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You Win Some, You Lose Some
"So…Is Remus really a—a werewolf?" Lily stuttered, stepping closer to Peter, James and Sirius.
The burning, orange fire reflected off their pale faces. They all gave hesitant nods and walked to the couch facing the burning fireplace and sat down.
Lily sat down with them and persisted, not wanting to believe it, "But, a werewolf! How is that possible? How could Remus be a werewolf? How many wizards are werewolves for heavens sake!"
"Curses. Someone put a curse on him. And your right, not many people are werewolves. Every month, when there's a full moon, he turns into one. It's as simple as that," James explained.
"But why?"
He shrugged, wanting to know that himself. There was an awkward silence before someone spoke again—
"This is all just a joke, he's probably just making fun!" Lily stammered. "I'm going to go to bed. This is giving me a head ache."
As Lily passed her dumbfounded friends, they gave her a look of disbelief, knowing that it wasn't a joke. How couldn't it be? How could some wizard turn into a werewolf because of one little curse? This was all too much for Lily. When she entered her dorm she fell onto her four-poster bed and fell immediately into a relaxed sleep.
* * *
Almost a week past before Remus was back in class. It was a shock that teachers or students weren't getting suspicious with all the days he had missed. Class after class, Lily looked over the many students at the seat that remained empty day after day. How long would he stay a werewolf? The whole thing was still making Lily's head spin.
However, when he did come back, Lily was frightened to be around him. Sitting next to a student by day werewolf by night was a little eerie in her mind, so she avoided him when she could—
"Lily! Hi!" Remus exclaimed bumping into her one day. "I haven't seen you around lately! Just in class!"
"Oh…yeah—er, I've been in the library a lot lately!" she absentmindedly lied inching away. Wait, why am I so afraid of him? It's not like he's a werewolf right now. She thought trying to calm herself down.
"Oh! Well, I have to go catch the guys for lunch! I'll see you later?" Remus asked graciously already walking towards the Great Hall.
"Yeap sure!"
"OK! See you!" he waved as his walked turned into a run down for lunch.
Lily made her way up to the Gryffindor common room; she didn't feel much like lunch. The halls were already beautifully decorated for Halloween. Pumpkins floated in the halls, while Halloween noises would all of a sudden sound out of nowhere. She reached the Slytherin hall, when—
"Hey! Lil! Could you do me a favor?" Narcissa was running towards her with a large packet of parchment in her hand. "Could you give these to Emma for me? I need to go down to the Professor Comington's office and turn in my permission slip form for Slytherin Study Group. Thanks Lil!" She said dashing off as fast as she had appeared, waving.
Lily scoffed to herself. Lily, can you bring this to Emma for me? Yeah, I will! She thought. Ugh! She didn't even say hi. She dashed down the hallway towards the Great Hall, pounding her feet harder and harder on the ground with fury. As she entered the student-filled hall, she saw James flagging her down to come sit with him, Peter, Remus, and Sirius. The lunch smelled great, ham sandwiches and salad as she made her way towards the Gryffindor table, bumping into a tall girl on the way.
"Excuse me, I do believe you have something for me?" She snottily asked, crossing her arms. As she lifted her eyebrows, she waited for some response from Lily.
Lily gave her a blank expression.
The girl coughed, nodding towards the packet Narcissa gave her.
"Oh, is this yours? Here, take it…Emma."
When Lily sat down next to her friends, Sirius asked, "Why were you talking to Emma?"
"Emma? How do you know her name?"
Sirius looked at Remus, "Well, she's only the most popular girl in the whole school!"
"Well, that and the snottiest…" Lily added taking a sip of her apple cider. "I had to give her something for Narcissa."
"What was it?" Peter asked, looking up from his Transformation homework.
"I'm not sure…I didn't really think of looking at it, I guess."
He shrugged and buried himself in his research again. He was never one for doing his homework on time. At lunch the next day was good for him.
Just then, the bell rang, making Lily jump. They were off to Potions class next, with Professor Beacons, which she enjoyed. They all stopped in the Gryffindor tower before they made their way to class. Just as they were walking down the many stairs, Lily saw Narcissa out of the corner of her eye, laughing with someone like they were best friends. Only that person was Lily no longer. It was Emma. Lily stormed away ahead of her new friends, feeling deeply betrayed.
Author's Note: I have to admit, I was really happy with the last chapter. But this one…:-\ I dunno…lol! Well, please, please, please review!
