Chapter 2: Happy 11th Birthday Remus!
3 Years Later:
The sky was clear, the moon high, and the few people left im Hogsmeade were running in fear from the 'ghosts' of the Shrieking Shack. Almost everyone in the wizarding world thought that it was haunted, but it (of course) isn't. The horrific sounds are not from ghosts, but a werewolf by the name of Remus Lupin, who right now, was in there biting himself and howling in pain. Only 3 people knew this, but Remus was an ordinary (or so those three people wanted him to think) boy of 10. Tomorrow, August 3rd, would be his 11th birthday and he would be recieving the best present that he could wish for.
The next morning was beautiful, and as the moon set and the sun rose, the howling in the Shrieking Shack ceased once more, and Remus turned into his normal self.
"Thank god that's over!" He said to himself while looking at the all-too familiar cuts and scars all over his body. He was bleeding from the bites and sweating from transforming back into a human, as it was a VERY painful process. He trudged into the next room, put on some new clothes, and met Albus Dumbledore in the hallway.
"Hello once more professor. I think I did better this time."
"Yes, I'm sure you did. At least, I couldn't hear you all the way in my office this time!" He added, smiling at Remus jokingly. "Well, we had better get you home!" And with that, they apparated.
When they got to the Lupins' house, Alexis came running up to them and 'tsk'ed when she saw Remus in such a terrible state. "Are you ok hunny?"
"Yes mum. Just a little weak. I'm going to go up to bed and rest."
"Ok..you do that. I'm going to talk to Professor Dumbledore for a moment."
Remus walked clumsily up the stairs and into his room where he fell flat on the bed, groaned, and instantly went asleep.
He awoke an hour later to something tapping on the glass.
"UGH! What is that?" He moaned. He went to the window to find four owls flying crazily trying to get in. He opened it and they swarmed into the room. He recongnized three of the owls as his best friends' pets, but one he had never seen before so he dediced to open that one last.
The first one was from James, his best friend in the entire world whom he known since he was a baby. The parcel was small, wrapped in emerald green paper. It it he found an AWESOME gift! "WOW! Thanks James!" It was a golden snitch, and as he turned it. He saw that it was autographed by the seeker of the Chudley Cannons! His favorite quidditch team! "This is great!"
Next, he opened Sirius' parcel which contained...
...a beautiful, scarlet seek-a-ball with a note attached.
Remus,
Happy 11th Birthday! My parents told me that Hogwarts was a very interesting, yet twisted around castle. I figured this ball could assist us in spicing up school life with a little bit of mischief. ?James thought this was a great idea. I know you'll LOVE his gift! Also, ask your parents if you can spend the rest of the summer at my house. James and Peter will be here. Send your reply back ASAP.
Sirius
Remus chuckled to himself. "Count on Sirius to find something to get us into more trouble than usual. This seek-a-ball is really cool though. Ok...this one's GOT to be from Peter!" He picked up a very shabby looking parcel, wrapped in brown paper with an odd bow on top. "He REALLY needs to learn how to wrap presents. I wonder what he got me?"
Inside was a bag filled to capacity with all of his favorite sweets: chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts' Every Flavored Beans, Pumpkin Pasties, Droobles Best Blowing Gum...EVERYTHING!
"Thanks Peter," he said to himself. "Hmm...whose owl is this?" Remus was referring to the large barn owl sitting on the window sill. It was protectively gripping an envelope addressed to...
Mr. James Potter
The Bedroom on the Corner
London, England
Remus turned over the envelope and recongnized the Hogwarts crest embedded in wax. He sat there is shock.
"WHAT?? James?? Where's MINE! His birthday isn't for two more days!" He was going crazy because thoughts of him being a muggle or a squib were racing through his mind. "Ok...calm down Remus! There must be a mistake. I'll just go over to James' right now and see if mine was delivered to him."
So Remus, felling very frustrated, walked the two blocks down to his friend's house, with the letter tightly clutched in his hand, and knocked on the door. James answered.
