𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 ➪ 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐔𝐏𝐈𝐍

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦

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"peter, you need to figure something out. and fucking hurry."

sirius and remus had sat down at the lunch table with james and peter, fuming. sirius was already ranting to the two of them how this was now ruining him and remus' love life, while remus just buried his head in his hands.

"what are you talking about, padfoot?" peter asked. "laura and marina are refusing to talk to us! they're pissed!" sirius practically yelled. "it's like some girl code bullshit or something." remus added, looking up.

"okay, okay, pete, forget me and laura for a second." sirius said, shaking his head. "marina and remus, man! they were so close! and now we are back to square one."

"so this is my fault?" peter asked in disbelief. "i just need to know, did you cheat on her?" sirius asked, leaning across the table. "no! i didn't! i would have told you!" peter snapped. "that's what i've been saying!" james added.

"i don't know who that is in that picture, but it's not me, okay?" he said, lowering his voice. "and i think it's complete bullshit, but you can not be getting mad at me. i just lost my girlfriend."

"peter, we aren't trying to be prats, but...everything is so fucked up." remus whispered. he looked past james and peter and saw the back of marina's head. she turned to hayden, who was next to her, and saw that she was laughing, causing a small smile to form on his face.

but she glanced back and the two of them made eye contact. she immediately stopped laughing and turned back around, her head down. "that's what's happening." sirius sighed, pointing at marina. peter and james turned around and sighed.

"shit, mcgonagall is coming over." james whispered. the four boys sat straight up and began to eat their lunch as professor mcgonagall stopped behind remus.

"lupin, we found a new hufflepuff prefect, after the incident at the ball. you'll be doing rounds with them tonight." she informed him. remus glanced up in surprise. he was going to ask who it was, but professor mcgonagall didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he just smiled and nodded.

who the hell could the new prefect be?

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"you're the new prefect?"

marina was standing in the middle of the dormitory after classes, holding up her new prefect badge. "yeah! how cool! and i get to make rounds tonight!" marina said happily, studying the badge.

"wow, that's so cool!" hayden said happily, clapping. "do we have to bow now? now that you are whatever you are?" laura asked, getting on her knees and bowing her head. "arguably you always had to bow." marina said jokingly.

charity walked into the room and glanced down at marina's badge, immediatly putting two and two together. marina prepared for an outburst of emotion, but, to her surprise, that didn't happen.

"good job." she said simply, shrugging. "thank you..." marina said, unsure if she was going to add a mean comment, but she just took off her bag and collapsed onto her bed.

marina turned to the others and they all shrugged.

before marina knew it, it was time to go to the great hall and meet the person she would be doing rounds with. she was only praying that it wasn't remus.

of course there was a chance it would be him, but come on. there are multiple houses with multiple prefects, the chances of it being him were very slim.

she approached the doors to the great hall and saw remus. are you kidding? just marina's luck.

he must have heard her footsteps because he glanced up, his eyes shooting wide once they met hers. "marina? you're the new prefect?" he asked, walking over to her. she just pursed her lips shut and nodded her head.

"oh...okay. let's go then." he said, shoving his hands in his pockets and walking off, marina not far behind. she was getting severe deja vu from fifth year.

"how were classes today?" he asked. marina shrugged. "okay, i guess." she said, looking everywhere but at him. remus cleared his throat.

"not trying to pry, but why are you acting like this?" he asked. marina just looked down. "remus, i can't in good conscious continue whatever this is knowing that you side with peter." she said simply. "marina, he didn't do anything." remus said softly, but marina just scoffed.

"listen, i'm siding with peter because he is my best mate." remus stopped walking. marina did too and she finally looked up at him. "hayden is my best friend." she snapped. "i'm still confused on what happens between us has to do with them." remus said. marina sighed impatiently.

"you're saying we can just be whatever we are when our best friends hate each other?" marina asked. remus slightly nodded. "how did that work out with charity?" she asked, before turning and continuing walking.

"marina, that was different!" remus groaned, grabbing marina's hand and pulling her back to him. "how?" she asked, ripping her hand away.

"it just was...me and charity...there wasnt much there. i didn't feel...much." he tried to explain. "so you're saying you just dated her to snog her or something?" marina concluded. "what? no! and why are you defending her?" remus asked, getting annoyed. "i'm not!"

"sure seems like it."

marina took a deep breath, before stepping closer to him.

"maybe...maybe things should just go back to the way they were. before last year." she said. remus' face dropped. "you don't mean that." he said.

"of course i don't! but what other option is there? unless you get some full proof that peter didn't cheat, which i know he did, what can we do?" she asked, tossing her hands up in the air. "it'll be so much easier for me to just hate you."

"what if i can prove it?" remus asked, desperateness pulling at his tone. "then...i don't know. that'll be up to you." she muttered, stepping back and looking away.

"i promise to you, and hayden, and whoever else is effected by this, i will find the damn proof i need." remus said. marina just stayed quiet. "but i need you to promise something to me." he said. marina looked at him, her eyes slightly narrowing.

"wait for me." his words came out choked and pained. "i need you to wait for me."

okay not to toot my own horn but i'm rlly proud of my writing in this chapter !!