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Pairing: Remus x Reader headcanons 

Requested by the beautiful @pottergoldstein - I hope you like this sweet pea

so this is really long oops

You couldn’t pin point the exact moment when you realised you loved Remus Lupin 

But you knew that out of all the uncertainty that surrounded you

Your feelings for Remus were a solid truth

It all started in your third year

You were visiting a friend who had slid off their broomstick and plummeted through the air

They were still unconscious, lost in a dreamless sleep

But he was not

He was lying there, aching with pain, angry red gashes slicing his arms and chest, purple bruises blossoming beneath pale skin

You knew who he was, everyone knew the Marauders

And without his friends, Remus looked very lonely 

And something punctured your chest and forced you to walk over to his bedside

After introducing yourself, you and he began to talk

And you don’t know what made you do it, but you found yourself dipping your hand into your bag and pulling out your favorite book

“So you’re not alone,” you simply said, and with that, you gave him a smile and left

Your conversation with Remus followed you for the rest of the day like a shadow 

And at night, those eyes that sparkled with mischief and intellect haunted you until you thought you saw them peering into your dreams

The next day, you returned to the hospital wing with the hopes of seeing Remus

After his recovery, the two of you met up in the library and tucked yourselves away in the corner of the room, concealed by shelves of books and engulfed in deep and lengthy conversations

Your fellow Slytherins were unimpressed with your choice of friends

Because they knew that something wasn’t right with Remus 

But that didn’t bother you

Besides, you didn’t know who to trust anymore

But you knew you could trust Remus

Because he made you feel warm inside, like butterbear on a winters day

You began to adore his little quirks

How he spoke with his hands whenever he became passionate about topics he loved

And the way he perfumed the air around the two of you with the sweet, subtle scent of chocolate and cinnamon

It was around the end of third year that you began to get suspicious and you started asking him questions

You found ways to slide questions into the conversations discreetly, you disguised your words just so

Because you were very clever with words, a gift that was unique to you

But Remus, who had built up a barrier over the years, didn’t let you in

It was toward the end of your fourth year when you finally gave up and confronted him

You couldn’t miss the way he suddenly went rigid at your question

And the way his words seemed to freeze in his lungs

With a shaky breath, he rose from his spot on the floor and scanned the shelves for a book 

“What are you doing?” you asked him curtly, confusion and agitation rising in your chest

He didn’t answer

Instead, he pulled a dusty, old book from the shelf and placed it in your open hands

The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts by Arsenius Jigger was suddenly in your lap

“Page 394” he whispered, blinking back what looked like tears 

You turned to the page, still confused and irritated 

And then you read the title

Werewolves 

Suddenly, all confusion and irritation that had dwelled in your chest evaporated and guilt began to pour through the cracks in your ribcage

It all made sense 

“You’re a -”

When you looked up, he was gone

Remus avoided you for a week

And you didn’t hear from him for most of the summer

Until the last week of the holidays

When you received an owl carrying a square package

It was the book you had given Remus when you first met, your favourite book

This isn’t how it ends you said to yourself

So after the holidays ended

You marched straight up to Remus and pulled him away from his friends

You dragged him through the tall hallways until you reached the library

You shoved him into the corner

And you kissed him 

You kissed him so hard, you thought the air from you lungs had been sucked into a vacuum

And when he began to kiss you back, you knew

You were head over heels in love with Remus Lupin 

When you broke away, his expression looked dazed and hungry 

The taste of chocolate on your lips and your thundering heart in his hands

“I don’t care that you’re a werewolf,” you breathed, “just don’t ever ignore me again,” 

“I’m sorry” he whispered, staring down at his feet

“I know,” you replied, at that, you kissed him again

That day, you gave your heart to a werewolf who you loved for all his cuts and scars

And that day, he finally felt like more than just a monster

He felt love  

And he knew he was finally home

bonus:

“Cough it up,” said Sirius from behind the bookshelf, beckoning James with an open palm “The deal was; five sickles if Remus and (Y/N) like each other,” 

“Well, we don’t know if they like each other,” said James, defensively, “They’re just...”

He peered around the corner and sighed. 

James gave Peter a desperate look for last-minute support, but all Wormtail could do was shrug. 

ginny weasley ;

because I can: 

contrary to popular belief, Remus was not the sweet and shy nerd everyone thought he was

in reality, he was the mastermind behind their pranks

although, at first, Remus was shy and sweet

but the more you got to know him, the louder he became

until he was basically screaming and you had to shove chocolate in his mouth to shut him up

it was funny because all the professors would automatically blame James or Sirius for something Remus would do 

for example: Remus once swore very loudly during exams and James got in trouble for it

none of the teachers would believe that Remus was capable of doing something wrong so it came as a shock when he returned to Hogwarts fifteen years later and admitted to charming the toilet seats to sing the national anthem

