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storms arise (part 2)

Here it is, hope you enjoy! Pic above is Remus being a cute little cinnamon roll too precious for this world.

And that's the story of how I got Remus not to speak with me for most of 5th year...

March, 1976, 5th year

Eventually the lads succeeded in becoming Animagi. They insisted that I should do it too but I refused... Merlin knew it would only make things worse with Remus.
The thing is... I saw him everywhere. At all our classes, at the meals in the Great Hall, in the halls (because sometimes Lily had to talk to him about some prefect business), at Quidditch matches... At Slug Club, all the Teas and Parties Professor Slughorn organized... There he was, sitting in a conner... Just like me. Lily always went off to the Big Ones' Table, where Professor Slughorn went on and on about his celebrity former students. He even took a picture with Lily one time.
Every time I caught him looking at me he seemed like he was ready to apologize... So I waited because I wasn't going to be the one to do it. He was happy with his Animagi friends, all because of me. He was the one who should be sorry. So I did wait.
It wasn't until Snape broke Lily's heart that we started to talk again.
It was a fine spring afternoon on the weekend...
Lily and the others, Marlene, Alice and some other girls (I don't even know their names), decided to call it a day on studying for our OWLs and were determined to go freshen up in the Black Lake.
I, being miserable as I had been practically all year, my head in a book I had noticed Remus reading, told them I'd join them later after I finished the book (there were 20 pages left).
I was reading a book muggles called a fantasy book, which basically was some muggle who might have some knowledge of our world who wrote it, changing bits here and there (mermaids are not friendly, that's for sure) and sold it to oblivious muggles as fiction.
And it was quite good. I closed it and got to our dorm, placing the book in the bottom of my trunk.
I can't wait to discuss this one with-
I stopped myself. Of course I hadn't quite gotten over the fact that I couldn't talk about books with Remus. Instead of moping around, I had found a way to make up for his absence. Kind off... Well, I got my journal and wrote my thoughts about them. Small phrases like character 1 is extremely overrated and boring or I think I have fallen for this fictional character... Like the things I'd say to Remus if we had been on speaking terms.
As I got to the Lake I noticed quite some up roar.
The Marauders (yes, they had a name now) were circling Snape, and not so far was Lily.
When I was getting closer I saw Snape fly into the air, as James pointed his wand at him (definatly using the levicorpus spell), all the Marauders laughting behind him.
Except for Remus. He was wearing his mum face, like he wanted for them to stop because of the detention they might get.
I considered turning around, because, honestly I didn't want to face Remus... And Sirius's comments like "C'mon mate, why won't you talk with Amy?" (It had happened more often that I would like). Remus would just blush and change the subject... Like I wasn't even there.
So, yes... I don't want to experience that... Only when Lily came to the rescue did I made my mind to go and help her. I was going to tell them to bugger off, it was enough hexing Snape for one day.
"Potter, put him down!" Lily screamed looking between him and Snape, his face turning a greenish colour.
James smirked, "Only if you agree to go on a date with me, Evans."
I laughed at that. I was going to make a sarcastic remark about the tosser... Don't get me wrong, I love James to pieces, he's the brother I wished I had (how else would I know which books Remus was reading?)... James was an amazing loyal friend... I just wished he'd lose the annoying fucker side when he spoke to Lily.
When I looked again, Snape was falling to the ground, landing with a loud thud... Lily ran to him. He shrugged her off and only said, loud enough for me an all the lads hear "I don't need your help, Mudblood."
Everyone was in shock for about four or five seconds... And that was as long as it took me to make my way to Snape and punch his face... I guess I hit the nose... Or was it the jaw?
I had never punched anyone besides my brother, and those were joke punches... Yet, I think I landed a pretty good one... Snape was on the ground and that was all it took for everyone to snap back into reality.
Meanwhile my knuckles were throbbing with hot pain... The thing no one teaches you is that, after you throw a mean punch, you bruise your knuckles pretty bad.
There was a noise on the background... I'm sure James was giving that little piece of shit what he deserved. I also heard Lily... Always the pacifier... Although, she was screaming something.
Then I turned around and Snape had his wand pointed at me. His lips moved and I felt myself being knocked back, sparks flying all over me.
Son of a bitch, did he just stupify me?
I felt myself fall in a cold surface... Then the cold was wrapping all around me.
It started to burn, all over.
My lungs. My eyes.
And Darkness followed.