Animal Friends

Chapter 2: Telling Remus

Remus was sitting alone in the 5-year boys dormitory almost in tears because of a letter.

Dear Remus

We do not regret that we have had enough of you. If you cannot find a suitable place to stay for the summer, we will be sending you back to the summer camp you attended 2 years ago. Please write back right away so arrangements can be made.

Your Parents

It had reduced him to tears. He did not want to go back to that camp it was less of a summer camp and more of a torture camp for teenage werewolves. They had solid silver cages that you were always in full moon or not and they fed you ones a day except on the day before and after the full moon, then they clamed to have fed you a large meal when you were a wolf but they didn't. The only meal you had was your own flesh and that of the others in your cage. It was almost the worst summer of his life the year he had gone there.

That was how Sirius found him two hours, later curled in to a ball crying his eyes out clutching the letter that had ruined his life.

"Remus what's the mater?"

"Nothing Sirius I'm fine"

"You are not. People who are fine do not spend hours crying there eyes out. Now what's happened" Remus gave up. There was no way Sirius would leave before he found out what happened, so he gave Sirius the letter to read.

"Remus this is horrible, but I'm sure James parents won't mind you coming to live with them."

"But what about James? I'm not blind Sirius. I can see you guys are tired of me. I can go to the camp."

"What are you talking about we're not tired of you and you can not go to that camp I remember when you got back from there you were pale and burnt from the silver and you looked like you hadn't eaten sense the leaving feast."

"Its fine Sirius. And you don't have to lie you and the others have been ignoring me more and more sense about a month after you found out and I've hardly seen you at all this year."

"That's because we have been working on a project and now it's done and that's why I came up here to get you, because we are done."

"3 years is a long time to spend planning a prank. And how come I wasn't let on?"

"It's not a prank and if we had told you, you wouldn't have let us." Remus looked up at him sharply.

"What did you do?"

"Come and see. Come and see."

"Fine but this had better not be illegal." Sirius led him to the room of requirement, which opened in to a large field that had James and Peter in it.

"What took you guys so long we've been waiting ages."

"Nothing. Listen James can Remus stay with you this summer. The whole summer."

"Of course. I have to owl my parents but I'm sure they'll say yes."

"Thanks James. Now why have dragged me down here. Sirius said some thing about planning a three year prank?"

"Not a prank this." he motioned at James but it wasn't James standing in the clearing any more it was a noble stag. Remus could do no more than gape at the noble beast before him. Turning to Sirius to ask what in the world was going on he saw nothing but a big black dog. Still gapping Remus looked around in time to see Peter change back.

"We became animagi for you Moony." Remus looked down at the big black dog but it wasn't there instead he was looking at Sirius again.

"You di..Did" Remus stuttered "but ... why?"

"Well a wile ago back in second year just after we found out, James read some were that werewolf's aren't dangers to animals. Some dude who locked his family dog up with his best friend or some thing. So we decided to become animagi to help you. This way you wont be alone on the full moon."

"Happy Christmas Moony."

"James it's February."

"Yes but remember second year I told you that I was going to find a way to help you and that was your present?" Remus nodded slowly "well than Happy Christmas."

"So you guys have been working on this sense second year?"

"Yep."

"I can't let you"

"Cant let us what Moony."

"Its to dangers, Sirius what if one of you gets hurt because of me."

"Moony we won't. We did all the research and every thing its perfectly safe. And if you don't let us we'll sneak in to the shack any way and you won't be able to stop us."

"Really, you guys would do this for me."

"We all ready have Moony."

"Thank you. Thank you so so so so so so so so so so so so –"

"We get the point."

"So so so so so so much. Just promise me one thing."

"What's that Moony?"

"You'll come after moon rise and leave before moon set." Sirius looked him right in the eye as if he expected to see why Remus was asking such an odd thing of them. Giving him a look that said he would find out later what was going on.

"All right."

"Ok."

"Okey dokey atichoky."

"What Peter?"

"Just a fancy way my mum says ok."

"Right."

"Well good night than." and Remus left them to there teasing of Peter. (A/N I'm sorry but I had to torture him a bit I'm a hypocrite I know) 'I cant believe they did that for me. Real friends'

"Real Friends"

"What was that Moony."

"Sirius! You surprised me."

"Sneaking up on you am I. must be the new pad feet."

"It's a new epidemic: Padfoot."

"Or you could say it's a new epidemic, Padfoot."

"What?"

"Honestly, you're the one who's suppose to read. Like a name you can call me Padfoot, like we call you Moony."

"All right then you shall always be cursed with the name Padfoot. Where are James and Peter?"

"Still bickering I expect."

"Well than good night than." Than before pulling the curtains closed "Padfoot"

"Night Moony." came the almost silent reply.

Well I finished and before midnight too. Hate to fallow the crowd but please Review. If you review me I'll go look at your stories and if any look good (to me that is) I read and review especially if someone reviewed me first night. Ahhh I have phantom of the opera running through my head over and over. That's what comes of listening to the tape constantly for over 48 hours. Any way I was going to say good night sleep tight and I hope it isn't stifling le hot were ever you are.