This is just cannon from RPOV. Will all bee from Remus until I state otherwise.
September 1st, 1993
I sighed as I set my things on the rack above, the full moon had passed just two nights ago and with preparing for the year ahead and the new job which had been offered to me by Albus Dumbledore I hadn't rested much and was beyond tired. There was still over an hour until the students would begin to board the train and I was happy to be able to relax as I sat in a cabin near the very end of the train.
I heard a few other staff would be riding as well, as a security precaution after... well my wolf wasn't calm enough to think about the why right now. Even almost 12 years later the betral ached like a whole in my chest.
Becoming comfortable I closed my eyes and leant against the window, my eyes closing heavily as I listened to the sounds around me, hoping the train ride would be peaceful. As the platform began to fill with the coming years students I sat on the brink of consciousness, aware but not really awake.
Finally, the whistle blew, and the train slowly began to pull away from the station. I settled in a bit deeper, glad my cabin had been ignored by the students, leaving me to sleep uninterrupted. Or at least that's what I thought until the door open and the most intoxicating smell filled the cabin.
MATE
Mooney howled inside me and it took all of my will power to remain relaxed enough to pass as sleeping. There was three of them entering the cabin, two males and my mate. My mate. I wanted to open my eyes to see her, to see how old she was, but I also didn't want to scare them away and risk them leaving to find another space.
"Who do you reakon he is?" Asked a boy's voice, maybe 14 at a guess.
Then a beautiful voice answered him, and I had to hold back a sigh. "Professor R. J. Lupin" she answered barely above a whisper, but my hearing meant it was as if she had whispered it too me.
I almost asked her how she knew, but remembered I was 'sleeping'.
"How do you know that?" The same voice replied.
"It's on his case," she whispered again and must have gestured as another wave of her smell hit me, I almost groaned.
WHY. Why did this have to happen now. I had given up long again if ever finding my mate. All I knew is that I couldn't touch her.
WHAT moony growled WHY NOT
YET I growled back. A single touch was all it would take to initiate the bond on her side. I will still protect her and make sure no harm comes to her. She was a child though and until appropriate and safe I would avoid triggering the bond through touch, because once that began it was even harder to stop from claiming her once the wold decided she was ready. Of course, she was still mine.
OURS moony reminded me.
'Yes' I conceded to him and struggled not to laugh about talking to myself. It had taken too many years for me to be comfortable with moony in my head, but once I had accepted him rather than fought him my transformations had become so much easier, while I didn't have control he listened more to my reasoning. At the same time, he helped me stay alive both during the war and after, making me faster, stronger.
Moony was still sore about Sirius he didn't believe that he had betrayed us. He trusted in the pack bond, but the evidence was against him. The pack bond had told him the moment James has died. Of course, with Peter being a rat I had never bonded with him, but I assume it would have told me about him as well.
As I listened to the teens talk around me, I realised that not only was I in the cabin with my mate, but also a pup. Harry, James and Lillie's son. As soon as the train came to a jerking stop, I was alert, end in hand. Then I felt it the chill of a dementor. As more children entered our space, stepping on toes and sitting down I decided it was time to make myself known.
"Quiet" I said, my voice hoarse and scratchy. I cringed of course that's how I sounded the first time she heard me. I quietly conjured flames to light our space and quickly took in the faces of the children, ouch children, around me. Harry was easily recognised, and my chest ached at the sight of my old friend's double. Another boy that I could easily recognise as Frank and Alice's little boy. There were two red heads that must belong to the Weasley clan and finally there she was.
I still didn't know her name, but that didn't matter right now. Her chocolate brown eyes held mine for a moment that lasted eternity, but I pulled myself away to approach the door. Had to protect her, them.
Before I could reach the door, it slid open and the dementor approached.
—
Sept 30th, 1993 First full moon of the year
Despite the Wolfsbane Moony howled, looked in the room behind my quarters warded and silences he howled. He knew his mate was close, but he couldn't get to her. He had been close to her, watching her, making sure she was safe. But tonight, he howled know she was close but not his. It was going to be a long night.
