Reading Between The Lines ~ Remus Lupin ~ Book 1

chapter 46

Tuesday, 23 May 1977

"Why are you acting so weird?"

"I'm not acting weird. You're acting weird."

"I'm not the weird one. You're the weird one."

"Oh, shut your trap."

"I will once you tell me what's wrong," Regulus said pointedly as he dropped a tablespoon of moonstone powder into the potion.

"I did something dumb."

"You do a lot of dumb of things. You need to explain why this dumb thing is worse than the other dumb things."

Lena pinched his hand.

"Ow!" Regulus cried quietly.

"Good. Anyways, it happened on the Hogsmeade trip on Saturday..."

Saturday, 20 May 1977

Lena was just the tiniest bit intoxicated as she and Remus walked to Honeydukes after having left The Three Broomsticks. She had been sitting with Maggie, Ava, Frank, Marlene, Lily, Dorcas, Alex, Raj, Mary, Peter, Alice, James, Gwen, Sirius, and Remus. The seventh years had invited them out for drinks in Hogsmeade to blow off steam before their O.W.L.s. Every time Rosmerta turned around and or served a customer, the people of age would pass the drinks of Firewhiskey to Mary, Raj, Lena, Alex, Maggie, and Ava to sip.

"How are you not drunk right now? I had wayyyy less than you," Lena said as she held onto Remus' arm and looked up at him.

"Two reasons. I'm six foot three and werewolves can't get drunk unless they drink, I dunno, like seven bottles of Firewhiskey."

"No way!"

"It's true, Jose," Remus said with a smile.

"That's awesome!"

"Is it!"

"Yeah! You can challenge people to drinking contests and always win," Lena said as if it was obvious.

Remus grinned. "We'll have to put it to the test."

Remus held the door open to the sweetshop. "After you."

"Why thank you, good sir," Lena joked.

"What can I say? I'm the definition of chivalrous."

Lena flashed him a grin. "I expect nothing less from a Gryffindor."

"I am going to get some more Chocolate Frogs," Remus pointed. "I'm running low."

"God, you're an addict."

"I prefer the term chocoholic."

"Well, while you fuel your addiction, I'm going to get a Pumpkin Pasty."

Remus scrunched up his face.

"Do not give me that look! They're delicious!"

"They would be if they were filled with chocolate."

"I think you need to give pumpkins another chance. You are the only magical person I know who hates pumpkins."

"I don't mind carving them for Halloween."

"You know what I mean."

"They just look so unappetizing. Pumpkin filling looks like shit," Remus whined

Lena tilted her head. "The same could be said about chocolate."

Remus looked mildly scandalized.