Disclaimer: I own nothing. Harry Potter and all the characters belong to JK Rowling and I hope she doesn't mind I borrow them. I would also like to say that the whole Prince of Griffindor thing belongs to the author of the Gilded Lily, which I myself enjoy. I would like to say that I only borrowed the title (Prince of Griffindor) and will not be anything like the Gilded Lily.
A Life in a Moment
Chapter 15: A Secret Revealed
"How could you! He is gonna get himself killed!"
"You think I don't realize this!"
"What am I missing here and why are you guys running so damn fast, slow down!" We paid no attention to her there was no time. The sun was setting fast. If Sirius saw Madam Pomfrey escorting Remus and snuck in the whomping willow after him...
We burst through the deserted Great Hall and down the front steps.
"SIRIUS!" James yelled. Arabella leaned over panting. Rubbing the cramp in her stomach.
"What is so important!"
"Remus is a werewolf and Sirius followed him. If we don't stop him..."
"Sirius is a goner." I finished grimly. I met her eyes and she gulped. The sun had disappeared and Remus should be transforming know. Oh no.
We took off again. This time Bella was in the lead. We could see the whomping willow freeze. We got there just as the door Sirius threw off the invisibility cloak. James jumped and knocked him aside as a growling werewolf launched out of the hole.
"STUPEFY!" My curse knocked Remus off course but in this form he was agile and was quickly on his feet. One curse wasn't enough. "Bella, James, Sirius on three!" I replied as I dodged out of the way. "One... Two... Three!"
"STUPEFY!" The four of us screamed together. This knocked Remus out cold.
Bella ran to James and Sirius. Sirius was deathly white and James was panting. He rolled onto his back off Sirius.
"Bella help me push him inside before he wakes up."
James got up too and the three of us pushed him inside and shut the trap door. We sat down as the tree woke up smacking my arm and Sirius in the tummy. There was a frenzy of swinging branches the willow was not happy to find students sitting on its roots.
We jumped up and scrambled out of the way. Once out of the distance we collapsed.
"What the HELL is a werewolf doing in there! Remus is in there!" Sirius suddenly looked horrified and jumped up to rescue him. James was a beat behind him and caught his arm holding him back. The two of them were still panting.
"Remus is fine Sirius." James met Sirius eyes. Sirius' mouth fell open.
"Remus is the..."
"Werewolf." Arabella finished.
"Holy shit." Sirius sat down again the news was obviously a bit over whelming.
"Don't hold it against him." I pleaded. "He didn't mean it. He isn't himself when he is in werewolf form." Sirius looked at me.
"You knew?"
"Yeah I figured it out a few months ago. Remus was going to tell everyone once he worked up the courage. I mean he was scared you wouldn't want to be his friend."
"Of course I would still be his friend. Why wouldn't I?" He looked dumbfounded.
"I guess he is used to rejection." James said sadly. I looked at him and he returned my gaze. At least everyone is okay.
"Wait you knew about this too?" Sirius looked kind of mad. He eyes darkened from their already dark brown. He rounded on James.
"Yeah. I did."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Now he looked hurt.
"It wasn't my secret to tell." James now turned to me. I smiled. "Evans didn't tell me and I couldn't tell you."
"I can't believe I didn't figure it out myself." The silent Arabella spoke up. "I feel terrible. That is a tough secret to keep especially when we kept bugging him about it." Sirius looked at his shoes as he dug them into the dirt.
"Ups." Was his only reply.
"Don't worry you two. Now he doesn't have to hide it and it will be a lot easier on him. Better late than never right?"
"Yeah. I'm starved. You guys up for a kitchen run." Potter already had a mischievous gleam in his eye.
"Hell yeah! Wait you two know where the kitchen is?"
"Doesn't everyone." Sirius shrugged. We all laughed and marched back up to the castle. Everything would be alright.
*
The next day Remus told Peter the news. We decided we wouldn't tell anyone else. That night we painted the slytherin common room red and gold and bewitched their tapestry of the serpent to have a lion laying on top of it. We also left slimy presents in Malfoy's bed although I wouldn't let them leave anything for Severus. He still is my friend.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. Coming soon... End of term feast summer and start of second year. Next two chapters. Second year hints... Who will make the quidditch team? Are James and Lily becoming friends and will they join the marauders on nighttime excursions? ~puddles~
A Life in a Moment
Chapter 15: A Secret Revealed
"How could you! He is gonna get himself killed!"
