Chapter 1: Good-bye, Hello
Remus Lupin hugged his crying mother. He felt sorry for her; she never disowned him, or gave him grief like so many did. She was still a kind and loving mother to him and he knew she would be terribly worried when he was living at Hogwarts. But he still noticed something different about her. A sorrow that had lingered for four years now, since the day that Fenrir Greyback and stalked him through the bushes of the lupin's country home and when the time was right bounded out and sunk his teeth into the poor, young boy. The look Remus saw was not one of fear or disgust like so many had often shown him, but one of sorrow. Remus knew that his mother blamed herself for what had happened; she insulted Greyback, She went in the house to fetch a few clothes pegs. But it wasn't her fault.
"Good luck my boy." The young boy's father finally spoke as the large clock flicked itself to 10:55 am. "I hope you prosper at Hogwarts as so many have before you." The wiry man said before quickly adding, "and I hope you stay safe." Putting extra emphasis on the last word.
"Oh my beautiful boy, make sure you write every few days and that you see the matron whenever you feel. . . ill." His mother added.
"I will. I'd better get going. See you at Christmas." The small boy said as he walked away.
Remus Lupin looked in every carriage on his way past but all of them seemed to be full. He came to a carriage about halfway down the train that held no other student. He sat on the seat that allowed him to be facing forwards when the train was moving, backwards always made him a little queasy, and allowed himself to start getting nervous. Why had Dumbledor insisted so heavily on him coming to this school? What if he hurt someone? What if everyone found out his secret?
Remus wiped his sweaty hands on his pants as a dark haired boy with lopsided glasses walked into the carriage.
"Mind if I sit here?" the new boy asked.
"Sure, I'm Remus Lupin." Remus replied.
"Potter. James potter that is."
"Oh. Is your father the Auror who caught three separate murderers in one day?"
"Yea, he is always talking about that."
"Mind if we join you?" a boy with longer and curlier black hair asked. A short and stubby boy followed him into the carriage.
"Of course." James responded. "I'm James Potter and this is Remus Lupin."
"I'm Peter Pettigrew." The short boy said.
"And I'm Sirius Black."
"Blimey you're a Black, shouldn't you be sitting with all the pure blooded slytherins." James stated in astonishment.
"Well I'm kind of the Black sheep of the family. No pun intended." The boys laughed at this and continued laughing for the remainder of the trip.
For the first time Remus actually allowed himself to consider friendships and a good life at Hogwarts.
Maybe it won't be so bad