The tales of Hogwarts

Remus Lupin

The cool air filled the cabin threw the open window as the train left the platform. With his head rested on his coat, which sat neatly on his suitcase, Remus Lupin closed his eye hoping for a long peaceful sleep.

When Albus Dumbledore had offered him his old job back he had accepted without even thinking about it. This way he would be able to watch over Harry and his friends.

"Proffesor Lupin," Came a Familiar voice.

"Oh hello, Neville," Lupin said sitting up hoping he had not got the name wrong.

"Umm.. Have you seen Harry or Ginny ?" Neville asked. Lupin had been hoping that Neville would ask why he was returning.

"No, sorry," Remus said as Neville left.

Would he now be given peace and quiet. Ever since the death of Sirius he had not wanted to speak as much as he had before. All he could ever think about was that he was the last member of the gang left, what with sirius and jame's death and wormtail's betrayal and joining of the darkside, and that he was now more lonely than he had ever been.

He opened his eyes and, for a few minutes, he watched the countryside fly past the window. Soon the green trees and fields were replaced with the houses and other buildings of a small village.

"Oh..umm.." A small first year said from the door way, "Can we sit in here ?"

"Sure," Lupin said sitting up. The first years seemed so young and innocent. He watched as three of them filed in one by one, each looking nervous and chatting about rumours they had heard.

"I heard that they put you in one of two house groups one for the bad kids, one for the good." The tallest of the three told the others as they sat opposite. Lupin did not bother to correct him, he watched from the other side of the cabin.

"Well I heard," The short chubby one said as he dropped his copy of Hogwarts a History, "That you have to put on a hat and it puts us in a house group."

"Yeah right," Said a scruffy looking boy, "My sister says that they make you fight a monster just to get in."

Lupin smiled remembering his first day, he had met James on the train, he met Sirius at the griffindor table. Good times, he thought as the train went through a tunnel. Good times.