Disclaimer: None of the Harry Potter characters are mine, I'm just toying
with them.
Thanks to:
Idril.Tinuviel: Tell me about it, but then again it could've gone either way. Maybe if Sirius had been allowed more time with Harry then he might've healed slowly but surely. We'll never know now unfortunately.
Prongslet: Lol, no not together yet but give me time.
Passionflower: Ah yes weekends are lovely, especially when they're this warm and sunny! My rabbit however had eaten through my radio wire lol. She has this smug look on her face. And thank you, I am feeling a lot better now as my friend came and dragged me out of the house. She's a loon and is instant death to the evil blues.
Happo: Ah more plushies, I'm loving it (Ok, Tacky McDonalds slogan there just for you lol).
Enelya Aldarion: Ah never fear, I like explaining the transformations as it's such an emotional piece to play with so there will be a detailed scene.
GryffRavHuffSlythendor: I KNOW, I totally miss writing for Cara so I may just have to write a happy little one shot whilst writing this one because I want to finish this one before I consider the sequel to Autumn Skies.
Angel74: This lot of boys are definitely more fun to try and think up situations for because you know the more extreme the idea...they probably did lol!
Hp-Azn: Lmao, I can never tell if you're winding me up or not. Well I hope 'Stop all the Clocks' was pleasing enough for you.
Colleen: Lol nicely punned. Anyway, it's like I said though. It's much more fun to write the two different views as it gives it variety.
Jenna: Ah now see I like that. It could be so much fun to play around with Sirius Potter-Faolan, he could be a wonderful character! And the appearance was intentional lol!
Kitty254781: And here you are.
Bucklander35: Lmao, don't die, people would miss you!
Arigazi: Ah well you see there is a copy of 'Prisoner of Azkaban' next to me and it says that they completed the Animagus spell in their fifth year so I kinda just wanted to jump into that. And the mistake in 'Stop' was my fault, I didn't describe that bit well. I meant after he'd seen him off from the station BACK to Privet Drive. Sorry (blushes). And I liked the metaphor you used, it made me smile.
Lunaris: Lol, thank you very much.
Elrohir Lover: LMAO! Ah see now I just feel proud! I'm glad you liked both of the fics. As for the Wicca it's going very well. Me and my friend just came back from Wicca shopping actually so I'm up to my eyeballs in books lol! Hmm, Celtic songs eh...let me think. Well anything by Enya is amazing but there are these two folklore songs that touch me called 'Skiberdden' and the other is 'The Parting Glass'. They're both gorgeous.
Thanks from 'Stop all the Clocks':
BrownRecluse: Tell me about it, that is one of the greatest poems ever for me. And I'm glad you liked the monologue thing because I've decided Remus's head is a very intriguing place to visit.
Inucuttie37: Aye, I'm fed up seeing Harry throwing a hissy fit so I decided a new take was in order. In book five he stopped himself thinking of Cedric as it was still too painful so I tried using that to my advantage.
Lissy: You realise that after I read your review I was happy once again because it meant I had done what I had set out to do. When people (or even pets) in my life have been taking from me this is how I dealt with it. I had a cat that I've had since I was 4 that died recently and I'm 17, so that's a very long time. It was a friend to me and it had been taken from me so when I sat alone for a moment I just cried uncontrollably, the irony being if I was sad in that past then said cat would come rest his head under my chin until I smiled again. So I said 'I'm not having this' and set about creating this collage of all the pictures I had of him and over the top I wrote the 'Stop all the Clocks' poem. And I felt better because I had done something and remembered him in a good way. Anyway, I'm sorry I'm rambling lol, but that was why I write that fic.
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Chapter 3 – Of Poets and Gods
I slept peacefully for the rest of the morning. Sirius had sat beside me until finally with a small smile I had dropped off. I usually sleep fitfully but that rest was different, I had been released of this heavy burden and I felt...liberated.
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(1975)
"SIRIUS! For Christ's sakes man!" James's voice made Remus jerk out of his sleep and sit up abruptly. He could hear the accused laughing his head off from the safe recluse of his bed sheets and soon James came running in through the door where he proceeded to jump on Sirius's bed to throw a few punches in.
"I can't believe you said that in front of...in front of..."
