AN- Ah, starting to write these first just so I can clear up crap…*grumbles* He's not going to stay with James, he'll 'camp out there' as he said in the book, the only thing slightly different is that he went to Remus's first because it works better with my story. =) And he'll always be 'welcome for Sunday lunch' at the Potter's. There's that, now as to plot, I told ya to be patient, it's coming! Slowly…very very slowly…Will become more apparent when they get back to school. Well, I got my 100th review today! I LOVE YALL! And I adore the plushies, thanks Uozumi.
Okay, these updates are going to become less frequent, I'm going back to school on the 6th of this month, so it'll be about a week or so between chapters if I can manage. Next one'll be up..Ah, I dunno. Soon. But I'll be out of town for a few days, so it'll have to wait till I get back.
On with the show…errr…Story!
Disclaimer- 'Tisn't mine, wish it were.
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Remus, Sirius, Mr. Lupin, and Mrs. Lupin were eating breakfast the next morning when Herma returned. She unceremoniously landed on Sirius's head, as if to show her owner's intense aggravation with him. Sirius rolled his eyes upwards in attempt to see what was on his head when she stuck her leg right in front of his nose, the letter attached to it.
Remus and his parents were already laughing of course, but when Sirius saw this, he doubled over with laughter. Herma swiftly flew to the far safer tabletop. Remus wasn't long to follow in the hysterics when Herma gave an indignant hoot. That owl was just too much like James for her own good.
A few long minutes later, Sirius regained his senses enough to untie the message from the ruffled owl's leg and read it.
"Sirius, you bloody idiot!" He read, grinning. "What in the HELL do you think you're doing, not telling me where you are??" Sirius laughed, imagining how James's voice in his head. "Well, I'm glad you're safe and not dead…"
"Kind of him, isn't it?" Remus remarked. His parents were watching with amusement. Sirius blushed under the attention. He'd never been embarrassed in front of people before, but somehow that changes when it's your boyfriend's parents and they don't know yet.
Sirius shrugged and turned back to the letter. "He is strange like that at times, actually wanting his best friend alive and all…" He smiled brightly and folded the letter before putting it in the pocket of his jeans. Some of the things muggles came up with truly were useful. "He's invited us to visit tomorrow." He told Remus before turning to his parents. "With your permission, of course." Sirius smiled. It was nice to have adults who deserved his respect. He gave it easily when he saw reason. His parents just hadn't ever given him reason. The Lupins had been very kind to him since he arrived, and he was thankful for it. Maybe all parents weren't living nightmares after all.
"I see no problem." Mr. Lupin stated. "The moon won't be full for another week yet."
"We'll see you off in the morning. Ask him how you're to travel. We're connected to the Floo Network, so that would be relatively simple." Mrs. Lupin stated as she stood up and began collecting the now empty breakfast dishes.
"Thanks mum, dad." Remus grinned before grabbing a quill and ink out of the drawer and writing James a quick response. He tied it to Herma's leg and sent her out the window with a small piece of toast.
"Do you need any help with the dishes Mrs. Lupin?" Sirius asked. Remus smiled. It was amazing how much more relaxed Sirius had become since he'd gotten there.
"No thank you, do you two have any homework left? It might be wise to get that out of the way." She responded. Sirius grinned. It was obvious that she and Remus were related.
"Well, I think we do have a bit of Care of Magical Creatures to finish up, or at least I do." Sirius stated.
Remus looked at him slightly confused until he saw the mischievous glint in his eyes. He was pretty sure they'd both finished that assignment yesterday.
"Could you help me Moony? Pleeeeaaase?" Sirius gave him the 'puppy dog eyes' and Remus couldn't resist.
"Okay, okay! Jus stop it with the puppy eyes!" Remus laughed and stood up, Sirius quickly following.
"You KNOW that's why I use them Moony; you can't resist my natural charm."
Remus just laughed before walking towards the stairs. "Well come on then, you big goof."
