Chapter 12: Bemused and Confused.

Remus had slept for at least five hours till his body ached and tingled sending him the message to wake up. He opened only one eye at first, slowly he sat up then he opened the other eye.

"IIIIIIEEEEEEEEE! HOLY CRAP! WHAT THE?" he screamed then he slumped back into the pillows.
"I think you all knocked him out!" A soft male voice said sounding amused.

"Shut it Snivels."

Remus woke only a few minutes later he sat up again this time however he was ready….
For the group of people staring at him surrounding his bed.
There was Sirius, James, Lily, Sam, Sarah, Kirkley, Peter and Sybil. Though he noticed she sat the farthest from him more closely to the bed next to him.
He looked over to the bed and saw with a slight shock Snape in the bed.

"Nice to see you're up, finally." Snape muttered.

"Aren't you supposed to be going home." Remus asked. He was so confused.

"Well McGonagall told my father what happened, and that I can't leave till I feel better, not to mention what happened to my jacket." He finished pouting slightly.

"Jacket?"

"Never mind"

Remus head started to hurt.
"So…what happened to me?"

"You were talking to me, I was walking along the drainpipe and you followed. We heard a bang then we both fell." Snape said.

"Wait did you fall too?"

" Yeah but not the same way as you."
Lupin scrunched up his face, "What way?" he asked.

"I mean I fell back onto the roof and you fell towards the ground"

Remus's head hurt even more.
"Man Moony, you fell like fifty feet." Sirius said anxiously.

"Really? How did I live then?"

"Hagrid saved you." Sam said softly.

"Well then why are you all here?" Remus asked, in a bemused sort of way.
"Don't worry pal everything will be alright." James soothed.

Snape made a fake gagging sounding; he put his finger down his throat.
"Very funny." Sarah said frowning.

After spending the whole next day in the hospital wing Remus felt right and well.
"Just in time for the summer!" James said happily. They were going down to the final feast of the year.

"Yeah…" then they turned and spotted what seemed to be a shadow on the wall,

"Hello Snivels" Sirius said softly to the shadow. It jumped.

"Oh its you, come to beat on me." Snape managed. He had a crumpled piece of parchment in his hand.

"Another letter from your dad?" Remus asked quietly.

"Yep!" said Snape happily, "He wrote to me earlier to sat he was sorry, and that all I have to do is go to the funeral, help with the paper work and I can come back next year!"

"That's great!"

"Yeah and your brother has to get me a new jacket!" Snape was the happiest they ever saw him.

"Really? HA! Serves him right!" Sirius said in disgust.

"Yeah…hey um…" Snape seemed to be struggling with the right words. "What?" Remus asked.
"Well thank you for up there on the roof." Snape said softly.

"Oh…"

"Yeah…and I'm sorry I couldn't save you."

"Don't worry Snape! I am fine!" Remus said sounding amused.

"Yeah…"

"Hey!" James said suddenly.

"Hey what?" Sirius asked.

"How bout thanking us too?" James stated

"Prongs! Don't be a prat!" Remus scolded.

"Yeah…I was getting there…thanks guys." Snape said and then he left for the feast.
"That was really different for him." Said a soft voice behind Sirius.
They turned to see Lily staring at them.

"Well I just wanted to tell you that we all voted for you guys."

"Huh?" said Remus confused once again.

"Why us?" Sirius asked.

"Because you saved Severus life and mine!" she said simply. "Wait… does that mean…we get to go out on a date?" James squealed with delight.
"Well schools almost out so we can next year" Lily said.

"How do I know you will keep your end of the bargain?" James asked scrutinizing her.
"By this." She said then she stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss right on James's cheek.

"WHOA! Both Sirius and Remus jumped at this.
"Wow! See ya next year!" James said gaping at Lily.

"Bye then." She said and left for the feast.
"Lets get in before the foods gone." Remus said grinning slightly.

They ventured into the great hall that was decorated in the winning house; every year the four houses would earn and lose points in order to win the house cup.
"Looks like we didn't get it." James's smile fell a bit. Usually the Gryffindors always won, but this year the hall was decorated in blue and bronze.
"This year its Ravenclaw!" Remus said smiling.
"Hey you know you should ask Sam out." Sirius smirked over at Remus.

Remus blushed, "Wont you get mad though, you always fancied her Padfoot." He said playfully.
"Nah I don't care anymore." Sirius said eyeing a Hufflepuff girl with fiery red, curly thick hair and had a very curvy figure.
Remus and James both laughed at their pal then dug into the finale food of the year.