Twilight {-Remus Lupin x Reader-}

6: Partayy

{-AUTHOR'S NOTE-}

Hey reader!

Before I start this chapter I just wanted to apologise for the wait. I've had a huge lack of motivation recently and school is draining me of my will to live.
Also, any remaining energy is being channelled into my other fanfics or my newfound David Tennant obsession.
So sorry for the delay, but here it is!

{-REMUS LUPIN-}

"Jesus, Remus, if you're going to stay in the common room, at least try to help."

I gave a half-arsed swish of my wand, putting up several sets of paper chains, each decorated with the houses' colours.

"Why do you two like to do everything manually?" Peter asked curiously, as he tied a banner to one side of the fireplace. "You grew up with magic, why don't you use it?"

Prongs gave a shrug. "It's interesting to see how muggles cope without it. Like, what do you do when its dark? How do you see?"

"Get a torch." I answered.

"What do you do when you're thirsty?"

"Find a tap. Or buy a water bottle."

"What if you want to change the colour of your hair?"

I raised my eyebrow. "Dye it."

"With what?"

"Hair dye."

"What's it made of?"

"How the fuck should I know?"

Sirius leaned over me. "Moooony~"

"What do you want?"

"Can you get your muggle music thingy? And can you play those bands I like?"

"Queen or The Beatles?"

"We could be a band you know." James flipped his wand, grabbing Sirius's off the table and using them to play his air drums.

"I can play the piano. Keyboard can't be that different. And Remus plays bass."

"I can siiiing!" Padfoot bragged, jumping on the sofa.

I rolled my eyes, retrieving my cassette player from the room. I grabbed our Marauders tape.

One summer everyone came over to my house to do our homework together. My dad gave us the radio and gave me a spare tape. Together, we picked our favourite songs and recorded them. In the end there was a lot of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, so I would add more whenever they came on.

I set it down on the coffee table and pressed play. The first song to play was Don't Stop Me Now.

"Yes! This is a right banger!" Padfoot yelled, jumping and dancing all over the room.

Pretty soon all four of us were dancing, or that what we called it. None of us were particularly good at it. Sirius had been raised on ballroom routines, Wormtail only knew the hokey-pokey, James had zero experience and I learnt everything I knew from my Dad and the ballet classes I took when I was 5.

Padfoot and I clung to eachother, singing along. Prongs played the air guitar and Peter specialised on the air drums.

After a little more dancing we managed to decorate the common room to an acceptable standard. We summoned the Gryffindors from their dorms before sending a message to the other rooms.

People were just starting to arrive when I heard a whistle from the entrance.

There she was, leaning against the doorway, wearing a checked black and white skirt, a black t-shirt, a chunky belt and a leather jacket.

Y/n L/n.

{-Y/N L/N-}

I waved at Remus, who was giving out bottles of butterbeer. He wore a big brown jumper and a pair of blue cuffed jeans.

He skipped over to me, with a huge smile on his face.

"Hi!"

"Hey, Rem! Nice party. Love the music."

"Thanks. None of them lot could figure out the tape recorder."

I laughed, tilting my head flirtatiously. "So, do I get one of those drinks or are they only for the pretty girls?"

He stammered, looking at the bottles, then me. "I, uh, w-well--" He chuckled nervously before holding one out for me.

"Thanks, sweetheart." I smirked, swinging my head back to take a drink.

I had a crush on Remus. I mean, who wouldn't? He's sweet, and smart, and absolutely gorgeous! His fluffy, messy hair and his gorgeous browny-hazely eyes and how his scars highlight his perfect features and the way he laughs and smiles and the way he wears his jumpers over his hands and he's just... Remus.

And sometimes, when I catch him looking at me when, or when he asks sorta nervous and breathless around me, I think he likes me back.

"So, what are you actually celebrating? Or is it just a party for party's sake?"

"Well, Padfoot wanted to do a welcome back party last year but it landed on a... bad time."

"Which one's Padfoot?"

"Sirius."

"Why do you call eachother those? Padtail and Prongfoot and Wormy and Moons?"

He chuckled. "Those aren't them. They're just nicknames!"

"Nonsense Marauders nicknames." I scoffed.

He smiled. "Well, we understand them."

"Yeah, I guess."

At that moment, an Elton John song came on.

"Oh, this song is brill'!" I curtsied before him, taking his hand and pressing a kiss on the back. "Remus Lupin, will you do me the honour of dancing with me?"

His cheeks reddened. Did I mention I love the way he blushes?

He composed himself. "Of course, milady."

I grinned and dragged him to the centre of the room, singing along to the song.

I saw Remus watching me with a smile. The whole party swung on around him, but his eyes stayed on me.

I looked at him for a moment, before grabbing his hands and forcing him to dance with me.

"Y/n!" He giggled. "I-I can't dance!"

"Neither can I! Just go with it!"

{-REMUS LUPIN-}

Oh fuck.
Oh shit.
She's so pretty.
Why is she so pretty?!

Why is she so perfect?! With her fucking eyes and her hair and her smile and her everything?! With her confidence and her intelligence and her sarcasm and her her-ness?! Ugh, she can do hardly anything and make me feel nervous and flustered and totally whipped!

In the moment, she somehow managed to twirl me around, despite the huge height difference.

"Come on, Remus, you're being so stiff! Loosen up! Here." She rested her hands on my waist and moved my hips smoothly with her own.

I tried to focus, to enjoy her hands on my body and how she was pressed up against me slightly. How she grinned up at me with such pure happiness.

Live in the moment. You only get to be 15 once. This party, this girl, this school, only happens once. Make the most of it.
Make the most of her.

{-AUTHOR'S NOTE (AGAIN)-}

Hello sweetie!
I'm sorry this chapter is unacceptably short for such a long wait, but I really didn't have a plan for this one. I just kinda ran with the words and they brought me here, sorry to disappoint.
I will try to bring the next chapter quickly, but if you want a fic while you wait I heavily recommend 'Beyond Rumours' by LadyLokiLaufeyson5 (one of my favourite authors on this app, she writes amazing stories).
See you next time!