"Lily?" Remus offered as he swung his legs over the side of the bed and James turned his anger-flushed face to the werewolf.
"Wonder Dick here went and said some smart arsed comment about me wanting to 'Bone Miss Evans' RIGHT in front of her. And she exploded on ME!" The boy cried scandalised and turned back to beating his friend.
Remus laughed loudly as Sirius's barking laughter could be heard being muffled into the mattress until finally the quilt was whipped down and the taller teen began to retaliate.
"Well I'm going to go and try and FIX what you've done!" James said when he was finally over-powered and stormed down the stairs, slamming the dorm door behind him.
Sirius was wiping his eyes as he continued to chuckle. Finally he dropped his hand into his lap and smirked at Remus who returned the grin.
"He'll cock it up, he always does. He'll try to show off and then he'll ask her out resulting in a lot worse then what I did." Sirius said matter-of- factly and this only caused Remus to chuckle as he shook his head.
"Useless." He muttered as he stood, grimacing at the crinkled school clothes around his bed and he began to pick them up shaking them to remove any wrinkles. He could feel eyes on his back and he turned around to find Sirius staring at him.
When the boy realised he'd been caught staring his eyes widened slightly but he soon covered it up with a cheeky grin. Then it slipped into a real smile.
"How're you feeling after...after last night...Or earlier today I suppose seeing as you came in this morning?" He cocked his head the way a puppy would when its found something intriguing and Remus considered it an endearing habit.
"I'm...sore, but that's understandable," Sirius nodded his head in agreement, "But having you guys know...I don't know, I don't really feel that bad...you know?" The tawny boy lowered his shirt to look over at the taller male who smiled at him and smiled.
"I know." He said simply causing an even greater smile to grace the werewolf's lips.
"So does this mean you're going to stop teasing me over not having a girlfriend now that you know my excuse?" Remus teased meaning to make the other boy laugh but Sirius merely frowned at him.
"Being a werewolf shouldn't mean you can't have a girlfriend Rem." The smaller teen blushed as he looked pointedly back at the slightly frayed shirt in his hands.
"Yes it is...Sirius, not everyone is like the Marauders." He muttered and a heavy silence filled the room. He heard something shuffle and looked up but Sirius was already standing in front of him as he placed a hand on both of his shoulder's, pulling their faces close together so he could look into the golden irises as he spoke clearly.
"You, Remus John Lupin, are a wonderful and kind person. If some fluff- headed drama queen can't see that then she's not worth your time. Someone will come by because Rem mate...you're pretty damn hard not to like." A lop- sided smile, the one that makes the girls keel over with their legs in the air, pulled at the side of Sirius's lips and it was all Remus could do not to inspect it with his own.
At this thought he blanched and pulled back but smiled at his friend to show that he wasn't upset with him.
("I just want to see what your mouth tastes like and something tells me you –may- just not appreciate that.")
"Yes well, I don't think girls like the 'Pensive poet' to the 'Smouldering Sex god'. It's you're fault really." Remus said before his inner voice sighed and banged his head against an invisible wall as it realised what it had said. Sirius developed a twinkle in his eye and smirked as he leant forward again.
"You think I'm a 'smouldering sex god' do you?" He purred and as Remus backed up blushing Sirius followed until finally the werewolf's back was to the wall, the darker teen's hand resting beside his head as he leaned in.
"I...uh, I mean...um, No." Remus stuttered weakly and the shaky quality caused Sirius to grin wickedly at him.
"I think you do Rem." He whispered huskily and he leant forwards causing Remus's breath to become erratic until about an inch was left between their lips.
Remus was just beginning to think that there might be more to Sirius's teasing when suddenly the door opened and James came storming back in with Peter smirking behind him. James glanced at the two stunned boy's positions with an unperturbed eyebrow raised before he turned back to retrieve his school bag.
"You could do better Remus." He said simply as he turned once again, giving an amusing glare to his best friend who had pushed back away from the werewolf and Peter was left beside himself with laughter.
"Jeez, what crawled up his arse and died?" Sirius asked as James left and Peter only laughed harder as he spluttered out an answer.
"Two words. Lily and talking. He just can't do it with out making a prat of himself."
Remus smiled shakily as he tried to make light out of what just...what MIGHT'VE happened had the other two not walked in.
