you would’ve taken him home with you, you should’ve. ever since christmas break something changed, he changed. his demeanor seemed dimmed, the usual flirt and sarcasm snuffed like the flame of an oil lamp.

what happened? what have they done to him?

he had assured you that he’d be fine at his parents house, he had regulus to look out for after all. though you weren’t convinced, something happened.

you sit next to james who keeps blethering about his one sided love for a certain sharp witted witch as your gaze flickers to your boyfriend. he’s perched on a arm chair a few feet away. remus does his best to keep him distracted with conversation but, his gaze flickers to the steady flickering flames in the fireplace. his answers are short and half interested which to be honest was strange, to say the least.

his gaze flickers to you, a look in his eyes that seems to say i’m fine you know better though, the message didn’t quite reach as far as he would’ve liked to pretend