Remus loses his cool.

Written for:

-Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Astronomy, Assignment 9: Pick three prompts, and write a story using those prompts. I used Godric Gryffindor, James Potter and Crimson.

Forever Red

Remus burst into the Hogwarts Library, eyes alive with anger. How could they? He told them not to get involved, he told them it was his problem! Even though a small second year, Remus' animal like presence seem to command some respect and students made way for him.

The skies were a delightful blue today and the sunshine was a lovely sight, compared to the storm clouds they faced earlier in April. That's why Remus found it odd that his three friends were not out enjoying the weather. He panicked for a good hour about whether they abandoned him. It was only a day ago since he told them about his...problem.

He tried not to think about that day, the shock in their faces, the looks they shot at him that Remus couldn't quite make out and the whispers. The whispers were the worse. Dumbledore made them promise not to tell anyone about him being a werewolf, so he wasn't worried about them spreading his secret. But they isolated him or did he isolate himself? He wasn't sure, but it didn't matter. The further he was away from the people he cared about, the better.

He spotted them, as he rounded the corner and saw crimson. Remus quickened his pace, and somehow kept relatively silent. Not even Godric Gryffindor could save them now.

"Yeah, but do you think we will be able to-"

"Course we will Sirius, all we need to do is practice and-"

"Get yourselves killed!" Remus exclaimed, making the three boys jump in surprise. James, Sirius and Peter had stacks of books stacked around them and notes scribbled down in notebooks. James had uncharastically put a pencil behind his ear and gave him a wary smile.

"Remus, how are you?"

"Quit the bullcrap James," Remus snapped, hands curled into fists. Peter gulped loudly. "I know what you are doing and it ends now!"

"And what are we doing Remus, because it seems like you are just coming over here with your knickers in a twist," Sirius said confidently, even though Remus' golden brown eyes bore into him.

"You know exactly what you are doing," Remus said through gritted teeth.

"Enlighten us," James said, jumping on Sirius' confident bandwagon.

Remus placed his hands on the desk and moved forward so there were only a couple of inches between his and James' noses.

"You are going to try and turn into Animagi and come with me on full moons."

James' shocked face confirmed his suspicions. If Remus had his wand on him, he idiotically left it in his bag, which he abandoned under a tree outside, he would use the stinging jinx on all of them. How stupid could they be? Did they not know that if he ever attacked on of them, he would never live it down, if he killed one of them, he wouldn't be able to live at all. Partly, because he was sure Dumbledore would turn him straight into the ministry and given the dementors kiss, and because mentally it would be too much for him.

He was a monster. Always has and always will be. He has read how werewolves are perceived in books: Violent, savage, unmanageable. It infuriated Remus that his friends would even put him in this position!

"How did you- It doesn't matter were doing it anyway, whether you like it or not!" James said defiantly, seemingly sick of Remus' angry stance and stares.

"How could you do this? You were supposed to be my friends!"

"We are your friends!" Peter exclaimed standing up.

"This is why we are doing all of this Remus! We could get into big trouble if we can pull this off," Sirius added, standing up as well.

"You could get KILLED! I could kill you!" Remus shouted, his temper fully coming out in his words, but his worry and angry words carried through the library, and in less than thirty seconds Miss Pince rounded on them, eyes narrow.

"This is a place for learning! I am afraid that you will have to leave," She said bitterly, "and put back all of those books. If one of them is out of place, I will make sure Professor McGonagall gets involved!"

James, Sirius and Peter, grumbled as they started to pack up their books and papers. Remus felt a hand on his shoulder when he turned and started to walk away. "We ARE your friends. We are doing this because we care about you," James spoke softly, not wanting to start Remus up again.

"How are you going to control me when I can't even control myself James," Remus said back, his words were hard but they were laced with sorrow. He shrugged off James' hand and quickly walked out of the library. He exhaled heavily when he made it outside and he ran the scene in his head again and again.

Yes he had a right to be angry, if it meant that it would keep his friends safe.