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Ok, I've just watched '101 Dalmatians' and does anyone else think that Roger (Pongo's 'pet') could SO be Remus Lupin?
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Chapter 53 – Do it in Style
We talked to Lily and convinced her not to tell Dumbledore about their forms. We weren't entirely sure how the Headmaster would take it and really I felt bad enough as it was having to lie to the man, I'm not sure I'd been able to handle seeing disappointment in those wise eyes.
We were right though, your mother was very much more intrigued about James being able to become a Stag than me being a werewolf. That didn't mean she didn't care of course, oh no of course not. That is where you and your mother are very similar Harry, you both never judge by what everyone else says but wait until you can come up with your own decision.
Did I ever thank you in your third year by the way?
...For what?
Harry for so many things! For not flinching away from me when Hermione told you what I was, for not...I don't blame Ron of course but for not throwing everything you knew about me away simply because my name had the word 'werewolf' attached to it. No Cara, Ron doesn't care now of course, I think he was just shocked.
Anyway, thank you, so much for just...thank you, it was nice to see a familiar pair of Green eyes not judging me.
See, you even have her smile.
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1977
Remus clicked his trunk shut, sitting on it to hold it down and when he sat up straight again he wiped his brow as he let out a relieved breath. He rolled his sleeves up to cool down a little and leant forwards resting his elbows on his knees as he closed his eyes blissfully. Brigit Lupin walked in carrying a tray with a glass of orange juice, two teas and a plate of biscuits smiling at her son as he looked up at her.
He returned the smile and moved off of his trunk to sit cross-legged on the floor, his mum sitting herself into a wing chair in his room. He curled up resting his head in her lap at her feet and smiled up at her again.
"Hey Mum." He said and she ruffled his hair affectionately as she cradled a cup in her hand.
"Hey little one, are you all packed?" Remus nodded and she stroked her fingers through his hair again.
"Yeah, which means it's just you, me and dad now."
"Oh good, I always hate having to give you up to Hogwarts, it gets kind of lonely around here with Misery Guts as company." Her voice was teasing and as a cough sounded from the door her eyes darted over to it. She grinned innocently as Ethan Lupin entered the room looking only slightly tired as he nestled himself into the other chair in the room.
"At least I'm not the neurotic cleaner." Ethan grumbled back but a smirk was pulling at the corner of his lips.
"Now, now children, play nicely." Remus said as he pushed himself up onto his knees to grab his orange juice and his dad's tea to hand to the man.
"Ta," Ethan said as he was handed the hot drink and sipped it humming in contentment, "So you all done?"
"Yep."
"Good lad." Ethan said stroking his hand through his son's hair like Brigit had. Remus smiled proudly and nestled himself so he was sat between his father's feet.
"How's Sirius finding his new flat, bless him?" His mum asked after a minute of companionable silence.
"Oh he's still trying to make a balance of teenage rebellion and adult maturity work. It's very odd to look on one wall and see a framed poster of the 'Sex Pistols' and some new band he's discovered, 'the Stranglers' I think..."
"The what?" Ethan chuckled and Remus shrugged as he shook his head.
"Don't ask me, he'd the Punk rocker! Anyway, you have them on one wall then look onto the coffee table and there are Bills and Lists...very confusing."
Ethan laughed as he ruffled his son's hair making Remus give a 'Hey' as he tried to sort his hair back out. Brigit watched the two with an affectionate smile on her face.
"How're you feeling today dad?" Remus said in an almost serious tone as he turned around to look at the man. Ethan for a moment pursed his lips but eventually smiled an almost sad smile.
"Tired, but nothing much more today. The Doctor says that my headaches getting worse is expected but it's not entirely unbearable."
After a moment of simply looking at his father Remus laid his head back to rest on his father's knee trying to ignore the ache that always tugged at his heart when this kind of conversation came up. He dug around in his mind trying to find a conversation to bring up to draw them away from this line of thought.
"Lily knows about me." He said quietly and his father's fingers stilled in his hair before starting up again.
"And how did she take it?" Brigit said a little worriedly. Remus raised his head so his father's hand slipped to his cheek as he smiled.
"She said she didn't care, hugged me and all."
Both parents visibly relaxed as they smiled back at the now grinning Remus.
"Good." Ethan said again before taking another sip of his drink.
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"Remus, move your arse mate!"
Remus laughed as he pushed his trolley over to the train door, James leaning out of it grinning like a cat that had been at the cream. Lily's hair looked a little rumpled so Remus decided that maybe he didn't want to really know.
He looked over his shoulder again and after catching his parent's eyes once more he waved enthusiastically. They returned it, Brigit again dabbing her eyes as she maintained a happy smile. Remus tried not to linger on the heavily tired bags under his father's eyes.
