Chapter 9

Melody's Secret

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"WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY? WHY CAN'T I BE FUCKING NORMAL? WHY? WHY?!!!" Melody exclaimed, pacing around the secret room.

"I don't know, you tell me." A quiet voice said, piercing the darkness. Melody snapped out her wand,

"Lumos. Shit, Lupin, you fucking scared me!" She exclaimed. Remus smiled at her,

"You startled me too. I wasn't expecting someone to come rampaging in here, and start swearing at the roof. So, why is it that you can't be normal?" Melody ran a hand through her fine, straight hair. She sighed, I might as well tell someone, and, as Remus is a Werewolf, he's probably going to understand my plight the best.

"Ok, Lupin, I'll tell you." She said tiredly. "I'll tell you everything. I don't know what it is about you, but... something tells me I can trust you." She waited for these words to sink in before continuing. (AN: BTW, I checked on an internet site, and the Wendigo is not purely a charmed thing, it's actually a mythical creature.) "You know what a Wendigo is?" Remus nodded, "Well I am one. Yes, that's right. For three days a month, I turn into a raging monster that cuts peoples' hearts out of their chests, and eats them to survive. Luckily, Dumbledore came up with an alternative. He taught me a spell that allows me to live without the hearts, but it doesn't do anything for the blood lust. When the full moon comes near I can taste everyone's blood in the air. The innocent ones are the sweetest. You know, there's only two Slytherins in the whole school that I know of that are sweet? Almost all the Hufflepuffs, most of the Ravenclaws, and quite a few Gryffindors, but only two Slytherins. It disgusts me. And worse, I always want to go after Lily, Alyssa and Arabella. My best friends!" She started to cry, wrenching, choking sobs. "My parents work with dragons. How do you think that makes me feel? I'm afraid of fire, it's the one thing that can kill my Wendigo form. But that's not good, it's bad. If my Wendigo form dies, it takes my soul with it. It'd be like I'd recieved the Dementor's Kiss. And I hate the powers I have. Who wants precognition and heightened senses? Not me! I hate it! It just reminds me that I'm not normal." She felt Remus He'll never be Lupin again now. put his arms around her.

"Why did you decide to tell me this?" He asked gently.

"Because you're a Werewolf." She said, still sobbing, "And Werewolves are similar. I knew you'd understand." She could *smell* his fear. "We've known since the first year, The Amors and I. Don't worry, we'd never tell."

"And you've still been nice to me." He said in wonder.

"Well of course." Melody snorted, wiping away her tears, "It'd be kind of hypocritical if we weren't. After all, I'm a Wendigo, which is just as bad, and Lily, Arabella and Alyssa have stayed my friends. They'd be hypocrites if they held the fact that you're a Werewolf against you. No, the reason we hate you guys is because you're all annoying prats." Remus laguhed, and she laughed slightly too.

"Don't worry, Melody, I'll keep your secret." He whispered into her hair. She snuggled closer, liking the feel of his warm body against hers.

"Good." She said, her voice muffled by his robes. He tipped her head up gently, and looked into her eyes. She looked into his amber ones with her own frightened silver orbs. Ever so slowly, he leant his head down. She closed her eyes instinctively, eyelashes fluttering. His lips touched hers and she let out a tiny moan. He tasted so good. Like chocolate, and butterbeer, and fizzing whizbees all rolled into one. She kissed him back, moving her head slightly to give him better access. All too soon, the kissed ended. They stared at each other for a moment, wide-eyed, then Remus jumped up,

"I've got to go." He said quickly, and bolted. Melody touched her tingling lips wonderingly. Then she shook her head. No-one could find out about this! She grabbed her invisibility cloak, and hurried back to the dorm.

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Remus banged his head repeatedly against the wall outside the Transfiguration room.

"Stupi, stupid, stupid." He muttered. "Why'd I kiss her? I. Am. So. Stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid."

"Mr. Lupin!" Came a horrified voice. "What are you doing?" He didn't even look up.

"Hello Professor McGonagall." He continued banging his head. "Stupid, stupid, stupid."

"Mr. Lupin, I demand that you stop this at once." McGonagall said sharply. "Not only are you going to hurt yourself, you're going to, Mr. Lupin! Look out!" In Remus' preoccupation, he hadn't noticed the suit of armour that usually sat next to the Transfiguration room had moved. It was now directly in front of him.

"Ow." He said, rubbing his head.

"Ow indeed." Professor McGonagall said furiously. "What were you doing?"

"I was... Nothing Professor."

"Very well, head back to the Tower, and if I hear one more word of this nonsense, detention, young man." She swept off, and Remus resumed hitting his head against the wall.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid." Once he'd done this a few more times, he decided to go to the Library, and hide from Melody, Lily, Alyssa and Arabella.

~*AN: Yes, we know this chapter isn't very long, and that it's got no Amor/Slytherin action, but maybe next time, sorry. Now, all we need to do is get our sister to beta read this chapter, and we're on our way!*~