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JAMES POINT OF VIEW By: rickann THE TRUTH ABOUT REMUS
YEAR ONE-CHAPTER EIGHT THE TRUTH ABOUT REMUS
The next month flow by fast. I spent most of my time talking to Lily by the fire. In the last month and a 1/2 we had been becoming even closer then before. Lily would only confide in me. She would tell me how she was always trying to get away from Ryan because he was starting to annoy her bye hang on her every move and always flipped when she fall, which was allot because Lily can be a big cults. We would also help each other with are homework, I'd help her with Tran. and she teach me charms. We would manly talk about are families, wheel actual Lily would complain about her sister and how much she'd call Lily a freak. She would never let her sister know that she actually hurt her when she called her and her friend's freaks. After a while I convinced Lily that she wasn't a freak.
One Friday evening, while the sun was setting, I was teaching Lily the newest jinxes that Sirius and me thought up. Every one else was setting by the fire doing their Charms homework; Lily and me being the smartest in the year had already finished. All of a sodden Remus looked out side and jumped up and knocked over the side table that was pilled w/ books and ran out of the room looking like he had seen a ghost. Lily was the first to talk "What the heck was that all about?"
"Bets me?" every one, said at the same time. Lily who had enough of being jinxes to have bat wings for ears went and sat down on the window cell and looked searching for something. Apparently 3 min. later she spotted what she was looking for because she had gone as white as a ghost.
I walked over to her too see what the problem was. "Lily what's wrong? What's out there?" Lily jumped a foot in the air when she heard my voice but then pointed to something out side. I sat down next to her and scanned the grounds tell I saw what she was pointing too.
It was Remus and Hagrid. They stood by the tree for a couple of sec. then Hagrid prodded the tree w/ a stick, which made it, freeze. Remus started to walk towards the tree but then he stopped and started to transform into a dog or something, it was kind hard to see because the sun had just set, but at the same time the moon was shinning very bright tonight. All of a sudden the dog made a jump towards hagrid but he kicked him toward the tree and the next sec the dog was gone and the whomping willow was trying to bet up Hagrid.
"What the heck just happen there? "Sirius said. I hadn't realized that the rest of the gang had come to the window when they saw my face go white like Lily's.
"I don't know but I'm going to find out right now." Ryan said, Sirius nod and me in agreement.
"I don't think we should follow him."
"Peters right you three what If Remus is a werewolf?" Nicole said in hardly more then a whisper. This caught all of are attune. None of us had thought of that.
"What?" The rest of us yelled except for Lily.
"She right you guys look it's a full moon and Remus always disappears on a full moon. I can't believe I didn't realize what it meant tell now."
"Ok, then what do purpose we should do wait up all night and wait to ask him in the morning?" I said sarcastically.
"That's not such a bad Idea James." Rickie said. So for the rest of the night we waited up in the common room. We past are time by finishing the rest of are homework, playing chess and gobstones, practicing jinks and manly just talking about Remus. By time it was sunrise every one was 1/2 asleep except for Lily and me. We were setting talking quietly and watching the sunrise, for some reason we both were wide awake. But that could have had something to do w/ the new jinxes Lily made up and taught me, it would give you extra energy but after it wear off you fall asleep and would only wake up if someone pureed ice water on you. The rest were spread around the room. Peter was the only one asleep, but not for long, on the floor by the fire. Rickie and Janine both were resting there had on Sirius shrouds while he told them about the time me and him had stayed up for 2 nights in a row, man were we cranky after that. Ryan and Nicole were playing chess, while Heather sat in the corner reading her book.
All of a sodden the portrait slammed shut, which woke up Peter and in, walked an excused Remus. Remus looked around the room to find all his friends staring at him w/ worried looks. "What the yawn are you idiots doing up so early, expellee on a Sat. morning?"
We were all quit for a couple of sec. Early the gang decide to make me the spokes men, so I decide to cute to the chase.
