I Dreamt Of You (Wolfstar)

chapter 8

The next morning, Sirius got six letters back from his friends, all agreeing to come. Fabian and Gideon were going to sneak out so the other prewetts wouldn't know where they were going. Remus had also received replies from his friends, some more willing than others, but who had also all agreed to come.

Sirius and Remus went downstairs together and ate breakfast with Remus' parents, which was quickly becoming routine for Sirius, before Remus took him outside into the garden again, where he had fun messing around near the waterfall, trying to figure out what of his inheritance magic he could access now. The full elemental powers wouldn't be unlocked until his birthday in a few weeks, but having met his mate, Sirius was able to access some of it now.

He had managed to manipulate water into shapes, splash Remus in the face, and float himself lazily in circles on top of the water by the time the first of their friends were scheduled to arrive.

Stretching out a hand to Sirius, Remus pulled him up carefully off of the water. Both of them were already somewhat wet, but that didn't mean he felt like falling entirely into the water.

"Remus, let's go back up to the house and dry off. Lily will be here any moment!" Sirius said excitedly, his face lit up with the prospect of seeing his friend.

Instead of letting go of his mate's hand, Remus kept hold of it and they walked through the gardens together. Minny was waiting with towels and they dried off with a murmured thank you before heading inside to wait by the main floo fireplace. They could have asked Minny to dry them with magic, but they both hated the weird and uncomfortable feeling caused by it and instead preferred to use towels.

A moment later, the flames turned green and rose up before spitting out lily, who stumbled for a second, but caught herself. She looked around and smiled when she spotted Sirius, eyes flicking uncertainly towards Remus before returning to her friend.

"Hey, Sirius. How are you?" she asked, waving to him and nodding to Remus politely.

"Good, thanks lil. The others should be here soon, so we were planning to wait in here, if that's alright with you?" Sirius replied, still clinging on to Remus' hand unconsciously.

"That's fine." lily casually took a seat, making small talk with Remus and Sirius while they waited.

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Remus was pleasantly surprised at how well he was getting along with lily. From what he'd seen at Hogwarts, he'd assumed that she was a clumsy, clever student who should've been in ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor, but she was actually polite and friendly now that he got to talk to her. Sirius was feeling happy seeing them interact too, apparently, as his cheerful feelings were filtering down the bond to Remus.

The fire suddenly roared up again and spat out Marlene, before Dorcas, Severus, and James followed in rapid succession. Tentative greetings were given by all and they settled down to wait, Dorcas tapping a foot idly.

"How many more are we waiting for?" James asked coolly, looking at Remus.

"Well, there's peter, frank, Fabian and Gideon, that's it." Remus replied, nodding as he said so.

"Fabian and Gideon might be a bit." Sirius added quietly. "They're having to sneak out."

Dorcas made a face, already knowing the nature of the sneaking out. To think that such measures would be required to support a friend. The others exchanged glances. It was well known the Lupin and prewetts families have been feuding for generations, so to see two of the prewetts friends with a black heir in the Lupin manor was a bit of a shock.

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Sirius was beginning to feel a bit sleepy, but thankfully Peter and frank arrived and pleasantries were exchanged. Remus also sent him a little boost of energy through their partial bond. "Thanks." He murmured, resisting the urge to lean against Remus' shoulder as he knew that it would most likely lead to him falling asleep. Remus just nodded and turned back to continue his conversation about 'blasted ministry aurors' or some such thing with Peter. Fabian and Gideon popped out of the fireplace grinning a moment later and Sirius had to smile at the cheeky expressions on their faces.