They all rushed into the classroom and quickly took their seats. Lupin was smiling at them all.

"So good of you to join us" he said pleasantly "Now before these nine came in late, I was just saying that today you can choose the topic on what we talk about, so, any suggestions"

Lavender timidly raised her hand.

"Yes Lavender?"

"Well, sir, I mean, if you don't want to, I don't mind, but Uh . . . we were wondering, could-could you tell us about your transformations once a month?" She asked. Lupin looked to everyone; they were all staring at him hopefully. He sighed.

"What do you want to know?"

Immediately, several people raised their hands.

"What's it like? Is it really painful?" questioned Dean Thomas. Lupin pulled a face.

"Painful is one way to describe it" Lots of people cringed at that.

"Where do you go for your transformations?" Parvati questioned. Lupin hesitated on that one.

"I'm not going to tell you," he said simply. Immediately there was a classroom of moans.

"Aw, why not Professor?" Neville asked.

"In case any of you decide you want to meet a werewolf and accidentally get bitten that's why" Lupin said bitterly.

It was Remus who raised his hand next. Lupin looked at his younger self questioningly.

"Do any animals visit you while you transform?" he asked. Lupin was about to shake his head, when he stopped.

"Hermione's cat Crookshanks does every now and then and Harry's dog has started visiting me as well" Lupin said, smiling at the black dog, who barked.

Lupin chuckled.

"Hey Harry, what's your dog's name?" questioned Lavender. Harry looked at her in surprise "It's just it's so cute" Ron held back a laugh, while Hermione tried her best not to giggle.

"His name's Snuffles" Harry told her.

"Snuffles?!" Dean Thomas said, looking amused.

"Yeah, I think the name suits him perfectly!" Lavender squealed "Can I stroke him?" she asked, looking hopeful.

"Uh, well . . ." Harry looked to the black dog in question. The dog ran up to Lavender and brushed himself against her legs.

"Aw! He's so cute!"

"Wait till she finds out that it's Sirius Black in his Animagus form, she won't think that he's cute then, she'll be screaming murder" Ron whispered, Harry and Ron laughed at that.

"What's so funny?" Seamus asked.

"Nothing" Harry said, calming down.

Seamus looked at Harry, Ron and Hermione suspiciously, but dropped it.

"Hey, I've just had an idea" Lupin said. Everyone turned to look at him.

"You all remember when we fought the Boggart back in third year?" he questioned them all. Everyone nodded.

"Well, how about we try something different with a Boggart, for instance, practising a charm that acts like a shield against the Dementors" Lupin told them. They all looked interested at this.

"You mean, fight off Dementors when they come near you?" James questioned. Lupin nodded.

"I'd like to try that" Neville muttered. Eventually everyone seemed to want to try it.

"The last time I saw a Boggart, it was in the . . ." Suddenly he stopped talking, there came a huge rattling sound from under his desk. He looked under it, then quickly retreated. A moon appeared in the sky and everyone looked stunned.

"Looks like we didn't have to go very far, Harry, please come here" Lupin said, trying to ignore his biggest fear that was in front of him. Immediately, Harry got up and walked over to Lupin, but as he did so, the moon changed into a Dementor. Harry stopped dead in his tracks.

"Harry, you know the drill" Harry nodded and took out his wand, but not before he found himself in the familiar cold. Once again, Harry's eyes darted to the back of his head, he couldn't see. Once again, he heard his mother's screams and his father . . .

Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off-"

The sounds of someone stumbling into a room-a door bursting open-a cackle of high-pitched laughter . . . "Not Harry! Not Harry! Please-I'll do anything-" "Stand aside-stand aside girl-"

"Harry!" Harry's eyes flew open as he looked up into the face of Lupin. It took him a moment to realise where he was. Harry wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that, you weren't prepared" Lupin said, looking apologetic.

"I heard them again and it was the loudest yet, mum and dad . . ." Harry trailed off, when he realised that everyone was watching him.

"Lily and James?" The younger Remus questioned. Harry nodded. He turned to look at Lily and James and found them shaking.

