Hogwarts Class of ‘78: ROAD TRIP AU
- james, sirius, remus, peter, marlene, lily, alice and frank go on a road trip at the end of their final year
- james and frank do the majority of the driving, leaving lily and sirius in charge of the music
- james thought lily might help to control sirius’s wild music taste but he ends up regretting that decision because she just encourages him
- the entire trip is a mixture of obnoxiously loud one direction, 70’s music and weird indie music that no one else has heard of
- not to mention the time sirius played bohemian rhapsody on repeat for three hours
- he played hungry like the wolf once to see remus’s reaction
- remus slapped him on the head (but secretly found it endearing)
- james can’t hold a tune to save his life but is the one who sings the loudest
- marlene finds it annoying but it makes lily laugh so she doesn’t say anything
- peter is the friend that turns out to be an amazing singer to everyone’s complete surprise
- him and alice make cool harmonies
- by day 2 everyone looks completely dead inside
- except marlene who somehow has flawless makeup the entire time
- sirius spends half the time shirtless
- everyone keeps telling him to put a shirt on but remus isn’t complaining
- when it gets cold he ends up stealing remus’s jumpers
- even though they’re way too big for him
- he and alice also constantly wear flower crowns
- remus always has a camera in his hands
- he doesn’t really like being in photos himself but takes lots of candids and group shots of everyone else
- at some point they go to a muggle fun fair
- remus, lily and frank are the only ones who’ve ever been to a muggle fair before
- sirius is so excited remus has to hold his hand to stop him bouncing
- frank wins a giant teddy for alice and it’s incredibly impractical but also the best thing she’s ever been given
- james and lily ride the ferris wheel together and kiss at the top while looking at the sunset
- sirius is in the carriage behind shouting at them
- remus is frantically shushing him
- marlene has the most fun out of them all by just sitting and watching all the people
- everyone looks so happy and it’s the most beautiful things she’s ever seen
- but of course the highlight of the trip was the BEACH
- remus is super self conscious when he takes off his shirt but sirius thinks he’s beautiful
- peter spends all day reading in the shallows
- james and sirius swim and splash each other while remus watches with a fond smile on his face
- lily marlene and alice have handstand competitions on the sand, judged by frank
- of course they have a beach volleyball tournament
- james sirius and remus vs marlene lily and alice
- when it gets cooler they build a fire on the beach and toast marshmallows
- on their last night they fall asleep on the sand
- remus is the last one awake
- he’s happy and comfortable, surrounded by his favourite people on the planet, and he wouldn’t change a thing