Ok. I want to say two things, the first of which is that I have borrowed heavily from J.K. Rowling for this chapter. All things recognizable are her property. The second point I would like to make is that I am using Canadian spelling. I am Canadian, and I am part of the Canadian Media. This means that I use Canadian press style. I have received some comments stating that my spelling and grammar and sentence structure are not correct and I just wanted to clear up any discrepancies. Thank you to anyone who has reviewed even if it was not complimentary. Feedback is highly appreciated.

Remus sat in the great hall, slowly scratching his chin with his quill as he read through what he had written on his exam. Had he covered everything? He was determined to get an outstanding on his defense OWL. He still wasn't sure what he would end up doing after he finished school in two years, who would want to hire a werewolf? But he knew that he wanted to do something with defense. It was his best subject and he loved studying it.

"Quills down, please!" Squeaked professor Flitwick. "That means you too Stebbins! Please remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!"

Remus watched, trying not to laugh as professor Flitwick was knocked off his feet by the rolls of parchment he had just summoned. Several students helped him back to his feet.

"Thank you…thank you," he panted. "Very well, everybody, you're free to go!"

Remus collected his materials and joined his friends in the push to leave the room.

"Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall.

"Loved it," Remus replied briskly. "Give five signs that identify the werewolf. Excellent question."

"D' you think you managed to get all the signs?" said James in tones of mock concern.

"Think I did," he said seriously as they headed out onto the grounds. "One: he's sitting on my chair. Two: he's wearing my cloths. Three: his name is Remus Lupin."

They all laughed at this except for Peter who looked worried. "I got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes and the tufted tail," He said anxiously, "but I couldn't think of what else."

"How thick are you, Wormtail?" Asked James impatiently. "You run round with a werewolf once a month."

"Keep your voice down." Remus implored him. Who knew who could be listening in on them. Snape had been just behind them.

They headed toward their favourite beach tree. "Well, I thought the paper was a piece of cake," Sirius said. "I'll be surprised if I don't get outstanding on it at least."

"Me too." James said putting his hand in his pocket and taking out a struggling golden snitch.

Remus didn't doubt that they would get outstanding. For never opening a book, James and Sirius always did very well.

"Where'd you get that?"

"Nicked it," James said casually as he let it go and caught it again, while Peter looked on in awe.

They had now reached the beach tree and they all four settled on the ground underneath. Remus pulled out his transfiguration text book and proceed to read, ignoring his friend's antics. Sometimes he wished James wouldn't lead Peter on so. Peter was now applauding and gasping as James made catches and it was getting annoying.

"Put that away will you, before Wormtail wets himself with excitement." Sirius said. He had been looking at all the people around them, but Peter's antics were wearing on him as well and Remus could only be grateful that he had said something.

Peter blushed, but James grinned. "If it bothers you." He stuffed the snitch back into his pocket.

"I'm board." Said Sirius. "Wish it was a full moon."

"You would." Remus replied darkly. They weren't the ones that had to go through an agonizing transformation. "We've still got transfiguration, if you're board you could test me. Here." He held out his book to his friend who snorted.

"I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it all."

Remus sighed and went back to his studying.

"This'll liven you up, Padfoot," said James quietly. "Look who it is."

Out of the corner of his eye Remus saw Sirius turn and look. "Excellent," he said softly, "Snivellus."

Both James and Sirius stood, but Remus remained sitting, although he was no longer reading. He knew what his friends were up to. Just the other day he had told them off for hexing Severus in the hall. They had told him to lighten up and laughed hysterically about Snape's fate. He frowned. Should he stop them? Although they were his best mates, like his brothers in many respects, Remus always feared that one day they would turn against him and this had stopped him from stopping them many times.

He glanced up. Peter was watching them with a look of avid anticipation. This made him frown more. Peter always egged them on, as if he got some kind of pleasure from watching them torment Snape, while he himself steadfastly tried to ignore what was going on. He took no pleasure from others pain.

"All right, Snivellus." Said James loudly.

Snape pulled his wand but James was quicker. "Expelliarmus!"

Snape's wand went flying and Sirius let out a bark of laughter. "Impedimenta." He said as Snape dove for his wand.

People had now gathered to watch and glancing around Remus could see Lily over by the lake. James kept glancing to where she was but she hadn't yet turned to see what was going on.

Peter, now standing, edged around Remus watching the scene hungrily.

"How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" asked James.

"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," said Sirius viciously. "There'll be grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word."

Several people were laughing by this point and Snape was struggling against Sirius's jinx.

"You wait," he panted staring up at James with a look of pure loathing in his eyes. "You wait."

"Wait for what?" said Sirius coolly. 'What are you going to do Snivelly, wipe your nose on us."

This caused Snape to let out a flurry of swear words and hexes, but of course nothing happened except James sending a "scourgify" at him, casing him to choke on pink bubbles.

"Leave him alone!" Lily had arrived and she was glaring at James as he messed up his hair with one hand.

"All right Evans?"

"Leave him alone." She repeated dislike dripping in her voice. "What's he done to you?"

"Well, it's more the fact that he exists if you know what I mean…"

Lily and Remus were the only ones who didn't laugh.

"You think you're funny," she told him coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."

"I will if you go out with me Evans. Go on, go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid."

"Bad luck prongs," Sirius said briskly as he turned back to Snape. "Oi!"

Snape now had his wand and a second later had hexed James who now had a gash bleeding on his face. James wasted no time in levitating Snape so he hung upside down his underpants in view.

James, Sirius and Peter roared with laughter.

Let him down!" Lily said her voice controlled.

"Certainly." Snape fell in a heap on the ground and Sirius quickly cast a petrificus Totalus.

"Leave him alone!" Lily shouted as she pulled out her own wand. James and Sirius eyed her warily.

"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you." James said earnestly.

"Take the curse off him then!"

James sighed and muttered the counter curse. "There you go," he said as Snape struggled to his feet. "You're lucky that Evans was here snivellus."

"I don't need help from Filthy little mud bloods like her!" Snap snarled.

Lily blinked, and then said coolly, "Fine I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you Snivellus."

"Apologize to Evans!" James roared, his wand pointed at Snape.

"I don't want you to make him apologize!" Lily shouted rounding on James. "You're as bad as he is."

James protested but Lily would hear none of it. She continued to yell at him, calling him fat headed and ending with, "You make me sick!" before turning and storming away.

"Evans!" James shouted after her. "Hey Evans!" but she didn't look back.

"What is with her?" James asked no one in particular, trying look as though it didn't matter to him.

"Reading between the lines I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate." Sirius said.

"Right." Said James looking furious. "Right."

And then with a flash of light Snape was once again hanging upside down in the air.

"Who wants to see me take off snivelly's pants?"

The crowd gave a roar of approval. Remus had had enough. Standing he shoved his book into his bag and strode over to his friends placing a hand on James's shoulder.

Both James and Sirius turned to look at him. "Enough. Let him down now James. You've humiliated him enough." His tone was firm and unyielding, and his eyes as he looked at his friend were hard.

"Come on Moony." Sirius said. "It's Snivellus."

"I don't care if he's the Merlin blessed queen. Let him down."

Both could see that Remus was serious so with an upward flick James ended the spell and Snape fell to the ground.

"Remus-"

"We're going to be late for Transfiguration." Remus said ignoring the other three Marauders. "Come on."

He strode through the crowd then toward the castle, not caring if they were actually following. At that moment he didn't know who he was more disgusted with, his friends or himself.

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