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"Listen to this," Sirius said.
"'Dear Marauders, Lily and Jamie,
I have decided to run away. I can't stay here anymore and hurt more people that I love or don't know. Too many people, like Madam Hunter, have already been hurt because of me. And remember when I almost killed Snape? I have brought pain to people ever since I came to Hogwarts. I could hurt someone seriously if I remain here. I'm sorry. I should never have come at all. I ask you not to tell anyone that I have run away and I beg you NOT to go looking for me, as I know you'll probably try. It will cause me only more pain if you get into trouble. I am going somewhere where I won't be a danger to anyone. I'm not telling you where. Please understand that this is for the best.
Remus'"
"We have to do something!" James cried at once.
"What?" Lily asked, with eyes full of tears. She looked so sad with tears falling down her face and the front of her robes. James hugged her. Jamie was looking upset as well.
"Poor Remus," she said. "I hope he's okay. He's out there all alone! What are we going to do?"
"Ok," Sirius said, "Girls, you can relax, we'll find him. And don't tell anyone about this. Not anyone at all, understand?" The girls nodded and walked away, still in tears.
"Ok," James said "Peter, Sirius, we have to find him."
"But what if we get hurt?" Peter whimpered. Sirius threw him a murderous glare.
"Do you want Remus getting hurt?" he barked at Peter.
"N-No," he answered.
That night, the boys sat in their dormitory.
"Do you think we should tell Dumbledore?" Sirius asked.
"No, no," James said, "We should try to find him ourselves."
"But where would he go?" Sirius asked, thinking hard.
"Well," James said "He said he's going somewhere where he won't be a danger to anyone." They thought about it for a moment and then it clicked.
"Of course," Sirius cried "The Dark Forest!!"
"Let's go," James cried, grabbing the invisibility cloak. James and Sirius put the cloak on and ran out the door.
Remus woke up at around two in the afternoon. He walked out of his little cave and looked around. He was in a small clearing. Remus took some food out of his bag and settled down to a late lunch.
He was in a pretty good mood that morning. He wondered if anybody noticed he had gone yet. He knew they probably found the note already. He hoped they wouldn't do anything stupid.
Remus finished eating and packed up his stuff. He walked farther into the forest.
MEANWHILE……
Sirius and James were walking slowly under the cloak. They were very worried.
"What if we don't find him before the month ends?" James asked with concern.
"Don't worry, we will. We have a whole month to go." Sirius answered.
"But Sirius, listen." James said, "It's February. He has 26 days left. The forest is very large and we can't exactly cut classes. Besides, how long do you think it will be before the teachers notice that he's gone? They're not that stupid, you know. We can only cover for him for so long."
"You're right," Sirius said. "We'll look today, and if we don't find him, we go to Dumbledore."
They walked for some time. Pretty soon, they started to get hungry. It was also starting to get dark.
"It's about time to go back," Sirius said sadly then, he added: "You think he's ok, James?"
"I don't know," James answered. "I hope so."
They walked back for some time. Suddenly, darkness fell. James and Sirius lit their wands.
Suddenly, James stopped and looked at Sirius.
"Do you have any idea where we are?" he asked.
Sirius looked at him and said, "Don't you?"
James shook his head. "Great," Sirius muttered.
"Don't tell me we're lost?' James asked.
"Must be some sort of record," Sirius muttered. "We should have made a map for the damn forest too!"
The pair wondered through the forest for two days. They were tired and hungry. Suddenly, Sirius saw light ahead. He pointed it out to James. Weak from hunger, they hurried towards it. It was Hogwarts! The boys sighed with relief. They took of the cloak and hid it inside James's robes. Then, they hurried towards the castle.
As they walked through the entrance hall, they felt the rest of their strength leave them and they slid to the floor.
Dumbledore was going for a nighttime check-up on the castle when he saw the outline of two forms in the dark. Dumbledore hurried towards them with concern. He hoped whoever it was, was not hurt. Dumbledore was very worried the past three days. He didn't know when he had been more concerned really. Three students were missing from the castle and no one seemed to know where they were.
When Dumbledore got closer he recognized them as Sirius Black and James Potter, who were two of the missing students. Dumbledore looked at them. Their robes were ripped and a little bloody. He looked them over but did not see Remus anywhere. They didn't seem to be seriously hurt. They just looked exhausted. Dumbledore magiked them onto stretchers and moved them to the hospital wing.
"Poppy," Dumbledore called when he got there. "Poppy!"
Madam Pomfrey rushed in. She had pulled a sweater over her nightdress.
"What is it, Albus?" she asked
"I have found two of our missing students," Dumbledore answered. "They don't appear seriously hurt but I believe you should check them over. I also want them to stay here until I come to question them."
"Of-of course headmaster," Madam Pomfrey answered.
She put Sirius and James on two beds. They groaned slightly as she moved them, but didn't wake up.
When Sirius woke up in the hospital wing, he wondered how he had gotten there. He looked sideways and saw James on the bed next to him. He was already awake. Madam Pomfrey came in with two plates of soup.
"Here," she told them handing them the soup. Then she left.
Sirius and James ate their soup quietly, afraid that they were going to be in trouble. At that moment Dumbledore came in. They looked at him nervously. Dumbledore looked worried.
"Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said "Mr. Black," James looked down at his feet while Sirius sat there with his hands on his knees. Dumbledore continued. "Do not worry; I will not be punishing you. I need you to tell me where Mr. Lupin is. You were all together, were you not?"
"We don't know where Remus is," James said quietly "He's-he's run away. We think to the forest."
Dumbledore looked at them. He knew that they went to search for Remus. That would explain a lot.
"How can you be sure?" Dumbledore asked.
"He left this," Sirius said, holding up Remus's note. There was total silence while Dumbledore read the note. Nobody said a word.
Dumbledore finally put down the note. He was looking very grave. He looked at the pair of them and said.
"Do not worry about Remus. A search party will be sent. I, however, forbid you to go looking for him again. Do you understand?"
They nodded and Dumbledore left.
The next three weeks were very hard on the group. Remus was still not found. By now, the whole school knew about his disappearance. Everybody except people in Slytherin kept trying to cheer the group up.
When Sirius and James woke up on February 28th, they were all out of hope. Remus had been lost for a month. Tonight was the night of the full moon.
MEANWHILE……..
Remus walked through the forest. He had lost track of time, but he knew it was the night of the full moon. He could feel it.
Remus had long ago run out of food. He had learned to eat the plants in the forest. He had almost been killed many times, but couldn't go through with it. Killing wasn't right. Remus was nervous to walk in the forest at night or in the daytime. He had, however, gotten over that.
Remus walked all day long. He didn't find any food or water that day and he was starving and thirsty. He finally stopped. He knew he would transform soon. It was only a few minutes away. Remus lay down on the ground to think.
Suddenly, his body became rigid. Oh, no Remus thought it's starting.
He felt the fur grow over his body, as he jaw stretched out, and his limbs deformed. During that time, he was silently cursing the werewolf that had bitten him.
Remus ran around the forest for hours. He killed many animals. He saw the werewolf kill them all from the human part of his brain. He tried to stop himself, but he couldn't. The helplessness was horrible. He wished he had some kind of control. But, no, he had none. He destroyed trees. Finally, weak from hunger and thirst, Remus collapsed onto the ground.
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