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Remus paled. He stuttered

"W-what?" Rose said quietly

"I finally put the clues together. Your nickname. You missing once a month at the full moon and looking sick before and after. You, Sirius and James missing for a day occasionally- you know I saw all of you in the Hospital Wing one time. And the Whomping Willow and the Shrieking Shack. It all fits." Remus looked slightly relieved and very worried at the same time. He pleaded

"Please don't think differently of me." Rose's eyes saddened slightly.

"I'll never think any different of you because of something you can't control." She hugged him and he hugged her back, relieved that she did not hate him for what he was. Rose let go of him and asked

"So when is the next full moon?" Remus grimaced

"Saturday."

"I wish I could do something for you." Remus smiled sadly and said

"It's ok. I've made it through before and I'll make it through again. And I've got the other three for protection." They left the hidden passage and went back toward the common room.

"Isn't that really dangerous? I mean, I know James and Black are strong and all but they are still human."

"We've…taken precautions."

"Ok I won't ask you to reveal any more secrets." Rose smiled and gave Remus a one armed hug.

"You won't tell anyone will you?"

"Not unless you tell me to."

"Please don't tell Kat. I want to tell her myself."

"Of course. And I suggest doing that soon. More trust if you know what I mean. Not that she isn't already head over heels for you." Rose chuckled a bit and the flush creeping onto Remus' face.

"Will you ask her out soon? She really likes you and I can tell you like her too. And if it's not soon I think the blush that's on her face every time you open your mouth might become permanent." They both laughed at that.

"Yeah I will."

The two opened the door to the seventh years' dorm to find James and Lily facing each other. Lily had her wand out and pointed at James. Lily said

"Don't even try it, Potter. Or I'll jinx you so bad you won't want to look at another female of any kind for a long time."

"Ooh you're in big trouble. The last time she pulled that one out was when Tom Coffer pinned her to the wall and practically tried to eat her face," Rose said. Sirius burst out laughing at Rose's choice of words. Remus and Kat both chuckled.

"Thank you, Rose, for that wonderful reminder of that arse."

"Tom Coffer? Wasn't he a seventh year last year?" James asked.

"Yes and before you ask I dated him in third year. Now can we please stop talking about this?" Lily asked.

"It's time for class anyway." Rose informed them.

As the Marauders and girls walked through the corridors Rose pointed out

"You know you two are acting kind of like you're back in primary school" Lily glared at James who was grinning like a fool.

"You look like a lovesick puppy James." Kat said. Rose agreed.

"That's because he is a lovesick… well I wouldn't say puppy but he is lovesick." Lily rolled her eyes and the grin on James' face grew wider.

"Come on Tiger Lily. You know deep down you like me."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do."

"No."

"Yes."

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No! No! No! I do not like you!"

"Yes ya do."

"Argh!"

"I think it's nap time." The argument ended abruptly as Kat, James, Lily and Sirius looked at Rose in confusion. Then Remus said

"I'd say so. Shall I get the mats for the children?"

"Yes. And if they are good little children during nap time maybe they can have recess afterwards." Lily leveled a glare at her twin sister and the sandy blonde beside her. Remus and Rose just smiled innocently and continued on their way to Charms.

The two shared a discreet high five as they took their seats in the classroom. Their little, impromptu patronizing skit and sufficiently ended the argument. It was put out of the teenagers' mind though as soon as class began. Seventh year Charms was going to be intense. They would be learning much more advanced charms and improving their skills.

The mood of the teenagers was serious as they left their double Charms class that evening. The world was changing outside the safe walls of Hogwarts Castle. The Seventh year students, as well as the rest of the school, were going to have to learn how to defend themselves from the evil that was growing. The minds of the Marauders and girls were on what was to come once they graduated.

Sirius lightened the mood as they all sat down for dinner.

"So what is our start of term prank going to be?" Rose and Kat smiled. Lily glared at the boys and mischievous grins spread across the Marauders' faces as they began to plot their prank.

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