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most important part of the writing process actually is when you loop a single song on max volume and stare at the word document and imagine the characters doing things for 14 hours. this is known as getting in the zone

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First time for everything.!

prompt 29 for @wolfstarmicrofic

The pub was packed, people had poured into it the second they heard music, Peter, James and Sirius following through. It was amazing, but it soon became clear music wasn’t the only thing his friend’s mind. Within minutes of being there, Pete was being sweet talked by possibly the hottest brunette Sirius had ever seen, and she was looking at Pete as if she could devour him. She possibly could.

James had gone to get them both drinks, but after twenty minutes of him gone, Sirius knew he was gone. He made his way to the bar on his own, passing James and seeing him enchanted by a fiery redhead. He looked in admiration, it felt nice knowing your friends could do more than fine.

As he ordered a pint, he saw a hot blonde and beside her, the girl with the most beautiful braids he’d seen in his life. Filled with golden accessories, wearing a splendid white top and a golden arm bracelet. By the time he realized he was staring, they were staring right back.

Quickly grabbing his drink, he made his way toward them and began the intense mating game. He wasn’t sure who he liked best, but it was clear the blonde had a terrible distaste for him, so he leaned into the other one- Mary. It felt so easy with girls, you’d talk about their beautiful hair one second and they’d be crawling. As he downed his second beer, he’d grown increasingly antsy.

“How ‘bout we go home, finish this amazing conversation.” He smiled seductively.

“Wish I could, but I’m here with my friends.” Mary said pointing at the blonde one who was smiling at the band, but stopped to look him up and down and roll her eyes.

“You should bring a friend, the more the merrier.” Sirius whispered in her ear.

Mary slapped his arm gently as she laughed. She opened her mouth to say something but was interjected by her blonde friend.

“She has a friend- a boyfriend!”

“Oh,” Sirius said with a cheeky grin. “Well if he doesn’t mind watching, i don’t mind showing”

“Oh you-!” Mary laughed. “Worst part is, I don’t think he would.”

Her blond friend rolled her eyes and pressed her tongue to her cheek to avoid laughing. Fuck three make it four.

As Sirius was about to make another remark a tall, handsome, lanky man walked over to them and put his arms over Mary’s shoulders from behind, handing her a drink as he did. “Whatcha laughing ‘bout?”

“Threesomes.” Mary smiled before being kissed.

“Oh, Marls finally caved?” He said giving the blonde one a cheeky grin.

“Ugh! Insufferable!” ‘Marls’ cried before leaving.

“Who’s this then?”

“This is Sirius,” Mary said pointedly. “He’s trying to take me home.”

The man looked him up and down and gave him a devilish smile. “Sorry for interrupting then.”

For the first time in his life, Sirius was breathless. He’d been sweet talking this guy’s girl and all he had to say was ‘Sorry for interrupting’? Who the fuck was he?

“Actually you came up at the perfect time, we were just talking about you.”

“Oh wow!” He said sarcastically. “What were you saying?”

“Talking about ‘the more the merrier’.” She smiled seductively.

Had he died? Was this heaven? What was even happening?

As if a bucket of cold water had been poured down on him, Sirius managed to speak. “Er… yeah! I told Mary about how beautiful my apartment is and well… The conversation went off the rails.”

“Oh, yeah, I bet.” The man laughed.

“So? Wacha think?” Mary asked biting down in her lip.

“There’s a first time for everything, yeah?”

Oh god! He could die before getting to the apartment and he’d die the happiest he’d ever been.

“Shall we?” Mary said as she practically jumped from her seat and grabbed both their hands.

As she lead them out of the pub, Sirius passed by James, who had to stop staring at the red head to follow them with his head, mouth wide open. Ignoring him, Sirius followed Mary before realizing-

“Oi! I don’t think I got your name,” He smiled boldly. “Might need it later.”

“Remus.” The man said, staring him up and down before stopping on his lips. “Yeah, ya might.”

