The Delivery
Then next morning the Marauders were all sitting at the table in the Great Hall enjoying their breakfast, when the owl's swooped in to deliver the morning mail. They all waited expectantly for the owl to deliver the letter to Severus.
"Hey, I see it!" Cried Sirius. Remus looked in the direction Sirius was pointing in and saw it as well. It had just come in through the window.
"Shut the hell up!" Said James shoving a peace of kipper into Sirius's mouth, causing him to choke. Remus watched as the owl swooped down and dropped the letter on top of Sevres's head. Severus looked down in surprise when the letter fell in his plate. He quickly opened it and read through it. Remus saw how his cheeks tinted pink as he read on, his own did as well. When he was finished reading it, he stored it away back into the envelope quickly.
"I think it worked," James said. " Now quick, look away, and look innocent!" Remus looked down the table at Lily, and saw that she was looking in Severes's direction, he couldn't help it, he glanced at Severus too. To his surprise Severus was looking at Lily. Remus looked back at her, and saw that she was smiling at Severus. He couldn't believe it!
"Oh my God!" James whispered. "He thinks it was Evans!" and from what Remus was seeing, it appeared that James was right. Remus had known all along that this was not a good idea.
"You know, I've been thinking." James said coyly, as they sat halfway through double Defense Against The dark Arts.
"Really?" replied Remus. "There's something new." Sirius laughed, as Remus smirked.
"Oh shut it!" snapped James, Sirius continued to giggle.
"As I was saying, I was thinking, what if we took this think just a little step further?" Remus didn't like where this was going.
"Ok what if, hypothetically, of course, you wrote another little poem to our dear friend Snivilus. And one to Evens, no, no, no, hears me out." James said on account of Remus shaking his head back and forth.
"Ok, listen to me. What if you write little poemy type letters to both of them telling them to meet you in the Astronomy tower at around…ten. We would hide under the invisibility clock and go there and wait, when they both got there Severus would attack, because lets face it, he's a sexually frustrated Slytherin. Then I could jump out and save the day! Lily would love me!" James finished excitedly. Remus was having none of it. James looked from Remus, to Sirius, to Peter, then finally asked them.
"Well, what do you think?" James asked unsurely.
"I think you should go to ST. Mangos because you're utterly mad!" Remus said, shaking his head, he wouldn't do it not this time. Sirius laughed.
"I think it's brilliant!" Sirius choked out through his laughing. Remus slapped his hand to his forehead.
"You're both mad!" Remus yelled." This is never going to work. I refuse to take part in this any longer." Remus folded his arms across his chest and turned away from the group. He wasn't going to do it.
"Moony," Sirius whispered in his ear, throwing an arm across Remus' slender shoulders.
"Please, it's just for fun, and it will help Prongs with Evans. You want to help your best mate, don't you?" Sirius asked with those big puppy eyes, but Remus was distracted by the close proximity of Sirius. He could feel Sirius breathing on his neck; he could smell the sweet intoxicating smell of him. Remus shuddered.
"You alright Moony?" Sirius's voice was filled with concern.
"Yes, I'm fine," Remus said moving away from the other boy. "You promise this will be the last of it?" Remus looked directly at James when he asked this.
"Yes Moony, I promise. Will you do it now, you big drama queen?" Sirius and James laughed, as Remus smirked and rolled his eyes.
"That's Mr. Drama queen to you!" Remus retorted.
I can't believe I let them talk me into this, Remus thought to himself on his way to the Astronomy Tower. He didn't have much time, he saw Lily leave the common room just five minutes ago, and he couldn't just let her go. James was going to kill him, but it just wasn't right. Poor Lily didn't deserve to be attacked my Severus, although Remus highly doubted that Severus would actually attack her. Leave it to James to exaggerate. Sighing Remus reached his destination. He looked at his watch and discovered he had four minutes before Severus was supposed to arrive, he was cutting it really close, but he was doing the right thing… Right?
"What the bloody hell does he think he's doing?" James hissed at Sirius; they were both cramped under his invisibility cloak waiting for Lily and Severus when they saw Remus.
"This wasn't part of the plan; he's going to ruin everything the wanker!" James was beginning to get, loud so Sirius shoved his hand over James's mouth.
"Shut it will you, I think I heard something." Sirius said, his keen ears picking up on footsteps in the distance. James heard them as well, then they saw Snape sneaking up behind Remus. Remus had heard him as well. He turned around to face Severus
"You!" Severus said in surprise. Remus froze, he didn't know what to do, he should have been paying attention, but he heard James arguing with Sirius and had got distracted.
"I…ummm…Severus," Remus stammered Stupid James this was entirely his fault
"I wouldn't have thought it was you, Remus, I thought it was that mudblood Evans." Sirius felt James tense and he held him back.
"I was coming down here to tell her that she should move on, and a man of my stature could never be seen with the likes of her." Remus didn't know what was going on; he was still frozen on the spot.
"But, I see how wrong I was, you know, I never realized that you fought for the other team, well I have guessed, but I never would have thought you would return the feelings for me." As Severus was talking, he started moving closer to Remus, looking him up and down as if apprising him.
Remus saw the desire in those eyes. He was praying that any second now James and Sirius would step in and say something. Anything. James was watching in horror at what was happening, he was also trying to hold Sirius back.
"Let me go Prongs that greasy git is going to attack Moony!" James had to fight to keep him still other wise they would be found.
"I have wanted this for a long time Remus; you have no idea how long." Severus said in a low voice, he was mere inches away from Remus now and getting closer still. Remus had to do something and quick!
"Severus…mmmph." Remus never got to finish his sentence because at the moment Severus' lips were on his own
