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Awww.... I was a little sad by the fact i only got 2 reviews for the first chap... Hopefully this gets more cuz I updated sooner!
AN: I know in the books our little Slytherin friend finds out about Remus being a 'you-know-what' by seeing him in the Shrieking Shack, but I changed it so that he found out by his own cleverness. Because even though he is a jerk, Greasy Slytherins happen to be some of my fave characters in the series as well. But, I will most likely add in the bit when Severus sees Remus in the shack...
The Chain That Binds Us All - 2nd link
I always thought Sirius acted strange towards me, but I could never understand why. He must've thought I was one idiotic git the way I blew him off all those times. I was just so oblivious to the fact that he was attracted to me. I seriously thought he was just being odd. Don't get me wrong, I got the hint, but I was naive, ignorant and basically... stupid when it came to things of relationships back then. But who can you blame? I was alone for half of my adolescence, so I barely knew what a relationship was.
The first time I actually remember noticing something different was around the end of our 5th year. Not only was it when I first noticed that I felt a little different towards Sirius, but also when we came up with our nicknames, or should I really say Sirius did. He was always a quick thinker, just like James, but so very unlike me. I was more of a 'sit-down and think completely and thoroughly of the consequences' kind of guy. It really made the two laugh. "Look at Remus," James would always whisper loudly to Sirius, "Thinking of what will happen if we actually get caught nicking a few things from Filch's office."
Sirius would give a great, "HA! Get caught? What does that mean my dear James? I believe Remus is contemplating an impossible feat!" He then would laugh out loud, patting James on the back a bit roughly, making the both of us laugh as well. His laughs and smiles were always infectious.
James was his best friend and received the fullest extent of his attention; Peter was constantly being picked on by the tall boy; And me... he always seemed to... Look out for me you could say. I could remember numerous times where Sirius jumped in to defend me, but one incident always sticks out in my mind, clear as crystal. And you can take a guess as to who the instigator was...
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"SHUT UP! Just, shut up!" Sirius screamed as he held Severus up against the wall by his collar, "You think he chose to become one? You think he danced around, begging to be bitten?!"
"Ah, I see I found a way to really push your buttons, Black." Severus smirked, delighted with himself that he was able to spark such rage within the Gryffindor. Sirius panted, his face hot from anger and his mind boiling with every hex he could think of. At least, that's what I thought was happening.
Sirius always got engulfed in a completely different world when he got angry. His eyes were filled with such rage. The only other time I could remember his eyes like that was when he talked about his family. His wand was out, prodded into Snape's chest, he growled lowly, "You want to say anything else, Snivellus?"
"Yes actually..." He hissed, "I want to tell you it's a shame that you, a pure-blood from a family with such high lineage, would be sorted into Gryffindor of all houses! It's a real shame because you might not have turned out so screwed up! Hanging out with mudbloods, muggle-loving gits and worst of all.... A werewolf!" Snape's long finger pointed at me as he yelled this.
At that moment, I can't even remember what happened. It felt as if the world was tumbling, how did he know? How did he find out?! I was so careful to not let anyone find out! I could've sworn the only students who knew were James, Peter and Sirius. I fell to my knees in panic, and I could feel the people's eyes, boring into me even though there were only a few students watching. I could hear their frantic whispers, floating in my mind. I knew what they would say. It was what everyone said when they found out about, about my... abnormality, "Get him away from me! He's dangerous! He's not fit to live with normal humans."... This was what I feared most now that I knew what it was like to have friends and be around people... rejection from society. I closed my eyes and shaking, I started to whimper pathetically.
Suddenly... I heard a CRACK accompanied with a moan of pain. Looking up I noticed Snape's robes were now covered in blood and a never-ending stream of crimson flowed from what looked like a completely shattered nose. "You'll pay for that you blood-traitor!" Snape wailed as he ran to the Hospital Wing. Sirius glared at the Slytherin until he completely disappeared around the corner, and then, he turned and looked at me.
Shaking his hand in the air he said, "OW! That greasy bugger has one hell of a hard nose to smash..." And I just stared at him while I was on the ground, dumbfounded, speechless, completely taken aback. He then gave me a crooked sort of look before his mouth turned into a solemn little frown, "Are you going to write me up now, Remus?"
"Huh, write you up?"
"You're a prefect," Sirius pointed to a badge on my chest, "I believe you were supposed to stop me from beating in old Snivelly's face." He sighed, "I... Just couldn't stop myself this time. He went too far..." He looked back to where there were a few spots of blood still splattered on the stone floor. After a few moments of silence he turned back to me and smiled a little, "Sorry for overreacting, Moony...Forgive me?"
"Of course I forgive you..." And finally realizing what he just said, I repeated, "Moony?"
"Oh yeah," He scratched the back of his head and grinned that famous Black smile, "I came up with a nickname for you. Do you like it?" He stuck his hand out, offering his assistance to help me stand, "James and Peter both came up with a few ridiculous ones. Stuff like: Amber eyes and Luna Boy, but I insisted that those sounded way too girlie..." He pulled me up and was now helping to brush me off, "So, I blurted out 'Moony' and now James and I just can't stop using it."
"Moony... I like it. So, what are you called, 'Shag Man'?" I laughed in spite of myself despite Sirius' glare to this comment.
"I don't go and shag a bunch of girls, Remus. I hate it when you guys joke about me doing things like that... I may be good-looking, charming, funny and witty, but that doesn't mean I'm promiscuous."
"Sorry, sorry. But, wow, that was probably the most conceited sentence I've ever heard in my entire life." I said sarcastically, "But, C'mon, mate." I pleaded, trying to make a 'puppy face', "What is your nickname?"
Sirius smiled a huge grin and said, "Padfoot..."
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After that I can barely remember ever using his actual name casually. I don't really think any of us did, especially when it was just us four together. But out of the four of us, I grew exceptionally fond of my name. Not because it was nice to hear something other than "Remus this" and "Remus that" for a change, but because Sirius came up with the name for me. Just that fact made me love it.
Of course we'd get a bunch of odd looks when I'd scream, "PRONGS! PADFOOT! WORMTAIL!" In the halls all the time, but we found it extremely amusing when we'd hear random people mumble that we're lunatics.
Those were the best times of my life. I've never experienced anything quite like the relationship I had with those 4 before. Family was always nice, but there was always something better, something more reassuring about undying friendships.
I learned first-hand what Sirius meant about friendship being the strongest chain that existed. But he never told me that it was possible to make it stronger... And both luckily, and happily for me, Sirius would be my professor for that lesson...
- to be continued...