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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 14, 2018 5:21:44 GMT
i will break the spell you put on me | everywhere i go, i am spellbound; you cannot have this control on me | 257 words  commentary | Remus was extremely nervous. He hoped she would come with a look that wouldn’t make people stare – but also at the same time, the Three Broomsticks was actually fairly empty today, especially when compared to other days. Either way, ever since he figured out Luna’s true identity, he had been especially nervous about this date – mostly because if someone found out he was seeing a student, things could get messy.
Of course, as always, he was going to live up to his promise, especially since just last week he had visited her parents and asked for permission to date their daughter – and so today he was hoping to make things official. He was going to ask her out for real – not a bet, not anything except a pure and simple proposal to see each other officially. And boy, that made him feel nervous even though her parents seemed to support it.
Getting into his suit, which, thanks to a few suggestions from Andromeda at dinner, looked a bit better than usual, he looked at himself in the mirror and internally wished he could hide his scars. He always thought they were ugly – reminding him constantly of what he was, the beast he was inside. It was similar to why he hated his patronus form.
After making it to the Three Broomsticks, he found himself a table, and waited, watching the door. He had sent her a note earlier telling her the time of the meeting, which was purposeful as it wouldn’t be as busy at this time.
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 14, 2018 5:47:03 GMT
The last few Saturdays have been rough for Tonks, obviously. Her usual Hogsmeade buddy now locking herself away in the office of the potions master. She did wonder what she was up to, while she was in there, but, she normally came back smelling like one potion ingredient or another. So, that was... calming. It meant that they weren't up to anything inappropriate... yet. Man, she worried too much. It was hard to sit on the sidelines and watch it develop, but she would be ready to jump in if anything went awry. She would hex him to Sunday and back, Professor or not. But that was neither here nor there at the moment, as she looked at herself in the mirror. She had gone back to the ringlets, a little longer now and darker in colour. Shadowy rouge makeup to compliment her dress. It was finally time for that date she had so expertly (ha!) won from Remus. Even with that, she was nervous. But nerves were forgotten as she entered the Three Broomstick and sought out her date. He'd been practising his restoration charms, it seemed. She approached a small smile on her lips, "Excuse me, have you seen my date? Tall, handsome and rugged, blue eyes like the moon?" |
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 14, 2018 15:21:03 GMT
i will break the spell you put on me | everywhere i go, i am spellbound; you cannot have this control on me | 229 words commentary | When she entered the Three Broomsticks, it was like time stopped. Was this how James felt around Lily? Was this how Rose felt around… that man? He could feel his heart beating quickly, as she walked towards him. Due to the sensation that time was passing slower than usual, instead of simply standing up like a normal person, he bolted up, knocking his chair back, and it clattered to the floor. His face was very red as he quickly picked it up, cleared his throat and finally spoke.
“W-Well, I haven’t seen him yet – though if you can’t find him, I’d be willing to take his spot. I might not be handsome, but I do check off the tall and rugged parts of your… criteria.” He couldn’t take his eyes off of her, even as he wanted to look away from embarrassment. Remember, you got her parents blessing for this. And given that you shouldn’t probably be dating her, the fact they approved meant it was alright.
“Perhaps I could buy you a drink,” He said, smiling from ear to ear, a smile he normally didn’t seem to wear unless it was around the Marauders or Lily. He especially wore said smile around Sirius when he was ‘acting up’. But man, she was gorgeous – how could he have gotten so lucky to even have this one date with her?
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 14, 2018 16:22:55 GMT
She giggled softly as he shot up, knocking his chair to the floor, causing several people to look at them. She even caught Madam Rosemerta shaking her head out of the corner of her eyes. Kids and love, Tonks could imagine her saying. Remus righted the chair and she put her hand to her mouth to hold back the giggles.
It was apparent to her, that yes, she was only seventeen, trying to look mature in dresses borrowed from Rose (though, she'd never tell him that), she knew what this looked like on the outside. She could only hope that they could forget it, even for a little bit, outside of the castle. She reached out wrapping her hand around his wrist in what she hoped was a calming manner. It seemed his nerves were frayed too. They were a pair, the two of them. Fumbling teens.
She smiled, "I'd say you fit the handsome criteria too."
She giggles, "I would like a drink."
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 14, 2018 21:41:36 GMT
i will break the spell you put on me | everywhere i go, i am spellbound; you cannot have this control on me | 139 words commentary | He looked at her hand around his wrist and swallowed. The nerves were calming down, replaced by a different sort of sensation. His face grew hot and red, and his heart continued to race. It was different than the anxiety he normally experienced – this was excitement.
“Well, I can’t judge you for your terrible standards of handsome,” He said with a small chuckle. Self-deprecating at its finest, Remus. That was totally the way to win her over.
