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The first few weeks were very rushed. They all noticed an increase in homework from third year and complained bitterly complaining quickly lost it's appeal as James became swept up in Quidditch trials and much to Sirius's surprise he learned that his brother had been made Slytherin Seeker.

Regulus had been very smug about it at the lunch table and Sirius had seen him lapping up the attention. A group of second years girls seemed to have formed a fan club around him which for some reason he found very annoying. "He hasn't even played yet! James, you better kick his ass."

"Will do, mon capitan!" James said in a comically bad French accent.

They had another altercation with Snape on the third day. They were in potions again and the flames under Sirius and James' cauldron had flared up so badly they had both been burned and had to go to the hospital wing. Not knowing the cause they told the matron that it had been an accident and it wasn't until dinner that night that Remus told them quietly that he had seen Snape point his wand at their cauldron.

Furious Sirius and James had sprung to their feet and marched over to him. "Oi, you little git!" Sirius snarled. "What do you think you're doing, setting us on fire like that?"

Snape looked up from his supper and sneered. "Why do you think I did it?" He asked nastily. "I thought you just didn't know how to manage your own cauldron."

Sirius made a sudden move to punch him but James elbowed him and jerked his head at the staff table. "Not here." He muttered.

"I'm gonna get you you slime ball." Sirius growled.

"Get lost." A voice said.

Sirius wheeled around to see his brother standing behind him, arms folded cooly. "What do you want?" He sneered.

"I want you to go back to the Gryffindor table."

"I'm talkin' to someone." Sirius said through gritted teeth.

Snape was watching them through narrowed eyes and between him and his brother, Sirius had the sudden impulse to hex Regulus and smash Snape's face into his food.

"No you're not, get lost."

Sirius glanced at James who was looking at him, and didn't seem particularly inclined to leave. He decided to switch tactics. "So I heard you're the new seeker. Did you write home and tell mummy already?"

Regulus rolled his eyes in an obnoxiously superior manner. "Yeah, I did. Because I don't spend my whole life trying to make her mad."

Sirius shrugged, feeling a little proud of himself. "Do I honestly have to try with her?"

"Could you not discuss your family's dysfunction while I'm eating?" Snape hissed.

"Sod off." Sirius snapped.

"You're the one who came over here." A girl's voice interjected.

Sirius groaned and thew his hands up. Lily Evans had joined the fray. "Great, it's a bloody party! Anyone else want to come over here?"

"Just go back to your seats and leave people alone." She said angrily.

James glanced up to the staff table and saw Dumbledore watching. He elbowed Sirius again. "Let's go, teachers are watching."

Sirius stayed rooted to the spot for a moment more before finally allowing himself to be guided back to the table. Lily followed them. "You two can't stop." She said, sounding furious. "An-and neither can he. But you two are the worst. None of you can ever leave it alone." She sounded close to tears and instead of going back to her seat she she fled the great hall.

James ran a hand through his hair and slumped in his seat. "I think we really upset her." He said, looking a little worried.

"She'll get over it." Sirius growled, throwing himself down and stabbing at his food. James looked like he wanted to argue but instead crossed his arms on the table and sulked.

The next few days were volatile to say the least. Lily was angrier with them than ever and Snape had managed to hex Remus which pisses Sirius and James off astronomically although they were fairly sure he was aiming for them. This started a long stream of fights in which both parties took every opportunity they had to send the other a nasty hex. Eventually all three of them ended up in detention.

This put a halt to the fighting and Lily relaxed a great deal. All of the fighting seemed to have had her on edge but she was no friendlier to them and if anything her relationship with Snape seemed strained. James backed off bothering her for a while after that.

Things fell into routine after that, the first Quidditch match of the season rolled around and Gryffindor crushed Slytherin, giving all of the Gryffindors an increase in pep and none more so than James who was arrogant as ever.

Remus's first full moon rolled around and as usual he disappeared, making the others work harder than ever on becoming Animagi.

They had another altercation after this when James caught Snape in the library digging in some of the same books they had when they first figured out Remus was a werewolf. "You think he knows?" James asked Sirius, looking white.

"No way, he's not that smart." Sirius said, feeling uneasy.

"If he figures it out he'll probably tell everyone, you know what a git he is."

"Then lets stop him."

