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It was finally the first weekend they were all to spend at Hogwarts and they were all looking forward to it. It was Saturday morning and the girls and the Marauders were in the common room. As usual, Alice and Black were having an argument while the rest watched amused. Emily noticed Potter sitting near Lily and for once, Lily either didn't notice or didn't mind. Emily hoped it was the latter. She personally thought they made a cute couple and that Lily secretly fancied Potter as well. Also, Alice and Black would probably make a good couple, considering they always argued about the most trivial things and actually seemed toenjoybantering with each other. Now Lupin... well, even as she thought the name in her head shecouldn't help the slight blush. She'd fancied him for a while. He was just so quiet and understanding. He was the most level-headed of the Marauders and the one who stuck more to the rules, though he seemed to have a knack for bending them from time to time. Emily and her two friends knew about his lycanthropy and so knew why he was gone every full moon, but he had no idea the girls knew this. She was honestly surprised nobody else noticed, but she supposed that was a good thing.

"Kate," the voice brought her back to reality. She looked up and blushed when she saw Lupin looking down at her.

"Yeah?" she asked not knowing what else to say.

"We're going down to breakfast," he said simply. She looked around and realized he was right. So, she stood and walked with him to the Great Hall.

"So, how are your classes going so far?" Lupin asked.

"It's going good. I guess it's going good for you too." She replied with a smile.

"Yeah, it is actually. The best part is that life at Hogwarts is never boring." Lupin told with a grin.

"Too true!" Emily replied.

They reached the Great Hall and Emily took her place next to Alice and Lily while Lupin sat down next to the rest of the Marauders. Lupin saw Professor McGonagall come towards Emily and give her a letter. "Miss Kate, I received this letter from your parents but I am not aware of what the letter is about." McGonagall told her.

"Thanks Professor. Did my parents send you any message of some sort?" Emily questioned curiously.

"No, just the letter." Saying that, McGonagall left.

Emily opened the envelope and took out the letter. The others watched as she read the letter and waited for her to finish reading it. Suddenly, her face went pale and her hands were trembling. She quickly got up and ran out of the Great Hall.

Lily and Alice looked at each other in alarm and were about to follow Emily when Lupin said, "Wait, I'll go see what's wrong."

"Are you sure?" Lily asked, feeling a bit hesitant.

"Lily, let him go. I'm sure he can help." Potter told her quietly. Lily looked at Alice with an expression that said "What should we do?"

"Let him go," was all Alice said.

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Remus left the Great Hall and looked around for Kate but he couldn't find her. So, he went to the Common Room, thinking that was where she'd probably be. When he reached the portrait, he told the password and entered. Sure enough, there was Kate, crying her eyes out. Personally he was a bit taken aback by her tears since he had never seen her cry so bitterly. But he didn't let it show and went towards her.

Remus sat down next to Kate and pulled her close to him. He didn't say anything as he knew it would probably make her cry more. After sometime, her crying subsided and Remus felt it was safe to talk. "What happened?" He whispered.

Kate didn't reply, she just gave him the letter and said, "Read it."

Remus took the letter from her and began to read:

Dear Emily,

This letter is regarding your brother. He was bitten by a werewolf last night and is under

critical condition. We didn't want to worry you but on the other hand, we had to tell you. Please Emily, we know you will be really upset about this, so if you need anything just write to us okay? We'll let you know about Dan's condition after a few days.

Love

Mom

After Remus read the letter, he put it down. His face was void of any emotion but Kate could see that he was struggling not to act shocked….or sad. Or maybe both. "I'm sorry," Remus told Kate. He really didn't know what else to say.

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"Why did it happen to him Lupin?" Emily asked quietly. "He didn't deserve it. I feel like it should have been me. Anyone but him."

As he watched her depressed expression, he felt like crying. But he knew that he had to be strong for her. "Listen to me Kate. Sometimes, things happen that is out of our control and they are unexpected. The thing about unexpected things is that sometimes they are great and other times they are not. We just have to accept it and hope for the best." Lupin told her gently.

"But it's so hard to accept some things. Especially when you know that the person didn't deserve it." Emily replied sadly.

"Kate, your brother is going to be fine, trust me on that one. And you are not going to help him by crying. But you can help him by praying for him." Lupin told her with a smile.

Emily was quite for sometime before she replied, "I guess you're right. Thanks Lupin," she replied with a small smile.

"Of course I'm right. Personally, I think that's the reason the others want to be my friends." Lupin told her with a grin, attempting to break the tension.

It must have worked because Emily laughed slightly and replied, "Well, I don't know about the others but it's definitely the reason why I want to be your friend." She told with a grin.

Lupin just laughed and said, "So, are you ready to go and tell Lily & Alice? They were really worried."

Emily sighed heavily. "No, I'm not ready to tell them…yet. But I promise I'll tell them after sometime. I hope that's okay," she said looking at Lupin.

"Of course, I have no objections. You can just tell them whenever you're ready…unless, you want me to tell them?" Lupin questioned.

"No, it's okay. I think they should hear it from me." Emily told him quietly.

Suddenly, the portrait door opened and they saw Black come in. "Is everything okay?" He asked when he saw Lupin and Emily.

"Yeah, it's fine Sirius." Lupin replied. "Can you just excuse me and Kate from our classes? I'll explain everything later. Please." Lupin asked Black.

Black looked at Lupin for a few seconds before replying, "Sure, I'll do that. You still owe us an explanation." He left the Common Room.

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Remus felt Kate come closer to him and lean her head on his shoulder. "It's still unfair you know." She whispered.

"I know, but like I said no point in thinking about it. You know, there's this saying: Hope for the best, expect the worst. Life is a play and we are all unrehearsed. Just think how much it applies to our life. So, like I said before, just pray for your brother and he'll be fine." Remus told her quietly.

She didn't say anything but Remus was sure that she heard him. Neither of them said anything, after all there was no need to say anything. Remus just held her close as he thought, 'Something is wrong.' He didn't know that Kate was thinking the same thing.

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