TW AND CW: light to heavy swearing

Also mentions of periods in here... should I put a trigger warning for that? Would it be necessary? Let me know what you guys think :)

James clapped his hands together. "So..."

"Yeah," said Ana with a nod. "Sure."

"Cool," said James with a grin. "I'll have you come to our dorm tomorrow for the Marauders initiation ceremony."

He walked away before Ana could critisize the term, 'Marauders initiation ceremony'.

Now that she was helping Remus through his monthly cycle with the rest of the Marauders, they had decided to make her the 5th Marauder of their group.

Ana was sitting in the courtyard on a bench when she decided it was too chilly for being thoughtful and decided to go back to her dorm.

She knocked on the girl's dormitory door and said, 'Water Tastes Fuckin' Exquisite'.

"Door's open," said Ivy's loud voice.

Ana swung open the door to see...

Ivy, Sage, and Remus sitting on the carpet, playing Exploding Snap.

"Ooh," said Ana, rubbing her hands together and pulling on a pair of socks. "The Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor Exploding Snap match, eh? Give me a second to warm up, I'll be on your team, Remus."

Remus grinned and nodded, feeling his heart squish against the side of his ribs.

Ana picked up her wand and pointed it towards the small fireplace in the center of the dorm.

"Incendio," she muttered, and flamed shot out of her wand to set the firewood ablaze. 

Ana shivered. "If it's almost Spring," she argued, sitting down next to Remus. "Why does it have to be so bloody cold?"

"Scotland weather is weird," murmured Sage under her breath. "Should we get back to the game?"

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Later that day, Ana decided to visit the Gryffindor common room.

It was a quiet Saturday and the Gryffindor common room had a pretty warm fireplace.

Why shouldn't she go?

As Ana walked in through the portrait hole, she saw Remus lying on his back on the couch.

"What's up?"

"Death," groaned Remus.

"Should I be concerned?" 

"It's that time of the month."

"Oh, same," chuckled Ana. "I'm dying too. You want a tampon?"

"No!" Remus almost jumped up. "Not that type of month thing. The other thing."

"Just asking," mumbled Ana. "You know what the first thing I do when I'm on my period? I go down to the kitchens and eat ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream."

"Yeah, but it's like 2 degrees today," said Remus. "I want ice cream too, but not in this weather."

A/n: for y'all who don't use celcius, 2 degrees is the same as around 35 degrees fahrenheit. 

"Then hot chocolate?" suggested Ana. "The kitchens have some pretty good hot chocolate. And then, I'll grab some Bertie Botts. I love guessing the flavors. Takes your mind off of things sometimes, you know?"

Remus grinned. "I love Bertie Botts. That would be great. Come on."

He was about to get up from the couch, when Ana pushed him back down.

"Whoa, there," she said sternly. "You are resting. Like, actually resting, ok? You need it. Take a nap. I'll be a little while."

Remus scoffed. "I'm fine. It only hurts a little."

"With those back pains? You're going nowhere," said Ana, putting her hands on her hips. "And I'm bringing back some Paracetamol from the hospital wing."

A/n: paracetamol is the same thing as acetaminophen, which is used in things such as tylenol or panadol, in case you guys didn't know. They just call it paracetamol in britain :)

Before Remus could even start to protest, Ana had already left the common room.

A wave of sudden and unexpected exhaustion hit Remus. 

A nap didn't sound bad.

He grabbed one of the pillows from a nearby armchair and placed it below his head before dozing off almost immediately.

When he woke up, Remus saw Ana sitting on the armchair in front of him, reading a book.

She looked up. "Oh, you're up. I re-heated your hot chocolate and when you're done, there's some paracetamol with a glass of water right on the table. Make sure to take some, I've never seen someone this exhausted before. You probably ought to take another little power nap."

Remus noted how she was bundled up in a blanket, her hair limply handing over the folds of the blanket, nose and cheeks completely red from the cold.

The way she spoke was a bit motherly, Remus had thought.

"What are you staring at?" Ana sighed. "Go get your medicine. I checked with Madam Pomfrey. This is the right dosage. It's on the table, the right amount of pills."

Remus nodded and stood up a little shakily to grab them. He tossed them in his mouth and drank some water.

"Ana, I think I'll pass on the hot cocoa for now," he said, lying back down on the sofa.

Ana nodded. "Ok, you don't have to drink it, but just let me know if you need anything, ok? I'm staying right here, the whole day, until some Gryffindor prefect kicks me out."

Remus smiled and curled up under her blanket, once again, falling asleep instantly.

When it was the next time he woke up, Ana was snoring in her armchair eith her book fallen on the ground and the common room was empty.

She had stuck to her word and stayed till the night.

Ana would never make a promise without knowing 100% that she would be able to keep it.

That was probably just one of the many reasons he liked her so much, actually.

He still denied it to the rest of the Marauders and anyone who asked him, but Remus definitely liked Ana a little.

Still dwelling on this in the back of his mind, Remus soon fell asleep and the two of them drowned in blissful, rhythmic, snores.

Hope you liked the chapter :)

This was more of a filler chapter, but i still hope you guys enjoyed it!

Let me know if you have any suggestions or corrections :)

Love, Jui W.