Sirius bounced out of the kitchen behind him, waving cheerfully at Mr. and Mrs. Lupin as he went through the door.
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"Okay Padfoot, what's this about, you know as well as I do that all of our home…" Remus began but was quickly cut off as Sirius pressed his lips against his mouth, effectively shutting him up.
Sirius wrapped his arms tightly around Remus's waist and held him close as they kissed. Remus had been taken off guard at first, but to Sirius's delight, he happily complied to his overtures. Sirius slowly pulled him away from the door after he butt-bumped it the rest of the way closed. This was heaven if there truly was a heaven. Heaven was here, holding and kissing his Remus. A few minutes later he'd made it to the bed and grinned as he pushed Remus onto it, momentarily breaking the lip-lock.
"What…what happened to Care of Magical creatures?" Remus asked breathlessly.
"That's what I'm doing, taking care of my beloved werewolf." Sirius smiled before he leant back into Remus. "Stop worrying and kiss me."
Remus was all too happy to comply.
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"Good MORNING Jamesy!" Sirius yelled as he stepped out of the fireplace in the Potters' house. He couldn't see anything because his eyes were covered in soot, but he knew James had to be somewhere nearby. Sure enough, as he was brushing off his face he was whacked upside the head. "OUCH! What was that for?"
"Serves you right for yelling in my ear at eight o'clock in the morning you prat." James mumbled. Now that he had the soot out of his eyes, Sirius could see that James was rubbing his ear with mock pain.
Just a moment later Remus shot out of the fire place. He, unlike Sirius, gracefully landed on his feet with hardly any soot on him.
"I don't get it Rem," Sirius stated from the floor where he'd actually landed. "How do you always make it out so gracefully? I always fall on my arse."
"Wolf reflexes." Remus stated with a grin. "And better balance of course."
"Well you don't need to rub it in!"
"Sure I do."
"Will you two stop it?" James stated from the CHAIR that he was sitting in; Sirius was sprawled out on the floor beside him. Remus walked over and gave Sirius a hand up.
"Stop what Jamesy?" Sirius asked once he was on his feet.
"Arguing. So what are we going to do today?" James quickly asked, hoping to change the subject.
"We weren't arguing!" Remus said quickly. "We were debating."
James rolled his eyes. "Real big difference Moony. What're we going to do today?"
Sirius got that mischievious glint in his eyes again. Remus looked at him suspiciously.
"What have you got up your sleeve love?"
"Oh nothing." Sirius said innocently. "Just thinking about a little trip to muggle London…"
"OH no Padfoot, my parents would never go for that and you know it!" James said quickly, hoping to dissuade him before he got on a roll.
"But we have Muggle Studies; wouldn't it be a wonderful idea to get some practical application to everything we've learned? It's a great opportunity!" Sirius exclaimed, waving his arms about wildly.
Just then, Mr. Potter walked in the room. "What's this you're talking about?"
James made a motion at Sirius, trying to get him to stop talking before he started. Sirius ignored him of course.
"You see Mr. Potter, we've been taking Muggle Studies the past few years and we actually all passed our OWLS on them with flying colors. I was wanting to go and see how we'd manage out in the real muggle world, you know, just a day trip into muggle London to see what it's all about."
Remus had to admit, Sirius had a great talent for bullshitting his way out of…or into anything.
Mr. Potter smiled. "That sounds like an interesting idea. I think we may be able to arrange something like that." He turned and walked back out of the room, presumably in search of his wife to discuss plans.
Sirius turned to James and noticed that his eyes were about to pop out of his head in shock. His jaw was hanging open too.
"Come now James, thou art not a codfish." Sirius laughed and closed James's mouth with his index finger. "I suggest you get ready for our outing today."
"You…are absolutely crazy." James said slowly. "Crazy, and strangely brilliant at times."
