This is my first story originally posted on Death-Curse.

A/N: I'm trying to post up to chapter 15 which is the end of the first year.

Rated: R for language and mature themes to come.

Both Sides of Life

Chapter Twelve: The Prank and the Womping Willow

The beginning of January a blizzard hit Hogwarts. The wind howled and snow pelted down over the castle. Snape had begun to become a little too nosy over where Remus went every month. Finally Sirius had had enough, he had secretly told Snape that if he touched the knot on the Womping willow he would discover the secret. So at the next full moon Snape followed Remus out to the willow and after poking the tree with a stick, slipped down the hole in the base of the now immobilized tree.

Sirius stood hidden off to the side laughing silently when James and Peter came over.
"You're here early." James remarked.
'What's so funny?" Peter asked.
"Snape. I told him how to find out where Remus goes. He's down there right now." Sirius chuckled.
James then tore off for the tree praying that he wasn't too late. When he got into the tunnel he saw Snape only a few meters ahead. "Stop!" he yelled running up and grabbing Snape's arm but at the other end James and Snape could just see the beginnings of Remus' transformation. "Oh no, Run!"
James dragged Snape back out of the tunnel
"I knew it, I knew it! He's a werewolf, a monster! How could Dumbledore let that....that thing in here!" Snape spat at James. His eyes narrowed "You! You and your little friends are behind this! Aren't you? Well I hope you're happy!" with that Snape began to storm off to the castle.
James ran after him, followed by Sirius and Peter "Where's he going?" Peter asked
"He saw Remus, and I bet you anything he's going to tell everyone. We have to get Dumbledore now!" James sent Peter to fetch Dumbledore while the other two boys chased after Snape. They finally cornered Snape down near the dungeons. "Snape you've got it all wrong!" James yelled. "Listen I did not set you up. You can't go off a spout off to everyone what you saw. Look we're taking you to Dumbledore. We'll get this sorted out."
"There's no need to take Mr. Snape anywhere Mr. Potter."
Dumbledore said calmly from behind them "Come to my office all of you and we will talk this over." The Headmaster led the boys back down the hall.
Out from behind a suit of armour half way down the hall, slunk a short little second-year Hufflepuff who scurried down the hall.

The Hufflepuff reached the Astronomy tower out of breath a few moments later "Your...Lady...ship." The second-year wheezed out collapsing on the floor. "Something's happened."
The group of assembled Ravens looked down at the thirteen year old girl. She had recently joined the ranks of the Fool's court only days ago.
Titania spoke up first "What did you see?" she asked the young spy.
"Well lady, Severus Snape of Slytherin House discovered that Remus Lupin of Gryffindor House is a werewolf..." She replied after being helped off the floor.
Isobel gave a slight gasp. 'Oh no poor Remus!' she thought.

"His friends cornered Snape and escorted him to the Headmaster's office."
The girls looked at one another. They had all heard Isobel's vision and a few more in their group had had the same vision of others in Snape's general group but still no one knew what it meant. "This isn't good." muttered one of Eden's seventh year friends near the back.
"What are we going to do? We can't just go up to them all and be like 'Hey how's it going, now that Snape's found out' so what?" Medea asked eyeing Isobel.
"We'll keep like we always have. We know nothing. Thank you, Lucy." Titania nodded to the informant "Go back to your Common room now." The girl left. Titania sighed "You are all dismissed; we'll do this again next week. Oh Isobel could you stay for a second." She called as everyone made their way out.
"Isobel please don't do anything rash. We can't let anyone know that we know."
Isobel looked at Titania with a wry smile "Oh you're worried about me doing something rash? Definitely no worries there. That's your department, Titania." Isobel began to turn to leave but as she got to the trapdoor she turned around "actually I think I've got an idea that's right up your alley.' She smirked and filled Titania in on her plan.