"We heard it" Lily whispered, looking very pale.

"Right, shall we try that again?" Lupin asked. Harry nodded.

"I'm ready this time," he said, gripping his wand.

"Ready and go!" Lupin yelled. Once again, the whole room turned cold. Harry gripped his wand tighter 'Me and Dad won the Quidditch cup together' Harry thought. It was the happiest thought he had yet. His face set, he strode forward.

"Expecto Patronum!" Harry cried. Immediately, a white stag burst out of the tip of his wand and charged at the Dementor.

"Excellent Harry! Fifty points to Gryffindor! Excellent Patronus!" Lupin yelled happily. Everyone burst into applause as Harry grinned. Lily and James were looking at Harry with proud expressions on their faces. Harry bowed and said.

"Thank you, you're all too kind" Everyone laughed, even Lily and Hermione. Lupin shook his head, while smiling.

"Just like your father" The black dog started barking madly and Lupin laughed.

"I think Snuffles is agreeing with you Professor" Hermione said, eyeing the dog.

Suddenly, the bell went. Lupin smiled.

"Well, next lesson, we'll try producing Patronuses, Harry, you can help them" Harry nodded.

"See you later Professor" Harry, Ron and Hermione said in unison.

"See you three later and sooner than you think" Lupin said, smiling. They all looked at him confused.

"What do you mean by that?"

Lupin just smiled and left the classroom.

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"Alright there Scarhead?" Harry whirled around and came face-to-face with Draco Malfoy.

"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked, not taking his eyes off his enemy.

"Nothing really, it just looks like you've made friends with another Mudblood" Malfoy said, nodding to Lily.

Harry looked angrily at Malfoy and pulled out his wand.

"Harry! Don't!" Hermione whispered.

"Don't call her a Mudblood!" Harry snarled. James, Sirius, Remus, Peter and Arthur had stood in front of Lily; wands pointed right at Malfoy.

"Oh, so Potter needs his little gang with him to fight me? I knew you were weak Potter, but I didn't think you were that weak!" Malfoy smirked evilly.

Harry felt his blood boil.

"Potter, maybe you should die and then we would all be happy, then you could go see your Mudblood mother" Malfoy said, sounding amused. Harry's eyes were ablaze; he was just about to hex Malfoy when James got there first. He strode over to Malfoy and pinned him against a wall.

"Don't you EVER insult Harry! Or his mother! You have absolutely no right!" James said, looking angrier than Harry had ever seen him.

The black dog growled and bit Malfoy right on the foot making him yell in pain. James let go of him, but not before punching him square in the jaw. Malfoy fell to the floor looking at James in shock.

Malfoy muttered something and stood up.

"I hope you meet the same sticky end as your parents Potter!" Malfoy said, before storming off. Harry didn't stop to think and cursed him.

"Rictusempra!" he shouted. Malfoy went flying backwards, but not before pulling out his own wand and cursing Harry.

"Iverte Static!" he cried.

"What's going on here?" a voice questioned. It was Snape, Lupin and McGonagall.

Immediately, a babble broke out. McGonagall silenced them.

"One at a time please! Mr. Malfoy, what happened?"

Malfoy gave it in his version, then it went from him to James to Ron, then to Harry.

"I see" McGonagall said. She looked at them all sternly.

"Twenty points from Slytherin and detention tonight at seven" she told Malfoy, then she turned to Harry and James.

"Twenty points from Gryffindor and detention for a week, whether you were defending Mr. Potter's family or not, it doesn't matter, you had no right to hex him, you know the rules, no magic in the corridors" McGonagall told them.

"Now get to your next class" she told them all. Harry started to walk off with James, Sirius, Ron, Hermione and Lily when McGonagall stopped him.

"Harry, could I please have a word with you" Harry turned around and walked over to McGonagall. McGonagall walked into the nearest classroom and shut the door.

"Potter, I have some good news for you" she said, smiling one of her rare smiles.

"What is it Professor?"

"We've found a way to bring your parents back to life"