Thank you Tom Girl! You're the only one who reviews! Well, Chapter eleven here. Still a lot more to go, and then there's second year! And third! And fourth! And fifth! And sixth! (I'm going to enjoy the sixth year) and seventh and then the afterwards…

Chapter Eleven

Full

Lily looked out the window and smiled at the full moon. It was so pretty. Wishing she could go outside, but knowing the danger of having werewolves in the forbidden Forest, she settled back in the wide window sill.

The light was excellent for reading, but Lily couldn't find where the words were. She sighed and pulled out her reading glasses. The words jumped into cleared forms and Lily began to read again.

The Circle of Light is probably the most effective defense spells, ever created. It asks the land, a deep and ancient spell, to protect one person.  However, there are drawbacks to it.

The Circle of Light involves keeping one person safe from anything and everything that would wish harm upon the recipient of the spell. This can be modified to those who wish to kill, kidnap, or anything mortally harming to the person.

Another drawback is that it can only be in one place. The spell does not move around with the person, it is fixed.

Also, once placed, the Circle of Light can never again be placed upon the same ground.

The spell will remain in place until the persons death, or until a person completes all seventeen tasks that the Circle of Light makes for the person to travel through.

Lily glared at the page and then at her homework. "Why do we have to learn about this stupid spell?" she asked.

"Because." A voice said from above her. She looked up to see James sitting in the rafters.

"What are you doing up there?" Lily asked sourly.

"I'm doing homework." James replied loftily.

"Right." Lily said sarcastically.

"I didn't know you had glasses." James said changing the subject.

"They're reading glasses." Lily replied. "So why must we learn about the Circle of Light? I mean, we're not going to learn how to cast it."

"No, I don't think we are. I guess it's just Professor Ofira. She doesn't do anything but make us read. I wish we'd have a practical class." James said, he shifted on his bean and looked down. "What do you think about the Circle of Light?"

"It's stupid. Why cast a spell like this? If there are so many drawbacks, then why not just choose a different spell?"

"Ah, but the Circle of Light is highly effective, which is why people use it. I wishh I could break through all seventeen of the tasks." James mused.

"They're probably really hard." Lily said.

"Probably." James admitted. "But you can bring a group in and then have the final person go in and find out who the Circle is protecting."

"Yeah, but who would you bring?" Lily asked.

"My self, I'm good at transfiguration." James said, "Sirius, he's good at Defense Against the Dark Arts. You because of your charms work. Peter for herbology, Arabella for all around knowing spells. And possibly Karrie. She's a good person, but—I don't know."

"Karrie's good at a lot of things, like Arabella."

"Is she good at chess?" James asked.

"I don't know, I've never seen her play. Why?"

"Chess is always a part of any enchantment that's slightly traditional. If I went into the Circle of Light I'd want a good chess player. There's always some type of something to do with chess." James said smiling.

"I think Karrie's passable." Lily said.

"Well, it's a good thing we'll never have to enter a Circle, cause we'd probably be useless." James said.

There was a pause.

"You wouldn't bring Remus?" Lily asked.

James looked up. "Course I would! I forgot, Remus is better at most of all the other things that the rest of us aren't and Remus is better at Defense Against the Dark Arts then Sirius even. I just forgot him because he's sick."

"Tonight?" Lily asked frowning, trying to remember seeing Remus in the common room. "I hope he can see the moon, it's so beautiful." Lily said sighing.

James sat up straight all of a sudden. "What did you say?" he asked urgently.

"I hope he can see the moon?" Lily said, slightly confused.

"Do you have a lunar chart with you?" James asked.

"Yes." Lily said, still confused.

"Can I borrow it for a second?" James asked.

"Of course." Lily stood and pushed the paper into James's reaching hands. He studying it for a moment and then looked at her.

"How long have we been at Hogwarts?"

"We're coming up to Christmas break, um, September, October, November. Three months." Lily said counting on her fingers.

"Oh my god." James said. he jumped down from his beam and hurried down the steps, "I'm borrowing this for a while!" he yelled after him as he hurried down the stairs. Lily watched him hurry down and wondered what was going on.

