Well, he said d'you know that Remus Lupin and I said yes and insulted his voice, and then I said you were a werewolf and a brilliant one and you eat bugabears whole--
[He grins a little wider, far more pleased than he wants to let Sirius know-- because there's been moments of jealousy, of course, moments where he wants to tell Sirius to knock it off with Nathan-- but there's no better confirmation than this that Sirius prefers him.]
And what the hell are bugabears, may I ask?
just-- minus the a there gosh A++++ spelling midnight christina
Flesh-eating hobgoblins that can strip your leg in thirty seconds. [A beat, and he adds, slightly exasperated:]Bugbears, Moony, bugbears! Did you sleep through care of magical creatures-- honestly, I can't believe I have to lecture you on paying attention in class--
will we disturbing historical events if we ask merlin to have a drink with us. this is important. can we get merlin drunk? can merlin get drunk? can you imagine james when we tell him that we had drinks with merlin he is going to go spare. moony this is important THIS IS IMPORTANT
[Does this convey weariness? It should, and it should most definitely not give any sort of hint to the excitement that Remus felt upon being asked. Merlin going out for a drink with us oh my wizard god oh my wizard god!!]
1. "Hello Merlin my mate Remus and I would like to take you for drinks, tell you about the future and our magic a bit more, eh?" 2. Of course he'll say yes. 3. Stop panicking.
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