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Remus sighed. Tomorrow was a full moon. He would have to make up some excuse for his friends. He was running out of excuses. He also hated lying, especially to his friends. They were growing suspicious.
Remus remembered the time Peter had seen him go out of the castle with Madam Pomfrey. When he asked Remus about it, Remus had said, "I…. uh… I had to go for a check-up at St. Mungo's."
"So why did Madam Pomfrey go with you?" replied Peter, unconvinced.
"Because… because my parents couldn't go and I needed an escort back into the castle." Remus was relieved that Peter had not told any one else about what he had seen, especially Sirius and James, for they were not as gullible as Peter was.
The next day, Remus slowly opened his eyes. He expected to see Sirius across from him, sleeping like a log. Strange, there was no one there. Remus leapt out of bed and looked at the clock. It was two minutes to nine o'clock. Remus groaned. He was late for Transfiguration. He could tell this was going to be a bad day.
James slowly got up from the Great Hall table. He just could not wait for Remus any longer. He had stayed behind, telling Peter and Sirius to go on ahead while he waited for Remus. Oh well, maybe Remus had decided to skipped breakfast.
A couple of minutes into Transfiguration, Remus ran in, half out of breath and looking like he had just woken up. His hair was all dishevelled and his shoes were untied.
Professor McGonagall rose from her chair. "Detention, Mr. Lupin. Come to my office tonight."
"Um… Professor? I can't come tonight." Remus said in a small voice.
James cringed inwardly. McGonagall never let anyone tell her when they could or couldn't do detention. He knew Remus was in for it.
"Oh, that's right. Lets see, today is Wednesday, so Friday night it is." McGonagall replied.
James gasped. Next to him, Peter and Sirius were wide-eyed and their mouths were hanging open. This had never happened before. The class was silent as Remus made his way to his seat.
Remus sat down at the Great Hall table. He grabbed a carrot stick and was already munching on it when he noticed the other Marauders staring at him. "What?" he said.
"You told McGonagall…" Peter stammered and stopped.
"Oh, that? It's nothing,." Remus said nervously.
"Nothing? How can it be nothing? That's never happened before! Wait! What do you have to do tonight anyway?" Sirius said.
"Uh… I… nothing. I lied." Remus said. And with that, he continued eating. The Marauders looked warily at each other, but let it go.
Remus looked at his watch. It was time to go and wait for Madam Pomfrey. He leapt up from the table, where the Marauders had been playing Wizards Chess. "I've got to go," he stammered. Then he walked out of the common room.
The three Marauders looked at each other. Then, silently, they got up and followed the boy. At first, they could not find him. Then they saw him near the entrance to the castle, waiting for someone. They hid in the next room. In the room was a suit of armour. Nothing else.
They waited an hour and a half. Sirius fell asleep. Then, Madam Pomfrey came running down the hall. James roused the sleeping Sirius and the three watched with great interest.
"Sorry, Remus, I lost track of time. Come on, we had better hurry," the nurse said. The boy and nurse took off running.
The three Marauders followed closely behind. The nurse and boy seemed to be headed to a… tree. "What are they headed to a tree for?" whispered Peter.
"Clearly, you need to look around you more, that tree is vicious," replied Sirius.
"James, have you ever noticed a mean tree before?" whined Peter. "James? Where did James go?"
James ran towards Remus. He had to get to him before he got to that tree. The last time a boy touched that tree he nearly lost his left eye. James ran and pounced on Remus.
"What? Ow!" The two boys rolled on the ground moving closer and closer to the Whomping Willow. Finally, they stopped. Madam, Pomfrey was shrieking for them to stop fighting.
"James, what are you doing?" Remus asked. He looked angry.
"I was saving your life, remember what happened to that kid last time someone touched this tree? What are you doing here anyway?
"I was… uh… Remus faltered and suddenly looked up at the sky. There behind a cloud was the full moon. Uh, oh, he thought. "Get out of here guys!" he screamed. He would not let his friends go through what he went through.
"What? Why?" was the reply.
"Just go!" Remus said, "Just go! Trust me. Just…" Suddenly Remus was flung into the air by the Whomping Willow. He landed on the ground with a thud. Suddenly his body started convulsing.
"Run, boys, run!" Madam Pomfrey cried. Sirius and Peter did not argue. They ran. James, however, just stood there. Suddenly he looked up at the sky. Then he understood. Remus was a werewolf. But why hadn't he told them? But everything made sense. The lies, the sudden days where Remus was in the hospital wing for no apparent reason. It all added up.
Suddenly James was aware of a large object hitting his torso and sending him flying. He was aware of falling. Then there was a flash of light and then darkness.
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