Task 4: Write about an outdated tradition, belief, etc.

Moresome - AU: Arranged Marriage/Marriage Law!AU

Arrangement

Omegaverse

Sirius paced the length of the dorm-room, running his hands through his hair, which had slipped out of the bun he tended to favour. This was how James and Remus found him upon returning from breakfast.

"Why did you rush away from breakfast?" James asked warily. He knew any situation where Sirius willingly messed his precious hair up had the potential to be either very dramatic or blow up entirely. They all knew it was careful stepping in these situations.

"How could you eat at a time like this?" Sirius demanded, spinning around and confirming that it was about to be a drama-filled morning.

"Time like what?" Remus asked. He glanced around, seeing an open letter on Sirius' bed and spotting the Daily Prophet next to it. Sirius had received the paper that morning and the letter and rushed off. The others would have followed had it not been the morning following the full moon. Remus needed to eat to get his strength up.

"Time like this," Sirius repeated. "Have you not seen the paper yet?"

They both shook their heads. They had been more focused on Remus' health than whatever people were talking about in the hall.

"Care you explain?" James asked, knowing that Sirius would be in his element, unveiling this big news (whatever it was) - Sirius liked knowing things before everyone else and often made it his business to be involved in everything.

Sirius reached for the paper and held it up. Neither were close enough to see the news. "This," Sirius announced. "There is a marriage law."

"A what?" Remus asked, confused. James' eyes widened and Remus looked between them. He hadn't heard of such things before but clearly James knew what it was judging by his reaction. "James?"

Sirius looked more eager now, since Remus didn't have a clue, so he waved the paper, trying to get Remus' attention back on him. "A marriage law means that the Ministry are going to marry off the Omegas," he said, before staring at them expectantly.

Remus gasped - mostly because he knew Sirius expected a reaction.

"And worse," Sirius continued. "My mother has found me someone to marry. Rabastan Lestrange. So I've come up with a plan."

"Whatever it is, we'll help you," James said quickly. Remus nodded. There was no way he'd let Sirius marry a Lestrange.

"One of you can marry me," Sirius stated. He crossed his arms. "Talk amongst yourselves and decide because I can't seem to pick." His gaze moved back and forth between them. "Or I could just marry you both," he added as an afterthought.

James and Remus turned to look at each other, considering what to do. "I'm up for a three-way-marriage," James said, breaking the silence that had followed Sirius' words. "But can we do that? Can we get around whatever laws they're putting in place?"

Sirius nodded. "They said once we get the official letters, we have to abide by the rules. No letters have been sent out yet. So if we do this tonight - and I mean you both marking me - then we're exempt from the law and they can't make me marry someone else. I can just be with the both of you."

"Come on Remus, say you'll do it," James said, turning to Remus and giving him a hopeful look. Remus tore his gaze from Sirius and looked at James, hoping it was one big joke.

Sirius handed him the newspaper as though he knew where Remus' thoughts were heading, and Remus skimmed the article.

"Are you sure you don't just want to marry James?" he tried.

"Course not. James couldn't handle me alone," Sirius insisted. "Say yes." He backed up, dropping down on his bed. "Say yes and we'll make it official right now. He tilted his head, showing off his pale neck and both James and Remus stared at it. "So, what do you think, Alpha." He smiled wickedly as though knowing Remus would react to the last word.

"Yes," Remus whispered, hurrying to the bed, James quickly following.

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