~*Sirius' POV*~

It was November 27. A full moon. It was also a Saturday, so me, Prongs, Wormtail and Moony slept in as long as possible. It was 1:00 when we finally got out of bed to take a shower. My stomach was still scarred from last month. Forever would it be your reminder of the endless hours I'd spent helping a friend.

The shower was warm, and I stood still and let the water run down my body. I thought of Kara. And Thanksgiving. How I'd held her hand without noticing, like it was the natural thing to do. I hadn't even noticed until she pulled away. And the instant she had, I'd wanted to pull her hand back, so I could feel like all was right with the world, like I had for the short time our palms had been touching.

I sighed and began to shampoo my hair. Kara still didn't completely trust me. That was why she'd freaked out, and I knew it. I had been gaining her trust back since the night under the stars. And now I'd continue to build it up. What she, or anyone else, didn't know, was that I was a little scared of the same thing she was. Kara was amazing, and could have almost any guy in the entire school. Would she want to stay with me? I was glad you'd gotten to know her better before dating her. I really liked her, as a friend as well as maybe, definitely, something more. When she was ready, I was. I finished my shower and stepped back into my room.

My friends had all stirred. Remus looked terrible, gaunt and pale. None of us said anything as we began to dress. There would be no prank playing today, just waiting, as we always did, for the daylight to end and our task to begin.

~*Kara's POV*~

I was awakened at 7:30 by the sunlight streaming in through the window. I slept late, I thought. I rolled out of bed and into bathroom to take my morning shower. After putting a silencing charm on the room, I told my magic music player to play yomyur favorite song, and hopped into the shower, singing along.

I washed your hair, and my thoughts turned to Sirius. I had been having so much fun as his friend, until Thanksgiving. I didn't understand how holding his hand was so...right. Like I was so comfortable touching him that I didn't even notice. Except for a warm, happy feeling. It scared me.

I still liked him, but he hadn't shown that he wouldn't ditch me in a few weeks after he got what he wanted. But I also knew that he didn't want to be around me just in hopes of getting kissed, or more. Because he knew I wouldn't do that. If he wanted that, there would be plenty of willing girls. But he still stuck around. This reassured me. My song ended as I began to shave my legs. When I finished showering, I returned to my room, got dressed, and grabbed my book. I was now reading Star Wars, Episode VI. I loved Muggle books, even the Muggle book version of my favorite Muggle movie. I curled up in Sirius' favorite armchair, a deep maroon one close to the fire, and read until I got hungry. I went to the Great Hall alone, bringing Han, Luke and Leia with me.

It was 1:15. I was halfway through my meal, and the Final Battle, when someone sat down next to me and asked me to please pass the butter. I turned around to face Sirius.

"Only if you promise not to drop it." I joked.

"I promise," I handed it to him, careful not to let my fingers touch his. He took it and began to butter a piece of bread.

"So are you doing anything this afternoon?" I wondered what he had in mind.

"Depends."

"On?"

"On if you offer a better alternative." Sirius smiled.

"Were you under the impression that I had something planned? I was merely going to invite myself wherever you were going."

"So you're going to sit in the common room and do nothing with me all day?" I asked.

"Couldn't think of a better way to spend my Saturday!" Sirius exclaimed, getting up from the table. I followed him, walking out of the Great Hall and back to Gryffindor Tower. So, Sirius and I did absolutely nothing all day, the others joining us.

At around 5:00, the Marauders got up.

"Where are you going?" Lily asked.

"Detention," they responded simultaneously, and left without another word.

About half an hour later, I grew bored.

"I'm going for a walk, guys." I announced to Lily and Natalie.

"Do you want us to come?" Lily asked.

"No. That's ok," I, too, left the common room, and headed towards the castle grounds. Once outside the school, I transformed into a dog. I pranced around for a few minutes before some movement near the Whomping Willow caught your eye...

It was James, Sirius, and Remus. There was an Invisibility cloak on the ground near them. Remus was twitching uncomfortably. I hid behind a tree, still a dog, to see what was going on. The clouds shifted, revealing the full moon, at the same moment that the branches of the Whomping Willow stopped moving.

Sirius and James pushed Remus towards the tree, as he completed his transformation into a...werewolf?? I was shocked, but then not as much so. Suddenly it all made sense. The sickness every month, the werewolf books he was always reading...But then I saw something that definitely shocked me. Sirius and James turned into animals. A dog and a stag.

They continued to fight Remus off and try to push him towards the tree. Then, the animagus thing made sense too. Padfoot...Sirius was a dog. Prongs...a stag! Wow. They were something else. Meanwhile the fighting was growing more brutal. Sirius and James were strong, but Remus was too. Every time they got knocked down, they staggered up again, with fresh blood pouring from a new wound.

And then, Remus tackled James to the ground and scratched at him. Sirius tried to pull him off, but couldn't. I needed to help them, or Remus would tear James apart. I bounded towards the three animals, and helped Sirius pull Remus off of the still Prongs. He didn't move, even after a few more minutes of you working with Sirius to get Remus towards the Whomping Willow, and the passageway I could now see behind it. Remus jumped on me, he scratched, and he even bit my shoulder.

But every time it got too bad, Padfoot came to the rescue, and Remus turned on him. Sirius was really beaten up. He was limping on one of his back legs, and his front legs were bitten badly. His torso was scratched and would be bruised badly as well. He pushed Remus off of him and towards the passageway. I helped him, pulling Remus with your teeth as Sirius did.

It was hard work, and Remus put up a good fight. It took about an hour to finally coax him into the passage, and even longer to lead him through it, all the way to... the Shrieking Shack? Wow. EVERYTHING made sense now. Remus was the one the Hogsmeade villagers heard to make them think the Shack was haunted. Once Remus was shut safely inside, Sirius collapsed.

I wanted to help him, but I knew that I should check on James, and then go back to the castle. I wasn't ready to confront the boys about this yet. On my way out, a large rat scurried past me. James had gotten up, I saw as I reached the entrance to the passage. He was headed towards the Willow right now.

I scampered off, until I was at the doors of the castle. Then, I changed back to human form and slowly made your way up to bed, falling asleep instantly. The morning came, and I did not wake up at 6, or 7, or 8 o 'clock. Lily and Nat were worried, but I could not be shaken awake. Finally, at 9:15, I awoke from your slumber. I ached everywhere.

I concocted a quick Healing Potion (potions was one of your better subjects, despite the crappy teacher) and applied it to my wounds. I looked and felt a little better. I went downstairs, and found Lily and Nat talking about me.

"Well, I mean she didn't come back from her walk until after we'd gone to sleep,"

"But she goes to bed that late with us sometimes and she's still up early,"

"Do you think she's ok?"

"I think she'll be just fine!" I interrupted their hushed conversation.

"Oh, hey Kara!"

"Are you alright??"

"Yeah, I just got in late last night, that's all. I needed to do some thinking." "

About Sirius?" Nat guessed.

"Yeah...and other things." Now I needed to decide whether or not to tell the Marauders about me and what I'd seen the previous night.