Remus <3

21 Wolfsbane

Remus and Ash sat on Remus's bed. Ash was fiddling with Remus's hand. They were reading. Ash's head on Remus's chest, an arm draped around Ash. The full moon was tonight. Remus had just yelled at the marauders to leave him alone. He had his outburst after Sirius had breathed too loud. They couldn't even stay in the same room. Ash was the only one allowed to stay.

"So how are you and ........?" Ash asks, afraid of the answer.

"Nothing. What about you? You haven't talked about anyone recently."

"No one to talk about. Besides you get annoyed when I bring it up."

"I don't."

"You do."

"Ok maybe I do."

Ash chuckles gently and grabs his hand.

"I think it's time for the Wolfsbane," Ash whispers.

"Alright," Remsu gets up and picks up the bottle from the shelf.

"And you're sure this will work?" Remus asks.

"You always doubt me," Ash laughs amused.

"No, I never do," he drinks it all in one swig.

"Gosh you are just too adorable," Ash watches him set down the bottle and wipe his mouth.

"Do you think I was too harsh on Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs?"

"Nah, you get a pass when you're so close to the moon, Rem," Ash dismisses.

"They're going to be mad that I let you stay."

"Yeah well, you're in love with me, you can't help it."

I am, I can't.

"You wish."

I do.

"I wonder if there's a spell to extract the wolfsbane from your system," Ash attempts to frown but she ends up laughing instead.

"Godric what would I do without you?" Remus pulls her into a hug.

"You'd do just fine. Now let's get to the shrieking shack. In case it doesn't work," Ash drags Remus out the room.

"Moony! Gosh you know you really scared us when you picked Peter up and flung him out the room," Sirius nudges him.

"Who knew my short, short sister would be the thing that calms you down," James jokes.

"I'm 5'7" an inch shorter than you," Ash says.

"Yeah but still shorter than me," James says.

"Come on, wouldn't want to turn into a werewolf in the common room."

They all gather to get under the Invisibility cloak.

"We aren't all going to fit. Peter turn into a mouse, James can carry you," Ash says.

"They can still see our feet," Remus says.

"Sirius will have to leave then," Ash says.

"Why me!?"

"Cause James has antlers and I glow in the dark," Ash says.

"What about Remus?"

"THE WEREWOLF?"

"Come on Sirius, you're a black dog," James takes ASh's side.

"Hey why didn't we ever go to the Room of Requirements for Rem's transformations?"

"We just never thought of it wings, why didn't you?"

"Well Remus was already transforming in the forbidden forest. I assumed that that was what he was comfortable with," Ash shrugs.