Moonage Daydream; Remus Lupin

The Christmas Party

Elizabeth's Christmas Party Dress ⬆️

*sorta long chapter*

"Where are you going?" My mother asked standing at the doorway of my closet, watching me flip thru dresses. "The Potter's invited me to their Christmas party." I said back, grabbing a wine red dress and setting it aside. "Well be home by 12, at least. And don't even think about taking a single sip of alcohol."

She said sourly before turning out of my room. My mother never showed much emotion, I only ever saw her cry once and I only ever see her smile when I failed. My father who was away on business, never showed any other emotion than anger. I never saw him cry, never saw him smile, and certainly never saw him fearful.

But there was never a time he wasn't angry. I shook my head trying to get rid of the thoughts that where creeping in. I have a party to get ready for. I grabbed the dress and a pair of red pump heels and headed towards my vanity, I applied a light shade of red eyeshadow and deep red lipstick along with mascara and a few other things. After I got dressed and did my hair I grabbed a long white cardigan to throw over my dress, just for the cold.

I used the fireplace in my room to get to the Potter's. I stepped out into the busy living room. There where many large windows and a big arch way that led out into the hall. I scanned the room for my friends and saw the three of them sitting on one of the large tan couches by one of the windows. "Hi" I said cheerfully approaching them, they all said hi as I took a seat on the couch next to Remus.

   It had been a few days since we last saw each other,    it felt strange sitting with our friends like this, innocently. We didn't shag on the train, just hand stuff. I practically gasped when I saw how big Remus  was, I couldn't stop thinking about it the whole train ride home. And even after that. Our legs where touching slightly and I knew he could feel it too, the heat radiating between us.

   "Hey, do you want to go upstairs?" Sirius whispered a few minutes into our conversation to James, Remus, and I, raising his eyebrows. "To do what?" Remus asked. Sirius pinched two of his fingers together and brung them to his lips, gesturing smoking a joint. "I don't know if that's a good idea."

  James said, slightly with a tone of worry. "Pleasee" Sirius whined. James sighed and got up, the three of us followed. We made our way up the stairs to James's room. I entered the room, taking a seat on his bed.

   His room had dark blue walls that where decorated with quidditch posters and a signed broom stick and quaffle. His bed was soft and had a blue comforter laid on top of plaid sheets.  I took off my sweater and stretched out my arms, falling back onto the bed. Sirius fell next to me, he had the joint in his mouth and he let out an exhale of smoke before handing it to me. We passed it around for a while until it was nothing but a stub, we all laid, staring at the ceiling.

   "My mum's gonna kill me." James slurred, "Yeah." Sirius slurred back. "So Liz", Sirius started, "Do you have a boyfriend or what?" He turned over to look at me. "Why do you what to know?"

  I turned to him, "Are you interested? Because I've gotta say you have a lot of balls considering-" James cut me off. "How come no one ever asks me if I have a partner." He stumbled slightly getting up falling between Siris and I. "What do you mean partner?

Just say girlfriend mate." Sirius said eyeing James. "Right. Girlfriend." James said, muffled with his face in his pillow.

   "Do you have a girlfriend?" Sirius asked, "No" James sighed back. "Do you have a boyfriend?" He was talking to me now. "No" I laughed back.

  "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" Remus said, getting out of the bean bag chair he was sitting in. We all mumbled back an 'ok' as he left. Fuck, did he think we where dating? Cause of what we did on the train. Where we dating? If we where I sure as hell didn't know.