Professor Flitwick was actually quite impressed

he didn’t usually swear but when he did swear, it was a never-ending string of curse words

he was a Grammar Whore™ and always corrected the others just to tease them

he was also one of the only students who actually read Hogwarts, A History so that he could find loopholes in the school rules

Remus had the softest collection of sweaters and they all smelt like chocolate and cinnamon

speaking of chocolate, Remus always carried it around so that he could offer it to someone who looked a little down

you would also find random chocolates in his pockets and littered around their dormitory from his never-ending stash that the other marauders wouldn’t touch because there was also some sort of booby trap set up to catch them in the act

Peter once turned green for a whole week for attempting to steal a mint chocolate bar from Remus’s stash 

Madam Pomfrey was not impressed

whenever the Marauders had study sessions in the library, Remus brought a thermos of hot chocolate for everyone to share

but that usually ended in James and Sirius blowing bubbles with make-shift straws and making obnoxious slurping noises

until Sirius accidentally spilled hot chocolate over their books

they were banned from the library for a month

again, James and Sirius got detention

but this time, Remus elected to go with them

he also used to visit Moaning Myrtle because he, too, felt like a loner before the Marauders came along

His senses were always razor sharp due to being a werewolf

it always used to annoy him because he’d be able to hear everything that was happening in other classrooms and it took a great deal of attention to focus on what everyone was saying in the Great Hall

it also kept him up at night because he’d be able to hear all the creatures in the Forbidden Forest

he’d also be able to smell things, so whenever someone lost their pet or their belongings, Remus would just sniff whatever it was out and anonymously return it to their owner

after a full moon, he liked to read poetry 

he found peace in those words, and peace was what he needed, it was all he ever wanted 

okay so everyone loved literal-ray-of-sunshine-lily-evans 

like, the whole school either wanted to date her or be her best friend

because no matter who you were, lily would help you out and was always there for you

e.g. once, she saw a first year gryffindor crying on the steps because they thought they werent brave enough and she sat with them for a whole hour and gave them chocolate 

or that time she helped out a fifth year slytherin because they were afraid they’d turn out bad and she just hugged them and told them she believed in them 

she could make anyone and everyone laugh and she was the Number One Sass Queen ™

like she could outsass everyone - including mr sirius orion black 

she shrunk her pastel pink boombox so she could blast her muggle music everywhere she went   

her fashion sense was always on fleek no matter what she was wearing 

like, she was easily the best dressed student in hogwarts 

she was a freakin genius and was brilliant at, not only magic but maths and science

this not only made her a giant nerd but also really dangerous like bitch dont fight her because she fights back and she is fierce 

she was smol, short and tiny and james used to tease her about it because he was 6ft 2 giant and she had to stand on the tips of her toes to kiss him

her hair was legit the softest thing you ever touched and always smelt like vanilla and strawberries

she always came up with the best strategies and playing techniques for the gryffindor quidditch team even though she was actually terrible at playing 

her taste in music was on point 

she got sirius hooked on muggle music and always made mixtapes for him so whenever he was feeling down he could play her tapes and think of her 

she actually was a Chocolate Whore™ and carried chocolate where ever she went in case she saw someone who was sad and she would offer them chocolate 

also, she’d have chocolate-eating contests with remus and they’d just sit in the library, surrounded by books, and eat chocolate until their stomach hurt

she continued to defend severus even though he was a total asshole who did not deserve her love and affection totally out of her league

also, she always included peter pettigrew and always found new ways to make him laugh

she could play the piano and she taught remus how to play because james had no patience and just wanted to make out 

she and remus researched werewolf rights and she was a complete and utter feminist 

she was so snuggly and a Hug Slut™

ugh she loved stealing the marauders clothes and wouldn’t give them back until their sweaters, shirts and jackets smelt like her

because she was the heart and soul of their little boy band 

and they secretly loved it 

she had the best legs in the business because she always shaved them so they were constantly smooth and her legs were just perfect

her second love in life was books and the library 

everyone would go to her for hot choclate because, honestly, she was the best at making it

like it was as though she stirred in a drop of her love 

her and remus always exchanged books and geeked out over them

she dragged james to the first two star wars films because she was star wars trash and proud of it

james found it adorable when she fangirled over star wars 

but quickly became jealous of han solo because ‘oh shit ive got competition’ 

she always wore her hair in elegant braids/half braids like those beautiful ones on pinterest 

she bit her lip and tied her hair up when she was concentrating and it always drove james crazy 

her eyes weren’t just green. they’d change from blue to green depending on her mood because lily evans was so full of life and color and this would show in the depths of her eyes

when one of her girl friends was feeling down, she’d give them pedicures/manicures, do their hair up and dress them up and they’d just dance together in the common room

she always wore flowers in her hair because she was just so pure and full of life

she always picked flowers and pressed them between her books for the #aesthetic

she always smelt so good no matter where she was or what she was doing

she had so many secret admirers - boys and girls alike

because lily evans was brave, beautiful, talented, bold, charming, feisty, kind, loyal and sensitive and she was always willing to help out everyone she could