What did this mean? Was he gay now? Was SIRIUS gay? Or was he just teasing him again, as per usual. But surely even Sirius wouldn't tease him on such a thing as having a romantic partner due to his condition? He turned to finish picking up his books and once again he heard movement as the door closed.
Standing up he turned to find Sirius looking awkward as he stood in the centre of the room.
"Look, um...I was just teasing you Rem. I wasn't trying to, to uh... I wasn't doing that to be make you upset." He was frowning as he spoke as though looking for the right words and although Remus did feel a stab of disappointment he smiled anyway. He moved forwards to stand before his friend where he looked up at his friend with a kindly expression.
"It's ok Siri. You were just being you." He joked and instantly Sirius's shoulders sagged as he let out the breath he'd been holding in.
"Oh good because...I wouldn't joke about something like that." He said shyly and as he looked down Remus wondered again whether there was something Sirius wasn't quite telling him.
Sirius jerked his head back up again, trademark smile in place and the wicked glint in his eyes returned once more.
"Anyway, away with all that mush. Let us be dressed and ready for class." He darted off then as he grabbed up all his school stuff and Remus watched him with his eyebrows knitted together as the agile cogs worked in his mind.
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"Today I'm going to teach you how to make objects disappear. Now I need you to pay close attention, that means you too Mr Stephens, as this is a very..."
Professor McGonagoll continued to talk as the four Marauders sat at the back of the room. Sirius had his chair tilted back on the hind legs as Peter watched the chair with a frown, more then likely trying to work out how the taller teen hadn't falling off yet...the physics just didn't seem to fit!
James was alternating between listening to McGonagoll, doodling and looking over at Lily Evans. Remus was scribbling done notes furiously, stopping every now and again to scratch his chin with the tip of his quill before he'd suck on the end of it thoughtfully.
He'd stop sometimes to flex his wrist where the bones were still sore from the transformation and his hair kept flopping into his face until finally he relented to it, pulling a band he always kept round his wrist off and tying his hair back into a small ponytail.
He was about to return to his writing when a piece of paper dropped in front of him as though thrown. He looked up to see who had thrown it but every one was still in the exact same positions they had been in originally. Looking over at the professor he quickly opened the note in his lap under the table.
'Who wouldn't love the pensive poet?'
Sirius watched quietly out of the corner of his eye as a slow smile spread across the fair boy's lips and he felt his heart warm at the sight. He snapped his eyes back to the front when Remus looked over at him.
Remus watched Sirius fight a little smile on his face and his own grin widened at the thought. Shaking his head he scribbled an answer then looked over to the front checking it was safe before lobbing the piece of parchment back.
Sirius looked down when the note bounced in front of him and tilting the chair back into a lot safer position he slipped it into his lap and unravelled it.
'Anything within the Smouldering Sex Gods mile radius.'
He had to bite back a laugh as he looked over at Remus who was leaning his chin in his palm and smiling over at him. Sirius winked as he turned back to the parchment. His heart thudded against his chest as he put his quill tip to the paper and wrote...
'How about the smouldering Sex God?'
He stared at it for a few moments before bravery slipped away and he scribbled it out and tore another piece of parchment off to write another less telling message.
'Well then they are foolish. Gods burn, Poets reach out.'
He read it and nodding to himself he folded it up before chucking it back.
Remus stopped it sliding any further with his hand and slipped it into his lap once more where once again he read it with a smile. He did his reply and whisked it over.
'Some Gods burn, some keep you warm. Which are you?'
Sirius pondered for a moment as he rested the quill tip on the piece of parchment, the ink slowly causing a black spot to form.
'What does the poet want me to be?' He replied. He wasn't sure about this one as it might be touching a little close to his recent...feelings. Taking a deep breath he chucked it back and winced when he saw Remus blanch a little. But then something, a little smile at the side of the werewolf's lips, rekindled hope...maybe...
The parchment returned and he hastily pulled it into his lap where he opened it eagerly.
'Ra is a Sun God...he keeps me warm.'
What the Hell? What did that mean? He looked over only to find Remus facing forwards with a smile on his face. Sirius couldn't help but smirk at the smaller boy's vagueness and he shook his head as he leaned back into his chair once more, not quite sure how to answer that one.