"We saw you turn into something last night and decide to wait up for you."
"Why the heck didn't you just go to bed and ask me when you got up?"
"That would have been a smart thing to do and were all stupid so we didn't think of it. Any ways we need to ask you something Rem."
"Cant it wait tell later? I'm tired and yawwwn can hardly keep my eyes open!" He said inn a worried voice. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.
"No it cant. We need to know the truth to your were abbots when you disappear every month."
"I thought you already so me so why do you need me to tell you?" Remus tried to look annoyed but fell and we could see he was scared to death.
"So that was you that went into the whomping willow last night. We were hoping we were wrong."
"You weren't. I guess I might as well tell you the truth. But first you have to promise not tell any one."
"We wont!" we all said a bit too loud.
"Shut up or someone will here us. Can we go some where else? I don't want any one else to know." W/ that he led us to an empty classroom and we all sat on a desk by Remus and waited. "Well as you already know I don't go see my sick mom and aunt every month. Those were just lies and I sorry about not telling you sooner but you have to understand something..." Remuse said this all while looking scared we might kill him.
"Go on Remus, what ever it is we will still be your friends. No matter what." Lily said and put her hand on his shoulder for resharmnt.
"Ok here it goes... You know I'll under stand if you never want to talk to me again."
"Remus just tell us we won't get mad." Sirius said. We were pretty sure of what he was going to tell us and we had all decide to remain his friend if we're right.
"Ok fine it not that easy to say you guys. So I'll just say it...I- I'mmm a we-werewolf. There I finally said it." At this Remus looked at all of are faces and to his surprise we weren't angry or afraid. What he did see was that his nine friends had looks of concern their face.
"See that wasn't so bad. Why didn't you tell us before hand? We would have understood." Nicole said and gave him a hug. This shocks the heck out of Remus. He figured that when he did tell us we wouldn't want to talk or touch him ever again. And her was Nicole giving him a hug like there was no tomorrow.
"S-So you guys don't hate me?"
"No why would we?" Rickie said and all the girls went and gave him a hug.
"Dang I wish I was the werewolf here." Sirius said in a sarcastic tone. But we didn't get what he meant, except for me.
"I know it's just not fare that Remus gets to be and not us." I said playing around.
"What the heck are you 2 talking about its no fun trust me. It hurts and you lose friends."
"Yeah but then we would be the one w/ the girls hugging and kissing us." Sirius said. At this we all started to laugh. Then Remus said.
"Well girls according to Sirius you all have to give me a kiss." Every one started to laugh and all the girls gave Remus a kiss on the cheek. Then we started to ask Remus questions tell Lily asked a certain one that made Remus look sick and tired.
"So Remus you said you said that werewolves lose friends. Have you lost a friend because you're a werewolf?"
"Umm...will yeah that was the reason I didn't tell you guys earlier was because I thought you might act the same way Kristina did when I told her." Remus struggled to say. All the memories of the day he told his old best friend was the worst day of his life, even worse then they day he was bitten.
"Really what happen?" Heather said. But when she saw Remus face said, "You don't have to tell us if it's to painful to remember."
"That's ok Heather. I'm just glad you guys are different. Well when I was two my mom tock me to a daycare where my old best mom would watch me. She had a daughter my age and we became best friends the min. we meet. Well the day I got attacked Kristina came to visit me in the hospital and I told her that a dog had attacked me, I didn't find out I was a werewolf tell the next full moon. When I did find out what I was my parent told me not to tell anyone so I didn't. Kris and me. Were best friends up to the day I told her what I was. It was a hot summer day in between 5th and 6th grade. We were setting out side under my tree and she had just tolled me something no one else knew and told me not to tell anyone, which I never did and never will, she looked me into the eye and said she know I wasn't telling her something. So I like an idiot thought she out of all people would understand me, sense she know me better then my parent's. When I told her she just stood up and looked at me like I was going to eat her on the spot. I'll never forget her face; it was a mix of fear, dissociated, and hatred. I soon as I said it I know I had just lost my best friend. After standing they're for a sec. I stood up too and she turn an ran away; I ran after her tell she screamed 'GET THE HECK AWAY FROM ME YOU MONSTER AND NEVER TOUCH OR SPEAK TO ME AGAIN OR I"LL TELL EVER ONE WHO YOU ARE!!!' I'll never ever forget the way she ran away from me the last time. I only saw her one more time that summer then she moved to America. The last time I saw her I was walking around and she w/ all her other friends past me on there bikes. Every one said hi but Kris. gave me the look and I walked of w/out saying a word." Remus finished his story and wiped his eye dries when he thought we weren't looking.
