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58. boyfriend & husband

a/n: it's been  a week since i last updated???? this is the furthest i've ever gone lmao, i'm sorry!!! i was drowning in homework but at least i'm on easter holidays rn so i won't disappear for a week again! anyways i missed y'all how are we doing? <3

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A FEW DAYS AFTER the full moon, during which Claudia had been pacing back and forth in Remus' room since he rejected her suggestion of helping him and the other boys out, Claudia, Regulus and the Americans arrived at Potter manor.

What in the world were they doing there you might ask?

Well, after Lily had suggested that Claudia would bring her family for a strange and celebratory dinner due to Claudia and Remus finally sorting themselves and their relationship out, Claudia had mentioned it to everyone back at Grimmauld Place.

That led to Cora loving the idea. Which led to her forcing her family to come. Which eventually led to everyone but Claudia blackmailing, threatening and forcing Regulus to come as well.

The boy was dreading everything that had to do with the night he was soon to experience. Regulus stood behind everyone, gazed up at the house that his brother had found a new home in and felt the urge to just leave before anyone could stop him.

He figured he could just take a few steps back and then apparate away. Or, if that didn't work, maybe he could go to the bathroom and just never return?

Merlin, he wasn't sure what to do. He was terrified of properly facing his brother, terrified of properly facing people who most likely despised him and most of all terrified of having to speak to any of them.

It was a good thing that he was unaware of the endless discussions over his visitation that had occurred. Sirius was dead silent on the topic, surprisingly enough, and then there were a lot of other loud voices. Inez was still suspicious of Regulus and his possible entanglements with the Dark Lord, all at the same time as James and Lily refused to even hear her out.

Peter silently agreed with Inez, Marlene didn't give a shit and Betty and Tallulah had no idea why everyone had been yelling at one another in the living room the previous night.

And then there was Remus. Well, he felt awkward about seeing him, but there wasn't a bone in his body that thought of Claudia and Regulus to be just what they were.

Death Eaters.

He was just excited to see Claudia. So, as everyone discussed and discussed wether they were supposed to cancel and not let a "potential dark wizard" into Potter manor, he just sat and nodded at every question he was asked, completely unaware of the fact that he apparently both thought that Regulus was a danger and that he was an innocent boy who was just like Claudia.

Potter manor was not connected to Grimmauld Place through the floo network, due to James' parents taking early precautions for the war years before, so Claudia and the others had to apparate there and enter the house in the good old traditional way.