When they entered the boys' dormitory, everyone else was already settled in, drinking what was left of the alcohol from the after party. Lily and James were cuddled on James' bed with a bottle. Sirius and Helena were lounging by the woodstove in the center of the room. Peter was sulking in his bed, alone, watching everyone else. Everyone had changed out of their formal wear and were dressed in much more comfortable clothes. Lily was wearing one of James' Quidditch t-shirts and sweatpants that must have been his, as they were several sizes too big for her. Helena was wearing one of Sirius t-shirts that advertised a Muggle band as a nightgown. The boys had all changed into their pajamas.

"There they are" said James, drunkenly as Lupin and Julia entered the dormitory. Julia smiled sheepishly at everyone. She had never spent the night in any boy's room before and was nervous, as she knew she was breaking plenty of school rules in doing so.

The rest of the group continued talking and laughing, recounting the events of the night as Julia turned to Lupin.

"I don't have anything to wear to bed," she said slowly and cautiously.

"That's ok, you can wear something of mine…if that's ok," Lupin added quickly at the end.

"Oh, yes thank you," Julia replied, sounding relieved as Lupin dug around in his wardrobe and produced lounge pants and a plain t-shirt for Julia.

"I hope this is okay," he said, handing the clothes to her.

"Of course," said Julia, taking the clothes with a smile. Lupin showed her the bathroom so she could change out of her ball gown and into nightclothes.

As Julia, was putting on Lupin's clothes, she noticed they smelled like him. Even though she was nervous to be hanging out with older people who were not in her house, this was comforting to her. She thought about how she's never worn a boy's clothes before. In fact, when it came to boys, there was not much that she had done before. She had only ever kissed one boy one time, a Huflepuff in her year during an awkward date at Hogsmead. She felt a little overwhelmed, as tonight she was about to share a bed with a boy two years older that was part of a popular group. She really liked Remus and didn't want to mess anything up. Just as she finished pulling his shirt over her head, there was a knock on the bathroom door.

"Are you alright in there?" it was Lupin. He sounded a little concerned, but mostly comforting.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Be out in a minute!" Julia called back.

"See, I told you she wasn't getting sick you prick. That girl can handle her liquor by the looks of it!" she heard Sirius slur at Lupin. A smile jumped across her face at this unintentional compliment.

Before, stepping out of the bathroom to join the others, Julia looked at her new outfit in the mirror. She was swimming in the pants and the shirt went almost to her knees. She stepped out of the bathroom. Lupin was lounging on his bed, sipping a butterbeer. He had another unopened bottle waiting for her on the nightstand. She took a deep breath and went over to join him in the bed.

"Julia, you looked gorgeous tonight! Where did you get your dress?" Lily asked as Julia sheepishly took her place next to Remus. Either he was too drunk to recognize her slight awkwardness or pretended not to notice, as he pulled her against himself into a tight but comfortable cuddle. She'd never been so close to a guy before.

"Thank you!" Julia replied, beginning to relax, "my grandmother made it for me."

"Wow, she's talented!" Lily replied. Julia, now feeling much more comfortable, opened her own butterbeer and began sipping on it.

The whole group, now including Lupin and Julia in their conversation, reminisced on the night and marveled at how they had gotten away with the after party. Peter continued to sulk in his bed. Once, Julia could feel butterflies in her stomach as Remus absent-mindedly ran his fingers through her hair and kissed her softly on the head.

Finally, as the night went on, everyone began to wind down. Peter fell asleep in his bed long before anyone else. Sirius and Helena began talking amongst themselves, their kisses becoming longer and more frequent. Eventually, they pulled the curtains around Sirius's bed. James and Lily wished everyone good night and pulled the curtains to James' bed.

"Well, bed time I guess," Lupin said with a yawn, pulling his own curtains. Julia settled in, nervous for what would happen. She knew Remus would never do anything she was uncomfortable with, but the newness of the whole situation had her feeling anxious. After he had finished pulling the curtains, he settled in beside her and pulled her in to cuddle him.