You Win Some, You Lose Some
"So…Is Remus really a—a werewolf?" Lily stuttered, stepping closer to Peter, James and Sirius.
The burning, orange fire reflected off their pale faces. They all gave hesitant nods and walked to the couch facing the burning fireplace and sat down.
Lily sat down with them and persisted, not wanting to believe it, "But, a werewolf! How is that possible? How could Remus be a werewolf? How many wizards are werewolves for heavens sake!"
"Curses. Someone put a curse on him. And your right, not many people are werewolves. Every month, when there's a full moon, he turns into one. It's as simple as that," James explained.
"But why?"
He shrugged, wanting to know that himself. There was an awkward silence before someone spoke again—
"This is all just a joke, he's probably just making fun!" Lily stammered. "I'm going to go to bed. This is giving me a head ache."
As Lily passed her dumbfounded friends, they gave her a look of disbelief, knowing that it wasn't a joke. How couldn't it be? How could some wizard turn into a werewolf because of one little curse? This was all too much for Lily. When she entered her dorm she fell onto her four-poster bed and fell immediately into a relaxed sleep.
* * *
Almost a week past before Remus was back in class. It was a shock that teachers or students weren't getting suspicious with all the days he had missed. Class after class, Lily looked over the many students at the seat that remained empty day after day. How long would he stay a werewolf? The whole thing was still making Lily's head spin.
However, when he did come back, Lily was frightened to be around him. Sitting next to a student by day werewolf by night was a little eerie in her mind, so she avoided him when she could—
"Lily! Hi!" Remus exclaimed bumping into her one day. "I haven't seen you around lately! Just in class!"
"Oh…yeah—er, I've been in the library a lot lately!" she absentmindedly lied inching away. Wait, why am I so afraid of him? It's not like he's a werewolf right now. She thought trying to calm herself down.
"Oh! Well, I have to go catch the guys for lunch! I'll see you later?" Remus asked graciously already walking towards the Great Hall.
"Yeap sure!"
"OK! See you!" he waved as his walked turned into a run down for lunch.
Lily made her way up to the Gryffindor common room; she didn't feel much like lunch. The halls were already beautifully decorated for Halloween. Pumpkins floated in the halls, while Halloween noises would all of a sudden sound out of nowhere. She reached the Slytherin hall, when—
"Hey! Lil! Could you do me a favor?" Narcissa was running towards her with a large packet of parchment in her hand. "Could you give these to Emma for me? I need to go down to the Professor Comington's office and turn in my permission slip form for Slytherin Study Group. Thanks Lil!" She said dashing off as fast as she had appeared, waving.
Lily scoffed to herself. Lily, can you bring this to Emma for me? Yeah, I will! She thought. Ugh! She didn't even say hi. She dashed down the hallway towards the Great Hall, pounding her feet harder and harder on the ground with fury. As she entered the student-filled hall, she saw James flagging her down to come sit with him, Peter, Remus, and Sirius. The lunch smelled great, ham sandwiches and salad as she made her way towards the Gryffindor table, bumping into a tall girl on the way.
"Excuse me, I do believe you have something for me?" She snottily asked, crossing her arms. As she lifted her eyebrows, she waited for some response from Lily.
Lily gave her a blank expression.
The girl coughed, nodding towards the packet Narcissa gave her.
"Oh, is this yours? Here, take it…Emma."
When Lily sat down next to her friends, Sirius asked, "Why were you talking to Emma?"
"Emma? How do you know her name?"
Sirius looked at Remus, "Well, she's only the most popular girl in the whole school!"
"Well, that and the snottiest…" Lily added taking a sip of her apple cider. "I had to give her something for Narcissa."
"What was it?" Peter asked, looking up from his Transformation homework.
"I'm not sure…I didn't really think of looking at it, I guess."
He shrugged and buried himself in his research again. He was never one for doing his homework on time. At lunch the next day was good for him.
Just then, the bell rang, making Lily jump. They were off to Potions class next, with Professor Beacons, which she enjoyed. They all stopped in the Gryffindor tower before they made their way to class. Just as they were walking down the many stairs, Lily saw Narcissa out of the corner of her eye, laughing with someone like they were best friends. Only that person was Lily no longer. It was Emma. Lily stormed away ahead of her new friends, feeling deeply betrayed.
Author's Note: I have to admit, I was really happy with the last chapter. But this one…:-\ I dunno…lol! Well, please, please, please review!