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It's Greek To Me

Summary:

In this Modern Non-Magic AU, James and Sirius are childhood friends who end up attending the same college - Hogwarts. Remus and Lily also attend Hogwarts and soon become best friends. Told in texting style, the pairs navigate college life and joining the greek system all the while narrowly missing actually meeting each other.

Notes:

Because this is a greek college AU I've switched up the names of the four Hogwarts houses (which parallel to the Fraternity's and Sorority's mentioned)

Gryffindor became Gamma Lion (fraternity) and Gamma Griffin (sorority)
Hufflepuff became Eta Badger (fraternity) and Eta Puffin (sorority)
Ravenclaw became Rho Eagle (fraternity) and Rho Raven (sorority)
Slytherin became Zeta Snake (fraternity) and Sigma Snake (sorority)

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Freshman Year - Part 1

Notes:

Because this is a greek university AU I've switched up the names of the four Hogwarts houses (which parallel to the Fraternity's and Sorority's mentioned)

Gryffindor became Gamma Lion (fraternity) and Gamma Griffin (sorority)
Hufflepuff became Eta Badger (fraternity) and Eta Puffin (sorority)
Ravenclaw became Rho Eagle (fraternity) and Rho Raven (sorority)
Slytherin became Zeta Snake (fraternity) and Sigma Snake (sorority)

Chapter Text

James is regular text

Sirius is bolded text

Remus is italicized text

Lily is underlined text


August 23rd - First Day of Classes

 

(3:32 pm) Hey, Pads, where’d you go?

(3:34 pm) Sorry, got cornered by a bunch of the snakes

(3:34 pm) meet you back at the room?

(3:34 pm) Dude, I’m at the Greek Fair, these guys are actually cool.

(3:35 pm) Wait.

(3:35 pm) Which dudes

(3:35 pm) IF YOU SAY YOU ACTUALLY /LIKE/ THE SNAKES IM GONNA KILL YOU JAMES POTTER

(3:37 pm) PRONGS

(3:40 pm) PRONGS THIS IS NOT FUNNY

(3:41 pm) PRONGS WHICH FRAT ARE YOU TALKING TO

(3:41 pm) WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE

(3:41 pm) DO NOT SAY THE SNAKES THEYRE ASSHOLES

(3:42 pm) MY COUSIN IS A SNAKE YOU CANNOT BE A SNAKE JAMES

(3:42 pm) MY FATHER WAS A ZETA SNAKE MY WHOLE FAMILY HAS BEEN SNAKES NOOOOOOO

(3:42 pm) PRONGS

(3:42 pm) Calm the fuck down, pads

(3:43 pm) ANSWER ME

(3:43 pm) YOURE ALIVE!! YOU HAVENT BEEN BRAINWASHED BY THE SNAKES

(3:44 pm) NO I HAVENT IVE FOUND A DIFFERENT REALLY COOL FRAT

(3:44 pm) Why’re you shouting, jesus

(3:45 pm) ...padfoot…

(3:45 pm) Fine! Which frat?

(3:46 pm) The lions.  They’re the Gammas

(3:46 pm) YES! MY PARENTS HATE THE GAMMA LIONS! FUCK YES YES YES YES

(3:46 pm) were joining

(3:48 pm) I’m coming back to the room now

(3:48 pm) You know we actually have to go through rush to join a frat, we can’t just sign up like we did with football

(3:48 pm) bugger off

(3:39 pm) Anyway you wont have a problem, wasn’t Monty a Gamma Lion?

(3:40 pm) Yes, but we still have to go through the process

(3:41 pm) No, *I* have to go through the process

(3:41 pm) You’ll have gotten in already, mr legacy golden child

(3:42 pm) Shut up

 

~

 

(4:02 pm) Remus Lupin

(4:07 pm) You are now saved in my phone!

(4:08 pm) My last name’s Evans, by the way

(4:12 pm) Nice to meet you Lily Evans!

(4:13 pm) This is good, now I don’t have to save you in my phone as “Lily Biology Class”

(4:14 pm) Real quick, do you know anything about greek life here?

(4:15 pm) Lol, I do the same thing with my contacts

(4:15 pm) No, neither of my parents went greek. What about you?

(4:15 pm) My dad was a Gamma Lion, but he doesn’t really care where I go.  My mom was a Rho Raven and she loved it.

(4:16 pm) I don’t even know if I’m going to go greek, you know?

(4:17 pm) Rush happens so soon I just wanna “be single for a while and find myself”

(4:19 pm) ha! I know what you mean, I feel the same way a lot of the time.

-

(6:20 pm) So, my roommate is a pain in the ass and I need to get out of this room.  Do you wanna get dinner together?

(6:24 pm) When I said the “be single and find myself” piece, I wasn’t just talking about rush

(6:25 pm) But if I’m mis-reading your intentions then YES PLEASE COMPANY AND FOOD WHAT COULD BE BETTER

(6:26 pm) LOL LOL LOL LOL

(6:27 pm) Sorry, just, LOL

(6:27 pm) No, I was NOT asking you out

(6:28 pm) Not that you’re not cool or anything, just

(6:28 pm) I’m gay as fuck

(6:29 pm) LOL

(6:29 pm) I’m glad we got that cleared up!