"You think I don't realize this!"
"What am I missing here and why are you guys running so damn fast, slow down!" We paid no attention to her there was no time. The sun was setting fast. If Sirius saw Madam Pomfrey escorting Remus and snuck in the whomping willow after him...
We burst through the deserted Great Hall and down the front steps.
"SIRIUS!" James yelled. Arabella leaned over panting. Rubbing the cramp in her stomach.
"What is so important!"
"Remus is a werewolf and Sirius followed him. If we don't stop him..."
"Sirius is a goner." I finished grimly. I met her eyes and she gulped. The sun had disappeared and Remus should be transforming know. Oh no.
We took off again. This time Bella was in the lead. We could see the whomping willow freeze. We got there just as the door Sirius threw off the invisibility cloak. James jumped and knocked him aside as a growling werewolf launched out of the hole.
"STUPEFY!" My curse knocked Remus off course but in this form he was agile and was quickly on his feet. One curse wasn't enough. "Bella, James, Sirius on three!" I replied as I dodged out of the way. "One... Two... Three!"
"STUPEFY!" The four of us screamed together. This knocked Remus out cold.
Bella ran to James and Sirius. Sirius was deathly white and James was panting. He rolled onto his back off Sirius.
"Bella help me push him inside before he wakes up."
James got up too and the three of us pushed him inside and shut the trap door. We sat down as the tree woke up smacking my arm and Sirius in the tummy. There was a frenzy of swinging branches the willow was not happy to find students sitting on its roots.
We jumped up and scrambled out of the way. Once out of the distance we collapsed.
"What the HELL is a werewolf doing in there! Remus is in there!" Sirius suddenly looked horrified and jumped up to rescue him. James was a beat behind him and caught his arm holding him back. The two of them were still panting.
"Remus is fine Sirius." James met Sirius eyes. Sirius' mouth fell open.
"Remus is the..."
"Werewolf." Arabella finished.
"Holy shit." Sirius sat down again the news was obviously a bit over whelming.
"Don't hold it against him." I pleaded. "He didn't mean it. He isn't himself when he is in werewolf form." Sirius looked at me.
"You knew?"
"Yeah I figured it out a few months ago. Remus was going to tell everyone once he worked up the courage. I mean he was scared you wouldn't want to be his friend."
"Of course I would still be his friend. Why wouldn't I?" He looked dumbfounded.
"I guess he is used to rejection." James said sadly. I looked at him and he returned my gaze. At least everyone is okay.
"Wait you knew about this too?" Sirius looked kind of mad. He eyes darkened from their already dark brown. He rounded on James.
"Yeah. I did."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Now he looked hurt.
"It wasn't my secret to tell." James now turned to me. I smiled. "Evans didn't tell me and I couldn't tell you."
"I can't believe I didn't figure it out myself." The silent Arabella spoke up. "I feel terrible. That is a tough secret to keep especially when we kept bugging him about it." Sirius looked at his shoes as he dug them into the dirt.
"Ups." Was his only reply.
"Don't worry you two. Now he doesn't have to hide it and it will be a lot easier on him. Better late than never right?"
"Yeah. I'm starved. You guys up for a kitchen run." Potter already had a mischievous gleam in his eye.
"Hell yeah! Wait you two know where the kitchen is?"
"Doesn't everyone." Sirius shrugged. We all laughed and marched back up to the castle. Everything would be alright.
*
The next day Remus told Peter the news. We decided we wouldn't tell anyone else. That night we painted the slytherin common room red and gold and bewitched their tapestry of the serpent to have a lion laying on top of it. We also left slimy presents in Malfoy's bed although I wouldn't let them leave anything for Severus. He still is my friend.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. Coming soon... End of term feast summer and start of second year. Next two chapters. Second year hints... Who will make the quidditch team? Are James and Lily becoming friends and will they join the marauders on nighttime excursions? ~puddles~