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Chapter 6: Hallowe'en and Hogsmeade
Sirius, for once woke up early. He was glad he did, because he planned on going to see Remus was feeling okay. He did not always do this after Moony's transformations, but Sirius liked it if he did because Remus always looked so happy when he came for him. Happy to see his mates there for him, Sirius supposed. He got up and went for a quick shower. No matter how tired Sirius was or how late he was (even if it meant he'd be late for class), he always had to have a shower. He couldn't stick the thought of being unclean or, God forbid, the thought of his hair getting to be as greasy as Snape's. He'd even got his friends to follow his morning ritual. James and Remus were fine with it, but sometimes Peter would quietly complain that he was clean already and it was unnecessary.
On looking at his watch, he realized he'd have enough time before the Hospital Wing was open to visitors to go get Remy something to eat. He walked down a broad stone corridor with many pictures of food and it was all very brightly lit with it's many torches. He approached a picture with a large silver fruit bowl in it and tickled the pear on it. The picture of the pear squirmed and chuckled before turning into a door knob.
He entered the large kitchen and was greeted by many house elfs. A few he recognised; he was a regular to the kitchen, even if the students strictly weren't supposed to be there.
"And what can we get for Sirius Black, Sir?" squeaked the elf closest to him. Sirius liked these house elfs. They were many times better than the one who stayed in his family home. He didn't care if he never saw Kreacher, as it was called, ever again. What a foul little beast Kreacher was. Very loyal to his mother, though, so for it to be nasty came as no shock.
"Well, I was hoping for some early breakfast for Moony", he said politely to the elf. At once, most of the surrounding elfs scampered off and the elf he was speaking to bowed low and said, "Anything master wishes", before scurrying off herself.
Only moments later, they had brought back a tray piled with toast, bacon, eggs, beans and there was tea, coffee and orange juice for choice. There were two yoghurts and a couple chocolate desserts for afters too. Sirius thanked them warmly and breathed in the wonderful smell of the delicious food. Mmm, Moony'll like this, he thought as he levitated the tray out of the room and headed for the Hospital Wing.
He was going to be a little too early, so he decided to take time to admire the Halloween decorations that had been put up, which must have been done once people had gone to bed. Flaming orange streamers drifted overhead near the ceilings and the odd bat could be spotted amongst them. Candle-filled pumpkins sat in every corner and they cast eerie shadows in the darkest of the corridors. Sometimes, upon rounding a corner, he would be faced with a corridor covered top-to-bottom in cobwebs. At first he hesitated to walk through them, not wishing the wonderful food to be coated in a film of web. Not quite so appetising if it is, he thought. But when he did the first time, he'd found the webs were just illusions and walked through nothingness. Cool new decorations, he thought passively.
Upon entering the Wing, he was met by a cross looking Madam Pomfrey. She scowled at him and said, "Sirius Black, if young Mr Lupin is still asleep then I cannot let you disturb him, even if it is with food...How did you - "
She was cut off from the voice that carried across the room from one of the beds at the end. "It's okay, Madam Pomfrey, I'm awake", said the pale figure of Remus, who was sitting up and looking gleefully at Sirius and the tray he held.
Sirius looked expectantly to the nurse and she made an odd clucking noise before saying, "Very well, Sirius. You may go. But don't be having poor Remus using too much energy. He had a long night last night...Go on then". She motioned him passed, looking as though it was against her better judgment. He heard her muttering something about 'too early visiting times' and he grinned as he reached a smiling Remus.
"Mmm, Sirius. Thanks", Remy said as Sirius sat the tray down beside him. Sirius looked around for a seat, and finding the nearest ones were across the room, he turned back to Remus and said, "Budge over, will you".
He noticed Remus slightly flushed and he added, "It's all right, Moony! I'm not gonna come onto you or anything", with a bark of laughter. Remus looked momentarily affronted, but recovered very quickly and grinned, "Shocking news, Padfoot".
Remus shifted over and Sirius dropped unceremoniously onto the space, being slightly careful not to bump the tray. Nevertheless, the drinks spilled over the edges a little.
"Oops", Sirius said through a grin. He noted briefly that Remus was looking slightly agitated and giving tiny wary glances at the spot where Sirius lay. He looked as though he was leaning all on the opposite side of the bed, trying not to touch Sirius. Must be a little bit homophobic , Sirius thought with an inward smile, or maybe just not too comfortable with being so close to someone. But Remus relaxed after a minute and rested himself back against his pillows.
"So, Moony, you feeling all right?" he asked. Remus looked up at him and nodded with a small smile.
"Much better now that I'm with you guys again. Don't remember too much about it though, did we meet Kentauros?"
"Yep. Can't wait 'til the next full moon.." Sirius said, stopping only when he thought of the painful transformation Remus had to go through and feeling slightly selfish. "Not the you going through pain part obviously.."
"I know, Sirius. I enjoy what I remember of it myself", Remy said quickly to make Sirius feel better. "You know, Padfoot, you don't have to bring me breakfast after transformations.."
"Ah, but I want to. And I like to make sure you're okay anyway", he said and was greeted by a wide smile from Remus.
"Thanks", came Moony's quiet reply. Sirius then remembered seeing both Reficuls in the corridor the previous night and began to tell Moony what had been said.
