Summary: Under the full moon, a scream pierces the night. The Accuser, the Betrayer and the Innocent dance the fine line between truth and deception. As blood soaks the earth, a band of students rise above the intrigue to uncover the truth. Remus-centric, MWPP

A/N: Hey, this is Elumicis posting our first fic! speaking now and I'm going to admit that this entire prologue was scquire's writing. Skymory is kind of chilling with me, editing but not writing. Don't worry, we'll contribute too! …Later.

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Prologue: Release

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Fear. The paralyzing sensation blazed a trail through his body, leaving him numb and shaking. There was a roaring in his head: an earsplitting combination of his pounding heart, screaming, and the wind whipping past him as the creature carried him through the Forbidden Forest. All around him was the beast. Its mangled fur became a never-ending ocean that swallowed him up. It was all he could see, all he could touch, and all he could taste.

He was never going to get out of this alive. The beast had already bit him: sunk its filthy yellowing fangs into his forearm and it was all he could do to keep from surrendering to the darkness.

He was surprised at how much it hurt. The venom from the bite scorched his veins. He was being burned alive from the inside, slowly and painfully.

Thud. Before he knew what was going on, the beast's stench disappeared. It was replaced by the smell of dead leaves and earth. A fresh wave of pain shot through his body, this time originating from his leg. The ringing in his head grew stronger and he realized it was his own screaming he was hearing. He felt his body contort and felt the ground underneath him become wet; he had lost all control of his body. Behind his closed eyes, he could see the shadows of the beast closing in on him.

Suddenly, the rotten stench of foul meat and death invaded his nostrils. His eyes flew open in protest and in the second before he squeezed them shut again, he saw two large hungry yellow eyes staring down at him. The beast pressed its feverish body to his, trapping him like prey. He could feel the creature heaving in anticipation. This was the end. He didn't even hear it strike before, finally…

Release.

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A/N: Don't worry, that was only the prologue. The other chapters won't be this short.

Since we're new authors and we really do need feedback from you, we've devised a contest: The reviewer that submits the best plot bunny will get a fic written for them, for any pairing!

Restrictions: the pairing has to be from Harry Potter, and the plot bunny has to be more than just a prompt (AKA the plot bunny has to be an actual idea, not just a random word generated out of nothing. Ex. Draco/Hermione, Meet at a Quidditch game and fall in love)