"You're beautiful," Lupin whispered into Julia's ear, kissing her gently on the forehead.

"Thank you," she replied, happy the room was dark and her blush couldn't be seen. Before she could say anything else, the sound of moaning and a bed creaking picked up in the room.

"Silencio", Lupin pointed his wand, almost routinely in the direction of the others' bed, "sorry about that, it's typical". Julia laughed nervously. She had certainly never been in the room with a couple having sex before.

"Honestly, who knows which one of them it was. I swear they have a competition to see who can be louder", Lupin added, Julia didn't know how to reply. She was feeling nervous that Remus would get ideas from his friends. However, she wasn't sure whether or not she would object. She felt very comfortable with him.

"I had a lot of fun tonight," Julia said, wanting to change the subject away from sex.

"I did too. You were the best date I could have asked for," Lupin replied, kissing her on the cheek. Again, she could feel her face getting red.

For a moment, they laid together in silence, Remus softly running his fingers up and down her arm. She loved the way his touch felt. She shifted in bed, turning so they two were lying face to face.

"So, what'd you think of the after party?" he asked her.

"It was a lot of fun! I've never been to anything like it," she replied.

"Yeah James and Sirius did a really good job with that. It seemed like a lot of people had dates from other houses there," he said.

"Yeah, I saw quite a few Ravenclaws. Some of our seventh years were having a party but it was supposed to be much smaller. I think they're afraid of getting in trouble", she answered.

"Typical", Lupin replied with playful sarcasm. Everyone knew Ravenclaws loved following the rules.

"Hey!" Julia laughed, faking offense at his dig on her house. She nudged him in the side. He returned her nudge tickling her stomach. The two continued their pretend fight when, before she even knew what was going on, Remus kissed her on the lips.

This kiss was much different than the only other one she'd had. His kiss was soft but confident, teasing for more. They pulled apart and he looked into her eyes. She grinned, wishing he hadn't stopped. He grinned at her and leaned back in, kissing her again.

This time, Julia was ready for it and kissed Lupin back. Being inexperienced, she didn't really know what she was doing, but he must have liked it because he replied by parting his lips even more, allowing his tongue to tease her lips apart as well. She could feel his tongue slowly make contact with hers, teasing her for more. She didn't want this moment to end.

Lupin must have felt Julia lean into him more because his hands began to wander. He moved slowly to the hem of the shirt she was wearing, sliding his hands gently underneath so he was holding onto the bare skin of her waist. She instinctively began to do the same to him. Wasting no time, Lupin ripped his shirt off from over his head. Julia was surprised but didn't want to stop.

As they continued passionately kissing, Lupin moved his kiss away from Julia's lips and to her neck. She let out a slight moan. She'd never felt anything like this before. His hands began to wander higher up her torso. She rolled over on her back as he continued to kiss her neck, climbing on top of her. She could feel him hard through his pajama pants, his boner rubbing against her noticeably.

He began to tug at the hem of her t-shirt. Julia pulled away slightly, not because she didn't want him to take it off but because she was nervous. No guy had ever seen her undressed.

"Is it okay?", Lupin whispered in her ear, noticing that her body language had changed, "you don't have to."

"No, it's fine," she breathed, "I want you to."

Lupin wasted no time gently pulling her shirt over her head. He sat back on his knees and took in her body. This made Julia nervous; she couldn't read his reaction.

"You're beautiful," he whispered as he began kissing her bare stomach. His warm lips felt amazing against the cold air that swept over her exposed skin. Julia didn't know what to do. She wasn't prepared to go much further, but she did not want to stop. Remus made her feel so comfortable and she couldn't believe how much more attracted she had become to him in these past few minutes.

He continued to kiss all over her body and she could feel him getting even harder against her. His hand moved down, towards the waistband of her pants. His hand made it inside the pajamas she had on, rubbing her through her panties. Her thoughts were lost in how good it felt.

