Love Affair

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter...I wish I did but I don‘t. I-m only playing with the characters. Please do not sue me. I don‘t own any money so it will just be a waste of everyone‘s time. I’m not making any money from this story.
Pairing: (eventually) Remus/Sirius

Author: Catium
Rating: NC-13
Word Count: 1987
Genre: Romance, drama.
Status: In progress
Warnings: Fluffy feelings, language, drama, slash.
Summary: The story of Remus and Sirius’s friendship and love affair.
Note: This story is kind of a prequel to There Is a Thin Line between Hate and Love. In chapter 13 of There Is a Thin Line... Harry comes to Remus for an advice because he thinks he has feelings for Draco. Remus tells Harry that he and Sirius were a couple and after Harry runs out to talk to Draco, Remus starts to think about how he and Sirius became friend and later lovers. This story traces Remus and Sirius story of friendship and later love affair.

Thanks to everyone that read chapter 1;) Now here is chapter 2.

Love Affair - Chapter 2. The Marauders

“Told you so.” Remus said to Sirius.

“Man when you are right.” Sirius said impressed. Then he smirked and added. “You know I reckon that this will be the beginning of a long and wonderful friendship.”
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Remus smiled a bit as he remembered these first hours of his new friendship with Sirius and James and his smile only broadened when the memories of their first month in Hogwart’s began coming to him. Then his smiled died a bit when another no less memorable memory came up but not so pleasant. The day Peter Pettigrew had managed to push his way into their friendship circle.
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Remus, Sirius and James came into Transfiguration a little late since Sirius and James had insisted on making a shortcut that got them good and lost for ten minutes. McGonagall turned form the blackboard and looked at them disapprovingly.

“You are late.”

“Sorry professor” The boys said in unison.

“Today you’ll be working in pairs. Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin you’ll be working together and Mr. Potter I’m putting you with Mr. Pettigrew.

Remus looked over where McGonagall pointed. He knew Peter Pettigrew, of course they shared a dorm room but until now he hadn’t really talked much to him. Peter had small, watery eyes. His hair was rather thin and in no specific colour. He was small and chubby. His face was almost...rat like and his noise pointed. The times Remus had heard him speak his voice was squeaky and his skin was dead pale. Remus didn’t like him and he didn’t like the way Peter kept trying to become part of their group. He would sit next to them in lunch and kept trying to start conversations with either James or Sirius then recently he would be paired with either James or Sirius in class when they were working in pairs and to Remus’s dismay, James and Sirius seemed to like the idolizing way Peter acted around them. Remus had tried to talk to them about this and tell them he didn’t like Peter but James had told him to

“Remus! Peter is an all right guy he’s funny and seems to like hanging with us. And he never criticises us like you do sometime. So just give it a rest all right?”

And Remus didn’t mention it again, but he kept a close look on Peter.

The class went on and Remus busy with his class work and busy keeping Sirius on leash, couldn’t watch Peter as closely as he liked but every once in a while he would hear low voices speaking and sniggering from where he and James were sitting. When class finished it was time for lunch. Remus and Sirius took their stuff together and went over to James’s table to walk with him to lunch. He was packing his stuff and still talking to
Peter who seemed to suck in every word James said like a sponge.

Remus glared at Peter a bit and then said to James.

“Hey James ready to go for lunch.”

James finished putting his stuff in his backpack.

“Yes I am...You coming with us Peter.” James asked Peter.

“Yes please.” Peter said thrilled then seem to hesitate when he saw Remus’s glare and added “Well as long as everyone are all right with it?”

James and Sirius looked at Remus who was still glaring a bit at Peter.

“I think everyone is fine with it.” James remarked glaring as hard at Remus as he was glaring at Peter. “Aren’t we?” He asked Remus

Remus was opening his mouth to say no but stopped thinking.

“Maybe my first impressions about Peter were wrong. Both Sirius and James like him and they are pretty good judges of character. Maybe I just need to give him a change. If I keep going with my first instinct eventually I will be wrong. And this is probably one of those times.”

“No!” Remus said cheery. “I’m fine with it.”

James smiled.

“Very good Remus.” And as they started to walk James threw his arm around Remus and asked him in a low voice “What made you change your mind mate? A few days ago you were telling me and Sirius how you didn’t like the fellow.”

“Sometime first impressions don’t say everything James and this was one of those times.”

“I’m glad you came around mate. Peter is a decent guy.” Sirius said who had been walking next to them. “He’s a Gryffindor after all and since when have unlikeable people been sorted into Gryffindor. Never.”
Sirius answered himself. “I mean look at us three.”

James and Remus laughed at Sirius’s remark and quickened their pace to catch up with Peter.

After that day Peter became a permanent part of their group. Remus started to talk to Peter and hang with him and soon started to consider him a decent guy just like Sirius and James. And it didn’t hurt that Peter really seem to look up to Remus and to be impressed by his intelligent.

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“Oh how young and stupid we were.” Remus thought when the memory if this fateful day played before his eyes

“We were blinded by his charisma and idolizing of us.” Sirius’s voice told him. “Peter could be really charming when he wanted to and he used all this charm to become a part of group. He saw the soon-to-be most popular guys in school and knew he could get far under our protective wing. He was always good seeking out the most powerful people to hang around with and live off. Then when he saw more powerful people...that were the Death Eaters...he didn’t have a problem with betraying us to get in their good books. Peter was always weak. We
just didn’t see it until way too late.”

