Remus <3

37 Blessing 2

Hope Lupin pulled Remus aside after breakfast the next day. Ash was tying up Sirius's hair and James was telling her about the dangers of the world.

"Do you know what this is?" Hope asks Remus.

"A ring?"

"My ring. This is my wedding ring. I'm giving it to you to give to someone else. Someone else being the girl you are too chicken to ask out. You are a werewolf Remus stop acting like a btch."

"I-..."

"You what. Girls like Ash don't come by everyday especially not girls like Ash who are so clearly in love with you."

"Ash isn't-""

"I'm not done. Ash is doing everything in her power to move on from you when you two should be dating instead."

"I don't deserve her and it would never-"

"Get your head out of your arse Lupin! She's perfect for you and you love her so stop acting like a twat and ask her out. I didn't raise a coward, you're a Gryffindor, act like it. I don't want you to give this ring to anyone besides Ash and I want you to quit fooling around and make her yours. Properly, no more kissing and flirting and caring without the title of significant other. DATE HER!" Hope tells Remus.

"I'm a werewolf. I won't be able to hold a job or have kids or love her like she deserves," Remus frowns sadly.

"Well you better learn how. Sometimes I wish you were a little more like your father. He was an arse and he never deserved you but he was never afraid of his own feelings. Even though they were wrong and ultimately led to him disappearing from our lives. Still he didn't hesitate to tell me he loved me."

"Or to tell Greyback he hated werewolves."

"Yes but for a period of time we were in love. And to me that moment was worth everything. No matter how it ended I was glad to have experienced his love. Because love is so wonderful and you can't let it slip by. You can't let her slip by."

"You hate father."

"I do, but I loved him once and I have never regretted his confession to me. Because he's dead to me now but here was a time where I'd rather die than not be with him. But the difference between you and your father and Ash and I is that your father never looked at me the way you look at Ash and frankly I've never cared for him as much as she cares for you."

"..."

"If your father had  been a werewolf, I'm not sure I would've dated him. But Ash would marry you tomorrow if she could. You aren't blind, you know how she feels about you... just let it happen Remus. Listen to your mother and let it happen."

"It would never work."

"Make it work."

"She deserves better."

"Who is better Remus? Who is better than you?"

"Sirius."

"Is her brother."

"Not biologically."

"He confessed to her and she rejected him. He told me last night when he was doing dishes."

"Why would she-"

"BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU! What are you not understanding?"

"What about Fabian or Regulus or-"

"She broke up with Fabian because she loves you, she sees Regulus as a brother because she loves you."

"She's going to be a healer mom. What am I going to be?"

"I don't think you understand how small your issue really is. Not when the girl who loves you more than life itself is willing to brew you that potion even if she was incapacitated and handing by deaths door. You are the only thing in your way and it's time you realized that," Hope says.

"Yes mom."

"I know it's hard. I'm your mom, I know you are t going to be with her tomorrow or even next year. I know, but I want you to stop doing everything in your power to prevent your own happiness. Stop it Lupin. James has given you his blessing, Sirius is doing everything in his power to get you together. It's your turn now."

"...yeah. But I'm scared."

"I know. Go on, make jokes and ogle over Ash now. I've taken enough of your time. And...keep this safe yeah?" Hope hands Remus the ring.

He takes it and joins Ash in the living room. They were going to go to dragon alley to buy things. Later Ash would end up huddled together in Remus's coat and James would stare daggers at them. Yet he would say anything because Remus was truly the best for his sister and that's all he ever wanted for her. The best.

A/N I'm still not going to update in a while but I reached 1000 reads so here's a chapter. I feel like I should've split this into 2 different books cause there really are two different storylines that are hard to follow but it's too late so now I just have one very long story.