Sirius beamed. "Why thank you Jamesy! I do believe I've gotten rather good at using school as an excuse, though I think I enjoy Care of Magical Creatures homework the most." Sirius smiled brightly at Remus, who blushed.
"I don't even want to know." James stated, rolling his eyes in exasperation.
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R&R! Next chapter, The marauders (minus one) in muggle London!
Okay, these updates are going to become less frequent, I'm going back to school on the 6th of this month, so it'll be about a week or so between chapters if I can manage. Next one'll be up..Ah, I dunno. Soon. But I'll be out of town for a few days, so it'll have to wait till I get back.
On with the show…errr…Story!
Disclaimer- 'Tisn't mine, wish it were.
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Remus, Sirius, Mr. Lupin, and Mrs. Lupin were eating breakfast the next morning when Herma returned. She unceremoniously landed on Sirius's head, as if to show her owner's intense aggravation with him. Sirius rolled his eyes upwards in attempt to see what was on his head when she stuck her leg right in front of his nose, the letter attached to it.
Remus and his parents were already laughing of course, but when Sirius saw this, he doubled over with laughter. Herma swiftly flew to the far safer tabletop. Remus wasn't long to follow in the hysterics when Herma gave an indignant hoot. That owl was just too much like James for her own good.
A few long minutes later, Sirius regained his senses enough to untie the message from the ruffled owl's leg and read it.
"Sirius, you bloody idiot!" He read, grinning. "What in the HELL do you think you're doing, not telling me where you are??" Sirius laughed, imagining how James's voice in his head. "Well, I'm glad you're safe and not dead…"
"Kind of him, isn't it?" Remus remarked. His parents were watching with amusement. Sirius blushed under the attention. He'd never been embarrassed in front of people before, but somehow that changes when it's your boyfriend's parents and they don't know yet.
Sirius shrugged and turned back to the letter. "He is strange like that at times, actually wanting his best friend alive and all…" He smiled brightly and folded the letter before putting it in the pocket of his jeans. Some of the things muggles came up with truly were useful. "He's invited us to visit tomorrow." He told Remus before turning to his parents. "With your permission, of course." Sirius smiled. It was nice to have adults who deserved his respect. He gave it easily when he saw reason. His parents just hadn't ever given him reason. The Lupins had been very kind to him since he arrived, and he was thankful for it. Maybe all parents weren't living nightmares after all.
"I see no problem." Mr. Lupin stated. "The moon won't be full for another week yet."
"We'll see you off in the morning. Ask him how you're to travel. We're connected to the Floo Network, so that would be relatively simple." Mrs. Lupin stated as she stood up and began collecting the now empty breakfast dishes.
"Thanks mum, dad." Remus grinned before grabbing a quill and ink out of the drawer and writing James a quick response. He tied it to Herma's leg and sent her out the window with a small piece of toast.
"Do you need any help with the dishes Mrs. Lupin?" Sirius asked. Remus smiled. It was amazing how much more relaxed Sirius had become since he'd gotten there.
"No thank you, do you two have any homework left? It might be wise to get that out of the way." She responded. Sirius grinned. It was obvious that she and Remus were related.
"Well, I think we do have a bit of Care of Magical Creatures to finish up, or at least I do." Sirius stated.
Remus looked at him slightly confused until he saw the mischievous glint in his eyes. He was pretty sure they'd both finished that assignment yesterday.
"Could you help me Moony? Pleeeeaaase?" Sirius gave him the 'puppy dog eyes' and Remus couldn't resist.
"Okay, okay! Jus stop it with the puppy eyes!" Remus laughed and stood up, Sirius quickly following.
"You KNOW that's why I use them Moony; you can't resist my natural charm."
Remus just laughed before walking towards the stairs. "Well come on then, you big goof."
Sirius bounced out of the kitchen behind him, waving cheerfully at Mr. and Mrs. Lupin as he went through the door.
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"Okay Padfoot, what's this about, you know as well as I do that all of our home…" Remus began but was quickly cut off as Sirius pressed his lips against his mouth, effectively shutting him up.
