Chapter 3 – a scent of perfume
Hey there ^^ sorry for taking such a long time uploading this chapter, but I really wanted to do it a bit longer than the others (my aim is to write chapters of a decent length ^^
They stood right in front of The Great Hall when Remus stopped. Lily turned and looked at him "What's wrong?" she asked "Ehh… the thing I told you…" he started, blushing while he looked down at his feet "You're not going to tell anyone, are you?" "Of course not, silly" she laughed "Now come on. I'm starving"
They sat down at the Gryffindor table as the rest of the marauders approached. Sirius casually strolled along the table as if he owned the place. James said something that made Sirius laugh, flashing his white teeth with the slightly sharp canines. Remus shook his head snap out of it he told himself. James suddenly noticed Lily and started to ruffle his hair, as if his life depended on it. His voice became deeper in the middle of a sentence, as he tried to sound older than he was. "Hey, Evans" he said, Lily rolled her eyes, threw her bag over her shoulder and got up "Catch you later, Rem" she said, running her fingers through his hair as she walked past him. Sirius stared intensely at her hand and then looked poisonous at her, as she rejected his best friend, Remus thought. James turned around staring after her, then he looked at Remus "What did I do?" he asked puzzled and sat down as Remus shrugged.
Remus was very aware of Sirius' shoulder brushing against his own, when Sirius sat down beside him. Remus could hear him breathe slightly faster than usual. He must've run down the corridor with James Remus thought. Sirius smelled of warmth, light sweat, nicotine and grass, as always, but it was mixed with another smell, it wasn't very prominent, but it was there, perfume. Remus clenched his fists and tried to get control of his breath. Calm down Remus told himself Honestly what's wrong with you?
Remus became aware that Peter was talking to him "Sorry?" "Could you pass me the potatoes, please?" Peter said "Oh, yeah, sorry" Remus replied as he handed Peter the potatoes. James grinned at Remus "You're not listening to a word we're saying are you, Moony?" "Yes I am" Remus said and joined their conversation.
"I just couldn't get it right. It kept turning green even though I followed the description" Peter said, frustrated that he had to write a whole scroll about The draught of the living death. James and Sirius both wanted to be aurors, so all the four Marauders had chosen to continue potions. "Potions is horrible" James stated, "It's the hardest, most useless subject, ever" "I think it's rather simple, really" Sirius said, "That's because you're a Black. They're among my best students" James said in a parody of their teacher, causing Peter to laugh and burst into a giggle-fit. Remus couldn't help but smile, either. "He's terrible. I think he hates every single student, except Evans" James said sourly "And Sniverlus" Sirius added drily. "Oh yes" James responded grumpily. James' head rested in his left hand, and he almost lay on the table as he used his fork to push around the food on his plate.
"I'll be off" Sirius said and rose to his feet. James got up, too "Yeah, me too, I need to read that chapter for transfiguration" Peter said something about the scroll for potions. "Are you coming, Moony?" James asked, "No, I think I'll be off to bed" Remus said, faking a yawn. "See you later, then" James said, waving over his shoulder, as he, Sirius and Peter walked towards the door.
Remus walked quickly through the commonroom, to avoid having to stop for a chat with anyone. He needed to be alone, to think things through properly. Even though he hurried, he noticed a figure sitting huddled by the fire.
Her long golden hair fell in cascades around her slender shoulders, down her back. Remus could hear her sniffing, as if trying not to cry. Remus walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder "Are you all right?" he gently asked, she whipped around, her blue eyes wide open in surprise, and red from crying "I'm fine" she said dismissively, then she burst out crying. Remus stared shocked at her, What am I going to do he thought, as he felt the panic spread. He thought about just leaving, but he couldn't bear to just let her sit there, crying her heart out. He had to do something.
"Hey" he softly said as he crouched down beside her, "What's wrong?" he asked and put a comforting arm around her shoulder. He almost expected her to push him aside, but she didn't, instead she buried her head in his neck and cried harder.
After a short while she sniffled and wiped her nose with the back of her hand, "I need a tissue," she said with a little crooked smile. "Oh" Remus said and got up, looking for one. "Do you want to go up in my dorm? The others will be back from dinner soon" he said as he handed her a tissue. He didn't want anyone to burst in and see her cry. That certainly wouldn't improve her situation. It was a wonder that nobody had returned from dinner yet, but on the other hand, it was Saturday and people might have something better to do.
She got up, and Remus thought I know her. Of course he knew her, he thought, resisting the urge to laugh of his own stupidity and the fact that he hadn't recognised her before. She was a gryffindor in his year. They had classes together, but usually she sat by her closest friends and he had never talked to her. "Amy Brown" she said, reaching her hand towards him "I know" he said smiling at her, "Remus Lupin" he said as he took her hand.
That was it for now ^^ please review, it's appreciated :3