"Weird...Wonder what they meant", Remus said with a shrug. "So, you looking forward to the disco tonight?"
Sirius had tactfully avoided speaking about it to Moony in case it upset the boy for not being able to go with the girl he apparently loved. Sirius had been a little hurt that Remus hadn't told him about her. He must have liked her for ages to be in love with her too, he had thought sadly. But here was Remus, bringing the subject up casually, giving him permission to talk about it.
"Yeah..suppose. Should be fun. You looking forward to it?" Remus looked down to his bed sheets and twisted them in curled fists. "Take that as a no..", Sirius said nodding to Remus's hands.
"It's just..the - er - girl I like is going with someone else", Remus said hesitantly, as though calculating how much he could say.
"Oh. Are you okay Moony? And don't say you are if you're not 'cos - " Sirius began.
"I'm fine, Siri. Don't look at me like that, I'll be okay, honest!" Remus said quickly to Sirius's disbelieving look.
Sirius searched his friend's face and sighed. "I can't see why the girl wouldn't go out with you, Remy. I'm sure she would if you asked. Or have you asked already?"
"No!" came Remus's abrupt reply. Sirius frowned. Remus looked as though he hadn't meant for that to come out so harsh and was biting his lip.
"Well how can you be so sure? How do you know she wouldn't go out with you", Sirius asked, blurting out all that passed through his mind.
"I just know. Padfoot, there's not a hope in hell...she..she'd never go out with me. Never", Remus said, a definite note in his voice.
"It's not Lily is it?" Sirius asked, a quick worry passing through his mind. It wouldn't do to have two of his best friends love the same girl. That would only mean trouble
"No! I wouldn't! Plus, James would kill me! If you remember..he knows", Remus said the last words tentatively, with a slight apologetic look. Sirius tried not to show the affliction that passed over him at being reminded that two of his best friends held a secret without him. He asked a question to recover, but it came out slightly croakier than he'd intended.
"How long have you loved her?" He asked, not sure he wished to know how long the secret had been kept from him. Remus was looking at him with a furrowed brow, considering if he wanted to answer or not it seemed.
"Since the first time I saw..her", came his answer eventually. Sirius took the pause as unwillingness to speak of her, either that or he'd almost slipped her name out. Why he wasn't allowed to know, he couldn't fathom. What did Remus expect him to do upon knowing? Shout it from the top tower of Hogwarts? Announce it to the entire school? Remus obviously trusted James more than him..
His train of thoughts were disturbed by Madam Pomfrey brushing by him. She stood over Remus and with pursed lips said, "Well, how are you feeling?"
"Great. So much better", Remus said and he didn't look to Sirius as though he was lying, so he smiled.
"Well..I suppose you could leave now then. But I'm telling you, Remus, not to go exhausting yourself! You may feel fine just now, but it might hit you later. You mustn't exert yourself at this disco tonight. I don't want to see you back in here until next month thank you". Sirius rolled his eyes behind her back as the nurse waved a finger in Remus's face and he sounded as though he was holding in laughter as he said, "I'll be careful. Can I go then?"
"Yes, as soon as you get dressed. Go on", she said, now with a motherly smile on her lips as she left Remus to change. Sirius sat and looked to Remus. Remus was giving him an odd look and suddenly Sirius remembered that Remus liked people to turn away while he dressed. He'd gotten less strict with that recently, but just now he looked as stern as ever on the matter. The rest of the boys in the Dorm, including Sirius, couldn't care less if their friends turned away or not. But Remus didn't have to tell Sirius why he wished them to look elsewhere. He figured that Remy preferred to keep his scars from transformations of the past hidden. He hadn't had many fresh ones since the Marauders had become animagi, but Sirius knew there might be some from the transformations that happened during their Summer holiday. So Sirius turned without another word.
They left the Wing as soon as Remus was ready to go and Sirius laughed at Remus's reaction to the illusionary spider webs. "Cool decorations", Remus had enthused after his initial reaction of almost jumping into Sirius's arms at the sight of them.
They walked around the school leisurely and arrived to meet their fellow Marauders in the Great Hall at lunch time. It looked amazing. Hundreds of pumpkins hovered above the tables and some had been enchanted to release the odd unsettling laugh. The bewitched sky had been covered to keep the daylight from swimming into the creepy setting.
They all sat down in their normal places and admired the surroundings. "It'll be even better tonight!" Squawked Peter.
"How d'you know", James asked and Peter coloured. But he looked rather pleased with himself. He always seemed to love having news for the Marauders.
"Heard McGonagall telling Professor Reficul. He's not entirely pleased with there being no work today.." Sirius and James sniggered at this.
"Don't expect Professor McGonagall was either", Remus stated thoughtfully. The others nodded in agreement, each wearing smirks.
It was ten minutes before the Hall was filled and people were looking expectantly at their plates. All of a sudden, the golden plates filled with both their normal food and a mix of spooky desserts.
