Animal Instincts
Chapter 2 - You're Such a Mystery
A/N What would a fanfiction be without an author's blurb right? Well here goes. I'm gonna try to get Snape into this as soon as possible; he'll be great to spice things up a bit and provide a little more substance to my would-be plot. Enjoy. Love Always- Kitty P.S. Thanks for my first review! I'm so happy now; that made my day!!! I promise I won't complain about not getting reviews, it's just that my slate is full at school because of rehersals for an up-coming play and I need encouragement to start working. I'm glad I worked ahead on this though, it's my special chapter! I loved it!
As the run rose into the early but clouded morning the students of Hogwarts were still all asleep in bed. The Gryffindor tower, rising into the mist, was the only part of the old castle where things had already begun.
Remus Lupin was the first to wake as usual. His werewolf senses didn't agree too well with sleeping through sunrise. As he rose to his feet he could feel his muscles scream out in pain.
'Great- should have known it would hurt when I woke up.'
Wincing a little he managed to drag himself up to a standing position. Without a word he pulled on his clothes and got ready for the day. He was straightening himself out in the mirror when his acute hearing caught the rustle of covers. He dismissed it as one of his friends and got back to work.
"Hmm- where am I? Who are you?" Came a melodic whisper behind Remus that nearly made him jump ten feet into the air. He whirled around quickly in surprise.
There, on his bed, sat the girl from the night before; awake. Unable to think of anything else to do, Remus hurried over to her bedside so he could speak to her without waking ht others.
"Sorry about this." He offered nervously as the girl sat up a little. "Well, to answer you're questions, my name is Remus J. Lupin and you're in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is Gryffindor tower and you are in the boys dormitory-"
"Boys?" The girl repeated. "I have no idea what you're talking about but why am I in a boys dormitory?"
"You were discovered outside in the rain. We took you back and had one of the girls fix you up but she told us we couldn't move you until you got up- " Lupin eyes widened suddenly. "Are you saying you never heard of Hogwarts before now?"
The girl nodded.
"But- but you had the Gryffindor seal on your robes." Lupin handed her the pile of black robes she had been found in and she examined them.
"I don't remember any of this- for that matter, I can't remember anything." She was frowning calmly.
"You mean that you have amnesia?" Remus looked shocked. He watched the girl nod again before she silently leaned back against the bed.
After a long moment she raised her eyes to him. His lurched at what he saw there. Her eyes looked like two perfectly cut emerald spheres to him. Each one was clouded over with uncertainty.
"What are you planning to do to me now?" She questioned.
"Do to you?" Remus blinked. "I don't plan on doing anything to you. I suppose we could take you to the headmaster though; maybe he can cure your amnesia."
"How do I know I can trust you?" She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
If he was hurt Remus didn't show it. "You can't know for sure but I would suggest that you trust me enough to get out of this room before-"
"Hey there?" Rang out a voice welcomingly. Remus put a hand to his head and turned around. He could see Sirius, James, and Peter all sitting up in their beds and grinning at him.
"Now Remus, you weren't trying to steal away our precious find without letting me talk to her, now were you?" Sirius was eying the blonde beside his friend.
"No, I wasn't trying to 'steal her away'; merely trying to get her out before you could wake up."
"Now is that any way to treat a friend?" Sirius tried to sound disappointed but the sparkle in his blue eyes ruined it.
"It is when you're the friend in question." James spoke up with a slight smirk tugging at his mouth. "We all know what you had in mind for 'you're little catch' when she woke up. Don't sit there and say you were just going to invite her to tea."
Black opened his mouth to say something but was cut off. "What am I; some sort of quarry?" The blonde was glaring at them all.
"You're a girl; that's all Sirius Black here needed to know." Peter snickered.
"And you thought I'd just let him have his way? I think not!"
"First off you're outnumbered by four horny teenage boys." Spoke a voice from the door.
"Lily!" James exclaimed as they turned to see the red head leaning against their door watching them.
"Good morning boys. Would you kindly leave her alone; she's been through a lot and I don't think she needs you all giving her a hard time." Lily walked over and held a hand to the strange girls head. She seemed please that it was cool.
"Excuse me," the blonde began, "but would you mind telling me who you all are?"
