sirius' bottoms to find his hand coming into contact with a sticky mass of hair.
"I erm already came." Sirius blushed furiously. "Doing that to you turned me on so much."
Remus smiled, feeling on cloud nine that Sirius found him so attractive that it could bring such a physical response from the raven haired boy.
"If you two have quite finished mauling and pawing at each other do you reckon I can go back to sleep."
Sirius fell off the bed in fright as James' voice echoed through the darkened room. "Just going." Sirius stumbled to his bed thoroughly mortified.
Remus thought he might just die, whether this was from embarrassment at being caught having oral sex or because of sensory overload from the experience he wasn't quite sure.
"Oh and Sirius." James piped up again. "You might want to wipe your mouth, you've missed a bit." The messy haired boy cackled loudly.
"I'm knackered." Remus yawned as they trudged towards breakfast the next morning.
"Well if you will spend the early hours having your cock sucked!" James laughed and Remus went crimson.
All that was forgotten suddenly as Snape appeared and half of the hall burst out laughing. In green letters on his back "I am Malfoy's personal arselicker" was emblazoned.
"Professor it was Black and Potter, I know it was!" He was protesting before long to McGonagall who looked displeased at the state of Snape's cloak.
"Mr Snape, suspicious of them as it may appear I know they were in fact in bed last night. We will clear the writing from the cloak but I'm afraid unless someone confesses, which is highly unlikely, this 'joke' will have to be forgotten about. Now stop hassling me about other students or I shall take points from you!"
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"12 OWLs each!" Peter gasped. "I thought I was doing damn well with 8!" He groaned. "Oh well, my Mum will still be pleased with me, I wasn't really expected to get more than about 5!"
"Well then that's an achievement in itself isn't it." They were talking on the Hogwarts Express on the journey back to Kings Cross hardly able to believe they had sat their OWLs already and the school year was once again over.
"I think my parents might be rather pleased." Sirius said hopefully, not in fact sure at all that they would be proud of him, they never were. He had Remus' head on his shoulder, cherishing their time together before the holidays. "I think they were concerned that I wouldn't do as well as I might due to all my pranks but at least I seem to have the capacity to do both well. Filch would have loved to pin the dungbomb in his office on me but once again Black evades capture!"
He laughed. "Well my dears here we are, see you all during the holidays." Checking nobody was looking, he pecked Remus on the lips. "I'll owl everyday. I love you."