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El día que perdí mi juventud.

[the day I lost my youth]

For her birthday she decided they would go back to her parents house. She hadn’t been there since her mother’s funeral two years back, where she’d taken all her things to her own house. As a twenty year old, this depressed her terribly.

The road was longer than expected, although it might have been the unbeatable dread she couldn’t avoid. James was helpful enough, he’d sing the stupidest songs and make the dumbest jokes he could think of only to make her force her smile.

Petunia and Vernon were nice enough not to bother them too much, only casual pleasantries and small talk. This also depressed her, losing her sister had been a rough stone in her road, and this was only making it bigger. Petunia showed her the changes they’d made with a fake smile on her face, one which she mirrored. She hated them. The house was perfect before, why’d they change it? She also showed her the room they previously shared, the one where she and James would sleep in. It looked exactly the same, completely taken over by her sister, as if she’d never even been there. It was terrible, and was somehow worsened by James’s comments on how nice it was. He used to love her house, he loved her pictures and her parents plants all over, how could he also love this one? How could he not see these changes and resent Petunia for them?

At Five o’clock they had tea. Vernon bragged about his comfortable job and mentioned they were trying for a child. They wanted to turn her room into a nursery, but didn’t want to get ahead of themselves. Petunia came and went from the kitchen, trying to impress them with her hostess skills. James laughed at the stupid jokes Vernon made and reserved his comments, intent on proving how amazing he was. Lily also “listened”, she laughed when James laughed, smiled when she remembered and sipped the tea when she wanted to cry.

After some time, she excused herself and went to cry in the bathroom. Then the hallway and finally, in her old room. She smelled the pillows for some sense of familiarity, but even that was gone.

When James found her, he took her for a walk. She reminisced her old life, took him to the Snape household, the park, her dad’s old job, and finally the school. She stood before it and smiled. James kissed her cheek ever so softly and put his arm around her. Had she always been crying? Would she ever stop?

“I don’t get it.” She sobbed. “When did it all become so difficult? Why can’t we be like them and live a normal quiet life, where we celebrate having a boring job instead of surviving? How can my life be so different from hers if we’re sisters?”

James comforted her quietly, caressing her back and kissing her hair.

“Why do we have to be surrounded by such tragedy when we could just- be good? Why do we have to suffer through a war? Why us?” She weeped.

“I know darling, I know.”

“I try and keep my spirits up, but its so hard waking up thinking which one of my friends is going to die next! I always knew it was a possibility, but I never believed it could be us! And then, oh then-“ She bawled and bawled.

For a second she thought James was crying too, but she knew she wouldn’t be able to take it if he was, so she just cried into his chest.

“James, there’s another reason why I wanted to come back here.” She said breaking away from him and seeing his face completely dry. “I’m pregnant.”

He scanned her face in amusement and chuckled until he was laughing. “What?”

“I am. I went to the doctors a week ago, I’m pregnant.”

“Lily! This is amazing!” He jumped before hugging her and making her spin around.

“No it isn’t! James, we’re in the middle of a war! How can we have a child during this! I won’t be able to fight, and what if it doesn’t end?”

“Oh darling, how can we not? We are going to be the happiest people who’ve ever fought in a magical war ever! Imagine flying around with a child! Imagine dinner without the dread! Oh Evans! This is the best news ever!” He smiled. “And if it doesn’t end, I’ll end it myself before Harry turns three I promise.”

“You promise?”

“I do.” He said kissing her softly. “Wanna head back?”

“Not really. I kinda want to leave.” She smiled sadly.

“Let’s leave then, make a little brother, yeah?” he smiled.

“James! That’s not how it works!”

James sprinted down the road and back screaming: “Who cares? I’m gonna be a dad!”

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Heyyyyyyrueuekwkw soooooooooo I wrote this suuper long one shot of Sirius getting disowned and all called “Blame it on the fallen sky.” and posted it on ao3!!! Because its actually super duper long!!! Anyway here’s the link if anyone cares!

