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Remus was, for all intents and purposes, a monster. Now there are bad people and there are good monsters, Remus was one of the latter. Due to his arrival at Hogwarts, Dumbledore had not only enlisted the creation of the affectionately named "shrieking shack" but also the planting of the whomping willow. His friends were still working on becoming animagus to spend full moons with him but his life was turning from unbearable to mildly pleasant. It was a strange sensation to wake up every morning and not feel like you were the monster parents tell their kids about. It was a good feeling not to feel like the creature kids dressed up as on Halloween to scare their friends. So, yes, Remus's life was taking a turn for the better. Not only that, but his best friend and long time crush, Sirius Black had recently declared his undying and very sexual love for Remus. Remus, of course, thought he was having an aneurism and hurried to the hospital wing. So when Madam Pomfrey insisted that he was fine, he was forced to return to his new self proclaimed boyfriend. Sirius, the ever over excited pureblood and Remus, the freak halfblood werewolf seemed to be dating. Remus's fragile sanity really couldn't handle that. So when he was asked to go to Professor Dumbledore's office he was sure that his new boyfriend had done something. He was wrong
"Hello Remus, please take a seat." Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk petting his phoenix gently. Remus sat silently and folded his hands in his lap. "Due to the progress you've made over the time you've been here, I have decided to reach out to others with your affliction and offer them the same sanctuary I granted you." Dumbledore said watching Remus over his halfmoon spectacles
"And by this meeting I suppose someone took you up on your offer." Remus said softly.
"Indeed, but only one. I want your help to integrate our new friend." Dumbledore's eye twinkled merrily as he sat back in his chair. "Derek Hale has been sorted into Gryffindor and will be joining you from now on during full moons.
"Sure thing." Remus nodded and when it appeared that the headmaster was done, he got up and went to the door to leave. "I'll do my best professor." Remus added before leaving. When he got out of the headmaster's office was was annoyingly unsurprised to find Sirius waiting for him.
"What'd he want?" Sirius asked as he fell in step beside Remus easily.
"We'll talk about it in the dorms." Remus replied tensely. He knew Sirius could be a bit loud to say the least. Sirius sighed dramatically but said no more on the matter until they reached the common room. A dark boy looking the same age as Remus and the other Marauders approached the couple.
"Remus? Remus Lupin?" He asked looking directly at Remus with greenish eyes.
"I suppose you'll be Derek Hale then?" Remus said.
"Yes. I was told to introduce myself." Derek held his hand out and Remus took it, giving it a firm shake.
"This prat is my boyfriend, Black." Remus said nodding at Sirius who had grabbed hold of Remus's arm and was eyeing Derek suspiciously.
"Pleasure." Sirius mumbled sarcastically. Derek's eyes flashed to Sirius before returning to Remus.
"Likewise." Derek replied with equal sarcasm. "Is there a place we can talk in private?" He asked looking around at the rest of the students in the common room.
"Yes, our dorm should be fine." Remus said before dragging Sirius up to their dorm room, followed by Derek. When the three entered the room they found James polishing his broomstick fervently and Peter eagerly copying Remus's homework.
"I thought you said it would be private." Derek grumbled as Remus locked the door behind them. James and Peter looked up from what they were doing with smiles until their eyes landed on Derek.
"Well Sirius, I never expected you to be the type for a threesome." James laughed awkwardly. Peter laughed too.
"As if I'd share my Moonykinz!" Sirius scoffed. Derek froze.
"They know of my...affliction." Remus said before sitting down on his bed and detaching Sirius. "Please don't tell Dumbledore I told them." He added quickly. Derek went to sit down on Sirius's bed, so, naturally, Sirius instantly left Remus's side to sprawl across his bed, staring daggers at Derek. Derek said nothing, simply sat next to Remus instead. Sirius instantly regret his decision and sat up with a pout. "Shall we all go for a walk then? Show Hale around?" Remus offered rising and looking around at the others. Peter looked at James who nodded slowly, still seeming skeptical of Derek.
"Before that, who's he?" James asked flicking a thumb at Derek.
"Dumbledore invited him to join our school. He's like me...he has a furry little problem too." Remus said. James and Sirius chorused in extended exclamations of understanding as the reason for Derek's presence finally dawned on them.
"What?" Peter asked.
"He's Moony jr." James said to Peter who still looked confused but pretended he understood anyway. The five of them set off for a walk around the grounds and a visit to the whomping willow. When they arrived at the ferocious foliage they stopped.
"This is the whomping willow." Sirius said.
"Why is it called that?" Derek asked scowling.
"It packs a punch." James said laughing.
"It's where Madam Pomfrey takes me every full moon." Remus said.
"When everyone's gone we follow." James said.
"That's dangerous." Derek frowned.
"We turn ourselves into animagus so he doesn't feel the need to hurt us." James explained. "Soon enough we'll be able to do it without wands." He exclaimed proudly.
"How do we get to the path if the tree is so...dangerous?" Derek asked.
"Good question little one!" Sirius said condescendingly before grinning and without any warning he'd turned Peter into a rat.
"You can't go turning Pete into a rat whenever you want! Someone could have seen!" James hissed.
"But no one saw. So, go on Wormtail, show us your stuff." Sirius gave the small rat a nudge with the toe of his shoe and Peter scampered off towards the tree. When he reached it he pressed on the knot and the flailing branches froze.
"And while he's doing that we can get by without..." Derek asked.
"Yep." James said.
"So what do you two turn into?" Derek asked looking at James and Sirius.
"Didn't you take your sweet time asking that?" James huffed and with a swish of his wand he had turned himself into a stag.
"I was dying waiting!" Sirius agreed and with a flourish he too had transformed. Peter scurried back and climbed up James's back and sat atop his antlers. Sirius, a large black wolf was sitting between Remus's legs, tail waging, and tongue hanging out.
"So a wolves, a dog, a mouse, and Bambi?" Derek rolled his eyes and turned to walk away. It wasn't the amazed reaction they had expected.
"Hey! Sirius barked as he turned back into his normal shaggy self.
"What?" Derek asked.
"You don't have to be a git!" Sirius grumbled as the other two also returned to their normal bodies. "And you didn't even thank us."
"Thanks." Derek said. It sounded annoyingly like sarcasm to Sirius who resisted the urge to hit the brat.
"Leave it." Remus said softly, restraining Sirius.
"Lets get to bed." James said looking nervously between Sirius, Remus, and Derek.
"Can we stop at the kitchens on the way?" Peter asked.