The thing called disclaimer: Rowling is our queen, she doesn't let a Quaffle in, Rowling is our queen! Not that I see why she would let a Quaffle in, though, but... hey... this is freedom in writing. You can write whatever you wanna as long as you enjoy it! –grin-
Author's Notes: Holy Cricket! I did get reviews, oh my lord, thank you so much! –is the happiest mofo ever-
As we had Lily/James in the last bit, this chapter is entirely about Remus/Sirius. All of you who aren't too happy with the fact they're married in a game, I'm sorry, what can I say? Don't read? LOL, well, I promise there is nothing yukky in here. Just some teenage craziness and humor for your pleasure. They won't be in the spotlight as much as Lily and James are going to be, but they deserve at least one (or two) chappies about them don't they? –wink-
The chapter is, however, dedicated to my lovely friend blacksmoon, who adores Remus/Sirius as much as I do. (and therefore, I expect the longest review from you, girl, muahahaha)
Okay. Onto the individual responds, shall we?
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Shelbykins: Thanks for thinking it's the funniest thing ever!
Yay!
2. PrincessSkywalkerOrgana: Hehe, yes, James
–hopefully- will support Remus, LOL. Thanks!
3. Bhekie:
Thanks!
4. bittersweet16: Of course I will, gracias!
5.
the-girl-named-kittie: Oh, a fellow R/S lover! Yay! So incredibly
happy to see my fic made you feel better. This chapter is filled with
Remus/Sirius, so I am taking you'll like it! Muchas gracias,
senorita!
6. jellyjulie: I'm glad you enjoyed the
Lily/James parts! You're not much of a slash person? Aww. But you
said you'll bear with me, LOL. Good thing is, the fic will mostly
be about Lily and James, so... anyways, thanks!
7. Tanya:
Hmmm, you may have mentioned you loved L/J, lol. Yep, Lily was with
Rodolphus, no matter how terrible it may sound. Thank you!
8.
Nick: Thank you so much! But what didn't you understand?
Please, tell me, so I can try and make it clearer for you, okay?
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9. Phaerie: Yeah, she dated Lestrange, how wrong,
no? LOL. Who can resist those puppy eyes? Here's more, enjoy!
10.
sarah: Yep, they really think it's a big deal because the
destiny chose them to be married, even though it is fake. Thank
you!
11. blacksmoon: Yay for laughing! Glad you love. This
chappie's yours, dear!
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meli: Hahaha, okay, thank you! Glad you like both R/S and
L/J!
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Snuffles is Loony for Moony: Whoa, you reviewed all three
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18. XXX: Oh, blimey, you are right! I
simply didn't noticed I kept writing holy with two l's. Thanks
for reminding me! I shall fix it all as soon as possible! Thanks for
liking the story, too!
19. Desdamona: Yeah, it probably is,
but I liked Matrimonium Alveum as well. Maybe I'll switch it to
'sanctum' and maybe not. Thanks for the tip, though!
20. hbp02:
LOL, yeah, Lupin and Sirius forever indeed. Thanks!
If I forgot anyone, I deeply apologize. I tried my best to respond to all of you! The rules are the same this time, too. Reviews mean continuation. Adios now and enjoy the story!
Not So Holy Matrimony
written by Milka-Weasley
Chapter 4 – Desperate Measures
Sirius Black stormed by the old shelves in the Hogwarts Library, looking right and left, stubbornly searching for Remus Lupin.
Sirius couldn't understand how it was so difficult to find him, when there weren't many people inside the Library at all.
As he was passing by one of the windows, he looked through it down to the Hogwarts grounds. Everyone seemed to be outside on a beautiful day like this. He also knew he would be one of those 'everyone' too, if he didn't need to... well... sort out some things.
Sirius moved away from a window, finally catching the sight of his friend, sitting for one of the tables with his head buried in a thick, dusty and ancient looking book.
Black noiselessly breathed in and out a few times, just in case.
"I'm not nervous..." he muttered in his chin, even though he wasn't exactly relaxed either. "All will be fine. I mean, sure it will. It's just good ol' Remmy, that's all."
Sirius put on his regular mischievous grin and crawled to Remus Lupin's back.
"Gotcha!" he whispered in Lupin's ear, grabbing his shoulders in order to scare him.
He succeeded. Remus was completely startled.
Lupin confusedly turned around to check who his tormenter was, met the grinning image of Sirius Black and then haggardly faced his book again.
"S- Si- Siri..." he stammered.
"That's it, Moony," teased Sirius, sitting down right next to him. "you're just two letters away. Don't give up."
"Sirius!" Lupin finally said it, giving his best to hide the nervousness that had started to pile up.
Remus's brain kept playing the same sentence over and over again inside his head: "Calmdowncalmdowncalmdowncalmdown". After all, Sirius and him were still friends, right?... Marauders... buddies... mates... isn't that right? No stupid game should spoil their friendship, isn't that correct?
"Correct." said Lupin's highly insecure inner voice.
"Do you... do you have a fever or something?" Remus spoke as he slowly started to pull himself together. "It's Saturday, beautiful and unusually warm day for this time of year... and you're inside. You must be ill. Go to Hospital Wing and ask Madam Pomfrey to check you."
"I'm not sick. Well, not sick in a way you're suggesting..." retorted Sirius in his usual tone, "anyhow, you must know I'm more fond of night than daytime. Still, it's good to hear somebody cares."
"Riiight..."
