hiya guys! first hp ff here. woo. hope i do the characters justice. please review to tell me what i'm doing wrong.

disclaimer: i do not own any of the harry potter characters. anya is mine though. xx

Darkness seeped from every crack of the forest, casting long, empty shadows along the ground, stealing the young Gryffindors breath. silence trapped her in its deathly web as the full moon beamed down through the forbidden canopy.

crack

the girl spun around, her ebony hair flying in all directions, eyes widened wih fear. her heart raced. she shouldn't be here. terror grasped her. twigs snapped under her nimble feet, awakening everything who lived in the trees.

a growl. a flash or fur. a silent scream.

then...

black

and slience crept over the forest once more.

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pain trickled into the 5th years darkness as she opened a bleary eye, squinting as light stabbed them. sudden relief washed over her as she realised she wasn't dead.

she raised her head slowly, feeling it tenderly with lead fingers. the memory of what she saw still burned in the mind as she felt someone tending to a large wound on her side. pain prickled up in sharp bursts as the person touched her. she opened her bleary eyes again, wider this time.

"ahh you're awake," rang te cool, clear voice of madam pomfrey, "no...remus sit down. you can see her in a moment."

there's another person in here? did he come to see me? remus lupin? that cute 5th year that spoke to me in the common room the other day? it can't be!

the girl turned her head to the side, peering over the bedside table. the handsome, young man sat, cross legged on the bed nearest to her, munching on a large bar of Honeydukes best chocolate. he raised a thin, slender hand and waved, smiling, his mouth too full to speak. she looked solomnly at herself, wondering how bad it really was. she gasped. a large gash spanned from the left side of her neck to the right side of her waist, ending in a strange shaped gouge near her stomach. blood seeped thickly from more wounds on her legs. a droplet of blood trickled into her slightly open mouth, making her gag. remus looked pityingly over her, "are you ok? what happened to you?" he asked worriedly.

the girl looked at madam pomfrey as she walked briskly into her office. she carefully pulled herself up, leaning heavily on her bedpost as she moved closer to him.

"you'll never believe me...but..." she began, making sure to put a silencing charm on the office door first.

"this is gonna sound crazy...but i think there's a werewolf in the school." she muttered scaredly. remus stared at her wide-eyed, looking between her terrified eyes and the strangly shaped gouge in her side.

"and...what's worse...is...i...i think it bit me...last night..."

if it were possible, remus' eyes grew even wider and he grabbed her arm quickly. tears ran down her face, half out of pain, half terror.

"i don't know what to do remus...i'm gonna have to leave the school aren't i?"

remus sat next to her, holding her gently as if she were a china doll, stroking her hair softly.

"it's ok...you won't get chucked out...what's your name?"

"anya...how do you know i wont get chucked?" she sniffed. anya felt him tense at the question.

hang on...

"remus...how do you know?" she asked again, her heart pounding. he sighed.

"'coz...'coz i'm one too," he admitted sadly, hanging his head and his arms falling limp around her. anya gasped.

"then...it...was you?" she squirmed away, "wasn't it?"

remus shook his head matter-of-factly.

"i don't think so. i would have remembered if i'd bitten someone," he stated calmly, though not all too sure himself. she nodded warily, "alright...i'll have to trust you on that one," she smiled hopefully, "so...i wont get kicked out of school?"

again, remus shook his head, handing her a square of chocolate, "nope. and what's more...me and my friends can help you...if you like?"

anya nodded, smiling as the chocolate warmed her, taking the edge off the pain. their eyes met slowly, honey to indigo. they grinned at each other and madam pomfrey strolled into the room.

"remus lupin! what did i say about leaving her alone?! she's been through enough without you badgering her! she. needs. REST!"

remus shuffled back to his bed, winking at anya and concealing a smile.

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