They caught Snape leaving the dungeons a few days later and hauled him into a secluded passage. James shoved him against the wall and stood back, hands on his hips. "Leave Remus alone." He snarled.

Snape's eyes darted between them and his hand flexed towards his wand.

"Don't even think about it!" Sirius barked, drawing his own.

Snape hissed and remained still. "Get away from me." He snarled.

James looked furious and he jabbed a finger in Snape's face. "You need to stay the hell away from him and stop digging."

There was a moment of silence and then Snape's lip curled. "He's a werewolf, I knew it!" His eyes looked them up and down with glee. "I can't believe Dumbledore let something like that into the school. He could kill us all!" He sounded more pleased about it than anything.

In a flash James's fist connected with Snape's jaw and he toppled over. A moment later Snape was scrambling to his feet wand held out.

"Say that again!" James yelled. "He's not a werewolf and he's not a thing. You talk about my friend like that again and I won't need magic to kick you slimy little ass."

Snape's face contorted into anger. "You couldn't if you tried Potter."

James made a lunge but Snape danced out of his reach, looking smug.

"So what is he then? I've seen him coming into class late after disappearing and the teachers never do anything about it and it's always near the full moon."

"He gets sick." James snarled.

"Yeah, with what?"

"None of your damn business so don't go spreading any of that werewolf crap."

"I'm going to figure it out." Snape sneered, backing down the hallway.

"You're not and you're going to stop." James growled.

The two of them stood glaring at each other for a long moment before Snape turned and took off down the hall and James finally lost his temper. He slammed his fist into the stone wall and cursed. "Damn it! If he tells even one person I'll rip his damn head off."

Sirius was actually impressed, James was usually very in control of his temper. "Easy mate, it's not like you'll be alone."

James glanced at him and then grinned ruefully, running a hand through his hair. "Whew." He exhaled. "Man he really gets under my skin."

Sirius nodded, he was angry himself but he was calmer. "You wanna go fly around the Quidditch pitch or something?"

James hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Yeah. Yeah, lets go."

They set off and after a few circles around the Quidditch pitch he was laughing again. Sirius even took a broom from the shed himself and they raced in circles and dives. By sunset they headed into the Great Hall in much better spirits.

After that things were tense again. James and Sirius knew Snape had not stopped trying to find out Remus's secret and they were now on guard. They even caught him following him once and when the second full moon of the year rolled around they followed Remus out of the castle just to make sure Snape didn't try and follow too.

He didn't but they were still wary.

It wasn't until late one night when it was just the four of them and Lily Evans and two of her friends that they realized how much he had figured out. Sirius, James and Peter finished their homework and headed up to the dormitory, leaving Remus to write the last few lines of his and were followed out by Lily's friends. Half way up the stairs Sirius realized he had left his bag next to the couch and doubled back. He stopped when he heard Lily's voice.

"Sev is convinced you're a werewolf. At first I kept telling him that there was no way but he has a lot of points."

From his vantage point Sirius could see Remus turn pale. "You think I'm a. . ."

"Remus, I don't care but Sev does a lot. Honestly I think it's just because you're friends with Potter and Black but you've always seemed like a good person so I don't want him get you into any trouble."

Remus hung his head. "Do you think he'd tell anyone."

She paused. "He's my best friend but yes."

He put his head in his hands. "I know why he doesn't like me b-but I. . . he'll ruin everything! I'll have to leave the school." He looked at her looking miserable. "I'll have to leave my friends. Doesn't he get that?"

She looked at him apologetically. "He doesn't care. It's only because you're friends are so awful."

"They're not as awful as you think, they're actually pretty good people. I mean, I know they're jerks sometimes but really, they're good people. I couldn't ask for better friends."

She shook her head. "But you're so much nicer than they are, I've never understood why you're friends with them."

Remus laughed a little. "Like I said: they're good people wen you get to know them. They just act like jerks."

"Well, I'll try and convince him to drop it and I'm sorry he's being so. . . I'm sorry."

They were silent for a moment and then Remus smiled. "Thank you, Lily."

She nodded and got to he feet. Sirius took the moment to step into the room. "Sorry, forgot my bag." He said, trying not to let them know he had been eavesdropping. Remus pointed to where his bag was and Lily shot him an embarrassed look.

So Snape is figuring it all out here! Thanks for reading!