After that we all went to bed. It was a couple hours after sunrise and we all sleeped tell four that afternoon tell Pro. M. came and woke us all up; w/ buckets of ice water, and asked to see all ten of us in her office. We got dressed and went to see what she wanted. When we got in there she asked if we were sick. "Are you kids sick? None of you have been seen all day, and one of the prefects got worried cause he couldn't wake you up."
Remus told the truth "No none of us are sick Pro. You see my friends saw me go into the whomping williow last night and decided to wait up for me. When I got back at sunrise they confronted me and I tolled them the truth. I was just really happy that they are still my friends and don't hate..." I swore I saw Pro. M. smiles when she heard that none of us had betrayed are friend. "Me so we stayed up about an another hour or two and talked. By time we got to bed it was around 9 in the morning and we were all just really tired."
"Well I'm happy to here that you may all leave. Oh yeah Remus Pro. Dumb. would like to see you tonight after dinner."
"Yes ma'am." Remus said and we all walked out side to sit by the frozen lake. After a while Sirius and me went to the kitchen and tock some food outside to eat. When we got out there Lily had conjured up a fire in a jar and every one sat by it and ate and talked tell it was time for dinner. After dinner Remus left us to see Pro. Dumb. and the rest of us went to bed early."
JAMES POINT OF VIEW By: rickann THE TRUTH ABOUT REMUS
YEAR ONE-CHAPTER EIGHT THE TRUTH ABOUT REMUS
The next month flow by fast. I spent most of my time talking to Lily by the fire. In the last month and a 1/2 we had been becoming even closer then before. Lily would only confide in me. She would tell me how she was always trying to get away from Ryan because he was starting to annoy her bye hang on her every move and always flipped when she fall, which was allot because Lily can be a big cults. We would also help each other with are homework, I'd help her with Tran. and she teach me charms. We would manly talk about are families, wheel actual Lily would complain about her sister and how much she'd call Lily a freak. She would never let her sister know that she actually hurt her when she called her and her friend's freaks. After a while I convinced Lily that she wasn't a freak.
One Friday evening, while the sun was setting, I was teaching Lily the newest jinxes that Sirius and me thought up. Every one else was setting by the fire doing their Charms homework; Lily and me being the smartest in the year had already finished. All of a sodden Remus looked out side and jumped up and knocked over the side table that was pilled w/ books and ran out of the room looking like he had seen a ghost. Lily was the first to talk "What the heck was that all about?"
"Bets me?" every one, said at the same time. Lily who had enough of being jinxes to have bat wings for ears went and sat down on the window cell and looked searching for something. Apparently 3 min. later she spotted what she was looking for because she had gone as white as a ghost.
I walked over to her too see what the problem was. "Lily what's wrong? What's out there?" Lily jumped a foot in the air when she heard my voice but then pointed to something out side. I sat down next to her and scanned the grounds tell I saw what she was pointing too.
It was Remus and Hagrid. They stood by the tree for a couple of sec. then Hagrid prodded the tree w/ a stick, which made it, freeze. Remus started to walk towards the tree but then he stopped and started to transform into a dog or something, it was kind hard to see because the sun had just set, but at the same time the moon was shinning very bright tonight. All of a sudden the dog made a jump towards hagrid but he kicked him toward the tree and the next sec the dog was gone and the whomping willow was trying to bet up Hagrid.