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Thanks to:
Idril.Tinuviel: Tell me about it, but then again it could've gone either way. Maybe if Sirius had been allowed more time with Harry then he might've healed slowly but surely. We'll never know now unfortunately.
Prongslet: Lol, no not together yet but give me time.
Passionflower: Ah yes weekends are lovely, especially when they're this warm and sunny! My rabbit however had eaten through my radio wire lol. She has this smug look on her face. And thank you, I am feeling a lot better now as my friend came and dragged me out of the house. She's a loon and is instant death to the evil blues.
Happo: Ah more plushies, I'm loving it (Ok, Tacky McDonalds slogan there just for you lol).
Enelya Aldarion: Ah never fear, I like explaining the transformations as it's such an emotional piece to play with so there will be a detailed scene.
GryffRavHuffSlythendor: I KNOW, I totally miss writing for Cara so I may just have to write a happy little one shot whilst writing this one because I want to finish this one before I consider the sequel to Autumn Skies.
Angel74: This lot of boys are definitely more fun to try and think up situations for because you know the more extreme the idea...they probably did lol!
Hp-Azn: Lmao, I can never tell if you're winding me up or not. Well I hope 'Stop all the Clocks' was pleasing enough for you.
Colleen: Lol nicely punned. Anyway, it's like I said though. It's much more fun to write the two different views as it gives it variety.
Jenna: Ah now see I like that. It could be so much fun to play around with Sirius Potter-Faolan, he could be a wonderful character! And the appearance was intentional lol!
Kitty254781: And here you are.
Bucklander35: Lmao, don't die, people would miss you!
Arigazi: Ah well you see there is a copy of 'Prisoner of Azkaban' next to me and it says that they completed the Animagus spell in their fifth year so I kinda just wanted to jump into that. And the mistake in 'Stop' was my fault, I didn't describe that bit well. I meant after he'd seen him off from the station BACK to Privet Drive. Sorry (blushes). And I liked the metaphor you used, it made me smile.
Lunaris: Lol, thank you very much.
Elrohir Lover: LMAO! Ah see now I just feel proud! I'm glad you liked both of the fics. As for the Wicca it's going very well. Me and my friend just came back from Wicca shopping actually so I'm up to my eyeballs in books lol! Hmm, Celtic songs eh...let me think. Well anything by Enya is amazing but there are these two folklore songs that touch me called 'Skiberdden' and the other is 'The Parting Glass'. They're both gorgeous.
Thanks from 'Stop all the Clocks':
BrownRecluse: Tell me about it, that is one of the greatest poems ever for me. And I'm glad you liked the monologue thing because I've decided Remus's head is a very intriguing place to visit.
Inucuttie37: Aye, I'm fed up seeing Harry throwing a hissy fit so I decided a new take was in order. In book five he stopped himself thinking of Cedric as it was still too painful so I tried using that to my advantage.
Lissy: You realise that after I read your review I was happy once again because it meant I had done what I had set out to do. When people (or even pets) in my life have been taking from me this is how I dealt with it. I had a cat that I've had since I was 4 that died recently and I'm 17, so that's a very long time. It was a friend to me and it had been taken from me so when I sat alone for a moment I just cried uncontrollably, the irony being if I was sad in that past then said cat would come rest his head under my chin until I smiled again. So I said 'I'm not having this' and set about creating this collage of all the pictures I had of him and over the top I wrote the 'Stop all the Clocks' poem. And I felt better because I had done something and remembered him in a good way. Anyway, I'm sorry I'm rambling lol, but that was why I write that fic.
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Chapter 3 – Of Poets and Gods
I slept peacefully for the rest of the morning. Sirius had sat beside me until finally with a small smile I had dropped off. I usually sleep fitfully but that rest was different, I had been released of this heavy burden and I felt...liberated.
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(1975)
"SIRIUS! For Christ's sakes man!" James's voice made Remus jerk out of his sleep and sit up abruptly. He could hear the accused laughing his head off from the safe recluse of his bed sheets and soon James came running in through the door where he proceeded to jump on Sirius's bed to throw a few punches in.
"I can't believe you said that in front of...in front of..."
