𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈-𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 ━━ remus lupin x male!oc

Chapter 8

JAEHYUN HAD PROFUSELY BEEN GETTING MORE ATTENTION FROM HOGWARTS'S EYE EVER since two of the four marauders seemed to be getting spot more and more around the boys. Gaining attention was not really what Jaehyun had hoped for after spending so many years accepting his life as a background character. Add the fact that Regulus Black, heir of the Black house, was getting spot around him as well was causing many lookers from the shadows. Wondering how he garnered the attention of the boys in Hogwarts every one wanted or wanted to be.

Regulus had told him to stay calm or else it could possibly turn out for the worse. Jaehyun always listened to Regulus despite him being a year below him, it was quite extraordinary how much he admired his best friend. "So, how did you and Lupin get befriended?" He asked.

The pair were sitting together at the dinner table, many eyes gleaming over their seats as the purebloods wanted an explanation why he was not dead yet and others wanted to know why Regulus was with a muggleborn. Some thought Jaehyun would be dead by the end of winter break because everyone knew what went on in the house of Black.

Jaehyun felt a blush rising to his cheeks and shrugged, he remembered how softly Remus had spoke the night they had met. How his voice trembled over his smooth skin as the whispers entered his ears. "Umh.. Well, I don't really know. He just came up to me and complimented my sketches.. and after that I saw him a lot more in the library when he didn't want to be with the other three."

Regulus nodded and chuckled, he had never had a disliking towards Remus. He was a respectable guy, he'd only turn foul once you've insulted him and his friends or started a fight. Regulus wasn't bothered by that, it's how he worked as well. To earn respect you give it, it was clear in his books. The reason Regulus loathed Sirius his friends was because he felt replaced. He had always been second to Sirius, but then again, he was second to James.

James Potter was the family of Sirius Black, his brother. Regulus could never compete with one as beautiful and brave as James Potter.

"As long as he isn't being weird, that's fine." He encouraged as he watched Jaehyun awkwardly smile. After all those years of friendship Jaehyun wasn't used to kind words from his friends, or just ones to encourage him. Regulus had noticed that back in his second year when Jaehyun didn't know how to answer when he complimented his incredible memory.

After dinner that night Jaehyun had escaped to the depts of the library to find some peace whilst Regulus went to the Slug Club. Like many cold autumn days he bared the cold with a thick sweater to size over his body. His fingers traced over the parchment paper as he started to scribble down words to form the sentences to his story. He was very dedicated to his work, it's what got him through his harsh years in Hogwarts. And, somehow, this year he found himself more distracted from it than he usually would be.

The newfound friendships with the two Marauders had felt refreshing and it felt nice to have people to share your interests with. The few times Remus had met up with him he had let the boy ramble about his stories, actually listening to his fiction and work of mind. Jaehyun would often apologise for so mindlessly rambling and every time Remus excused his worries, replying that it didn't bother him and he quite enjoyed it.

"You know that your grades would be excellent would you not spend it writing about Areonis and Merona." Remus commented as he looked up from his book, his knees having been curled up into his chest on his seat. Jaehyun merely shrugged, "It's not as fun." He replied seemingly enjoying himself as he withdrew his hands from his paper and dropped his pen on the wooden desk that had been standing there with his own story for thousands of years.

Remus didn't quite understand why logical thinking bothered Jaehyun that much. It was simple and one of the few reasons he actually enjoyed it. Like Potions, that was the way it was, no stupid philosophical answer you need to ponder on for hours at a time wondering whether it was good enough to deliver. He never understood why people would waste hours on stuff like that.