Sophia didn't go to classes after lunch, though that was understandable, however she was asked to come down to the Headmasters office.

"How are you?" Professor Dumbledore asked, leaning across his desk.

"As well as can be expected," Sophia nodded, trying to relax in her chair.

"Do you know who you'll be staying with now?"

"Naturally I assumed the Potters'," she whispered.

"Naturally," Dumbledore chuckled. "You are being unnaturally strong, for being in your position."

"I'm not weak."

"No, no, most certainly not. In fact, I think you are anything but," Dumbledore peered over at her, studying her with his crystal blue eyes.

"Professor, about what happened last night, what exactly happened? I mean, it was almost as if it were a vision, it was so real and vivid, yet there seemed to be an absence of time. The full moon isn't until tomorrow, but, that's silly of me. There aren't any werewolves at Hogwarts, is there?" she sounded concerned.

"I'm afraid that isn't my secret to tell, Miss St. Laurent. On the matter of what happened, I think you'd find that is a question better answered by Mr. Lupin."

Then he ushered her out.

" 'Isn't my secret to tell, better answered by Mr. Lupin'," she grumbled and made her way down. "Mr. Lupin doesn't know anything either!"

In the Common Room later that night, Remus and Sophia sat together, talking quietly. Sirius and James were still out, nearly breaking curfew, and Peter had already retired for the night.

"Dumbledore doesn't know what happened?" Remus asked gently, as not to provoke her.

"Oh, he knows, he just won't tell me. He told me to ask you," she sighed and leaned back.

Silence.

Then Sophia jumped up. "I think I get it now," she beamed.

"Come again?" Remus coughed, confused.

"Empathy."

"Empathy? Are you sure your feeling well?" Remus asked, placing a hand on her forehead and motioning for Lily to come over.

"What's going on?" Lily asked.

"Oh, where are James and Sirius. Remus, will you go look for them please? We all need to be together for this."

Remus sighed but before he left James and Sirius came in laughing. Sophia grabbed their hands and drug them up to the boys' dorm. Lily and Remus followed them, exchanging glances.

Sophia made everyone sit, and wake Peter, before talking.

"James, do you remember, when I was eight or so, and I you dared me to climb that tree on your parents property?" He nodded. "I told you I couldn't do it, but when you went back inside I tried anyway. But I got about three feet up and fell and managed to break my arm in the process?"

"Sophia, what's this got to do with anything?"

"Do you remember, you got your mum and said that you thought something was wrong with me? Then you both found me, in a lot of pain. There was no explanation as to why you knew I was hurt, you just did.

"And after I was kidnapped when I was seven your mother wouldn't let you see me, but you knew I had been cut severely despite that? There was no way you could have known that, but you did."

"Empathy link," Lily breathed.

"What's an empathy link?" Sirius asked.

Lily answered. "It's when two people, for no apparent reason, or perhaps there is a reason, are connected. They have sort of a surreal sense of reality, where they can feel, see, hear, taste, smell things that the other person is. It can be shown through phantoms, illusions, mirages, or-"

"Dreams," Sophia finished.

"Which is when you dreamt about the werewolf, it seemed so vivid. Because it was really a vision of sorts?" James questioned, on the edge of his seat, eyeing Remus wearily.

No one spoke. A strong tension hung in the air, and Sophia eventually understood.

"So, tell me Remus, tomorrow is the full moon. What was your excuse going to be as to why you weren't in class?"

Remus' mouth was agape.

"Come on, do you really think I'm that stupid? The second Dumbledore told me to talk to you, and Lily mentioned you get sick a lot, it wasn't that hard. I'm not angry, honest." She sat down next to him and laced their fingers and rested her head on his shoulder.

Sirius, James and Peter looked confused, while Lily just beamed.

"Does this mean what I think it means?" Lily squealed.

"Huh?" James furrowed his brows.

"They're together, Potter," Lily rolled her eyes and threw her arms around her friends.

Sophia chuckled and returned the hug, and looked a Remus.

"Yeah, together."