Not really knowing what to do, she instinctively reached towards the very noticeable bulge in his pants. She could feel his rock hard boner twitch at her touch. She had never touched a guy like this before and was very curious about what was under his pants. Lupin threw his head back at her touch, moaning quietly. They continued exploring each other's bodies when suddenly, Remus pulled away from her. As he sat back, she could see his full body for the first time. He was thin, but not in way that made him unimpressive. His muscles, although not all that large, were lean and toned. She could tell that he was starting to grow some chest hair, but it was patchy in parts where he had a series of deep scars. She was curious how he had gotten those but now was obviously not the time to ask.

"Answer me honestly, are you trying to go all the way tonight? Please be honest because I do not want you to feel like you need to do anything you aren't ready for, but if you're not trying to have sex we need to stop," he said, looking up and down her body. She could tell he wanted more.

"I…we can," she replied. The last thing she wanted to do was disappoint him.

"No I'm serious. Do you actually want to? Because you hesitated," he said back.

"I…"

"Be honest. All I care about right now is you being comfortable".

"That was not my intention at all," she admitted "I'd never even made out with a guy before this I'm sorry I just don't know if I'm ready".

"That's perfectly fine, don't apologize." Lupin replied, rolling over next to her on the bed. He casually slumped his arm across her into a loose cuddle as he took a deep breath of relaxation.

"I feel bad. Is that what you wanted?" Julia didn't know what to do. She liked him a lot and didn't want this to ruin her chances.

"No, not at all! I mean I wouldn't have said no but I don't want you to feel like you need to do anything you don't want to do," he reassured her. It wasn't working too well apparently, as Julia stared conflicted up at the ceiling.

"Listen, Julia. No look at me," he gently turned her head towards him by her chin so they were inches apart, looking into each other's eyes, "my intention was not to have sex with you. My intention was to spend the night with an awesome girl and I accomplished that hours ago. Do not feel like you owe me anything, because you don't."

Julia unintentionally let out a sigh of relief. Lupin grinned at her.

"I was just nervous that you'd want to. I'm sorry if I'm being awkward," she said emotionally.

"You're not being awkward! I'm glad you told me the truth because much more of that and I don't think I'd have been able to stop" he replied. She didn't really know how to respond to this new information.

"I don't know I just figured that, you know, having sex would be kind of like normal for you after something like this," she replied. She was glad she felt completely comfortable with being honest with him.

"Normal? Oh, Oh! No it's not like that at all," he replied.

"What do you mean?" she was confused. Remus was part of the popular crowd of seventh years, he had tons of female friends, was cute, and extremely kind. She didn't get it.

"You think I get a ton of girls," he replied with a laugh, "no I'm a virgin."

"You are a virgin?" Julia replied skeptically. Part of her though he was lying to impress her.

"Yeah, I am," he said matter-of-factly, "I mean sure I've made out with some girls, fooled around a little but I'm 100% a virgin".

"Really?" she could tell he was being genuine but part of her still couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, I mean I guess you probably think because of who I'm friends with I wouldn't be" it was like he read her mind.

"Well…yeah, kind of", she said.

"Yeah, no," he chuckled, "I'm waiting for the right girl to come along. I want it to be special. Not just with anyone."

"Really?" she replied again, feeling more and more relieved. They seemed to be on the same page as far as sex came.

"Yeah, I mean sometimes James and Sirius will tease me about it but they know I don't just want to lose my virginity just to say I did," he said, tucking a loose piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Wow, um. I'm actually so glad to hear that," she admitted.

"Really?" he replied, intrigued.

"Yeah, I feel like none of the guys here think that way about sex. That's how I feel too, you know. Waiting for the right person."

"Well I'm glad to hear that too," he replied, "because I feel like none of the girls here think like that either".

They paused and looked at each other. He grinned at her and leaned in for a soft kiss.

"Really, you're amazing" he said.

"I'm blushing," she again admitted with a giggle.

"You are. I'm lucky you let me take you to the ball tonight and I'm very lucky to have you here with me right now".

"I had an amazing time with you," she replied.

"I did with you, too" he replied, smiling at her. The two cuddled in closer to one another, occasionally kissing and talking about their night, their classes, prefect duty, and anything under the sun until they both drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.