[Remus' POV]
I woke up at 6 o'clock in the morning not knowing where I was. I went to rub my eyes and noticed - oh sh!t.
I slowly looked down to see (Y/N), still curled up, asleep in my arms. We must have moved a lot overnight because her head was now on my chest instead of my shoulder.
I didn't really know what to do. I wasn't supposed to be up for about another hour. I thought about getting up and going back to my room, just incase (Y/N) woke up and freaked out about how creepy I was being.
I mean, seriously. Who sees their ex sleeping and decides to cuddle up to them and caress their face?
I sighed and rubbed my eyes once more. I shifted my back left and right, trying to relieve the uncomfortable position I was in without moving (Y/N) too much. I was about to slowly get up - but decided against it.
I looked at her admiringly as I ran my fingers through her soft, (Y/H/C) hair.
I decided that maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea if I tried to fall asleep again. If she woke up before me - oh well. At that point, I didn't care anymore. I was tired of pretending that I didn't love her.
I gently readjusted her head on my chest so she was nuzzled in closer, and drifted off to sleep.
[Your POV]
I woke up to voices yelling and faces peering over at me. I groggily rubbed my eyes as I realized - oh shit. I was sleeping on top of Remus in the Common Room, wasn't I?
"EVANS! LILY BLOODY EVANS! GET HERE NOW!!!" a figure who looked like a jumping-for-joy James Potter bellowed at the top of his lungs while pointing at Remus and I.
I groaned as I saw Lily's annoyed figure enter the room, rolling her eyes.
"Well if you would stop yelling as if you were being murdered, than maybe I woul- OH. MY. MERLIN!" Lily's mouth gaped open as if she couldn't believe what was happening right in front of her eyes.
"Right, well," I said, doing my best disgusted impression and getting off Remus, "I'm just as confused as you guys. I didn't know this git decided to stalk me in my sleep."
I looked up to see the Lily, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs just gaping at me in utter surprise.
"If you'll just excuse me, I have an exam to write right now," I said nonchalantly, heading up the stairs, "see you guys later!"
At the last second, when no one was looking, I turned around and gave sleeping Remus a small smile.
[Remus' POV]
Today had almost felt like a fever dream. James told me about what happened in the morning - (Y/N) being surprised, not really addressing the situation much. I was sort of surprised that she hadn't lashed out - James said that by the way she spoke, she seemed bothered, but her face didn't show it.
I was actually more surprised that during this whole thing, I didn't wake up. I guess sleeping in the same dormitory with obnoxiously loud teenage boys makes you almost immune to noise.
I hadn't realized that I had dozed off into my own world until an almost breathless Lily rushed over to our spot in the Great Hall.
"Boys!" she said, slamming her palms on the table, exasperated, "there's something I need to tell you - especially you - " she pointed to me, "about (Y/N)."
"Hmm?" I said, raising my cheek from the palm of my hand.
"A'a boy Moony," Sirius said, excitedly slapping my back, "your girl wants you back. How 'bout that?" he chuckled.
"I never said that, you dunce," Lily said, rolling her eyes and smacking Sirius on the back of the head.
"Buuttt," she turned to me, eyes sparkling, "I know for a fact that (Y/N) knew that Remus was sleeping with her last night. And obviously, she didn't mind it," she winked.
James cocked his head to the side and flashed a knowing look. "Is that right, Evans? Well, go on, tell us how you know."
Lily smiled. "First of all, you all should know (Y/N) is a terrible actress. [A/N I'm sorry if you act you're probably wonderful but let it slide for the sake of the fic :)] When (Y/N) first saw Remus, she tried to play it off as being surprised, but instead it came off as disgust. Second, she didn't have a fit. I mean, come on. Even the sight of Remus at The Three Broomsticks was enough to have her running. But this time, she barely even bat an eye."
Peter nodded and waved his finger. "That's true - I noticed it as well. She didn't even seem mad. Just rushed, y'know, because of her exam."
Hearing all of this made me have a glimmer of hope and I slightly smiled.
"That's not all, though," Lily continued excitedly, "just before she rushed upstairs, I could've sworn I saw her smile at Remus from the corner of my eye. I'm telling you, Remus, she-"
Lily was interrupted by an abrupt ahem.
I looked up and saw Severus, pale-faced and in the flesh. What was he doing here?"
"Good afternoon boys. Lily." he said.
"So, have you thought about my offer?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Actually, Severus," Lily butted in hesitantly, "we're not sure we need the Felix Felicis anymore. We'll be able to do it on our own." she smiled.
"We will?" I said, my eyes widened.
"We will?" the boys echoed in surprise and turned to Lily.
"Yep. I'm positive of it." She flashed a great smile and turned to Snape, "listen, Severus, thank you so much for your offer, but we've got it from here." She patted his shoulder.
His face turned cold and he turned away abruptly. As he walked away, I swear I heard
him mutter, "you'll regret this."
[Lily's POV]
I was sitting on my bed reading, when I heard the door open. It was (Y/N).
"Hey, love! Barely saw you today, and you weren't even at lunch. How are you? How was your exam?" I closed my book and excitedly prepared to hear about my best friend's day.
"Well," she sighed, setting her bookbag on the floor, "the exam wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Real easy stuff, if I'm honest."
"That's great!" I smiled, "so, how about lunch, you didn't show..."
"Well, actually, I was at the library. Felt like I needed some peace and quiet after a long day, y'know?"
I looked into her eyes. She wasn't lying, I could tell. I almost felt bad for questioning her so much - I just wanted to know how she felt about Remus.
"Yeah, no, I understand that."
We sat in silence for a couple of seconds.
"Hey (Y/N), you know I love you, right? You can tell me anything and I'll always have your back. Good or bad." I coaxed.
She gave me a knowing look. "Appreciate it, Lils, but if this is about Remus, my mind isn't changed. I don't want him back."
I looked into her eyes again. Unease. She wasn't fully telling the truth. However, I didn't want her to know that I knew that.
"Of course not, I just, you know, know you've been stressed out for a while and if you need anything, I'm here to talk, is all." I smiled simply.
She half smiled. "Thanks, I love you Lils. If you don't mind, I'm going to bed. Mind shutting off the light for me?" she said, changing into pyjamas.
"Yeah, no problem," I smiled. I shut off the light and kissed her cheek.
"Goodnight, (Y/N)," I said.
"Goodnight, Lils," she said, snuggling under her blankets and dozing off to bed.
[timeskip 15 min later - still Lily's POV]
I kept checking my watch. 11:15 pm. They were supposed to be here already, damn it. I mentally cursed myself for believing that these boys had any sort of time management skills.
Finally, after a couple seconds, I heard loud footsteps and barely hushed male voices coming down the stairs. Merlin, don't they know how to keep quiet?
They all sat down on the floor, rubbing their eyes, clearly tired from the day's events.
"Lils, you know I love you, but secret Common Room meeting at 11pm? Really, babe?" James said, half asleep.
"I second that," Remus raised his hand drowsily.
"I third it," Peter sighed.
"Oh, stop complaining and listen to me. I'll make this quick so you big babies can go to bed, don't worry," I said, clearly annoyed.
"And what was sooo important that you had to make us stay up until 11pm for?" James questioned.
I tilted my head forwards and crossed my arms.
"I have a plan."
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