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❝ there is the birthday girl ❞
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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31st 1977

"Happy birthday!" I hear a scream and I jolt up in my bed in fright.

The grinning faces of Mallory and Pandora greet me and I'm tackled into a hug, causing me to laugh sleepily.

"Thank you, girls" I mumble, hugging them tightly.

"Get ready, witch bitch. You have a big day ahead of you" Mallory winks at me, pulling Pandora and I off of my bed.

"Mondays" I pout tiredly.

"Birthdays" Pandora counters with a cheeky grin.

The younger blonde girl's infectious smile causes a smile to tug at my own lips and I roll my eyes playfully, heading to get ready for the day ahead.

Once I'm dressed and fully awake, the three of us head down to the common room where I'm immediately pulled into a bone crushing hug.

"Happy birthday, gorgeous!" Evan coos, shaking me side to side as I giggle.

"Joyeux anniversaire, princesse" Regulus smiles warmly, wrapping an arm around me.

(happy birthday, princess)

"Thank you, boys" I grin happily at them both.

We head to the great hall where I am greeted with many happy birthdays and best wishes, my grateful replies all laced with a sweet joyous grin. Even Barty pulls me aside after breakfast to mutter out a quick apology and a happy birthday that I know came straight from the mouth of Regulus, but I thank him with a smile anyways.

Every class I enter I am met with smiles and birthday wishes from the professors, McGonagall slyly slipping a paper bag filled with liquorice wands onto my desk when no one is looking and Slughorn keeping me back after class to give me a cute potted plant that I have been eyeing on his shelf for a while now.

As I exit the potions classroom after thanking the man for his gift, I see Remus leant back against the wall opposite me with his nose stuck in a book and one of his feet propped up on the wall.

"Waiting for me, Lupin?" I speak up with a grin on my lips.

His head shoots up and he smiles at me happily, closing his book and pushing himself off the wall as I pad over to him.

"Just wanted to see if the birthday girl has time for little old me" He replies playfully.

"I always have time for my favourite Gryffindor" I coo, leaning up on my tippy toes to press a gentle kiss to his lips.

He hums in content and his free hand is placed on my hip as he deepens the kiss, my lips curling into a smile against his own.

"Are you busy later?" I ask the boy as I pull away from him.

"Not at all" He smiles down at me.

"I'm having a party in the Slytherin common room for my birthday and I'd like it if you came" I admit, starting to walk towards said common room.

"Is there a dress code or blood test at the door?" Remus asks jokingly and I roll my eyes with a smile.

"No blood test necessary" I assure him "The dress code is halloween themed, and you can even bring your boys"

"Are you sure?" He smiles warmly, wrapping an arm around me.

"Mmhm, of course. Peter is lovely and James is really growing on me" I tell the Lupin boy.

"And Sirius?" He asks in amusement.

"He's almost bearable when drunk" I answer simply.

"Well if you're sure that it's okay, I'd love to be there" Remus tells me.

"I can't wait to see you there" I grin at him happily as we reach the Slytherin common room door.

"I have something for you" The boy speaks up, pulling a wrapped gift out of his cloak pocket.

"You didn't have to, Rem" I say in awe at the blushing lycanthrope.

"But I wanted to" He counters, handing the gift to me "Happy seventeenth birthday, cub"

"Thank you" I reply gratefully.

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The devil may work hard but Mallory Belovna works harder and that fact certainly shines bright as we stand in a fully decorated common room in our costumes as the room full of students dance to the blaring music, flashing lights and smoke filling the room as though it is a club.

Pandora pulls Mallory into the middle of the room to dance with the other students jumping to the music. The blonde girl dressed as a black cat with her sleek black full body suit and cat ears on her head, whiskers painted onto her face and black heels on her feet. The raven haired girl on the other hand is portraying a sexy maid with a short black dress that has white lace detailing, little feather duster on her belt and black stockings under her black stilettos.

Decked out in a skeleton suit, Evan pours himself a drink while he laughs at a joke Regulus makes, the younger black brother wearing black trousers and a half buttoned white shirt with a set of red devil horns on his head.

I myself was practically forced into a skimpy white lace dress and a pair of white feather wings strapped to my back paired with white high heels and a halo charmed to hover above my head by Pandora.

The Lestrange girl in question drags me over to her and Mallory, wrapping her arms around me with a wide grin.

Many drinks and many dances later, I decide to get some fresh air and I head out into the corridor with a little stumble in my step. With a green solo cup of alcohol in one hand and a cigarette between my lips, I use the lighter in my free hand to light the end of the stick. I stand there until my cigarette is almost finished and my cup is half empty, leaning back against the cold stone wall.

"There is the birthday girl!" A cheery voice rings in my ears and I look up to see Sirius Black, the other three marauders behind him.

The grey eyed boy is dressed up as a pirate, hat on his head and white flowing shirt mostly unbuttoned. The blonde boy has dressed as a vampire, plastic fangs in his mouth and a black cape tied around his neck. The boy in glasses has come as a fairy, green fairy wings strapped to his back and glitter on his cheeks. Last but not least, the tallest boy has on the a wolf get up with faux fur peaking out of his red checkered shirt and furry ears on his head.

"Happy birthday!" Sirius adds, pulling me into a hug which catches me off guard.

"You seem awfully happy to see me" I hum skeptically.

"He's drank half a bottle of fire whiskey already" Peter explains.

"Happy b day, blondie!" James cheers, planting a kiss on my cheek and my eyes widen in surprise.

"He drank the other half" Peter adds.

"Thank you, boys" I smile in amusement, stubbing my finished cigarette out on the stone wall and turning to the door of the dungeons "Pura sanguinis"

The door creaks open and I turn back to the boys with a smirk.

"Have a good night" I tell them as Sirius and James dart past me, into the Slytherin common room.

"Thank you, Angel" Peter says and I wink at him, causing him to blush as he scurries after his friends.

I lean back against the wall, looking up at Remus Lupin who smiles at me warmly and shoves his hands in his jean pockets.

"Why aren't you inside?" He asks curiously.

"Needed a little space" I admit "Couldn't breathe with all those people around me"

"I like your costume" He smiles in amusement.

"Mallory practically dressed me herself" I grin with a shaking head "Said something about how irony is funny"

"It seems our friends share the thought that irony is funny because Sirius wouldn't let me leave unless I wore this. He thinks he's hilarious" Remus chuckles.

"I like the ears. They're cute" I comment.

"You're cute" Remus counters before his eyes widen "I'm sorry. I don't know where that came from"

I giggle in pure joy and place my cup on the windowsill before stepping forward, leaning up on my tippy toes and wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Kiss me, Lupin" I purr.

He doesn't hesitate to press his lips onto mine, grabbing my waist and backing me up against the wall.