Another point of view

Chapter 5

He couldn't let Sirius talk to James before he warned him.

"Padfoot!" he called and Sirius turned to look at him.

"What?"

Remus looked around him, trying to find a way to delay him. He saw the back of James, who didn't notice his two friends that stayed behind. Suddenly Remus remembered they had a free period after History of Magic. He turned to Sirius and smiled, "Let's go outside and talk." Sirius seemed confused but nodded and followed him towards the school's grounds.

They went outside and sat under one of the trees, the wind blowing their hair. They both tightened their scarfs around their necks.

"Listen, Sirius," stated Remus. He didn't know what to say next. How could he explain his fears to Sirius when he himself didn't know what they were?

Of course, he wanted Sirius to confess his love to him, but not when he was stuck in someone else's body.

And what if James turns him down and Sirius wouldn't want to give Remus a second chance? Remus couldn't take that risk.

"I know what you're thinking, Prongs," Sirius' voice made Remus jump out of his thoughts, and only then did he notice he hadn't finished his sentence. "You think I'm doing it too fast, and that I should find out what Remus feels first, or if I even have a chance... But you have to realize that I did try to find out all these. You know Moony. you know he doesn't let anyone know what he really thinks, and that he doesn't show his real feelings."

Remus felt a ping of guilt in his heart. He didn't mean to be that way, but that was just the way he was.

"I thought about it for the whole past week, and I decided I want him to know," Sirius continued. "Even if he doesn't feel like me, even if he thinks it's weird and wrong and unnatural, I want him to know. Because Remus deserves to know that someone loves him. I know he will accept it, even if he would never be able to return my feelings. I know he will accept it because he's Remus, and that's what he does- he accepts people as they are, as he wants people to accept him, as he deserves people to accept him."

A small smile spread across Remus' lips. Sirius was so considerate and always accepted him as he was, without trying to change anything. That was one of the reasons why Remus loved him so much.

After Sirius' long speech, he turned to look at Remus and waited for his response. But Remus didn't know what to say. He didn't think there was a way he could convince his friend to back off from his decision.

They sat in silence for a while. Sirius gazed at the black lake and Remus gazed at Sirius until the last one had enough. "Want to help me?"

"How?"

"Role-playing!" announced Sirius with a grin, and Remus raised his eyebrow.

"What?"

"You know, so I can practice before I'll actually have to talk to Moony," Said Sirius, but Remus still looked confused. "You'll be Moony, and I'll be me, and I'll tell you all the things I want to say to him."

Remus stayed confused, but now he was also worried. What was he supposed to do- agree to Sirius' request? Would James agree to it? And if he would, was he supposed to act like Remus, or like James trying to act like Remus? At last, after looking at his friend's sparkling eyes, he decided it was better to just be himself. After a week of being James, it would be nice to act normal around people other than James.

"Alright."

"Great," smiled Sirius and moved to sit more comfortably, "Try to act like Moony." He said, and Remus nodded. Sirius smiled again and cleared his throat. "Moony?"