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Remus and Sirius will discuss Remus' dream, in a later chapter. Chapter 12, Loving.

This chapter is dedicated to madscotswoman, as she is totally obsessed with Stromboli. And guess who's POV this one is… Don't worry, it shall return to Remus. At some point.

I hate him. He's so goddamn perfect, with his slightly too long blonde hair, and his intelligence, and his fascinating amber eyes. Oh, I think he's attractive, but I hate him for that. He's taken Sis, my Sis, away from me. They haven't gone public yet, but I can see the way they act around each other. The lingering glances, the quick touches. If I confronted Sis over it, he'd say it was because Lupin's ill. But that wouldn't explain the way Sis looks at him, with so much devotion in his eyes. It makes me sick. Lupin's turned Sis, my beautiful independent Sis, into nothing more than a puppy. And a lovesick one at that. James can see it. Every so often he makes Pettigrew leave with him so that the other two can have some time to themselves, in the library.

Sis is probably getting bored now. He needs excitement, and goody-two-shoes Lupin is hardly likely to supply that. I know how to kiss Sis, how to bring him close to the edge of oblivion, and sometimes tip him over. I doubt Lupin's ever even held hands. Maybe that's what Sis is going for. The corruption of an innocent. He won't be able to do much corrupting for a while, anyway. Lupin's ill. He can barely walk, and he winces when he's touched by anyone other than Sis. Even when Sis touches him, sometimes. Sis has become Lupin's personal nursemaid. They're constantly together. I haven't had a chance to talk to Sis yet. Lupin's always there. He doesn't try to interfere with us, which makes it worse. Instead he stands back, giving us room, but Sis gets fidgety, glancing back at his latest toy.

Sis has a thing for accents. There is no way to compare Lupin's with mine. His voice is soft, most of the time, and you can barely hear what he's saying. Except when he's angry. Once I heard him yelling at Sis and James. He started to speak about twenty times faster and the full force of his Irish brogue came out. Mine is just a slight Scottish lilt. I sound normal, unlike him.

I want to make him hurt. He's too nice. Once of the 'best' people in the year. Damn squiff (A/N Squiff basically means geek. English slang). I was with them for ages and I never heard him bitch or say something mean about anyone. He's quiet towards the Slytherins, not taking part in the pranks. He makes sure that the jokes Sis and James play don't go too far. No one plays jokes on him either, but if he thinks that's because they like him he's wrong. They won't do it because of Sis.

Even when Sis and I were together it was never just us. We did manage to be alone a few times, to do things Sis will never be able to do with Lupin, bound as he is by morals. James used to leave to go after Evans, taking Pettigrew with him. But Lupin was always there. Not always with us. Sometimes he'd just be reading in the corner of the room, but Sis would make us go and talk to him, saying he'd be lonely. He isn't lonely anymore, not since he stole my Sis to keep him company.

I'm watching them. We're in the Common Room and it's late at night. I'm hidden in the shadows, alone with my thoughts. Lupin is sat on a sofa in my direct line of sight. Sis is lying along it, his head cradled in Lupin's lap. Lupin's reading, but his free hand is brushing Sis' hair away from his face. That should be me. I should be sat there with my Sis, holding him and touching him.

I hate them both. They'll pay for this. I'll make them scream with pain.

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