“I should have gone with my first instinct.” Remus thought distraught. “If I had then...”

“If’s don’t help us now Remus, stop blaming yourself for the past. No one person can control the fate of many. It’s joined effort. Peter could’ve tried not to betray us. We could have trusted each other more and...so on and so forth. It’s not some one person fault.”

Remus sighed

“No I guess you are right.”

“And the four of us did have a lot of fun together. Like remember when you accidentally found the name for us shortly after Peter joined the group?”

Remus mood brightened when that memory came to him.

“Yes I remember. The day the Marauders became to being.
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Remus and Peter were sitting in the Gryffindor common room on a Friday evening playing exploding snaps when Sirius and James came through the portrait hole sniggering and chatting excited to each other.

Remus looked up and noticed that the front of both their robes had a strange bulge. Remus stood up and walked to him with his eyebrow raised. He cleared his throat loudly.

“Mhhmm..”

Sirius and James a bit startled noticed him.

“Hi Remus.” Sirius said sounding almost too happy. “What’s up?”

“Nothing special. What’s you got there?” Remus asked them pointing at the bulges on the front of their robes.

“Eh...” Sirius started to stutter and his features had mixed emotions of glee and guilt on them.

“Why don’t we come to our dorm and then we can show you?” James suggested.

“O.K.” Peter agreed thrilled.

The four boys climbed the stairs to their dormitory and once inside Sirius spelled the doors locked.

Remus viewed him a suspicious look. Again Sirius smiled guiltily and walked to his bed. James did the same and at the exact same time both boys dumped what they had been hiding under their school robes on Sirius’s bed.

Remus gaped at what he saw...there was now a pile of all sorts of sweets, cakes and butterbeers on the bed.

“Wow.” Peter remarked gaping in joy but not in shock like Remus.

Both Sirius and James sported the same guilty/glee expression, broad smile on their faces.

“Where did you get all this?” Remus asked him strictly sounding terribly like McGonagall.

“We..eh...” James started to stutter now and the smile and glee expression disappeared from his face leaving only guilt behind.

“We kind of stole it from the kitchen.” Sirius said hurriedly.

“YOU WHAT?” Remus yelled at them.

“Stole it...from the kitchen.” Sirius said again low and hesitantly.

“You can‘t do that! That’s wrong! What’s wrong with you?” Remus screamed at them outraged.

“It’s not like our parents aren’t already paying for us to be fed. We are just getting some of the food in advance... we were hungry.” James finding his voice again explained.

“Our parents don’t pay for the food! I’m going to have to report you now, you know that right? Your...you’re both just...marauders...! Yes! That is what you are marauders!” Remus kept yelling at them outraged and James and Sirius paled when he said he was going to tell on them. James decided to revert to begging instead of reasoning.

“Please Remus...friend. Don’t...don’t report us. We’ll get into so much trouble.”

“Yeah common mate.” Sirius joined in the begging. “You wanna see us in detention. If you don’t tell we promise never to steal food from the kitchen again please?” Sirius gave Remus his best poppy dog eyes begging. Remus was no match to those begging eyes. He felt when his anger at his friends for their crime melted away and he said defeated in a softer tone of voice.

“I...I won’t report you. BUT!” He said more strictly. “Don’t you ever do that again!”

“Promise. Cross me heart and swear to die.” Sirius said.

“Promise, ten fingers to Merlin.” James added.

“All right then.” Remus said.

“But what should we do with all this?” Peter asked out of the blue pointing at the food.

Roguish smiles appeared on both Sirius and James’s faces.

“Well...” Sirius began.

“...we really can’t put it back...” James continued.

“...might get caught and our friend wouldn’t want that?”

Remus sighed and a smile was tugging at his lips. His friends were really rather amusing sometimes. And they were right.

“Well I guess...” He said slowly. “That we will have to get rid of the evidence.” He said now unable to hide his mischief smile.

Some half an hour later found the boys half way through the pile of candy on Sirius bed.

“You know Remus.” James began. “The word you used earlier...eh...marauders. I really don’t know what it means.”
“Yeah my neither.” Sirius agreed.

“What does it mean Remus?” Peter asked Remus

“It means thieves or more accurately robbers.” Remus explained.

“Hmm..interesting.” James said now deep in thought and then looked at Sirius with a very devious look. “Hey Sirius remember our conversation the other day.”

Sirius looked at him puzzled for awhile but then that same look crept on his face.

“Yes I do James.”

“That would be perfect.”

“The Marauders.”

“What are you guys on about?” Remus asked them confused.

“Well congratulation Remus...you are always the same genius.” James said.

“A real mastermind.” Sirius said sending him a charming smile that he only used for Remus when he was pleased with him.

“What..?”

“You see Remus a few days ago my and Sirius were talking about that maybe our group should have a name. We tossed around names for some time but didn’t find a good one but now you have.” James explained.

“A really good one.” Sirius remarked still smiling that smile that made Remus forget how to breath.

“I think we all agree on that this will be our name for now own. The Marauders.” James continued. “Any complaints?”

“You know I like it James.” Sirius said.

“It’s good.” Peter agreed.

“No complaints here.” Remus said quite happy that he had found the perfect name for them without even knowing it.

“Then it’s agreed.” Sirius said bossily, smiling his mischievous smile once more.

“The Marauders.”

TBC.

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