Spirit of the Stars
By IsisFireDancer
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing! Would I be here now if I did??? No! I apologise profusely for any mistakes that happen to be in this text (plot- wise or grammatical). WARNING: there are some mentions of abuse in this chapter. Don't like it, don't read it. Enjoy...
CHAPTER 3: New Dawn
REMUS POV
I woke up at dawn, as usual. I tiptoed over to the window ledge, sitting on it and watching the flourish of activity as the day began.
I had gone through this ritual every day since I was small. I somehow found comfort in the sight of the beginning of life. It reminded me of a new start, enabling me to forget the trials of the night.
There is only one thing I like about night time at all: the stars. They remind me of little angels, hanging from the clouds and watching over us. I have also had this notion since I was small.
But then, these ideas probably originate from the way I acted when I was young, just after I was bitten. I had to find a whole new routine in life. It was so hard at first, having my whole family creep around me like; I was going to break. But now I'm used to it.
I sighed, got up and went back to my bed. I drew the hangings around me once more and dressed. I couldn't get changed in the open because the others would ask me about my scars.
It was a week until my first full moon at Hogwarts. I was going to make my excuses and go to the Hospital Wing to meet Madam Pomfrey. From there, she would escort me to the Shrieking Shack. This was the reason for the Whomping Willow. I would use a stick to press a knot on the tree, freezing the branches and revealing a passage. This lead to the Shrieking Shack, where I transformed. In the morning, Madam Pomfrey would escort me back to school and the Hospital Wing. I would stay there whilst she fed me my potion and got some rest. She could also heal any damage that I so often caused myself.
I sighed. It was hard being me at the best of times, let alone then. I looked at the time. I had hours yet. So I decided to get ahead. I grabbed a book from in my trunk and settled myself, once again, on the window seat.
SIRIUS POV
I woke up to the sun shining through the gap in the hangings. I rolled over, brushing the hair from out of my eyes and pulling myself into an upright position. I stood up, stretched and pulled back the hangings.
I was greeted by the sight of Remus, curled up on the window shelf, reading. This surprised me. Was he always up this early?
"How long have you been up?" I mumbled, the effect of a night's sleep still not fully worn off.
"Since dawn," he said quietly, his eyes finishing scanning the page and meeting mine.
"Since dawn? Why? Are you always up that early?" I was shocked. Was it really possible for someone to get up that early?
"I always get up at dawn. It's like a routine for me now. I like to see the new day I guess. Don't be so surprised! It is humanely possible; I'm living proof! Anyway, why are you up this early? Do you always get up this early?"
"Something must have woken me up. Anyway, what's the time?" I felt kind of groggy. But then I was usually the last one to wake up in the morning. It usually took James bouncing up and down on me and yelling 'Get up you lazy sod!' at me for 10 minutes. Even then I was known to go back to sleep afterwards.
"About seven o'clock."
"Seven??? Remus, help me I'm possessed! Sae me! Save me!" I ran over to the ledge and threw myself onto it, grabbing his arm in mock fear. He began to laugh.
"How can I save you? I've been getting up earlier than this for over half of my life! Do you want to know the real reason why?" he asked, putting on a fairytale narrator's voice.
"Why?" I asked cautiously, fearing the worst. I didn't know just how sly Remus was yet, having only met him yesterday.
"Because... I'm the spirit that's possessing you!" he cried, pouncing on me and tickling me. I was trying very hard not to scream of laughter.
"No fair! Eeek! That's not very nice! Remmie! NO! REMUS! Don't you dare!" I had left all self-restraint way behind me now. I was squealing in mirth. It was a miracle that we didn't wake anyone up. Finally, the tickling ceased. "Remmie, you're evil. I will have my revenge for that you know!"
"Ah! But that depends if you can catch me!" he said, a sly smile spreading across his face. "I'm very quick, you know."
"I bet you are! Personally, I don't want to test that theory right now. Nor do I want to know why such an evil smile has just found it's way across your face!" I backed away from him, in mock fear.
"Awwwww! What's the matter Siri? Don't you trust me?" his voice oozed innocence. He could come in very useful, one day...
"To be frank, no! I do not trust you, Remus Lupin!" He looked at me in puzzlement for a moment.
"I didn't know you were Frank! You told me your name was Sirius! So, FRANK. Or whoever you are. Why should I care if you don't trust me?"
"Because..." I pulled him closer to me, "I'm your worst nightmare!" I cried melodramatically and pounced on him. Soon, he was under my control. He writhed about trying to stop me from tickling him.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!" he screeched, promptly waking up James and Peter. James fell out of bed, surprising Remus and me. Remus gave another yell and fell off the window seat and rolled all the way to the foot of his bed.
