Crookshanks | 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

Chapter 145

Jenna and Sirius walked back up into their shared bedroom at the Burrow, even though it was still pretty early at night. Although seeing as everyone had a long and tiresome day, they all went to bed as well, and the couple were now the only ones awake.

    With a little sigh, Jenna got up on the small bed that she and Sirius shared; the one which was closer to the window.

"What was your deal with poor Lexi?" Jenna said as Sirius was looking outside the window. "Why would you care if she wants to move into her boyfriend's house?"

"Excuse me!?" Sirius turned to face her sharply. "She's sixteen! She's too young to make these sort of decisions for herself!"

"Sirius, in case you have forgotten, you asked me to move in with you back when we were around sixteen too," Jenna reasoned with him.

"Maybe, but we actually moved in together when we were both eighteen, after graduating from school!"

"Yes, because that was my decision." Jenna shrugged. "I was old enough to decide for myself, and know that it wouldn't be reasonable, and that I knew my parents weren't going to agree, so there was no point in asking them anyway. But Lexi hasn't seen her parents for years, and the Burrow is too crowded at the moment. Besides, she wants to work at the Joke Shop, which I think is a great idea. It's very convenient to stay there."

"But — but — she's going to live with her boyfriend!"

"So? Look, there are three bedrooms at their flat. She'll just sleep in another room."

"Yeah, right." Sirius scoffed. "Just like how you slept on the couch on the day I moved to my new flat."

Jenna laughed, shaking her head. "Why do you feel so protective toward Lexi, anyway?"

"Well..." Sirius sighed, pausing for a second to think the matter over. "I guess... she really reminds me of her mother, when she was a child. I always felt protective toward her when we were younger, and felt like an older brother to her. And also... there's a chance I could be her uncle."

"We can't be too sure about that," Jenna said softly, not wanting Sirius to get his hopes up about his brother still being alive. Though a part of her had started to believe it as well.

There came a long silence between them as Sirius stared back out of the window, deep in his thoughts.

"By the way, did you see what happened today?" Jenna asked, glancing back at Sirius with a look that clearly said she was excited about a new gossip.

"What do you mean?" Sirius questioned in confusion, his eyebrows knitting together as he looked back at her.

"Um, hello? Remus and Tonks!"

"What about them?" Sirius asked obliviously.

"What!? I'm sorry, but did we not see what we just saw!?"

"Jenna, you're not making any sense!" Sirius laughed at her confusing sentence. "They were just — I don't know — acting really awkward."

"Exactly!" Jenna nodded enthusiastically. "That's my point! I mean, haven't you noticed that they've been acting different lately?"

"Well — yeah, I suppose — maybe they like each other —"

"This is beyond like, believe me," Jenna stated knowingly. "I saw the way they looked at each other today. It was so obvious."

"All right, then I'll talk to Remus about it," Sirius suggested.

"Good idea." She nodded again.