Under the Full Moony

Scroll 4: These Feelings I Get

Remus was greeted by a strange sight as he entered the Great Hall, new patches on his robes.

Professor Slughorn was holding Snape back from ... Sirius, who was giving Hagrid a hard time holding him back.

They were shooting hexes at each other clawing at their captors.

Remus ran over, "Sirius! What are you doing!"

Sirius' eyes flashed and he aimed a curse, it seemed, at Remus!

"Protego!"

Remus whipped around to see the Shield Charm had just deflected Snape's Jelly-Legs Jinx.

Remus smiled at Sirius who grinned back, "Thanks ... "

"This is an OUTRAGE!" cried professor McGonagall. "Sirius Black, you have detention!"

"THAT ISN'T FAIR! That SLIMEBALL, Snape, spiked Remus' drink with Sleeping Draught! If anything he should be EXPELLED!"

McGonagall's eyebrows raised, "You expect me to believe that load of-"

"Madam Promfrey will tell you ..." said Remus softly. "I almost didn't make it in time ... "

McGonagall's eyes widened again, "I shall see to it ... and if you're telling the truth ... Mr. Black will not have detention ... although Mr. Snape WILL!"

Hagrid released Sirius only when Snape was gone. Sirius, who had a cut lip and bloody nose, grumbled, "I was beating him too ..."

James high-fived him, "Shoulda seen the slime-ball ... comes over smirking ... asking if the Sleeping Beauty had awoken yet ... "

"But I got him good! That black eye will last! And I think I broke his nose ... I'm getting good at that ..."

James grinned, "Got lotsa practice ... on me ..."

Lucius Malfoy leans back in his chair as Snape nurses his broken nose, "Good job Severus ... we've found out all we need ..."

Snape looks up and grins, "By tomorrow they'll be the laughing-stock of the school ..."

"Indeed ..."

"Listen, I don't know why I did it, okay Peter? Now let me through the portrait hole!"

Peter shook his head quickly, "No! You ... I have something to show you ... in here ... inside the Common Room ... where it's safe ..."

"Safe from what?" asked Remus as he came down the stairs.

Sirius whipped out his wand, "Move, now."

Peter scampered out of the way. As Sirius and Remus climbed out, they were met by the sight of James frantically blasting what looked like posters off walls and classroom doors. The posters only stuck themselves back on. Remus frowned and approached a poster stuck on a broom closet.

"Oh dear ..."

Secret Homosexual Affair in Gryffindor Tower

As was yesterday proved by two Slytherin students, the rather dim-witted Gryffindor, Serious Black has been having a secret affair with Remus Lupin, also of the Gryffindor House.

"They are inseparable," says a reliable source. "It's like they're joined at the hip."

"It's sickening," says Severus Snape, one of their classmates. "They flirt ALL the time in classes. Everybody knows it, only they don't want to make it public."

Remus blushed a fierce red and walked into the Great Hall determined to not catch anyone's eye.

He didn't notice who was sitting next to him until Peter sniggered, "So, is it true?"

On his other side, he felt an arm behind him and Sirius' voice, "I swear to god, I'll hex you!"

James laughed on Sirius' other side, "Come on, it's something stupid, who's going to believe it?"

But even as they looked around, there were people pointing and sniggering, quoting the posters at random.

Without looking at him, Remus spoke to Sirius, "Who do you suppose did it?"

"Snape ... and his boyfriend Lucius ... but I'm going to get him back ... you'll see ..."

They ate in silence for a while, then Remus spoke again without looking at Sirius, "Maybe we shouldn't ... hang around a lot anymore ... it might ... arouse suspicion ..."

Sirius grabbed his tie, forcing him to look up, "What?"

"I mean people will start to talk-"

"So!"

"Don't you think-?"

"No!"

"What if you never get a girl to d-?"

"I don't care!"

"And people already-"

"Why do you care!"

Remus looked at his hands, "I don't ... I just though ... you might-"

"No. I don't give a damn. You're my friend, we hang around ... and if we're going to be talked about ... well ... I'm sexy ... you're good-looking ... let them have their fantasies."

Remus blushed crimson and shoved food into his mouth to have an excuse to not speak.

James cleared his throat loudly and Peter giggled.

The next morning, the posters were replaced by a rather unflattering caricature of (unmistakably) Snape and Lucius kissing fiercely.

Sirius and Remus gave Snape a particularly pleasant welcome when he sauntered into their Potions Class.

