When the Moon and Stars Collide

Moony N' Padfoot

James P.O.V

I was suspecting that Remus and Sirius were up to something. They had just gotten a lot more friendly towards each other. I asked Lily about this and she snorted at me. "You mean you haven't figured it out yet?" she asked, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. I stared at her. "No?" She laughed and stalked away with her nose in a book. "You poor boy" I herd her call back over her shoulder. I was really baffled by now. I knew that Sirius liked Remus, loved him, even. Remus was a closed book, I honestly couldn't tell. Although after that Truth or Dare game he had perked right up. I sighed and pushed away my Herbology homework. I couldn't concentrate now. Opening the Marauders Map, I scanned the castle. Lily was in the Library. Snape was talking to Slughorn and DUMBLEDORE? I squinted hard. What The Fuck. Remus and Sirius were sneaking out to Honeyduke's. Probably for some chocolate. Peter was talking with Malfoy, for some reason. Was he in trouble? I jammed my wand into my robes and snuck along a corridor. I could hear a murmuring of voices and footsteps clacking on stone. I ran into Peter while he was leaving. "Alright?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Peter looked surprised to see me. "Uh, yeah. H-he was just bragging about how he's going to crush us at the next Quidditch match" I smiled. "Not if Sirius and I can help it" He grinned, slapping me a high five. Pulling out the map again, I saw that Severus was leaving the potions classroom and Dumbledore and Slughorn were heading up to Dumbledore's office. Snape, on the other hand, was heading in our direction. Time for some answers. "Oi Snivelly!" I called as he passed us by. I saw his shoulders stiffen and heard him sigh softly as he turned around, looking very tired. "What is it Potter? I don't have time for your bullshit" he said. His tone of voice took me by surprise. "N-nothing, I was just wondering what you were doing with Ol' Slugmiester and Dumbles" Now it was his turn to look surprised. "Working on a...project" he said vaguely and walked off, clutching his bag. I rolled my eyes in frustration. "C'mon Wormtail, let's go to the kitchens or something" I grumbled, leaving a very happy, bouncing Peter in my wake.

Sirius' P.O.V

I laughed as Remus and I stumbled back up the passage from Honeyduke's, laden with stolen sweets. Remus glared at me. "It wasn't THAT funny" he protested, still trying to get melted chocolate out of his hair" "Ah but it WAS, my dear Moony" I replied easily. "Scourgify" he muttered, siphoning the rest of the dark brown liquid out of his honey locks. A little while later, the four of us were sitting in the common room, absently munching the candies and chatting about life in general. "I ran into Sni-" James paused as Remus tutted from behind his book. "Snape today, and guess what? He had just been in the Potions classroom with Sluggy and Dumbledore himself." My mouth dropped open. "He what?" Remus' ears pricked forwards. "Do you know something Moony?" I asked. He shook his head slowly. "I don't think so... It's nothing, guys, really" I shrugged. James pouted obviously expecting an answer. Remus picked up a quill and began picking at the intricately spun sugar work. I smiled and sat down next to him on the couch, dropping a kiss on his head. James and Peter were facing the other direction. He grinned impishly and wrapped and arm around my waist. It was perfect. 

Time skip 2 weeks

 "C'mon Mooony!!" I pleaded, "Tell me where we're going please?!" Remus grinned and ran faster. After what seemed like hours, we stopped at a tall oak tree with wide branches. "Okay? Now what?" I asked. Remus grinned again and taking a running start, jumped 4-5 feet into the air, grabbed a branch, hooked a leg up onto it and gracefully swung himself around until he was sitting crossed legged and waving at me. I gaped at him. "How'd you jump that high?" I asked, squinting to see him through the thick branches. Remus laughed and twiddled his fingers, "Wolfie powers" he explained, his eyes dancing with amusement. "Oh. Is there anyway for me to get up there?" I asked. Remus climbed a little higher and kicked down a rope ladder. "Climb up" he instructed. I pretended to forget my fear of falling out of a tree and snapping my neck. I finally made it and Remus led me higher until we emerged into the very heart of the tree. The branches here were so wide that it practically made a floor, and sunlight hit the leaves so that the 'room' had a soft, gentle, greenish glow to it. I gasped as I saw a picnic blanket spread out on the floor with all of my favorite foods. Remus turned pink. "Do you like it?" he asked hesitantly. I tackled him into a hug. "Like it?! Rems I love it!! What's the special occasion" "It's our one month anniversary" he said. I froze. "I totally forgot! aghh what kind of boyfriend am I?!" I complained. Remus chuckled and handed me a box of chocolates. "Here, this can be your present to me" he said. "Here you are Remus" I said regally, handing back the box. He smiled and led me over to the picnic. We spent an enjoyable hour and a half there, eating, laughing, talking. As we headed back down, Remus yanked my tie and pulled me in for a kiss, sweet and tender. Suddenly, he paused and sighed exasperatedly. I was about to ask why but he put a finger to my lips and pointed downwards. "MOONY N PADFOOT SITTIN IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!" James' voice floated up to us. I gritted my teeth. "Prat" I muttered in his general direction. Remus launched himself off of a lower branch and executed an elegant front tuck before landing in front of James. I took the normal way down, thank you very much. James grinned as he and Remus loped up to me. "How long?" he asked. "Since New Years" said Remus, savoring the look of shock on James' face. "Aww you guys!! I'm so happy!!! I gotta go tell Petey!" I shook my head. "He already knows Prongs" his face fell. "Oh? So you tell him instead of me?!" he asked, his voice scaling up a little. "He walked in on us snogging James, I'm not sure if that counts as telling him or not." Remus deadpanned as James fell over, wheezing as if someone had punched him in the gut