Remus, had in fact, slipped away into the library. Sure he had been feeling fine at the beginning of the prank, but he suddenly had a large headache and a pain in his side so he quietly sank into the library as they passed it. Currently, his head was buried in the book entitled, Werewolves, All you'd Need to Know And Then Some. His eyes scanned the page wearily; his face a pallid color, and he flipped the pages nonchalantly.

He didn't notice the movement occurring around him, as he was too absorbed in the book. Sentence after sentence, paragraph after paragraph, page after page, chapter after chapter, he looked to no avail. Wolfsbane, The Cure to The Dangers and Faults to They Aren't Just Beasts.

With his head dropping from the tired feeling Remus was experiencing, it was no surprise he jumped when Sirius all of the sudden placed his hand upon his drooping shoulder.

"Sirius! What are you doing sneaking up on me like that?" Remus snapped, more than he had intended to do.

"And what are you doing, sneaking away without a word to anyone! You scared me half to death, Moony!"

"Likewise..." Muttered Remus as his gaze returned to that of the book.

With a glance at the title, Black scowled, and snatched it out from under Lupin's nose; in fact, he almost shut the book on it. "Come on, Remus! Don't go hiding your face in the books again, there's something you're not telling me."

His face flushed a bright red. Of course there were things he wasn't telling Sirius, nor did he think he ever would. However, he knew Sirius was not talking about those things, but no matter how hard he tried, his face only turned a brighter red.

Black had never seen Lupin blush so, and was a bit intimidated by it. Sinking from where he sat upon the table to his friend's side, he place his arm around his shoulder and shook him in a friendly manner. "Blush any more and you'll pass out with all that blood rushing to your head." He tried to joke. It was like Black's release from tense moments, whenever he was unsure of something; his false start was to make a wise crack.

"Let's go before Sniverus comes and finds us."

Reluctantly, Lupin left the sanctity of his book as well as the library and followed Black out down the moving staircases. As a set jerked and moved Lupin felt a bit queasy, but said nothing.

When the stairs stopped, Sirius hopped onto the rail gingerly, and looked down at Remus with a smug expression. "I'm King of the Wizarding World, Remus!"

"More like, the King's Fool." The unmistaken able voice was heard as both turned to the greasy haired owner of it.

"Sniverus...speak of the Devil."

"Tarantallegra!" The spell was cast so quickly it took a moment or two before either Remus or Sirius could react.

Sirius had tried to evade the attack, but in doing so his foot slipped and he fell from the railing, only catching himself at the last moment. Scrambling back up, so that he could get a hold of his wand, Sirius yelled while pointing his wand at Snape, "Wingardium Leviosa!"

The spell hit Severus, straight on, causing him to hover high above the floor for a minute, and then came tumbling down, hitting the staircase. However, the blow had caused him to fall backwards once again, only preventing himself from falling by grabbing hold of the railing. "Remus! I'm slipping!"

Remus after quickly glancing in Severus' direction ran to help Sirius. He held tight onto his hand, with both of his own and pulled back with his might. "Hang on, Sirius!" Finally, Remus fell backwards, and with the help of the jerking staircase, got Sirius over onto the safe side of the steps.

Before Sirius could word a thank you, Remus was at Severus' side, shaking his shoulders lightly. "Severus, Severus! Are you alright?"

The only answer was a low groan.

Staring at his friend in disbelief, Black pocketed his wand and stared at Lupin. "Remus, he's alright. He'll be up in a few moments or so... What are you doing worrying over him like that...?"

"Sirius, if you had just de-spelled him, then he wouldn't be out cold!"

Black's jaw dropped. However, when he regained himself, he looked to Lupin with a glare, and asked coldly as if he were passing judgment. "So... Whose side are you on, Lupin?"

Remus' eyes grew wide with horror, as the words that had spilt from Sirius' mouth came rushing at him. They hit, with full force, and he was momentarily paralyzed. His lip quivered, as he fought for words. Was this the friend he had just saved, the one whom he thought could always turn to if he needed to talk, the one...who had changed his life for the better? Remus only stood up, slowly, his knees shaking as if they were about to buckle beneath him at any moment. Turning, a single tear fell from his golden eyes and he ran off, away from Sirius. Away from the hard, sickening truth of it all.

One cannot care for a Werewolf.