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The party was… boring. Everyone was pissed, but in the annoying way, and Lily could not wait until they’d all leave to clean up the common room and finally sleep. She had been drinking the same gin tonic for at least an hour, and the couch had already sunk where she was seated. Her eyes had started to close on their own, allowing her to slowly float away into a dream. Maybe sleeping in the common room wasn’t so bad.

“Why don’t you like me?” James blurted out.

“Excuse me?” Lily said blinking rapidly. She hadn’t even noticed him.

“I try sooo hard for you to notice me and like me but I can never get to you, so please Evans I’m desperate I’ll do anything to get you to like me.”

“I do notice you.” Lily said smirking “you’re incredibly annoying.”

“So you want me to stop annoying you? is that it? Consider it a done deal.”

She considered it, imagined peacefully walking down the halls and eating lunch and classes without James making faces at her, the amount of time she could put into her studies without him talking over her every time. She thought about the quiet dinners, early bed times, casual breakfasts and smooth classes. The thought of it alone made her want to kill herself. “Nah, it’s ok.”

“Is it my face? I can change it!” James said pointing his wand at his face “Who can I turn into?”

The sudden fear that James’s face could turn into anything different forced her to turn around and stop him. Which was great because she could see how his brown eyes were surrounded by some deep shade of red instead of his usual white sclera. “Oh fuck, James are you high?”

He sat up suddenly and looked down, and with a really high pitched voice he said “who? Me? You’re crazy Evans.”

“You’re high as shit!” Lily laughed.

James looked at her uncertainly. “Not as shit, it’s going down I swear.”

“God you’re so stupid.” She cackled.

“Are you disappointed? Did I offend you? I’m sorry.” James fidgeted with his hands.

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell.” Lily smiled. “Where are your little followers.”

“If you mean my friends, I only know Sirius and Remus are upstairs so I have to wait down here some time.”

“Why would you have to wait here?”

“You know why.” James said wiggling his eyebrows.

Lily looked at him attentively. He knew something. Suddenly this night became interesting. “I do not. Tell me.”

James started fidgeting and looked askance.

“James.” Lily grabbed his face. “Tell me. Now.”

“Look, if you don’t know I can’t tell you.”

“Tell ya what,” she said ignoring her voice of reason. If she were a cat, she would most certainly be dead by now. “Trade you one secret for another.”

James whole demeanor changed, his mouth spread into a huge smile and Lily could see his imaginary-dog-tail wagging behind him. “How about a kiss for a secret?”

“Bummer, I had such a good secret to tell you. What a shame.” She dramatically threw her head back and put the back of her hand to her forehead.

“Fine! But it’s top secret, so i’ll have to whisper it.”

“Ugh, fine.” Lily sighed leaning over and placing her ear at James’s level. He obviously took the opportunity and kissed her cheek smiling. “James!”

“Sorry! Couldn’t help it you’re so beautiful Evans.”

“Tell me!” She punched his arm.

“Remus and Sirius are upstairs… well… i dont really know how to put it…”

“James, if you dont tell me this instant I’ll go get Mcgonagall and tell her how high you are and get you kicked out of… Of everything! Every club, every merit you have won,” she snapped her fingers. “Gone!”

His eyes widened in fear. He hesitated for a moment but then slowly approached her ear and whispered. “They are together. Like, together together.”

“What the fuck are you talking about.”

“You know, they are together, alone in our room, I can’t go there… Get it?!”

“Huh?!”

“They are fucking, Evans.”

Lily froze. No they weren’t. She would have known. Remus would have said something. They are best friends, of course she’d know. “Come on James, a real secret.”

“I mean it.”

“No James, I would know.”

“No you wouldn’t. No one does. I swear.”

“Then why do you-“

“I caught them showering together.”

