Title: Cursed / Remus 1/2
Author: Siren M.
Archive: fanfiction.net, SBRL list and whoever who wants it just please tell me ^^
Summary: Total AU, MWPP era, Remus is cursed but in a different way. Character torture ^^
Spoilers: none
Rating: general
Disclaimer: If Harry Potter was mine, I wouldn't be writing fanfics would I? So no, none of the characters are mine ^^
Warnings: none whatsoever ....urm...unless you count the ridiculousness and the idiocy of the writer ^_^`9 Oh and it's self-edited, so be warned of bad grammar, stupid spelling mistakes, dumb mistakes that could have been avoidable if I wasn't so bloody thick and the list goes on... ^^ I think that's about it.
Feedback: sairenm@hotmail.com or siren_m@yyhmail.com

Notes: "..." is speech, while [...] are thoughts.

Btw, I want to thank Elmtree, Lunatica, Dana, Morgan and Shusha for reviewing. I really appreciate it ^_______________^

Remus packed his quill and ink bottle into his bag and stacked his books in a neat pile. Standing up from his chair, he gathered the books and walked towards the racks, slipping a few of the books where it belonged. That done, with a considerably much lighter load in his arms, he turned to leave the library when someone suddenly appeared from behind a book case and knocked deliberately into him.

"Boo!"

"Sirius!" Remus reprimanded, holding onto his books in an attempt to stop them from falling. "What are you doing here!?" Luckily, for him Sirius loaned a hand, quite literally, putting his broad tanned hand onto the large tomes to steady them.

"Christ, Rem. These books are larger than you!"

"No, they're not!" Remus denied indignantly, lowering his voice into a whisper. They were in a library after all and it wouldn't do to piss Madam Pinch off, especially when he needed to use the library regularly.

"Touché," Sirius replied with a similar hushed tone, a smile quirking at the corner of his lips.

[Damn him], Remus thought, Sirius knew that he was sensitive about his height, the lack of it, that is, and he always prodded him with that sore point. [Which was also another reason why he never told his best friends about his secret, other than the fact that he didn't want to be seen as a freak.]

"What are you doing here?" Remus asked again suspiciously, batting Sirius hand away from his pile of books after making sure that they were not about to fall.

"What?" Sirius said with a whine, giving him puppy eyes, clutching at his heart in mock hurt, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because," Remus replied shortly, deadpanned. He exited the library, with Sirius who was pouting petulantly, following in tow.

"Hey!"

"So what is it this time? Quidditch? Or Lily?" Remus asked, heading towards the Gryffindor tower. "Oh. wait. If it's Quidditch, James would have included you, wouldn't he?" Remus stated rather than questioned, "Hmm, so, it's Lily, isn't it?" Sirius mumbled something.

"What?" Remus asked, not bothering to look back at the sulking star-named boy, being too busy with the tomes he was carrying.

"I said, yes, it's Lily," Sirius snapped grumpily. "Stupid Prongs!" he mumbled.

"Really, Siri. Sometimes you act like a five year old," Remus rolled his eyes.

"I do not!"

"Yes, you do," Remus replied calmly.

"No, I don't!"

"You do."

"No, I don't"

"..." Remus was quiet for a moment, thinking of how childish this argument was, "I rest my case, Sirius."

"What? Hey!"

"Bumblebee," Remus said to the Fat Lady, ignoring Sirius' indignant sputter. The portrait swung open and the two of them ducked into the common room.

"Remus! Sirius!"

"Hello, Peter," Remus greeted back pleasantly. Sirius mumbled, still peeved at being called childish.

"Moony-" Remus rolled his eyes at the nickname that Sirius had given him since their second year. Just because he was caught staring at the moon a few times, he was relentlessly teased for being in love with the full moon. Seriously, is enjoying the pale shine of the silver orb such a crime? Sure, he woke up at an ungodly hour just to sit by the window to witness the siren call of the moon and still be able to wake up early in the morning looking like he had more sleep than any one of his dorm mates. A cause of resentment from his oh so chirpy classmates, Remus might add.