I looked at the chaos before me, admiring my handiwork. It looked like things were going to be exactly the same this year. Well, with the exception of Remus' arrival of course.
"I'm not even going to ask," said James in resigned way. "Who made the big screeching noise?" Remus went beetroot from his seat on the floor. "Oh. Next time... SHUT THE BLOODY HELL UP!!! PEOPLE DO NEED SLEEP!!!"
Remus looked quite distraught at the sound of someone shouting at him. It was as if James had hit a nerve. He curled up and a tear slipped from his face onto the floor.
REMUS POV
The sound of James shouting at me instantly brought me back to the sound of the shouting at home. It was all because of me. I had caused all the trouble in my family for years. The sound of my father hitting my mother drove me insane. I would hide, hide away from it.
No one would speak to me at home; I was greeted with stony silence. It wasn't pleasant at the best of times. And my father he also used to shout at me, telling me that I had ruined the whole name of our family. To them I was just another inconvenience.
"Shhhhhh!" I felt strong arms surround me. Sirius. "It's OK Remmie! Don't cry. And don't worry about James! It's his time of month anyway!" I tried to wipe away my tears and laugh. It worked. "Can you tell us why you were so upset by James shouting?" He was treating me like a child. But I didn't care. I w glad that someone actually liked me enough to ask me.
"It reminds me of home. The shouting. My father... He... Well, he beats my mother and me. He says that I was an unfortunate accident and don't merit the gift of life. He blames me for the state of our family." I stopped there. I couldn't tell them about my lycanthropy. They'd abandon me.
"I'm so sorry." The voice of James.
"Forgive and forget." I said, walking out of the room.
AN: Did you like it? That was one LONG chapter. I tried to make everything more emotive. But that's cos I'm truly an angst writer! Still I try my best. REVIEW!!!!! Please! You'll get a cake for your sentence's effort. I'm writing this whole long thing here, so how long can it take??? I would also like to thank all the wonderful people who have already reviewed. Thanks guys, it's no end of help!!! Special thanks to Rin the Kitsune who reviewed on both chapters and many apologies to AffectedmangoO whose post was accidentally deleted. The reason that your last review got deleted was because I reposted the first chapter after you pointed out my formatting problem. I will update either tomorrow or Saturday. Hopefully by then I will also be able to post the two new beginnings of stories I have for you guys! Have a good one!
By IsisFireDancer
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing! Would I be here now if I did??? No! I apologise profusely for any mistakes that happen to be in this text (plot- wise or grammatical). WARNING: there are some mentions of abuse in this chapter. Don't like it, don't read it. Enjoy...
CHAPTER 3: New Dawn
REMUS POV
I woke up at dawn, as usual. I tiptoed over to the window ledge, sitting on it and watching the flourish of activity as the day began.
I had gone through this ritual every day since I was small. I somehow found comfort in the sight of the beginning of life. It reminded me of a new start, enabling me to forget the trials of the night.
There is only one thing I like about night time at all: the stars. They remind me of little angels, hanging from the clouds and watching over us. I have also had this notion since I was small.
But then, these ideas probably originate from the way I acted when I was young, just after I was bitten. I had to find a whole new routine in life. It was so hard at first, having my whole family creep around me like; I was going to break. But now I'm used to it.
I sighed, got up and went back to my bed. I drew the hangings around me once more and dressed. I couldn't get changed in the open because the others would ask me about my scars.
It was a week until my first full moon at Hogwarts. I was going to make my excuses and go to the Hospital Wing to meet Madam Pomfrey. From there, she would escort me to the Shrieking Shack. This was the reason for the Whomping Willow. I would use a stick to press a knot on the tree, freezing the branches and revealing a passage. This lead to the Shrieking Shack, where I transformed. In the morning, Madam Pomfrey would escort me back to school and the Hospital Wing. I would stay there whilst she fed me my potion and got some rest. She could also heal any damage that I so often caused myself.
I sighed. It was hard being me at the best of times, let alone then. I looked at the time. I had hours yet. So I decided to get ahead. I grabbed a book from in my trunk and settled myself, once again, on the window seat.
SIRIUS POV
I woke up to the sun shining through the gap in the hangings. I rolled over, brushing the hair from out of my eyes and pulling myself into an upright position. I stood up, stretched and pulled back the hangings.
I was greeted by the sight of Remus, curled up on the window shelf, reading. This surprised me. Was he always up this early?
"How long have you been up?" I mumbled, the effect of a night's sleep still not fully worn off.
"Since dawn," he said quietly, his eyes finishing scanning the page and meeting mine.
"Since dawn? Why? Are you always up that early?" I was shocked. Was it really possible for someone to get up that early?
