GUILTY
Chapter 1. In The Woods
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters involved. They are the property of J.K. Rowling. After all, if they were mine, would Sirius be dead?
Remus woke feeling horrible. His muscles ached from the strain of the transformation. His head was throbbing, and as he shifted he could feel how heavy it was on the ground. What a night... he groaned softly and sat up.
Fighting down a rush of dizziness, Remus opened his eyes. He saw pine needles, and then, looking up, trees scattered around the dip in the ground where he sat. Slowly, he turned his head. More trees, the lower bark of the nearest ones slashed to tatters. He could feel the sting from scratches on his own arms.
Knowing he still wasn't thinking clearly, Remus forced himself to stand. Leaning against a nearby pine, he tried to gather his thoughts into something recognizable... what am I doing here...
The realization hit him so suddenly that he staggered. Oh God...Last night was a full moon...Remus searched his memory...the potion... dimly he remembered the steaming goblet, sitting on his desk. He remembered turning at the door, giving it half a glance...I'll come back for it... he had been in a terrible hurry...A wave of nausea came over Remus. He gagged. He had been running loose on the Hogwarts grounds last night! Anything might have happened...no, please, let me not have hurt anyone, let it be ok...
Sick with dread, Remus imagined the nightmare that would unfold when he returned to Hogwarts. If anyone was hurt... If anyone was bitten...he imagined finally confessing to Dumbledore. About the Marauders, about his friends becoming Animagi, tricking Dumbledore for all those years...
And now the events of last night were coming back in a rush, a blur of color and terror and then-
"Sirius," breathed Remus, seeing it all clearly in his mind... Sirius is innocent...Sirius was here...Remus spotted the spires of Hogwarts in the distance, and was walking, running towards them. Peter was here...Peter did it...got to find Sirius.
And Remus' panic subsided, replaced with joy. Sirius wouldn't have let him hurt anyone. Sirius was innocent, he didn't kill James, he was going to be proven innocent.
It was going to be all right.