If you despise everyone who tries to redeem Peter I wouldn't recommend this fic, be warned. Also I'm evil and this chapter is so short because I wanted to leave you on a cliff hanger. I would love constructive criticism. Thanks for reading!
It was the Marauders last full moon at Hogwarts, pure adrenaline and instinct. They were running through the woods when the moon started to sink. A glance at Moony told the boys they would need to go back to Hogwarts soon. The werewolf was beginning to slow down, his body preparing itself for the shift back into Remus.
Wormtail, too small in his ratform to help, watched as Padfoot and Prongs corralled Moony under the Whomping Willow and towards the Shrieking Shack. They went through the tunnel one by one, with Prongs leading and Wormtail the last to enter.
Once inside, they watched Moony get agitated and tense until the moon dipped below the horizon. Soon the transformation began, Moony started turning back into Remus with howls of pain. Remus becoming human again, allowed the Marauders to change back into their human forms. Wormtail turned from rat into man and watched as the others transformed. Prongs' stag form shrunk back into James, and Padfoot, the big black dog turned back into Sirius.
Sirius ran over to Remus and checked to see if he was sleeping comfortably before turning to leave. James and Peter both followed as quietly as possible, so they wouldn't wake the sleeping werewolf. Before he left Peter turned to look at Remus once more and shut the trap door.
The boys quickly walked through the tunnels so they could change their clothes before visiting Remus in the hospital wing. When they got to the dorm Peter saw a piece of parchment under his pillow. He started reaching for it, but Sirius threatened to leave without him, so Peter decided to see what it was after.
When they got to the hospital wing Remus was awake and waiting. This was quite rare the day after the full moon and the boys were very surprised.
"Rem, you're awake!" Sirius yelled, running toward the bed. Remus just nodded and reached his arms out to hug Sirius.
Peter watched as Sirius tried to speak to Remus, even though he always lost his voice the morning after the moon. He smiled fondly as Remus tried to communicate with Sirius with gestures and points before giving up and just listening to Sirius talk.
"Hey Pete, we should probably give the lovebirds some space, mate," James said with a grin as he watched Sirius' antics. Peter just nodded and allowed himself to be led out of the hospital wing.
James and Peter had walked into the common room when one Ms. Evans approached them.
"Hey Pete, could I steal my boyfriend?" Lily said.
"If you must Lil," Peter started to say before realizing they had already walked away.
Now all alone, he continued the walk to the dorm trying to figure out what he'd do with all of the couples hanging out together. He pushed open the heavy, wooden door and sat on his bed. Peter was about to lay down and take a nap when he remembered the piece of parchment, still sitting under his pillow. He grabbed it and saw what was drawn on the folded paper, the dark mark.
Peter stared at the mark with a mix of horror and shock, hardly able to breathe. When he gathered his senses and decided to go to Dumbledore he stood up. He stood up to see someone even more horrible, Voldemort.