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Ok, first order of business: I have changed my pen name. Obviously. I do not like the one I had before, and I have changed it, to as you can see, to Pennethril the Tale Weaver. (For those of you curious, Pennethril is actually Elvish for "tale weaver" :P)
Second order of business, I vow to begin responding to my reviews starting for this chapter. I kept meaning to do it, and then I would get side-tracked, and then by the time that I thought of responding again, it would be way too late. So anyone who reviews this chapter, look for my response.
Anyway! Next chapter! Beware here lies deep conversation…
Lily- Noruiloth
James- Mellombrand
Sirius- Maethorvel
Edit 1-4-13: more small edits
Sirius' eyes popped open upon the confession.
"You… what?" Sirius asked.
"I… married Nymphadora," he repeated, then quickly began an explanation; "I was a wreck after you… died? Left? So, she started trying to comfort me and be my friend, which I was completely fine with. But then, she started saying she loved me.
"I tried to explain to her that I couldn't love her back, but she just wouldn't listen. Then she got so depressed she couldn't even change her hair color which made me feel bad for making her depressed- and Molly Weasley was not helping. And I just kind of thought that I probably wouldn't survive the end of the war- not that I wanted to die, but realistically speaking, there are a lot of Death Eaters, not to mention werewolves that want - er, wanted - me dead, and maybe I could give her what she thought she wanted for a while, and then when I died, she would grieve, but then she could move on and find someone else. Someone who could love her completely.
"So we got married. And… and we have a son. We had sex once, and she got pregnant! I panicked, and ran, but then… Harry… And, he's, his name is Teddy, and I don't regret having him, and he's so beautiful. He's a Metamorphmagus like Tonks. I love him so much. But I am so sorry Sirius. I still love you, and I hope you can forgive me."
"You have a son?" Sirius asked.
Remus nodded, his face buried in is hands.
"Remus, look at me," Sirius said gently.
Remus hesitated, before removing his hands and looking up at Sirius.
"There's really nothing for me to forgive. I mean, I was as good as dead. I can't expect you to have lived out the rest of your life alone and miserable. I can see that you love Teddy very much, and I am very sorry that you won't be able to watch him grow up; he obviously made you very happy. I do wish that I was the one who you started a family with, but I'm not going to be angry at you for it. Besides," he grinned cheekily, "you're here now, and we have centuries together."
"Good, because I'm not sorry I married Tonks. I did love her, she just wasn't first in my heart," Remus said.
"Alright, now that that's out of the way, are you hungry?" Sirius asked.
"You are still the king of non-sequiturs, Sirius," Remus smiled.
"But, of course! Without non-sequi-whatsits, life would be boring!" Sirius declared. "So, would you like to join the rest of us for the evening meal?"
"Define: us?" Remus asked warily.
"Well, it'll just be me and you, and James and Lily- oh, by the way, Lord Elrond (the guy who like rules this place) gave us all new names so that we could fit in a little better. James is Mellombrand, Lily is Noruiloth, and my name is Maethorvel- it means 'Strong Warrior.'"
"Maethorvel, Mellombrand and Noruiloth?" Remus repeated, saying the foreign names slowly to make sure he got the pronunciation down.
"Yep, so it'll be the four of us. Lord Elrond and his wife Lady Celebrian; their twin sons Elladan and Elrohir, and their older son Alagoss. Alagoss' wife Tinulaer and their daughter Rhovanaeron. Oh, and Lord Elrond and Lady Celebrian's daughter Arwen. Not to mention Elrond's Chief Counselor Erestor, and Belduin and Prince Legolas- that's who Elladan and Elrohir were talking about, they're from this forest called Mirkwood. Every summer, Legolas comes to visit. Um, so there will be fifteen people tonight," Sirius said cheerfully.
"That's going to be a lot to remember. Sounds like fun," Remus said, smiling slightly. Sirius jumped up, and stuck a hand out to pull Remus up. Remus grasped his hand, and allowed himself to be hauled up.
However, he was not expecting Sirius to keep pulling him in to land a quick kiss on him.
Remus blinked when it was over and Sirius pulled back.
"Sorry," Sirius said, not looking repentant at all, "Just one more for the road."
Remus snorted and playfully poked Sirius in the ribs in just the right place to make Sirius collapse in on himself, bowed over and with his arms around his midsection.
"Let's go, I'm sure the others are wondering what we're up to," Remus said.
The two made their way out of the room, Sirius leading Remus by the hand. All of Remus' previous negative thoughts about his new appearance had seemingly vanished in the face of reuniting with his friends.