"Lily?" Remus offered as he swung his legs over the side of the bed and James turned his anger-flushed face to the werewolf.
"Wonder Dick here went and said some smart arsed comment about me wanting to 'Bone Miss Evans' RIGHT in front of her. And she exploded on ME!" The boy cried scandalised and turned back to beating his friend.
Remus laughed loudly as Sirius's barking laughter could be heard being muffled into the mattress until finally the quilt was whipped down and the taller teen began to retaliate.
"Well I'm going to go and try and FIX what you've done!" James said when he was finally over-powered and stormed down the stairs, slamming the dorm door behind him.
Sirius was wiping his eyes as he continued to chuckle. Finally he dropped his hand into his lap and smirked at Remus who returned the grin.
"He'll cock it up, he always does. He'll try to show off and then he'll ask her out resulting in a lot worse then what I did." Sirius said matter-of- factly and this only caused Remus to chuckle as he shook his head.
"Useless." He muttered as he stood, grimacing at the crinkled school clothes around his bed and he began to pick them up shaking them to remove any wrinkles. He could feel eyes on his back and he turned around to find Sirius staring at him.
When the boy realised he'd been caught staring his eyes widened slightly but he soon covered it up with a cheeky grin. Then it slipped into a real smile.
"How're you feeling after...after last night...Or earlier today I suppose seeing as you came in this morning?" He cocked his head the way a puppy would when its found something intriguing and Remus considered it an endearing habit.
"I'm...sore, but that's understandable," Sirius nodded his head in agreement, "But having you guys know...I don't know, I don't really feel that bad...you know?" The tawny boy lowered his shirt to look over at the taller male who smiled at him and smiled.
"I know." He said simply causing an even greater smile to grace the werewolf's lips.
"So does this mean you're going to stop teasing me over not having a girlfriend now that you know my excuse?" Remus teased meaning to make the other boy laugh but Sirius merely frowned at him.
"Being a werewolf shouldn't mean you can't have a girlfriend Rem." The smaller teen blushed as he looked pointedly back at the slightly frayed shirt in his hands.
"Yes it is...Sirius, not everyone is like the Marauders." He muttered and a heavy silence filled the room. He heard something shuffle and looked up but Sirius was already standing in front of him as he placed a hand on both of his shoulder's, pulling their faces close together so he could look into the golden irises as he spoke clearly.
"You, Remus John Lupin, are a wonderful and kind person. If some fluff- headed drama queen can't see that then she's not worth your time. Someone will come by because Rem mate...you're pretty damn hard not to like." A lop- sided smile, the one that makes the girls keel over with their legs in the air, pulled at the side of Sirius's lips and it was all Remus could do not to inspect it with his own.
At this thought he blanched and pulled back but smiled at his friend to show that he wasn't upset with him.
("I just want to see what your mouth tastes like and something tells me you –may- just not appreciate that.")
"Yes well, I don't think girls like the 'Pensive poet' to the 'Smouldering Sex god'. It's you're fault really." Remus said before his inner voice sighed and banged his head against an invisible wall as it realised what it had said. Sirius developed a twinkle in his eye and smirked as he leant forward again.
"You think I'm a 'smouldering sex god' do you?" He purred and as Remus backed up blushing Sirius followed until finally the werewolf's back was to the wall, the darker teen's hand resting beside his head as he leaned in.
"I...uh, I mean...um, No." Remus stuttered weakly and the shaky quality caused Sirius to grin wickedly at him.
"I think you do Rem." He whispered huskily and he leant forwards causing Remus's breath to become erratic until about an inch was left between their lips.
Remus was just beginning to think that there might be more to Sirius's teasing when suddenly the door opened and James came storming back in with Peter smirking behind him. James glanced at the two stunned boy's positions with an unperturbed eyebrow raised before he turned back to retrieve his school bag.
"You could do better Remus." He said simply as he turned once again, giving an amusing glare to his best friend who had pushed back away from the werewolf and Peter was left beside himself with laughter.
"Jeez, what crawled up his arse and died?" Sirius asked as James left and Peter only laughed harder as he spluttered out an answer.
"Two words. Lily and talking. He just can't do it with out making a prat of himself."
Remus smiled shakily as he tried to make light out of what just...what MIGHT'VE happened had the other two not walked in.
