Lessons in Love and Life
By: RavenNoire
Introduction
Summary: We all are affected by those around us, some more than others. How are we affected by love? This is a story through the eyes of Remus Lupin. It shows his pain, his anger, but most of all it shows his love. His love for those he called his friends, and how their love changed him forever. It will follow Lily and The Marauders through their 7th year, with a few flashbacks.
Author's Note: Hey everyone. I'm just getting back to Fanfiction and hope to update the few stories I have here. But this story came out of nowhere and I just had to post it. I hope you enjoy. I know this is short but it's just an intro and I don't have a beta so there are probably mistakes, but I'm sorry for them. So please read and tell me what you think, so I know if I should go on or not. Thanks!
-They didn't agree on much. In fact they rarely agreed on anything... they fought all the time they challenged each other everyday... but in spite their differences, they had one important thing in common, they were crazy about each other -
-The Notebook-
Have you ever known two people, which despite everything, should simply be together? That despite all the odds set against them, and all life's difficulties, they belong side by side. And even though both of them are stubborn to the point of not seeing this, you can't help, but look and smile….because they are meant to be. They say that the opposite of love is hate, and I can't say that I agree. I think they're closer than people would like to believe. Just as with love, hate needs a certain amount of passion behind it to be considered hate. If you didn't feel anything for that person, well then you wouldn't waste your time hating them. Someone once said that, "The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference." I believe it was my headmaster at school, and to this day it's stuck with me, because of my wholehearted belief in it. You may ask why I have what some people would dub "crazy" views, and I am happy to tell you why my mind works in this less than normal way. The reason is plain and simple; I saw my theories proven true. My best friend and the love of his life played out a real life drama right in front of mine and all of our school's eyes. There was never a dull moment with the two of them, and never do I look back and not smile at all their antics. My only remorse comes from the thought that I myself never had anything quite as special as the magic between Lily and James Potter.
First let me introduce myself. My name is Remus Lupin. I was born in a small town outside London where I grew up happy for the most part…Until the fateful visit to my Aunt's county cottage near the forest changed that. While foolishly playing near the forest with a few of my cousin's I was bitten. Not just by a simple snake, or even a dog. I was bitten by one of the most feared and at times even misunderstood creatures in my world. A werewolf…and that's all it took…one bite on my leg from the animal that was prowling through the area that night, and my life was changed forever. My aunt was horrified and immediately contacted my parents. Of course there was not much to do. My cousins and the few friends I had found out about my "condition" and the all stayed away. They kept their distance out of fear, and maybe even disgust. It hurt deeper than any bite, or transformation ever would. To see people I had loved shy away from me is a wound I will never heal from. Even my own parents tended to avoid me, especially around the time of the full moon. I was locked in a brick shed during that time. And in that ominous shed I ravaged, bit, clawed, and hurt whatever living force was near me. Namely myself…I remember waking up in that shed being afraid to open my eyes, and face reality, to see how badly injured I was…usually the pain was some kind of indication. I know this story is about the love, and you may wonder why I am telling you this, but to understand why Lily and James' love, and the many other loves I experienced, affected me in the great way it did, you first need to know my pain.
Up until I met Lily, James, and my other friends I didn't know what love was. At one point in time my parents may have loved me, but after I started becoming a monster once a month they feared me, as was with anyone else who may have loved me. When I befriended the people this story revolves around they not only loved me, but they showed me. They showed me the different shades of love. They showed me how to love a person not only for the good in them, but for their faults too. They showed me how to love myself. And they showed me how to open my heart, and love again. I love these people not only for who they are, and what they showed, taught, and felt towards me, but for the person I was with them. All of them were full of life in one way or another, and they all taught me things I will keep with me for the rest of my life. I love all of them. I'll never forget any of them. They were my friends. But more importantly they were my family. This is a story of love, friendship, pain, hurt, and hard times, and so much more. It's the story of our lives. It's the story of Sirius Black and the many girls he ran around with, and the one that finally caught him. It's the story of Peter Pettigrew, and he's desperation to be accepted, and how it leads him down a road away from all of us. It's the story of James Potter, and his love of life, and the girl that wouldn't have him. It's the story of Lily Evans and her attempt to not fall for James, and her eventual fall. It's my story, and it tells of the hurtles my friends helped me jump, and the way they changed me forever. And it's the story of how we all had to get over bumps in life's road. How we all had a little hero in us, and how we all had the Gryffindor courage we doubted we had. It's a story about life, it's a story about love, and it's our story.