Disclaimer: My stuff is my stuff, JK's stuff is JK's stuff.
Remus's Secret
Lily trudged down the Great Hall and spotted Narcissa sitting gloomily at the Slytherin table. She sat down next to her as the other Slytherins glared at her.
"Hey," Lily whispered.
"Hi."
"You can't sit here!" an older Slytherin boy exclaimed. "This is the Slytherin table, and you're obviously not a Slytherin."
"I can sit here if I want!" Lily persisted. "Okay?" She sat down again and scoffed. "Ugh, this is getting worse and worse."
"Hi Lily."
It was Peter, James, and Sirius.
"Hey. Where's Remus?"
"He's not feeling well," Sirius spat out.
"Oh, okay."
They all sat down as a pack of Slytherin eyes stared at them.
"Friendly crowd," Peter said as he gave a sarcastic wave.
Narcissa nudged Lily in the ribs.
"Oh, Narcissa, this is Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, and Sirius Black. Everyone, this is Narcissa Rick, my best friend."
"Hey," Peter said. "So what classes do we have with you?"
"Not many. Um…lets see. Transformation, Flying Class, and Potions." Narcissa explained, studying her and Peter's schedule.
Lily gave another heavy sigh and started at her breakfast. When she and Narcissa were done eating, they headed to Transformation starting their education at Hogwarts.
* * *
"Boy was that fun!" Peter said excitedly as he and his friends entered the Gryffindor common room. "Did you see how Professor Pinskew just appeared out of nowhere? Aw, that was awesome!"
Lily laughed, even though her day wasn't at all fun. First of all, Narcissa looked like she was having a ball with her new Slytherin friends. Second, the Charms teacher already hated her. And third, they had given everyone so much homework, it made her head spin.
"I think I'm going to go to the library to work on some homework," Lily told Peter.
"Do you want me to come with you?" he asked as James gave him a look. "Or maybe me and the guys will stay here and do some work."
It was obvious that something was up, and Lily could sense that they didn't want her around.
"Alright—I'll see you guys later…" she said, giving them a puzzled look as she walked out of the common room.
In the library, the librarian, Madam Hinkle, sat at her desk, working through a pile of books. Lily stepped into the large room, an unfamiliar place for her and stepped up Madam Hinkle's desk.
"Uh, excuse me, you wouldn't happen to have a book on first year charms would you?"
Madam Hinkle looked over the massive desk in front of her, with her glasses resting on her nose, she said irritably, "You should have a book of your own on first year charms…Standard Book of spells ring a bell?"
"Oh, yes. Thank you…" Lily sat at an empty table next to the Restricted Section of the library, opened her book bag, and pulled out a fresh hardcover copy of The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1.
Everyone had been asked to write a short essay on an unfamiliar spell for homework that night. She scanned the first page of the book, which listed spells in alphabetical order. Adicendio—Alohomora—Aharicendium—Lily had no clue what she had just read, but she finally decided on a simple sounding spell. Incancendio.
The book read that Incancendio was a spell for small incantations. It allowed witches and wizards to use a prior spell set on someone by a different by pointing the wand firmly at the object and saying "Incancendio". The spell will then be used again with your wand. Lily barely understood it, but worked with what little information she had. Suddenly—
"Hello! What's your name?" a small boy asked.
"Hello…" Lily greeted, startled. "Lily. What about you?"
"My names Todd. Are you a first year? I am. Isn't Hogwarts great! My mum and dad never got to experience the thrill. They're Muggles you know…But that doesn't stop me! I'm proud to be a wizard, I am! So what are you?" Todd spat out annoyingly.
"I'm a first year, and both my parents are wizards…" Lily said, eyeing him suspiciously.
"So what are you doing? Homework?" Todd asked looking over Lily's shoulder and at her parchment. "Me too."
"Er…I have to go, my friends told me to meet them in the Gryffindor common room."
