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A Harder Transformation
Ch 1: Meeting Mr. Lupin
You probably all know me as Moony, one fourth of the infamous Marauders. Or, if you are currently attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, then you may know me also as the old Professor Lupin.
My name is Remus J. Lupin. And I'm about to tell you a story of when I was young. Sure, I still had grey hairs, but I was a handsome child, or as my mother likes to say. I was a prankster, sure. I always took part in making everything chaotic and just a complete utterly mess. However, I was also the one to keep James Potter (otherwise known as Prongs), Sirius Black (known as Padfoot), and Peter Pettigrew (a.k.a. Wormtail) in check.
Where do I begin? I know, how about first year, when I first met Sirius and James, the tightest and never leaving each others side kind of brothers.
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My mother, overprotective as she was, was constantly hanging over me.
"Mum, my clothes are in order, my luggage was everything packed, and my hair is neatly combed. I'll be fine and I'm in perfect order! Stop worrying so much!" I said, slightly ticked. In truth, I was a bit harsh, but I was so excited to get to school. Excited, and well. . . scared that someone. . .
"Remus, we must get going!" my anxious mother said. She was worried, too. I smiled to reassure her and to attempt to calm my nerves. I got out of the car my father was driving and walked onto the many platforms until I was directly between platforms nine and ten.
"Go on and lean in dear." She demonstrated how and I duplicated her move. I ran towards the barrier and next second I saw a red, gleaming engine with the words in curly letters "Hogwarts Express." Above me was a sign that read Platform 9 ¾. I glanced around. So, I finally made it. I actually am going to get to Hogwarts. I was going to be a wizard. Or as much of a wizard as I'll ever be.
I saw kids swarm around the train. Taller kids were there, one with red hair and looked to be about a fifth year, with a shiny badge with the letter P on it. Probably a Prefect. I saw one with sleek, white-blond hair hanging around a greasy kid with a hooked nose.
I was so busy looking around at the people I would be spending the rest of the year with; I didn't notice bumping into a kid with jet-black hair, glasses, and hazel eyes.
"Ooh, sorry mate. Wasn't watching where I was going," I said, picking up anything we dropped.
"No worry, I was just looking for someone I knew. Wasn't watching where I was going either," he replied. He stood up and I noticed he was about my height and slightly more built. His hair was completely unruly and his pockets were filled with dungbombs.
I put my hand out and said, "Name's Remus. Remus Lupin." He took my hand and replied, "James Potter."
"So, James, who were you looking for?" I asked, curious to see if he would have as many prank items in his pocket as James. I got my answer straight away when another boy with uncombed dark brown almost black hair, dark brown eyes, definitely more muscle, and a goofy grin came running up to us screaming, "Hey James! I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"Sirius Black, don't me give me that bloody crap. You ran away to find a compartment and then you ran off with Alana Donavan again!" James scolded.
Sirius Black laughed, with a pink tinge on his cheeks. Soon, James was laughing, too. I felt like I was intruding, so I turned to leave.
"Hey, Remus, don't go!" James called after me.
I turned around, not wanting to believe what he just said. Maybe I was going to make a friend this year. I was actually going to have someone to be with.
"Hey Sirius, this is Remus Lupin. Remus, Sirius Black."
"Nice to meet you. You must be a fine bloke to be getting James in a woozy." James hit him on the shoulder.
"Ow, I was joking!" We all laughed as we boarded the train. I waved goodbye to my parents, and gave my mum one final hug. The greasy kid with the nose had smirked but James and Sirius gave him a glare that sent him and the blond boy further along the train.
We ended up in a compartment way in back. We dropped our luggage into it and James and Sirius started to whisper. I was confused. Were they plotting against something or me? I hoped to God they weren't going to.
Sirius muttered an objection but James put his foot down (literally). Sirius sighed and said, "Fine." Just then, the door slid open and a timid looking boy came in. He had sandy blond hair and small beady eyes. He was short and on the plump side. He looked at the compartment and said, "Umm. . .sorry to intrude, but all the other compartments are full."
