Sirius walked to the end of the corridor, turned around and walked to the other end, meeting James in the middle. They were doing this for an hour and a half, waiting for the door of the hospital wing to open and to hear how their friend was doing.

"Hey Padfoot?"

Sirius gasped. James's voice was so fragile, so weak.

"Yes, Prongs?"

His voice was the same.

"I...I'm sorry...for screaming at you."

Sirius let out a nervous laugh.

"No, I'm glad you did, I was acting like an idiot."

"Guess we both lost our senses." James said with a twisted smile.

At that moment, the door opened and both boys ran to madame Pomfrey. She looked exhausted.

"How is he?" They both asked.

"He's awake but weak."

"Can we see him?" Again they said together.

Madame Pomfrey smiled.

"If you'll be quiet, then yes."

She walked back in, followed by the two boys. Remus was in the last bed. He was still awfully pale but the boys were relieved to see his eyes were open.

"Hey there." Sirius said as talking to a toddler.

"Hey." Came a hoarse answer.

James and Sirius took each a chair and sat next to the bed.

"What...what happened?" James almost whispered.

"Nothing really, I walked up to the dormitory to read a book and when I walked in..."

For a moment Remus thought back about the panic, the pain and the fact that he couldn't breathe.

"The same thing as in the Quiddich stadium?" Sirius asked.

He got a nod as answer.

"O MY GOD WHERE IS HE?"

James and Sirius almost fell over and Remus spilled the water he was about to drink on his shirt. Peter ran towards them.

"Remus, are you okay?" "I just heard from Mcgonagall on the corridor."

"I'm fine now Peter but thanks."

"Oh...okay great." Peter said while gasping for air.

"I told you to be quiet!" Madame Pomfrey said mad while she marched towards the boys. "I want you all out of here within one minute."

Sirius and James cast Peter a dark look, said goodbye to Remus and walked outside. They wanted to go straight to the library to search through more books when professor Mcgonagall stopped them.

"Professor Dumbledore wants to see you." She said.

The two boys looked worried at each other while they followed her. After walking through several corridors, they finally reached the statue of the phoenix.

"He is waiting for you." Professor Mcgonagall said without any expression on her face.

James and Sirius stood on the stairs.

"Liquids Wands!"

Sirius quickly searched balance at the wall.

"What do you think he wants?" He whispered.

"No idea..."

The stair stopped moving and now they were in front of the big wooden door. James knocked, shot Sirius a nervous look and walked in.

"Uh professor Dumbledore, you wanted to see us?"

He cursed his shaking voice.

"Yes mister Potter."

Professor Dumbledore turned away from the window he was looking through and sat down in his chair.

"Please sit."

The boys quickly did so.

"How is mister Lupin?"

"Fine sir, a bit weak, but other than that he's doing good." Sirius said in record time.

Dumbledore smiled.

"There's no need to be nervous or frightened." "I just have some questions that's all."

James didn't see that as a reason to not be nervous. Questions were just the things they didn't need.

"See, madame Pomfrey mentioned me that mister Lupin had visited the hospital wing twice in two weeks." "Not that unusual but what is unusual was that his injuries were the same." "Exactly the same."

He looked at Sirius and James over his half moon glasses.

"Any idea how that could happen?"

Slowly the boys shake their heads, carefully to not let any hesitation come through.

"I have an idea." Dumbledore went on. "Wounds that come back all the sudden can come forth from a fight...a fight between two werewolves."

His light blue eyes went over the faces from the Gryffindors. But they showed no sign.

"Werewolves, sir?" Sirius asked.

"Are you suggesting that our friend is a monster?" James asked stern.

"I am merely giving one of a few options mister Potter." Dumbledore said, not bothered at all by the boys raise of voice. "If you have something, a problem or something you'd like me to know, I suggest you say it now, for Remus's sake."

James and Sirius remained silent, looking in front of them.

"Very well...you can go."

The two stood up and walked to the door.

"But remember..."

They stopped and turned around.

"...that help will always be giving at Hogwarts for those who need it and ask for it."

"Yes sir."

"Thanks professor."