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Chapter 3: His Name's Remus Lupin

Peter sat by himself at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall. It was dinnertime which usually meant that he would be accompanied by his three friends, James, Sirius and Remus. The four of them would partake in the evening meal with unrivalled enthusiasm, they were growing boys after all. Peter was currently mystified by their absence, mainly because he had seen James dragging Sirius towards the library, he hadn't even realised that James knew where the library was. Peter who had not found the idea of study over food preferable had instead made his way to the Great Hall thinking that at least Remus would be there to keep him company. The current location of his third friend presently unknown, he found himself sitting alone and miserably he reached for the pumpkin juice.

"Pete!" Sirius and James shouted as they rushed past the other house tables to where he was sitting, enjoying his treacle tart, "Peter you'll never believe what we just found out" Sirius exclaimed loudly.

James rolled his eyes and kicked Sirius under the table, "Shut up will you, all of Hogwarts doesn't need to know." Sirius rubbed his leg and glared at James before turning to Peter and although he was no longer shouting the excitement was clear in his voice as he said, "Remus is a werewolf!"

Peter gasped and stared at Sirius in shock.

"Oww! What was that for Potter?"

"Idiot, you can't just tell Peter like that," James looked at Sirius in clear annoyance.

"You don't have to be violent," Sirius complained, rubbing his arm this time, "it hurts."

"Well someone has to knock some sort of sense into you, honestly." James shock his head at Sirius, before looking at Peter who was still staring at them wide eyed. "It's true Pete, and before you say anything we should find somewhere quieter, or Sirius will tell everyone."

Sirius jumped up from the table instantly and without giving him a chance, he grabbed Peter's arm and dragged him out of the Hall. "Ouch! Sirius slow down will you."

"Sorry Pete."

"This will do," James said as he led them into an empty classroom. He leaned on the teacher's desk as Sirius and Peter sat down in front of him.

"You are joking right," Peter said quickly, he turned to Sirius. "I mean when you said Remus was a werewolf, it's just a joke, right, the teacher's wouldn't let a werewolf in here. You heard what Bayre said this morning." With a panicked expression he turned to James, "please tell me Sirius is just on a sugar high again, like last time when he said Snape was a vampire."

"That could still be true, just look at the evidence," Sirius started but was silenced at a glare from James.

"Pete it's not a joke, Remus always says he has to go home, every month on the full moon, and even though he's visiting his sick relatives it's him who comes back looking like hell."

"But," Peter barely knew what to say, it was so incredible, "Remus is the kindest person we know, you heard what Bayre said, werewolves are violent monsters. Remus isn't like that he's always been nice to me even when you two haven't." He glared at James, remembering the first month at Hogwarts last year when James and Sirius barely gave him the time of day, yet shy and quiet Remus Lupin had not only been polite to him, but had included him with the group and helped him in class when he saw Peter struggling. He couldn't believe that they were suggesting that Remus was a monster.

James was taken aback by Peter's reaction and by the looks of it, so was Sirius. They both stared open mouthed at Peter, shocked that the smaller boy was standing up to them and defending Remus.

"We don't mean it like that Pete."

"Course we don't."

"We're not saying he's a monster."

"We were just giving you the facts."

"When we say he's a werewolf, we're really not saying he's a monster Pete." James looked at Sirius for confirmation of this.

Sirius nodded, "He's our friend too Peter and we wouldn't be telling you this if we weren't sure and besides we never said he was a monster, just said he was a werewolf."

"But they're the same thing aren't they," Peter looked at them both in confusion.

"Course they're not, it's like the whole pure-blood fanatical nonsense, all that rubbish about muggleborns being dirty." Sirius looked sternly at Peter, "It's just that isn't it, rubbish. Remus isn't a monster."

"No, he just a wizard with a furry little problem," James joked, trying to lighten the mood. "Honest Pete, he's our friend and I wouldn't have told Sirius or you if I didn't think we could help Remus, not run scared from him."

Peter paused before nodding his acceptance, "Remus knows, doesn't he?"

"Yeah, he picked up on my reaction during Defence and I haven't seen him since."

"Well, we had better get going and find our Moony then," Sirius rose and led the way towards the door.

"Careful Black, I wouldn't call him that to his face."

There's no arguing with logic like Sirius's :)

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