Persuasive: A Marauders Story

Remus Lupin

I help the girl on to our cabin and mouth the words

"Be Nice" to the rest of the marauders.

"So, have you transferred schools?" I ask. She nods slightly in reply. 

"Beauxbatons?" She nods again.

"I think you will like it here. It is, full of surprises. And secrets." I wink slightly at her and make her blush. I didn't mean it in that way but I am guessing she is a shy type.

"Are.. Um.. A-a-a-are you Gr-r-r-yf-f-findor?" She asks.

We all chorus together "Yes!"

I look at the girl. She is pretty but not for me at first sight. She has wonderfully large blue eyes and bouncy brown hair. She wears glasses too. Her robes are plain black with anything as they don't make the plain ones large enough. 

She notices me staring and fumbles with her robes. 

"We will be there soon." Sirius says in a surprising tone that he only uses for young people and girls he plans to date. I don't think she is his type either. She is pretty but not confident enough.

James stands up and points to the castle becoming clearer. 

She stares at it. And smiles.