"-can you help me with my potions?" Peter asked bashfully.

"Sure-"

"Why?" Sirius demanded suddenly interrupting Remus, who raised an eyebrow. "So that you can take him away?" Grabbing onto a surprised Remus, he cast a mock angry look at a stunned wide-eyed Peter.

"Sirius! Wha-"

"Go away! You're not taking him away from me!" Sirius cried melodramatically, holding Remus in a headlock.

"Sirius! Let go!"

"No! You can't leave me for wormytail! You can't!" Sirius wrestled a struggling Remus down onto the floor, grinning from ear to ear at the smaller boy's incensed shouts.

"SIRIUS!"

"No! No! No! Don't leave me!" Sirius continued in his drama, holding Remus down, who was no match in strength and size compared to the sports oriented Sirius.

"OUCH, you're hurting me!"

"Sorry. But, no! Don't leave!"

"Wormtail!," Remus called desperately at the other blonde who was standing rooted with an expression somewhere between amusement and shock. "Help me!"

"Hang on, Remus!" Peter called, trying to pull the black haired boy off the pale brown haired one without much success.

Sirius snorted. "He is hanging on," Sirius replied, indicating the small pale hand that was holding onto his robes.

"Sirius!"

"What are you guys doing?" A curious voice asked from the entrance of the Gryffindor common room. "Watch out!"

Too late. Sirius (and Remus) had whirled around on the floor, managing to kick the leg of whoever who had come in causing the newcomer to topple over them.

"Ouch!"

"Shit!"

"Oh man!"

"Sirius! You jerk!" Remus elbowed Sirius' side, earning a muffled "yeow" from the dark haired rogue for his trouble. He got away from the tangle of limbs with the help of Peter who was snickering at their predicament.

"What the-" the newcomer started, rubbing his head where he stumbled, messing his hair even more, the strands of black hair pointing at all sides.

"James! Get off me, you git!"

"Oh, sorry," James said apologetically, rising up to help a sulking Sirius who was looking put off.

"Why are you here!?" Sirius demanded, straightening his robes, "Aren't you supposed to be with Lily?"

"I forgot to take her present with me," James explained. Sirius sulked harder, if it was possible.

"Well, then. Don't let my pitiful presence stop you from getting your present for you lady love, " Sirius said resentfully.

"Well, if you didn't knock me off my feet, I wouldn't have-" James retorted back, deadpanned. "Honestly, Sirius, grow up." he said, echoing Remus' words.

Sirius scowled and with a huff he left the common room. James sighed. What was he supposed to do? He didn't want to pick between his girlfriend and his best friend. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Remus smiling sympathetically.

"Don't worry, prongs," he used the nickname given to the tousled hair quidditch seeker. "He'll understand someday."

"I hope so."

"Look, if it makes you feel better. I'll have a talk with him, kay?" Remus asked, trying to sooth the distressed animagus.

"I'll be thankful if you could, Remus," James smiled at the smaller boy.

"Now, don't keep Miss Evans waiting," Remus said, patting the James' arm, who nodded, then raced up their dormitory to fetch the present. Remus turned to Peter. "Sorry, Peter. I'll help you with your potions later, alright?"

"Okay," Peter said slowly, dejectedly as the slim blonde walked out the entrance.

*****

Remus looked for over ten minutes for Sirius, annoyed at his own stupidity for forgetting to acquire the help of a certain map that the Marauders had created to make it easier for them to roam the castle in their midnight adventures.

The Marauders, Remus smiled at that line of thought.

He met Sirius and James for the first time on the train to Hodwarts. The two boys had been 'fighting' when they stumbled into his compartment. They stayed in the compartment, bombarding him with questions and statements. He remembered being confused most of the trip to Hogwarts.

Later, when they arrived at Hogwarts they found Peter being bullied by Crabbe and Goyle. Of course, Sirius and James, being who they were, didn't let the gargoyles get away with it. Needless to say, they spent the first of their Hogwarts' days serving detention.

