Harry Potter Imagines

The Black Lake- Lupin x OC Phoenix

One thing to note about Marauders- or adults at all really- I'm gonna be de-aging them to teens for the one-shot unless you've specified you want them as adults. (Please requests guys. C'mon)

Remus' POV

"Yeah, sure. C'mon over." James said to his wand.

"Who are you talking to, Prongs?" Asked Sirius.

"Scarlet. Lily's hanging out with the second-years tonight and she wanted to  know if she could come hang here."

"W-wait!" I gasped, nearly falling off my bed. "P-Phoenix is coming h-here?!"

Peter, James, and Sirius all gave me weird looks, and then it dawned into recognition.

"You have a crush on Scarlet, don't you?" Peter asked slowly.

"N-no!" I yelled. "Maybe... OK FINE."

Three identical grins burst out onto their faces. "MOONY'S GOT A CRUSH!!" they sang loudly, dancing around the room.

"Shut up!!!" I yelled at them, feeling a blush cover my face.

Just then, a figure swung into the frame of the window. I'm not kidding. Literally swung. She remained there in a crouching position for a moment, combing her fire-red hair out of her face.

Phoenix Aurelius "Scarlet" Malfoy.

The fifth Marauder.

The girl I was insanely in love with.

She was dressed in her Hogwarts uniform, except she had lost the robe and pushed the sleeves of her shirt up to her elbows, and her shirttails were untucked from her black slacks. Her Gryffindor tie was loosened, but still tied around her neck.

The others hadn't noticed her arrival, and were still skipping around the middle of the room, arms looped together as they skipped in a circle, singing that ridiculous song.

Phoenix rolled her eyes and cleared her throat loudly, still crouched in the window frame.

The others stopped dancing, glancing to they window with mischievous grins.

"So," she announced loudly, jumping into the room and straightening up to her full height, "Who's Moony got a crush on?" To my dismay, she sat on my bed next to me and gave me a look.

"I-I" My face was as red as her hair now-"I can't say."

"Why not?" She pouts. "We're Marauders. We tell each other everything!" She looks at the others. "Right?"

"He wouldn't tell us who it is, but we know there is one," Peter said quickly.

"Oh." She shook her head and quickly changed the subject, waving her wand and apparating a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans into her hand. "Whaddya guys say?"

*Timeskip to late night*
Third person POV

Three of the five Marauders had passed out. James, Sirius and Peter were asleep, some in their beds (with Peter upside down, hanging half-out of his bed.)

Remus couldn't sleep. Not at all. And as for Phoenix, she may have looked like she was asleep, laying on the floor next to Remus' bed, but she couldn't sleep either.

Remus finally couldn't take it anymore. He rolled over to where the form of Phoenix lay, still wearing her Hogwarts uniform.

"Hey Scarlet," he whispered. "You awake?"

She opened her eyes. "Just barely."

"Will you meet me on the grounds after class tomorrow?"

She smiled softly. "Sure thing, Moony," She slurred tiredly, reaching up to where his hand hung over the edge of the bed, squeezing it tightly for a second. Then she dropped it and closed her eyes again.