A/n: Wow, it's been quite a while since I've updated this.
Star of Dawn: Thanks! I did horribly in French, and it couldn't have helped that I pulled that little bit out of my head while half asleep at 5 in the morning. So, yes, thank you very much for the help with the French, and I'll update that with a very thankful notice that you gave me the proper translation.
LhZvHz: I have a confession to make. Mignonette was modeled after my dear friend Budgiebird. She kept hounding me to write a Harry Potter fic, so I did and put her in it just to show her who's boss. Just kidding. She, like most sane people, loves Remus, so I gave him to her. Hehe. Yep.
Budgiebird: Mary, look up! You're in my explanation for the other loverly reviewer I have! I felt horribly about bashing Sirius in the head with the rock. He won't be bashed by any more rocks.. I think. In any case, he shouldn't have thrown it at the Whomping Willow! Yes, I do know what you mean. Hehe, I'm glad you see James that way. I've never cared for him much, to be honest. Please don't eat Shakespeare... I'd have to be sad..Trish would be happy.. And I'd have to retaliate.. but I don't eat meat, so I can't eat Sadie... I'd have to find something... ::goes off to think::
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling owns all of these characters, lucky woman. I simply wish I owned one or two of them, and if you don't know which, I ain't gonna tell you here(though we now know I don't really want Remus for myself..). However, I am adding random names in here so that the characters can have conversations outside the circle of friends, and not look crazy.
Summary: James gets the girl, and Sirius gets jealous. Who can ever say what the green-eyed monster of jealousy will do?
Remus and Mignonette discovered that sneaking into the school after-hours was no easy task. Twice Remus had needed to tell the patrolling teachers that he was simply making sure there were no lost first years. The teachers had failed to notice the transfer student hiding in the shadows nearby. "Merlin's beard," Remus muttered as the Potions master stalked away. "I wish I had James' map!" He led his newfound girlfriend back towards the dormitory.
"You there!" called a voice, and Remus groaned inwardly. "What d'you think you're doin' out of bed?" Remus and Mignonette looked up at Grizzley O'Learn, the nasty caretaker. "Please, Monsieur O'Learn," Mignonette said softly, with a quiver in her voice that caused Remus to look at her. 'Where did those tears come from?' he wondered, but listened to her story. "I—I got lost," she told the caretaker, whose expression had softened, much to the amazement of Remus. "I suppose that I do not know the school quite as well as I had hoped. Remus had been looking to be sure no first years were lost, and found me instead. If he had not found me, I'd probably not have found my way back to the stairway leading to Gryffindor." She sobbed into her hands, and Grizzley, the evil man who would jinx rule-breakers as quickly as he could speak the incantations, put his arm around the French girl's shoulder comfortingly. "There, there. Just go get yourselves to bed. There's no harm done. If ever you need anything, you just call old Grizzley." He offered her a handkerchief and let them on their way, Mignonette now "sobbing" on Remus' shoulder. As soon as they were around the next corner, however, she burst out in a hysterical fit of giggles. "Shh," Remus muttered, unsure of Grizzley's hearing.
"Claptrap," he told the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Any first years, Remus dear?" she asked, swinging open. "Not unless the Slytherins have them in their clutches," the prefect answered with a grin. "I really wish she'd stop listening to James," Remus told Mignonette as they entered the common room. "She really seems to like you," the girl mused with a smile as Remus walked her across the room. She stopped suddenly, causing Remus to bump into her. "What?" he queried, but she quickly shushed him. "Sirius," she whispered, pointing.
His wand was laying on the floor where it had fallen with a clatter from his limp hand. Mignonette picked it up, placing a hand on the chair's arm for balance. Sirius' hand flew to grab her wrist in a tight grip, causing her to gasp and point his want at him. "Let go," she demanded, aiming between his eyes. "Sirius," Remus growled in a low, threatening voice when his friend did not let go. "Don't wake me up like that ever again, Minnie," Sirius growled before releasing her hand. Dropping his wand in his lap, Mignonette stepped back beside Remus. "Don't call me Minnie." She turned to Remus. "I'm going to bed. I'll see you before breakfast." Giving him a quick kiss goodnight, Mignonette disappeared quickly up the stairs to the girls' dormitory. Once she was behind a closed door, Remus rounded on Sirius.
"What the bloody hell d'you think you were doing?" he demanded. "Aw, lookit, ickle Remmy has a girlfriend!" Sirius teased. Remus pulled out his wand. "Knock it off, Sir," he warned, the wolf inside rising with his anger. Struggling to push it back out of his head, Remus watched Sirius throw his head back and laugh. "You're really far gone on her, aren't you?" Sirius asked, running his fingers across his lips unconsciously, the ghostly touch of Lily's hand impressed upon them. "What of it?" Remus growled, throwing himself into the chair near his friend. "Listen, Padfoot, there's something about her that strikes an oddly familiar note in me. I don't know exactly what it is, but she's different from other people somehow."
Mignonette crept towards Lily's bed, knowing her friend was awake from the light seeping from underneath the hangings. "Lil?" she whispered, and bit back a scream as a hand shot from inside the curtains and pulled her into the little enclosure. Lily cast a quick spell to prevent eavesdropping, and patted the covers in front of her to have her friend sit. "Where have you been?" Lily demanded. "Remus and I lost track of time," the French girl replied, blushing. Lily waved that aside with a small smile. The smile faded and was replaced by a serious frown. "I want to tell you something that happened to me earlier," she said. "I'd fallen asleep in the common room earlier," she began, and Mignonette sighed. "It's an epidemic. Sirius was asleep in one of the chairs when Remus and I got back." Lily smiled. "Sirius woke me up, actually. He sent me up here, with a kiss. He kissed my hand," she said, shaking her head in wonderment. "Like he was being a gentleman. It was nice, but bizarre." Mignonette smiled. "He's liked you for a while. You can see it in his eyes."
Lily returned her friend's smile. "You know who else has eyes betraying secrets? Remus. I was watching at the quidditch game. He's quite taken by you." Mignonette frowned slightly. "He's got a much larger secret than that, I think. There's something familiar about him. I'm not sure what. Just, there's this aura around him that reminds me of something I can't quite put my finger on." She put a hand up to cover a yawn, and apologized as she looked at her watch. "Merlin, I didn't realize how late it was. I'd better get to bed. And you should, as well, if you want to get any sleep before breakfast." Bidding her friend goodnight, Mignonette climbed out of Lily's bed and into her own. Unfortunately, she failed to follow her own advice, and lay awake thinking for the rest of the morning.