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Assignment 1 - Care of Magical Creatures - Write about a pacifist having to defend someone or something.

1000 prompts - "I pretty much live in detention and you're a straight A student here on your first offense. Wanna add another and skip detention with me?"

365 - Trope - Good Girl/Bad Boy

Resolution - Write a meet-cute

Writing Club - Orc: Book Club: (word) bully, (trope) Change of heart, (word) stupid

Writing Club - Showtime: (genre) friendship

Writing Club - Count Your Buttons: (object) phone, (character) Marlene

Writing Club - Restriction of the month - no characters over 20 (Quote) "The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage."

Tea Challenge - Honey Honey - Write about a sweet character OR someone using the pet name 'honey'.

Sticker Challenge - House-Elf - write about looking after someone

Bath Bomb - Write about kissing someone the character shouldn't

Dueling Club - (word) Glasses, (setting) a school other than Hogwarts, (character) Alice

Detention

Remus hesitated as he walked to the classroom after school. It wasn't fair that he was there. After all, he had only been involved in one fight. One fight since starting at the school months ago, and it wasn't even his fight.

A boy from another class had been picking on one of the students in the year below because the boy had recently come out as gay and Remus - though he hated fighting and violence - couldn't stand around and let it happen. He had tried to peacefully get involved, but the other student had thrown the first punch.

After that, Remus was defending himself. The bully had assumed that because Remus didn't like fighting, it meant that he didn't know how to fight. Something he found out he was wrong about quickly. Remus hit him for each homophobic slur that had passed his lips and that's how Remus Lupin, straight A student, had gotten himself landed in detention.

He paused by the door, wondering what detention was like. He had never been there before and was worried that it'd be full of the troublemakers.

Though perhaps the teacher would see that he didn't belong there and let him go again. Yes. That's what would happen. Remus would sit quietly and that would stand out against all of the hooligans.

"Mate, you going in or not?" came a voice from behind him. Remus glanced around, spotting one of the guys from his class.

"Yeah. Just…"

"First time?" James asked, pushing up his glasses and grinning. "Don't you worry. Detention is easy." He leaned past Remus and pushed the door. "Go ahead."

Remus stepped into the room, James moving in behind him. He looked around as James walked to the back, dropping down into an empty seat. "Come on, Remus, come and tell us how you ended up in here!"

Remus hesitated for a moment before realising that sitting with James meant he didn't have to sit alone like he did in class sometimes. He turned towards the back, faltering at the unfamiliar face next to James.

"Who's your friend?" the guy murmured, his gaze slowly moving down Remus' body as a slow smile spread across his lips. Remus couldn't help but check the guy out too. He was sure he had seen him around the hall and maybe even in class a few times, but wasn't sure.

"Sirius, this is Remus Lupin. He's from our class, which you would know if you actually bothered turning up once in a while." James smiled at Remus. "Remus, this is Sirius Black."

"Lupin… why does that sound familiar?" Sirius murmured, frowning in thought. Suddenly piercing grey eyes were on Remus again. "Everyone is talking about you."

"Oh?"

"Well, Malfoy called you that little queer," Sirius said, with a shrug. "But other than that, people are amazed that you took down Goyle."

Remus stiffened at the word.

"Honey," Sirius murmured, lifting his legs down from on top of the desk and leaning forward. "We don't care about that sort of stuff. If I had known you were in my class, I'd have actually attended." He winked at Remus before standing up. "So, let's go."

"You're going?" Remus asked.

"Yeah," Sirius said. "I was just waiting for James." His gaze moved over Remus' body. "You coming with us?"

"I should stay here," Remus murmured softly, tempted by the offer. There was something so enticing in Sirius' voice.

"Are you sure? You want to be trapped in detention?" Sirius checked. "You should have the courage to be free like we are."

"Okay. Well, if you change your mind, we'll be at Fortascue's Ice-Cream Parlour," James said, grabbing his bag from the table and standing up.