(6:30 pm) Meet at the dining hall at 7?

(6:30 pm) Sounds perfect

 


 August 28th - First Day of Rush

 

(6:12 am) ITS THE FIRST DAY OF RUSH! ARE YOU AWAKE??????

(6:13 am) I am going to kill you.

(6:13 am) It’s saturday, why the hell are you awake at this hour

(6:14 am) BECAUSE MY ASSHOLE OF A ROOMMATE IS RUSHING AND IS SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH TIME BLOW DRYING HIS LONG GREASY HAIR

(6:14 am) So, if I’m awake, I figured I’d wake you up too to commiserate with me

(6:15 am) This is why I live alone

(6:15 am) Tell Snape to go shove his head in a toilet

(6:16 am) NO!! THEN HE’D JUST HAVE TO BLOW DRY IT ALL OVER AGAIN!

(6:16 am) Lol

(6:16 am) Well, as much as I enjoy being awake at fucking not-even-daylight-o-clock, I’m going back to bed

(6:17 am) Tell Snape to eat slugs

(6:17 am) GO ZETA SNAKES!

(6:17 am) fuck off

 

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(7:56 am) I CANT BELIEVE THEY SPLIT US UP

(7:56 am) I KNOW

(7:56 am) THOSE ASSHOLES!

(7:57 am) FUCKING LAST NAMES!

(7:57 am) I tried to convince Dad to adopt you

(7:57 am) MONTY!!!

(7:58 am) I miss your family

(7:58 am) Dude, now is not the time to be sentimental

(7:59 am) THEY’RE CALLING US IN! WE’RE GONNA GO INSIDE ANY SECOND! KILL ME

(7:59 am) Have fun with the snakes!

-

(9:11 am) So, how were the snakes?

(9:11 am) Fuck off

(9:12 am) Pad, talk to me, how bad was it

(9:12 am) They stuck me with Malfoy

(9:13 am) Oh god

(9:13 am) You didn’t do anything did you?

(9:14 am) Padfoot...

(9:15 am) I behaved.

(9:15 am) I’m sorry

(9:18 am) I’m about to go into the Lions, wish me luck!

(9:19 am) You don’t need luck, legacy boy!  

(9:19 am) Good luck though

(9:19 am) Thanks

-

(10:21 am) So, the Eagles aren’t that bad!

(10:22 am) I mean, I’m excited to go to the Lions

(10:22 am) Saving the best for last and all that

(10:23 am) I’m going to the Badger’s next

(10:23 am) But the Rho Eagles are actually kinda okay

(10:24 am) Prongs?

(10:24 am) Prongs, how were the Lions?

(10:25 am) Look, I’m sorry about being short with you earlier

(10:26 am) You know what those people are like to me

(10:27 am) I’m sorry

(10:28 am) NO IM SORRY OH MY GOD THE LIONS WERE AMAZING AND I SAW A FUCKING PICTURE OF MY FATHER HUNG UP LIKE A MOTHER FUCK BEACON OF GOD IT WAS WAY TOO FUCKING WEIRD MAN

(10:28 am) HE LIVES!!

(10:28 am) I’m like riding some kind of high!

(10:28 am) Well, have fun with the snakes then

(10:29 am) Ugg yeah

(10:29 am) Good luck with the Badgers ;)

(10:29 am) P.S. They’re all stoners

-

(11:31 am) I didn’t know it was possible to be this hungry

(11:32 am) Does padfoot have the munchies???

(11:32 am) I should have gotten breakfast with you

(11:32 am) Yes you should have, you should listen to me more

(11:33 am) But then I wanted sleeeep

(11:33 am) Now I just want foood

(11:34 am) We’ll be done in a hour and then we can get food

(11:34 am) How were the snakes for you?

(11:35 am) Not too bad

(11:36 am) I spit in Malfoy’s water

(11:36 am) I don’t think he noticed

(11:36 am) YES!!!! THIS IS WHY MONTY AND MIA ARE ADOPTING ME!!

(11:37 am) Lol

(11:37 am) Calm down dude

(11:37 am) It’s just so perfect! I can’t even

(11:38 am) YOURE ABOUT TO GO MEET THE LIONS!!!

(11:38 am) GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER!

(11:39 am) Fuck off legacy golden boy

(11:39 am) Good luck padfoot!

-

(12:42 pm) I AM GOING TO DIE OF STARVATION

(12:42 pm) WHY AREN’T THEY LETTING US GO????