She pulled out another lunar chart and studied it. The full moon had been on August thirty first, September twenty ninth, October twenty eight, and November twenty sixth, tonight. Lily shook her head, wondering what was going on.

Well, we weren't in school in August. Lily thought. September, let's see, I was working on- Lily pulled out her diary and flipped to the page.

September 29th,

I'm rushed for time at the moment. I finally have figured out to connect the map to the international list of wizards and witches. It took hours, but I've got it. I'm so sure of it.

Later

James is insufferable, he took my map. Well, lucky he can't copy it.

Remus's mother is ill. He's gone to her. I really hope she gets better, Remus is so nice. Well, I have to go.

~Lily

Lily frowned. She flipped through her diary again and found October twenty eight.

October 28th

Finally we get to things that actually interest me in Charms. We're doing 'Wingardiam Leviosa'. At last!

I feel sorry for Remus though, he was sick today and couldn't come to class. He missed a wonderful lesson!

Lily frowned at the page.

November 26th she wrote.

James just ran out of the tower with my lunar calendar with a look of shock on his face. I talked to him civilly to.

Today I saw my first Quidditch match, which was wonderful, but something's bothering me.

Remus has been sick on the last two full moons and he's sick tonight. This should mean something to me, but I can't see it.

I'm researching the Circle of Light for defense against the dark arts, which is deadly boring, and seems to have no purpose.

Oh! I think- no maybe- I have to go!

~Lily

Lily stood and hurried down the stairs. If this worked she would never see Remus the same way again. But then again, he had the perfect right.

"Arabella?" Lily asked the next morning. She looked tired, a rare occurrence.

"Lily, did you sleep at all last night?" Arabella asked looking concered.

"No." Lily answered. "Bell do you have a copy of Magical Beast and Where to Find them?"

"No, I don't. why?" Arabella replied, putting scrambled eggs on her plate.

"I need to look something up." Lily replied.

"Kare might." Arabella said nodding to where Karrie was entering the hall. Lily hurried over to her firend.

"Karrie do you have a copy of Magical Beasts and where to find them?" Lily asked. Karrie shook her head.

"Danm." Lily said and rushed out of the hall. She bumped into James, Sirius and Peter.

"Im just saying that it could be risky-" Peter was saying but stopped when Lily bumped into them.

"JAMES!" Lily cried launching herself at James. "You have the copy from the library!" James looked at Lily like she was out of her mind.

"What?" James asked.

"I need that book." Lily said, pointing at a red bound book that was clutched in James's hands.

"Why?" James asked, looking scared slightly.

"I need to look something up for an extra credit project." Lily lied. If Remus was what she thought he was, then James would have confronted him today. It wouldn't do for James to go over protective of his friend. James looked at her oddly before handing her the book. "Thank you!" Lily cried and hugged James and hurried off towards the library.

Werewolf

M.O.M. Classification: XXXXX

The werewolf is found worldwide, though it is believed to have originated in northern Europe. Humans turn into werewolves only when bitten. There is no known cure, though potion makers are on the brink of discovering a potion to make the werewolf a gentler creature. Once a month, at the full moon, the otherwise sane and normal wizard or Muggle afflicted transforms into a murderous beast.

To identify the human form of the werewolf, one must study their behaverue before and after the full moon. Tiredness and bags under the eyes before and after are common. There is a shift from the normal color of the eyes to a slightly more yellow then  normal. The afflicted person will become tesity and irritable before the moon, and also know the exact date of the next moon.

Lily looked at the page and felt tears raising in her eyes. "Poor Remus." Lily said quietly. She shut the book and hurried to find James.

She would have to return the book and go and see Remus.

Her plans went astray when she heard Peter, James and Sirius talking. She slipped behind a statue and listened.

"-If it goes wrong though-"

"Peter, I'm top of the class in transfiguration, I can get this done." James said.

"Yeah, but what are we going to be?" Sirius asked.

"Sirius, it's going to involve a lot of studying."

"I know that, but how long?"

"It takes some wizards years to get it done. And we're underage." James said.

Confused about what they were talking about, Lily moved away from the statue and hurried towards them making a lot of noise.

"Here's the book James. Thanks!" Lily said cheerfully and hurried away.

James Potter was odd.