Lily looked at him incredulous and burst out laughing. “No way.”

“You can go check for your self for all I care, just know they are messy, it’s not a very pretty image.”

She thought about it, let it sink in and suddenly, things made sense. Remus was happy, he was always sneaking off somewhere with a lousy explanation and she had caught him more often than not smiling at nothing or being strangely flustered during lessons. Remus and Sirius were fucking. Holy shit.

“Oh my god.” She became aware of her labored breathing. “ Oh my GOD! HOW?! WHAT?! HOW?! OH THAT CUNT!”

“Inner voice!” James fretted.

“Right sorry.” She said slumping back down. “How? Why wouldn’t he tell me?! God I’ll kill that bastard, how could he! I’m his best friend.”

“I know I was pretty freaked out myself.” James laughed.

“This is so unfair why do you know and I don’t?”

“Oi! I am best friends to both of them, mind you. Also trust me I did not want to know, wrong place wrong time.”

“Fuck.” Lily breathed out “Fuck!”

“Come on Evans, it’s not that ba-“

“It’s so unfair! Why doesn’t Remus trust me? I’ve never said anything- No wait I have said multiple things about hating Sirius.” She said chugging the left overs from her cup. “Besides you’re such a terrible secret keeper! I’d trust Pete way more than you.”

“He knows.”

“OH MY GOODNESS?! Does everyone but me know?!”

“Just us, promise.”

“What am I supposed to do now? Play dumb?”

“Ideally. please.” James asked, his eyes glistening.

“This is fucked. I hate him.” She said crossing her arms. “I can’t play dumb, James, I just can’t! I’m so mad!”

James smiled as he shifted closer to her. “Need me to kiss it better?”

“Fuck off.” Lily fought a smile.

They sat in silence for a moment, Lily kept staring at the wall in front of her as rage and some bitter resentment pooled in her blood, she breathed hard and considered just walking up there and beating Remus into a pulp, or at least try to. Meanwhile James sat with his arm over the back rest, holding his head and looking at Lily with a smile.

“What?” She burst.

“You are so beautiful.” James smiled as an idea slowly formed into his brain. “You owe me.”

Lily grew angrier remembering their deal, she had no secret, or maybe she had too many, but they were too big to tell now. “I peed my pants once in fourth year after acing a test I thought I was going to fail.”

James burst into laughter. “Hilarious. But I told you a huge secret, so I’ll need something better.”

“I don’t have big secrets.” She lied.

“Come on! It’s so unfair!” He whined.

“If you help me bust them, i’ll tell you my biggest secret.”

“No! Leave them be, they need this trust me.” His eyes grew as he sentence finished.

“Fine!” She thought of something better. She needed to win this. “If you let me tell Remus you told me I’ll tell you two.”

“Deal!”

“I’m not wasted enough for this…” She mumbled. “I actually really like you.”

“I knew that!”

“No James, I really do like you. Like, like like you.”

He was frozen, the weirdest smile she’d ever seen hanging off his face, rising and falling each second. Then he just… laughed?

“Oh come on! I’m really not in the mood Potter!”

“I’m sorry! I’m so so sorry Evans, I just-“ he huffed. “When?”

“I have for some time now. Quite some time. Since last year actually.”

“Wow.”

“Ok then, goodnight!” She said standing up so quickly she saw stars. Maybe she was drunk enough.

“Wait! Can I kiss you?” James said with stars in his eyes and his hand stretched out.

“No!” She hurried before he could actually convince her.

“Alright then, I’ll see you for my daily love declaration tomorrow morning then.”

“Right. Cheers Potter.”

“Cheers indeed.”

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people who only use conventional social media are so funny bc they’ll casually be like “can I see your tumblr??” are you Insane. this is no instagram or twitter. this is my vault of secrets

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Shut the fuck up and kill yourself bitch

sure

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Remus was fuming, he was so angry his head burnt and at some point he thought he could smell burnt hair, though that might have been his imagination. He didn’t even bother knocking, just entered the Potter household and quite impolitely asked where he was.