Everyone in the room except Remus looked stunned.
"Y-You mean you never heard of us?" Sirius had a very odd look on his face.
"Sirius, she has amnesia. She doesn't even remember her own name let alone us." Remus stepped closer to the girl again. "Miss, this man here with the shabby black hair is Sirius Black. The skinny guy with glasses and messed up hair; he's James Potter. That girl over there who helped you is Lily Evans. And this short blonde boy is little Peter Pettigrew." He pointed to each person in turn.
"Um, nice to meet you all." She gave a nod to all the people in the room.
"Before we continue, I'd like to point out that Sirius has no tact and is very blatant when it comes to girls. You'll uh- wanna stay away from him; he's trouble anyways." Remus grinned at the angry look on his friend's face.
"I wish I could tell you all my name in return." She managed a weak smile.
"Don't worry about a thing, we'll all help you get your memory back." Sirius promised with a wink. "All we need to do is bring you to old Dumbledore."
"Is he the headmaster?" The blonde asked.
"Yes he is." Lily answered. "But why don't you come with me and get cleaned up before you head with them to find Dumbledore? Give good ol' Sirius a chance to cool down." She laughed.
"Okay." Without argument the new girl slid out of bed and followed after Lily.
"You don't trust us do you?" Lily questioned suddenly as she opened the door to the girls dorm. Nobody else was there.
"Not really; sorry."
"It's okay. Oh, and incase you're wondering I'm the only girl in my year so I get the dorm to myself." Another nod from the blonde.
The room was neat and clean. Everything was in it's proper place as it should be and there were four beds. Only one had supplies by.
"You should trust Remus." Lily said out of the blue.
"What?"
"Remus Lupin; you would trust him. If there's anyone here you can trust then it should be him. Even if he can be a trouble maker at times, Remus is really very kind, gentle and caring. He's honest, funny and kind of cute too." Lily giggled.
"Um- whatever."
***Back in the Boy's Dorm***
"Damn! That girl is definitely my type!" Sirius was still raving ten minutes after the girl had left. James, Peter and Sirius were rushing around the room getting dressed.
"Padfoot, you don't have a type. You go after anything that's female and alive." Remus snorted from where he was lying on his bed. The scent of the girl still lingered a bit on the sheets.
"Don't forget pretty." Sirius smirked as he continued pulling on his pants.
"You're hopelessly shallow; did you know that?" Lupin turned to watch his friends out of boredom.
"You're hopelessly deprived did you know that?" Sirius retorted.
"What do you mean?"
"You keep denying yourself all the pleasures of life. Why can't you just chase a girl for once?" Sirius had finished and was now standing in front of Lupin. The others were beginning to join him so they could watch.
"I- I can't."
"Yea; I wanna know why you can't though?" Sirius pressured.
"You know why."
"No I don't; please tell me."
"I'm a werewolf; I can't risk it. If I ever did get serious with a girl it would only end up hurting the both of us. I don't want to lie to a girl about myself; they'd find out eventually anyways. Let's face it; if a girl found out what I was it would all be over; they'd be terrified of me. They'll tell someone and the parents would want me kicked out of the school."
"What about if the girl wasn't scared?"
"I doubt that would ever happen. Nobody would go out with a werewolf much less have any feelings for them."
"We weren't frightened by it; what makes you think there aren't girls out there that would feel the same."
"It's alright guys; I've gotten used to my fate. I'm happy to see you all enjoy yourselves with the girls." Remus lied. He did feel left out when it came to girls. He knew he'd never find anyone. It still hurt though.
"You're an idiot if you aren't even willing to try it." James spoke up this time.
"The Halloween dance is coming up; why not go? You have to at least have one girlfriend; your pathetic!" Sirius mocked.
"I can't fight it. You'll drag me with you even if I say no." Remus sighed and stood up with the others.
"Right you are Moony; that's the spirit!"
There was a knock at the door and Peter scrambled to answer it. It was Lily and the new girl.
"Well boys, are you ready to take her?"
"Hey, she would pass for a student!" Peter squealed.
"She is a student Peter." Sirius reminded.
"Oh yea."
"Come on, lets go." Remus motioned to the door. With a mumble they all stepped out and began their walk through the corridors on the way to Dumbledore.