There were cauldron cakes that were bewitched to hiss when you leaned to pick them up, witch cakes flew several inches above the tables and you had to catch them before you could eat them and miniature skeleton biscuits marched around the tables, brandishing their icing swords at them and stopped only when you touched them. They tasted delicious, as everything at Hogwarts usually did. The drinks they had held straws in them and after a couple of moments staring at them, Sirius realized what was weird about them. The glasses that held them had been bewitched not to be seen and the liquid inside the invisible glass looked as though it was held up on it's own, he had to pick one up to make sure that there was glass.
Sirius looked up to the staff whilst munching on a cauldron cake and saw that the only teacher who didn't seem to be enjoying the Halloween spirit was their dear potions master. He sat with a sour face. Dumbledore was in stark contrast to him, as he was trying rather comically to catch an out of control witch cake. Even the stern McGonagall looked amused by this and was chuckling pleasantly. A great atmosphere hung in the air and Sirius and his friends were in great spirits.
"So what's everyone dressing up as tonight?" Peter asked. Sirius allowed a wicked grin to flit over his face at the thought of what he was wearing.
"I was thinking of dressing as a werewolf, but then I thought it was a bit revealing and..well..lame", Moony said, "So I've decided to go as Elvis".
Sirius screwed his face up. Who was Elvis? James and Peter were nodding their heads in approval and Sirius waited for some explanation. Remus looked at him and grinned, shaking his head, "A muggle music legend, Padfoot". Sirius was the only pureblood in the group. The others all had grandparents who were muggles and were halfbloods, so they all knew at least some muggle facts and this seemed to be a big one. Facts such as this were always lost on Sirius. All his family were wizards and he hardly knew anything about the cultures of the non-magic people at all. Remus had always said he should really have picked Muggle Studies, but what use was that if he wanted to be an auror?
"Well, I'm gonna be a centaur", Peter exclaimed excitedly and looked to his friends to see if they thought it was a good idea. They smiled to please him.
"Dumbledore. I'm going as Dumbledore", James said matter of factly. Sirius laughed and looked at his best mate. Remus looked a little concerned.
"But what if you're checked for it! That could be seen as cheek...", Peter cried, horrified. James and Sirius just laughed at this. Remus even stopped looking worried and smiled at Peter.
"I'm sure Dumbledore'll find it funny actually. Unlike some teachers, he actually has a sense of humour", Sirius said. He'd always admired the laid-back attitude the brilliant wizard had towards practical jokes. Peter stammered a little, "Yes, of course, Padfoot, silly of me.."
They all shook their heads. Sirius hated when Peter did this. Whenever he rarely showed his own opinion on something, if somebody else contradicted him with their own thoughts, he'd immediately tell them they were right, instead of defending his own belief. Why couldn't he just stand his ground once in a while?
"So what are you going as, Padfoot?", Remus asked eagerly to cover the moment. Sirius grinned.
"You'll see when we get dressed", he said sinfully. They all looked at him inquisitively and he loved it.
"Oh, it's nothing..big, so as to put it..", he added for good measure. James screwed up his face in thought.
"Padfoot, what are you up to?" Remus said through a suspicious grin. Sirius just shook his head.
"All in good time. Like I said...no..big deal..", he said, laughing at their expressions. Peter begged him just to tell him through most of the meal and stopped only as they were walking out of the Great Hall and bumped into Snape and his gang.
"So, Snivellus, I take it you won't be going to Hogsmeade tomorrow", James said and Snape's face turned an ugly shade of pink.
"Most definitely not", Snape said, outraged. As a charitable event for extra hospital funds, people were to go in muggle-wear and pay a silver sickle for admission. The Slytherins refused to go as a stand against muggles, as though muggle clothing was beneath them. Any Slytherin who had said they'd go were treated like an outcast and a couple had tried to keep it secret they still wished to visit the village. But they'd been caught and had been found with a few mysterious bruises not long after.
"Great, so the air'll be grease free then", Sirius said viciously and James smirked. Snape turned to his heel and marched off, unable to find a comeback. Sirius turned to his friends. Remus did not look at all pleased, but did not say a word. He noticed James had seen the look and both the boys hung their heads a little in guilt. Peter beamed at them and gave great approval and awed looks. Remus always gave this look whenever the boys taunted Snape. But Sirius and James felt he bloody deserved it. Remus never said anything about it, but those looks he gave would make an innocent person feel guilty. But Sirius and James did it anyway. Snape was always trying to cause trouble for them and generally be a weasel, so they felt it only right to teach him a lesson at any given chance. Surely Remus could see that it had to be done?
They walked up to their Dorm to change, excited about the upcoming disco.
Remus got changed with the others in the Dorm, all except Sirius, who wanted to surprise them with what he was going as. He was more comfortable changing in front of just James and Peter. That morning in the Hospital Wing, he'd came over very self-conscious in front of Sirius. He knew that Sirius just thought that he was hiding his scars, but it was more a case of being scared of Sirius not liking him with his top off. He had scolded himself for thinking that, Sirius doesn't care what I look like with my top off, he'd thought, but he couldn't strip without him turning away all the same. Sirius was getting dressed in the bathroom.
James looked hilarious. He'd bewitched himself to having a long silver beard, just like Dumbledore's and the hair to match it. He wore a similar robe to one Remus had seen the headmaster wearing before. And on his face, his thick horn-rimmed glasses were replaced by petite half moon ones. He'd even charmed a few fake wrinkles onto his face. It was risible.