"What the heck just happen there? "Sirius said. I hadn't realized that the rest of the gang had come to the window when they saw my face go white like Lily's.
"I don't know but I'm going to find out right now." Ryan said, Sirius nod and me in agreement.
"I don't think we should follow him."
"Peters right you three what If Remus is a werewolf?" Nicole said in hardly more then a whisper. This caught all of are attune. None of us had thought of that.
"What?" The rest of us yelled except for Lily.
"She right you guys look it's a full moon and Remus always disappears on a full moon. I can't believe I didn't realize what it meant tell now."
"Ok, then what do purpose we should do wait up all night and wait to ask him in the morning?" I said sarcastically.
"That's not such a bad Idea James." Rickie said. So for the rest of the night we waited up in the common room. We past are time by finishing the rest of are homework, playing chess and gobstones, practicing jinks and manly just talking about Remus. By time it was sunrise every one was 1/2 asleep except for Lily and me. We were setting talking quietly and watching the sunrise, for some reason we both were wide awake. But that could have had something to do w/ the new jinxes Lily made up and taught me, it would give you extra energy but after it wear off you fall asleep and would only wake up if someone pureed ice water on you. The rest were spread around the room. Peter was the only one asleep, but not for long, on the floor by the fire. Rickie and Janine both were resting there had on Sirius shrouds while he told them about the time me and him had stayed up for 2 nights in a row, man were we cranky after that. Ryan and Nicole were playing chess, while Heather sat in the corner reading her book.
All of a sodden the portrait slammed shut, which woke up Peter and in, walked an excused Remus. Remus looked around the room to find all his friends staring at him w/ worried looks. "What the yawn are you idiots doing up so early, expellee on a Sat. morning?"
We were all quit for a couple of sec. Early the gang decide to make me the spokes men, so I decide to cute to the chase.
"We saw you turn into something last night and decide to wait up for you."
"Why the heck didn't you just go to bed and ask me when you got up?"
"That would have been a smart thing to do and were all stupid so we didn't think of it. Any ways we need to ask you something Rem."
"Cant it wait tell later? I'm tired and yawwwn can hardly keep my eyes open!" He said inn a worried voice. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.
"No it cant. We need to know the truth to your were abbots when you disappear every month."
"I thought you already so me so why do you need me to tell you?" Remus tried to look annoyed but fell and we could see he was scared to death.
"So that was you that went into the whomping willow last night. We were hoping we were wrong."
"You weren't. I guess I might as well tell you the truth. But first you have to promise not tell any one."
"We wont!" we all said a bit too loud.
"Shut up or someone will here us. Can we go some where else? I don't want any one else to know." W/ that he led us to an empty classroom and we all sat on a desk by Remus and waited. "Well as you already know I don't go see my sick mom and aunt every month. Those were just lies and I sorry about not telling you sooner but you have to understand something..." Remuse said this all while looking scared we might kill him.
"Go on Remus, what ever it is we will still be your friends. No matter what." Lily said and put her hand on his shoulder for resharmnt.
"Ok here it goes... You know I'll under stand if you never want to talk to me again."
"Remus just tell us we won't get mad." Sirius said. We were pretty sure of what he was going to tell us and we had all decide to remain his friend if we're right.
"Ok fine it not that easy to say you guys. So I'll just say it...I- I'mmm a we-werewolf. There I finally said it." At this Remus looked at all of are faces and to his surprise we weren't angry or afraid. What he did see was that his nine friends had looks of concern their face.
"See that wasn't so bad. Why didn't you tell us before hand? We would have understood." Nicole said and gave him a hug. This shocks the heck out of Remus. He figured that when he did tell us we wouldn't want to talk or touch him ever again. And her was Nicole giving him a hug like there was no tomorrow.
"S-So you guys don't hate me?"
