Chapter 9:
Drea and Sirius entered the common room hand in hand somewhere around midnight. There were only a few people still lingering around. Whispers could now be heard as they crossed the room and stopped in between the two staircases leading to the dormitories. Sirius leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek before flashing his all too well known smile and heading up the staircase.
"Goodnight Ms. Malfoy," he called.
Drea smiled, rubbing her hands all over her face. What a night. She looked around the common room, spotting a familiar head of light brown hair and grinned.
"Remus," she murmured, as she headed towards the boy sitting on a plush couch in the now almost vacant common room. She plopped herself down beside him and pulled both her knees up to her chest, then proceeded to wrap her arms around them.
"Well it seems as though I am now looking at the new girlfriend of the infamous Sirius Black." Remus said, hints of trepidation apparent in his voice.
"Amazing isn't it? A girl like me dating a git like him." Drea joked, her blue eyes watching Remus carefully, a slight smile playing on her lips.
The room was somewhat dim and now all the wing back chairs and couches were empty, leaving the common room vacant except for them.
"Quite. I never would have imagined you and Sirius I must admit, but as long as your happy.." Remus replied, now staring down at the red and gold carpeting covering the floor, as if it were something thoroughly interesting.
Drea studied him for a moment. It wasn't like Remus to be shy or insecure around her. Something had changed between them, yet she didn't know what.
"Yes, well we have a Quidditch Match tomorrow versus Slytherin; you're going to be there aren't you?" Drea asked, now resting her chin on her knees.
Remus thought for a moment, trying desperately to think of an excuse to get out of having to go. James had told him all about the little plan Sirius had in store for the upcoming match, and frankly he would rather not witness it happen.
"Of course. Wouldn't miss it." Remus finally replied, putting on a fake smile.
"Fantastic!" Drea exclaimed, jumping up off the couch. Suddenly she bent down and pecked Remus on the cheek, catching him off guard.
"You do realize that you have been my good luck charm since I made the team don't you?" She asked, her eyes holding his.
"No- Er.. I didn't realize that." Remus stuttered a bit. 'she's your best friends girlfriend.'
"Well I will be thoroughly disappointed in you, if you do not attend tomorrow. Besides, Sirius will want to flaunt our victory over my brother's house with you." Drea replied, now smiling, her eyes sparkling a bit. She loved being around Remus. He was the best friend she'd always wanted, and now had.
' kiss her, you fool.' Remus's conscience screamed at him. He closed his eyes briefly, trying desperately to clear his mind. He could feel Drea's piercing gaze on him. Opening them once more he looked her over, realizing his stomach was now twisting and turning.
"Alright then, I am off to bed. I will see you tomorrow morning, before the game. I will need my famous Remus Lupin pep talk about how I am a brilliant chaser and will do fantastic." Drea said, now turning a bit to leave.
"Right. Well I must prepare a particularly motivating one then. Goodnight Drea.." Remus said, picking up all his school things and setting them into one large pile.
"Goodnight, Remus." Drea called from halfway up the girls stairs, smiling brightly to herself. Funny thing was, she could have sworn she was feeling a bit giddy..
Drea and Sirius entered the common room hand in hand somewhere around midnight. There were only a few people still lingering around. Whispers could now be heard as they crossed the room and stopped in between the two staircases leading to the dormitories. Sirius leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek before flashing his all too well known smile and heading up the staircase.
"Goodnight Ms. Malfoy," he called.
Drea smiled, rubbing her hands all over her face. What a night. She looked around the common room, spotting a familiar head of light brown hair and grinned.
"Remus," she murmured, as she headed towards the boy sitting on a plush couch in the now almost vacant common room. She plopped herself down beside him and pulled both her knees up to her chest, then proceeded to wrap her arms around them.
"Well it seems as though I am now looking at the new girlfriend of the infamous Sirius Black." Remus said, hints of trepidation apparent in his voice.
"Amazing isn't it? A girl like me dating a git like him." Drea joked, her blue eyes watching Remus carefully, a slight smile playing on her lips.
The room was somewhat dim and now all the wing back chairs and couches were empty, leaving the common room vacant except for them.
"Quite. I never would have imagined you and Sirius I must admit, but as long as your happy.." Remus replied, now staring down at the red and gold carpeting covering the floor, as if it were something thoroughly interesting.
Drea studied him for a moment. It wasn't like Remus to be shy or insecure around her. Something had changed between them, yet she didn't know what.
"Yes, well we have a Quidditch Match tomorrow versus Slytherin; you're going to be there aren't you?" Drea asked, now resting her chin on her knees.
Remus thought for a moment, trying desperately to think of an excuse to get out of having to go. James had told him all about the little plan Sirius had in store for the upcoming match, and frankly he would rather not witness it happen.
"Of course. Wouldn't miss it." Remus finally replied, putting on a fake smile.
"Fantastic!" Drea exclaimed, jumping up off the couch. Suddenly she bent down and pecked Remus on the cheek, catching him off guard.
"You do realize that you have been my good luck charm since I made the team don't you?" She asked, her eyes holding his.
"No- Er.. I didn't realize that." Remus stuttered a bit. 'she's your best friends girlfriend.'
"Well I will be thoroughly disappointed in you, if you do not attend tomorrow. Besides, Sirius will want to flaunt our victory over my brother's house with you." Drea replied, now smiling, her eyes sparkling a bit. She loved being around Remus. He was the best friend she'd always wanted, and now had.
' kiss her, you fool.' Remus's conscience screamed at him. He closed his eyes briefly, trying desperately to clear his mind. He could feel Drea's piercing gaze on him. Opening them once more he looked her over, realizing his stomach was now twisting and turning.
"Alright then, I am off to bed. I will see you tomorrow morning, before the game. I will need my famous Remus Lupin pep talk about how I am a brilliant chaser and will do fantastic." Drea said, now turning a bit to leave.
"Right. Well I must prepare a particularly motivating one then. Goodnight Drea.." Remus said, picking up all his school things and setting them into one large pile.
"Goodnight, Remus." Drea called from halfway up the girls stairs, smiling brightly to herself. Funny thing was, she could have sworn she was feeling a bit giddy..