Offering her a seat, he waved Madam Rosmerta over and ordered himself a Firewhiskey – he was going to need something that would help take the edge off this whole feeling that was coursing through him. Not enough to get drunk, but enough to make him not quite so high strung.
“So what brings a girl like you, to a place like this?”
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 14, 2018 22:50:26 GMT
She giggled and smirked at him, "you're lucky I'm used to your sister doing that to herself to not take that offensively."
She sat, feeling nervous still, ordering the same from Rosemerta (yay being of age!) as Remus. She would have to be careful though, she was... interesting when drunk. Firewhiskey might've been a little bit heavy, but, she was probably of like mind her, wanting to take the edge off.
"Well... I was asked out," her eyes sparkled, reaching out and taking his hand.
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 15, 2018 0:21:10 GMT
When Madam Rosmerta delivered their drinks he took a quick sip, feeling the heat go down. He took her hand and smiled shyly at her. He could feel the warmth from the beverage warming him up from the inside out.
“Oh well, whoever did that must be a very lucky man.”
His eyes trailed down to her lips before quickly jerking back up as if it was inappropriate for him to do. “That’s unfortunate though, if you’re taken by someone else. I was planning to ask you on a date after this.”
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 15, 2018 14:38:25 GMT
She giggles softly, squeezing his hand. "Luckily for me, my date was you."
She smiled at him, shaking her head."Though I would love a second date."
Her smile turned to a smirk, "and a third, and a fourth..."
Another giggle escaped her as the fingers tips of her free hand played along his knuckles teasingly. "So how have you been since I last saw you, Professor?"
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 15, 2018 17:50:12 GMT
“Lucky for you? Lucky for me.” He grins looking at his hand when she squeezed it, a dopey looking grin on his face. “How about a fifth? Sixth?” He waggled his eyebrows and lifted one of her hands, kissing the back of it.
“Ah, well, I’ve recovered mostly,” He indicated his face, referring to the scar he had gotten from the rouge Sectumsempra Severus had sent his way. Taking a sip of the firewhiskey again, feeling the burning sensation and the warmth once more, his nerves starting to cool off a bit. “How about you? Have you done anything interesting? Fun? Sad?”
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 15, 2018 19:18:00 GMT
She nods. "A fifth, a sixth... we can do this for the rest of our lives if you'd like."
She smiles at the pleasant shudder that raced down her spine at the feel of his lips against the back of her hand. "I'm glad. Professor Snape did a number to you; but he didn't walk away unscathed, so, at least the two of you are somewhat even."
She thought a moment, "I would have to say that the last couple of weeks have been the most interesting I've had in my six years of being here. And that's even after the Cursed Vaults nonsense."
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 15, 2018 20:24:11 GMT
He hummed, though the thought was extremely frightening. Spending his whole life with someone so fantastic – so young – so beautiful – so brilliant. And bringing her down with him. Sorry, he was trying to get better at that. It wasn’t something he could fix overnight or just stop thinking right away – but at least he had the sense to catch himself when he was starting to think it. “Well now that sounds lovely.” His eyes weren’t fixated on the fact there were a few people here that could see them – they were fixated on her beautiful eyes.
“Hm, yes, well I would try to get back at him again, but there’s several people who would be quite disappointed if I did. Not to mention it would be quite immature of me.” There was a phantom pain in his ankles when he said this, thinking of the massive amount of pain it had been to fall like that.
Man, when Michael Jackson did Smooth Criminal he must have used some sort of magic not to die. Or science. He was pretty sure he wasn’t a wizard, but maybe he was just good at hiding it. Man, that was three years ago. Remus felt old. His date was 14 when it was released. And he was 27.
“Oh? Why don’t you tell me about it then, hm?”
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Post by Nymphadora Tonks on Sept 15, 2018 20:33:18 GMT
She giggled lightly, deciding to move on from that subject. She had already laid into him once about that, and that was enough. She smiled and squeezed his hand again. She then blinked tilting her head. "The last couple of weeks, or the Cursed Vaults?"
She snickered. "I'm sure my last few weeks have been a tad similar to yours. But I don't want to take up our time lamenting over Rose and... you know."
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Post by Remus John Lupin on Sept 15, 2018 20:53:13 GMT
He couldn’t help but give her a sweet smile, paired with a red face when she giggled. What was it about the way she did that, that made his heart jump out of his chest? It felt like the entire world had collapsed and he was staring at the only person in the entire world – but he didn’t care, he was happy just being with her, the world be damned.
“Oh well, that’s true. We wouldn’t want to be bogged down talking about them,” He looked a bit embarrassed, feeling his hands wanting to shake again, but the feeling of her hands against his made that feeling calm down just a tad. He almost felt like he was vibrating under his skin. “Why don’t we talk about you, then? I know you want to become an auror: what made you want that? Your parents seemed to really be –“ He paused and stared at her for a moment, essentially just saying ‘hi yes, I went to see your parents’. “Supportive of your endeavors.”
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