Peter's attempts were not so wonderful. He was wearing the most unconvincing costume ever. The back half of a horse costume was what he wore and his fat upper body hung over it like a Santa who had had too many cookies and milk. It was horrible, but Remus told him it looked great anyway.
Remus had used the same bewitchment charm that James had used to turn his own hair jet black and gelled it to have a flick at the front. He wore a tight white sequined Elvis jumpsuit with jewels and a large gold-buckled belt. He loved the cape that went with it.
Perry McKinnon had left the Dorm to meet his girlfriend half an hour before and was dressed as an old wizarding singer, Jerry Martin Davies. The three sat waiting for Sirius to come out once they'd got ready.
"Sirius, how long does it take to get ready?" James moaned. They heard Sirius's amused and muffled voice call back, "I'll be out in a minute". Remus was dying to see what Sirius would come out like. When he did see it, he was shocked to say the least.
"Merlin, Sirius! Oh my God!", said James and Peter clasped his hand to his mouth in shock. Remus dropped the robe he held and stared open-mouthed at his friend.
"What, I'm Adam. Y'know, Adam and Eve..See, I do know something about muggles", Sirius said through a confident grin. Remus could hardly avert his eyes. By God, Sirius had always been bold, but this! Sirius stood with only a fig leaf keeping his decency. Remus blushed as he stared, affixed to the almost naked Sirius before them. Although straight, even James was raking his friends body with fervor and Peter was gawping from behind Remus. James recovered first and bought Remus a little time to do the same.
"You'll freeze your ass off, Sirius!" James exclaimed, laughing at his best mate's audaciousness. Remus couldn't believe what he was seeing, but he finally managed to close his mouth, and realized it was just in time as he had almost drooled. God, a lot of people are in for a treat tonight when they see Sirius, he thought.
"Nope! See, the leaf isn't actually the only thing I'm wearing. It's just I bewitched my clothes to look invisible and put the leaf outside. So, I'm quite fully dressed so to speak..", he said. Sirius didn't look at all awkward from his friends staring at his visage. Remus supposed that it was a good job too, because a lot more people were going to be staring at Sirius once he left the Dorm.
"I had to cover my ass though", he said wistfully turning around to reveal a green covered butt, "They can't say I'm not wearing anything because I'm fully dressed and they can't say I'm not decent enough, for everything that really needs to be covered is..what?"
"Sirius! Does Mel know you're wearing this?" James asked, still astonished. Remus fought hard to keep a moan in the back of his throat from being audible. This was all too arousing. He felt oddly exposed himself in his tight jumpsuit and covered the lower half of his body with his robe that he'd just picked back up so as not to reveal anything.
"Prongs, who do you think my Eve is? It was actually her that suggested it..I was impressed..", Sirius said fondly and Remus felt a short rage once again at Melanie. But it must be admitted, they were going to be one hot pair. Remus knew though, no matter how pretty Mel was, she did not equal Sirius's beauty and he'd be the one receiving most stares from both guys and girls alike.
"God, I didn't think anything you did any more would shock me, Padfoot, but this one...well", James trailed off and Sirius smirked at him. Remus felt he would have to say something soon, so chose this moment in case his regained voice would go missing again if he did not use it soon.
"I must say, Siri, I'm more than a little shocked myself", he managed and Peter was the only one still visibly shocked. Remus had a grip on himself now, but his mind was saying something totally different from his body language. It was screaming at him inside, but he appeared a lot more calm than that.
Sirius looked to him and said thoughtfully, "Elvis looks cool". Remus couldn't believe Sirius could be so casual and speak about what Remus was wearing while he was wearing what he was, or rather, what he wasn't wearing.
"Well...", James began, still staring at Sirius with widened eyes. Remus noticed, a little annoyed, that James had the beginnings of an erection too. "..I guess we'd better go and meet the dates.." So they walked from their Dorm down the stairs to the Common Room.
Waves of deep shock soared through the air as people saw Sirius's almost naked form. Many girls - and a few boys - stared at Sirius's lower half, some of them drooling. Sirius looked nonchalant to the looks he received. Many eyes raked his body and Remus felt a nasty burning anger run through his own. He wanted them not to look. He couldn't bear them all being able to see so much of Sirius. Everyone gasped on their first sighting of the beautiful boy. One look around and Remus saw that Sirius had the most shocking outfit of all. Of course. Nobody else in their right mind would have had enough courage to have done this. All eyes were on Sirius and arousal hung heavy in the air.
The boys looked for their dates, but only Peter's remained in the room. Remus, James and Sirius left the room as Peter went to speak to Bertha. Although Lily had told James that they weren't each other's dates, she had agreed to meet with him outside the Great Hall. She was the first the boys saw, so James went over to her with a grin to Sirius, then Remus. He'll have a great time with Lily, Remus thought as he saw Lily laughing at his costume. Sirius was causing a stir again as people began to notice him.
Remus didn't get to see Mel show up, because after a couple of moments, Siobhan turned up beside him. She was wearing a cute little pink and white bunny costume and her silky brown hair fell down her back gracefully. She looked really pretty, pity I don't fancy her at all, Remus thought. She eyed Sirius appreciatively before dragging a reluctant Remus through the crowd towards the hall.