"I scooted over and said, "Well, I guess you're stuck with us then. My name's Remus Lupin."
James smiled and said, "James Potter." Sirius gave a curt nod, as if it was cramping his style and said, "Sirius Black."
"Peter Pettigrew," he replied. He was definitely scared. "So," I said, trying to break the tension, "What year are you in?"
"First. You?" he said. "Us, too," Sirius said. He turned to James. "C'mon. Let's go do something stupid. I want to get Lucious Malfoy. I hear he took Snivellus under his arms this year. "
"Sure, one minute. Do you guys wanna come?" he asked.
"Sure!" said Peter eagerly, but blushing after he said it.
"Er. . .I hope you're not going to do anything majorly stupid. But I'll go," I said, standing up. Sirius had a smile on his face as he and the rest of us left. WE bumped into a few people, whom James and Sirius nodded to. When I gave him a few looks whe he did this, Sirius explained.
"Are parents are in the ministry and they work with some of the people's parents. It's a whole link and chain of who knows who."
"Ahh. My parents work at St. Mungo's." I said.
We stopped at the front of an area where two boys, the grease ball and the blondie were torturing a poor girl with red hair and the biggest emerald eyes ever. She was with another girl who had grey eyes and blonde hair. Both were pretty but had scared looks as the blonde one spoke.
"You filthy mudbloods shouldn't be here. You belong back in the muggle world, where you sleep around to get cash," he drawled and sneered. I didn't know he could do both at the same time.
I swelled with anger. This was about blood again. And the blonde one was an evil git. The black haired boy with the nose cackled with him and Anger was boiling in my blood. Unfortunately, James got there first.
"Oy! Lucious!"
Lucious (the blonde one) whipped around and smirked. "Royal Potter. Get off your high throne and get your bloody arse out of here!"
"I swear, you haven't learned anything. Hasn't you're mummy taught you to speak better. Of course, you're mother looks like a goat just kissed her and have that shocked look on her face, so I'm surprised she can still speak."
"My mother will not be dragged into this," he snarled.
Sirius was behind him when he said, "Then stop torturing people who are probably worth more than the slimy git you are."
The greasy boy had a scornful expression as he said, "We would stop, see, but this mudblood and her friend was polluting our air, so we need to exterminate them as soon as possible."
I rolled my eyes. "Do the world a favor and go take a shower," I snapped and then I walked around them and started to talk to the girls.
Sirius and James were grinning at my comment to the boy (whose name was Severus Snape, but was crowned 'Snivellus' by Sirius), but I was ignoring them. I heard snide comments go back and forth between the boys until James said something and they left to their compartment. Meanwhile, I was helping the two girls. The red one was crying softly, but had a gleam I her eyes.
"Are you ok?" I asked softly.
"Yeah. It's just what he said. . .Maybe I'm not supposed to be here. . ." the red head trailed off.
"Look, love. You're a great person and you don't deserve to be treated like trash by those wicked bullies. I'm Remus by the way," I said, smiling.
"Lily Evans." The red was smiling. "This is Arabella Figg." Blondie smiled.
"You don't mind if I just call you Lils, d'ya?" I smiled as we walked over to James and the rest of the guys.
"Hey, everyone this is Lily and Arabella." I pointed out each individually. Then I turned to the guys. "These are my friends Sirius, James, and Peter." Each were beaming in turn.
"Hey! I have an idea!" Sirius said. "Let's drop off some dungbombs in their compartment!"
Lily and Arabella shook their heads. "We were sidetracked, and we're late meeting someone. I'm sorry. But put in a few extras for us, 'k?" Arabella said.
We smiled as they headed in another direction. WE snuck off to pull our first prank of the year.
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* OOH! Remus isn't very Remus-like yet, but they haven't gotten to the pranks that get them in trouble. But Remus gets to make friends with Arabella, Lily, and the future Marauders! PLEASE REVIEW
A Harder Transformation
Ch 1: Meeting Mr. Lupin
You probably all know me as Moony, one fourth of the infamous Marauders. Or, if you are currently attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, then you may know me also as the old Professor Lupin.
