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Much Ado About Nothing by The Goblet - Chapter 15
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by The Goblet

Chapter 15

"You should go up," urged Severus. He was sitting cross-legged on his bed watching the open doorway of the bathroom where Remus was busy brushing his teeth. Lily had invited them both to watch a Muggle movie in the Gryffindor Common Room. "I'll stay here. I need to add more ingredients to the latest batch of Polyjuice."

"I woul' ra'er stay wi' you," Remus garbled around a toothbrush and a mouth full of toothpaste. He spat into the sink, and rinsed his mouth out. Drying his toothbrush on his shirt, he returned to the bedroom. "I would rather stay here with you," he repeated. "I wouldn't have any fun up in the tower without you."

Severus shot him a small smile. Although he was ecstatic that his fianc� wanted to spend time with him rather than his friends, Snape knew that Black and Potter would not be too happy if Remus started spending too much time with him. Not that they would begrudge either of them time to be together, but Remus had spent the last five nights hidden away in the dungeons, leaving them to their own devices. Not to mention the fact that it was the first night Pettigrew had had off since the ball, and he was planning to sleep over at the castle.

"What if I come up with you for a while?" he said tentatively.

Remus looked at him. "Are you sure? What about your potion?" he asked.

"I will need to leave at about eleven to tend to it. But prior to that, I suppose I could spend the evening in the company of you and your friends… if they will have me."

Remus' delighted smile lit up his face. "They wouldn't dare not have you. Plus, we'll be watching a movie, you won't even have to make conversation with them." He moved over to the bed and kissed Severus sweetly. "Thank you for making an effort."

Remus poked his head into the Gryffindor Common Room. The room was very bare and empty and with most of the furniture presumably having been been sent away to be cleaned, stuffed and re-upholstered over the summer holidays. Apart from a sporadic portrait, the walls were bare, and the room housed only two couches and two armchairs.

"Hi everyone," Remus called, stepping into the room. James and Peter were sitting on one couch, while Sirius and Lily's cloak occupied the other. Lily was busy trying to get her Muggle video recorder to work. Minerva and Arabella were sitting in an armchair each.

"Moony!" Peter called. He hadn't had much of a chance to catch up with Remus since the ball.

"Hi Peter." Remus smiled, and tugged Severus into the room, from where he had been hiding out of sight. The Slytherin looked around, disdain over the lack of furniture obvious on his face.

Minerva laughed. "It's not like this all the time Severus, young Bill Weasley managed to set the entire room alight while he was studying for his charms examination. Poor thing got the fright of his life when he set fire to a cat."

"Is it alright?"

"The cat? It's fine. It ran about the room, setting fire to everything in sight, but we finally managed to catch it and reverse most of the damage. But we had to send the furniture to be repaired. You should have seen it climb the tapestries."

Lily had been sitting on the floor, playing with the video recorder. She looked up to see Remus and Severus standing beside Arabella. "Oh gosh, you two don't have anywhere to sit," she said, standing up and moving her cloak from the seat next to Sirius. She crossed the room and placed it next to James. "Bunch up Potter," she ordered, squeezing in between him and the armrest.

Sirius grinned to himself as he saw Prongs' pleased smirk that Lily was now sitting next to him.

Remus led Severus to the couch, and sat down next to Sirius. There was no point in trying to make Severus sit next to his friend; he was happy enough that his fianc� had offered to spend the evening here, without forcing him to speak to Sirius.

Severus was uncomfortable. It wasn't the lack of seating: the couch he was sitting on was quite comfortable and not at all crowded. But it was strange to sit in the Gryffindor Common Room, with men with whom he had always fought. He settled slightly into the chair, and tightened his grip on Remus' hand.

Once she was sure everyone was settled, Lily dimmed the lights, and pointed her wand towards the television, starting the beginning credits rolling.

As the movie progressed, the occupants of the room became enthralled in the storyline. Severus had managed to relax. He had toed off his shoes, and was curled up on the couch, snuggling up to Remus. Remus was sitting with one arm around his lover, while his free hand held Severus'. Both men felt comfortable and at ease.

James, on the other hand, was feeling slightly on edge. What was Lily doing to him? He had not been able to keep his attention on the film. He kept watching her. She kept acting as though she didn't know that he was watching. But he knew. No girl fell in love with a guy, and didn't secretly watch him all the time.

Slowly James stretched, both hands reaching high above his head. As he relaxed again, he laid his arms along the back of the couch. A moment later he had slipped them forward slightly, so as to touch Lily lightly on the back. Unbeknown to him, he was also cuddling Peter.

Lily tried not to jump as James pulled what had to be one of the oldest tricks in the book. She had been aware of him all night. Looking at her. Staring at her. And she would be damned to give into the temptation to look at him. She had made a decision: if he liked her so much, he would just have to come right out and say it.

Peter, however, was not in the least aware of the sexual tension between the two people sitting to his right. The first thing he knew about James' inner turmoil was when he had stretched, and started hugging his shoulder. There was no way that James was making a play for him, was there? He looked over at his friend in horror, and realised that Prongs was watching Lily… hugging Lily. Ahh, the world wasn't going to end. Now if only he could get some cheese.

"That was delightful," stated Minerva as the last of the credits rolled on the screen, and Lily turned off the television and the video recorder. She looked across the room and saw Severus curled up on the couch facing the television with his head on Remus' lap. Remus was playing with his hair as they sat there together.

