I absolutely, positively, and unrevocably hate Remus Lupin.

Well for right now.

My ex-best friend just stood there, and didn't say anything when they made fun of you wondering who they are?

Their names tap into the gap reflex, and make my skin crawl...How I hate with a passion Sirius Black and James Potter. The supposed 'Maurauders' dubbed themselves that in third year for all the mischeif they got into. How does one person break their own detention records? It surprises me that Black even has a life with how much time they spend in detention. And it's not even like they're stupid! Black and Potter keep out doing Lily and I every single year! I am not the kind of person to dwell on the fact that an E could be and O, but being second best to the 'Maurauders' just makes me that way!

Hating them for being smart and slick makes me look stuck up, but they are not the only reasons I hate them. See, I knew Remus way way way back before we even came to Hogwarts. My father was a healer and he wasn't afraid of anything. He also doesn't judge anyone. But what does that have to do with anything? Well, when Remus was bit by Fenrir Greyback, his parents were so scared that he was going to die. But my father just explained to them about the full-moon cycle. Remus' parents didn't seem to let up, as a matter of fact they seemed to get worse. They hated Remus for what he was, but they were his only support system. He came by regularly to check up with my father, to take a potion to heal his scars. It was during those times that he and I became friends. It took such a long time because Remus thought the world hated him and he didn't want to endanger me. He was very secretive about it. I called it his furry little problem. But in third year, the Maurauders found out about his secret. For some very odd reason, I was so pissed because they knew about Remus' 'furry little problem'. I feel sorry for ever mentioning it in front of James because he took it from me. It was my idea! Now the idiots are trying to transform into animagi...see what I mean? They're smart but they're stupid too. They'll be putting themselves in danger almost once a month when they transform.

We used to hang out all the time, but now all he wants to do is be friends with them. He even lets them get away with everything they do, even now that he's a prefect!

As usual, the Maurauders got the best of me. But what else can I do? It's not like I can pretend like they didn't steal my best friend, and then harass me every day. I can't even hang out with Lily anymore without the distinct fear of James popping out of every corner. They make me so sick.

"Katrina!" Oh sweet Merlin and anyone else who can save me... Why does Sirius Black have to pester me? Is it too much to ask for a little maturity?

I do believe we started off on the wrong foot. My name is Katrina Hartfaw, A sixth year here at Hogwarts, and current residence of Gryffindor. My best friends consist of Lily Evans and Remus Lupin...well for right now I completely hate him.

Lily Evans has been my friend since the first trainride to Hogwarts. She has long red hair, beautiful green eyes, and is average height. She's really funny, pretty, smart, and sometimes can be a little sharp. Especially when it comes to James Potter. We both agree that he and Sirius have too big of heads.

Remus Lupin...well you know all about him now. He's a werewolf and friends with my worst enemies. He has sandy blonde hair, very tall, and has scars of his face. He's pretty handsome, but not in the overtly way of Sirius Black. Athough he tolerates their behavior, he's a bookworm and a stickler for rules.

James Potter is the Maurauders ringleader. He has messy, jet black hair and lopsided glasses. He has a Qudditch pysque and is taller than Remus. Oddly enough, he's intelligent and one of the top students in our year.

I've totally forgot Peter Pettigrew, but he's extremely quiet, even around James and Sirius. He doesn't say much but he does participate in jokes.

And now....the one and only Sirius Black. That long black hair and stormy grey eyes sets off every woman within twenty feet of him. Except me. He's the tallest of the four, and is more built than James, but he likes to play girls instead of sports. Just like James, Sirius is one of the top students in our year. The fact that really pisses me off because I think God was playing favorites when he made him. Handsome and smart? Get Real. Only in a fairy tale.

So now you've met the majority of the people in my life. Let's continue with my story.

I was innocently reading a book with Remus at the library. We have a paper due in a week and I like to have it finished early. When I was almost done my rough draft, who should appear but the infamous Maurauders. They saunter in like the own the place, James striding towards us like it's the Qudditch pitch. Sirius was flirting with every girl he passed, winking and flashing his dazzling smile. Peter was the only normal one of the bunch. He was just walking, not taking in his surroundings.

Once they reached our table, Sirius straddles a chair, James grabs Remus' book, and Peter stands by, watching.

"Remus, we want to prank the Slytherins." James said.

"James, keep the plans quiet in front of her." Sirius nodded his head in my direction, abruptly shutting James up.

"Why don't you go and found something else to do. We have things to talk about." Sirius said, while snatching my book out of my hands. Madam Pince 'shh-ed' us.

"You can't just make me leave. I was here first." I tried to snatch my book back, but even sitting down I was still short.

"Still working on the properties of moonstones, are you?" He and James shared a laugh. "James and I finished that yesterday."

"It was assigned to day, you dolt." I said, glancing at my planner to double check. Yes it was assigned today. Even if they are smart, they cannot predict the future.

"Well James and I snuck into Slughorn's office on Saturday. We found his planner and noted when pop quizzes, tests, and when we can't use the potions book to make potions. I could tell you, you know, if you leave..." Sirius trailed off, winking at me.

