The Stages Before a Lovers Quarrel ~ A Jegulily and Wolfstar Fanfiction

#5

~3 weeks before the end of the year. Approx 40 week skip :)~

The year had rushed past and Sirius' had started owling his mysterious younger brother much more often. His birthday was coming up, Sirius had told his friends. Peter and Sirius were having their weekly games of wizard's chess. Keeping a tally of who won every time for... some reason?

Lily and Remus were studying for their exams while everybody surrounding them messed around. Lily had tried to keep talking to Severus, but he only talked to her when they were alone. No students in sight. Which didn't happen very often, by the way. So that's how it had become. Almost everyone was excited to see their families again though.

(If you're from the tiktok that was used to the sound: money money money by abba (the whole reason I wrote this) then, this is the moment you've been waiting for!!)

"Remus?" Lily asked

"Yes."

"Do you ever think about the future?"

"Be more specific," he told her.

"Like marriage, kids, future jobs. I've just been thinking and it's only like 6 more years til we graduate since this year is practically over."

"Lil's that is so long away."

"So? It pays to be prepared, Remmie." Remus rolled his eyes at that.
"So, who do you plan on marrying then?"

Lily went pink. "Uhh. I'm not sure. Someone rich I suppose. We'd never have to worry about money again! No more hungry nights for you, Sev or me."

Remus got up and walked to the record shelf. An addition to the Gryffindor room that a past student had gifted to the Common Room along with the record player. He found the disc he needed. The lyrics started to play..

I work all night. I work all day to pay the bills I have to pay. The music played.

Lily and Remus got up and started dancing with each other.

Money! Money! Money! Must be funny. In a rich man's world.

The two of them collapsed on the sofa towards the end of the song

"That," Lily huffed. "Is why I want to marry someone rich."

"There's always James. His family is richer than the ministry I'm pretty sure."

"God no. Never!" She exclaimed.

"Sirius, then?"

"I'm saving him for you, Remus." She told him as if it were obvious.

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The last class of the year had suddenly hit like an asteroid. You see it coming but you still didn't expect it to hit you quite so hard. Maybe I'm using the wrong analogy. Either way, the last class for first year Gryffindor and Ravenclaw was Charms. They were revising their exams. Those who got 100% on it had free time. The lucky bastards. 3 of 'em. But they all used the class to see how they could've done it better.

As the papers got handed out one by one, students looked at the results, mostly with their friends.

Remus got a 75. Oh shit.

"What did you guys get?" James lent over to the other boys' table. "I got an 89. Struggled with a lot of the theory of history of enchantments,"

"Same, that section was hard mate. Still did two marks better than you though. 91," Sirius said.

Peter joined the conversation. "I got a 74. I didn't really study that hard so I guess it makes sense. But spending my time practising chess to beat Sirius was so worth it."

"What about you Rem?" James questioned.

"Shut up. He doesn't have to answer if he doesn't want to," Sirius lectured.

"Uhh I did?" Peter reminded them.

Idiots. He smiled at his friends antics.

Professor Flitwick spoke up above the noise of chattering students. "Well done to everybody who passed and for everybody who didn't I am offering tutoring sessions starting next year. Owl me if you think it is necessary but you are only first years, so don't feel as if it's too important."
"That's really all so I'm ought to let you all leave now I suppose. Have a good rest of your day students!" He exclaimed.

The rest of the day continued the very same. Get exam back, check your score, listen to the teacher talk about the subject, chat with your friends for the rest of class, get released 5 minutes early (apart from in McGonagalls class.), repeat. Remus did well enough in all of his classes apart from potion, where he excelled when being partnered with Lily.

And soon enough the end of term had come upon them and all of the students were loading themselves and their luggage onto the train. The 7th years saying goodbye to everyone they actually cared about. This one girl came up to James. They seemed like family friends as she was looking as if aiming to tease him about whatever they were talking about. Remus noticed. He didn't have anyone to talk to currently, as everyone was preoccupied talk to someone else more important than he. Lily patted him on the shoulder.

"Severus still won't talk to me."

"Are you really surprised at this point?"

...

"of course you are." Remus rolled his eyes. "Come on Lils, you have better things to worry about. Lets get on the train before it leaves."

"Fine. See you next year Hogwarts," she and Remus waved goodbye to the school as the train started to move. Next year. Wow.

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A/n Hiiiiiiiiii so funny story. My mental heath went shitty and so my current mental state looks like someone trying and failing to weave a basket so yeah... And I also forgot the story existed so thank you so much if you're still reading this!! Remember to hydrate and eat and stuff. Today I got really dizzy at school so I couldn't focus in class and stuff because I forgot to drink water and eat food. Don't do what I did. Love you guysss

-Alex