Remus did not want to dance with Siobhan and was wishing he'd stayed in his Dorm and declined her. Near the doors, Remus saw Snape. He chuckled at Snape's Halloween spirit; he'd made a worse attempt than Peter had. The only thing different about his appearance at all was a fake pair of fangs in his mouth and Remus supposed this was his lazy effort at being a vampire.
The ceiling of the hall had been uncovered to once again reveal the bewitched ceiling. It was a perfect imitation of the cloudless sky outside that was thickly dotted with bright stars. The Hall was pitch black all over, with a dim light falling from the walls onto the floor. The parameters of the hall boasted hundreds of slender tables under black shining silk coverings and fine canopies of web hung over each candlelit table. It was elegant and chilling at the same time and more pumpkins scattered the room. Smoke hovered low on the dark dance floor and stepping through it sent a strange warmth over Remus that made him wonder what it really was.
As the hall filled, Remus attempted to travel the floor to reach a far off table and sit down, but Siobhan gripped hold of him meters from his destination and pulled him back nearer the center of the hall. Each couple were distanced about a meter apart and the first song began. It was medium speed and Remus was forced to dance. He and Siobhan did and half way through the song, Remus looked up to find he was in a different spot from where they'd begun.
He saw James and Lily dancing, staring into one another's eyes. James saw him and smiled. Dumbledore was dancing nearby with Professor McGonagall and he gave a smiling glance to James's costume. Remus saw a scandalised look suddenly pass over McGonagall's face as she looked somewhere behind Remus. Her eyebrows had almost disappeared and were close together, her mouth fell open and her eyes flashed dangerously.
He whipped Siobhan around to face the other way so he could get a view of what his teacher saw. He had a feeling already, and it was confirmed straight away. Sirius and Melanie stood, in one anothers arms swaying to the music and having a nice time. Melanie was certainly Eve and wore a similar amount of clothing to Sirius, except from she wore some leaves on the top half of her body too. They were so obviously the most gorgeous pair in the room and Remus didn't remember ever seeing Sirius so beautiful as he looked in the dark yellow light. He hated Mel more than ever. He looked back to Professor McGonagall to see what she would do, but it seemed Dumbledore had calmed her for she was looking back to him, tight lipped.
He looked back to Sirius and Melanie. Most eyes were on them. Remus wished more than anything that he was Melanie at that moment. She was so close to him it was making him find breathing hard to do through his anger at her and lust for him. Sirius looked passed Melanie to Remus and winked at him.
Remus flushed and was thankful for the low lights as he smiled back to Sirius in response. His heart felt like it was being ripped apart as he watched Melanie pull Sirius's head down for a kiss when the song ended.
He was thankful when a boy came to he and Siobhan and asked if he could cut in. Remus looked to Siobhan and she looked pleased at the prospect, so he left them and Sirius on the dance floor behind him as he walked to a far corner of the room. He sat at a table in the shadows of the corner and tried not to look deep into the crowds. He feared going back in case Siobhan caught him and made him dance again or even worse, that he'd see her with Sirius again.
So he stayed there for what seemed like hours. He listened to the music, watched the couples dancing and even more, thought of seeing Sirius in his costume tonight. He ignored remembering Mel in these thoughts. She should never have existed as far as he was concerned. He was in his own little dream world when he was brought back to Earth with a beautiful sensual voice.
"How come you're not dancing, Moony? I've not seen you since the first song..", Sirius said, taking the seat opposite Remus.
Remus expected to see Mel beside Siri as he looked up, but his heart gave a happy thump as he found only the handsome friend of his. His heart began hammering in his chest painfully at being alone with Sirius in the setting, with the music and with what Sirius wore. He couldn't help but grin like a fool.
"A guy cut in, so I came here and couldn't be bothered going back", Remus said, partly telling the truth. Sirius looked sadly at him.
"Moony, you should ask her to dance", Sirius said. Remus shook his head and stared into Siri's eyes.
"No, I told you, Padfoot. I couldn't be bothered. She seemed happy to dance with - "
"No. I meant the girl you actually like. You should have asked her to dance. You know, if you don't try her with a question, you'll never know if she likes you back", Sirius said softly. Remus shook his head again.
"I know the answer already, Padfoot. It would freak..her..out", Remus said, almost having slipped out 'him' instead of 'her'. The look of sympathy Sirius held in his eyes made Remus feel heartened how much the boy cared for him. Pity he doesn't care the other way too, the way I care for him, Remus thought, suddenly feeling tearful.
"Freak her out? I don't get it..Well, I have to get back, Remy. Mel's waiting. I told her I'd just leave for one song. Very demanding that girl is..I hope your girl notices you, Moony. If she does, maybe then you'll tell me who she is?" Sirius said and gave a small bark of laughter.
"I do want to tell you, Padfoot. I just...not now. I hope she notices too. Thanks Siri. You should go back now", Remus finished grudgingly. But he did not want this conversation to carry on as he had fear that he'd end up telling Sirius, through all his comforting and sweet words, that he was actually the person Remus wished to be dancing with. With one last smile, Sirius was off. Remus watched him until he was out of view.
