Legacy of the Marauders

Minerva's Note The individuals from Fiction Alley that correctly speculated that Remus would be the Marauder to remain a female in the competition get to be mentioned in this chapter.

Chapter Twenty-One Quizzes

Remus hurried to the Gryffindor's next lesson, History of Magic.

"You have a quiz today," droned Binns, waving his transparent wand to cause pieces of parchment to materialise on everyone's desks.

"If quizzes are quizzical what are tests?" questioned James with a smirk playing about the corners of the mouth on his handsome face.

There was scattered laughter throughout the classroom from students that understood the joke.

Binns did not comprehend it since he had no sense of humour, thus he could not admonish James. The ghost simply instructed, "Complete your quiz silently until the bell rings."

Remus dipped his quill in ink and gave what he was certain was the accurate answer to each question. The examination looked like this when he was finished:

History of Magic quiz
Chapter 11

1 - During the goblin wars who killed Brittany_Black and what weapon did they use? lakersangel hit her in the eye with a marshmallow.

2 - What was Uric the Oddball's favourite book? SiriuslyPadfoot101 (Where do you think Sirius got his nickname?).

3 - On what day were the Untrained Noodles defeated? Padfoot's 121st birthday party (He has several a year.I don't know when his actual birthday is.)

4 - What creature started the League of Paperclips? How many are currently involved? Lahyraya13

5 - In 1907 who solved the Umbrella Serial Killings? Detective Chief Inspector arulupinaustin (No relation to me).

Remus was pleased to realise that he could study and learn regardless of his gender. Also, he still had friends. He decided that being in a girl's body was not as awkward as he had imagined.

Two days later he changed his mind, for Sapphire awoke humming.

The werewolf did not find anything about that strange until Alice asked, "Saphy, do you really think Remus is that good in bed?"

Remus nearly choked. Sapphire dreams about that? If she does at least she has a better chance of hiding it since girls don't get erections and wet dreams. On the other hand, they get periods...I guess it evens out.

Sapphire's eyes widened. "You did not just ask me that!"

"Yeah, I did, so answer," she said easily.

"Well, if his kissing ability is any indication of his other skills I would have to say that I do." Sapphire blushed profusely, making her dark sapphire blue eyes stand out more than usual.

Remus' heart leapt mirthfully, yet his stomach churned with anxiety. Suppose he did not meet her expectations? He'd try not to worry about that until they were married.

Lily grinned. "James is a good kisser too. When we snog I love to run my fingers through his hair. I hate how messy it is, but it feels like silk!"

"Like silk," mused Sapphire. She spoke metaphorically, "Remmy's lips are chocolate."

Alice queried, "Why do you say that? Because he always eats chocolate?"

"No." Sapphire giggled. "Because his lips are velvety and addicting."

Joanna Summers' face grew so hot Remus feared the heat would cause him to lose consciousness.

Lily teased, "Joanna's blushing! Do you love or lust for someone too?"

"Yes," he answered before he could stop himself.

He was afraid they would ask 'who,' however, Sapphire instead questioned, "Which one? Love or lust?"

"Both."

"Do you know the difference between them?" inquired Lily.

Remus thought of Sapphire for his example of both accounts and stated, "Lust is physical attraction and love is wanting someone to be safe and happy no matter what you have to sacrifice."

Sapphire smiled. "You sound like Remmy. I bet you'd think he was great if you met him."

"Would I?" He was genuinely curious. Did he like himself? He wasn't sure.

Before Sapphire had the opportunity to reply Alice said, "I can tell you the real difference between love and lust from experience. Lust you spit; love you swallow."

Shuddering, Sapphire exclaimed, "That's horrible! I'm going to shower so I don't have to listen to this."

Alice chuckled as Sapphire disappeared.

Lily commented, "She's right, Alice. You shouldn't do that till you're married, but since you already did...I want details."

Alice laughed and readily complied.

Remus tried futilely to ignore their words as he pushed Jaonna's soft hair back with a headband. Most men were rude and crude when they discussed sex, though women were graphic.

He was relieved when Sapphire returned to provide him with less uncomfortable conversation.

"How are you? I hope you're not homesick," remarked his girlfriend, concerned.

"I still don't feel quite right, but I've been in worse situations. This is definitely the weirdest situation, but not the worst." A thought struck him. "What happened when you went to the infirmary to visit Remus?"

"Madame Pomfrey gave me an odd look and said he wasn't there, so I went to see Dumbledore. He told me Remmy went away for a few days and not to worry, but I am worried, Joanna, so very worried. What if he's somewhere dangerous or something awful happened to him? I had a terrible nightmare about such things the night before last." She covered her lovely face with her delicate hands.

"I'm sure he's fine," he reassured quickly. "Do you want to talk about your nightmare?"

She nodded, still obscuring her face from view. "Remmy's friends ate his chocolate, so he lost his sanity. He died his hair neon green, dumped me to wed a cheese factory, and wound up throwing bread crumbs at their innocent, cheesy children on a regular basis." Her shoulders shook as sobs began to wrack her body.

Instinctively, Remus encircled his\her arms around Sapphire. "Don't cry, love. Everything is going to be okay. If Remus died his hair it would be neon purple, not neon green. He loves you too much to even consider living without you, and he loves children; he'd never throw bread crumbs at them."

She looked into his eyes. "I know that, but it was still a dreadful dream, and - Hang on, how do you know all of that?"

Remus realised what his instincts had caused him to do and say. He carefully unwrapped his arms from her. "A hunch." He hoped she wouldn't notice he'd referred to her as 'love.' Perhaps she had noticed and did not feel perturbed by it. After all, girls were a great deal more affectionate with each other than boys.

"All right. Thanks. Come on, girls. Let's not be late for breakfast."