"Here mate, I've got this side, help us along a bit." James grabbed the otherside of Remus's trunk and together they hauled it onto the train. Lily didn't help physically and insisted she was there as 'emotional support' before she grinned devilishly...almost better than Sirius's 'innocent' smirk.
"Where's Sirius?" Remus asked as he thought about this and looked around whilst following the couple into an empty compartment. Shrugging James fell back onto the wall chair and propped his feet up against the one opposite. Lily nestled next to him stretching out across the chair and rested her head on James's stomach. Remus sat across from them leaning forwards slightly with his hands clasped together.
"Dunno mate, said last night that he had to sort something out with a mate of his. Personally I didn't know that he had any other mates than us."
They all looked at the door when it opened but it was Peter who entered, waving and squidged in beside Remus. Sighing and feeling a little guilty at wishing it had been Sirius and not Peter Remus fell back into the chair.
"Relax Remus, Sirius will be...oh...dear..." Lily started but she sat up and looked out the window. The three boys followed her line of vision to see the train station moving away. Remus jerked up suddenly.
"We're moving, and Sirius isn't here! We're moving, does the driver know we're moving?"
He jumped up and first pressed his face up against the glass to check that, yes, the train station was indeed moving away before he turned and pulled open the compartment door suddenly looking both ways. Sirius was nowhere in sight.
"Bugger, Bugger, Bugger..." He chanted as he left the compartment to quickly run up the corridors and scan each other compartment on his way but as it turned out Sirius Black was nowhere on the Hogwarts Express.
"Bugger!" He said and just as he turned he heard Lily scream. Turning quickly he sped back towards the room and as he did he could hear the scream turn into laughter as it joined in with James's full belly laughs. Peter's little squeaks of laughter could be heard and he quickly joined them...
...What he saw made him stop all movement before he clutched his stomach as he laughed.
Sirius Black was next to them grinning...on the otherside of the glass mounted upon a shining Black Motorbike. He waved at Remus who ran at the window and tugged it down to open it. Wind gusted in making Lily squeal as her hair went everyway and Remus grinned as he slightly leaned out. Sirius smirked.
"Hey, how's it hanging?" Sirius yelled casually, his black hair whipping around him as he kept his hands on the chugging motorbike to keep it steady. Remus knew he should be berating him but he couldn't find the energy...and he kind of liked the daring of his boyfriend at doing such a thing. Some little part of him was smug at the fact that Sirius was wearing the coat he'd brought him again.
"Sirius...You're crazy did you know that?" Remus shouted over the wind. Sirius's grin merely grew.
"Wanna ride?"
"Oh my God Sirius you can't be serious!" Lily piped up but her worry was over-ridden by her laughter. James was in hysterics by now so he was no use to anyone.
Remus looked between the girl and Sirius a couple of times, chewing his bottom lip as he thought and he could feel a rush of daring and adrenaline fill him up. Looking back at Sirius he shrugged.
"Sure."
"Remus!"
"Go Moony!"
"You can't be serious!"
"No he isn't, I am!"
Grinning and rolling his eyes at Sirius's badly over-used pun he gripped both sides of the window and hauled himself up so he was crouching in the windowpane. Lily made little worried noises as she and James held onto the werewolf carefully helping him to stay still as Sirius pulled the bike closer.
Sirius slowly moved the purring vehicle closer carefully and after a moment he looked up and released one handlebar to hold out a hand. Still smiling Remus took it and after taking a deep breath he all but jumped out the window and with Sirius's help landed behind his boyfriend. Lily and James clapped and there was a rush of excitement in Remus's stomach when he looked back at them inside the train.
He hugged Sirius tightly around the stomach and breathed in the scent of leather happily.
"Remus!"
He looked back at Lily and grinned when he saw her holding out his Mack for him. He grabbed it and after skillfully placing it on he went back to hugging Sirius.
"We'll see you girls later!" Sirius called and as Remus threw his head back to laugh they sped off to the side slightly so they could still see the train but not be obvious.
"Sirius, you're one crazy mother-fucker, you know that?" Remus asked good-naturedly.
"Says the man who just jumped out of the window of a moving train!"
Laughing again Remus pulled himself closer to the warm body in front of him and he could feel the sharp sting of the wind on his cheeks but he didn't care. He felt reckless, he felt rebellious and he felt free.
"You know I love you right?" He yelled again.
"Yes!"
"Good!"
Sirius looked over his shoulder slightly and when their eyes met they both burst out laughing before Sirius turned back to face the way.
Briefly Remus closed his eyes and let himself simply –feel- everything around him and knew that this would definitely be a very powerful memory to use if he ever came across a Dementor.
(TBC)
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AN: I made two friends on the bus today, woohoo to me! Christmas shopping, uniting people everywhere to grumble at the depletion of money LMAO!
