The Werewolf and the Dog Star
By 70inc
Chapter one: Wake-up call
Remus Lupin gave a great sigh as he shut his text book. He stood up and stretched his tired muscles. He shot a look at the clock on the mantel above the fire place in the Gryffindor common room. It was a little after midnight.
Remus gave another sigh. He pinched the bridge of his nose and ran a hand over his face and through his near shoulder-length golden hair. He tried to get his blurry eyes to focus as he stumbled toward the stairs that lead to the boys' dormitory.
He made it up the stairs and to his bed without incident though he was half-blinded by exhaustion and overuse of his eyes. Remus had once again got himself wrapped up in a book and lost track of time.
This was becoming more and more of a common occurrence. He shook his head as he began to change. He froze as he was about to remove his trousers when a voice spoke out from behind the curtains of the bed across from his own.
"That you Moony?" Sirius Black murmured his words slurred with sleep. Remus couldn't help the small smile. This to, was a common occurrence. No matter how quite he tried to be when slipping into the dormitory late at night, Sirius was always aware of when Remus entered.
Must be his canine instincts, Remus thought to himself.
"Yes it's me," he whispered to his friend.
"whatta you doin' up so late?" he asked, the same question he always asked.
"Studying, you know that," Remus said giving his standard reply.
"Ok, G'nite," he said as he shifted his position, "mm…love you,"
Remus's heart jumped at the last comment.
"I love you too," he whispered back and was met with the slow and even breathing that told him Sirius had fallen asleep again.
Remus shook his head and finished getting into his pajamas and climbed into bed. His mind on those last words spoken by his fellow Marauder.
Though the Marauders had a reputation of being hardcore trouble makers they still let each other know how much they cared. Usually it was attached to a joke and made lighthearted but the sentiment was the same none the less.
But to Remus those three words (four with the added 'too') meant something different. Yes he did love his friends, but with Sirius it was so much more. Remus was in love with Sirius and hearing those words nearly tore him apart.
It wasn't that Remus was gay because he wasn't. He did still find females attractive and liked their …female parts opposed to males. Nor was he bisexual. He has never been attracted to any other males (except for an incident that involved mistletoe and a poor love spell), but with Sirius it was different. Everything was always different with him. Rules never seemed to apply to him and even if they did he would probably ignore them anyways, like he always did.
If Remus was to think about it he would have to say that he fell in love with Sirius the first time he met him.
It was ten o'clock at King's crossing and eleven year old Remus Lupin was saying good-bye to his parents on platform nine and three quarters. His mother gave his a quick peck on the cheek and a hug and his father clapped him on the back.
"You be good and have fun," they both said and turned and disappeared through the barrier leaving Remus all alone. He had than made his way onto the scarlet Hogwarts Express and found an empty compartment. He pulled a book out of his trunk and was instantly whisked away.
Next thing he knew the door to his compartment was being pushed back and he was being asked if the other seats in the compartment were occupied.
The speaker was a boy with extremely messy black hair and bright hazel eyes behind a pair of glasses. Next to him was another boy who was much shorter than the first and had mousey brown hair, dull brown eyes and kind of resembled a rat.
Remus had informed them that the other seats were in fact free and that they were welcomed to join him, which they did. The boys both came into the compartment introducing themselves before sitting across form him.
The black haired boy was James Potter and the other was Peter Pettigrew. Behind them was another boy he hadn't seen before. This boy had longish black hair(then it went to his nose and now it hung nicely at his shoulders) and grey eyes that glittered (with mischief Remus later found out) his name was Sirius Black and he was about the same height as James and Remus.
He took the seat next to Remus and the three boys began to talk. Thinking that they were all old friends and found it best not to eavesdrop or insinuate himself into their conversation Remus returned to his book.
A few minuets later Remus realized that someone was looking at him. He looked up and his amber eyes immediately connected to Sirius's. A jolt went through the boy but he quickly brushed it off.
Sirius continued to stare at him and Remus stared back. Then he did something that only Sirius could and can make him do. He closed his book and put it away.
Remus wasn't quite sure what happened after that. All he knew was that he and the other three boys talked and laughed all the way to Hogwarts and that a legendary friendship was forged. Remus also learned that the three boys had met on the platform and it was by chance that they formed a friendship.
Remus had never been one to believe in fate seeing as it dealt him a pretty crappy hand but he couldn't deny that this was something special.
Remus slipped off to sleep with the memories of that fateful train ride going through his mind.
Sirius Black cautiously made his way across the boys' dormitory. It was 9 o'clock on a Sunday morning and the only other occupant in the room was the soundly sleeping werewolf.
As he crept closer he watched the smaller boy shift out of a deep sleep into a light doze. With a mischievous smile, he pounced.
Remus Lupin was wretched out of his dreams as something or rather someone leapt on him. He opened his eyes and groaned at the sudden light stung them. He looked up into the smiling face of his friend.
"What the bloody hell do you think your doing!" he yelled at the boy who was straddling his body. His anger proved a nice distraction form that fact.
"Just a little wake up call," Sirius said cheerily, "James and Peter are at breakfast." He said explaining the empty room.
"Well I'm up. Now get OFF!" he said giving the other boy the chance to get off him before he had to remove him.
"Aw c'mon my ickle Moonykins. I wanna play." He said and gave a growl. The wolf in Remus picked up his ears at the sound. It was a challenge, and the wolf wasn't going to back down from the challenge.
Responding with a growl of his own Moony pushed the other boy and the pair rolled off the bed onto the floor.
"You sure you wanna do this Paddywaddy?' He asked in a baby voice to the boy beneath him. Padfoot just gave a growl in response and the two proceeded to "play".
Down in the common room one Lily Evans had already been down to breakfast. At the moment she was sitting in her favorite chair by the fire reading a book, while a pair of first years was playing Exploding Snaps.
She heard some odd noises coming from the boys' dormitory but then again it is a boys' dorm and Merlin knows what might be living in there. Shrugging it off she continued with her book.
Suddenly a loud yelp echoed through the common room, followed by a loud explosion as the two boys jumped at the sound and sent their cards flying (and exploding) in all directions. Lily was up and out of her seat before you could say 'Quidditch' though she hated the sport, and it would be best not to say it around her.
She knew the sound came from the boys' room. With wand at the ready she sprinted up the stairs and busted into the room. Her eyes widen at the spectacle before her.