From then on, they were practically a 'pack' as Lily Evans had worded it. They were known to be mischief makers (the worst ever in Hogwarts' history, Sirius had proudly announced once) and the most famous were, of course, James and Sirius, who were practically like brothers.

The two of them were the initiators of the Marauders, both of them having the same flair for creating trouble unlike Remus and Peter who were roped into it. And now, they were in a rather sour situation because Sirius refused to acknowledge a new marauder into the group, Lily, their fellow Gryffindor and James' new official girlfriend.

[Oh, Padfoot, you're hurting your brother by trying to keep him exclusively for yourself...] he thought, brushing his hair back. It became loose and messy when he had the mock fight with Sirius. He pulled out his hair tie, shaking his head to let his hair flow down his back from it's customary braid.

Looking out the window, he was in time to spot a sullen Sirius outside, kicking fallen leaves. Remus ran towards the stairs but before he could even reach them, he was stopped by a shout.

"Geranimo!"

Remus turned too late to see a water balloon heading his way.

*Splash*

"Damnit!" Remus cursed. This would have caused all that knew him to suffer from shock. He only cursed when he was perturbed. And boy, was he perturbed.

"Look! It's Loony Lupin!" Peeves crackled, twirling about in the air.

Remus fumed, dripping wet and female, a vein was ticking at her temple. When she looked up, Peeves immediately stopped laughing. When the now brown haired girl was done with him, he was really glad that he was already dead.

Remus huffed, walking towards the infirmary in search of hot water. [Damn Peeves] she thought, wringing her robes. She pulled her too large pants up, glad that no one had witnessed her transformation. Only Peeves had been there at that time. Fortunately for her and unfortunately for the poltergeist. At least the damned troublemaker wouldn't be disturbing her anymore or telling anyone about her condition. Not in the current state that he was in anyway.

Remus snorted, flipping her hair away from her face. Now it seemed like talking to Sirius was out of the question at the form she was in. So she headed towards the infirmary to turn back to her original state before seeking the sulking marauder. She was only a corner away from the corridor to the sickbay when she was cornered by someone she did NOT want to meet.

"Well, hello. We meet again," Malfoy purred. This time, instead of Severus Snape, he was flanked by his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle who was looking the usual, dumb and brainless.

"Unfortunately," she retorted, being in an extremely bad mood. She wondered if it was PMS. If it was, she pitied Malfoy.

"I was wondering when I'd see you again, Renna."

Remus wanted to puke at the way Malfoy pronounced the name 'Renna'. She was suddenly glad that it wasn't her real name.

"It was impolite of me the other day," Malfoy continued without a pause, "Let me introduce myself, I'm Lucius. Lucius Malfoy," he bowed at the brown haired girl who was wondering what would happen if she hit him in the face for blocking her way.

[No, it wouldn't do] Remus thought to herself, especially when Crabbe and Goyle was here.

"Yeah, well. It's nice to meet you," Remus said shortly, "Now, would you please give way. Your blocking my way," she said, trying to pass through but the two oaf cronies of Malfoy was blocking the way.

"Oh, I seem to be doing that a lot, aren't I?" Malfoy said smoothly, not sounding apologetic or even moving away from her path.

"Yes, you are," Remus replied through gritted teeth.

"I apologize but I'm afraid that I can't let you pass through unless you tell me what I want to know," Lucius Malfoy, the git, said, leaning close. Remus wanted to pound his face in. Really, she thought to herself, she was coming to the conclusion that she was indeed having pms when Sirius arrived.

Remus wanted to scream in horror when she saw the black haired boy rounded the corner into them and stopped. He blinked once at her, his expression held a hint of recognition but turned to confusion at the next moment and then his storm gray eyes turned to Lucius Malfoy and his expression turned to suspicion.

"Malfoy," Sirius muttered darkly.

"Black," Lucius acknowledged calmly. But then, the platinum haired aristocrat ignored the black haired Gryffindor and turned back to the brown haired girl who was despairing over her predicament.

