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Sirius Black has the best kids (doggingdoes) wrote in flippedrpg,
@ 2012-08-29 19:06:00

Entry tags:

ch: squib: sirius black, ch: unwind: remus lupin, p: silyara, p: veetee

Who: Sirius Black^17-baby & Remus Lupin^22-unwind
What: Roommate times.
When: Wednesday afternoon
Where: Their Ravenclaw Dorm Room
Warnings: Awkward for Sirius Black^22-unwind
Status: Threaded; incomplete.

Living in the dorms was great, and Sirius enjoyed all of his roommates, not holding it against them that they - for the most part - weren't marauders. Hell, Albus even managed to age up between first joining and now. Most roommates didn't age eight years in a day. But Sirius was very glad to have a marauder in the same room. This Remus, being from the world with the unwinding, wasn't one he'd had much of a chance to talk with. And he liked to know all of his best mates, in all their versions. So he was pleased to find a moment when it was just the two of them.

"Unless you're radically different from the other you's, I could see you having been sorted into Ravenclaw," Sirius commented out loud, to start the conversation. He was seated cross-legged on his bed, which had been made, with a few books about Charms around him. Perhaps it was more studious than when he had been in school, but it wasn't technically for an assignment. It was what he was interested in.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 03:31 am UTC (link)

"You'd be remarkably incapable at getting yourself out of trouble, I think," Remus said, his smile growing a bit on his face. Honestly, the sort of things that James and Sirius had been prone to cooking up -- absolutely ridiculous. They were all about the trouble and never failed to forget that they had to have an escape route so that they could get to the next prank.

He'd had to become a little more at ease with telling people about being a werewolf since entering the camp -- they had to trust each other, and, simply put, it was a liability if people didn't what he was or how to handle him if needed. But he liked it better here. He liked the nonchalant acceptance that came with being around so many versions of the Marauders. He'd never experienced anything remotely like it before.

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 03:40 am UTC (link)

Sirius laughed at Remus's comment, loudly and happily. There was a good bit of trouble they never would've gotten out of. Even Sirius's ability to think quick on his feet wasn't enough, not all of the time. And really, it had been at a time when it was rarer and rarer for all the boys in a dorm to be able to do magic. Sometimes that showed. "You would have had a lot less fun," Sirius countered, eyes lighting up merrily.

"All those books and that homework," he went a little over the top with it, but it felt natural, "We're far better for your sanity, no matter what you say." He certainly thought they were all good for each other, and it showed in their lives. They were all intricately connected.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 04:08 am UTC (link)

"I would have," Remus agreed, because he couldn't not. Oh, he might have gotten slightly better grades, and he might have read a book or two that he never got the chance to while he was with the Marauders. But there was absolutely no denying that, in the end, he wouldn't have been who he was if it wasn't for the friends had the tendency to seek out trouble. And he was grateful for them. He'd pick them time and time again.

"Maybe I would have saved the world with something I'd invented from reading a book though," Remus challenged with a bit of a wild grin, because it was too difficult to just admit that any Sirius ever was completely right.

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 04:18 am UTC (link)

Sometimes, Sirius had to admit it amazed him how all the Moony's were just so Moony, even the female one. Like with him, the tits did little about her core Moonyness. The dorm setting just made it better, with the school like teasing. And given he'd always thought he'd end up with one of them if they leaned that way, it made Sirius very happy for this Moony and his Sirius. "We're good for you," Sirius made his point stick.

"Is that what you're trying to do now?" Sirius inquired as to the other's reading material, "And do you actually invent stuff? That's sort of what I do. It's brilliant and so not just about the books." Though, Sirius was guilty of about the same. His books were to do just that, to make something he hadn't. But the device wasn't about to save the world.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 04:31 am UTC (link)

"You are," Remus admitted, although he also tacked on a good natured eyeroll as he gave into such a confession. It was difficult to deny, what with his own Sirius' impulsiveness having saved his life, and the fact that he had been with his Sirius about four years now. It hadn't scared him in in the slightest when he'd learned that they were still together in Sirius' time. That's just a part of who they were now.

"No," Remus said, shaking his head. "I do mostly healing work... which, in some unfortunate cases does involve a bit of inventiveness," Remus said. But he thought that was really what made him kind of good at what he did -- he was damn good at improvising quickly when the situation called for it.

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 04:39 am UTC (link)

None of them were just willing to agree with him. There was always an eyeroll or laugh or something else which spoke of an objection to some degree. It didn't bother him at all because that only made Sirius want to convince a Remus more, until there was complete convincing having been done. It would have been a good time to do so by other means, were he a different Sirius. With such a tangent, Sirius found himself wondering who topped whom. He'd topped himself, but then, they were both him, so it was hard to judge from that.

"That's brilliant," Sirius responded instantly, "Wormtail's a healer in my world. He helps kids." Healing had the potential to fit both of them so well. No not all the Remuses were healers, but it still felt like it made a lot of sense. "Though, with what Sirius has told me of your world, you're probably a bit more on the fly," Sirius spoke with a thought to the world this Remus was from. It saddened him, what happened in that world. It had become one of the tennis ball worlds.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 04:55 am UTC (link)

Remus smiled at the idea of Peter being a Healer. He could imagine Wormtail being incredibly intimidated by that at first -- but then being absolutely brilliant. Peter always needed as much encouragement as he could possible get; he seemed too prone to forgetting just what it was that he could do when he put his mind to it. It was hard at the same time though, because it had been so long since Remus had even seen Peter. He missed him, and James, and Lily.