"I'd really like to see you there, lovely," Sirius murmured, leaning over Remus' desk on the way out of the room.

Remus watched them leave, reminding himself that he was a good student and always did the right thing. But as the seconds passed by, he began to have a change of heart. A couple of minutes later, he found himself out of his seat, his bag in one hand and his cardigan in the other. Sirius was gorgeous and it was worth another detention.

Maybe it was stupid, but he really had no choice. This was the first time someone had invited him somewhere.

...oOo...

Remus hovered nervously inside of Fortascue's Ice-Cream Parlour, his eyes on the group. Two girls and two guys. Maybe he had read the situation wrong because for a moment back in the class, he thought Sirius was interested in him.

He was debating whether he could get back into that class before the teacher - perhaps he could lie and say he was in the loo - when he heard his name being called. He glanced over to where Sirius was waving and nervously started over. He couldn't leave now.

Sirius almost fell over James as he climbed past his friend to get out of the booth. "You came." Suddenly Remus was blinded by a beautiful smile and Sirius' hand was in his, pulling him towards the booth.

"Sit down, what ice-cream do you want? My treat!"

"You don't have to—"

"No, I really do. I was the one who asked you on this date," Sirius insisted. "What flavour?"

"Anything chocolate," Remus replied. Sirius turned to walk away and Remus stared after him, the words registering in his mind. "Wait. Date?"

James let out a groan from behind Remus, causing Remus to turn back and slip into the booth. "What was that for?"

"Well, Sirius is a bit… fast. You're dating now."

"But… but I'm…"

"Straight?" James checked, concerned.

"No. I'm not out. My parents… how did he know?"

"He always knows," one of the girls insisted from across the table. "Look, if you're not interested, just tell him now before he gets his hopes up. Sirius moves fast and falls quickly. So it's better to tell him you're not interested now."

Remus glanced towards the counter, his eyes falling on Sirius. Sirius was utterly gorgeous and Remus had felt butterflies in his stomach when Sirius had grabbed his hand. His eyes remained fixed on Sirius until he had returned to the table, setting a chocolate sundae in front of Remus, and throwing one arm over the back of the seat. "Is this okay?" He nodded to the ice-cream.

"Yeah, this looks good," Remus replied. "Sirius…" he glanced at the two girls on the other side, taking in the way Alice had her arm around the blonde. There was no discrimination at this table, he realised. Around this group, he wouldn't need to hide who he was.

"Yeah?" There was concern in Sirius' voice as though he was used to hearing that tone. As though he was really worried about Remus' next words.

"Yeah?" he asked warily.

Remus hesitated for a long moment. Was he going to push away a guy that actually liked him? If he did that now, how would that fare for the rest of his life? He had a chance to date the most beautiful guy he had seen in his life. To make friends with an accepting group. Was he really going to give that up because he was still in the closet when it came to his parents?

"I was just wondering if I could have your phone number," Remus finally said.

The relief on Sirius' face was clear as day. Sirius grinned, the concern and worry quickly fading away as he pulled out his phone and handed it to Remus. "Only if you store yours in here," he said.

Remus took the phone and stored his number whilst Sirius did the same on Remus' phone. They handed the phones back and Sirius quickly leaned in, his lips brushing Remus'. "What time do you go to bed?"

"About ten-ish," Remus said, his hand coming up to touch his lips. He had never kissed anyone before. He had stopped himself in the past, scared his parents would find out that he was kissing the 'wrong' gender (in their eyes), but he realised he couldn't care as long as Sirius' lips kept finding his.

"I'll call you at ten, sweetheart," Sirius murmured softly. His hand slipped from the back of the seat, resting on Remus' shoulders. "You should eat your ice-cream - it's melting."

"This is so cute, Marlene, this is how to romance," Alice insisted, her eyes fixed on the pair.

Marlene rolled her eyes. "I can be very romantic," she muttered in return. "Just think about what I did with that chocolate spread yesterday."

Alice rolled her eyes and James shifted closer. "What did you do with the chocolate spread?" he asked.

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