What would you do, Siri, if you did find out, he wondered. Then he thought not to go over that as his mind always sent him images of disgust on Sirius's face. You never will find out, my friend. I wish to keep being able to call you that too much to ruin it.
Remus skirted down the side of the Great Hall and managed to slip out, unseen. He ran to his Dorm, wiping away a few tears and went straight to bed after changing into his pyjamas. He figured it would take a while for him to fall asleep, but was surprisingly pulled into dreamland not too long after he lay his head down. The ever-present figure once again wandered freely through his dream. Sirius Black was not with Melanie here...
Remus sat on his bed, just having dressed for Hogsmeade. He was the only one awake in the dorm so far and he figured that the reason might be that it was dawn. He sat there on his bed wearing his muggle clothing. He had felt lucky he'd already had them, for it meant he did not have to rush to the shops before the trip, as Peter had done. He had found it the slightest bit strange that Sirius, a pureblood, already had muggle clothes before they had been told about the Hogsmeade trip. Most pureblood wizards just wore their robes all the time as most happened to be in Slytherin, who detested muggle clothing. James also had the clothes already.
Remus was wearing a plain loose ultramarine coloured t-shirt with slightly baggy powder-blue jeans. He did not want to wake his friends up, for he knew they would not appreciate being woke up so early on a Saturday, and anyway, he was having too good a time to.
He was thoroughly enjoying watching the deliciously warm golden light that had begun to dance across the exquisite features of Sirius's delectably tanned face.
He watched until the sun had spread delightfully over his entire face before realizing his breathing had become fast and he was trembling slightly. A small smile played at the corners of Siri's mouth and he looked so peaceful that Remus wondered what he could possibly be dreaming. Maybe he'd ask when he woke up. He tore his eyes from him to look outside. The sun had creeped up into a pink and blue sky. Though the scene was really pretty, Remus found it easy to let his eyes leave the sight as they travelled back to gaze at the wonderful boy in the bed opposite him. He was instantly thankful that the boys in the Dorm rarely closed their hangings. He was glad he was not denied this blissful haven that was looking at the picturesque Sirius lying before him.
He wished he could be as close to Sirius's face as the light that settled upon it. He wished he was as close to Sirius's body as his clothes were, even to be the air that hung around him. Sometimes, to be James, who seemed to sometimes share a soul with Sirius by the way they acted. Remus believed he could never be close enough to the boy. He was never with the boy as much as he wanted to be. And the longer Remus did get to spend with Sirius, the more time he wanted extra.
Sirius's nose twitched in the cutest way possible, just like a small baby bunny and Remus smiled broadly at the tiny action, feeling a new dose of warmth pass over his body. Sirius never looked this innocent while awake. He always had a mischievous twinkle in his eyes or a slightly mad glint. Now, Remus could hardly believe that this was the same boy who had gone to the Hallowe'en disco next to naked at the beginning of the week. No wicked grin set his face and no plan was being hatched in his outstanding mind. Remus wondered which look he preferred on Sirius and realized that he loved them both equally. Both made his body burn with desire and his mind glaze over with dizziness and pleasure. So Remus watched for a few hours as the natural shadows wandered across his face and listened carefully to the lulling rhythmic breathing he released like sweet music. He carefully glanced now and then to the other boys in the Dorm to make sure they didn't catch him doing all this, but found they all slept still soundly for a long time.
Perry was the first to disturb the calm setting and Remus quickly started to his trunk in pretense of looking for something. Perry hadn't noticed a thing and sat up wiping sleep out of his eyes. He got up, acknowledged Remus with a grunt and went to dress. When he came back, he said he'd to leave to meet his girlfriend and James began stirring in his bed.
Remus sat back on his bed, knowing that it wasn't suspicious after all to be sitting there, as long as he wasn't sitting drooling over the teenager opposite him. He couldn't wait to go to Hogsmeade. He'd thought Siri might be going with Melanie, but Sirius had informed him that Melanie's parents refused to buy the muggle clothing for a single day's wear of them. So she wouldn't be going, leaving the other Marauders a free amount of time with Sirius. Remus thought that he had been spending far too much time with the girl recently anyway. Since the disco, to most people's distaste, Mel had become something like Sirius's shadow. Remus knew he wouldn't be the only one at Hogsmeade ecstatic to see no Melanie clinging to Sirius like he would fly away if she let go.
Of course, Remus inadvertently understood her possessiveness as he knew that if he was as lucky as her, he wouldn't want Sirius out of his sight either. Apart from there being so many people who would do anything to take over from the person with Sirius, Remus would happily stare at the boy forever. He'd never leave his side. But he didn't have that option, as that option would ruin his friendship if he attempted to try it. He didn't think Sirius would be too pleased to have one of his best mates, a boy, staring at him all the time and following him everywhere. Or see quite how obsessed Remus actually was with him..
James jerked awake, causing Remus to jump slightly. The boy reached for his glasses and once they were on, he smiled to Remus before collecting his things and setting off for a shower and to get dressed. Before entering the bathroom, Remus saw how he checked the Dorm to see who was present. When his eyes had rested on Sirius, Remus was sure James had caught his breath at the beauteous sight. It was no wonder.
