C.8 Lost in You

A/N: lycanthrope is a werewolf.Also, Lost in You happens to be the name of a Sugarcult song ^-^ It's good and I was thinking of it when I wrote this. I don't think it affected what I wrote, but you never know. Also, I finally added more Remus. Sarah will die when she reads this. O.o oddly enough, she's not reading it before I post it online. Hmm.

She opened the door to find herself in a room with quite a few books. She sighed. She had been expecting a lot more. Then to her joy she saw everything she would need for making potions. All of the ingredients were there and nice cauldrons. She smiled. This could work out.

She sat down, working with potions first. She'd pick another subject or two to read another night. Potions would be one of the few she wouldn't need a wand for. She opened the musty book in front of her and set to work.

A few hours later, Sarah was surprised to find she remembered most of the potions she had gone through. She was almost done with the last potions book, actually. She smiled to herself. She could do potions. Well, maybe they'll let her stay for that reason. After all, Neville Longbottom messed up a lot. Well, then again, he did have magic abilities, unlike her. She sighed as she added the last ingredient, happy to find that it looked the same as in the book. Thank God for chemistry and cooking, she thought.

After finishing the potions book, she began reading the only book on magical creatures. This stuff was just so fascinating. She decided that after this book she would go and sleep for the remainder of the night. She may seem dumb tomorrow, or maybe she could be really dumb, like unable to speak? It might work.

She closed the book and placed it back upon the shelf, smiling to herself. This wouldn't be half bad; so long as no one realizes the charade she's playing. She made to leave, stopping at the doorway. She then looked longingly into the room before she closed the door. She sighed. She didn't want to leave that room. It was just too good. She would have to come back tomorrow night. In fact every night she could, if she wanted to be smart enough. She just hoped the charade wouldn't be unmasked before she could really meet Moonmeister.

She headed down the corridor and down a flight of steps. She had neglected the map, in fact truly forgotten it, while studying in the Room of Requirements. After a few twists, turns and downhill spirals, Sarah had no clue as to where she was. She looked around. She had never been this way before.

She frowned. Where the heck was she? She turned another corner. She was so stupid. She should've been paying more attention to where she was going. She knew she didn't know her way around Hogwarts. Why didn't she try and get a map of Hogwarts from the Room of Requirements. Speaking of maps, she thought as she pulled out the Marauder's Map. Thank God she still had it. She was about to look at it when she noticed a person coming toward her. She remembered her promise and stuck the map into her pocket.

Great. Just great! She muttered to herself. She looked around her, studying where she was. Maybe one of these could be a sliding door. Ha. Fat chance. Then she turned to look at the approaching figure to find herself staring into the same pair of gorgeous golden eyes. Do all werewolves have golden eyes? She almost muttered it out loud. But instead she stated, 'I'm lost.'

He blinked at her. 'You're lost? You do realize that it is four in the morning?'

She looked at him. 'Wait, wait, did you just say, "four in the morning?"'

He nodded. 'Yes. Don't tell me you've been roaming the halls since six. If Lily left you in the Great Hall just to be with Pr-James, Dumbledore will be really mad at her.'

'No,' she said quickly. She didn't want to get Lily in trouble, after all that she had done for her. 'She showed me to the Common Room and gave me the password, which I do remember,' she smiled. 'But I left to explore and it doesn't help if I do remember the password 'cause I don't know how to get to the fat lady portrait to use it!'

'Wait,' she added. 'Do you think that I could've asked one of these portraits to show me the way?'

He shook his head. 'They wouldn't have been able to get you far. They don't go all the way through. You'd miss them at a turn and that would be it. They'd think you changed your mind and grow furious at you. They never buy the story that you lost them.'

She smiled at him. God, he so nice. It would suck if I had to go home. Not only is this place interesting, it's teeming with cute guys. She sighed inwardly. She was in love with his character in the books, but happy he was so cute in real life. She lost her smile. What if she woke up to find this was all some dream?

'Look, I'll take you back to the Common Room. My shift's ending anyways. Plus, this way, you'll get some sleep. No need for you to be dead tired tomorrow. Although it would be funny if you wandered the halls all night.' He laughed.

She liked his laugh. It was deep, but not too deep. It was carefree. 'I don't think it'll matter whether I get sleep or not. I've slept that much.' She joined in on the laugh. It's too early, she thought. I want to go to sleep, but I'd like to stay awake the rest of the night with him. Really, if she wanted to befriend him so bad, why didn't she become friends with all of the marauders? Well, except Peter. She could never like that backstabbing bastard. She frowned.

'I bet starting a new school in another country is hard,' stated Remus, misinterpreting the frown.

She was confused. 'Wha-oh. Yeah. It's a bit tough, but it's not too bad. People don't know what stupid things you might have done or who you were. You could lie and they really wouldn't know.' She looked at him as she said that.

He puzzled over it for a few seconds. 'Do you have secrets you're trying to hide,' he asked jokingly.

She smiled. 'Oh but who doesn't?'

'You have no idea,' he muttered under his breath.

Sarah realized she wasn't supposed to have heard that. Plus, she didn't need to inquire about it. She knew Remus was a werewolf. She frankly thought it was cool. He obviously was not thrilled about it.

They walked a bit in silence. Both were thinking about werewolves. Sarah was wondering what it must be like for him; Remus was praying that someone would find a cure for lycanthropy. He didn't want to be a werewolf anymore.

After a few seconds she pointed out a painting. 'Oh, wow. I like that. You know, how they put the person in mid-transformation. Being an animagus looks like fun.'

He smiled, remembering all of the fun James, Peter, and Sirius gave him after becoming animagi. 'Yeah. It does look like fun.' He wouldn't know what it was like to be an animagus. He was a werewolf and stricken to one form at a time. He couldn't change back and forth as he pleased. He shouldn't be bitter though. It could be worse. What if his friends didn't care enough to risk their necks for him like that? What if they spread his secret around school?

Sarah looked at him. It upset him, didn't it? Hmm. 'By the way, why are you out of the Common Room,' she diverted his attention from the prior subject.

'Hmm? Oh, I'm a prefect and this my night of patrol duty. It can be rather boring. There really isn't much to do and most of the time the students are smart enough to not get caught. Well, those that aren't lost,' he winked at her, as if she really wasn't lost.

'Excuse me for getting lost,' she faked an attitude. 'Like it's my fault I left the Common Room when I didn't know my way around?'

'Why did you leave?'

'Oh, because, uh, no one really was in the Common Room and I was, err, bored.'

'Yeah, right. Sure. Whatever,' he stated.

'Uh! You don't believe me! I can't believe you don't believe me when I'm telling you the truth,' she sighed, shaking her head wistfully. 'Misunderstood. That's all I am.'

They both broke out into a chorus of laughter. It was as if they had known each other for years. Well, Sarah thought, she did know him for years. He just didn't know about it.

It was nice, walking back with him. She smiled wider. They could have fun. This could work out. But all too soon the walk ended. They were standing in front of the Fat Lady and he had said the password. And she knew it too! She sighed, flaming lizards. Boy did she have it bad.

He followed her inside of the Common Room. They said good night and they both went to their respective dormitories.