"No why would we?" Rickie said and all the girls went and gave him a hug.
"Dang I wish I was the werewolf here." Sirius said in a sarcastic tone. But we didn't get what he meant, except for me.
"I know it's just not fare that Remus gets to be and not us." I said playing around.
"What the heck are you 2 talking about its no fun trust me. It hurts and you lose friends."
"Yeah but then we would be the one w/ the girls hugging and kissing us." Sirius said. At this we all started to laugh. Then Remus said.
"Well girls according to Sirius you all have to give me a kiss." Every one started to laugh and all the girls gave Remus a kiss on the cheek. Then we started to ask Remus questions tell Lily asked a certain one that made Remus look sick and tired.
"So Remus you said you said that werewolves lose friends. Have you lost a friend because you're a werewolf?"
"Umm...will yeah that was the reason I didn't tell you guys earlier was because I thought you might act the same way Kristina did when I told her." Remus struggled to say. All the memories of the day he told his old best friend was the worst day of his life, even worse then they day he was bitten.
"Really what happen?" Heather said. But when she saw Remus face said, "You don't have to tell us if it's to painful to remember."
"That's ok Heather. I'm just glad you guys are different. Well when I was two my mom tock me to a daycare where my old best mom would watch me. She had a daughter my age and we became best friends the min. we meet. Well the day I got attacked Kristina came to visit me in the hospital and I told her that a dog had attacked me, I didn't find out I was a werewolf tell the next full moon. When I did find out what I was my parent told me not to tell anyone so I didn't. Kris and me. Were best friends up to the day I told her what I was. It was a hot summer day in between 5th and 6th grade. We were setting out side under my tree and she had just tolled me something no one else knew and told me not to tell anyone, which I never did and never will, she looked me into the eye and said she know I wasn't telling her something. So I like an idiot thought she out of all people would understand me, sense she know me better then my parent's. When I told her she just stood up and looked at me like I was going to eat her on the spot. I'll never forget her face; it was a mix of fear, dissociated, and hatred. I soon as I said it I know I had just lost my best friend. After standing they're for a sec. I stood up too and she turn an ran away; I ran after her tell she screamed 'GET THE HECK AWAY FROM ME YOU MONSTER AND NEVER TOUCH OR SPEAK TO ME AGAIN OR I"LL TELL EVER ONE WHO YOU ARE!!!' I'll never ever forget the way she ran away from me the last time. I only saw her one more time that summer then she moved to America. The last time I saw her I was walking around and she w/ all her other friends past me on there bikes. Every one said hi but Kris. gave me the look and I walked of w/out saying a word." Remus finished his story and wiped his eye dries when he thought we weren't looking.
After that we all went to bed. It was a couple hours after sunrise and we all sleeped tell four that afternoon tell Pro. M. came and woke us all up; w/ buckets of ice water, and asked to see all ten of us in her office. We got dressed and went to see what she wanted. When we got in there she asked if we were sick. "Are you kids sick? None of you have been seen all day, and one of the prefects got worried cause he couldn't wake you up."
Remus told the truth "No none of us are sick Pro. You see my friends saw me go into the whomping williow last night and decided to wait up for me. When I got back at sunrise they confronted me and I tolled them the truth. I was just really happy that they are still my friends and don't hate..." I swore I saw Pro. M. smiles when she heard that none of us had betrayed are friend. "Me so we stayed up about an another hour or two and talked. By time we got to bed it was around 9 in the morning and we were all just really tired."
"Well I'm happy to here that you may all leave. Oh yeah Remus Pro. Dumb. would like to see you tonight after dinner."
"Yes ma'am." Remus said and we all walked out side to sit by the frozen lake. After a while Sirius and me went to the kitchen and tock some food outside to eat. When we got out there Lily had conjured up a fire in a jar and every one sat by it and ate and talked tell it was time for dinner. After dinner Remus left us to see Pro. Dumb. and the rest of us went to bed early."