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

Chapter 15

THE WALK TOWARDS THE GRYFFINDOR WAS FILLED WITH A FEW GIGGLES AND CHUCKLES BUT FOR JAEHYUN it was mostly a silence that comforted him. Being around Remus was like being around home, Remus felt like home. Jaehyun couldn't quite describe it but it was as if a comforting walk in the rain, like sitting in the windowsill by the gardens with his blotched ink on his fingertips and his favourite notebook in his hand as he scribbles down more ideas.

They arrived at the portret of The Fat Lady, who was eyeing the new student she had never recalled being here, or at least not in recent memory. No after Quidditch parties at midnight, no group hangouts, no angry students barging in to try and attack the Marauders for colouring their hair neon green. She felt that with looks like those, she would have remembered her somewhere in her memory, she would always be able to name her favourites.

"Password?" Was the singular word she asked.

Jaehyun turned to Remus expectant, waiting patiently for him to answer while he was rolling from his toes to his heels.

"You know, I wonder why you ask me every time as if you don't literally see me every other hour of the day." Remus commented, The Fat Lady stared at Jaehyun before looking back at Remus and sighed.

"I don't know him, and it is protocol." The girl replied, her brows raised a bit higher on her face.

"Well, he's a friend of mine." Remus responded.

"Yes, and if we speak of experiences in the past this could be someone manipulating or forcing a student of mine to let them into their dorm." The Fat Lady said, seeming not extremely phased with what she was saying.

"Though.. He seems quite frail to do that to you out of all people Remus." She indirectly complimented him, knowing he was probably one of the most gifted in his year.

"Ouch." Jaehyun mumbled, but it was rather justified as he agreed to it. He wasn't the brightest, he wasn't stupid but definitely not as bright as Remus. "I can promise you.. I probably wouldn't be able to beat Remus, let alone threaten him."

"This could be a manipulation tactic."

"He literally looks like a bunny." Remus raised his brows in defence, Jaehyun awkwardly stood next to the boy. He was unsure why Remus was arguing with a portrait out of all people.

"He could be using a poly juice potion."

"Well, I can give you my word that he is not."

"Can't have poly juicers walk inside." She responded with a shrug, her eyes once again landing on Jaehyun, not recalling why he seemed so familiar. Seohyun and Jaehyun did not look the most similar from features, it was really only when you put them next to each other that you would notice they were in fact related. None of their features matched, small things like the way their eyebrows arched added to their difference in appearances.

Remus nodded, seemingly done with having to remember so many passwords throughout the weeks, and getting left out of the dormitory from time to time if he was too tired to recall it. "Balderdash." He spoke.

The portrait swung open, Jaehyun had not been in the Gryffindor common room often, back in his first few years he was here almost every second he could, after he learned his brother had a life without him he slowly stopped asking, feeling that it would become annoying for his brother to get the same question every day of the week. The warmth of the fireplace immediately trickled across his cheeks, igniting a smile on his lips at the feeling of home.

He never had this in the Slytherin one, hence why he disliked his own house so much. It was rather unwelcoming, not to forget that he was a muggleborn. His dorm always seemed to posses a smell of pride, showing off their wealthiest. Jaehyun didn't like being a Slytherin, he didn't like his dorm, he didn't like being there at all.