"Hey! Happy Birthday! Did you get my present?"
"Yeah," Remus said gloomily while giving James an unenthusiastic high five.
"Dude," said James, noticing his friend's depression. "What's wrong? Didn't you like it?"
Remus snapped into reality. "OH! I'm sorry, YES! I LOVED it! It's just that... well, this was delivered to my house by accident," he said, showing James the envelope. "Your birthday isn't for two more days, but you don't happen to have mine, do you?"
James smiled at seeing his letter, but his grin soon faded as he answered Remus' question. "No, I didn't."
Remus' eyes bulged out of his head while staring dumbfoundedly into space.
"Hey, don't worry! I'm sure it will come tonight. Believe me, with parents like yours, you're gonna get in! You're a pure blood wizard for heaven's sake! Just calm down and be patient!" Said his friend's consoling voice.
"Ok...thanks James. I'm gonna go home and sleep. Oh...by the way. You're going to Sirius' right?"
"Yeah! Are you?"
"I've still got to ask mum and dad, but I'm sure that they'll let me go. I'll see you tomorrow! Bye!"
Remus walked home clumsily, and before going to take another nap, he asked his mum if he could go to Sirius' house.
"Sure dear! I'll owl Tiffany (Mrs. Potter) and ask her if you can go with them."
"Thanks Mum!"
He walked up the stairs, went into his room, and layed down. Remus tried over and over to fall asleep, but he couldn't, considering what a stressful birthday it had been. Instead, he decided to write Sirius and tell him that he'd be arriving tomorrow.
Sirius,
Thanks a lot for the seek-a-ball! It's really cool, and YES, it will definently be put to use at Hogwarts. My mum said that I could spend the rest of the summer holidays at your house. I'll be coming tomorrow with James. C-ya tomorrow!
Remus
P.S. ~ Just keep my new owl, Oliver, at your house until I get there. Thanks!
Remus gave Oliver the piece of parchment and he flew out the window towards Sirius' house. Then, Remus went to bed.
3 Years Later:
The sky was clear, the moon high, and the few people left im Hogsmeade were running in fear from the 'ghosts' of the Shrieking Shack. Almost everyone in the wizarding world thought that it was haunted, but it (of course) isn't. The horrific sounds are not from ghosts, but a werewolf by the name of Remus Lupin, who right now, was in there biting himself and howling in pain. Only 3 people knew this, but Remus was an ordinary (or so those three people wanted him to think) boy of 10. Tomorrow, August 3rd, would be his 11th birthday and he would be recieving the best present that he could wish for.
The next morning was beautiful, and as the moon set and the sun rose, the howling in the Shrieking Shack ceased once more, and Remus turned into his normal self.
"Thank god that's over!" He said to himself while looking at the all-too familiar cuts and scars all over his body. He was bleeding from the bites and sweating from transforming back into a human, as it was a VERY painful process. He trudged into the next room, put on some new clothes, and met Albus Dumbledore in the hallway.
"Hello once more professor. I think I did better this time."
"Yes, I'm sure you did. At least, I couldn't hear you all the way in my office this time!" He added, smiling at Remus jokingly. "Well, we had better get you home!" And with that, they apparated.
When they got to the Lupins' house, Alexis came running up to them and 'tsk'ed when she saw Remus in such a terrible state. "Are you ok hunny?"
"Yes mum. Just a little weak. I'm going to go up to bed and rest."
"Ok..you do that. I'm going to talk to Professor Dumbledore for a moment."
Remus walked clumsily up the stairs and into his room where he fell flat on the bed, groaned, and instantly went asleep.
He awoke an hour later to something tapping on the glass.
"UGH! What is that?" He moaned. He went to the window to find four owls flying crazily trying to get in. He opened it and they swarmed into the room. He recongnized three of the owls as his best friends' pets, but one he had never seen before so he dediced to open that one last.
