Remus' Diary

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14th of November 1975

OWLS, OWLS and OWLS is practically the only thing that we've been hearing about since we started school again. The exams maybe in May, but I don't think it's a bad time to start preparing. So I've been working extra hard so far this year, spending more time in the library (when I'm not turning into a wolf). It's not only exams I have to worry about this year, I am also a prefect which means extra responsibilities.

I have to patrol the school once a week with the Ravenclaw prefect, Xenophilius Lovegood, who likes to be called Xeno for short. He seems friendly enough but he does love to go on about creatures that do not exist (and gets touchy when you mention that fact). He just says 'open your narrow mind man' and 'there are plenty of creatures in this world that have yet to be discovered'.

We normally wait for each other by the Great Hall and start patrolling the downstairs first. Xeno arrived with his hair ruffled and his shirt buttoned up wrong. I'm not going to ask what he was doing. We walked for a few moments before he started talking.

"Pandora and I have started dating" he beamed proudly, "She really gets me you know"

I won't bore you with the details but he has talked of little else until we got to the library, and that's when something interesting happened.

First we heard what appeared to be kissing noises that were coming from behind one of the desks, they'd obviously not heard that we coming in. I made the signal to Xeno to be quiet and he nodded and we silently crept up to them. I really hate this part of being a prefect, sometimes I feel like a right party-pooper, but it has to be done.

When we arrived at the side of the desk, I was amused at what is was, it was…

It was Gilderoy Lockhart, and he wasn't snogging a human, oh no… he was snogging a photograph of himself! Xeno burst out laughing, and I'll admit I laughed as well. Lockhart looked hugely embarrassed he cheeks were blushing redder then the Gryffindor colours. He hid the photograph- his make-out-partner- into his coat pocket.

Gilderoy then ran away at full speed.

"What an idiot" Xeno grinned.

The rest of the night was quiet as we finished up our rounds and swapped with Lily and Snape. Lily didn't look to happy with her patrol partner, and Snape looked irritated when he saw me. When I got back the rest of them were asleep, and still chuckling to myself, I'll go to sleep as well.

15th of November 1975

Today is Saturday so I didn't have to wake up at any specific day. I opened my eyes slowly to meet with the smell of sweat, dirt and B.O. James must've just come back from Quidditch. I was more than used to this smell now, but when I sat up I saw it wasn't James but Sirius dragging that smell in, James was still fast asleep but so was Peter.

"Where have you been?" I mouthed to him.

I've never anyone so smug in my entire life, and I've lived with James for the past four years! Sirius motioned me to follow him so we didn't wake the others up. When we were in the common room, Sirius still sinking to the rafters, but I was curious to hear what he had to say. He looked around the room to make sure no one was around and then told me in a very happy tone.

"I've lost my virginity" he whispered.

I just stood there in disbelief, Sirius has lost his virginity, and this was a big moment.

"Well done mate!" I tapped him on the back, "Who?"

He looked at me with mock indignation.

"How dare you! A gentlemen never kiss and tells"

"You're no gentlemen" I pointed out with a raised eyebrow.

"True" he shrugged, "It was that Elizabeth from Hufflepuff, she's in the year above us"

"An older woman?" I smiled, "Nice"

"But I can't tell you all the details until Prongs is here"

"Fair enough" I smirked, "Before they wake up how would you like it if I told you a story that involves a photograph, snogging and Gilderoy Lockhart"

"Do tell" he said with a mischievous grin on his face.

After Sirius had washed and scrubbed away his B.O, James and Peter woke up. Sirius told them as soon as they're eyes opened. Peter looked impressed and James looked ecstatic for his friend's achievements. Padfoot began telling us all of the details (and when I say all of the details, I mean all of the details).

We had breakfast in high spirits, congratulating Sirius and laughing at Gilderoy. Lily was sitting a few places up from us, and was laughing about something her friend said. There was going to be a Hogsmead visit tomorrow so we decided to go to the library after breakfast and get our work down before then.

Something kind of strange happened when Lily thought none of us were looking. James and Sirius were in a deep discussion about the game that took place last week between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Peter was reading a letter from his mother. I was spreading some butter on my toast and I didn't even mean to see it.

I turned my head to the right to see if there were any owls for me, and I noticed Lily look at James with an unreadable expression. It certainly wasn't one of hatred and loathing that she usually gives him…I wasn't sure what it was. Of course this was all over within seconds and Lily attention was focused on her friend again, and I turned back to my friends.

Why would she look at him like that? I thought she hated James.

The rest of the day was rather boring, we studied as the wind and the rain whirled outside. At one point Lockhart came in, saw me, went red, and left. Lily and to my surprise Snape came in and seemed to be talking civilly. Xeno came in with his new girlfriend gave me a wink and turned back to her. The girl Sirius had been with last night waved shyly at him and went on her way.

It was beginning to feel like Kings Cross station in there!

"I think we're done for the day" James announced.

"That's the best thing that I've heard all day" I said, "Apart from Sirius' good news of course"

When we got back to the dormitory, Hugo was sitting on James' bed with a 'paw-in-the-cookie-jar-look'. You could immediately smell the disgusting smell of urine- and it was coming from James' bed. He ran over to his bed to discover want it was, James glared at Hugo and then at Peter.

"I thought you said you could handle him" James complained.

"It was just one slip up" Peter pleaded before turning to his pet, "Bad Hugo!"

Hugo lowered his head in shame.

An idea came to me.

"How about we get a litter box and do a spell to hide the smell" I suggested.

I'd never admit it out loud but I didn't want Hugo to leave.

"OK then" James agreed.

Peter looked relieved.

"But you are cleaning this up!" James ordered.

"Of course" he nodded before turning to his task.

The rest of the day was alright.

I'll write tomorrow!