Chapter seven: Secrets and Lies.
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"Remus!' James said 'Didn't expect to see you here.'
'why not? I told you I'd be here for a few days.' Remus said confused.
'Wow Remus! You look even worse then before!' Sirius said loudly as he came into the hospital wing, with Peter following him.
'Where did you get those scars?' Peter asked stunned.
'euh…' Remus said, his mind working hard. ' went for a stroll, and I..'
'Let me guess, you fell unto that armor? We all heard the sound, and now it's gone so…" James said, looking at Remus his face intensely.
'Yea, that's what happened.' Remus said relieved.
'Right.' Sirius said.
Peter just watched them all, no idea why they were talking so strange, and why Sirius and James were exchanging looks like hat.
'So, what did you do all nigh?' James suddenly asked.
Remus his face went pale, so that his scars were even more visible, and stood out against his skin.
'Something wrong?' Sirius asked, and he lifted a brow, in such a way that any Slytherin would be proud.
'no, n-nothing.' Remus said, nervously playing with a chocolate frog Sirius gave him. 'ehm, I was here in bed all along, except for my little—'
'stroll.' James finished his sentence.
'yea.' Remus said soft.
'I'm sorry but you have to go, Mr Lupin needs his rest.' Madame Pomfrey said.
'Get well soon Remus.' James said.
'Yea pall, rest up.' Sirius said, clapping on Remus's shoulder.
'See you!' Peter squeaked, and quickly went after James and Sirius.
'He's hiding something.' James said, as soon as they were in the hallway, and Sirius was walking beside him.
'I know, I can't believe he lied to us.' Sirius said and scowled. 'I wonder what he's hiding.'
'yea, me to.' James said, and quickly started talking about Quidditch when Peter finally caught up with them.
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'It's good to see you all better.' Sirius said as Remus stepped into the common room.
'yea welcome back!' James said with a smile.
Sirius and he had decided to ignore the fact that their friend was lying to them—for now at least—cause they both agreed that when Remus was lying to them, he had to have a good reason.
Remus obviously glad that James and Sirius didn't attacked him with questions again, smiled wide and sat down on the couch next to them.
'Were's Peter?' Remus asked.
'oh he's got detention.' James said, and turned a page in his Quidditch magazine.
'for what?' Remus asked.
'For a prank that James and I did.' Sirius said, as he read over James's shoulder.
'what!" Remus said so loud several people looked up from their homework.
'How could you do that?' Remus continued, ignoring the people looking at them with interest.
'well, it's not like we had a choice.' Sirius said.
'no, we were already gone, but just as McAllister found out—'
'wait a sec James, McAllister? You pulled a prank on her?' Remus said.
'yea, after how she treated us in class, we decided that she deserved it.' Sirius said, sniffing loud.
'that witch has giving us detention two times now! And for what? We didn't do anything wrong, did we Sirius?' James said.
Sirius shook his head in agreement.
'no you only talked in class, cursed tree Slytherins, made her hair yellow, didn't pay attention, didn't made your homework—in fact I'm surprised it was only two times that she gave you detention, and of course like twenty points from Gryffindor.' Remus said rolling his eyes.
'oh come on, its Defense against the dark arts, you can't hold us responsible if we accidentally curse a few Slytherins.' Sirius said.
'we were working from the book Sirius.' Remus said.
'oh…yea, well you must admit yellow really was her color.' Sirius said with a grin.
'you can't let Peter take the blame guys.' Remus said.
'you know I really love it that you're back.' James said.
'James.' Remus looked at him intensely.
'ok, ok.' James said. 'he only had one day detention, and it's almost finished, we'll tell him we're sorry, right Sirius?'
'yea.' Sirius said.
'and will you tell professor McAllister that—'
'hey don't ask for a miracle.' Sirius interrupted Remus.
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'so guys what did you do when I was…sick?' Remus asked.
They were all siting in the great hall, enjoying dinner. Sirius and James had said sorry to Peter, who looked like he would've done anything for them, and said it was nothing.
James and Sirius glanced at each other, communicating without words, before they noticed it and looked away. But Remus had seen it. what was going on?
'you won't believe what we all did in Hogs—hmmf' James'd quickly put a hand over Peter mouth.
'not so loud!' he hissed.
'What did you do where?' Lily said raising a eyebrow.
'were you eavesdropping?' James asked.
Lily's cheeks turned a bit read but she didn't admit—or deny it.
'don't you have friends of your own or something?' Sirius said offensive.
'it was just a question.' Lily said.
'and I would've love to prove it but if I told you we went to Hogsmeade you would probably turn us in.' James eyes grew wide at what he just said. 'oh crap.'
Lily's face brightened. 'I knew it! I knew you were doing something.'
'good job James.' Sirius said rolling his eyes.
James turned to Sirius with a face that told 'help me!'
Sirius looked back.
'talk to her.' His expression told James.
James looked again, in need of help to Sirius but after a stern look from him, he quickly turned around.
'so, Lily.' James said with a forced innocent smile.
'James?' She asked.
Oh no. James thought. 'ehm, what you just heard, ehm I didn't literally mean Hogsmeade of course.'
'of course.' Lily said dryly.
'ok, listen Lily, could you do me—us a favour and tell no one about it? It'll be our little secret.' James said, and tried to put up his puppy dog eyes look, as Sirius called it.
it seemed to work.
Lily smiled and said 'You didn't say the magic word.'
' Lumos?' James said hopeful.
'you know what I mean James.'
'ow come on! I already called you Lily.'
'fine by me, Professor McAllister!' she called to the professor who'd just passed their table.
'ok, Lily you win, Please, please ,please!' James said.
'What is it miss Evans?'
'well I just wanted to tell you—' Lily started.
'Please Lily I—I beg you!' James whispered.
'—that I'll turn in that promised essay after lunch tomorrow.'
Professor McAllister nodded and walked away.
Lily turned to James with a crooked smile on her face, when she saw that his mouth flew open in horror.
'you—you didn't?' was all he could manage to say.
'no James. Unlike you, I don't betray my fellow students.' She glanced at Peter.
Sirius saw that and wondered how she knew.
'how ever, it was nice to hear you begging me not to tell her.' Lily said, and stood up to sit with her friends.
'Sirius.' James said shocked.
'I'm here for you pal, I'm here.' Sirius said, and he took James by the shoulders and let him out of the great hall, under the noise of the bright laughs of Lily and everyone she just told her story to.
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I'm sorry for the shortness of this chapter.
I hope you still liked it.
I'm now putting the final things in Chapter eight: Happy Halloween.
So it should come pretty soon.
Thanks for the reviews!