Grounds, Hogwarts. Mid-spring.
Remus Lupin looked up at the setting sun, and felt a chill run up his spine. No matter how many times he did this, he always got nervous before the transformation. He walked to the Whomping Willow and found an especially long twig on the ground. With the stick, he poked a knot on the tree. Immediately, the trees branches froze, and Remus slid down the hole in the trunk. He entered a passage, which he walked along until he came into the interior of the Shrieking Shack, as it had come to be called. He looked down at the bitten and torn furniture, and shuddered. He lay down on the ground and stared at the ceiling, waiting for his transformation to occur. The anticipation was nearly as bad as the metamorphosis itself. He remembered that Sirius and Peter wouldn't be coming today, only James.
Remus jumped as he heard a voice behind him. Thinking it was probably James, he turned around, smiling. But as soon as he saw Snape, the smile turned into a frown. Remus warned him to leave, but Snape wouldn't listen. Suddenly his transformation started, and Snape stood paralyzed with fear. Remus slid down the wall and curled up into a ball on the floor. His whole body started shaking violently. Coarse brown and gray hair started sprouting from his hands and arms, and his fingernails turned into black claws. His face began to elongate, and his ears formed a point at the end and moved to the top of his head. As the change was almost complete, Remus saw another figure appearing toward them. Abruptly, his werewolf instincts took over, and he lunged at Snape and the other person.
Remus saw Snape backing away. He tripped over a rock, regained his balance and ran away as fast as he could. But Remus wasn't worried about him. He had his eyes set on the other person who was there. Remus barked loudly, and jumped on the person's back, sinking his teeth into the person's thigh. He threw the person around like a rag doll for several hours, abusing him endlessly. Soon, Remus had transformed back and felt a little weak, like he always did after a full moon. He looked around to find red stains all over the walls, which was unmistakably blood. He soon gazed down at the floor to find a shocking sight - James's blood-spattered body.
Remus Lupin looked up at the setting sun, and felt a chill run up his spine. No matter how many times he did this, he always got nervous before the transformation. He walked to the Whomping Willow and found an especially long twig on the ground. With the stick, he poked a knot on the tree. Immediately, the trees branches froze, and Remus slid down the hole in the trunk. He entered a passage, which he walked along until he came into the interior of the Shrieking Shack, as it had come to be called. He looked down at the bitten and torn furniture, and shuddered. He lay down on the ground and stared at the ceiling, waiting for his transformation to occur. The anticipation was nearly as bad as the metamorphosis itself. He remembered that Sirius and Peter wouldn't be coming today, only James.
Remus jumped as he heard a voice behind him. Thinking it was probably James, he turned around, smiling. But as soon as he saw Snape, the smile turned into a frown. Remus warned him to leave, but Snape wouldn't listen. Suddenly his transformation started, and Snape stood paralyzed with fear. Remus slid down the wall and curled up into a ball on the floor. His whole body started shaking violently. Coarse brown and gray hair started sprouting from his hands and arms, and his fingernails turned into black claws. His face began to elongate, and his ears formed a point at the end and moved to the top of his head. As the change was almost complete, Remus saw another figure appearing toward them. Abruptly, his werewolf instincts took over, and he lunged at Snape and the other person.
Remus saw Snape backing away. He tripped over a rock, regained his balance and ran away as fast as he could. But Remus wasn't worried about him. He had his eyes set on the other person who was there. Remus barked loudly, and jumped on the person's back, sinking his teeth into the person's thigh. He threw the person around like a rag doll for several hours, abusing him endlessly. Soon, Remus had transformed back and felt a little weak, like he always did after a full moon. He looked around to find red stains all over the walls, which was unmistakably blood. He soon gazed down at the floor to find a shocking sight - James's blood-spattered body.