"Oh! You're a Gryffindor too! Great! I'll see around! Bye Lily!" Todd yelled after her as she left the library.
She hurried down the hallway sick of homework…and Todd. As she passed the Great Hall, she caught a glimpse of Narcissa. She was sitting with a bunch of Slytherins, laughing at a pale blonde boy in the middle of the crowd. Lily stormed off up the staircases and stopped at the portrait that guarded the Gryffindor tower.
"Password?" the old man commanded, looking up from his studies.
"Jigglehopper," replied Lily frantic to get into the tower.
As the door opened, she saw Peter, James, Sirius, and Remus, who she thought was sick, standing cautiously near the window. They obviously hadn't seen her because they didn't flinch or anything. Lily stepped behind the wall hiding herself from her friends.
"Remus, you look bad. Really bad…"Sirius asked in a concerned tone.
"I know. Trust me being a werewolf has no good sides."
Lily flinched. A werewolf?
"A werewolf! I can't believe you're a werewolf! We meet you and then bam! You tell us you're a werewolf!" James screamed. He looked horrorstruck.
"Do you think I can help it?" Remus snarled. "Well, I can't."
"We know, it's just a little freaky," Peter scoffed. "I mean telling us that you're a werewolf isn't exactly the kind of thing you tell someone right when you've met. 'Hi! I'm Remus, and I'm werewolf. Don't worry, I won't hurt you too much…I think' You know?"
"I'm not going to hurt you, I'm your friend. I'll just stay locked up in the boys dormitories while you guys go to all your classes, and at night, I'll just…sleep outside. That way, the doors to the castle are locked, and no one gets hurt. In fact, it's almost time. I have to go."
Lily could hear Remus walking towards the door, and flattened herself against the wall, hoping she wouldn't be seen. When she knew that she was out of the tower, she stepped into her friends view.
"Lily—How much did you hear?" Peter asked wide-eyed.
"Enough to know that Remus is a werewolf."
Author's Note: Is this getting interesting yet? Please review!
Remus's Secret
Lily trudged down the Great Hall and spotted Narcissa sitting gloomily at the Slytherin table. She sat down next to her as the other Slytherins glared at her.
"Hey," Lily whispered.
"Hi."
"You can't sit here!" an older Slytherin boy exclaimed. "This is the Slytherin table, and you're obviously not a Slytherin."
"I can sit here if I want!" Lily persisted. "Okay?" She sat down again and scoffed. "Ugh, this is getting worse and worse."
"Hi Lily."
It was Peter, James, and Sirius.
"Hey. Where's Remus?"
"He's not feeling well," Sirius spat out.
"Oh, okay."
They all sat down as a pack of Slytherin eyes stared at them.
"Friendly crowd," Peter said as he gave a sarcastic wave.
Narcissa nudged Lily in the ribs.
"Oh, Narcissa, this is Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, and Sirius Black. Everyone, this is Narcissa Rick, my best friend."
"Hey," Peter said. "So what classes do we have with you?"
"Not many. Um…lets see. Transformation, Flying Class, and Potions." Narcissa explained, studying her and Peter's schedule.
Lily gave another heavy sigh and started at her breakfast. When she and Narcissa were done eating, they headed to Transformation starting their education at Hogwarts.
* * *
"Boy was that fun!" Peter said excitedly as he and his friends entered the Gryffindor common room. "Did you see how Professor Pinskew just appeared out of nowhere? Aw, that was awesome!"
Lily laughed, even though her day wasn't at all fun. First of all, Narcissa looked like she was having a ball with her new Slytherin friends. Second, the Charms teacher already hated her. And third, they had given everyone so much homework, it made her head spin.
"I think I'm going to go to the library to work on some homework," Lily told Peter.
"Do you want me to come with you?" he asked as James gave him a look. "Or maybe me and the guys will stay here and do some work."
It was obvious that something was up, and Lily could sense that they didn't want her around.
