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Ch.1

Remus and I had always been friends. Not best friends, but friends. It was always assumed that I hated James and all of his friends. But they were wrong; I didn't mind Remus. Peter wasn't bad either, but I never tried to get to know him.

From what Remus told me, his friends figured out his secret around the same time that I did. But when I asked who figured it out first, I was shocked to hear that it was me….

I knew I had to confront Remus. If I was able to figure out that he was a werewolf, that meant that lots of other people could too. But, I was scared he would hate me for knowing what he was. I didn't think any less of him for it, but others would. Finally, one day after charms class, I asked Remus if I could talk to him. He led me to an empty classroom.

"Hi Lily. What is it? I don't mean to be rude but-" Remus said.

"I know your secret." I realized after I said it how harsh it sounded.

"What secret?" It was obvious that he was nervous.

"Your… your… your furry little problem! I'm not trying to scare you, it's just, um, wow, this is harder than I thought. I started noticing weird stuff that happened to you. What I really wanted to do was to warn you. If I could figure this out, it means other people could too."

"Who s-says I have a secret? W-why would y-you say that? W-what f-furry little p-problem?" Once he started stuttering, I knew I had guessed right.

"Remus!"

"I..I… so, you don't think people will like me because I'm a…you know."

"No! A lot of people wouldn't care! People like me! But there are others that would. And… I know we're not friends or anything but…I wanted to tell you because nobody should be given a hard time for something that they can't control."

"Who said we weren't friends?" That was a shock.

"You want to be friends? But, I thought you and your friends hated me?"

"We don't hate you Lily. The others might like to annoy you, but that doesn't mean I do. I don't see why we can't be friends. "

We sat there for a few minutes, thinking about what had just been said. I couldn't believe that he didn't hate me, especially after what had just happened.

"Lily, you have to promise me something. You can't tell anyone about my "condition". Swear that you won't, please! Nobody else can know!" He seemed so worried, it made me feel bad for him. He was constantly worrying that someone would find out his secret.

"Don't worry. I would never tell anyone. But, Remus, if you trust your friends, you should tell them about your condition. Not because you should tell your friends everything, but, because if they truly are your friends, they'll help you out. Well, I better go. We have a lot of homework. See you later. Oh, and if you ever need someone to talk to, just come and find me."

I left before he could respond. Afterwards, I realized that he might have wanted to tell me something else. I often got that feeling after I talked to him. I never pushed him to say anything- I already knew his biggest secret.

After that day, Remus and I became friends. Before he got a chance to take my advice, James, Sirius and Peter confronted him about him being a werewolf. He didn't tell me that they knew until a long time after it happened, but I knew. He seemed happier, like a burden had been lifted.

I've always wondered if I would have still ended up with James if Remus and I weren't friends. Back then, I couldn't stand him or Sirius. But Remus helped me realized that they weren't too bad. And once they matured a bit, it made it easier to be friends with them. James realized that Remus and I had been friends, but I don't think he realized that he helped James and I become friends.

Of course, just because we were friends, didn't mean that everything was perfect.