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Chapter Five

Remus excused himself from his three best friends and felt his heart wrench with always having to lie to them. He couldn't think of an excuse that day so just went with the 'I'm feeling sick, I'm going to the hospital wing' reason. Solemnly he strolled along the corridor with is head bowed with 'what-ifs' running through his mind when he suddenly ran into someone. It was Professor Rosier.

"What are you doing? Walking along the hallways in the middle of the night, what are you up to? Another one of your pranks I suppose? Twenty points from Gryffindor." And then the miserly teacher stalked off.

"Blasted git," muttered Remus to himself as he picked himself off the floor.

Finally, he stood before the Whomping Willow and ducked to avoid a punch from the wild and thrashing branches. He got the long stick beside the tree and touched it to the knot on the trunk of the Willow making the tree freeze as if in shock. He walked into the tunnel that led to the Shrieking Shack.

There, he gazed around him at the familiar surroundings. The furniture was in shambles making him sigh in shame. It was his fault everything was like that. He saw the moon glow through a window and moved to sit in a corner for his change. He hated the changes, they hurt him in such a way that made him feel as if he would scream, but he always tried to hold that back.

The full moon came into view and Remus Lupin changed into a werewolf.

James sat up after the talk he had with Sirius and Peter, just thinking. Lily suspected that he was hiding something, she always seemed to know these things about him. But would she find out was the question that struck him as the most important. No one could find out, and he could tell no on about his secret. It was too dangerous.

With the dark on the rise, it was hard to tell who was on the good side, and who was on the bad for Voldemort was quickly recruiting people of all ages. There could even be someone walking the halls of Hogwarts, trying to find him, and passing secrets to the rising Dark Lord.

James sighed and closed his eyes willing that sleep would come soon. He'd just have to wait for what would soon come, for it would come and there would be no way to stop it.

Lily woke that morning with Lydia shaking her awake. "What're you doing?" The girl smiled and finished tying her chestnut brown hair into a ponytail. Lily herself pushed her flaming red hair away from her face.

"Waking you up, silly! It's past nine, I guess you slept late or something," said Lydia with a smile. Lily got up and looked to her mantle and found she misplaced her scrunchie somewhere again.

"Hey, Lydia, you wouldn't have an extra hair tie would you?" The girl nodded and ran over to look through her trunk. She pulled one out and handed it to her friend. Lily thanked her and went to the shower room. When she came out she was confronted with Hallie who just brushed past. Behind her was Gwen who smiled at Lily.

"Another best friend quarrel I'm guessing?" she asked. Lily sighed and nodded.


"Yeah, I guess you could say that." Gwen patted her on the back.

"Sounds great, really, but I'm going to get dressed." And then she walked off. Lily strolled over to where Lydia was waiting on the foot of her bed.

"Something's wrong. I saw it on Hal's face, even though she puts up that little blank expression she has."

Lily grinned at how well each of the four girls knew each other. "It's fine, it'll pass."

"Not this one!" came and exclamation from the dressing room. Lydia laughed.

"You're right, it'll pass." When ready, the four girls walked out of the room.

They were just in time to hear Sirius' yell of, "I thought you were my best friend! That was a secret!" and then the boy stormed off and out of the Great Hall. Lily saw James watching after him with looks of anger and frustration.

"I'm going to see what's wrong," she told her three best friends.

Hallie looked up at her and then walked away with a mutter of "of course." A wire seemed to snap in Lily and her fury flared. She walked over and turned the girl around.

"Look, I thought I was helping!" she exclaimed. Hallie glared at her.

"Well, you weren't, and you still aren't so just back off!" Lily had never seen her seem so angry as she was now and took a step back but she was still mad with her.

"Look, it's just a book, Hallie! I told you I'd help you find it and I was trying to find it for you! I was helping and you know it! I don't see why you're so angry with me about it!"

"I have my reasons," the girl replied in a furious but steady voice. Her face was passive but rage burned in her bright sapphire blue eyes.

"Well if you'd tell me those reasons, then maybe I could help you better! You haven't been talking to me, how am I supposed to be your friend if you won't talk to me?" Lily yelled.

"Well you won't talk to me either! You clam yourself up and try to hide it but I suppose that's something you need to practice because I could tell there was something wrong! And you of all people know why that book meant so much to me! But you want my new reason?" Hallie reached into her robe pocket and took out a ruffled piece of parchment. "There, take it, it's my reason and it's all yours. And don't you come back to me, I don't want your sympathy!" She then rushed out of the Great Hall.

Lily watched after her and took deep breaths trying to calm herself. She opened the letter and read it to herself. It was dated from three weeks ago.

There was one sentence that stood out through the rest. Lily read the letter twice more before turning and running to the Gryffindor common room. She heard voices so stopped herself from entering.

"Give it to me. I know you have it," Lily heard Hallie say.

"Who says?" asked another voice that she was sure belonged to Sirius.

"My instinct, that's who. I want it, Sirius Black, and you're going to give it to me."

"Why should I?" he asked and Lily heard a grin in his voice.

"Because my dead mother gave it to me, that's why, now give it to me." There was an awkward silence.

Then Sirius said, "Oh, er – I'll be right back." A few short moments later, Lily heard his footsteps. "Here," he said quietly. "Er, Hallie, I'm really -," but she cut him off.