Thanks to:
Saturndragon: (Jaw drops)...Cara...burned...alive...dead...need...to sit...down...
Woelfin-Akhuna: Lol so you should be! Hey, Lily as a bird, that would be amazing. I've always been curious as to what Harry would be; he strikes me as very cat like. As for the German thing I'm British so our main languages in school are English, French and German. Lol ah I know the feeling, we're allowed to drink at 18 too but we're legally allowed to get drunk in our own homes from the age of 5! We don't, we just can lol! I'm going to Florida on my 18th Birthday though so I'll go from one country being able to legally drunk to then not being allowed to drink, (pouts)!
Sidhelady: (Takes a bow), Well I do try lol!
xXxPsycho-ChanxXx: Oh but it would be fun though wouldn't it! Hmm (contemplates random smutty chapter) LMAO!
Mirale Nic Draco: (Runs screaming from the Mary Sues)! LMAO (adds little tally mark to Cara Lovers) Yah! As for your friend, SORRY MIRALE'S FRIEND! I didn't mean for it to be so long...I didn't know I could WRITE so bloody long!
Yaoi-is-gay-13: Ah I felt that if she got it straight away then she'd be like Hermione smart and I don't picture as nearly as psychotic (I mean that in a loving way)!
Malfoyscutie: Ah I don't think I could get my friends hooked on slash but my friend does read mine every now and again to say 'That was so cool' or something (Hugs Lei). And lol, good shooting on the ex thing, one of my Ex boy's is gay too! I think I turned him LMAO!
Jenna: I bet you can find a questionnaire that does that somewhere; you can find ones for slash couples! I thought it was funny; I did it because I found it and thought 'what the hell', want to know who I got? ...Remus/Harry LMAO! Irony!
Avain: Personally I'd think that despite the fact your friend is a werewolf you'd find the fact that your boyfriend turns into a bloody gurt big deer a little more intriguing. As for random hugs and stuff, see the AN, I made friends with people on the bus! And I sang along with some kids singing 'The Wheels on the Bus...'!
Elrohir Lover: Hehe, I let my sister know too now...I think, I'm not sure if she believes me lol, maybe she thought I was kidding (shrugs) ah well, she still loves me lol! So (hugs Elrohir) Yah for me, not fully Gay (that crown still belongs to you) but more than happy for the girls too lol! I think the girl I kissed though had a mouth ulcer because I have a bitch of one LMAO!
Prisoner-of-Sirius: Sirius and Lily, evildoers' lol!
Adhara1: Yep, this story has needed a feminine touch! OH and their going to Hogwarts in this chapter, the past ones have been over the summer holidays. Sorry for the confusion...Cookie? (Holds out tin).
Happo: Ah Italians are always hot, it's like their birthright! And I agree, you are mad but that's why we love you!
NixiNox: (Sighs) Ah it feels good to be loved up!
Rhiannan Star: Sirius would be in my Jeans front pocket, Remus in my breast pocket, James in my back pocket and Peter on the sole of my shoe! I hate pricks but ah well, what's past is past! A Dove, now that's an interesting idea!
Callista Silverheart: I think a lot of us are finding classes hard; my sister is looking unhealthily depressed by them. Aye, I knew College was the same for University for you guys, kind of throws me off sometimes because I'm in college but for you guys that's like...what, Senior High-school or something.
Dark Dragon Fire Demon: I feel honored, seriously. You guys always know how to make an author feel good, did you know that?
Sexy Pancake: Glad I met your expectations then my dear (bows low) anything for my fair readers!
Kuri Raikou: (Contemplates further on smutty chapter lol...)
Kynny: It's YOU! Lol, thanks mate, Glad you liked the chapter!
Obviously Oblivious: Aye I agree, how Lily knows this stuff is amazing because when you think about it you don't associate the fact that the guys are animagus because Remus is a werewolf do you? Otherwise that would be like saying every animagus in the world knows and tries to help a werewolf, which we all know, isn't true.
Sev's Bitch: (Hugs) Thanks!
IsisFireDancer: Merry Meet! Aye, right now though I'm getting into my 70's Marauder mode by playing the Stranglers behind me ('Golden Brown' is an amazing song)! And of course I'll keep going, try and stop me lol! Blessed Be!
Karasu32: Never put yourself down! If you read my Little Wolf story you'll find like a million spelling mistakes! Just keep writing and never let anyone put you down! Thanks for reviewing as well!
Tiffany-Thomas: 2 Months...wow, long time lol! And Good luck on your R/S story, they are such an interesting couple to write for, believe me you can take them almost anywhere!
Anthony Markum: I understand it may be a while till you see this but thank you for your comments! And HEY Another Brit, we seem to be slimmer on here than I thought you know! Not saying I don't love the rest of you guys (Big kisses to everyone)!
Dollface786: Aye that's what fiction is for lol!