September 01
I was sitting all by myself in a train compartment on my way to my seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I can hear the people in the next compartment talking and laughing and just having a great time. I wish I could join them.
You might be wondering why I'm sitting here all alone writing in a bloody diary while everyone else around me is catching up with all their friends and just having a good time. Well, the answer is simple: I don't really have any friends.
My name is Remus J. Lupin. I'm seventeen years old and Hogwarts' biggest loser. After six years in that school, I only have one friend, Lily Evans. Well, I actually had another friend, Severus Snape. But he had a little incident last year and now he hates me. Lily became Head Girl this year, and that's why I'm all by myself. She had to meet with the Head Boy before we got to school.
I heard more laughter coming from the next compartment and felt a pang of jealousy and loneliness. It wasn't that I never tried to make friends; I did try. It's just that it's a bit hard for me to make friends. I'm a little on the shy side.
But the biggest reason I don't have many friend is because I'm afraid. I'm not afraid of other people or anything like that; I'm afraid that if I get too close to others, they'll find out my secret. I might as well write this now. You see, I'm a werewolf. And where I'm from, werewolves aren't treated that great. They're considered dark creatures and some people will even curse them on sight.
Lily worked it out all on her own in our third year. I was afraid she'd tell everyone and the Ministry would come in and take me away, but she didn't. Lily was raised by muggles, so she didn't even know about the prejudice against werewolves until I told her. She still stayed my friend and is keeping my secret, which I'm grateful for. My old friend Severus found out to and—well, I'd rather not go into that.
7:00PM
I used to find the sorting fascinating, but after a few years, it gets very boring. It's not like I have siblings or friends who are getting sorted, and I doubt I'm ever going to talk to the new Gryffindors, so why bother and watch it?
I was sitting next to Lily, who was busy talking to another one of her friends, Karen or something. There are times where I wonder why Lily became friends with me. She has so many other friends. Why would she want to hang out with the quiet guy who just sits in the corner and reads all the time? I don't ask her that in person, though. Just in case it makes her realize that she has better friends and leave me to my lonesomeness.
I got the strange feeling that someone was watching me. I looked around the table and found that someone was watching me—more like three someone's actually: James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew, or the Marauders as they liked to call themselves.
Everyone knew who they were. James was the Gryffindor quidditch captain and supposedly the best player at school. I can't really clarify that for myself because I've never been all that fascinated by quidditch. Sirius Black was also on the team, but he was better known as Hogwarts' Heartthrob (I heard a few girls call him that). And then there was Peter Pettigrew who was, well, their friend. The Marauders were also my dorm mates. We've been living in the same room together since our first year.
To make a long story short, we don't really get along. They were loud and troublesome and loved pulling pranks and being the center of attention. I, on the other hand, was a prefect who always did what he was told and never got in trouble. Not to mention I hate attention. We were complete opposites.
But, why were they looking at me? They weren't planning on pulling a back to school prank on me, were they? I've been on the receiving end of some of their pranks before, and believe me when I say it's only funny if you are part of the audience. Of course, when Lily gave them a hard time about it, their answer was always the same: their target was Severus Snape, and I just happened to be with him at the time. I noticed they never tried to prank me or Severus when Lily was around. That probably had to do with the fact that James Potter has openly declared his love for her, which of course repulsed Lily.
10:00 PM
After what felt like forever, I was finally able to get back to my room. After dinner, I had to lead the first years to the tower and explain some things to them. It's all part of my duties as a prefect. Once I got to my dorm, I was greeted by silence. The Marauders were already there and unpacking, but they stopped as soon as I opened the window.
They wouldn't stop staring at me and I was sure I was as red as a tomato by then. I quickly unpacked my things and pulled the curtains around my bed so I wouldn't have to feel their eyes on me. why were they looking at me? They were looking at me during the welcome back feast, too. I was almost sure that they were planning something against me.
I could hear their voices while I tried to fall asleep. I couldn't make out what they were saying because they were keeping their voices low. I felt an urge to open my curtains and talk to them every time I heard them laughing. I wish I got along with them, but I just couldn't bring myself to even say hi to them. I just don't have those kinds of people skills.
Not to mention, Potter and Black were purebloods. It wouldn't take them long to work out what I was, especially Black, whose family has a bit of a reputation for dabbling in dark arts. And they aren't as caring and considerate as Lily. The only reason they haven't worked out what I was in the six years we've been living together is because they don't pay attention to me. I was a nobody to them. But I was sure that as soon as the found out, the Ministry would be dragging me out of school the very next morning. So I guess it's really for the best that I don't try to make friends with them. It's not like we'll ever see each other again after we leave this place anyway.
Well, this idea came to me after reading the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison and Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (LOL). How do you like it? I know it's a boring start but I do promise it'll get better. Please give feedback because it will help me improve the story to fit everyone's tastes
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