Chapter 1
Remus's P.O.V
Gryffindor common room 1977
"Guys, we did it!" James yelled, bursting through the portrait with Sirius right behind him.
"Oh, Merlin. What did you two idiots do this time?" Y/N asked, looking up from her homework.
She looked just like a mum who was fed up with her two rowdy children.
"Wouldn't you like to know, little lady." James said, throwing is bag on the floor.
Y/N squinted her eyes as if she was trying to understand what goes on inside James's mind.
"I asked you. So yes, I would like to know." She answered, rolling her eyes.
"Should we be scared?" Peter asked, getting up off the floor.
"Not unless you get picked." Sirius said, whilst smirking.
"Oh oh, that can't be good." Peter said, nervously biting his nails.
"Get picked to do what?" Y/N asked, looking up at Sirius.
"Well, I'm glad you asked." Sirius said, taking a seat on the sofa next to Y/N, wrapping his arm around her shoulders while doing so.
I couldn't help but feel jealous as I watched my two best friends sit tightly next to each other. What am I jealous of really? They're not dating or anything. Sirius is just a touchy person. I don't feel jealous when he touches Marlene or Alice. So why am I jealous now? Oh, who am I kidding? It's because his arm is around Y/N.
I wish it was me touching her. I wish it was me holding her. Merlin, what am I thinking? She's my best friend. I can't love her that way.
"When James and I were in potions a week ago-"
"You two showed up to class? Now that's a shocker. Hope you didn't kill Slughorn with that surprise." I said, closing my book and putting it aside.
Y/N looked at me and bit back a smile. I felt my heart flatter.
"Ha ha." James said, dryly.
Sirius poked his tongue out at me and continued talking.
"Slughorn talked about a potion that if you drink it, it will take you exactly fifteen years into the future."
"The fact that you're talking about this fucking terrifies me." Peter said, shaking his head at Sirius.
"So naturally, James and I found the potion very interesting and we decided to read about how to make it." Sirius said, ignoring Peter's words.
"Oh boy, this can't be good." Y/N said, shrugging Sirius's arm off her shoulder.
"Is that why you two were in the library?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
"Yes, my dear Moony. Why else would we be in the library?" James asked, pushing his glasses back to their place on the bridge of his nose.
"Not to study, god forbid." Y/N teased.
"Will you all shut up and let me finish?" Sirius asked, pushing his hair off his face in frustration.
"Please let him finish before he blows one of us up." Peter begged before taking a seat next to me.
"So we read the book and got all of the ingredients-"
"And we actually made it guys!!!" James yelled, cutting Sirius off.
"I hate you." Sirius said, looking up at James.
James paid no attention to Sirius and pulled out a little glass bottle with a mysterious blue liquid inside.
"No you didn't." Y/N whispered, shaking her head in disbelief.
"How did you even manage to pull this off? You're both terrible at potions." I said, standing up.
I made my way towards James and took the bottle from his hand.
"It's true. We're absolutely awful at potions but we actually followed the instructions this time. Looks great doesn't it?" Sirius asked, pointing at the potion in my hand.
"I'm actually impressed." I said, sniffing the potion.
"So the plan is that one of us will drink it and then come back and tell us about the future!" James said, enthusiastically.
Y/n, Peter and I stared at Sirius and James.
"There is no way in hell." Y/N said, shaking her head.
"I'm not drinking that! It's blue!" Peter screeched.
Sirius frowned and turned his head to me.
"Moony?" He asked, innocently smiling at me.
"Hell. No." I said, handing the potion back to James.
"Come on people! Where is your Gryffindor spirit?" James yelled.
"If you're so brave then why don't you drink it?" Y/N asked, pointing at James.
His eyes widened and he bucked away slowly.
"W-well, Sirius and I made the potion...so..." He stuttered.
Sirius rolled his eyes and pushed passed James.
"How about we play a game and the loser has to drink it?" Sirius asked, taking the potion out of James's hand.
The rest of us remained silent.
"Please! Please! Please! Come on what's so bad about it? It's gonna be fun actually! A little look inside the future. Come on!"
"Fine." Peter mumbled.
"Peter!" I yelled, turning to him.
"I-it might be fun." He said, quietly.
"Ugh fine, let's get this over with." Y/N said, leaning back on the sofa.
"Remus?" Sirius asked, putting his hand on my shoulder.
I sighed. The future scares me. I'm terrified that I will drink that potion and only find out that future me is a thirty something year old werewolf who is slowing dying alone. But maybe it's possible that in my wildest dreams, the universe will collide and when I drink the potion and I will find out that I'm a happy man with friends and a family. I don't think I'm ready to face the reality. I don't think I will ever be ready.
"Moony?" I heard a voice call out.
I blinked my eyes and saw Y/N smiling sweetly at me.
"You don't have to, if you don't want to. No one is forcing you." She said softly.
I smiled down at her and shook my head.
"It's okay. I'll do it." I said, nodding.
I'm terrified to find out but I know my curiosity will kill me if I don't.
"Okay." James said, holding five sticks in his hand.
"The one who pulls out the shortest stick will drink the potion." James said, holding out his hand.
We all took a deep breath and reached our hands out.
I closed my eyes as I pulled a stick out.
"Oh thank Merlin!" I heard Sirius gasp out.
I took a shaky breath as I opened my eyes. My heart dropped when I saw a small stick laying in my hand.
"Are you okay, Moony?" Y/N asked, walking up to me.
"You don't have to drink it if you don't want to." She reassured, placing her small hand onto my arm. I felt my skin heat up under her touch and I cleared my throat.
"No. No, it's okay. I want to." I whispered, nodding my head.
"Okay mate, you have twenty-four hours to explore your future." James said, handing me the potion.
"Drink only half of it now and the other half to come back, okay?" Sirius asked.
I only nodded and popped off the top of the tiny glass bottle.
I looked down at them one last time before I closed my eyes and swallowed half of the potion.