— -
November 5th, 1993
She had written the essay, the only one to do so of course, as Snape had no reason to set it for my 3rd, 4th and 5th year students. So now of course she knew what I was, she was too smart not to. But her essay wasn't cruel and full of how we were dark evil creatures that needed to be hunted.
It was full of facts about how we were unwilling victims, about our mating habits and the use of Wolfsbane. I had no doubt she would keep my secret just as I had no doubt that I loved her already.
—
June 6th, 1994
It was the last full moon of the school year and I was thankful. I had spent as much time around Hermione as I possibly could as her teacher, but it was a struggle.
The map made it easier though, I could watch her, without stalking, see she was safe when I was otherwise busy. It kept moony calmer as well.
I am watching it tonight I followed as she left Hagrid's hut with Harry and Ron. Then a name caught my attention. 'Peter Pettigrew' was with them, with her.
I pulled the map into my pocket and ran out of my office. The map never lies. So many thoughts filled my head, but I wasn't fast enough. I could smell the blood and caught a glimpse of someone disappearing into the whomping willow as I exited the castle.
I raced after them stunning the tree and diving in, ducking down as I raced as fast as I could through the tunnel. I heard them screaming upstairs. They were up there. With her. Mooney growled as I burst through the door and then froze at the scene in front of us.
Ron was lying on the floor, it was his blood I could smell. Clutching at the rat form of Peter. Hermione was crouched over them and Harry had his wand pointed at Sirius, face black with rage.
'Expelliarmus'. I shouted, catching Harry's flying wand before any of them really eve registered, I was there. "Where is he Sirius?" My voice shook with rage as I struggled not to pull Hermione behind me. I knew where he was of course, but they didn't. "It was him wasn't it? You switched places." I started as everything started falling into place.
"Professor Lupin, what's going-?" Harry asked, not finished his sentence as I lowered my wand, no longer pointing it at Sirius. Once he realised, I had caught up he moved to stand at my side.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!" Hermione screamed, raising herself off the floor and pointing at me. Eyes full of rage. "You – you," She stuttered.
"Hermione" I pleaded
"You and him."
"Hermione calm down – "
"I didn't tell anyone!" She screamed again. "I've been covering for you- "Moony purred, delighted in the fire our witch held. Not now, I scolded him.
"Hermione please, listen to me. I can explain."
"I trusted you!" Harry shouted, standing beside her. Lily's temper could definitely be seen here. "and all this time you've been his friend!"
"You're wrong." This would be much easier if everyone just sat down and listened. My senses were in overdrive and I was not in the frame of mind to be handling this. "I haven't been Sirius's friend for twelve year, but I am now... let me explain..."
"NO!" Hermione shouted, "Don't trust him Harry, he has been helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead to, he's a werewolf." She said it was such hurt that I almost stumble as though the wind had been knocked out of me.
As we made our way back through the tunnel, I did my best not to show how enraged I was that Hermione was so far from me, with two enemies in between us non the less.
"Are we going to talk about your witch." Sirius said so low that only I could hear. Of course, he could feel the pull to protect her as his Alpha's mate.
"Mate." I grunted out.
And Sirius let out a low whistle.
We made it out and I waited by the base, following behind the group, levitate Snape, while keeping my wand trained on peter.
Then I felt it. The moon was up. With everything that had happened in the last few hours I hadn't thought about the time, or the fact that I hadn't taken my last dose of wolfsbane this evening.
The change was on me before I could even move myself away.
Finally. Growled Mooney as he set his eye on Hermione. Mine.
He would not hurt her or change her. But he would take her, and he would kill anyone that tried to stop him. Right now, that someone was Snape.
Stalking towards the man between us and our mate we let out a low feral growl. Moony smelt his fear and revealed in it, licking his lips.
Then from the side he was tackled as padfoot pushed him to the ground, taking him away from the group. Trying to get past him without hurting him was difficult and as Moony pulled him by the hind leg there was a definite crunch, Padfoot crying out as his leg was shattered.
He was stalking towards them once more, no matter how hard I screamed at him not too.
Then we heard the most beautiful sound. The howl of our mate, but she was in front of us. But that was defiantly her and she was calling us.
Moony turned and sprinted towards the sound sniffing the air, following her scent as he came closer to having her.
So what do you all think?