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Sirius woke James up at 6 in the morning. "I hate you." James huffed as he began to pull his robes on.
"You said you'd help." Sirius said as he too pulled on his school robes.
"Ok what happened?" James asked.
"I told Remus Wulburga is transferring me to Durmstrang." Sirius said as his hand found the letter in his pocket and tightened around it.
"She is?" James as his dark rimmed eyes looked at Sirius.
"Yes." Sirius said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" James demanded.
"Because I knew what you'd say." Sirius said.
"Oi!" James said slapping Sirius upside his thick head. "You shoulda told me. We're mates second, brothers first." James said looking furious at Sirius's displeased face.
"You would have said you'd tell mum and da and they'd have talked to Wulburga. And I don't want them having to deal with her. It's my fault anyway." He said. James slapped him upside the head again.
"Shut up." James said. "We're going to write mum and da and they're going to fix it and if you ever say something stupid like that again I'll slap you so hard your head will pop off. I would say your brains would fall out but clearly you don't have any." James said hotly as he slapped Sirius upside the head once again. He walked off to the owlry to write a letter to the Potters leaving Sirius. Rounding the corner they bumped into Remus. "Oi. Remus." James said as he slapped Remus upside the head. "Get your head out your arse and apologize to Sirius." James said. Remus blinked slowly at James for a moment before looking over his shoulder at Sirius's form in the distance.
"Why?" Remus asked.
"For being a git. You made the big baby worry. Kiss and make up or I'll slap you silly." James said as he took out his quill and began the letter to his parents.
"What do you mean?" Remus asked looking at James.
"He told you he was transferring and you left without a word." James said not looking up.
"I wrote a letter to the Potters because I knew he wouldn't want to tell you and they would probably be the ones who could fix it. But they can't fix it if he doesn't let them know. And then I went to Dumbledore's office and told him he couldn't accept the transfer request." Remus said.
"What?" James asked.
"Honestly Potter, you can't be this slow." Remus said.
"You don't tell Dumbledore things. You ask." James said.
"I assume your experiences are different than mine." Remus said.
"He's headmaster." James said.
"And I made a valid argument." Remus said.
"Honestly, is your lack of intelligence rubbing off on Sirius?" Remus asked. "Why would I break up with him because of something so stupid?"
"What's with all the stupid remarks?" James asked. "Nevermind, just go talk to him." James said giving Remus a small push. Remus sighed and walked off to talk to Sirius. When he finally caught up to his boyfriend Sirius ignored him and sat beneath a tree.
"Aw. Black don't pout. It's not a good look on you." Remus purred as he sat in front of him.
"What? Are you going to hit me too?" Sirius huffed.
"James slapped me too if it makes you feel any better." Remus said with a small smile. Sirius looked at him for a moment.
"Do you want me to kill him?" Sirius asked seriously.
"No. We can always have sex in his bed to get our revenge." Remus said pulling himself closer to Sirius.
"So you're not breaking up with me?" Sirius asked.
"Merlin, Sirius you really need to spend less time with Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle dumber. They might be rubbing off on you." Remus laughed as he leaned forward and kissed Sirius but the moody boy didn't reciprocate.
"Remus if I stay here Wulburga will kick me out of the house." Sirius said.
"Shut up and kiss me mutt." Remus said as he leaned forward and kissed Sirius who shook him off once again.
"Remus, you don't know what it's like to be an outcast like me." Sirius huffed as he stood up and stalked off moodily. Remus chuckled to himself.
"Sirius, if you took one moment to think about someone other than yourself you'd see how good things can be. But if you push me away I can't help." Remus called after Sirius's receding form.
Had he? Had he been thinking of no one but himself? He needed to talk to someone. James would probably just slap him upside the head and call him a git or tell him to get his head out of his arse. And he couldn't talk to Remus because he was the one who caused this upset. When his feet stopped he realized he was outside of his room. He heard James and Peter inside. He didn't know where Remus was but maybe he should try something new. Instead of just walking in, kicking Peter out and dumping his problems on James he would try listening to his friends. Sure he'd done it before but he wanted to prove to Remus that he could. Even if Remus wasn't here.
"So then Lilly says "go set your head on fire Potter."" James grabbed his side as he laughed.
"That's not very nice-" Peter began.
"Isn't she the greatest?" James asked as he noticed Sirius's presence. If Sirius said yes, James would consider him a rival for the red head's heart. If he said no James would proceed to explain Sirius everything that he thought was so wonderful about her.
"She's completely mental." Sirius said. James's face split in a grin.
"Exactly." He said beaming. "So, where's Remus?" James asked.
"Not here." Sirius said vaguely.
"Wanna talk about it?" James asked sitting next to Sirius and giving Peter the "get out we need to have a talk" look. Peter knew the look and left.
