'The clouds parted, revealing the full moon. A young boy looked up, dreading the effects of the moon. Suddenly, he started to shake violently. His muscles tensed, his teeth elongated. Thick gray fur covered his body. A bushy tail grew, making the boy human no more. Standing in a pile of ripped clothes, the same ones the boy had worn only moments before, was a werewolf. He raised his head and sang out a slow, deep howl, a hunt song. The werewolf lowered his head and sniffed the air. The werewolf turned towards the scent and bounded into the forest.
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A little boy, looking to be about six or so, sat near the perimeter of the forest. He was staring up at the full moon, eating his turkey sandwich, not a care in the world. A low growl coming from the forest made the boy look around in fear. Standing before him was a full-grown werewolf. His parents had told him a million times, 'If you see a werewolf, be quiet and don't move.' But the only thing that went through the boy's mind was, 'RUN.' So, of course, the six-year-old stood up and ran. Glancing behind him, he saw the werewolf charging at him, only a few inches behind. Suddenly, the boy tripped over a branch and went flying. He hit his head on a rock and his vision started to fade. The last thing he remembered was the pain of the werewolf's bite, the sound of the back door of his house opening, and his mother's screams. "Remus! Remus..." '
"Remus!" Remus' eyes flew open to see his entire class staring at him, including their Defense Against the Dark arts teacher, Professor Difesa, who was looking wide-eyed and concerned. "Remus, are you ok? Do you need to go see Madam Pomfrey?" Professor Difesa asked. Remus shook his head, wincing as a bolt of pain shot through his body. "Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt." Professor Difesa looked around the room. "Black, Potter, take him to the hospital wing. The rest of you, show's over, let's get back to work."
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James, Sirius, and Remus left the classroom, but instead of heading towards the hospital wing, they headed towards the Gryffindor Common Room. They had walked half of the way without saying a word when James broke the silence. "What was that all about, Moony?" Remus looked at James, then at Sirius, who was staring intently at him. "I- I was having flashbacks of my childhood. I saw the day I became a werewolf, and the day I almost got killed for accidentally eating a muggle farmer's sheep." James and Sirius stared at him, shocked. James was the first to speak. "It was so weird. One minute, you were reading your book on werewolves, and the next..." James' voice trailed off, leaving Sirius to finish the tale. "Your body went all rigid, and your eyes closed. Then you started screaming, screaming like you were feeling pain like no other." Sirius looked away, his eyes dark, remembering the event.
Finally, they reached the portait hole. The boys went inside and sat Remus down on the couch. "Maybe this has something to do with the approaching full moon. Has this ever happened to you before?" James asked. Remus shook his head, not wanting to tell them about the time when he had fallen into a trance just like that, and had ended up killing his own father. "Look, you guys, I appreciate your help, but I really don't want to talk about it right now. I'm going to bed, I'll see you tonight during the full moon." Remus got up, his head still spinning. Slowly, he walked up the stairs and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
"Think he's hiding something?" Sirius asked James, curious about Remus' strange behavior.
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Ok, it's just about time for me to go to bed, but I just had to finish this chapter. It's kinda weird, I know, but weirdness is the spice of life! Or is that variety... Oh well, bear with me. I'll start working on the next chapter tomorrow ASAP, and I hope I can get another few chapters up tomorrow. I got quite a few chapters done today (five) and I hope to get that much or maybe even more done tomorrow! By the way, thanks once again for the reviews!
I'd like to say hello to my friend Sarah, from camp! You are a great friend and I appreciate your feedback! Thanks!
I'd also like to say thanks to my friends Laura and Kelsey for help with the pranks! Laura made up the Divination prank, and Kelsey made up the Potions prank! Thanks again!
One last thing, ' TEXT ' is thought.
- Flash -
A little boy, looking to be about six or so, sat near the perimeter of the forest. He was staring up at the full moon, eating his turkey sandwich, not a care in the world. A low growl coming from the forest made the boy look around in fear. Standing before him was a full-grown werewolf. His parents had told him a million times, 'If you see a werewolf, be quiet and don't move.' But the only thing that went through the boy's mind was, 'RUN.' So, of course, the six-year-old stood up and ran. Glancing behind him, he saw the werewolf charging at him, only a few inches behind. Suddenly, the boy tripped over a branch and went flying. He hit his head on a rock and his vision started to fade. The last thing he remembered was the pain of the werewolf's bite, the sound of the back door of his house opening, and his mother's screams. "Remus! Remus..." '
"Remus!" Remus' eyes flew open to see his entire class staring at him, including their Defense Against the Dark arts teacher, Professor Difesa, who was looking wide-eyed and concerned. "Remus, are you ok? Do you need to go see Madam Pomfrey?" Professor Difesa asked. Remus shook his head, wincing as a bolt of pain shot through his body. "Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt." Professor Difesa looked around the room. "Black, Potter, take him to the hospital wing. The rest of you, show's over, let's get back to work."
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James, Sirius, and Remus left the classroom, but instead of heading towards the hospital wing, they headed towards the Gryffindor Common Room. They had walked half of the way without saying a word when James broke the silence. "What was that all about, Moony?" Remus looked at James, then at Sirius, who was staring intently at him. "I- I was having flashbacks of my childhood. I saw the day I became a werewolf, and the day I almost got killed for accidentally eating a muggle farmer's sheep." James and Sirius stared at him, shocked. James was the first to speak. "It was so weird. One minute, you were reading your book on werewolves, and the next..." James' voice trailed off, leaving Sirius to finish the tale. "Your body went all rigid, and your eyes closed. Then you started screaming, screaming like you were feeling pain like no other." Sirius looked away, his eyes dark, remembering the event.
Finally, they reached the portait hole. The boys went inside and sat Remus down on the couch. "Maybe this has something to do with the approaching full moon. Has this ever happened to you before?" James asked. Remus shook his head, not wanting to tell them about the time when he had fallen into a trance just like that, and had ended up killing his own father. "Look, you guys, I appreciate your help, but I really don't want to talk about it right now. I'm going to bed, I'll see you tonight during the full moon." Remus got up, his head still spinning. Slowly, he walked up the stairs and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
"Think he's hiding something?" Sirius asked James, curious about Remus' strange behavior.
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Ok, it's just about time for me to go to bed, but I just had to finish this chapter. It's kinda weird, I know, but weirdness is the spice of life! Or is that variety... Oh well, bear with me. I'll start working on the next chapter tomorrow ASAP, and I hope I can get another few chapters up tomorrow. I got quite a few chapters done today (five) and I hope to get that much or maybe even more done tomorrow! By the way, thanks once again for the reviews!
I'd like to say hello to my friend Sarah, from camp! You are a great friend and I appreciate your feedback! Thanks!
I'd also like to say thanks to my friends Laura and Kelsey for help with the pranks! Laura made up the Divination prank, and Kelsey made up the Potions prank! Thanks again!
One last thing, ' TEXT ' is thought.