maple syrup | remus lupin [1]

36. he's got a date!

"CAN I STUDY in here?" Claudia asked at the same time as she pulled the invisibility cloak off her, causing three boys to practically jump up into the air from their beds.

Claudia was getting closer to the group of boys day by day. They hung out quite often, mostly at their dorm, much to Betty's liking.

She and Inez came along sometimes as well, mainly Betty since Inez was rather busy all the time for some reason.

Inez seemed a little worried over Claudia, but also grateful that she had finally managed to trust them enough to tell them and actually let them be her friends.

During the short two weeks that Claudia had spent time with the four boys, she had learned a few things, like for example:

1. James and Sirius were a lot smarter than she ever thought they were.

2. Peter was a lot funnier than she ever thought he was.

3. Remus was just as great as she always had thought he was.

"You have got to stop scaring us like that!" James scolded with a hand over his heart. "You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Don't be so dramatic, Potter! And by the way, your heart is on the other side of your chest," she chuckled. "Anyways, as I was saying-"

"Of course you can," Remus said with a warm smile.

"Great, thank you!" She smiled as she walked over to Sirius' bed and placed her books on it at the same time as she sat down.

"Why, though?" Peter asked nonchalantly.

"Rude," Claudia said with a chuckle. "It's because Sirius and Betty are so disgusting," she sighed.

"So you just left your roommates?"

"No, I have no idea where they are," she shrugged. "It was just me and them. They kept snogging, so I left," she said with a laugh.

She really had no idea where Inez was, but still she didn't think about using the map.

"I see," James grinned. "And you didn't think about what would happen if you left I presume?"

Claudia grimaced at the thought. "I didn't," she said. "Well, the most I can do now is pray that they stay on her bed."

"Indeed," James grinned. "Well, anyways, where were you yesterday? I didn't see you at all."

"Oh, I wasn't feeling well."

That wasn't a lie. Sometimes Claudia just had bad days. They were a lot more frequent when her mum first died, and they hadn't been happening that often in the recent months, but that still didn't mean that she didn't experience them every now and then.

They were just the type of days when she couldn't leave her bed or do anything.

"Were you sick?" Remus asked.