Chapter 2 - You're Such a Mystery
A/N What would a fanfiction be without an author's blurb right? Well here goes. I'm gonna try to get Snape into this as soon as possible; he'll be great to spice things up a bit and provide a little more substance to my would-be plot. Enjoy. Love Always- Kitty P.S. Thanks for my first review! I'm so happy now; that made my day!!! I promise I won't complain about not getting reviews, it's just that my slate is full at school because of rehersals for an up-coming play and I need encouragement to start working. I'm glad I worked ahead on this though, it's my special chapter! I loved it!
As the run rose into the early but clouded morning the students of Hogwarts were still all asleep in bed. The Gryffindor tower, rising into the mist, was the only part of the old castle where things had already begun.
Remus Lupin was the first to wake as usual. His werewolf senses didn't agree too well with sleeping through sunrise. As he rose to his feet he could feel his muscles scream out in pain.
'Great- should have known it would hurt when I woke up.'
Wincing a little he managed to drag himself up to a standing position. Without a word he pulled on his clothes and got ready for the day. He was straightening himself out in the mirror when his acute hearing caught the rustle of covers. He dismissed it as one of his friends and got back to work.
"Hmm- where am I? Who are you?" Came a melodic whisper behind Remus that nearly made him jump ten feet into the air. He whirled around quickly in surprise.
There, on his bed, sat the girl from the night before; awake. Unable to think of anything else to do, Remus hurried over to her bedside so he could speak to her without waking ht others.
"Sorry about this." He offered nervously as the girl sat up a little. "Well, to answer you're questions, my name is Remus J. Lupin and you're in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is Gryffindor tower and you are in the boys dormitory-"
"Boys?" The girl repeated. "I have no idea what you're talking about but why am I in a boys dormitory?"
"You were discovered outside in the rain. We took you back and had one of the girls fix you up but she told us we couldn't move you until you got up- " Lupin eyes widened suddenly. "Are you saying you never heard of Hogwarts before now?"
The girl nodded.
"But- but you had the Gryffindor seal on your robes." Lupin handed her the pile of black robes she had been found in and she examined them.
"I don't remember any of this- for that matter, I can't remember anything." She was frowning calmly.
"You mean that you have amnesia?" Remus looked shocked. He watched the girl nod again before she silently leaned back against the bed.
After a long moment she raised her eyes to him. His lurched at what he saw there. Her eyes looked like two perfectly cut emerald spheres to him. Each one was clouded over with uncertainty.
"What are you planning to do to me now?" She questioned.
"Do to you?" Remus blinked. "I don't plan on doing anything to you. I suppose we could take you to the headmaster though; maybe he can cure your amnesia."
"How do I know I can trust you?" She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
If he was hurt Remus didn't show it. "You can't know for sure but I would suggest that you trust me enough to get out of this room before-"
"Hey there?" Rang out a voice welcomingly. Remus put a hand to his head and turned around. He could see Sirius, James, and Peter all sitting up in their beds and grinning at him.
"Now Remus, you weren't trying to steal away our precious find without letting me talk to her, now were you?" Sirius was eying the blonde beside his friend.
"No, I wasn't trying to 'steal her away'; merely trying to get her out before you could wake up."
"Now is that any way to treat a friend?" Sirius tried to sound disappointed but the sparkle in his blue eyes ruined it.
"It is when you're the friend in question." James spoke up with a slight smirk tugging at his mouth. "We all know what you had in mind for 'you're little catch' when she woke up. Don't sit there and say you were just going to invite her to tea."
Black opened his mouth to say something but was cut off. "What am I; some sort of quarry?" The blonde was glaring at them all.
"You're a girl; that's all Sirius Black here needed to know." Peter snickered.
"And you thought I'd just let him have his way? I think not!"
"First off you're outnumbered by four horny teenage boys." Spoke a voice from the door.
"Lily!" James exclaimed as they turned to see the red head leaning against their door watching them.
"Good morning boys. Would you kindly leave her alone; she's been through a lot and I don't think she needs you all giving her a hard time." Lily walked over and held a hand to the strange girls head. She seemed please that it was cool.
"Excuse me," the blonde began, "but would you mind telling me who you all are?"
