The next day went slowly. Heading back to the common room after dinner, James made an observation.
"Hey," he said looking over his shoulder "where's Remus?"
"I don't know," Sirius said, shrugging "maybe he stopped to ask a teacher a question."
"Could be" James said, although he didn't think that was the case. Remus had always vanished one evening out of every month. James couldn't help thinking maybe something was wrong….
"He's been doing this for some time" piped Peter from James' far left "leaving every once and a while, I wonder why?"
"Don't we all" James muttered.
Sirius is in puzzlement too, James thought, that means Remus isn't telling anyone what's wrong…
That worried him. What could be so secretive that he couldn't tell his own friends…?
"Maybe he's sick" Peter said. " and it's an illness that only comes one day out of the month"
Something set off in James' mind sick? One day a month? Aren't those the symptoms of-? No. no. not Remus!
James had spun around and was running in the direction of the library. Sirius started at the sudden movement and called after James: "Where are you going? It's-, you-, wait-, I-, JAMES, WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU GOING?"
Sirius darted after James, which left Peter standing in front of the portrait hole wondering what those two were up to…
Sirius had finally caught up with James. He stopped right behind him, threw himself against the wall and began to pant heavily. "why- do- you-insist-on-running everywhere?"
"SHH!!" James hissed he opened the door of the library and slipped inside, Sirius on his heels.
"I don't see why we're here James." Sirius said flollowing James up and down the aisles.
"I think I understand why Remus is sick once every month" James said scanning titles.
"Uh?" Sirius uttered struggling to keep up with James.
"Haven't you noticed?" James said pulling a book and skimming the pages. "Remus is only gone one evening out of the month. And that evening has always been a full moon."
"No!" Sirius hissed. He didn't want to believe it. But then, who would? "Are you telling me- no- that's im- or is it? Are you saying Remus is a-?"
"Exactly," James said shoving the book back on the shelf and turning to go, Sirius followed.