"Alright—I'll see you guys later…" she said, giving them a puzzled look as she walked out of the common room.
In the library, the librarian, Madam Hinkle, sat at her desk, working through a pile of books. Lily stepped into the large room, an unfamiliar place for her and stepped up Madam Hinkle's desk.
"Uh, excuse me, you wouldn't happen to have a book on first year charms would you?"
Madam Hinkle looked over the massive desk in front of her, with her glasses resting on her nose, she said irritably, "You should have a book of your own on first year charms…Standard Book of spells ring a bell?"
"Oh, yes. Thank you…" Lily sat at an empty table next to the Restricted Section of the library, opened her book bag, and pulled out a fresh hardcover copy of The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1.
Everyone had been asked to write a short essay on an unfamiliar spell for homework that night. She scanned the first page of the book, which listed spells in alphabetical order. Adicendio—Alohomora—Aharicendium—Lily had no clue what she had just read, but she finally decided on a simple sounding spell. Incancendio.
The book read that Incancendio was a spell for small incantations. It allowed witches and wizards to use a prior spell set on someone by a different by pointing the wand firmly at the object and saying "Incancendio". The spell will then be used again with your wand. Lily barely understood it, but worked with what little information she had. Suddenly—
"Hello! What's your name?" a small boy asked.
"Hello…" Lily greeted, startled. "Lily. What about you?"
"My names Todd. Are you a first year? I am. Isn't Hogwarts great! My mum and dad never got to experience the thrill. They're Muggles you know…But that doesn't stop me! I'm proud to be a wizard, I am! So what are you?" Todd spat out annoyingly.
"I'm a first year, and both my parents are wizards…" Lily said, eyeing him suspiciously.
"So what are you doing? Homework?" Todd asked looking over Lily's shoulder and at her parchment. "Me too."
"Er…I have to go, my friends told me to meet them in the Gryffindor common room."
"Oh! You're a Gryffindor too! Great! I'll see around! Bye Lily!" Todd yelled after her as she left the library.
She hurried down the hallway sick of homework…and Todd. As she passed the Great Hall, she caught a glimpse of Narcissa. She was sitting with a bunch of Slytherins, laughing at a pale blonde boy in the middle of the crowd. Lily stormed off up the staircases and stopped at the portrait that guarded the Gryffindor tower.
"Password?" the old man commanded, looking up from his studies.
"Jigglehopper," replied Lily frantic to get into the tower.
As the door opened, she saw Peter, James, Sirius, and Remus, who she thought was sick, standing cautiously near the window. They obviously hadn't seen her because they didn't flinch or anything. Lily stepped behind the wall hiding herself from her friends.
"Remus, you look bad. Really bad…"Sirius asked in a concerned tone.
"I know. Trust me being a werewolf has no good sides."
Lily flinched. A werewolf?
"A werewolf! I can't believe you're a werewolf! We meet you and then bam! You tell us you're a werewolf!" James screamed. He looked horrorstruck.
"Do you think I can help it?" Remus snarled. "Well, I can't."
"We know, it's just a little freaky," Peter scoffed. "I mean telling us that you're a werewolf isn't exactly the kind of thing you tell someone right when you've met. 'Hi! I'm Remus, and I'm werewolf. Don't worry, I won't hurt you too much…I think' You know?"
"I'm not going to hurt you, I'm your friend. I'll just stay locked up in the boys dormitories while you guys go to all your classes, and at night, I'll just…sleep outside. That way, the doors to the castle are locked, and no one gets hurt. In fact, it's almost time. I have to go."
Lily could hear Remus walking towards the door, and flattened herself against the wall, hoping she wouldn't be seen. When she knew that she was out of the tower, she stepped into her friends view.
"Lily—How much did you hear?" Peter asked wide-eyed.
"Enough to know that Remus is a werewolf."
Author's Note: Is this getting interesting yet? Please review!