"Alright there Snivelly?"

Snape glared at Sirius.

"It'll die down ... " muttered Remus.

Snape glared at him too.

James high-fived them both, "Wicked awesome!"

Fourth Year; February 13

"No."

James glared at Sirius, "Why not! I've got it all worked out! A four-way date is the only way to get Evans to notice me!"

"James ... read my lips ... Nnnnnnnooooooo."

"Please! You're the only one who can convince Remus!"

"I don't want to go on a date YOU set me up with!"

"Come on ... it's the Smith girl ... and I set Peter up with Marielda, and Remus with Chelsie ... come on! Please ... Donna's not a bad looker!"

"Fine! I'll go ... but you owe me! Peter actually agreed!"

"Yeah well ... if he doesn't want to be left hanging from the ceiling by Levicorpus ... all I need is for you to convince- ah, Remus. You're here. Sirius wants to talk to you."

Remus had just come back from the library, "Yes?"

Sirius rolled his eyes and whipped out his wand, "You're coming on a four-way blind date with us. Or else."

Remus frowned, "Excuse me?"

"James wants Evans to actually look his way ... so he arranged four girls including Evans to date us ... for tomorrow ... Hogsmeade ..."

Remus blinked, "Tomorrow is Valentine's Day ..."

Sirius nodded and lowered his wand, "Yeah well, James convinced me and I'm to convince you ..."

Remus put his books down and pointed his wand at Sirius, "And if I don't wish to go?"

Sirius grinned and ran a hand through his hair, "Then I'll have to get persuasive ..."

"Oh?" Remus approached him slowly. "How so?"

Sirius pounced on him, throwing him onto James' bed. He pinned Remus' arms above his head, "Like this ..."

Remus smiled up at him, "Petrificus Totalus."

Sirius crashed on top of Remus who groaned.

"Ah! Damn I forgot ..."

"ACK!" cried James. "NOT ON MY BED! Finite Incantem! Jeez ... go do your kinky things in the bathroom or something ..."

Sirius growled at James, "Shut up or we're not going."

Remus raised an eyebrow, "What makes you think WE are going ..."

Sirius grinned again and slung his arm around Remus, "Don't ... even ... go there."

So there they were. In the Three Broomsticks. Boys on one side, girls on the other.

"So ..." began James, his eye on Lily Evans.

"So ..." continued Sirius, trying to not catch Donna's eye.

Remus looked at his 'date', Chelsie, and gave her an embarrassed smile, which she returned.

Sirius looked even more annoyed.

There was a very uncomfortable silence as they sat there sipping their drinks.

Finally Remus sighed, "Um ... I'm going to get another drink, anyone want something?"

Lily stood up, "No in fact ... we have to go ..."

The girls all rose with her and left, leaving the boys staring after them.

Sirius suddenly started laughing, "James ... you're going to kill me, aren't you?"

But James was staring at the table, a smile on his face, "She talked to me ... wow ..."

Sirius shook his head, silently.

Later in their dormitory

Remus turned in his bed for what must have been the fifteenth time and found Sirius' bed empty.

He sat up and looked around, "Sirius?"

The door opened and Sirius walked in, laden with candy and food.

"Muffliato! Remus! Wake Peter up, you know how he is. JAMES! OY JAMES!"

All of Gryffindor Tower would have hear had it not been for the Muffling Charm.

"I've got food! Nicked it from the kitchens, can you believe it! House elves running around fetching me all sorts of these delicious ... yumm!"

Within seconds they were all digging in, except Remus who frowned.

"You were out after hours? Sirius, you could have gotten into a lot of trouble-"

Then all of a sudden, Sirius was face to face, noses almost touching. His eyes flashed.

"Listen Remus John Lupin ... "

Suddenly he grinned and shoved a Pumpkin Pastry into Remus' mouth, " ... and eat!"

Remus watched as Sirius turned away and began a food fight with James. He barely noticed the sounds of laughter and candy and food hitting the walls and ceiling ... his heart was pounding too loud because of what should have, could have, and would have happened had James not been there.

'He would have ... and I ... I wouldn't have stopped him ... and that scares me ... it scares me a lot ...'

Sometimes I don't know ... I want them ... but I hate them ... these feelings I get ...

A/N: Yay! We're getting more and more shonen-ai! Baby steps, baby steps ppl! Sirius is such a difficult character! Argh ... I do hope I'm keeping him in character "sweatdrop"

Anyway "grin" R&R PLZ!