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❝ may i have this dance? ❞
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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th 1977

I'm woken up due to the feeling of being gently shaken but when I open my eyes there is no one in the dark room but the girls who are all sleeping. In a quick movement, I whip my wand out from under my pillow and point it right in front of me with wide scared eyes.

"Shit, cub. It's just me" I hear Remus' reassuring voice and he abruptly appears in front of me.

I relax almost immediately, lowering my wand and he folds the invisibility cloak over his arm.

"You bloody git. You scared me half to death!" I hiss in annoyance, slipping my wand back under my pillow.

"I'm sorry" He chuckles, sitting down on my bed "To be fair, you scared me too. Why are you sleeping with your wand under your pillow?"

"Incase idiots like you try to ambush me in my sleep" I answer matter of factly.

"I couldn't sleep and I was gonna go for a walk. Would you like to accompany me, cub?" He asks me with a lopsided smile and I reach out, running my fingers through his messy hair.

"Well, since you wandered into the snake's den just to ask me, I can't really say no. Can I, Rem?" I reply teasingly.

"No" He hums, leaning into my touch with a content smile.

"Now, what is this?" A feminine voice asks and we both jump, turning to face a smirking Mallory Belovna sitting up in her bed.

I immediately look to my other two roommates in fright, hoping they're not awake but I relax again when I hear Alecto's snores and Pandora's sleepy mumbles.

"Zip your gob shut, Belovna" I warn my friend "No one hears a word about this"

"I'll take it to my grave" Mallory grins widely, turning away from us and snuggling under her covers.

"Come on" I chirp as I climb out of bed, my silk green nightdress flowing around my thighs.

Remus' eyes fall down to my legs and he gulps, looking up at my face quickly. I grin at him in amusement, grabbing his hands and yanking him up to his feet.

We both hide under the cloak and make our way down to the kitchen where the house elves greet us.

"Hello, Mr Remus. Hello, Miss Evangeline" An elf named Kazzie smiles happily.

"Hi, Kazzie" Remus replies as I yawn, covering my mouth.

"Miss Evangeline seems to be tired. Did Mr Remus wake her?" Kazzie asks with a scolding tone.

"Maybe" Remus mumbles and I giggle.

"What can Kazzie get her favourite students?" The elf questions.

"Two mugs of Kazzie's special cocoa, please" Remus answers.

"Coming right up" She perks up, hurrying off to get our drinks for us.

She returns merely minutes later with two mugs filled with hot chocolate, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

"Thank you, Kazzie" Remus and I say in unison.

The elf waves us off and gets back to her work, leaving the two of us alone.

"You really like chocolate, huh?" I tease Remus.

"What gave you that idea?" He replies sarcastically.

"Maybe this" I answer, pulling a chocolate bar out of the lanky boy's pocket.

"Okay, you've got me" He chuckles, taking the chocolate back from me and I laugh.

The pair of us take our hot chocolates and the cloak, making our way to the Gryffindor common room after Remus insisting to me that it's the best place to sit at night.

"Are you sure no one is awake?" I ask worriedly, not wanting to have any confrontation with an angry Gryffindor student mad that a snake is in their tower in the middle of the night.

"Don't worry, cub. They're all asleep" Remus assures me before looking at the fat lady "Hippogriff"

The lady huffs at us with a roll of her eyes and the painting swings open, causing us both to laugh quietly as we enter the common room. We settle down on the sofa with our mugs and drink our hot chocolates in a comforting silence, the place feeling homey and peaceful like Remus promised.

The Lupin boy abruptly lets out a laugh and I frown in confusion.

"What are you laughing at?" I ask him.

"You have a little cream right here" He tells me, pointing to his own upper lip.

"Oh, shit" I curse, wiping my lips on the back of my hand "Is that it?"

"You missed a bit" He answers "I'll get it"

The boy shuffles closer and uses his thumb to wipe the corner of my lips before putting his thumb in his mouth. I watch him in awe, my stomach doing backflips and he smiles at me warmly.

Remus stands up and my gaze follows him as he walks over to a strange looking object in the corner of the room.

"What's that?" I ask curiously.

"C'mere" He replies, nodding his head.

I pull myself to my feet and pad over to him, looking at the device with curiosity.

"This is a cassette player" He explains before picking up a small plastic item with writing on it "And this is a cassette tape"

"What does it do?" I question.

"Why don't you find out?" He smiles, handing me the tape.

I take it and look down at the object to see the words written on the disk.

I Will - The Beatles

"What do I do with it?" I ask sheepishly and his grin never wavers.

He tugs me closer and presses my back to his chest, wrapping his arms around me. The boy encloses his hands around my own pair and guides the cassette tape to an opening in the machine, closing the opening and pressing a button. My eyes widen in awe when it starts playing a soft tune, turning my head to look at him in surprise and he grins wider in amusement, leaning in to press a kiss to my cheek.

As the music plays quiet enough not to wake anyone but loud enough for us to hear it, Remus steps back from me and holds out his hand.

"May I have this dance?" He asks formally and I nod happily, taking his hand.

He tugs me gently towards the space in front of the fireplace and wraps my arms around his neck. I allow him to place his hands on my waist and we sway to the music as I press my cheek against his chest.

The song comes to a disappointing end and someone clears their throat loudly, causing us to jump for the second time tonight. We spin around to see Lily, Marlene, Sirius and James staring at us with matching smirks on all their faces.

"How long have you been standing there?" Remus asks awkwardly as I nervously grab his hand.

"Long enough" Marlene shrugs.

"Please don't be mad at him" I plead.

"We're not mad at anyone" Sirius assures me.

"We're not?" James asks, turning his head to his best friend.

"Shut up, Potter" Lily huffs, thumping the back of his head and he whines in pain, pouting at the redhead.