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Werewolves? Lily looked at the piece of parchment that was handed to her. It was Defense Against the Dark Arts class and the teacher was passing out their topics on a piece of parchment. The students were supposed to study about the topic and for bonus points, interview people who know about the subject. She really wanted those bonus points but she had no idea who to interview. Her parents were muggles so they couldn't waltz to the Werewolf Support Services or the Werewolf Capture Unit and interview them without help. She also couldn't go to the Ministry of Magic or any other wizarding buildings because they had no idea where it is. Maybe all hope was lost.

Or- maybe not, she thought to herself as she spotted Remus a few spots ahead of her. He was the only one in the class who was reading while everyone else was talking and waiting for the bell to ring. Lily already had suspicions about whether he was a werewolf or not because, now that Severus had pointed it out to her, something was fishy about him. She was the only one, other than Sirius, James, and Peter, who actually noticed his monthly absences. She didn't want to poke in any further because it was his business, not hers. Plus, what if she was wrong? That would be awkward.

The bell rang and it was time for lunch. After getting a quick meal, she headed for the library so that she could start researching. She reached the library and headed for the magical creatures section. Once there, she spotted a good-sized book on werewolves and brought it with her to an empty table.

After spending a few minutes reading, she checked out the book and got ready for the next lesson. As she walked down the hallways, she started to wonder. Since there wasn't any other possible werewolf anywhere near here, she'll just have to find out whether Remus is one or not. She had checked her moon charts from Astronomy and found out the full moon was three days away. If he was indeed a werewolf, then he would show all the correct symptoms. All she had to do was watch and wait.

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She did see a change in Remus. Lily noticed that as the days went by, his skin became slightly paler than usual. No one else seemed to notice. He also seemed slightly nervous. Then there was the day of the full moon. He was quieter than usual and barely looked up from his books. Lily understood how no one else would have noticed these actions. You would have to really know how he's like to realize that he doesn't spend that much time reading and he wasn't that quiet.

That evening, Lily was sitting in one of the seats in front of the fire along with her friends who were happily chatting away. She heard the boy's dormitory door open so she looked around. It was Remus, and he was going toward the portrait hole. Lily excused herself from her friends and caught up with him.

"Hey, Remus," Remus stopped and turned around at the sound of her voice.

"Yes?" He said as he half-smiled.

"Er, just thought I should check up on you."

"Oh."

Lily thought about what to say next.

"So, where are you going? You don't look too well."

"I just got an owl from my dad telling me my mum is really ill." There was anxiety etched on his face. "I'm kind of in a hurry."

"Oh. Sorry for keeping you. I hope your mum gets better." He nodded to her and said thanks while he exited the portrait hole. Then she headed up to her dormitory room and thought about what had just happened. She figured he was lying to her but maybe that was because he didn't want her to know about his lycanthropy- that is, if he was a werewolf. He must have a place to go outside of Hogwarts so he won't endanger the other students- if he was a werewolf. But what if he wasn't lying? His mother could actually be ill and he could actually be going to see her. Sometimes that happens with students whose parents or relatives are ill.

If he was a werewolf, will that change her feelings about him? Not really, she said in her head. He's still a nice person. It would be rather cruel to quit being his friend just because of some problem. She wouldn't care. With this in mind, she got ready for bed early. She still didn't have enough information to declare that he was a lycanthrope, but she was too tired to investigate further. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

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