His marks will be red.
So this is the final chapter. I hope you liked it! I may do a sequel to this, I have a few ideas in my head but I'm not sure yet :)
Remus' POV
Despite the turmoil my life was in, I had taken my NEWTS. I had studied incredibly hard and managed to pass them with the best results in the year. I was pleased and incredibly proud. It still didn't mean I could get a good job after school, not with my condition. But it meant I had disproved all the haters. A werewolf could go to school and get good grades and live a normal life.
Life was pretty simple for a while. James and Sirius had backed off a little. They weren't quite as possessive. Well James couldn't be. He had a new girlfriend. Lilly Evans. She was a lovely girl and he'd been after her for years. They made a wonderful pairing. Sirius was still his playboy self. He'd never settle down.
I hadn't spoken to Severus since. He had tried a few times after I had inadvertently given him that book but Sirius and James wouldn't let him. He only tried to speak to me twice. When I was ready to hear him out, he had stopped trying. I hadn't seen him much but whenever I did he looked terrible. His already pale skin had become like paper. White and almost see through. His once expressive eyes were dead and lifeless. He had dark black bags cupping his eyes and he walked stooped over. His soft luscious hair became greasy and unkempt. He drew into himself and away from his friends. Well I'm not sure Lucius was that big a disappointment to lose.
It was time for graduation. I had found my smartest outfit. The one with the least amount of holes in. I was wearing smart dark blue trousers and a white shirt. My hair was combed neatly and my scars were all hidden for the day. My mom was here and she did not know I had hurt myself over Severus. She'd only worry. I didn't want her to worry anymore. She had split with my father a few months ago. He couldn't get over the fact I was a lycanthrope. He said he'd only stuck around due to the sense of guilt he had felt at the possibility of leaving her with me. As if I would hurt my own mother! We hadn't seen or heard from him since. I had invited him to graduation but had been ignored so I hadn't expected him to be there.
It was time for us all to receive our diplomas. I listened as he called everyone's names one by one and cheered for my friends. They as well as my mom cheered when the headmaster read out my name. I blushed and stood to receive my honour. I also noticed that when it got to the part of the list where Severus' name would be, they glossed over it and didn't even read his name out. He couldn't even be bothered to show up. Coward.
My mom knew who my mate had been and she also knew most of the story about why we no longer were mated. I glanced up when I knew his name should have been called and caught her eyes as I realised he wasn't there. My mom looked at me sadly as I sighed. We may not be mated anymore but I would always care about my once life mate.
After the ceremony and the parents had left, we all had a party. It was the last night before we would go home for the final time. We drank and danced all night. Our last night as kids. The end of an era. Ready to go off into the big world of reality. And I knew I'd be fine. Whether I had a life mate or not. Because I had my friends and my mom and that's all I needed. For now anyway.
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