Sirius wrapped his arms tightly around Remus's waist and held him close as they kissed. Remus had been taken off guard at first, but to Sirius's delight, he happily complied to his overtures. Sirius slowly pulled him away from the door after he butt-bumped it the rest of the way closed. This was heaven if there truly was a heaven. Heaven was here, holding and kissing his Remus. A few minutes later he'd made it to the bed and grinned as he pushed Remus onto it, momentarily breaking the lip-lock.
"What…what happened to Care of Magical creatures?" Remus asked breathlessly.
"That's what I'm doing, taking care of my beloved werewolf." Sirius smiled before he leant back into Remus. "Stop worrying and kiss me."
Remus was all too happy to comply.
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"Good MORNING Jamesy!" Sirius yelled as he stepped out of the fireplace in the Potters' house. He couldn't see anything because his eyes were covered in soot, but he knew James had to be somewhere nearby. Sure enough, as he was brushing off his face he was whacked upside the head. "OUCH! What was that for?"
"Serves you right for yelling in my ear at eight o'clock in the morning you prat." James mumbled. Now that he had the soot out of his eyes, Sirius could see that James was rubbing his ear with mock pain.
Just a moment later Remus shot out of the fire place. He, unlike Sirius, gracefully landed on his feet with hardly any soot on him.
"I don't get it Rem," Sirius stated from the floor where he'd actually landed. "How do you always make it out so gracefully? I always fall on my arse."
"Wolf reflexes." Remus stated with a grin. "And better balance of course."
"Well you don't need to rub it in!"
"Sure I do."
"Will you two stop it?" James stated from the CHAIR that he was sitting in; Sirius was sprawled out on the floor beside him. Remus walked over and gave Sirius a hand up.
"Stop what Jamesy?" Sirius asked once he was on his feet.
"Arguing. So what are we going to do today?" James quickly asked, hoping to change the subject.
"We weren't arguing!" Remus said quickly. "We were debating."
James rolled his eyes. "Real big difference Moony. What're we going to do today?"
Sirius got that mischievious glint in his eyes again. Remus looked at him suspiciously.
"What have you got up your sleeve love?"
"Oh nothing." Sirius said innocently. "Just thinking about a little trip to muggle London…"
"OH no Padfoot, my parents would never go for that and you know it!" James said quickly, hoping to dissuade him before he got on a roll.
"But we have Muggle Studies; wouldn't it be a wonderful idea to get some practical application to everything we've learned? It's a great opportunity!" Sirius exclaimed, waving his arms about wildly.
Just then, Mr. Potter walked in the room. "What's this you're talking about?"
James made a motion at Sirius, trying to get him to stop talking before he started. Sirius ignored him of course.
"You see Mr. Potter, we've been taking Muggle Studies the past few years and we actually all passed our OWLS on them with flying colors. I was wanting to go and see how we'd manage out in the real muggle world, you know, just a day trip into muggle London to see what it's all about."
Remus had to admit, Sirius had a great talent for bullshitting his way out of…or into anything.
Mr. Potter smiled. "That sounds like an interesting idea. I think we may be able to arrange something like that." He turned and walked back out of the room, presumably in search of his wife to discuss plans.
Sirius turned to James and noticed that his eyes were about to pop out of his head in shock. His jaw was hanging open too.
"Come now James, thou art not a codfish." Sirius laughed and closed James's mouth with his index finger. "I suggest you get ready for our outing today."
"You…are absolutely crazy." James said slowly. "Crazy, and strangely brilliant at times."
Sirius beamed. "Why thank you Jamesy! I do believe I've gotten rather good at using school as an excuse, though I think I enjoy Care of Magical Creatures homework the most." Sirius smiled brightly at Remus, who blushed.
"I don't even want to know." James stated, rolling his eyes in exasperation.
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R&R! Next chapter, The marauders (minus one) in muggle London!