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Sirius Black (the_grim) wrote in silverage,
@ 2011-08-05 08:57:00

Entry tags:

!log, remus lupin, sirius black

Who: Sirius Black and Remus Lupin
When: Thursday, after Remus' bulletin board post.
Where: Lily's room at the welcome center
What: Sirius and Remus talk about bad things
Rating/status: Language? / Complete

Yesterday had been emotionally exhausting and he didn't expect today to be any better. He was both looking forward to seeing Remus and dreading it, the conflicting emotions taking turns over which one was most prominent before flip flopping. While Lily hadn't blamed him, it had still been heartbreaking to see the look in her eyes when he told her what had happened, and he blamed himself enough that it didn't really matter what anyone else thought. Now he had to break it to Remus and he was pacing Lily's room, full of nervous anticipation.

He'd been trying to distract himself, but there wasn't much here to take his mind off things. Lily had gone to work, he couldn't think about James, he had to tell Remus he'd gotten their best mates killed and that Pete had betrayed them. The best he could do at this point was think about getting a job and while he wasn't completely adverse to the idea, he wasn't sure where to start or what he was even qualified for. Maybe he could fix motorbikes; that could actually be enjoyable and he decided he would look into that.

Hell, maybe he could transfigure paper into Muggle money. A faint smirk touched his lips and he thought he'd run that by Remus and see what his rational friend thought of the idea.

Restlessly, he let himself out of Lily's room and then leaned his shoulders back against the closed door. Grey eyes flicked up and down the hallway, and he casually crossed his arms just below his chest as he waited with feigned patience for Remus to show up.

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the_grim
2011-08-10 05:10 am UTC (link)

"Wish I could have been there, mate." Leaning back against the fixed wall, he felt something almost like guilt -- even though this whole thing was completely out of his hands -- at not being there for Remus; especially during the full moon. He also felt rotten about telling Lily and Remus about what had happened in their future, but if there was a chance they could fix it, he couldn't pass that up and he knew he wouldn't have been able to get away with dropping vague hints.

"I know what you mean," he went on to assure him with a wry smile; he felt something similar, but on a personal level, he was glad to be here. Here, Lily was alive and there was hope that James could show up too.

Furrowing his brow, unsure if that made him selfish or a coward for not wanting to deal with reality or what, he shook his head.

"You feel up to getting something to eat?" Sirius asked, deciding the room was feeling a little small.

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tufty
2011-08-10 05:28 am UTC (link)

Remus wasn't going to lie, he loved it when Sirius invited him out to eat -- because it could mean that he was being generous and the state of Remus' financial health was no mystery to anyone.

"If you're trea..." he began but then it occurred to him, Sirius wasn't in 1981, anymore. He was in New York, 1964 -- where probably no one has even heard of the Noble House of Black.

A lot of good that does to them now.

"Let's look for something you'd like," he said instead as he slipped out his wand, again, and began transfiguring his cloak into something more Muggle-acceptable. Best not to think about their tighter circumstances now. "What do you feel like having anyway?"

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the_grim
2011-08-11 05:37 am UTC (link)

It was going to take some adjusting for Sirius also to remember that he didn't have all the money in the world here. He'd had some galleons with him and planned on selling those, but he knew they would run out sooner than later and he needed to find a job before then.

"Let's just walk and see what we come across," he suggested. He wasn't sure what to expect when it came to American food. Their tea seemed to be rubbish, though, unfortunately.

"D'you reckon we can transfigure something into Muggle money?" He asked as something of an after-thought. He didn't doubt that they could, but it just seemed like such an easy solution that he was sure something must be wrong with it.

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tufty
2011-08-11 12:11 pm UTC (link)

"...suppose we could," Remus said as he kept his wand inside his thinner sleeves and started towards the door that led the way out. There was clearly something that troubled him in his response, though, as his brows remained curled as he stared at Lily's door knob and thought about it. It was such...a trivial thing to be bothered by...but he would much rather waste effort thinking about such simple things than say, what he would see when he does finally return...

"But there ought to be some form of Muggle charm around it," Remus said as he placed his right hand on the silver knob. "I'm not sure how they make these things, I am still a little confused by Muggle money," he still didn't know how many cents made a nickel for one, "but Muggles can't be all that simple, can they? They ought to have a way of keeping things in check..."

Then looking at Sirius as he twisted the handle, he said, "Suppose you can find out, though." The right corner of his lips peaked up a little. Sure Sirius was one of his best mates, but that didn't mean he'd jump into trouble with him. He'd save him if he had to, though -- but that was always a given. And maybe even his job back in school...

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the_grim
2011-08-12 05:23 am UTC (link)

Sirius tried not to smile. After so many years, he liked to think he was rather adept at knowing when Remus thought one of his ideas was a bad one ... or at least one that might wind them up in trouble. He didn't always change his plans as a result, but he did usually take his friend's thoughts into consideration.

"I do think they might be that simple, but I suppose I can keep that idea as a last resort." He didn't see what kind of charm Muggles might have on their money, unless the government was enlisting wizards to help them. No matter. It would be interesting, to have a Muggle job ... and he was still holding onto the idea that they would find a way back home soon anyway.

"The workforce will just have to prepare itself for my arrival," he clapped Remus' shoulder, prepared to follow him out into the hall and out onto the streets of New York.

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tufty
2011-08-12 06:17 am UTC (link)

Remus threw his head back and let out a laugh that echoed throughout the hallway outside of Lily's room. It was such a bold, full laughter that the sound of it surprised even him -- but it felt good. And it was good to his ears. Remus was relieved that after everything he'd learned, he could still laugh like...nothing had happened.

Such laughter is a luxury now.

Still, when he turned back to Sirius, he stretched out his left arm to him, hand open to invite him out. "Come on out here, then, that I may show you what peaceable Muggles you might bother with your presence." He didn't know how those old classics did it, but he liked to think he gave it a good go.

Peaceable Muggles were right, though. This would be an adventure for them. Acting like Muggles, learning to be like them, and getting work, watching Sirius look for work and actually work...there would be many changes until they find a solution to their problem. It's a little funny, Remus thought, this strange taste of reality where everything happened and nothing did. It could be just like before...in the better days.

When friends were still friends and friends stuck together...

Well, they could still do that now, couldn't they? It's not too late, Remus decided, and bad news or no bad news, he really was happy to have his friend along in this time of great need.

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