Okay I know it has been a long time…actually its five years. But I promised that I wasn't going to abandon this story and I meant it. I will continue to update whenever I have time and I offer my sincerest apologies to those who have read my story and have waited for it to be updated. I've finally gotten some kind of balance o my life and I'm getting back to what makes me happy. Reading and Writing is one of those things. I can't make promises that I will be a regular writer, but I'm not giving up and I hope that some of you will stay with me. I'll hopefully update next week.

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Chapter 8

Even though Harry was going to go the Great Hall to face the people in there, he changed his mind at the last minute. He decided to wander the halls and try to find another solution to his problems.

Harry Potter was becoming desperate and hungry. But he was not desperate enough to go into the Great Hall. Harry knew he was being a coward. He REALLY did not want to face the millions of questions that were sure to come. There had to be another way to get food. So this led him to wandering the castle as a small chipmunk. Harry had combed the castle and was reaching the basement when he smelled something.

"Sweet mother of God, its food!" Harry said as he ran for the painting of fruit. He started banging on the wall and suddenly everything in the room behind the painting went silent.

"What the heck?" Harry asked as he started knocking on the wall next to the painting. Then Harry got a wicked gleam in his eyes and changed into a very small spider. He climbed the walls until he found a little hole in the wall. He crawled through the hole until he reached the other side and found himself in a giant kitchen filled with elves.

As Harry returned to his original shape, the elves gasped and some shrieked in freight.

"Um…hi? My names Harry and I just wanted some food." Apparently those were the magic words and Harry found himself sitting at a table with lots and lots of food. He thanked the house elves and ate until he couldn't move. As he was thanking the elves for the food, the door opened and revealed one of Harry's biggest fears,

An angry Ginny Weasly.

"HARRY POTTER HOW COULD YOU GET FOOD WITHOUT ME?"

Harry didn't know what to do. If he said anything she was going to bite his head off, and if he stayed silent she was going to rip his throat out. So he jumped up, grabbed her arms, and kissed her. After that he grabbed her in a tight hug and said, "I'm sorry Gin. It won't happen again." All while giving her the puppy dog eyes that he knew made her weak.

Ginny didn't know if she was more mad at Harry or at herself for falling for it. "I'm still mad at you Potter. And don't forget it." She said as she tried to keep a brave face on. But they both knew that he was out of trouble. Harry went to sit down, but pulled Ginny onto his lap. They both ate from the same plate but Harry had some questions for Ginny.

"How did you get down here anyway? It took me forever to find this room!"

Ginny smirked at him and said, "Well when you have five older brothers who have been to this school you learn a few things before you start. And if you had simply COME TO ME when you were hungry, I would have told you about it and came with you. I looked for you for an hour Harry and I finally gave up and was going to bring you some food. I guess that's not needed anymore huh?""

Harry looked sheepish as he heard her explanation. "Sorry Gin. But I can make it up to you. Tonight is another full moon so it's the best time to talk to your brother and Remus. That is of course if you still want to do it now or wait."

Ginny looked at Harry and told him, "I'll get Ron and you get Remus and we'll meet at midnight at the edge of the forest. Don't be late." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and left the kitchens. Harry could do nothing but smile as he watched her leave. He ate one more mouthful of food before leaving the kitchens to return to the library.

After all, there were still many things he needed to learn about this strange new world he lived in.

/BREAK/

Remus Lupin was a nervous wreck. After last night, he needed as much sleep as possible to get ready for the next night. And sleep was the last thing coming to him.

So much happened yesterday and he was having a hard time adjusting to them all. He finally found his best friend's son after 10 years of not knowing anything about him. Was he alive? Where was he? What kind of person was he? All these questions and it seemed that after yesterday a lot were answered and many more popped up. In the few hours that he had known Harry he figured that he was a good kid. But he also figured that Harry Potter was an enigma wrapped into a mystery and presented as a statement. It made no sense. Remus was a man of reason and logic and no matter what he did he couldn't solve the riddle that was Harry Potter.

Last night was wonderful. He was grateful that there were people again who would stay with him during the full moon, but it did make him question how children were able to do this. Too many questions, not enough answers.

Remus decided to get up and go into the staff room down the hall and maybe get some reading done. As he was making his was down the hall, he heard a voice say, "Meet us at midnight in the forest."

It wasn't until after Remus heard the message that he comprehended that it was not a voice talking to hum, it was the growl of a wolf. Suddenly Remus was feeling his age and he just wanted to curl up into a ball and forget the world outside.

Remus walked into the staff room and fell on the couch. He didn't care who was there, he just wanted to sleep.

"I'm too old to be doing stuff like this!" he yelled to the uncaring ceiling.

Of course the ceiling didn't answer and Remus found himself drifting on the comfortable sofa. He needed his sleep after all, tonight was going to be very interesting.