"If I stay here Wulburga will kick me out of the house. I tried to tell Remus but he didn't take me seriously. He just doesn't understand. But he said I never pay attention to anyone but myself." Sirius said looking at James and readying himself for a slap.
"That fits." James said thoughtfully. "What did you say about him not understanding?" James asked.
"That he didn't know what it was like to be me. An outcast like me." Sirius said trying to remember exactly how he'd said it.
"No wonder he's mad at you." James said. "I need to talk to Remus. Alone. You stay here." James said as he bounded out of the room.
When James finally found Remus hours later he caught him much to Remus's displeasure. "We need to talk." James said.
"Must we?" Remus asked. "And I warn you, if you hit me again you will lose a hand Potter." Remus added.
"Somewhere where no one can hear us." James said thoughtfully. They ended up going to the Owlry where their whispers could not be overheard above the hooting. "I know what you are." James whispered.
"What do you mean?" Remus whispered back with an expression that said "James you are a total moron."
"You're a werewolf." James said.
"Do you honestly think they'd let a werewolf go to school here?" Remus asked.
"Yes." James replied.
"Well I guess you're entitled to your opinion. Even if it is stupid." Remus shrugged. He saw the hesitation in James's eyes before they steeled once more.
"You're a werewolf." James said resolutely.
"And who would believe your word over mine?" Remus asked pulling off a very good impression of apathy. James thought he could mention that most people would not only because he was a pureblood and Remus was only half blood but also because people wanted drama and would therefore believe anything.
"Sirius." James said as his eyes narrowed. He knew he'd caught Remus who faltered, not having been expecting that.
"That's low James." Remus growled.
"It's true. He would believe me." James said.
"Yes." Remus said.
"So you admit it." James said triumphantly.
"Will tell Sirius?" Remus asked.
"He deserves to know." James said.
"Please don't." Remus urged.
"Why are you scared? The idiot loves you. He won't treat you any different." James said.
"Because he's an idiot and he'll do something stupid and get himself hurt." Remus said.
"Remus-" James tried to reason with the other. Where was the confident Remus that had won Sirius's heart? The boy who decided what he wanted and took it without regard for anyone? All James saw was a terrified boy, a depressed child locked in his own special hell.
"Go ahead. Run along and tell him." Remus said as a darkness fell across his features. He turned and walked away before James could say anymore.
James went and found Sirius and took him to their room and put a silencing charm so no one could eavesdrop. "Look I'm going to tell you something about your boyfriend and he doesn't want you to know but you deserve to." James said. Sirius's face looked conflicted for a moment before he shook his head.
"I trust Remus. If he wanted me to know he'd tell me." Sirius said.
"Do you trust me?" James asked.
"Yeah."
"Then you need to know." James said. Sirius's eyes narrowed. "Remus-"
"Remus asked you not to tell." Remus said with that same dark expression as he stepped into the room.
"Remus, he needs to know." James argued.
"Fine then. I won't stop you." Remus said darkly.
"Remus if you don't want me to know-" Sirius tried to reassure his boyfriend.
"Remus is a werewolf." James blurted. Sirius's eyes widened.
"Remus is a what?" Sirius asked.
"A werewolf." James repeated.
"I turn into a murderous monster on full moons." Remus said as he seemed to be radiating a darkness. Sirius's expression turned sour.
"Sirius, you still love Remus. He hasn't changed." James said moving slightly between them.
"He has." Sirius said. Remus's head lowered slightly.
"No." James said slapping Sirius upside the head and earning a hateful glare from both boys.
"Yes he has. He lied to me. He didn't trust me." Sirius said looking at Remus. "He didn't want me to know because he didn't think I would love him." Sirius said as he moved threateningly towards Remus who didn't move.
"Sirius-" James moved closer to Remus in case things got violent.
"Don't you know how love works?" Sirius said as he hit Remus upside the head. Much softer than James's but it got Remus's attention none the less. "I won't stop loving you for being a werewolf any more than I would stop loving you for being an idiot." Sirius smirked. James was surprised by how mature Sirius was being. "Now stop this crying nonsense." Sirius said tilting Remus's head up so James could actually see that Remus was indeed crying. How had Sirius known? Maybe the idiot wasn't as much of an idiot as James believed him to be.
"I'm not crying." Remus chuckled.
"Yeah." Sirius laughed and kissed Remus's cheek.
"It's just raining in here." Remus said and if James had not been standing right there, it would have been a convincing lie.
"Shut up." Sirius laughed. Remus laughed and brushed his tears off on his sleeve.
"Bacon!" Peter said bursting in the door. The three nearly leapt out of their skins.
"Merlin, Peter, you'll be the death of me." James huffed pushing past him and out into the common room.