"And besides," added Sirius, as though this was something completely unimportant. "I wanted to find you and I knew you would be here."
"Find me?" Remus repeated, staring blankly at the book that lied open in front of him.
Black's face suddenly became more serious.
"Yes, you. We need to sort some things out as soon as possible. The sooner, the better."
Gulp.
"Do we have to do it now? I'm quite busy, you see, this book is very large and long and I ought to read it by Monday..." rambled Lupin, but Sirius was unshakable.
"I'm afraid we have to."
Remus sighed.
"Alright... What... what is it... er... about?"
Sirius cleared his throat. He struggled hard not to change his false rigid look on his face.
"Some rules need to be established," he continued, "for example, on the first place – I do not do dishes. No matter what you say or how many hexes you intend to use on me, I will not clean the dirty dishes and that's final. But, I am willing to sacrifice myself and take out the trash every morning, as well as change my socks every day. Okay, maybe not every day, but every other day. I think that's fair. Do you think it's fair, Moony? I think it is."
"Do I think it's... Did you say dishes?" Remus elevated his eyebrows, frowning. "and ... trash? And... changing socks?"
"I know it's almost unbelievable, but desperate marriages call for desperate measures."
Remus laughed fussily.
"How funny... For a nanosecond, I thought you said marriage there... Haha, silly, silly me... I should probably get my ears inspected. Ever since the last full moon, I seem to be hearing things..."
Sirius blinked.
"But I did say marriage."
Remus's cheeks got flushed with redness.
"Oh."
Sirius finally got rid of his stern look and let his amused chuckle take over.
"Oh, come on, Moony, it isn't that bad! Think of it as a game! I mean, it's clearly we are meant for each other," he stopped for a moment only to sadistically enjoy the terrified wince of his friend, "but still... Don't be so down in dumps because of it... Makes me feel... unwanted."
Remus inhaled loudly.
"I'd rather say it should make you feel awkward..."
"But, why? We love each other, don't we?" Sirius said. "Dare to look me straight in the eyes and tell me you don't love me?"
Remus didn't respond.
"Thought so."
"I just don't realize how you can be acting as though everything's so... normal." Remus finally said what had been on his mind for the past twenty hours.
"Course I can! What's so unusual about being gay?" asked Sirius loudly, as though he was talking to somebody on the other part of the Library.
Remus instantly grew pale.
"Keep it quiet!" he hissed.
"Why?" Sirius asked naively. "You're worried somebody might find out about our...gayness?"
"Stop saying that word!"
"Which one? Gay or gayness?"
"Both!"
"But aren't you gay on a day like this?" Sirius pretended to be shocked, "Honestly, Moony, that's disappointing. I thought you'd understand. The winter is nearing, so we should be enjoying the last warm days of autumn."
"You know what I mean." mumbled Remus.
"Oh, you meant like... oh, I see." Sirius went on with playing his part of a confused and innocent boy. "Well, that's just naughty of you, Remus John Lupin! Shame on you. Like I'd be talking about GAYNESS in that sort of... homosexual kinda way."
"Shhhhhhh!" Madam Pince's gloomy face appeared between the shelves. "You boys keep it down or I shall expel you from the Library! Respect the silence readers need."
"But, Madam Pince, we're the only ones left in here." stated Sirius.
"That's not the point!" she scowled, raising her own voice. "Libraries are meant to be peaceful and silent!"
"With all due respect, Madam" Sirius couldn't resist not to say anything. "you are the one that's shouting now."
"Oh, no..." muttered Remus in his chin, as Madam Pince starting to shake with anger. She pointed fingers at them, yelling:
"Both – of – you – violating – delinquents - out – of – my – library – NOW!"
They didn't need to be told twice. Sirius jumped off the chair, grabbed Remus by his sleeve and they ran from the Library as quickly as they could.
"That was fun!" Sirius laughed when they reached the hall. "We have to do that again sometime!"
Remus looked straight in front of himself, fighting with his inner demons, refusing to say anything.
"Ah, to hell with it, Moony!" Sirius exclaimed and blocked Lupin's way, forcing him to stop avoiding his glance. "You'll finish with being such a worry-worry and you'll do it right now. I didn't asked to be married to a guy either! I mean, I really hoped my destined one would be somebody with silky blonde hair, long fine legs and full lips... but what happened, happened. We can't do anything about it now, so we'll just play along and enjoy ourselves! It's not like we're going to snog senselessly from dusk till dawn, isn't it?"
"I s'pose you're right, Padfoot."
Remus, quite unwillingly, had to agree. No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, Sirius's reaction to all of this marriage chaos really made him feel much better.
"It's one of those extremely rare times when you are being... more... mature than me, I guess. Honestly, I didn't think it could happen at all..."
"Bow before my maturity," Sirius said humbly. "or, you know, not. Now, whaddaya say we go to Kitchen and snag a couple of butterbeers to celebrate our marriage? It's the least we can do."
Remus's conscious wanted to scream "That is rule breaking and I am everything but a rule-breaker, so how about we say no to stealing butterbeers!", but in the glory of Sirius's recently held speech about Remus worrying too much, he decided to ignore his righteous inner voice.
He shrugged, smiling.
"Well, why not?"
"Fantastic," Sirius grinned shiftily. "oh man, I'm telling ya, this is gonna be better than any other possible honey-moons. I'm quite sure you will agree with me on this one, my bride."
Author's Notes: That was that. Liked it or not, I wish to hear what you think. Smell ya later!