"Save it for when I care." And then she ran up to the girls' dormitory. Lily chose that time to open the door and walk in. Sirius jumped when she entered and gave her a lop-sided smile.

"Hi, did she go-"

"Yeah, up to the dorms." He turned and started to walk to his own dormitory when he abruptly faced her. "Lily, I didn't know." His face was one of guilt as she looked at him inquiringly. "I didn't know…I mean, about the – the book…" She just nodded.

"I know, even you aren't as unfeeling as that," she replied. He rolled his eyes.

"Gee, thanks Lily."

"I mean, it's alright."

"Oh, wonderful, now I can sleep in peace knowing I have your blessing."

"Sirius, enough with the sarcasm." He grinned ruefully.

"Er – right. I – I'll talk to you later." And then he went to the boys' dormitory. Lily followed in suit but to the girls' dorm.

She found Hallie sitting next to the window overlooking the lake. Lily opened her mouth to speak but the other girl said, "I don't want to hear it. I'm sorry for yelling at you like that, Lily, but I just want to be by myself right now." Lily sighed and walked to her best friend.

"Hallie, there's something I have to tell you." Hallie turned to look at her, her eyes pleading.

"Lily, please, I just want –"

"I lost my parents too." There was a shocked silence.

"You – you –"

"Yes, I did." Hallie stared at her.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she questioned. Lily looked at her.

"Why didn't you tell me about your mom?"

"Oh – well I…good point."

Lily grinned. "I rather thought so but," she paused. "We have to make a pact." Hallie looked at her for a moment before nodding.

"You have to tell me everything."

"And you, in turn, have to tell me everything too." And then they shook on it.

Gwen looked to Lydia who was looking at the doorway of the Great Hall. "Well, you'd never think the dynamic duos would ever part." Lydia turned to her.

"You were wrong. But it'll all work out, it always does," she replied with a smile. Gwen rolled her eyes.

"Do you ever think that something bad will ever happen?" Lydia just blinked at her and the other girl sighed. "Er – I guess not." They walked to where James and Peter were seated with Remus who looked sick again.

"Are you feeling better, Remus?" asked Lydia. He looked at her strangely.

"Um – yeah…why?" She shrugged.

"You look pale is all." He paled obviously not expecting anyone to notice. James looked at Peter with a 'look'.

"Oh," he said and cleared his throat looking uncomfortable. "I wasn't feeling well last night." She nodded but there was a weird look in her eyes that made him shift uneasily.

Lydia dropped the subject and when breakfast was over, they went to Charms. Peter, unfortunately, had forgotten that they had that class and left his book in the common room and told them he'd see them later. He strolled down the hall quickly and into the common room where he passed Sirius who was just leaving.

"Oh, hey, Peter. What're you doing?" Peter told him. "Want me to wait?" The other boy shook his head.

"I'll be fine. Thanks." And then Sirius left. On his way to the steps of the boys' dormitory, he passed Lily and Hallie who waved to him with smiles and waved back.

They're best friends again, he thought smiling slightly. He raced up the stairs and got his book, then rushed back downstairs. Stepping out of the portrait hole, he went to his right and to the staircase.

Because of his bad memory, he forgot about the trick stair that when stepped on, you got stuck. He frowned in annoyance, then tried to pry himself free. Down the steps, his bottles of ink, his quills, and his parchment littered the steps and the floor below making him run a hand through his hair.

Then he heard a voice behind him. "Seems as if you got yourself into a bit of trouble, didn't you Pettigrew?" asked the voice sounding malevolent. Peter turned around and was pained to see that it was Lucius Malfoy. Lucius was a rather tall boy with a seemingly permanent scowl upon his face. He was a fourth year and a beater on the Slytherin house quidditch team.

"Er – I'm just unlucky I suppose," Peter replied unsteadily. Lucius just grinned.

"Or clumsy." Peter blinked at him wondering what it was that the older boy wanted. "Here, let me help you," and Lucius offered a hand. The younger boy looked at it mistrustfully and Lucius laughed. "My hand one bite you, Pettigrew."

"But your mouth will," and he took the offered hand. Once pulled out of the trick step, Lucius loomed over him.

"Did you ever wonder what a Death Eater is, Pettigrew?" Peter looked at him with now wide eyes but shook his head.

But then another voice spoke, "He has no need to know what they are, Malfoy, I suggest you back off." The two boys on the staircase looked to the bottom where a tall and gangly boy with hair more orange than even Lily was standing with Peter's fallen belongings. Lucius stepped back from Peter and glared at him.

"If I wanted your opinion, Weasley, I would have asked." The two boys glared at each other for a moment before Lucius turned and left. Arthur shook his head and handed Peter his things. "Don't mind him, he's a bit cracked in the mind," the fifth year told the second year boy with a smile. Arthur too, played quidditch except he was a chaser on the Gryffindor team and quite good. Peter just nodded.

"Th-thanks, I really appreciate it." Then he looked up at Arthur with inquiring eyes. "Er – what is a Death Eater?" The older boy just shook his head once again.

"Something bad, Peter, just forget about it, alright?" Arthur asked kindly, but sternly. Peter nodded his head vigorously. "Alright, here's a pass, go on, get to class." And with a soft shove, he pushed the boy along to class.

(Author's Note: And so, that is the concluding to this chapter…this one wasn't that long…I wanted it to be longer…but the other stuff will do better in another chap.

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