Chapter 5: The Third Pensieve: Remus J. Lupin

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Harry landed with a thump on a soft, carpeted floor. He looked around and saw before him the Gryffindor common room in which he had spent so much time in himself. He half-expected to see Ron and Hermione squabbling over homework by the fireplace. But he was waiting for a person to come into view...anyone...

Finally, Harry caught sight of a brown-haired boy who looked like he was in his fifth or sixth year. The boy was sitting in an armchair. He looked extremely worried and anxious. That familiar whoosh pushed him towards the boy as Harry stood up.

He looked the boy in the face and began to wonder who he was. It had to be one of the Marauders, but which one? Suddenly a light bulb turned on in Harry's brain. He recognized the boy...it was Remus Lupin! Aside from the fact that Remus' hair was lighter and his face was much more expressive, the boy in front of him looked nothing different than the grown man he would turn out to be.

"How am I going to tell them? Will they abandon me like all the rest?" Remus muttered. Harry walked around to the other side of the chair to get a better look. He wondered what Remus was talking about. What had he done? What happened? Harry's stomach jolted as his heart began to pound faster as he yearned to know more about this situation.

"I mean, come on, Remus, boy. How many people will want to stay friends with a person who turns into a hair, monstorous werewolf every month at the first sight of a full moon?" Said Remus. He rubbed his forehead then leaned back into the chair with a depressing sigh.

Werewolf. Harry thought. He was going to witness Remus telling the Marauders and Lily about his condition. He could see why Remus was nervous. Harry had seen the man in his werewolf form in his third year. And it wasn't very pretty.

Remus stood up and walked to the nearest window. Harry followed. It was night. But the moon was not full. Remus shook his head at the moon and sighed once more. The light of the moon reflected in his eyes. "How could something so beautiful turn me into something so ugly?" He whispered. Harry could hear a little whimper in the tone of his voice.

Harry started to feel bad for Remus. He had never felt that way before. Of course, he had never thought that someone was worse off than he was. He now saw before him a werewolf, with feelings and a heart like any other person.

He assumed that the Marauders and Lily had not abandoned him, as Remus had feared, because on the night that Harry first met his godfather face to face, Sirius and Remus embraced each other like old buddies. He smiled at the fact that his parents had hearts.

Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps, then the muttering of a password. Remus turned suddenly and began pacing the room. Harry remained at the window, wondering what was going to happen next.

Soon, the four Marauders and Lily Evans marched in through the painting and were not surprised to see Remus standing there. "We got your owl." Lily said with a concerned voice.

"You could have just come and got us, mate. We were just walking around the grounds underneath James' Invisibility Cloak." Sirius explained, sitting down in the nearest chair.

"Who knew you could fit three guys and a girl underneath that thing without anyone getting poked." James laughed. He sat down on the arm of Sirius' chair.

"Good thing we didn't get caught." Mousy Peter said. James and Sirius exchanged laughing glances. Peter was obviously the least mischievous of the four.

"Why did you call us here? From your letter it sounded urgent. What's wrong?" Lily asked. She found herself a chair and sat down. She was looking at Remus as thought he was going to drop dead any second.

Remus sat down in his previous chair. Harry walked over and stood beside it. "Well, you guys, ("AHEM!") and girl." Remus added as Lily cleared her through purposely. She nodded and thanked him silently.

"There's something really important I need to tell you. I totally understand if you are afraid of me because of it or if you don't want to be friends anymore..." Remus dragged on and on.

"Spit it out, mate!" Sirius shouted.

"I'm a werewolf. I'm a werewolf, okay! So run away like all the others and leave me alone." Remus stood up and faced the window once more.

James jumped. "A werewolf? COOL!" James and Sirius said at once.

"Run away? Why, Remus, I would never do that just because you are a werewolf. It makes no difference to me." Lily said comfortingly.

"Werewolf or not, you're still my friend!" Peter shouted, or at least he tried to. Harry laughed at his efforts.

"Really? You-You're not afraid?" Remus turned around and looked shocked yet relieved that they had not left him high and dry.

"No way! In fact, becoming an animal sounds quite...interesting." Sirius said, rubbing his hands together with a smirk on his face and a glint in his eyes.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" James asked.

"Illegal Animagus, anyone?" Sirius replied.

Lily's eyes went wide. "GO ahead, boys. But you're NOT getting me involved in this one!" And with a sharp turn Lily stormed up into her dorm.

"Exactly! I'm in!" Peter said.

"Wow! Thanks, guys." Remus thanked his friends.

"No problem. Now let's think. Remus, you're nickname could be Moony, because of the whole werewolf-moon thing. We'll figure everything else out later. Moony, this will be the greatest night of your life!" James explained.

The room went blank. Harry closed his eyes. He felt like he was going to vomit again.

BAM! Harry was back in the Room of Requirement. He felt sick, but the warm memory of his parents' hearts glowed. He smiled as he stood up and advanced to the next Pensieve. There were only two people left: James and Lily. The last two Pensieves had to involve either one.

Harry leaned forward and prepared himself for that almighty push into the past...

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