Silent Screams | J. POTTER

1 | return to the norm

"When do you think they'll be here?" Remus asked inside the compartment on the train. Romi sat across from him, reading a book. Their parents had brought them to the station early because they had business to attend to and they were one of the firsts on the train.

She looked up only for a moment, "They'll be here before the train starts moving, Rem. Relax."

Remus nodded, leaning back in his seat and she returned to her book. He had been contemplating telling her something since they had left their house that morning. He was running out of time before the boys came. "Romi," he spoke up again and she huffed, closing her book.

"Yes?" she inquired, quickly growing agitated with her twin. It wasn't that she minded conversation, per se. She would just rather be reading her book.

"I just had a question," he explained. He was leaning forward, his elbows rested on his knees, a position he normally took when he was nervous. Romi raised an eyebrow at the clear anxiety in his tone as he continued, "And I-"

Before he could ask what he had seemed so worried to ask her, the compartment door slammed open revealing James and Sirius. The twins looked up in surprise, not expecting them to be here so soon. Sirius took a seat next to Remus and a moment later Peter entered behind them.

Romi shot her brother a pointed look, "Told you'd they'd be here soon." She leaned back against the wall that was next to the window and her legs remained on the seat in front of her.

"Move it," James suggested as he lifted the girls legs and dropped them onto the floor. Romi narrowed her eyes on the boy, irritation clear in her expression. He took a seat as Peter sat across from them. Romi thought through her options before she lifted her legs back up and placed them in his lap. He glared at her.

"The four of you can fit on that side just fine," she reminded him, opening her book. She was quick to find the spot she had left off at, not caring all that much that he was annoyed with her. She glanced up for a moment, "Nothing's stopping you from going over there."

In reality, they really couldn't. The boys had grown significantly over the summer between their fourth and fifth year. She sincerely doubted James, Sirius and Remus could fit on one side. She had no worries about Peter fitting with Sirius and Remus because even though he had grown, he was still on the smaller side.

"Hmm," he replied simply. He pulled her legs closer to him to make himself more comfortable. Romi glanced over for a moment, his hands still resting on her legs as he spoke, "Anything interesting happen over the holiday?"

"Other than turning into a raging beast every full moon, nothing interesting at all," Romi answered passively. The compartment fell silent at this and she huffed. The silence was not what she wanted to be greeted by. She looked up from her book with an irritated expression. "That boys, is what one calls a joke. You can laugh. Crack a smile. Move on from it awkwardly. Don't look at me like that."

"Ha," Remus replied. He didn't intend to show any of his annoyance with his sister but he was sure he did. He understood why she was the way she was but that didn't make it any less intolerable for him. He had the same issue she did and he didn't act that way. "So funny."

"Okay, fine," she huffed, looking back down at her book. Romi contemplated her options. She could focus fully on her book and allow them to dispel the awkwardness or, "Guess who got Prefect?" Romi asked, not bothering to look back up from her book. She could feel her brother's glare and the curious expression from the other three in the compartment. She rolled her eyes, as though it were obvious, "Remmy, of course."

Remus scowled at the nickname and the boys looked at him in surprise. Sirius and Peter both looked over in surprise and James snorted, "How did he manage that?"