The first one was from James, his best friend in the entire world whom he known since he was a baby. The parcel was small, wrapped in emerald green paper. It it he found an AWESOME gift! "WOW! Thanks James!" It was a golden snitch, and as he turned it. He saw that it was autographed by the seeker of the Chudley Cannons! His favorite quidditch team! "This is great!"
Next, he opened Sirius' parcel which contained...
...a beautiful, scarlet seek-a-ball with a note attached.
Remus,
Happy 11th Birthday! My parents told me that Hogwarts was a very interesting, yet twisted around castle. I figured this ball could assist us in spicing up school life with a little bit of mischief. ?James thought this was a great idea. I know you'll LOVE his gift! Also, ask your parents if you can spend the rest of the summer at my house. James and Peter will be here. Send your reply back ASAP.
Sirius
Remus chuckled to himself. "Count on Sirius to find something to get us into more trouble than usual. This seek-a-ball is really cool though. Ok...this one's GOT to be from Peter!" He picked up a very shabby looking parcel, wrapped in brown paper with an odd bow on top. "He REALLY needs to learn how to wrap presents. I wonder what he got me?"
Inside was a bag filled to capacity with all of his favorite sweets: chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts' Every Flavored Beans, Pumpkin Pasties, Droobles Best Blowing Gum...EVERYTHING!
"Thanks Peter," he said to himself. "Hmm...whose owl is this?" Remus was referring to the large barn owl sitting on the window sill. It was protectively gripping an envelope addressed to...
Mr. James Potter
The Bedroom on the Corner
London, England
Remus turned over the envelope and recongnized the Hogwarts crest embedded in wax. He sat there is shock.
"WHAT?? James?? Where's MINE! His birthday isn't for two more days!" He was going crazy because thoughts of him being a muggle or a squib were racing through his mind. "Ok...calm down Remus! There must be a mistake. I'll just go over to James' right now and see if mine was delivered to him."
So Remus, felling very frustrated, walked the two blocks down to his friend's house, with the letter tightly clutched in his hand, and knocked on the door. James answered.
"Hey! Happy Birthday! Did you get my present?"
"Yeah," Remus said gloomily while giving James an unenthusiastic high five.
"Dude," said James, noticing his friend's depression. "What's wrong? Didn't you like it?"
Remus snapped into reality. "OH! I'm sorry, YES! I LOVED it! It's just that... well, this was delivered to my house by accident," he said, showing James the envelope. "Your birthday isn't for two more days, but you don't happen to have mine, do you?"
James smiled at seeing his letter, but his grin soon faded as he answered Remus' question. "No, I didn't."
Remus' eyes bulged out of his head while staring dumbfoundedly into space.
"Hey, don't worry! I'm sure it will come tonight. Believe me, with parents like yours, you're gonna get in! You're a pure blood wizard for heaven's sake! Just calm down and be patient!" Said his friend's consoling voice.
"Ok...thanks James. I'm gonna go home and sleep. Oh...by the way. You're going to Sirius' right?"
"Yeah! Are you?"
"I've still got to ask mum and dad, but I'm sure that they'll let me go. I'll see you tomorrow! Bye!"
Remus walked home clumsily, and before going to take another nap, he asked his mum if he could go to Sirius' house.
"Sure dear! I'll owl Tiffany (Mrs. Potter) and ask her if you can go with them."
"Thanks Mum!"
He walked up the stairs, went into his room, and layed down. Remus tried over and over to fall asleep, but he couldn't, considering what a stressful birthday it had been. Instead, he decided to write Sirius and tell him that he'd be arriving tomorrow.
Sirius,
Thanks a lot for the seek-a-ball! It's really cool, and YES, it will definently be put to use at Hogwarts. My mum said that I could spend the rest of the summer holidays at your house. I'll be coming tomorrow with James. C-ya tomorrow!
Remus
P.S. ~ Just keep my new owl, Oliver, at your house until I get there. Thanks!
Remus gave Oliver the piece of parchment and he flew out the window towards Sirius' house. Then, Remus went to bed.