He ran over to James’s room and bust the door open, he wasn’t sure if he was expecting Sirius to be hiding there or not, and whether that would make things worse. He was still surprised to find out he wasn’t there.

“Moony?” James asked as lost as he was when he’d just woke up.

“You knew?”

“He came here on his own I swear.”

“How long ago?”

“A little over a week.” He answered weakly.

“So you knew for a week?!”

James quickly cast a silencing spell.

“Look Moony, he came in here battered and bruised and ashamed, he begged me not to say anything!”

“So you’ve just kept us in the dark?! What the fuck is wrong with you! I get it you two are brothers but Pete and I are just as important as you are! We should have been here! I should have been here for him!”

“What?! NO! Moony are you mad?!”

“Not in the way you’re suggesting but yes! I am fuming actually. Who the fuck do you think you are Potter? Really? Do you understand how much easier this could have been if we could have been here?? Do you have any idea just how selfish you’ve been?!”

“I am being selfish?! Look at yourself! LISTEN TO YOURSELF! TELLING ME OFF FOR PROTECTING MY BEST FRIEND!!”

“HE IS MY BEST FRIEND TOO!”

“I said our. And he asked me not too, I was just protecting him!”

“PROTECTING HIM?! REALLY? PROTECTING HIM FROM WHAT?”

“HE WAS ASHAMED REMUS! I TOLD HIM I FUCKING BEGGED HIM TO LET ME WRITE TO YOU! AND HE JUST CRIED AND CRIED! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS LIKE SEEING HIM LIKE THAT!”

“NO THANKS TO YOU! I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE! I COULD HAVE HELPED! AND INSTEAD I’VE BEEN KEPT IN THE DARK BY MY BEST FRIENDS! DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW DEPRESSING THIS MUST BE FOR HIM?! AND I COULDN’T EVEN BE HERE TO, I DON’T KNOW, EAT WITH HIM!”

“WHAT?! Eat with him?”

“OH FUCK OFF POTTER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!”

James put his fingers to the bridge of his glasses and took a deep breath. “Look, Remus, this is hardly the time to be fighting between us. You’re here now, aren’t you?”

“What about Pete?” He asked impatiently.

“He got here half an hour ago. He’s helping him do some drills to get ahead of the season.”

Remus was breathing unsteadily. His blood had stopped feeling so warm and instead that warmness went straight to his head, banging and begging to get out. “So I am the last to know?”

“Not really? At least I don’t think so, Pete lives nearer, and his mum disapparated with him here.”

“Right.”

“You should go see him.” James said putting his hand on Remus’s shoulder.

“I was a right bitch with your mum. I’m sorry.”

“I think she’ll understand.” James smiled. “You should still go and say sorry before she poisons you tonight.”

“Right. Thanks. Sorry.” He stopped walking with every word he said. And just shot a sort of regretful smile at James.

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Just remembered Adam Parrish went through SO much that after fighting with Gansey he just went blank and his brain shut down and he walked and walked and walked until someone found him.

And I am being so normal about this on your regular saturday you have no idea

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Sirius was crying again. Despite the weak spell he had cast, Remus could hear him from his own four poster and oh how he wanted to go to him, console him, wipe his tears away for ever. Bur he couldn’t. ‘I can’t do this Remus!’ Sirius’d said. ‘I don’t want to be with you anymore.’ And that was that.

But he was crying, and Remus couldn’t really help himself. He quietly got out of his bed, the floor creaking as he moved. He crossed the room and slowly opened the curtains. Sirius was still, in fetal position, breathing raggedly. His bed was a mess (even worse than it usually was) and he was still wearing his uniform.

Remus gently sat beside him and moved his long hairs away from his face. “Sirius, please, look at me”

But he wouldn’t. He was looking distantly at something and his lip kept quivering. Remus’s heart was breaking, Sirius was the strongest boy he’d even known, he’d never seen him like this.

