Remus felt cold, too cold. Why was it so cold if he was sleeping? He decided to just forget about it and try to fall asleep again but when he couldn't, he slowly tried to pry his eyes open. Suddenly the cold feeling was replaced by pain. The memories flooded his mind as worry settled in. Remus was scared since he had a very hard time getting to his feet, everything just hurt too much. He silently prayed he hadn't been out for too long, he thought of Sirius and how he was supposed to meet him after talking to Marlene.
His mind was still a bit foggy, and maybe that's why he couldn't come up with anything better than walking back to Hogwarts on his own. Yes, walking hurt, but he was more worried about not being seen by anyone. People would start to ask questions and he simply didn't have answers. He just craved a warm shower and his bed. He wanted to save himself the pity of going to madam Pomfrey, he just couldn't handle that right now.
He slowly walked through the snow, wincing every now and then from the pain emitting from his body. Hogwarts got closer and closer and Remus started to worry even more, because it was basically impossible to avoid people there. He knew secret passage ways to sneak into their dorm without having to go through the common room but now that he was in this awful state that just wasn't a possibility. He sighed deeply upon seeing the courtyard, which he instantly regretted as sighing hurt his ribs a lot.
"Fucking hell." He cursed to himself, which made some heads turn and Remus couldn't help himself but to glare them down until they looked away.
He felt so relieved when he finally closed the dorm door behind him. Surprisingly, there weren't a lot of people, just some first and second years who looked mildly distressed but no one stopped him and he could quickly make his way up the common room. Now he was in his dorm room, back leaning against the door, somehow catching his breath even though he hadn't really done anything that required much effort. After a few seconds he was ready to move again and found himself going to the balcony for some reason. He passed the mirror above the dresser and caught a glance of his appearance. He looked even worse than he felt and it honestly scared him a bit. His hands itched for the weed in the drawer. He hesitated for a bit but grabbed his weed and lighter anyway. He climbed out the window and sat against the wall while lighting his joint.
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"James I think this is really serious okay, we need to do something. He could be in danger or- or-"
"Calm down mate, I'll ask Marlene, wasn't she with him?" James cut Sirius off and Sirius just nodded in response. James sighed and went to ask Marlene, but Sirius didn't trust her.
"He said he had to pick something up from the bookstore but I already checked with Dorcas but he wasn't there." Sirius heard Marlene say. Suddenly a hand grabbed his shoulder, making him flinch.
"Jeez it's just me, don't be so uptight. He'll be fine, James and I are gonna look for him in the stores and Marly, Peter and Dorcas are searching the streets, wanna come with us?" Lily asked, in hopes of cheering Sirius up a bit.
"Uhm," Sirius squinted his eyes, "You guys go ahead, I think I'll return to Hogwarts, I've got this gut feeling you know?" Sirius smiled weakly and Lily nodded.
"I'll let James know. See you later, okay?" Lily smiled, pulling Sirius in a hug.
As soon as they were out of sight, Sirius made his way to Hogwarts. He had to find his love.
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"I'm telling you Malfoy, if it's another one of your plans, I don't want anything to do with it." Narcissa said with a glare, books tightly held to her chest. Lucius sighed and had to fasten his speed again, because Narcissa kept walking away whenever he tried to talk to her.
"I promise it's different this time, it's nothing serious, you're being no fun."
"You can't fool me, I know all about it. Bellatrix and her big mouth never shut up, even about things I'm not actually supposed to know. Besides," Narcissa raised her voice, turning to face Lucius, "I'm more fun than any of you airheads combined. All you did during dinner was tease me, because you have no friends."
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Love for Lupin (Marauder era, Wolfstar, Jily, and more)
RandomStarting fifth year is difficult. Problems are piling up. Love is difficult, and there are deals you can't possibly get out of. For Sirius, his family is his worst nightmare. It's making his start a rough one. And then when Remus isn't on the train...