"How are the wedding plans coming along?" she asked.

Remus looked towards his former Head of House. "Really well; we picked out our rings today, and got fitted for our robes."

He continued stroking Severus' hair. His fianc� was quiet, his even breathing and lack of movement led Moony to believe that Severus was asleep, no doubt exhausted from planning their wedding and extensive potion brewing.

"The shopkeeper was telling us that there's a new Citizen's Watch," he continued.

Peter nodded. He was still being cuddled by an unaware James. "The Village Council are worried about Death Eater attacks," he told his friends. "They started an action group to patrol the streets at night."

Sirius snorted. "I very much doubt that a Citizen's Watch would be much resistance to a group of Death Eaters."

"Most likely end up being killed," agreed James.

"They'd be able to raise an alarm," insisted Peter. He had signed on as a member of the patrol.

James looked at Severus and Remus sitting on the other couch. "Is he asleep?" he asked teasingly, pointing at the sleeping potions apprentice.

"Leave him alone," Remus growled. "We've been busy with the wedding preparations all day, and he was up early to add – oh the potion!"

Lily looked up from where she was decidedly not looking at James. "I'll go down. Let Sev sleep; he sounds as though he needs the rest." She stood up, carefully extracting herself from James' hug and stretched. Shrugging on her cloak, she made her way to the door.

"I'll come with you," James said, scrambling to put on his cloak. Lily rolled her eyes, but did nothing to dissuade James from accompanying her to the dungeons.

The two were climbing out the portrait hole when Peter decided to head down as well. He had taken one look at Severus, sleeping so peacefully in Remus' lap, and had remembered that he needed to acquire a vial of Polyjuice.

"Wait for me," he called out, scuttling up from the couch and running after James and Lily, leaving only the conspirators to the great 'Lily and James' plan in the Common Room.

Arabella grinned. "It seems to be working," she said happily.

Sirius' eyes danced. "I told you so, now didn't I?"

"Well don't count your chickens just yet," warned Minerva, stifling a yawn, "Lily looked about ready to hex James for sitting on top of her."

Remus nodded. "Pity Peter decided to tag along; he'll be cramping James' style for sure."

Sirius snorted. "Yes well, he should have realised that he wouldn't be welcome down there."

The group sat in silence for a moment, before Minerva got to her feet. "It's been a very pleasant evening, but I'm not as young as I used to be, I think I will head to bed."

"Thanks for coming up."

"Ah you young folk, I suppose the night is just beginning for you," said Arabella as she pulled on her cloak.

Remus yawned widely and shook his head. "The only thing I have planned for the rest of the night is sleep. After I get Sev to bed that is."

The two sisters smiled motherly and made their way to the portrait hole, disappearing into the hallway.

Remus sat on the couch beside Sirius, Severus still fast asleep in his lap. "I wonder if I can get him down to his rooms without waking him," he pondered softly, stroking Severus' hair.

Sirius shrugged, "Why don't you stay here tonight? It would be easier than moving him all the way down to the dungeons."

"You don't think the others would mind Severus staying in the dorm?"

"They'd never know, unless, of course things begin to go 'bump in the night'," he wiggled his eyebrows.

"Like I would even feel comfortable having sex with the rest of you in the room."

Sirius chuckled. He stretched before getting up off the couch. "Need some help?" he asked, as he watched Remus contemplate how to move Snape.

"Um, yeah."

The Auror pulled out his wand, and cast a levitating spell on the sleeping Slytherin. Remus scrambled up from the couch and pulled him out of the air, cradling him close.

Sirius raised an eyebrow as he watched his friend carry Snivellus towards their room. "Isn't he heavy?" he asked.

"Not really," came the quiet response. "He doesn't eat much. I'd say he's about as heavy as Lily."

"He is a bit on the scrawny side," admitted Sirius as he opened the door to the dormitory for the two men. Walking across the room, he opened the curtains of Remus' old bed, pulling down the blankets.

Remus laid Severus gently on the bed, holding his breath as his lover stirred slightly in his sleep.

"Out like a light," whispered Sirius.

The werewolf nodded.

"Thanks," he said a few moments later, after watching Severus settle down. "Night," he murmured, as he yawned widely.

Remus pulled the curtains closed around the bed, and moved to the foot of the bed to take off Severus' shoes. He sat down carefully next to his sleeping lover, and began to open the many buttons on his robes. He stripped Severus of his clothes, leaving him in only his underwear and socks. Standing up, Remus quickly undressed himself, and folded both sets of robes over a rail at the bottom of the bed. He then lay down beside his mate, drawing the blankets up to cover them both. Within minutes, he was asleep, curled on his side, one arm flung across Severus chest, and one leg thrown across his lover's legs.

Sirius was disturbed. He watched Remus pull the curtains closed around his bed. He hadn't actually given any thought to the fact that Remus was sleeping with Snape. He supposed he had blocked that fact out. Never really thought about the implications that Remus loving and marrying Snape would mean in a basic sense. It felt surreal, having the Slytherin in their dorm, in Remus' bed. The fact that his friend was gay really hit him hard that night as he drew his own curtains and climbed into bed. He lay awake, thinking about Remus loving Severus, and listening to their rhythmic breathing, until he, too, fell asleep.

tbc...

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