"I always get up at dawn. It's like a routine for me now. I like to see the new day I guess. Don't be so surprised! It is humanely possible; I'm living proof! Anyway, why are you up this early? Do you always get up this early?"
"Something must have woken me up. Anyway, what's the time?" I felt kind of groggy. But then I was usually the last one to wake up in the morning. It usually took James bouncing up and down on me and yelling 'Get up you lazy sod!' at me for 10 minutes. Even then I was known to go back to sleep afterwards.
"About seven o'clock."
"Seven??? Remus, help me I'm possessed! Sae me! Save me!" I ran over to the ledge and threw myself onto it, grabbing his arm in mock fear. He began to laugh.
"How can I save you? I've been getting up earlier than this for over half of my life! Do you want to know the real reason why?" he asked, putting on a fairytale narrator's voice.
"Why?" I asked cautiously, fearing the worst. I didn't know just how sly Remus was yet, having only met him yesterday.
"Because... I'm the spirit that's possessing you!" he cried, pouncing on me and tickling me. I was trying very hard not to scream of laughter.
"No fair! Eeek! That's not very nice! Remmie! NO! REMUS! Don't you dare!" I had left all self-restraint way behind me now. I was squealing in mirth. It was a miracle that we didn't wake anyone up. Finally, the tickling ceased. "Remmie, you're evil. I will have my revenge for that you know!"
"Ah! But that depends if you can catch me!" he said, a sly smile spreading across his face. "I'm very quick, you know."
"I bet you are! Personally, I don't want to test that theory right now. Nor do I want to know why such an evil smile has just found it's way across your face!" I backed away from him, in mock fear.
"Awwwww! What's the matter Siri? Don't you trust me?" his voice oozed innocence. He could come in very useful, one day...
"To be frank, no! I do not trust you, Remus Lupin!" He looked at me in puzzlement for a moment.
"I didn't know you were Frank! You told me your name was Sirius! So, FRANK. Or whoever you are. Why should I care if you don't trust me?"
"Because..." I pulled him closer to me, "I'm your worst nightmare!" I cried melodramatically and pounced on him. Soon, he was under my control. He writhed about trying to stop me from tickling him.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!" he screeched, promptly waking up James and Peter. James fell out of bed, surprising Remus and me. Remus gave another yell and fell off the window seat and rolled all the way to the foot of his bed.
I looked at the chaos before me, admiring my handiwork. It looked like things were going to be exactly the same this year. Well, with the exception of Remus' arrival of course.
"I'm not even going to ask," said James in resigned way. "Who made the big screeching noise?" Remus went beetroot from his seat on the floor. "Oh. Next time... SHUT THE BLOODY HELL UP!!! PEOPLE DO NEED SLEEP!!!"
Remus looked quite distraught at the sound of someone shouting at him. It was as if James had hit a nerve. He curled up and a tear slipped from his face onto the floor.
REMUS POV
The sound of James shouting at me instantly brought me back to the sound of the shouting at home. It was all because of me. I had caused all the trouble in my family for years. The sound of my father hitting my mother drove me insane. I would hide, hide away from it.
No one would speak to me at home; I was greeted with stony silence. It wasn't pleasant at the best of times. And my father he also used to shout at me, telling me that I had ruined the whole name of our family. To them I was just another inconvenience.
"Shhhhhh!" I felt strong arms surround me. Sirius. "It's OK Remmie! Don't cry. And don't worry about James! It's his time of month anyway!" I tried to wipe away my tears and laugh. It worked. "Can you tell us why you were so upset by James shouting?" He was treating me like a child. But I didn't care. I w glad that someone actually liked me enough to ask me.
"It reminds me of home. The shouting. My father... He... Well, he beats my mother and me. He says that I was an unfortunate accident and don't merit the gift of life. He blames me for the state of our family." I stopped there. I couldn't tell them about my lycanthropy. They'd abandon me.
"I'm so sorry." The voice of James.
"Forgive and forget." I said, walking out of the room.
AN: Did you like it? That was one LONG chapter. I tried to make everything more emotive. But that's cos I'm truly an angst writer! Still I try my best. REVIEW!!!!! Please! You'll get a cake for your sentence's effort. I'm writing this whole long thing here, so how long can it take??? I would also like to thank all the wonderful people who have already reviewed. Thanks guys, it's no end of help!!! Special thanks to Rin the Kitsune who reviewed on both chapters and many apologies to AffectedmangoO whose post was accidentally deleted. The reason that your last review got deleted was because I reposted the first chapter after you pointed out my formatting problem. I will update either tomorrow or Saturday. Hopefully by then I will also be able to post the two new beginnings of stories I have for you guys! Have a good one!