Sirius and James were told in no nice way that they were to wait as Dumbledore spoke to Snape alone. Snape was not looking forward to this. When he sat and Dumbledore looked at him angrily he slowly told the whole story about how Sirius Black had told him about the werewolf and how he wanted to try get in and find out if Remus was really a wolf.

"When you saw the glance of Remus how did you manage to get out of the tunnel?" Severus closed his hands into fists and glared at the floor and whispered with total hatred

"Potter.Potter helped me out."

"What was that Severus?" Dumbledore said this very calmly

"Potter helped me out" He said it at a normal volume but with such a cold tone that there was no doubt it was the worst sentence he ever had to say.

"Now I must have you promise you will not tell ANYONE about what you have seen. I know you do not like James Potter and that is fine but Remus Lupin has never done anything to you. Can I have your promise that you will not say anything about this?"

"But professor! -"

"Severus, I will remind you that you have your own secret as well"

"I swear" He looked at the floor and sighed

"Remember that you have promised not to tell a single soul, you may go Severus" Snape rose and walked out glaring at the other two waiting boys, and for once Potter was not glaring he seemed.sorry.

"James and Sirius you may both comes in."

The best friends looked at each other and rose from their chairs, walking into the office and taking a seat.

"First off let me tell you that I allow your pranks and such, but this was inexcusable. You not only risked Severus' life, but Remus' and your own. I am shocked that two of my best students had been so stupid! Especially you James, your head boy this year!"

"Sir, only one of us had been stupid. Remus and James did not even know that I had told Snape about Remus. It was my plan completely and neither knew of what was happening but me. It's my fault" Sirius said quietly

"Then James what were you doing out there? If you did not know then how did you reach Severus"?

"Well I saw Sirius missing from our room and I knew where Remus was so I had went to common area and looked out the window. I saw Sirius and Severus going towards the tree and I knew that would be problem. So I ran outside to get him.I couldn't leave him there." James looked at the floor knowing that if he looked at Dumbledore he would never be able to lie.

The headmaster sighed heavily and looked back to Sirius "You will report to Ms McGonagall for Detention. You are to go straight to bed now while I speak to James for a moment." James gulped nervously as Sirius rose, nodded and walked outside for a waiting Ms McGonagall who was screaming furiously at him for the moment the door closed. James felt sorry for his best friend.

"James?"

"Yes Sir?"

"First off, I am very proud to hear that you risked your life to save Severus. I know there is not good feelings between the two of you and it makes me happy to see that you can at least put those feelings aside to save his life. You did a very brave thing today."

"Well I couldn't let Remus hurt him unwillingly. I knew that if he had gone far enough the werewolf would have overtaken the real Remus and killed him. And well sir that would hurt only Remus."

Dumbledore nodded and rose moving towards the window to look out at the tree, which still covered the tunnel leading to Remus in his werewolf form.

"The three of you are lucky this can be savaged and no one needs to know. Tomorrow you can re assure Remus that Severus will not tell his secret. Even knowing this it is extremely important that you leave Severus alone no matter what he says, though I have a feeling that he will stay away from all of you. Do you understand James?" He turned back to look at him carefully.

"Yes sir I understand."

"Good. You may go back to bed."

The next few days passed without any problems. Remus watched Snape carefully every time he came into view praying that he had kept his promise to Dumbledore. Somehow none of the marauders believed that Severus would truly keep his mouth shut, but none of them had a choice. They all kept away from him and Severus did the same, appalled that Potter had actually saved his life. Severus felt like he could never truly enjoy the hatred he harbored for Potter in peace again.

"James? James.James!"

"Huh? Did you say something Lily?"

"Yes I have been trying to say something to you for twenty minutes. What is wrong with you?" When he didn't answer "James!"

"Look Lily I am sorry I am just not really into talking right now."

"Um James I don't want to talk, we have class! You know Charms, with Flitwick."

"Oh yah lets go" and with that he grabbed his bags and took a few steps and then turned to her "We going?"

"Yah" She took her own bags watching him carefully. She had been worried, Remus was quiet all the time, James was always thinking and neither were talking to Sirius that much. In fact it was quite shocking. They walked together but James was in his own world.

"James, James Stop." She stopped walking and he stopped as well, after taking a step or two.

"Lily why did you stop?"

"There is something happening that you are not saying. You walk as if in a haze, Remus is white and quiet all the time now and neither of you are talking with Sirius. What is going on!"?

"Look Lily there is just some things that I can't say and that is one of them. Just let it go, please."

His voice was not angry, actually it was the exact opposite, and he sounded sad and hurt. It was at this point that she met his eyes and decided that she would let it go for now.

"You will tell me if there is anything I can do right?"

"Yes Lily I swear if there is anything I will tell you."

She left it at there.