Julia > Julia's Quotes

“Tell me a secret, a nice one.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“I am mental about you”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“Pete. A word.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“Tell me a secret? A nice one?”

Remus paused. He kissed Sirius’s hair.

“I’m mental about you, too.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“In early 1998 the letters stopped, and Grant knew. Sometimes he thought he'd felt it, deep inside, like a thread being cut. Remus was dead”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes

“It was James who had an ego the size of a lake but a heart to match it.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“Oh God, he thought , grimly. I fancy Sirius Black.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes

“By the time that wretched summer term ended, the only person Remus despised more than Sirius was himself, for continuing to love him just the same.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“Not James! He was the very best of them. He was the one who had to make it, no matter what. How could there be a world without James Potter? You might as well picture a world without kindness, or laughter, or mischief.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“No one owes you a happy life. But you owe yourself one, love”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“I love you,” Sirius whispered, “I love you so much.” He squeezed his eyes shut, “Don’t worry, you don’t have to say it back.”

“Of course I love you, you idiot,” Remus gasped, not sure if he was laughing or crying, “I never stopped.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“Remus tipped his head back and took a deep breath,

“CH CH CHANGES! TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE CH CH CHA-ANGES!”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“You’ve been fine,” Grant smiled, without a trace of blame. “You’ve been my little bit of magic.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“You love him, don’t you?”

“I…” Remus felt the familiar panic rising at the sound of that word, but as it was just the two of them, and he felt he owed it to her to be honest, he nodded. “Yes.”

“And he loves you.”

“I think so. Yes, he does.”

“That’s all I need to know, then.” She smiled again. She let out a great sigh, “Love. It’s the only thing you get to take with you, you know.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“I loved him.” Remus said. “But he wasn’t you.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“I’ll keep coming, long as you need me.” He’d say, cheerfully as he flitted about. “Us care home yobs gotta stick together, innit.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“You’ve been fine,” Grant smiled, without a trace of blame. “You’ve been my little bit of magic.”

Remus made a strangled noise, and tried not to cry. Grant hugged him, and they held each other for the last time.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“Grant... look..." Remus made sparks with his wand. He levitated the coffee table, and then - showing off, because it had been so long - transformed his mug into a frog.

"All right!" Grant recoiled, as the frog hopped onto the carpet, "Ok, I believe you! Jesus Christ!"

"Oh, just "Remus Lupin" will do." Remus stuck his tongue out.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“And so, as per usual, it was James and Lily who managed to bring everyone out of that gloomy winter slog, just in time for spring. The marauders and their friends faced the rest of their year with fresh eyes and renewed purpose. Because fighting a war was one thing - but fighting for the Potters’ future child made every challenge seem more worthwhile.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“Honey ahhhm home !” Grant clattered through the door in fluorescent yellow football shorts with a terrible American accent and a cheesy grin, which froze when he saw Dumbledore, “Oh, sorry... tea party, is it?”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“I live with Sirius,” Remus said, raising his eyebrows a little bit to see if his old teacher took the hint. But apparently not. Why were grownups always so dense?”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End

“Anything for our Moony”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“He had never known two people could be simultaneously so angry with each other and so much in love.  

And it was love. Without a doubt.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“I've loved keeping your secret, Remus wanted to say, I'd keep a thousand more, for you.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“after all that waiting they hadn't had very long at all in the end”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“As he unlocked his front door, he could hear the phone ringing. It took him a few moments to get in - the wooden frame had swollen with all the rainfall, and the door got gummed up sometimes - but when he got in, it was still ringing. Must be urgent , he thought, absent-mindedly.
He shouted, “Padfoot? You in?” as he crossed the the room, then lifted the receiver, “Hello?”
“Hello? Hello, Remus, is that you?”
“Mary? Hi! I just got back - where the hell is everybody?!”
There was a strange silence on the end of the phone, and a horrible static prickle ran down his spine. “Mary?!”
“You haven’t heard…”
“Jesus Christ, Mary, what?!”
“Remus… something awful has happened.”
She started explaining, and Remus fell to his knees as the whole world began to fall apart.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“James had a clearer understanding of love than anyone, and if he said he was going to marry [Lily] one day then he probably would.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“He walked away, and Grant watched him, and for a moment he let himself pretend. Oh my darling. He thought, I don't half bloody miss you”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“It was a point of pride, having a tragic backstory.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4

“You'll break my heart if you go now." Remus said, aware he sounded sulky and petulant.
Grant shook his head lightly, holding his ground. "I'm sorry, love. But it's breaking my heart to stay.”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes