Hiding in the moonlight

By: Grey Wolf

Dedicated to: Sirius Black, hope you enjoy this =^-^=

Disclaimer: I don't own them; in fact there is a bigger change of them owning me that the other way around.

Note: This is about our favourite Marauders' fist year in Hogwarts. It centres mostly on Lupin because he is the coolest professor ever and I just love him.

Also in this chapter Remus and his parents go to Hogwarts to see Dumbledore and he has a run in with Lucius Malfoy who is a 4th year. I think he's older that what they are but not that older.

Part 2- A run in with a serpent

It had been the happiest day he could remember when he found himself on the steps of Hogwarts. Everywhere he looked there were wizards and witches rushing about to their Saturday morning activities and the laughter and joy he felt covered him like a warm blanket. It was what he always wanted and he never felt content just to stand in the entry hall and looked at the moving portraits and the creaking suits of armour.

Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost floated by, and being the great old guy that he was gave Remus a little wave and a smile. Remus stared after him, never having seen a ghost quite like him before, the closest had been the spook that lived in their attic but he wasn't the friendliest of sort.

Dumbledore greeted them all a few seconds later and gave Remus a box of chocolate frogs. Romulus had been called out of his class to show his brother around while their parents and Dumbledore had their meeting. Remus gave Romulus half of his frogs and they set off to explore the halls of Hogwarts.

The portraits all whispered as Remus and Romulus walked past and Remus would look back at them only for them to smile and turn Red with embracement and being caught gossiping. The fat Lady greeted the brothers with a stiff smile but inside the Gryffindor kids where more that kind to Remus and they had even gathered sweets and drinks to hold him a little party, though it was all Romulus' doing to make his little brother feel wanted everyone soon found that they liked the shy quiet boy and hoped that he would be in their house the next year.

That sat heavy in Remus chest as he relished that he might not be coming to Hogwarts at all if Dumbledore couldn't find a to ensure the safety of his students. He was overcome with the worry that this would not last and he did the only thing he knew, he left to be on his own.

The halls had quiet down as he walked away from the Gryffindor tower and not paying attention to where he was going he walked into a living wall and fell to the ground. He looked up to see a sneering blond boy in front of him and he climbed to his feet with and apology. Before he even straitened up he was on the ground again with a pain in his chest where the boy had struck him.

"Who said you could get up?" the boy asked and Remus looked up at him with hate filled eyes. "That's just what I like to see, hate. Don't think you can come to Hogwarts next year and not be hated and hurt. Your brother may be here but he can't protect you." He pulled Remus up by his scared arm and pulled the sleeve down. "Don't think I don't know what you are, my father works in the ministry and he knows all about you. I'll make sure everyone hates you, Lupin. You will be friendless and miserable."

"Why? Because I wasn't looking where I was going?" Remus asked, hate filling him

"No it's because I can, and because I will enjoy it." And with that Lucius threw Remus back to the ground and stalked off.

Remus sat up and cried. The portraits tried to calm him and one even when to get his parents. They and Dumbledore found him still sitting there, his tears dried up. "I don't want to come to Hogwarts, not with him here." He muttered but everything had been sorted out and he had no choice.