My name is Remus J. Lupin. And I'm about to tell you a story of when I was young. Sure, I still had grey hairs, but I was a handsome child, or as my mother likes to say. I was a prankster, sure. I always took part in making everything chaotic and just a complete utterly mess. However, I was also the one to keep James Potter (otherwise known as Prongs), Sirius Black (known as Padfoot), and Peter Pettigrew (a.k.a. Wormtail) in check.
Where do I begin? I know, how about first year, when I first met Sirius and James, the tightest and never leaving each others side kind of brothers.
~*~*~*~*~
My mother, overprotective as she was, was constantly hanging over me.
"Mum, my clothes are in order, my luggage was everything packed, and my hair is neatly combed. I'll be fine and I'm in perfect order! Stop worrying so much!" I said, slightly ticked. In truth, I was a bit harsh, but I was so excited to get to school. Excited, and well. . . scared that someone. . .
"Remus, we must get going!" my anxious mother said. She was worried, too. I smiled to reassure her and to attempt to calm my nerves. I got out of the car my father was driving and walked onto the many platforms until I was directly between platforms nine and ten.
"Go on and lean in dear." She demonstrated how and I duplicated her move. I ran towards the barrier and next second I saw a red, gleaming engine with the words in curly letters "Hogwarts Express." Above me was a sign that read Platform 9 ¾. I glanced around. So, I finally made it. I actually am going to get to Hogwarts. I was going to be a wizard. Or as much of a wizard as I'll ever be.
I saw kids swarm around the train. Taller kids were there, one with red hair and looked to be about a fifth year, with a shiny badge with the letter P on it. Probably a Prefect. I saw one with sleek, white-blond hair hanging around a greasy kid with a hooked nose.
I was so busy looking around at the people I would be spending the rest of the year with; I didn't notice bumping into a kid with jet-black hair, glasses, and hazel eyes.
"Ooh, sorry mate. Wasn't watching where I was going," I said, picking up anything we dropped.
"No worry, I was just looking for someone I knew. Wasn't watching where I was going either," he replied. He stood up and I noticed he was about my height and slightly more built. His hair was completely unruly and his pockets were filled with dungbombs.
I put my hand out and said, "Name's Remus. Remus Lupin." He took my hand and replied, "James Potter."
"So, James, who were you looking for?" I asked, curious to see if he would have as many prank items in his pocket as James. I got my answer straight away when another boy with uncombed dark brown almost black hair, dark brown eyes, definitely more muscle, and a goofy grin came running up to us screaming, "Hey James! I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"Sirius Black, don't me give me that bloody crap. You ran away to find a compartment and then you ran off with Alana Donavan again!" James scolded.
Sirius Black laughed, with a pink tinge on his cheeks. Soon, James was laughing, too. I felt like I was intruding, so I turned to leave.
"Hey, Remus, don't go!" James called after me.
I turned around, not wanting to believe what he just said. Maybe I was going to make a friend this year. I was actually going to have someone to be with.
"Hey Sirius, this is Remus Lupin. Remus, Sirius Black."
"Nice to meet you. You must be a fine bloke to be getting James in a woozy." James hit him on the shoulder.
"Ow, I was joking!" We all laughed as we boarded the train. I waved goodbye to my parents, and gave my mum one final hug. The greasy kid with the nose had smirked but James and Sirius gave him a glare that sent him and the blond boy further along the train.
We ended up in a compartment way in back. We dropped our luggage into it and James and Sirius started to whisper. I was confused. Were they plotting against something or me? I hoped to God they weren't going to.
Sirius muttered an objection but James put his foot down (literally). Sirius sighed and said, "Fine." Just then, the door slid open and a timid looking boy came in. He had sandy blond hair and small beady eyes. He was short and on the plump side. He looked at the compartment and said, "Umm. . .sorry to intrude, but all the other compartments are full."
