Summary – Remus Recalls the meeting of friends.
Something I Remember
Remus Lupin was sick. In fact, he was always sick, and he hated being sick, but he had gotten used to it. It was just the day after the full moon and he was made to sit around the Black Family manor with a book and tea. Mrs. Weasely wouldn't let him do a thing because he was getting over the night before.
And so, Remus was bored for the day. He put most of his time into research in the library – when he was in school it was the only other place anyone could find him in five minutes flat. Now, as an adult and banned from doing anything, Remus had gone to the library in order to do something. Not that he actually had anything to research, but he liked the books anyway.
When dinner finally rolled around; Remus met up with the Golden Trio. Harry, Ron and Hermione greeted him and Remus was pleasantly surprised when Harry gave him a hug. Remus smiled kindly at Harry. He was a lot like his father. James made sure to be quiet after a full moon and Sirius followed James in almost everything.
The guests for dinner that night included, Tonks, Mad-Eye Moody, Severus Snape (only because the rules that Black had put on him were Null-and-void since his death), Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Along with the Weasely children, Harry and Hermione.
There was hardly any dinner conversation; and Remus found that he wished for the old times. When James and Sirius were playing tricks on others at the table. Or waiting for a huge prank to be done before everyone in the great hall. Peter always followed them, he was more of a worshiper of the older boys. It had always gotten onto their nerves because Peter almost never did come up with any good pranks. But Peter would say something brilliant every once in a while.
"Remus, is something?" Harry asked, poking Remus in the side. Remus looked at him.
"No, why do you ask?" Remus asked.
"No reason, you just looked sad," Harry shrugged.
"Yeah, we've been worried about you," Ron put in, though no one could understand him. (Remus could, he had a lot of practice with Sirius and James)
"It's nothing," Remus shrugged. The table was quiet.
"Are you sure there is nothing you want to share?" McGonagall asked. Remus gave her a look. The same one he would whenever something was bothering him but he wouldn't admit it.
"Er – what are you talking about?" Remus asked.
"You mentioned the other day that there were some thing you wanted to tell Harry," McGonagall said.
"You do?" Harry asked all of a sudden.
"Er – well….maybe…"
"Please tell us something? Anything?" Harry asked.
"All right. I'll tell you how we all met on the train…"
Remus Lupin wasn't one to make friends. In fact, he had the hardest time of making friends and being stuck in a compartment with two hyper kids and one who desperately wanted to be included grated on his nerves.
It had all happened rather suddenly. He remembered. Sirius Black had shown up first. He grinned at Remus before shaking the boys hand and introducing himself. Then he went on and on about what he liked and who his favorite Wizard Singer was and so on.
Next was James Potter; he liked Quiditch and girls with red hair (Only because his mother had red hair) – he also went on about Lily Evans of whom he had just met and swore up and down he was in love with. Remus figured that it wouldn't come to anything since they were all eleven years old.
Peter was last; he was actually hiding from a bunch of Slytherin boys who was after his blood for some odd reason. He had slunk like a rat into their compartment and there they had met him. It was then that James wanted to show off, and not to be out done, Sirius wanted to help. And Remus? Well, Remus just went along with it because he figured that maybe he could keep them in line. At least a little bit.
This led to the "Train Incident" as the Professor's referred to it ever after.
"Hey you!" Sirius yelled at the group of Slytherin boys that had chased Peter.
"Well, well, well," one of the boys, with white hair and blue eyes, said.
"What do you think you are doing by chasing out friend?" James asked.
"Oh, it's Black and a Potter!" another one of the boys said. They snickered.
"One last times you gits! What do you think you are doing?" Sirius asked.
Remus and Peter watched from behind; they decided to let Sirius and James handle the situation since they knew more magic than they themselves did.
"It is none of your business!" the boy with the white hair replied.
"It is out business!" and with that, Sirius Black threw a hex at the Slytherin's. Remus wasn't exactly sure what hex Sirius had used, but James followed up and after four to five more hexes, the Slytherin's were pink and blue with red polka dots for skin. Their hair was gold and red, and they itched like crazy.
"Next time you think about ganging up on our friends we will do worse!" James said. And with that last word the boys went back to their compartment.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Peter said repeatedly.
"Don't mention it! that was fun!" Sirius said. James had to agree.
"You guy's are really good? Where did you learn those?" Remus asked. Both Sirius and James launched into what books they had read over the summer and how the practiced using a stick or whatever they could get their hands on. Of course the stick didn't work, but James swore that he was able to unlock his fathers study by using one.
"And that was really the first time your Father and Sirius hexed someone," Remus said.
"What are those hexes, by the way?" Harry asked.
"Harry James Potter! Don't you think whatever it is you are thinking!" McGonagall gave Harry a look. Harry just pouted at her.
"Just like your father whenever Minerva would catch us at something!" Remus laughed. Just hearing him laugh made Harry and the other at the table (save Snape) a little better.
"I'll tell you later, it's a Marauder's secret," Remus whispered to Harry.
"Remus John Lupin!" Mrs. Weasely almost yelled. Remus gave her a wink in reply.
"There is nothing wrong with a laugh or two," Ron said.
"Only when someone gets hexed too often. But James never did want to listen to anyone. Well, he only listened to Lily, but he had work hard to get her to even considering going out with him," Remus said.
"What was she like?" Harry asked.
"Nice, smart, pretty – top witch in the whole school!" Remus replied.
"Oh?" Hermione asked.
"Your close Hermione. But Lily, well, she was Lily. She knew a lot of hexes, jinks' and levitation charms. In fact, once she got pissed at Lucius Malfoy for something or other – anyway, she charmed a cup to spit back its contents at him whenever it was full and he just happened to pick it up. That went on for a week before she upped the anti and charmed the bench to bite his behind whenever he sat down. He finally apologized. She never did say what she was so upset at him over," Remus shrugged.
"That sounds like Harry," Hermione said.
"No way!" Harry disagreed.
"I would say you are like both in several ways," Remus replied.
"Why is that?" Harry asked.
"Something I remember, Something that happened in September. Only love found its way, for me to the sea…"
THE END