"I think that would suit him," Remus said finally. "And it probably is," Remus added with a nod, although he paused a moment later, his expression turning a bit more wry. "I think all of us Remuses have good reason to be wary of this club that the Sirius have made up. Seems to be some sort of conspiracy."

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 05:07 am UTC (link)

Remus's answer told more than the bloke may have thought it would. Sirius was keenly aware of the worlds - closely related, he might add, in regards to how they differed - where something had gone wrong, where Peter had been different, gone down the wrong path. Moony's calm acceptance of Peter's profession was also one of Peter himself. Perhaps that was what Sirius missed most about the time they had been teenagers. Everyone had known Peter like he did.

"Conspiracy?" Sirius shook his head entertained, "No no, we're just very in touch with ourselves. And somehow organized. We've got a queen, a king, and other such officialized nicknames. Your Sirius is the oldest of us all, even older than Oldfoot. Admittedly I'm not much younger than Oldfoot." He was amused that they were more organized as a group than the Moony's or the James's.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 05:20 am UTC (link)

Remus had to admit that he felt a bit strange discussing the workings of the group of Sirius when it seemed as if they had all been having it off with each other when they were younger. He knew it was something he should have expected from Sirius -- and was a bit amusing. But it was odd to think about the fact that he didn't know which one his Sirius had slept with. And it was increasingly difficult to know how to react.

"I suspect you'll be reduced to anarchy first though," Remus answered easily. He was pretty certain he was right on that account. "And I've heard he's the oldest." Remus said, his voice a bit more somber than it had been before. They'd discussed the reasons as to why that probably was and Remus didn't much care for them.

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 05:31 am UTC (link)

They weren't a particularly secretive bunch about knowing each other, communicating regularly, and being somewhat organized (if dog racing, self-backing, and imaginary titles counted for much). Sirius liked it, actually, as it made keeping track of other versions of oneself much easier. He found the lack of organization among the Moony's more difficult to follow. And James's, well, they were all loud enough to keep track of. Peter was one of a kind and had been since he arrived. So that was simple. But really, Sirius was very comfortable with his other selves.

"Only because we're the only ones organized," Sirius countered with a laugh, "We'll be the first and last to be reduced to anarchy, where you lot already live. Or is there some secret Moony Cabal I should make myself aware of?" He didn't think there was, but Sirius didn't count the Remus's out of anything. But he leaned over to give Remus a friendly squeeze on the shoulder at the tone. "I'll have you know I live a long healthy life and even become Minister of Magic," he wasn't the oldest, but it was possible he lived the longest.

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moonslice
2012-08-30 06:05 am UTC (link)

"If it was a secret, I could hardly share it with you, could I?" Remus asked teasingly. Though such a thing would be rather helpful, he thought. A sort of 'I manage to survive living with Sirius Black every day' type organization. If only to contend with the Padfoot faction would a Moony faction be helpful, he thought.

"You're far too organized for a Sirius then," Remus responded when Sirius revealed that he became Minister of Magic. Honestly, he was a little surprised, because he hadn't heard anything even close to that in any of the worlds. "Your world is different from most, isn't it?" Remus asked curiously a moment later.

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doggingdoes
2012-08-30 10:04 am UTC (link)

Looking over at the Remus, Sirius's playful side was coming out. His whole face showed the excitement, the teasing. "Oh but you can tell meee," Sirius became a little sing-songy, "You can trust me." He watched the Moony for attention to details. flying limited the size of containers, and it forced people to actually deal with him, depending on how Remus had played it.

"Mm," Sirius gave a slight nod of the head. For all others accused of him, Sirius had the potential to think on as slow a surface as they connected to. But there wasn't far to run from him. His smile was proud, edging on a smirk to some degree, "As I said. We can be organized." The question, yes, had a point, at least regards how they went, the Sirius's, "Yes we're different. We don't have the war most people seem to have or anything else that involves the killing of the people. We all get to live nice long lives with our children growing up free." It sounded good to him.

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moonslice
2012-09-09 01:38 am UTC (link)

"Can't if you're a Sirius," Remus said with a wry grin, almost wishing that there was some kind of secret that he could actually keep from this Sirius. It was amusing, he thought, the way the Sirius were the different and the same. Although, he had to say, of course, that out of all them, he preferred his the best. But he figured it was supposed to be that way. They might have all had the same charming personality, but only his Sirius had been through everything with him. Knew him for the exact Remus that he was.

"I don't know much about the war," Remus admitted. He was aware that it seemed to claim the lives of many of them, and that it crossed several universes. But he didn't understand the nuances of it or what caused it.

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doggingdoes
2012-09-09 03:10 am UTC (link)

His jaw dropped, as his shoulders fell in mock pain. His hand clenched his chest, and Sirius made himself lose his breath. "You would me, you wound us, you wound all of us," he claimed melodramatically, "Remus keeping a secret from a Sirius? What sort of world can this be?" He looked up toward the ceiling, as if asking the gods themselves, if any existed. He'd never been one for letting secrets and things drop. His curiosity always kept him going, if in a different sort of way. He was firmly confident about eventually finding out everything. It's how things went.

"I don't know that much either," Sirius smiled, "I've read some about them, but history books never have the full story. I've heard bits and pieces too. I've sometimes wondered if Voldemort was born without magic, since coming here. But I don't think it matters. Blood purity is a hard sell when most people don't have magic anymore, in the younger generations."

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