About five minutes after James had gone in, Peter had started awake, mirroring James's awakening. After a few scurrying glances around the room, he'd seemed to realize where he was and he flushed as he saw Remus looking at him. Peter didn't even bother trying to get in the bathroom for a shower, or to even wash, he just flung his clothes on and sprayed a can of muggle body spray on both him and his clothes. Not the cleanest of the Marauders, Remus thought amusedly. Peter was wearing a disgusting orange vest top that pulled horribly tight over his rolls of fat and had bronze coloured trousers that his stomach bulged over. It was hideous.
James came out wearing a tight white denim shirt that said "Tease Me" in glittery blue writing on the top pocket and dark, slightly baggy blue jeans. "How do I look?" He asked Remus and Peter with a sheepish grin.
"Great, James", Peter squeaked. James looked pleased and turned to Remus, seeking approval.
"Yeah. Cool. Love the shirt", Remus said and James looked to the still sleeping Sirius.
"Shall we?" James asked, showing a glint of madness in his own eyes. Remus and Peter didn't have to answer. They all got up and ran to Sirius's bed and dived on top of him. He woke with an, "Argh! Get off", before picking up his pillow and bashing them in turn with it. Remus realized after a few minutes, embarrassed that he was sitting with his legs either side of Sirius's. He leaped backwards off the bed and hoped that nobody had noticed.
"Right, Sirius. Ready. We're gonna be late if we have a pillow fight", he said. James and Peter stepped back from the bed too and Sirius got out.
"No fun", Sirius said with a mock-hurt face. He went to the end of his bed to his trunk to get his things and Remus gasped when Sirius bent over to open it. Thankfully, when he looked around, nobody had heard him, but he turned from the sight to stop himself from gasping again. When he looked back, Sirius was entering the bathroom.
"We're gonna go wait in the Common Room", James shouted to Sirius and Remus scowled to himself. He wanted to see Sirius before the others in Gryffindor. But they went nevertheless.
Remus was happy to see that Melanie was nowhere in sight. He thought happily that nobody thought to wake her to witness her all over Sirius as though he wouldn't come back. Many people were in the Common Room. A lot of people were leaving it just then, as the Hogsmeade trip was in ten minutes. Remus kept his eyes on the stairs from their Dorm as the boys sat in their usual seats. Remus was happy that the room had emptied before Sirius had come down. He was even happier when the boy did.
Sirius jogged quickly down the steps and Remus's heart paused as he took in his appearance. It was unbelievable, but Sirius had managed to look just as sexy as he had with barely any clothes on with what he was wearing now. Sirius strode confidently up to them and the other two finally noticed him before he stopped at them and they gasped.
Sirius was wearing very tight black jeans and an even tighter black t-shirt. As he moved, the fabric moved sensuously over perfect abs and muscles. His tanned skin gleamed richly and his black clothing and jet black hair made his eyes look even brighter than usual. They shone like deep penetrating pools of crystalline blue water on an island beach. Sirius looked delicious. Remus couldn't help but let a groan utter from deep in his throat and stifled it as best as he could. He found difficulty in taking in enough air and his breathing was slightly ragged. Sirius's face had a radiant glow as it filled with a heartbreaking smile and said, "We'd better go. Gonna be late".
James smirked through staring and he managed, "And who's fault would that be", lightly panting. Sirius looked innocently around the room and then back to the Marauders, who all burst out laughing.
"Come on then", Remus said, leading their way out of the Common Room. They arrived to be ticked off on the list of people going. All eyes were on Sirius as usual. Many people shamelessly told him how gorgeous he was looking and he took it all in his stride, thanking each person in turn and also returning the compliments, may it have been lies or not. Remus was tempted to tell him too, just to hear a compliment for him, but instantly thought better of it.
When they arrived at the village, the attention was still on Sirius and James somehow managed to have the Marauders escape the crowd.
"I thought we'd never get away. All your fault Sirius!" James said, laughing merrily.
"How the hell is it my fault, Jamie?" Sirius asked, bemused. James glanced up and down Sirius's body and sighed.
" 'Cos you would insist on looking so damn hot!", James said in an exasperated tone.
"What?!", Sirius shouted, voicing Remus's thought. He looked entirely shocked and the bemusement was completely lost from him. They all looked to James who had gone slightly red, but he just shrugged.
"Don't get me wrong, Padfoot..I'm not in any way gay...but come on! Surely even you can see how hot you look?" James asked and they were all shocked. Remus couldn't believe James was saying this and Sirius looked as though he held a similar thought.
"Prongs!" Sirius exclaimed, mouth cutely dropped, "What the hell?" James bit his lip and Remus knew he wasn't sure if he should continue his statements. But he did. His brows furrowed as he looked to Sirius.
"Padfoot! Calm yourself! I'm only saying that you look damn sexy!", digging a deeper hole as Sirius looked as though his jaw would come clean off if it was forced further apart with any more shock, "I'm not professing my undying love for you or anything. I DO fancy Lily! Just saying you're looking fine draws much attention everywhere we go!"
Sirius looked as though he really didn't know what to say and just stood staring at James in disbelief for a few moments. He recovered through a smirk.
"Now that I know my best mate thinks I'm hot..maybe I should watch out in the bathrooms..we might wanna actually go somewhere!" and James hit him at the bathroom comment before the Marauders burst out laughing.