"I scooted over and said, "Well, I guess you're stuck with us then. My name's Remus Lupin."
James smiled and said, "James Potter." Sirius gave a curt nod, as if it was cramping his style and said, "Sirius Black."
"Peter Pettigrew," he replied. He was definitely scared. "So," I said, trying to break the tension, "What year are you in?"
"First. You?" he said. "Us, too," Sirius said. He turned to James. "C'mon. Let's go do something stupid. I want to get Lucious Malfoy. I hear he took Snivellus under his arms this year. "
"Sure, one minute. Do you guys wanna come?" he asked.
"Sure!" said Peter eagerly, but blushing after he said it.
"Er. . .I hope you're not going to do anything majorly stupid. But I'll go," I said, standing up. Sirius had a smile on his face as he and the rest of us left. WE bumped into a few people, whom James and Sirius nodded to. When I gave him a few looks whe he did this, Sirius explained.
"Are parents are in the ministry and they work with some of the people's parents. It's a whole link and chain of who knows who."
"Ahh. My parents work at St. Mungo's." I said.
We stopped at the front of an area where two boys, the grease ball and the blondie were torturing a poor girl with red hair and the biggest emerald eyes ever. She was with another girl who had grey eyes and blonde hair. Both were pretty but had scared looks as the blonde one spoke.
"You filthy mudbloods shouldn't be here. You belong back in the muggle world, where you sleep around to get cash," he drawled and sneered. I didn't know he could do both at the same time.
I swelled with anger. This was about blood again. And the blonde one was an evil git. The black haired boy with the nose cackled with him and Anger was boiling in my blood. Unfortunately, James got there first.
"Oy! Lucious!"
Lucious (the blonde one) whipped around and smirked. "Royal Potter. Get off your high throne and get your bloody arse out of here!"
"I swear, you haven't learned anything. Hasn't you're mummy taught you to speak better. Of course, you're mother looks like a goat just kissed her and have that shocked look on her face, so I'm surprised she can still speak."
"My mother will not be dragged into this," he snarled.
Sirius was behind him when he said, "Then stop torturing people who are probably worth more than the slimy git you are."
The greasy boy had a scornful expression as he said, "We would stop, see, but this mudblood and her friend was polluting our air, so we need to exterminate them as soon as possible."
I rolled my eyes. "Do the world a favor and go take a shower," I snapped and then I walked around them and started to talk to the girls.
Sirius and James were grinning at my comment to the boy (whose name was Severus Snape, but was crowned 'Snivellus' by Sirius), but I was ignoring them. I heard snide comments go back and forth between the boys until James said something and they left to their compartment. Meanwhile, I was helping the two girls. The red one was crying softly, but had a gleam I her eyes.
"Are you ok?" I asked softly.
"Yeah. It's just what he said. . .Maybe I'm not supposed to be here. . ." the red head trailed off.
"Look, love. You're a great person and you don't deserve to be treated like trash by those wicked bullies. I'm Remus by the way," I said, smiling.
"Lily Evans." The red was smiling. "This is Arabella Figg." Blondie smiled.
"You don't mind if I just call you Lils, d'ya?" I smiled as we walked over to James and the rest of the guys.
"Hey, everyone this is Lily and Arabella." I pointed out each individually. Then I turned to the guys. "These are my friends Sirius, James, and Peter." Each were beaming in turn.
"Hey! I have an idea!" Sirius said. "Let's drop off some dungbombs in their compartment!"
Lily and Arabella shook their heads. "We were sidetracked, and we're late meeting someone. I'm sorry. But put in a few extras for us, 'k?" Arabella said.
We smiled as they headed in another direction. WE snuck off to pull our first prank of the year.
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* OOH! Remus isn't very Remus-like yet, but they haven't gotten to the pranks that get them in trouble. But Remus gets to make friends with Arabella, Lily, and the future Marauders! PLEASE REVIEW