Disclaimer;Don't own the characters that J.K does. The ones I made myself, I do own, naturally.

This is for…Rekahneko ( you update!!) and Prieel ,my beta!!

'Remus? Someone has come to visit you.'

When Remus woke up, he was in the hospital wing. He winced a little as he felt a cut open as he shifted. 'G-goodmorning.' He yawned. 'Who's here, madame Pomphrey?'

'My name is Damian,' Said a deep voice to his right. He turned around and saw a man in his mid-twenties, Remus couldn't judge well. He had dark red hair, which was long, even longer than Sirius', and dark eyes. 'I'm your uncles mate.' He smiled bitterly. 'Or rather, I was.' Remus shot up, and regretted that immediately. 'Careful.' Damian said.

'Why are you here?' Remus asked softly. Ignoring his question, Damian looked at him.

'Your name is Remus, correct?' Remus nodded. 'What an ironic thing, to be named after a child raised by wolves.' He chuckled. 'Lucian told me a lot about your mother. She seems a kind woman. She didn't mind him being a werewolf. John, however, did. I take it he hasn't changed?' Remus didn't know the guy at all, but if he was his uncles mate, he couldn't be scum, right? 'No, he didn't like me being a werewolf. Practically shunned me. He's barely at home.' He shrugged. 'Not that I mind him being away. At least that way he won't look at me in that…frightened, yet disgusted way.'

Damian nodded. 'Those looks are deadly, aren't they? He always looked at us that way too, especially since we were both males as well.' Remus hadn't thought about that fact, at all.

'So, how do you become mates with someone?' He blurted.

Damian smiled at him. 'By having sex, of course. You claim them as your mate by biting them. They won't become a werewolf, because you're in human form.' He added at the shocked look on Remus' face.

'Oh.' He choked out. 'I see you're uncomfortable talking about this with me?'

'W-well…I n-never met another werewolf and…I just don't really know you.'

'How old are you, Remus?' The question seemed to come out of the blue.

'Err, sixteen.' 'Have you been to the werewolf registration?'

'The what?!' He stumbled. 'The werewolf registration. You get this brand.' He showed him a sort of barcode on the back of his neck.

'This is why I wear my hair long.' He grimaced. 'They do it without narcosis'

Remus gawked at the code. 'That's inhuman!' he exclaimed.

'Yeah, well, get used to it.' Damian laughed a bit.

'How's school? Do you have any, err, friends?' Remus looked at his hands.

'It's okay. There's this guy, Sirius, who seems to like me well enough, and Lily, she's nice. But other than them I don't really…have any friends.' Damian seemed to consider this before replying. 'I never had any friends at all. Until Lucian came by to my store, I never had contact…well, friendly contact, with other people, other Wizards. He was a very understanding person. I believe that…I believe that you are very much like him.'

Remus didn't know what to say. 'H-how did you know I was here?'

'Your mother told me it would do you well to meet another werewolf. So why not me? I'm family, after all.' Remus had to remember to thank his mother for that.

'She's the best.' He smiled. Damian nodded , looked upon his watch and sighed.

'Sadly, I have to go now. But I have a feeling we'll meet soon again. Bye Remus.'

'Remus! You look really awful! How's your grandmother? Is she okay?' Lily shot as soon as Remus returned to the dormitory.

'Sorry Lily, it's just that I haven't slept well. It'll get better in a few days. Could you tell me what the homework is?' Remus said smoothly. She narrowed her eyes, but grabbed her journal anyway. 'Transfiguration essay about Animal transformation, due Monday. Potions study the paragraph about common potion ingredients , and History of Magic, we've got a test on Thursday.'

He quickly scribbled this down in his own school journal and thanked her.

'But if you'll excuse me, I'm going to write my mum. Tell her I got here all right and in one piece. Doesn't trust the Flew one bit.' He went up to the dorm, and indeed starting writing a letter to his mother.

Dear Mum,

FM went alright, I suppose. Same as always. I can't risk telling you how they took care of the Problem, but over Christmas I'll tell you all about it.

James is getting a bit more reasonable, at least he doesn't hex me, and pretend it was Snape, like last week. That was really stupid. Peter's not really friendly yet.

Well, at least I have Sirius and Lily. We must think of nicknames. That way we can speak freely. Technically, write freely. Or some sort of code-language.

That would be cool!

Anyway, the real reason I'm writing, Damian visited.

He told me some things about being a ww.

Did you know we have to get a registration barcode in our neck?!?

That's just really disgusting. I wonder when I need one.

I'm sure Father told you something about it?

He's a really nice guy, Damian, I mean. Not Father. Not anymore.

But, my point is…he said he would see me soon again.

What did he mean by that? Is he coming over for Christmas?

Because, I wouldn't mind he would be.

Love,

Remus.

He carefully folded his letter and went for the owlery.

'Sirius!' He exclaimed, seeing the other boy there too. Sirius turned around, his hair waving around. 'Rem! You're back!' He exclaimed, pulling Remus in a brief hug. Remus winced and tensed at the contact. Sirius pulled back , frowning. 'What's wrong?'

'Oh, nothing! I was just …' Remus hackled, 'Surprised. That you would hug me.'

'I don't see why not.' Sirius shrugged. 'How was James? Tried to set you up again?' he asked quickly. 'God, no. I would've hexed his arse into the Hospital wing.'

Remus laughed a bit. 'Luckily for me, something, or rather someone else has gotten his attention. He's been planning a prank, but I don't know for who.'

'He didn't tell you?' Remus was confused. Sirius shook his head.

'Nope. All he said was it wasn't me , so no need to intercept his plans.'

A/N

Who's going to be James'victim???

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