A/N: Since ff.net is being irritable and PMS-y, everything that'd usually be in italics or bold is now capitalized. I know it's annoying, but bear with me.

This is just a short little blurb of Remus' thoughts right before Sirius showed up. After this, we'll get back to the story.

INTERLUDE: REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST:

~Remus' POV~

Sirius and James were my best friends at Hogwarts. We would've done anything for each other; and did, when we had to. This annoying kid, Peter Pettigrew, thought of James as some kind of hero. Never figured that out, actually.

James spent most of his time trying to ditch Peter, and after a while, it got boring for Sirius and me. We would've done anything for him, of course, but it got so goddamn tedious hiding in closets for no reason other than that we just didn't like the kid.

So Sirius and I spent a lot of time together. And I mean a LOT. As time passed, we grew even, um...CLOSER. Emotionally and, well, physically.

Being in a relationship like that didn't make me any happier about lying about my lycanthropy. But fuck if I was going to ruin everything good in my life just to feel better about myself!

Inevitably, I suppose, Sirius eventually figured it out. Instead of coming right to me, he asked James what he should do. He never was very good with making decisions for himself. Could make all the decisions in the world for someone else, though.

Peter overheard them telling me that they knew and promised to keep my secret as long as we would be his bestest friends forever and ever.

The four of us made a wonderful team...James with his courage, Sirius with his daredevil attitude, I with my brilliance, and Peter with his sweet little innocent fact that no one would ever suspect. We were soon inseperable.

Especially Sirius and I.

Thankfully, James and Peter never found out about the other side of our relationship. We had no idea how they'd react and knew that they'd never look at us the same if they knew. So we decided to leave a good thing be and not tell them.