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Penny Sweets

Summary:

A sweet and silly moment on an early autumn day in 1980. The other three Marauders have come to meet Remus in Oxford.

Notes:

Written for wolfstarmicrofic prompt pick 'n' mix (and based on what else bulk confectionery has been called in Britain).

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Work Text:

Remus is glad that all three of them have come to meet him after today's inane Dark Creature lecture at Merlin College – no matter what the real motivation for each of them is.

Shifting his satchel onto the other shoulder, he lets his arm rub against Sirius's.

Peter's leading them across Christ Church Meadow towards the Thames, and hurrying a bit ahead. He claims to have met a gorgeous Muggle girl who rowed in some big Games in Moscow and is back here today rowing in a University team.

"Bloody brilliant!" Peter exclaims, having raised the binoculars to his eyes, and scanning the long boats on the river.

"You've found Penny Sweet?" Remus responds, but focuses on how his Sirius's hair is being ruffled by the wind – on being amused at how he envies the wind...

"Come on!" James elbows him. "I've got nothing against what the two of you do in private, but do you have to talk about dicks here?"

Before turning to frown at James, baffled, Remus sees a blush rise on Sirius's cheeks.

"What do you mean?" Sirius says just as he surprises Remus by grabbing his hand, and... "Moony just asked me about these.... " there's a small bag of sweets – similar to what Sirius often presents to him – placed on his palm. "Yes, I found a shop where they sell penny sweets, and I picked the chocolate varieties for you."

Notes:

Penny Sweet (born in 1957) took up rowing when at Claire College, Cambridge. She participated in the Olympic Games in 1980 as a member of the GB women's rowing team.
Source: https://rowingstory.com/people/penny-vincent-sweet/

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