(12:42 pm) I JUST WANT FOOOOOD

(12:43 pm) My guy said it ends at 12 50

(12:43 pm) THIS IS CLOSE ENOUGH OH MY GOD WHY MUST WE WAIT 7 MINUTES

(12:44 pm) I DON’T KNOW BUT I COULD EAT A HOUSE

(12:44 pm) Oh thank god, I was worried for a minute

(12:45 pm) SEE EATING BREAKFAST DIDN’T ACTUALLY HELP YOU AT ALL

(12:45 pm) Fuck off padfoot, Im too hungry for this shit

(12:46 pm) How was Gamma Lion?

(12:47 pm) DUDE

(12:47 pm) I can’t

(12:47 pm) ?

(12:48 pm) I have no words to describe how amazing it was

(12:48 pm) Good :)

(12:49 pm) Ill tell you more after weve eaten some GOD DAMN FOOD

 

~

 

(12:43 pm) So, I know this is our first real weekend and all, but is campus supposed to be this quiet?

(12:44 pm) Lol, I know what you mean

(12:44 pm) The dining hall is literally dead

(12:45 pm) It’s me and a group of international students - that’s it

(12:45 pm) Lol, I’m at the Library and it’s me and this girl who keeps sneezing

(12:45 pm) There’s a girl in my chem class who sneezes all the time!

(12:46 pm) Maybe it’s the same girl

(12:46 pm) Lol, maybe

(12:46 pm) Mystery sneezing girl, we shall never know…

-

(12:54 pm) LILY

(12:54 pm) REMUS

(12:55 pm) LILY I’VE BEEN INVADED

(12:55 pm) What do you mean?

(12:56 pm) I MEAN EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER JUST CAME POURING INTO THE FUCKING DINING HALL

(12:56 pm) What the hell is happening?

(12:57 pm) You mean it’s no longer you and the international kids?

(12:57 pm) NO LILY I MEAN ITS ME AND LITERALLY 300 OTHER PEOPLE!!!

(12:58 pm) AND THEYRE ALL WEARING THE SAME SHIRT WHAT THE HELL

(12:59 pm) Remus….

(12:59 pm) They were probably all rushing

(12:59 pm) First round probably ended

(1:00 pm) JESUS CHRIST LILY

(1:00 pm) It was terrifying, like a tsunami of people or something

(1:00 pm) I am the only one not wearing white or black

(1:01 pm) DAMN ME AND MY PURPLE SWEATER

(1:01 pm) Lol!!

(1:02 pm) This is fantastic!!

(1:02 pm) Who’s wearing which color?

(1:03 pm) THE BOYS ARE IN BLACK AND THE GIRLS ARE IN WHITE AND HERE I AM IN MOTHER FUCKING PURPLE

(1:03 pm) THEY ARE GOING TO CASTRATE ME AND THROW ME IN A HOLE

(1:04 pm) Really now?

(1:04 pm) YES!! I AM THEIR TOKEN GENDER QUEER FUK AND THEY ARE ALL GOING TO KILL ME

(1:04 pm) Remus, has anyone actually talked to you?

(1:06 pm) no

(1:06 pm) Has anyone looked at you in a threatening manner?

(1:07 pm) no

(1:07 pm) Has anyone given you any reason to think you are in danger?

(1:08 pm) lily...

(1:08 pm) I'm just covering my bases :)

(1:09 pm) You could always come hang with me at the Library

(1:09 pm) It’s not like I’m getting real work done now anyway

(1:10 pm) Lily…

(1:10 pm) Yes, Remus?

(1:10 pm) I think I just found god

(1:11 pm) Ummm

(1:11 pm) I’m gonna need more of an explanation than that, please

(1:12 pm) One of these guys is HOT

(1:12 pm) AS

(1:12 pm) HELL

(1:13 pm) Oh my god!!!

(1:13 pm) No seriously, Lily!

(1:14 pm) He’s got long, shoulder length, black hair that keeps flopping into his face.  He’s not white, racially ambiguous, brown, I guess. His jeans are all tight and clinging to his ass and his has black leather boots on and OH MY GOD HIS FINGERNAILS ARE PAINTED BLACK!!!!

(1:15 pm) LILY DO YOU KNOW WHAT PAINTED FINGERNAILS MEANS

(1:15 pm) That he likes manicures?

(1:15 pm) HE MIGHT NOT BE STRAIGHT!

(1:16 pm) I have never heard that before in my life

(1:16 pm) DO NOT CRUSH MY DREAMS

(1:17 pm) Go ask him out then!

(1:17 pm) I can’t do that!

(1:18 pm) Why?

(1:18 pm) I don’t even know his name!

(1:19 pm) Then ask him his name, THEN ask him out

(1:19 pm) Lily, I might be the biologically male on in this scenario, but you 100% have more balls than me

(1:20 pm) Lol

(1:20 pm) Look, at least introduce yourself!

(1:21 pm) No no no, can’t do it

(1:22 pm) Remus….

(1:23 pm) Nope! Can’t

(1:23 pm) I’m coming to visit you in the library

(1:24 pm) What the fuck?

(1:25 pm) Remus, what’s going on? Are you okay?

(1:26 pm) There’s something I gotta tell you

(1:26 pm) Okay, I’m on the third floor. Just follow the sneezes