What did this mean? Was he gay now? Was SIRIUS gay? Or was he just teasing him again, as per usual. But surely even Sirius wouldn't tease him on such a thing as having a romantic partner due to his condition? He turned to finish picking up his books and once again he heard movement as the door closed.
Standing up he turned to find Sirius looking awkward as he stood in the centre of the room.
"Look, um...I was just teasing you Rem. I wasn't trying to, to uh... I wasn't doing that to be make you upset." He was frowning as he spoke as though looking for the right words and although Remus did feel a stab of disappointment he smiled anyway. He moved forwards to stand before his friend where he looked up at his friend with a kindly expression.
"It's ok Siri. You were just being you." He joked and instantly Sirius's shoulders sagged as he let out the breath he'd been holding in.
"Oh good because...I wouldn't joke about something like that." He said shyly and as he looked down Remus wondered again whether there was something Sirius wasn't quite telling him.
Sirius jerked his head back up again, trademark smile in place and the wicked glint in his eyes returned once more.
"Anyway, away with all that mush. Let us be dressed and ready for class." He darted off then as he grabbed up all his school stuff and Remus watched him with his eyebrows knitted together as the agile cogs worked in his mind.
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"Today I'm going to teach you how to make objects disappear. Now I need you to pay close attention, that means you too Mr Stephens, as this is a very..."
Professor McGonagoll continued to talk as the four Marauders sat at the back of the room. Sirius had his chair tilted back on the hind legs as Peter watched the chair with a frown, more then likely trying to work out how the taller teen hadn't falling off yet...the physics just didn't seem to fit!
James was alternating between listening to McGonagoll, doodling and looking over at Lily Evans. Remus was scribbling done notes furiously, stopping every now and again to scratch his chin with the tip of his quill before he'd suck on the end of it thoughtfully.
He'd stop sometimes to flex his wrist where the bones were still sore from the transformation and his hair kept flopping into his face until finally he relented to it, pulling a band he always kept round his wrist off and tying his hair back into a small ponytail.
He was about to return to his writing when a piece of paper dropped in front of him as though thrown. He looked up to see who had thrown it but every one was still in the exact same positions they had been in originally. Looking over at the professor he quickly opened the note in his lap under the table.
'Who wouldn't love the pensive poet?'
Sirius watched quietly out of the corner of his eye as a slow smile spread across the fair boy's lips and he felt his heart warm at the sight. He snapped his eyes back to the front when Remus looked over at him.
Remus watched Sirius fight a little smile on his face and his own grin widened at the thought. Shaking his head he scribbled an answer then looked over to the front checking it was safe before lobbing the piece of parchment back.
Sirius looked down when the note bounced in front of him and tilting the chair back into a lot safer position he slipped it into his lap and unravelled it.
'Anything within the Smouldering Sex Gods mile radius.'
He had to bite back a laugh as he looked over at Remus who was leaning his chin in his palm and smiling over at him. Sirius winked as he turned back to the parchment. His heart thudded against his chest as he put his quill tip to the paper and wrote...
'How about the smouldering Sex God?'
He stared at it for a few moments before bravery slipped away and he scribbled it out and tore another piece of parchment off to write another less telling message.
'Well then they are foolish. Gods burn, Poets reach out.'
He read it and nodding to himself he folded it up before chucking it back.
Remus stopped it sliding any further with his hand and slipped it into his lap once more where once again he read it with a smile. He did his reply and whisked it over.
'Some Gods burn, some keep you warm. Which are you?'
Sirius pondered for a moment as he rested the quill tip on the piece of parchment, the ink slowly causing a black spot to form.
'What does the poet want me to be?' He replied. He wasn't sure about this one as it might be touching a little close to his recent...feelings. Taking a deep breath he chucked it back and winced when he saw Remus blanch a little. But then something, a little smile at the side of the werewolf's lips, rekindled hope...maybe...
The parchment returned and he hastily pulled it into his lap where he opened it eagerly.
'Ra is a Sun God...he keeps me warm.'
What the Hell? What did that mean? He looked over only to find Remus facing forwards with a smile on his face. Sirius couldn't help but smirk at the smaller boy's vagueness and he shook his head as he leaned back into his chair once more, not quite sure how to answer that one.
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