James only dug deeper as they stopped. "Maybe next time you'll try not to look so stunning and let us breathe a little from your fans".
"Prongs!", and Sirius looked as though he was about to die of shock again before grinning and pulling James in front of him with his back to him and stepping in close behind him. James jumped and blushed as Sirius whispered in his ear, "Never knew you felt this way, Jamie. You and me. Tonight?", as he caressed James's arm. Though knowing it was all in fun, Remus couldn't help but feel jealous and wish that he was James there and then. James put his hand over Sirius's and turned carefully to look up at him, "Why, what's wrong with now, dear Siri?"
Sirius gave a bark of laughter and Remus cleared his throat. "Are we going guys", Remus said, traces of bitterness in his voice. He was glad he said it 'cos straight away, Sirius released James and grabbed Remus instead and pulled him to face him, inches apart.
"Sorry, Moony. Were you feeling left out?" Sirius purred and Remus gasped and backed his lower half the tiniest space away from Sirius, so as not to show he had an erection. Remus flushed and Sirius chuckled in his ear warmly. Remus only wished it was meant.
As he opened his mouth to attempt a retort, Peter's voice came from far away and Remus was shocked at what he said.
"I dare you two to kiss! I bet you don't!", he said and Sirius grinned lavishly, with raised eyebrows at Remus. Remy couldn't believe it when Sirius looked over to Jamie as he called, "Yes, Sirius. I dare you too!" Remus jumped from Sirius and glared at James, his face burning with heat. His heart hammered in his chest when he heard Sirius.
"Well!", he breathed and Remus turned back to see Sirius grinning," Is this what your dirty little minds fantasize about then?" He laughed and Remus looked back at James with a killer look that screamed, 'what are you playing at'.
James was looking purposefully at Remus and Remy was scared that Sirius was about to find out his secret. If he'd have seen past his embarrassment at that moment, he'd have felt only pleasure.
"Well, I dunno 'bout you, Moony, but I've never turned a dare down and I don't hope to now. C'mon then", Sirius said and Remus was sure he was imagining this. He felt unreal. This was surely unreal! Sirius was agreeing to kiss him! Even if it was just for a dare...
Remus jumped slightly as he felt Sirius's arm on his and gasped again as Sirius pulled him back in. He hardly heard James's voice say, "A real kiss. With tongue!" and Sirius's saying, "Fine! But you'll kiss Peter after it!"
He did hear Peter gasp as he was held loosely in Sirius's grip. He did hear James saying, "Fine by me" as Sirius looked back down upon him. A burning sensation flooded through his entire body and all he could think of now was how close Sirius's face was to his own. He felt Sirius pierce his skin with his eyes and watched Sirius's full lips as they got closer to his. His eyes shut on their own as the space between him and Sirius closed. The last thing he saw was Sirius's eyes and they swam inside his mind as he felt Sirius's hot breath against his cheek. Remus felt heaven approach him as Sirius's hands snaked around his back and one behind his head. The last thing he remembered was falling to the ground..
"Remus! Are you all right? Can you hear me?" Remus heard Sirius's voice coming from above him. He opened his eyes and things began to swim back into view. Sirius was kneeling over him and James was beside him, both looking very concerned. A pair of legs caught in the corner of his eye told him Peter was standing a little off to the side. Then he remembered what had happened. Oh, God, his mind screamed as he realized he must have fainted.
"I'm fine", he said weakly, trying to get up. Sirius and James quickly sprung to his aid and helped him up. He stood on shaking legs with his eyes on the ground in shame as they let go of him. He felt humiliated at the thought of having just fainted when he'd been dared to kiss Sirius. He'd know now! Sirius would know how he felt!
"Remus", Sirius exclaimed and Remus felt sweet relief pass over him as the next words came, "You never ate! Did you? No wonder you fainted! One week after the full moon and you're going out without eating! Moony, you know you need as much energy as possible!"
Remus apologised and agreed to eat, knowing that it was nothing to do with eating at all. He was more than happy to agree with this though. He couldn't believe that for all the cleverness of Sirius, he still didn't manage to see how Remus felt about him after such an obvious display! James also looked relieved for Remus and Remus recovered from humiliation as he watched the concern on Sirius's face for him. He couldn't believe how close that had been. He could jump off a bridge at the thought of it! And..he'd almost been kissing Sirius...
Sirius made sure they went to a cafe before going to the pub, the Three Broomsticks, and watched carefully as Remus ate. It was soon forgotten by him, but not quite by Remus, as they had knocked back a few drinks and Remus was immensely relieved every time he thought of how that could have went.
James had whispered to him, "Close shave that" and he'd agreed willingly. As the Marauders had a great time, Remus couldn't help but dwell on his shame of having fainted under the close proximity of Sirius. Did he have it that bad for him? Obviously he had. He knew he had. But he allowed himself to get lost in the fun they were having and pushed it from his mind as much as he could.
The Marauders were reluctant to go home but when they got back, they all went straight to bed. Remus lay for hours playing the day's events over and over in his mind and couldn't help but smile as he thought of how close he had been to kissing Sirius. Gorgeous Sirius.
His dreams were tranquil and he did not nearly kiss Sirius there. He did kiss him and it was wonderful.
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