"Miss Renna," He said, gesturing with his hand towards the other way in an attempt to get her to walk with him.

"I apologize," Remus mimicked his words, "I have some things to attend to, please excuse me." She HAD to get away from there.

"Oh, but I was wondering-"

"Keep wondering," Remus retorted, losing her patience, turning away to walk the opposite way. She'd have to use the other way. But before she could get far enough, Malfoy caught her arm.

"Hey! Hey! Keep your hands to yourself!" Sirius jumped in front of Remus. The next thing that happened was confusing. Malfoy was skidding on his back towards the wall accompanied by Goyle and Crabbe's shout. Then the two troll-look-alike jumped on Sirius.

"Stop!" Remus shouted in horror, watching as Goyle punched Sirius with Crabbe pinning the dark haired Gryffindor's arms to his side with his thick arms. "Damnit, Stop it!" In desperation, Remus yanked out her wand.

"Stupefy," she shouted, effectively stopping Crabbe and Goyle. Pushing Goyle away, she pulled Sirius away from Crabbe's clutches.

"Are you alright?" She asked, checking his injuries. Sirius was bleeding in the nose and a bruised cheek but that was all. "Come on," she said, pulling at Sirius' arm, "the infirmary is just a corridor away."

"Thanks," Sirius muttered, then snorted as if something was tickling him, "Some hero I am, huh? Trying to save you and ended being saved by you."

"Yeah, you idiot, jumping out like that" Remus muttered affectionately, but after a pause, she added, "but you did manage to save me from pounding that Malfoy's face myself, if it's any consolation."

Sirius snorted in laughter again.

They ignored Lucius Malfoy who was still lying on his back, groaning dazedly. When they reached the infirmary, Madam Pomfrey was no were to be seen, so Remus settled Sirius down on a bed and ordered the protesting Gryffindor to stay seated. She looked through the drawers for anything she could use. She was already familiar with the sick bay being a regular visitor to the place, either for herself (whenever she got wet/hurt) or for her friends who got into fights on a regular basis.

"Stay still. This will hurt a little," she warned, dabbing the bleeding bruise on Sirius' cheek and nose. The black haired boy winced but stayed still and quiet.

"Who are you?"

Remus blinked. Her eyes widen at the realization that she was still in female form and Sirius couldn't recognize her. He had since her few times before when they were younger, the last was last year, when Remus had accidentally fall into a puddle of water in one of their night marauding. Perhaps it was dark at that time but had she really changed so much throughout the year that Sirius couldn't tell that it was her?

"Uhm, sorry to sound rude. But I was just wondering..."

[Will wonders never cease], Remus was actually sure that Sirius was blushing. Remus stayed quite for a moment, wondering if she should tell him the truth, hands cleaning the wound before picking up her wand and performing a healing spell on Sirius' wounded face.

"Wow, Thanks," Sirius said, rubbing his hand on his cheek.

"Your welcome. And thank you, for helping me," Remus replied softly.

"Hey, no problem. I've always wanted to punch Malfoy anyway," Sirius grinned, winking at her. Remus smiled back. Sirius blushed again.

"Well, thanks again. I think I'll take my leave now," Sirius said, jumping up from the bed. Remus moved to let the black haired Gryffindor leave. She gathered the bottle of antiseptic and the wadded bloody cotton.

"Uhm."

Remus turned. Sirius was standing near the door, uncertain.

"I just wanted to tell you that my name is Sirius Black," the dark haired boy stammered. Remus had never seen the confident Gryffindor so uncertain before.

"I'm Renna," Remus replied, automatically. "Pleased to meet you, Sirius."

Sirius beamed in a way Remus had never seen before, shining like the star that he was named after.

"I'm pleased to meet you too, Renna."

Tsuzuku

^_^ This is longer than I expected but never mind. Next chap will be here...soon. I hope.

Btw, notice that they are animagus and that their nicknames are the same. In the original story, they became animagus to help Remus through his transformation during full moon but in this story Remus is not affected by lycanthropy so there will be another explanation as to why they became animagus.

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