"Ew. How about you tell Remus later? I'm a little busy because unlike some people, I just found out about the assignment today." I said, pressing my quill to my parchment....only to find it taken away abruptly by Sirius. He looked it over and smiled.

"With this work, you might slid with an Acceptable. The moonstones don't shine in the moon..." He said shaking his head.

"Uh, ya, you dolt. They do. Moonstones. Moonstones do shine in the moonlight, and only the monnlight. It says so on page 604 in Potions Mastered. Do you even read books? Or do you just make it up?" I sighed, and reached for my parchment. He raised it higher and smiled.

"Beg." He said, raising it even higher.

"Are we going to play these games all day?" I reached for my wand. Thinking 'Accio', my books and parchment were suddenly in my hands. Sirius frowned.

"Aw and it was so much fun playing with you." He winked.

Looking down to start were I finished off, I found that my entire essay was gone save for my name and subject.

"What the..." Words started to form on the parchment.

I, Padfoot, believe Katrina Hartfaw is a goody twoshoes priss.

I, Prongs, agree with Padfoot in all it's entirity. Katrina Hartfaw is ruining our dear Remus. She's not even giving him anything.

I'm with you there, Prongs. He's not even getting any from this beautiful girl. But who could blame him? She's as boring as a log.

I laughed. No seriously, I cracked up laughing. This was just too precious. James and Sirius shot each other confused looks.

"What is so funny?" Sirius asked.

"You actually think of Remus and I like that? Get real." I continued to laugh. Remus, confused, looked at the parchment and then turned a bright red.

"Well, maybe you would be if you weren't so boring." James said, smirking.

"Yeah, Yeah, whatever. Sorry I don't fit into your non-stop partying but someone has to be grown up. Surely, you might have learned that from dear Lily-Flower." I smiled at James' embarassed expression. Sirius on the other hand was irate.

"can you just leave? No one wants you here. We have buisness to do and you are holding us up."

"Are you stupid? Do you think I won't tell Professor McGonagall that you guys are going to prank the Slytherins?" I asked, a little surprised I would even take that route. I'm not a tattle-tale, but somehow it felt like a last resort when it came to the Maurauders. Remus was looking at me, asking me if I would really. I was about to say no, when Sirius interupted me.

"If you tell McGonagall, I'll tell Chase that you fancy him." Sirius said smirking. Holy Merlin. How did he know?!!

"Excuse me, creeper, how would you know?" I asked, trying to supress my anger.

"You left your beautiful diary out on the table." He smiled and reached into his robes. More than anything, I was humiliated. I wrote my most personal thoughts in there, and now he knows all about them! I glanced at Remus to see if he knew about this, but from his drooping head, I would say yes.

"Wow." I snatched my diary from Sirius as I stood up, shaking my head and gathering my things. When Sirius spoke, he had a triumphant air to it.

"By the way, Do you really think my hair is lustrious?" How embarassing!

"Are you kidding me?" I said, looking at Remus. He didn't even look at me. "Have a nice life Remus."

"Katrina..." He groaned, motioning to get up.

"No don't even worry about it Remus. Why would I expect my best friend to stand for me at least?" I walked out before anything else could be said. I was just so embarassed that my enmity knew everything that I thought. Just thinking about it made me want to crawl into a hole. He even knew I liked Chase Werth, the second best looking guy in the school.

Guess who's the first.

The second I was out of sight of the library, I raced to the Gryffindor tower, and ran up to the girls dormitory. Lily Evans was sitting there, writing her essay.

"Let me guess...Potter was in the library?" It's like she knew everything.

"How do you...?"

"Potter was harassing me earlier and I accidently slipped that I was going to go to the library. So i stayed up here." She looked up at me. "What's wrong?" She slid her essay aside and motioned for me to sit down.

"Never guess who knows my deepest darkest secrets..." I said, throwing my diary at her. She caught it and frowned.

"Sirius?" See, I told you!

"Is it that obvious?" I sighed, playing with my nails.

"Well yes. He is the only one who can corrupt your good mood. So he knows about Chase, how much you hate him, how you feel about Remus..."

"Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow...woah." I stopped her and held up my hands. "How I feel about Remus? Surely your talking about best friends." I said, try ing to reassure my self this truth.

"If it makes you happy for me to lie to you, than sure." She smiled.

"Lily." I groaned. "Lying? Just get out with it."

"Look, it's obvious to everyone that you like Remus, and he likes you too. Everyone can see it. Even Sirius. So it's easier to get under your skin with stuff about Remus because Sirius knows you care about him."

"As a friend."

"More than a friend." Lily said, sighing.

"Please, kill me. I really don't like Remus like that. Seriously."

"Well than, prove it." Lily said, and I sat up.

"What?"

"Prove that you don't like Remus."

"How?" I asked, startled.

"Kiss him." She said, completely unflustered.

"How does that prove..." I was hyperventialating.

"It just does. Trust me." She said, getting up and going into the bathroom.

How in the world was that going to go down???

New story. I might touch up I Want To Master Life and Death, but it's unlikely. I'll work on this one now.

As always, your comments help me out. Tell me what you think!

Lovelovelovelove,

meghan