"Gold are your fingers, leaving traces everywhere you go." - Saint Mesa
-// PART THREE - FIFTH YEAR \\-
IN WHICH PLATONIC BECOMES NOT-SO-PLATONIC
OR
THE ONE WHERE EVERYTHING CHANGED
BOOK 2
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After trying to cool herself off with a walk, Andrea marched up to the boys' dorm. She had custody of the map that day, and she had waited for James to leave Remus alone before she decided to head up there.
Without knocking, Andrea entered the room and started pacing the floor in front of Remus.
Remus lifted his head and saw the state of his friend. He closed his book, curiosity spiked.
"I'm pissed," Andrea huffed out, still pacing. She had twisted and fiddled with her necklaces so much in the last hours, they were tied in one big knot, and she was trying desperately to untangle them.
Remus furrowed his brows, not understanding where her anger was coming from. "Me too, but probably not for the same reasons."
He patted the bed next to him, telling her to sit down. She did so and faced him. "What's your reason?" she asked, her anger ebbing away slightly.
"I'm pissed because this stupid badge," he gestured to his Prefect's badge, "stopped me from joining in on the assault on Snape's face today. Also, I never should've sworn I wasn't meddling in anything until after exams were over."
Andrea bit her lip. "Not the same reason, no," she grumbled. Remus gave her half a smile. "Figured," he chuckled. "So what's got you fired up, Bambi?"
Andrea let out a huff. "Am I the only one who thinks they went too far this time?" she asked, throwing her hands up in defeat. Remus rubbed the back of his neck. "Out of context, sure it can look like they took it too far. With context, Snape's lucky to still be alive."
Andrea ducked under Remus' bed, looking for his secret stash of chocolate. James had denied her any before their last exam, but she needed some now.
Chocolate always makes everything better.
She came up, holding two pieces, and offered one to him. "But it was vicious and cruel. What in the world could've provoked such behaviour?" she sighed.
Remus snorted at the irony. "Funnily enough; you." Andrea froze mid-bite and stared at Remus. "WHAT?!" she mumbled around the chocolate.
Remus gently pulled her hand away so she would slow down her eating before she gave herself a stomachache. "Technically both of us, but it was when we found out he had mentioned you he really snapped."
Andrea dropped the chocolate and wiped her hands on her black and white checked trousers. "OK, it's come to my attention I may be missing something here. So please, tell me what the hell you mean by that?!"
Remus broke off more of his chocolate and casually tossed it in his mouth.
And then he explained everything the boys had been talking about before the duel started, and then what words were exchanged between James and Snape as the fight happened.