Even worse, he felt like an ass for not understanding how he felt, all Remus even wanted was to be left alone, to never hear from Lyall ever again. He didn’t care about the money or the prestige, he wanted to be left alone. Sirius had always felt sort of similar, or so he’d say, but it had become clear that being disowned at 16 had taken a toll on him. Now it seemed as if all Remus thought to be true was nothing but a mask; Sirius didn’t want to be left alone, he wanted to be known and understood by his parents, and now that had become the most certain impossibility.

“Padfoot, please, look at me.” Remus begged, but Sirius wouldn’t budge. He was there, immobile, it was as if he were dead. “Sirius talk to me!”

Instead, Sirius stood up and hugged him. He’d begun to cry again, this time whispering “I’m sorry.” as he did.

As Sirius clung to him, Remus had no better idea than casting the strongest silencing spell he could think of. He slowly caressed Sirius’s hair and shushed him, slowly feeling how his shirt became increasingly wet where Sirius’s eyes were.

“It’s so unfair. I didn’t do anything wrong.” He cried.

“I know, I know, ba-“ Remus stopped himself before any old habits got the best of him. “Pads.”

When he calmed down, Sirius pulled away and just stared at his lap. He was ashamed, even when he knew he shouldn’t. Remus was just about to say it, ‘you’re free, be proud.’ But before he could Sirius swiftly closed the space between them, capturing his lips between his own.

“No. Sirius, don’t.”

“Moony,” he begged “please. Please, please.”

“You need to rest.”

“Moony please! I need this, please. I promise I will never ask for it again, it’s just-“ he was still clinging to Remus’s shirt. “I just need you, yeah?”

He was lying through his teeth, Remus knew him that well. Still, it didn’t seem to matter, he knew every time Sirius asked for it he would give it to him, crying or drunk or high. He would probably give him anything if he asked for it.

Remus didn’t say anything, if his heart was breaking before, it was definitely broken now. Sirius kissed him again, and this time he didn’t resist. At some point, Sirius had begun to cry again, or maybe Remus had? He wasn’t sure, but his face was wet and their kisses had turned salty. They slowly undressed each other as they wiped the tears. They didn’t say anything, not a sound that wasn’t provoked from choking down their crying. Remus had never felt that way, so full of ecstasy yet so sad. He couldn’t even feel his body anymore, he wondered if Sirius could, but he was too scared to ask, too scared to speak.

When they were done they didn’t even go to clean themselves, they just laid in Sirius’s bed, clinging onto what little affection they still had in their bodies, and craving for more.

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Ive just started I Want To Be Good and jesus is reading the summer 1972 chapters while listening to Black Star an EXPERIENCE

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reading a good interesting book after a horrible reading slump and suddenly you can feel the sun shining again and the sky is more beautiful than ever and birds are all singing songs to you

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He’d always know, somehow, that it would be coming to an end. Since he was a boy he was sure there wasn’t always going to be much for him in the long run, he could never see himself at 30 or 40 or with children, so he guessed he wouldn’t.

On the days before it, aside from all the anxieties the state of the wizard world brought, he had begun to feel strange. His things were misplaced, his pillow was always warm, his showers neither hot nor cold. It was a strange week where everything felt unreal, and he’d understood from his divination classes that most things were meant to be a sign. Specially this kind of thing.

On Wednesday he was greeted with his fate, the challenge that would demand satisfaction in some way he’d never thought. On Thursday he figured it out, he’d always been told he was very smart, but he didn’t quite believe it till now. On Friday he died.

It was a painful and frustrating death, he was weak and had no control whatsoever, but it was the right thing to do, he knew it. As he was dying two images kept playing back and forth in his head. The first one made him warm and happy.

