I'm sorry for the long update, but a family friend passed away and it's taken me a while to get back into the swing of things. I plan to update at least once a week from now on, I even made a schedule! This is short, but it's just to tide you over 'till Monday. Review!
Remus was slightly annoyed. This tended to happen on occasion, but usually it was for normal, expected things like Sirius staring at him, or Snape insulting him. But this... this was just so... weird. Of course, James and Sirius were weird people, but they were acting so odd around Remus for the past few days. And Lily too, even! She hadn't spoken to him in 3 days, and the only thing she had managed to do was write him a note asking what his favorite kind of flowers were. Madness.
He woke up early to find that his dorm was empty. He slowly rose and carefully put on his robes, trying but failing to look away from the hideous scars covering his body. He slowly opened the door, walked down the stairs, and found an empty common room. The grandfather clock looming in the far corner read 10:30. Well, he had certainly slept late...
Remus absentmindedly ran a hand through his golden hair, and continued out of the common room, stopping briefly at the mirror to check his reflection. His eyes were an eerie amber color; That seemed to happen around a week after the full moon. It honestly annoyed him.
"Great. One more damn thing to be annoyed about. Just wonderful." He murmured. Remus strode down the halls until he reached the great hall. He pushed the door open, to find a reasonably empty room, save for a few Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, and one Slytherin boy. He looked at his houses table to find Lily Evans, leaning intently over a book, wand in hand, pointing it at a rose.
Remus had had enough. He jogged over to Lily, ignored her frightened look and quick grab to stuff the rose into her bag, and intently asked, "Does Sirius hate me?"
She seemed a little taken aback. "Sorry?" She asked faintly.
"You heard what I said. Look, it's understandable if he and James do, and even if you are disgusted as well, fine. But please, stop acting so fucking awkward around me?"
Lily looked away from Remus's eyes, then up, then finally met his gaze with a slight smile. "Listen, there's not a lot I can tell you right now, but if you listen to anything I say, let it be this. Sirius does not hate you, and neither do James or I, for that matter. It all may be a little confusing right now, but soon, very soon in fact, it'll make sense. Just..." She shifted uncomfortably. "...Just be gentle with Sirius right now. He's nervous."
"Why is he nervous?" Remus asked gently. He had hoped it had nothing to do with his family. Lily must have been able to tell where Remus's train of thought was headed, because she simply said,
"It's nothing like that, he's fine. You'll see." She said kindly. And with that she picked up her books and left.
Remus noticed she had left the rose behind.
"Wait!" Remus tried to call after her. He looked at the rose. Odd, he thought. Is that glowing?
