ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs ᴏɴᴇsʜᴏᴛs (ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

ᴅᴏɴᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ

cozy Christmas with Remus Lupin

I stared intently at the empty trunk sitting on the floor in front of my bed. The open latch seemed to mock me, laughing at the fact that I dread simply going to my own home. I glanced at my bedside table and smiled gently at the picture of Remus and I kissing. I picked up the picture and caressed the glass, the memory replaying through my head.

A soft knock on the door caught my attention and I wiped the stray tear from my cheek.

"Come in." I said and the door opened. "Remus?"

He smiled, "Hey, love."

"How did you get up here?"

He sighed as he sat next to me on the bed and placed a long kiss on my cheek, "I don't want to do anything, I just want to be with my girlfriend before we have to part for Christmas."

I looked to the floor, "Yeah, I guess."

Remus wrapped his arm around my shoulders, "Hey, are you okay?"

I shrugged, "I don't know."

He got on his knees in front of me and grabbed my hands, "Hey, what is it? You can talk to me."

I avoided eye contact, "I just don't wanna go home."

"Do you want to stay here together instead?" He asked, squeezing my hands.

"No, you should go home to your family."

"Y/n, you are my family. We can stay here together and have our own little Christmas. Sirius and James are staying, too. It can be a friend's Christmas." Remus suggested and I smiled, another tear falling from my eyes. He softly wiped it off with the pad of his thumb.

"Really?" I asked.

"Really."

"Okay, have a safe flight, bud." I said softly to my owl after tying the letter to its leg. I pet its head gently and it cooed before taking flight. I sighed and made my way down the stairs, ignoring the chill of the snow falling onto my skin.

I made my way into the Great Hall and paused at the emptiness. I gazed around, the only table completely full being the teachers table. A few small groups of students sat at the tables, but nowhere near

"Oi! You gonna come over here and eat or just stand there and gawk?" A voice called out and my eyes locked with Sirius'. I rolled my eyes as Remus smacked his arm.

"I will hex you, Black." I threatened with a smile as I sat across from him.

"You won't."

James laughed, "She definitely will."

"How are you?" Remus asked and I smiled as I grabbed some eggs.

"I'm alright. I just sent a letter to my parents telling them that we wanted to have a friend's Christmas."

"We should get a tree for the common room." Sirius said.

"There's already a tree." Peter mentioned, looking up from his book.

"But we can get another one." James said, nodding to Sirius.

I laughed, "Okay, you two do that. I need to go Christmas shopping."

It was dark when my eyes opened Christmas morning. Excitement filled my body and I shook Remus' body awake. He groaned and threw his arm over his eyes, turning over. I smiled and leaned over to place a kiss on his cheek.

"It's Christmas." I whispered and a figure shot up from the bed next to Remus'.

"It's Christmas!" Sirius yelled and shot out of bed to jump on top of James.

James groaned and pushed him to the floor, "Sod off, you arse."

Peter laughed as he slipped on his slippers, "Come on, Santa came."

"We aren't five, Wormtail, Santa doesn't exist." Remus said as he sat up, his arm wrapped around my waist.

"Who's Santa?" Sirius asked and I furrowed my brows.

"You don't know who Santa is?"

"Have you met my parents?"

"Uh, thankfully no."

"I don't know who Santa is either." James said and I sighed.

"Purebloods." I said, putting on my slippers as Sirius and James ran out of the room. The rest of us followed after them, and I laughed at the happy squeals coming from Sirius and James.

"You guys sound like children." Remus commented with a smile.

Sirius stuck out his tongue, "We are."

"Okay, I get to give people their presents." James said and Sirius scoffed.

"Nuh uh, that's my job."

"No."

"Mhm."

"Okay, shut up. I'm doing it."

I raised my eyebrows, "Wow, Peter. I pick you."

"Why do you get to pick?" Sirius asked.

I smiled, "Because I'm magical."

James rolled his eyes, "Technically we're all magical."

"You're just jealous she picked me." Peter stuck out his tongue.

I sat next to Remus on the couch and smiled as they bickered. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and placed a kiss on my temple.

"Thank you." I told him and he nodded.

"I love you."

I cuddled into his side, "I love you." 

QOTD;

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