The light within -Snupin-

Chapter 21

'I apologized a thousand times already. I'm sorry Remus.' Sirius threw his hands in the air and Peter and James were watching the show a few meters away from them to avoid getting involved in the fight. Sirius didn't measure it right which had caused the explosion and luckily, everyone survived without getting hurt. It was a miracle they were all grateful for. Of course, Remus was furious and so was Slughorn. He dismissed the class after checking no one was harmed and gave Sirius detention for two months. Remus wished he could forgive the stupid mistake but there were so many foolish mistaked his friend made and he always forgave him for that but he was done protecting him. Especially after Severus talked with Remus about it that he wasn't responsible for his friends actions, no matter what it was.

'I know you are but I'm not ready to forgive you,' he said stubbornly.

'Hold on. You are kidding me right? It was a mistake.' James was meddling with the conversation after trying so hard not to.

'Yeah. You have to forgive him,' Peter squeaked. Sirius nodded in agreement but Remus didn't give in yet.

'No. You know what. I just need some time apart from you.' With that he walked out of the common room and had no idea where to go. He originally still had Herbology but the people who had double potions were free for the day after having such a big shock. He heard Sirius faint grunt from the room and Remus rolled his eyes even though there was no one to see it.

He strode towards the library, still angry at the events from today. The worst part was that Yule Ball was tomorrow and now his friends and him were fighting. Well, only Sirius but seeming they were so close with each other, they would meddle with it which they had already done.

What was he even supposed to do with Christmas holiday now? It would be weird to visit Sirius if they were in the middle of a fight and Remus wasn't ready to forgive him yet. He briefly considered asking James if he could stay over but that was out of the question. He wouldn't say no but he did not want to intrude. Lily's parents would immediately say no to the request and Peter was out of question. He sighed and sat down on one of the empty chairs. His bag was next to him with his books for the day which were mainly unused today. Of course, staying at Hogwarts was always an option. Returning to his parents definitely wasn't because they would be pissed hearing Remus was going to be home. They loved him home without a doubt but not when he would let them know that so late. He didn't know whether to hate his parents or love them. His father only talked about his 'condition' and what he could and could not do. Always talked about how he should be careful because he was different. It was almost like his father saw nothing else than the werewolf that came once a month and his mother didn't argue with his father about it. They claimed that they truly loved him and cared for him but they had a funny way in expressing it.

Remus took out a book from his bag without even looking at the cover to see which one it is and opened it on a random page. The library started to fill with more people and Remus wondered whether classes were over already. He buried his head back in his book and started reading where he was before getting distracted by the people. After a while, someone came to sit next to him which grabbed his attention and he looked up to see who was next to him. Surprised as he was, it wasn't Sirius but Severus.

'What happened? I heard something like a potion accident?' Severus rolled his eyes and turned his body more towards Remus.

'Sirius,' he murmured. Severus gave an understanding nod and took out some books for himself and got to work without saying another word to him.

'Er- Can I ask you a question?'

'Say it Lupin,' he said irritated.

'Are you staying here for Christmas?' Remus had time to think and decided to stay at Hogwarts and it would be even better if Severus would be staying too.

'Why the sudden interest?' He arched his brow and shoved his book further away to lay his elbows on the table.

'Oh no reason,' he scratched the back of his neck and Severus' followed the hand with his eyes.

'I just wondered because I'm staying here too so er- yeah.' Severus smirked and lowered his head to hide his blush.

'What changed?'

'Sirius is being a bastard as usual and well, I would rather not stay with my parents. Besides, it would be fun being with you all week. With almost no people around the castle.' He winked and Severus briefly looked away while clearing his throat.

'Should be fun.'

The day flew by and Remus had simply ignored Sirius. It was a hard task because his friends were still hanging out with the both of them. Sirius had tried to convince him to go to his house with Christmas but he refused everytime he offered. It was the next day already and Yule Ball was approaching for them all. The Great Hall was filled with people and some house elves were already preparing for the dance. Even more wizards were asking witches and some were even the same gender couples even though most people scoffed when they heard someone asking the same sex. The wizarding world was still very against it, well most people at least. Remus knew James would support him even though he had nothing with it but if it was his best friend, he certainly wouldn't leave him over such a silly thing. Sirius was quite susceptible about it and he wondered whether he would ever tell him.