Sirius sighed, "You remember at Halloween when we talked about your Mum and Dad and You-Know-Who?" Harry nodded so Sirius continued, "When he tried to kill you and you lived you became known to the whole wizarding world as The Boy Who Lived. Everyone knows who you are."

Harry said, "That's why we always go out in disguises?" Sirius nodded, Harry asked, "Last summer in the hospital?"

Sirius said, "You were the famous person recovering from injuries. Everyone wanted to see you."

Harry said, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Sirius said, "You were recovering from some serious injuries and I didn't think you were ready to hear about it. And I had just gotten out of Azkaban and I wasn't ready to talk about all of it. On some things I'm still not ready. Remus may be a better source than me."

Harry said, "I guess you were right. I wasn't ready, at least not until after the flame thing. Is there anything else that you haven't told me that I may need to know?"

Sirius said, "I think you know everything. Anyone else think of anything."

Arthur said, "I don't think any of the kids know the story about Peter Petegrew. But if you want to tell them about that I need to speak with one person before you do."

Harry said, "Please do speak to them I want to know everything."

Arthur said, "Percy I need to speak with you."

Percy froze for a second then said, "Scabbers didn't die did he?"

Arthur said, "No he didn't."

Percy said, "Just tell the story."

Sirius said, "Well Moony are you ready for this?"

Remus said, "Yes, but I'll start. First of all I'm going to tell you a secret about myself. Please remember that I didn't want to have this secret and I have taken steps to insure that I don't… pass this on. So please promise that no matter what you think of me you will still keep my secret."

Everyone agreed and Remus said, "I'm a werewolf. I was bitten when I was five years old. My father had somehow insulted Fenrir Grayback and one full moon night he got his revenge by biting me. I have never bitten anyone and I do my best to make sure no one is around me when I am transformed."

Chris Granger asked, "Are there many werewolves around? Is it true about only on a full moon? What about silver?"

Sirius laughed, "There are a fair number around. But the magical world treats them all as criminals no matter how they act, so most are in hiding. Yes they only transform on a full moon and silver is a myth. When he is transformed humans are in danger no matter how well you know him, he will not know you. Animals are fine as long as he doesn't consider them food."

Harry said, "Why are they considered criminals, they just have a little problem."

Remus laughed, "You are so much like your father. He used to call it my furry little problem. Many werewolves try to bite people and even position themselves to hurt certain people. Others just like to kill. But not all of us are like that. I was lucky in that my parents refused to abandon me. I was raised to respect other people. Werewolves raised by other werewolves don't always get to learn that."

Sirius said, "James was the first to figure out his problem in third year and he was the first to be ok with it. I was a little more hesitant. Peter was the last, but I don't think he was ever really comfortable with it."

Remus said, "In school I would go to the shrieking shack every full moon. Professor Dumbledore prepared it for me to protect me and everyone else. But in third year we learned about werewolves including recognizing one."

Sirius said, "Remus was excused from the class that week. Professor McGonagall had him stay in the hospital saying he had the wizard's flu and we couldn't even see him. After classes that day James hauled me and Peter into the dorm, shut and locked the door and put a silencing spell around us."

Remus said, "All the time I was sitting in the hospital waiting for the teachers to say everyone had figured it out and I would be forced to leave Hogwarts."

Sirius said, "James said I know what's wrong with Remus. He made us promise to keep it a secret and he said that he's a werewolf. Peter wanted to tell Dumbledore and have him deal with it but James decided he already knew, so did McGonagall and the school healer. I was stunned and Peter was revolted."

Remus said, "Peter later apologized saying that he had always been taught that werewolves were evil and wanted the life they got."

Sirius said, "James said that he was still going to be Remus' friend and that we needed to decide for ourselves what we wanted to do. I thought about it for a few minutes and realized he wouldn't abandon me if roles were reversed, so I said that he was still my friend. Peter was more reluctant but went along with us. Or so we thought."

Remus said, "It wasn't until later that year that James came up with his next revelation."

Sirius laughed, "James studied werewolves relentlessly. He found out that animals would be safe from a werewolf as long as they weren't considered food. So he decided to become an animagus to help Remus, who we had started to call Moony by that time. He told Peter and I about it and we agreed. It took us more than a year but at the beginning of our fifth year we became animagi. James actually finished first but when he became a stag he was worried about being food. I was next, then Peter , a rat, finished at the end of the year. He never could transform without a wand though."

Arthur was shocked, "Fifth year, on your own? Do you know how dangerous that was? I have heard horror stories about adults that couldn't get it right and were in severe pain until someone could transform them back. Don't any of you kids try to do that, I would rather help you then find out you had tried on your own."

Sirius said, "We didn't know how dangerous it was at the time, but you all do know. And Arthur is right if any of you want to become animagi let us know it's a lot easier and less dangerous with help and I will be happy to assist. We would never have had the idea if it hadn't been for Moony needing us."

Remus said, "You're becoming a much more responsible adult Sirius, I never thought I would see you act this way."

Sirius said, "Shut up Moony, I've got kids now and I don't want them to be as terrible as we were. Besides we had a good reason and it was all your fault."

Remus said, "You have kids?"

Sirius said, "Yes, Harry, Hermione, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. I love them like they were my own. I am the favorite uncle."

Remus said, "Only because they can relate to you the best."

Harry chuckled and Sirius said, "I know there was an insult in there somewhere."

Remus said, "Have Harry explain it to you."