The Marauder Days: Year 1

Chapter 1, Part 3: A Special Letter

Disclaimer: Everything Harry Potter was created, and belong to J.K. Rowling (boweths to her) Everything/everyone that are of my creation in this fic belong to me, I guess.

A/N: Thanks a lot for the reviews! I'm glad you like it so far. Also, like I said before, these first three parts are going to be a little short. After this part, I'm going to try and make the chapters a little longer! :)

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"Maybe they'll lock him in the dungeons-do they even have those?-like we lock him in the basement!" A quiet voice said in the living room. The voice belonged to Remus Lupin's mother.

"Yes, they have dungeons, but the howls will probably still be heard..." His father said in the same quiet tone. "You know how hard it is to make excuses for the howls to the Muggle neighbors. Think about how hard it would be to make excuses to an entire school that knows about Remus's...kind. If they hear the howls, the entire school will figure it out sooner or later! Remus will be shunned." He finished, his voice a little louder than before.

"Lower your voice, you'll wake Remus up!"

But Remus was already awake. He had gotten up to get a glass of water, but somehow ended up eavesdropping on his parents' hushed conversation about him.

"If we don't tell him about the letter...think about how bad he'll feel if he ever finds out." His mother said sadly. "He already feels bad enough about his condition."

"Fine, we'll tell him about the letter...Let's let him decide if he should go or not, okay?"

"Okay,"

Remus heard his parents' footsteps. They turned into the hall, and started toward their bedroom. He ducked back into his bedroom, dived under the covers of his bed, and closed his eyes. As soon as he had closed his eyes, he heard his parents pass his room.

"What's his door doing open?" Mrs. Lupin whispered. "See? You could have woken him up!"

The door squeaked as she closed it.

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Remus walked in the kitchen and sat down at the table. Mrs. Lupin set a plate of toast and a glass of orange juice in front of him, kissed the top of his head then playfully ruffled his light brown hair.

"Mum..." He groaned when she ruffled his hair.

"Well good morning to you too!" She laughed. She pulled a chair out and sat down by him. Mr. Lupin lowered his paper and looked at Remus. Mrs. Lupin crossed her arms and looked at Remus with the same look her husband had in his eye: a mix of pity and worry.

"Remus we have something to tell you..." His mother started slowly.

"I want to go," Remus said, not looking at his mother. He had been thinking about it after he heard his parents' conversation, and was prepared.

"You don't even know where your saying you want to go to!" Mr. Lupin said with a fake laugh.

"Yeah, I know where. Hogwarts, right? I remember you talking about it a lot before I was bitten," Remus explained when he saw the look on his father's face. He lowered his gaze and said in a quiet voice. "After I was bitten, you stopped talking about it. You thought I wouldn't be accepted, didn't you?"

"I'm not going to say that didn't cross my mind," Mr. Lupin said bitterly. "But Dumbledore, that's the headmaster of Hogwarts, said it's possible for you to go, as long as some safety measures are put in place on the full moon. He said if you're careful, no one will find out," He took a letter out of his pocket. "It came with the acceptance letter," He said, handing it to Remus.

Remus read the letter quietly.

"'Dear Mr. and Mrs. Lupin,

It has come to my attention that your son, Remus Lupin, is afflicted with lycanthropy. I believe this should not hinder the education of your son, and would like him to attend Hogwarts. However, certain precautions must be taken on the full moon. If Remus is careful and follows the precautions I have in mind, no one should find out about his condition.

Signed-'

"Wait a minute! It doesn't say anything about what the 'precautions' are!" He said.

"Yes, that's why we thought about not letting you go," Mrs. Lupin said with a wry smile. "We weren't sure what he was going to do about your condition."

There was a few seconds of silence.

"So...are you going to let me go?" Remus finally asked, breaking the silence. "I said I want to. I promise I'll be careful; I'll do whatever the headmaster wants me to do on the full moon." He pleaded.

His parents exchanged looks as if they were silently debating if they should let him go.

"You can go," Mr. Lupin said. "I'll take you to get your school supplies tomorrow."

"Can I see the list?" Remus asked excitedly.

"Sure." Mr. Lupin laughed. He put Dumbledore's letter back in his pocket, and pulled out a list. "There you go."

Remus took the supply list, and ran down the hall to his bedroom.

"I hope he realizes what he's getting himself into..." Mr. Lupin whispered.

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Lupin asked.

"One mistake, and his Hogwarts education is over..."

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A/N: It's hard to type when your cousins are reading over your shoulder. I had to end it, or else I think I would have killed one of my cousins.