All The Young Dudes

After a full moon at the Potter's bound by Moody's magic, Remus goes to Diagon Alley with the marauders and uses his compass to locate Grant. The compass spins wildly indicating Grant is in danger, so Remus and Sirius immediately leave to find him. They travel to Mile End and discover Grant severely beaten and injured in a squat, and they spend the night with him providing comfort and healing until morning.

The rest of the Cornwall camping week passes in complete bliss for Remus and Sirius with beach days, village exploring, and passionate nights together. James becomes protective of Remus after his coming out, giving everyone speeches about treating him no differently. When Peter makes an insensitive comment about Remus being good at "blokey stuff," James immediately takes him aside for a stern talking-to. The group reluctantly says goodbye at the end of the trip and returns to the Potter's house.

Remus and Sirius wake up together in the tent and go get Cornish pasties for breakfast before sitting on the beach. They have an intimate conversation where Remus asks why Sirius chose him, and Sirius explains he always noticed Remus kept himself separate and never touched anyone, which made Remus different and attractive. They discuss their developing relationship and spend a peaceful morning together enjoying their newfound happiness.

After coming out, Remus walks to the beach where James and Sirius find him. Sirius and Remus have a crucial conversation where Sirius admits he misses Remus and agrees to try being together properly with no more girls. Remus reveals he's been homeless since turning seventeen, and Sirius immediately offers for him to live with him and James at the Potters and eventually get their own flat together. They spend the night together in Mary's tent after all the other tents are occupied.

Remus moves into the Potter's house with all his belongings, and the marauders prepare for a camping trip to Cornwall by buying tents and learning to cook. They coordinate with the girls via phone and successfully apparate to the campsite where they set up camp. During the first evening around the campfire while drinking cider and listening to Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes," Remus comes out as gay to the entire group, with Lily immediately showing her support.

Remus finally opens the shoebox from Dumbledore containing his inheritance from St. Edmund's, discovering painful family history including his birth certificate, childhood photos, and a heartbreaking letter from his mother Hope explaining why she gave him up. The letter reveals she loved him deeply but felt unable to care for him after Lyall left and the werewolf attack changed everything. Meanwhile, Lily admits to Remus that she's developed feelings for James, and Sirius suffers under Emmeline's breakup hex that makes sad songs play whenever he enters a room.

Remus excels at Apparition lessons by learning to harness the ambient magic around him, discovering new depths to his magical abilities enhanced by his lycanthropy. He conducts private experiments with advanced magic, feeling more powerful than ever before. Meanwhile, tensions between Sirius and Emmeline reach a breaking point during a public argument, and James begins questioning the obvious strain between Remus and Sirius. Remus deflects by claiming his conflict with Sirius stems from sleeping with Mary, maintaining his secrets while navigating the complex social dynamics.

After ending things with Sirius, Remus throws himself into helping others and staying busy to avoid dwelling on their relationship. He begins saying yes to all requests for help and even goes flying with James, surprising everyone. Christopher gives him "The Charioteer" and later kisses him, but Remus gently rejects his advances. When Sirius witnesses the kiss while hidden under the invisibility cloak, tensions rise between the former lovers, though they maintain a careful distance from each other.

Remus celebrates his seventeenth birthday with his friends, receiving a beautiful magical compass watch that points toward loved ones. His meeting with Dumbledore goes poorly when the headmaster refuses his demands regarding werewolf rights and registry exemption, leading to a heated argument. At his birthday party, Remus gets extremely drunk and finally confronts Sirius about their relationship, declaring it over after Sirius's dismissive attitude.

The group begins planning a summer camping trip while Remus continues his tutoring sessions and grows closer to Christopher Abercrombie. Christopher lends him "The Charioteer" by Mary Renault, a groundbreaking novel about homosexuality, and their relationship deepens through literary discussions. Emmeline Vance interrupts one of Remus's study sessions looking for Sirius, revealing the strain in her relationship with him.