“Yes! This is it! Merlin, I knew you were always my real brother!” Sirius was smiling and proud. “Brave, strong, determined, yup! Checks out! We’re real brothers.”

The second one had been his worst nightmare.

“YOU TRAITOR! YOU PIECE OF SHIT!” She screamed. “HOW COULD YOU? AFTER EVERYTHING YOUR FATHER AND I DID FOR YOU, AFTER WE PROTECTED YOU FROM YOUR TREASONOUS BROTHER! Look at how you turned out, such a disappointment. You know what? I’m glad you’re dying, Regulus, at least I won’t have to see your disgusting little face ever again.”

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Call it fate, call it karma.

Madagascar wasn’t nearly as exciting as Remus has thought. It required a lot of manual labor, which he definitely wasn’t fit for, they barely slept or ate and worst of all, smoking was deeply frowned upon. He had made a few friends here and there and their company made it all more tolerable, but he missed his home.

As the weeks passed, the homesickness started becoming all too much for him. His real friends- his family- were in London having an amazing time together and he was moving shit (literal animal shit) from one place to the other. Or so he thought, another rule was no phones, there was no signal anyways. He wanted to get used to it, he really tried, smiling forcibly every morning into the weird glass they used as a mirror, smiling at anyone who would say hi to him and even laughing to himself when he had to scoop shit up. But in all fairness, he had signed up for the humanitarian aid, and was unfairly placed in the animal rescue one instead.

Three weeks had been three weeks too many. He marched decidedly to the Big Tent, hoping Ms. Sprout would be able to take some sort of action. He “knocked” on the “door” once. No answer. Twice. Nothing. By the time he decided he wanted to open the “door” he began to hear a faint voice.

“Yes, it’s ok.” It said. “I’m fine either way.”

“There is no place for you to stay in the humanitarian crisis zone, I apologize deeply for it.”

“I can work either way, just want to be helpful is all.”

“Alright then, congratulations and you’re welcome Mr. Black.”

“Sirius is fine. Thank you Ms. Sprout.”

Huh? Black?! Sirius?!

“Your tent is the third one on the left path. Hope you don’t mind sharing.”

Remus counted. One, Morris’s tent. Two, Farrow’s tent. Three, Lupin’s tent. He needed to run, play stupid, play dead, play something! But of course, having Lupin’s Luck, before he could move the “door” flew open and the handsomest boy, with his long curly hair and enchanting tattoos crashed into him.

“Oh shit I’m so sorry-!” He apologized.

“Hi Pads.” Remus smiled dumbly at him.

“Moony?!”

“Same old.”

Sirius’s frown turned into a big smile as he dropped his bag and wrapped his arms around him. “I thought I wouldn’t ever ser you again!”

“Makes two of us.” Remus smiled as he smelt his hair. God he’d missed him.

“Weren’t you supposed to be in Cambodia?” Sirius smiled puzzled.

“No more vacancy there, looks like everyone wants to save the world these days.”

“So I’ve heard.” He said grabbing his bag from the floor. “I’m exhausted, let’s catch up tomorrow. I have to meet my new roommate, or tentmate.”

“Oh I heard, looks like we’ll be ‘rooming again Padfoot.” Remus slightly shoved him as he pointed to their tent with his head. “Karma.”

“Shit! Really?! This is amazing!” Sirius beamed. Remus had suddenly realized that was exactly what he’d been missing, his stupid, optimistic, fun, sort-of-boyfriend-guy from college. “Fuck karma, call it fate!”

“Call it fate, call it karma, you’re still stuck with me.” Remus smiled.

Sirius simply smiled and rolled his eyes. Maybe a couple more weeks shoving dung from one place to the other couldn’t hurt him.

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Fave thing about The Dream Thieves is when kavinsky said "I'm going to kill myself in front of them all to forever change their bond and the trajectory of their lives" and then did and they it just didn't. They're bonds and trajectories were unchanged. Never met a group of less bothered people.

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Lily was in pain. A terrible, heart wrenching, gut squeezing, tongue twisting pain caused by non other than her new best friend, James Potter. If only had she been more careful of his charming ways, had she not allowed her heart to grow a little bigger to make space for the messy haired Gryffindor, none of this would have happened. Had she stayed in her room as she had planned, had Remus not convinced her of coming to this stupid party, she would be perfectly fine, or at least not crying in the middle of the common room.

“Oh Lils, I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have made you come with me to this stupid party, its all so stupid anyway, I’m sorry.” Remus apologized.

“Don’t be, it’s my own fault.” She cried

“don’t be so harsh.”

“But I have to, I’ve been so careless! This whole time i’ve been allowing him in not realizing how damaging it was going to be! I just let myself go with the flow until i got caught up in a fucking waterspout!!”

“Well, you’re so deep in the flow and you were having such a great time, why stop now?”

“Because, Remus, it’s going the exact opposite way it was supposed to. We were supposed to be friends, it was supposed to be easier, talking, laughing and no kissing, no compromise, no nothing. But it’s getting just so much more complicated. I see him and I- I- fuck!” she cried before blowing her nose.

“Oh my sweet Lily, I think I forgot to mention how nice and caring James is…” Remus comforted

“fuck you. You should have. You should have warned me before I found myself crying here after seeing him talk to Erin.”

“Well she’s a cunt, so it makes sense.”

“It doesn’t!” Lily said holding onto her knees as if she were about to fall down. “It doesn’t matter who he’s talking to, it’s just, not me.”

“Oh, and now you care?”

“Yes.”

“Brilliant.” Remus chuckled “personally, I’m loving this, I love James for you.”

“I know. Everybody does, and everyone makes a point of telling me. Literally. Even Amos Amelinst told me ‘he’s a great guy for you’.”

“So? What seems to be the problem. He obviously likes you.”

“I know but. I like him too much. And… And what if he’s great for me but I’m terrible for him. I’m too messy and so dependent and needy. It’s unsustainable, just look at my other relationships. My sister hates me, my parents never liked me that much either and my best friend since… forever, calls me a fucking mudblood. I can’t ruin something so perfect like him.”

“I thought I was your best friend…”

“You are! It’s just,” Lily paused to blow her nose once again “I don’t know, I’m scared.”

“Don’t be, James is not that perfect anyways and I bet he’ll love to be ruined if it meant you’re the one doing it.”

“Oh stop it! You’re supposed to discourage me! Tell me he still eats his boogers or pees himself when he sleeps.”

“I would, but I hate lying.”

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It’d been so long since he wanted to say it, to show it in whichever way. He wanted to prove just how much love he had in his heart, so badly that the fake conversation he’d made up in his head ran loops around his thoughts as if Hooch was training it for finals.

“You wanna hear some other stupid stuff I’ve done? Well firstly I’ve been swapping spit with Lockheart- I know right! Fucking prick- Well he also doesn’t want anyone else to know, so it’s convenient. Oh no, not long, may be four, five months, and not too often either. Yeah, so fucking stupid! And gross! I knooow ugh I’m so ashamed! But there’s more! I’ve also gone completely mad and fell in love with my best mate, no not Prongs don’t be disgusting Moony the bitch is like my own blood, and that is something I did not inherit from my parents! heh, anyway, yeah I’m totally in love with you, like all the way, it’s insane! I think i’ve loved you since fourth year, but it’s hard to tell since I’ve always kept you in a separate place in my heart- yeah that was so gay sorry. No it’s fine, I wasn’t expecting anything, just needed to get it out. Sorry if I ruined things, shoulda kept my mouth shut. No yeah it’s cool I’ll leave forever and probably kill myself, it’s no problem. I still love you! Probably will until my dying days! Which is now, ok bye Moons, love you, I mean it!”

It always ended the same, either Moony killed him or threw up on him or beat him up. He couldn’t risk it.