Everyone in the room except Remus looked stunned.
"Y-You mean you never heard of us?" Sirius had a very odd look on his face.
"Sirius, she has amnesia. She doesn't even remember her own name let alone us." Remus stepped closer to the girl again. "Miss, this man here with the shabby black hair is Sirius Black. The skinny guy with glasses and messed up hair; he's James Potter. That girl over there who helped you is Lily Evans. And this short blonde boy is little Peter Pettigrew." He pointed to each person in turn.
"Um, nice to meet you all." She gave a nod to all the people in the room.
"Before we continue, I'd like to point out that Sirius has no tact and is very blatant when it comes to girls. You'll uh- wanna stay away from him; he's trouble anyways." Remus grinned at the angry look on his friend's face.
"I wish I could tell you all my name in return." She managed a weak smile.
"Don't worry about a thing, we'll all help you get your memory back." Sirius promised with a wink. "All we need to do is bring you to old Dumbledore."
"Is he the headmaster?" The blonde asked.
"Yes he is." Lily answered. "But why don't you come with me and get cleaned up before you head with them to find Dumbledore? Give good ol' Sirius a chance to cool down." She laughed.
"Okay." Without argument the new girl slid out of bed and followed after Lily.
"You don't trust us do you?" Lily questioned suddenly as she opened the door to the girls dorm. Nobody else was there.
"Not really; sorry."
"It's okay. Oh, and incase you're wondering I'm the only girl in my year so I get the dorm to myself." Another nod from the blonde.
The room was neat and clean. Everything was in it's proper place as it should be and there were four beds. Only one had supplies by.
"You should trust Remus." Lily said out of the blue.
"What?"
"Remus Lupin; you would trust him. If there's anyone here you can trust then it should be him. Even if he can be a trouble maker at times, Remus is really very kind, gentle and caring. He's honest, funny and kind of cute too." Lily giggled.
"Um- whatever."
***Back in the Boy's Dorm***
"Damn! That girl is definitely my type!" Sirius was still raving ten minutes after the girl had left. James, Peter and Sirius were rushing around the room getting dressed.
"Padfoot, you don't have a type. You go after anything that's female and alive." Remus snorted from where he was lying on his bed. The scent of the girl still lingered a bit on the sheets.
"Don't forget pretty." Sirius smirked as he continued pulling on his pants.
"You're hopelessly shallow; did you know that?" Lupin turned to watch his friends out of boredom.
"You're hopelessly deprived did you know that?" Sirius retorted.
"What do you mean?"
"You keep denying yourself all the pleasures of life. Why can't you just chase a girl for once?" Sirius had finished and was now standing in front of Lupin. The others were beginning to join him so they could watch.
"I- I can't."
"Yea; I wanna know why you can't though?" Sirius pressured.
"You know why."
"No I don't; please tell me."
"I'm a werewolf; I can't risk it. If I ever did get serious with a girl it would only end up hurting the both of us. I don't want to lie to a girl about myself; they'd find out eventually anyways. Let's face it; if a girl found out what I was it would all be over; they'd be terrified of me. They'll tell someone and the parents would want me kicked out of the school."
"What about if the girl wasn't scared?"
"I doubt that would ever happen. Nobody would go out with a werewolf much less have any feelings for them."
"We weren't frightened by it; what makes you think there aren't girls out there that would feel the same."
"It's alright guys; I've gotten used to my fate. I'm happy to see you all enjoy yourselves with the girls." Remus lied. He did feel left out when it came to girls. He knew he'd never find anyone. It still hurt though.
"You're an idiot if you aren't even willing to try it." James spoke up this time.
"The Halloween dance is coming up; why not go? You have to at least have one girlfriend; your pathetic!" Sirius mocked.
"I can't fight it. You'll drag me with you even if I say no." Remus sighed and stood up with the others.
"Right you are Moony; that's the spirit!"
There was a knock at the door and Peter scrambled to answer it. It was Lily and the new girl.
"Well boys, are you ready to take her?"
"Hey, she would pass for a student!" Peter squealed.
"She is a student Peter." Sirius reminded.
"Oh yea."
"Come on, lets go." Remus motioned to the door. With a mumble they all stepped out and began their walk through the corridors on the way to Dumbledore.