A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this new chapter.

Questions:

"So now we have to figure out which Lupin is the real one?"

Sure! That's not the entire point of the story, but I think it's a nice, fun part of it.

"Is Remus not magical at all without the werewolf?"

Remus is half-blood, so he is still magical. The problem (according to him) is that he has never learned any spells. He was bitten was he was very young, so he's never learned any magic. He does have the ability to learn, and he has the same kind of emotional magic that we see Harry use in the books.

"Why wouldn't Snape just stun Lupin and see what happens?"

Good question. It has a good answer, too. I wrote it out (half a page in simple explanation, points A-F), but I've decided not to give you all of that information yet. Suffice it to say, Snape is a very logical and intelligent man, and he has several very good reasons for not doing so, most of which you can probably figure out yourself. This will come up later.

"What are you, a psychologist?"

No, I'm not. I'm a college student, majoring in Library Science (and I get the greatest reactions when I tell people that. Apparently, most people don't realize such a thing exists). The reason I know about the whole "Active Children Misbehaving Children " is because I took child development in high school, and we were told to call the troublesome children active, and why.

The Truth About Werewolves

Sirius Revenge

Chapter Four: To Observe for Missing Clues

Snape was staring out the moon-lit window of the Headmaster's office. When it became apparent to Dumbledore that he was not going to continue, Dumbledore sighed and removed his half-moon spectacles.

"Severus?" the other man slowly turned his attention back to the Headmaster. "How, exactly, was Remus acting oddly?"

"He woke up. Immediately after being stunned, but it wasn't really him. When I questioned him about it later, he said it had been the werewolf in control while he was stunned."

Snape stopped here when Dumbledore dropped his glasses on top of his work, and rubbed his eyes with tiredness. It was really quite frightening to think of how old Albus Dumbledore really was. Then, Dumbledore suddenly lifted his head, and gave his Potions Master a piercing stare.

"You say you questioned him later?"

"Err, yes . . . " said Snape, startled.

"After he woke up from being stunned, and was back to normal?"

"Yes, Headmaster."

It was the Headmaster's turn to stare out the office window, though Snape thought it rude to interrupt his employer's train of thought. After a moment, Dumbledore continued.

"I have heard of such things happening before. A werewolf is stunned, and wakes up a moment later. But, I have never heard of the werewolf surviving long enough to speak to anyone, let alone wake up normal again."

"They . . . Died?" questioned Snape. "You mean they killed themselves?"

"Yes, that's right, Severus. And how did you know? I had assumed Lupin did no such thing, as you have spoken with him since."

"No, he didn't. But he tried." said Snape.

"I see . . . "

Snape continued to explain his conversations with Lupin, including his various attempts to kill himself and where the stunned Lupin had claimed the werewolf was inside of him.

"Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Severus. I must ask you not to take any further action with this matter until I have had the time to consider what you've told me. For now, I am sorry, but I must concentrate on our more widespread dangers. Good night, Severus. You should get some sleep. I fear you will need it, once I've found you something to do by morning." He grinned at Snape, who nodded his 'good night', spun on his heels, and left to find his own office.

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Weeks went by, and Dumbledore still hadn't contacted Snape about Lupin. Not that Snape was sorry. The trouble caused by the Diagon Alley attack was more than enough to keep everyone busy.

Lupin lived at Order Headquarters. When Black was around, he would mysteriously disappear for days at a time, then return and say nothing about it. Black never asked, so far as Snape knew. Secretly, Snape had suspected that Lupin was just getting away from the angst-ridden Black. However, now that Black was gone, Lupin kept up his same strange behavior, and Snape was forced to admit that he was probably just acting on Dumbledore's orders, as Snape himself was often doing when doing things considered strange.

As the new school year would soon begin, Snape had moved back into Hogwarts Castle with most of the other teachers. He, too, was moving in and out of the castle. He was given leeway by the Death Eaters so far as attendance. They knew he was a teacher, and could not move freely while Dumbledore was Headmaster. Still, Snape's position was considered invaluable, and they wanted as many reports on his situation and Dumbledore as possible. Even though Dumbledore knew of Snape's position, the other teachers did not, and Snape still had to sneak out, and therefore kept appearances for the Death Eaters.

When Snape went to Grimmauld Place (accompanied by Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Hagrid, he did not need to sneak out), he found himself watching Lupin more than he'd ever cared to before. While he had previously avoided meals, he was no longer able to do so, as he was not able to return to Hogwarts without the other teachers, and they stayed for dinner. Molly Weasley provided excellent meals in large quantities. No matter how fantastic the meal, or what quantities they were served, Snape soon noticed that Lupin ate very little at dinner, nor did he eat anything during Order meetings. Snape also noticed that Lupin disguised this by taking small bites and chewing much more than was necessary. In between bites, Lupin talked, or listened intently, to those around him, and no one questioned what he ate. Soon after this discovery, Snape began to notice how thin Lupin was - painfully so. He hid his weight by wearing large, warm cloaks. The others excused the cloaks for him - agreeing that "poor Remus didn't seem to be feeling well today," or some other indication that Lupin was feeling under the weather, and needed to keep the chill out.

During Order meetings, Lupin often just sat back and watched. He usually had some obscure but useful bit of information about whatever topic was being discussed. Snape assumed that Dumbledore brought the topics up first with Lupin, who then learned his bits of information during his days of disappearances.

When voting, Dumbledore and Lupin almost always agreed, though Snape never saw them look at each other. The only topic they never agreed on (ever) was Harry Potter. Dumbledore, at least, had not been swayed by Potter, and was still trying to the things that were best for the entire Wizarding World. Lupin, on the other hand, didn't seem to care about the world at large at all, and favored anything that would benefit Potter most, no matter what the consequences. Potter, it transpired, was still at his aunt and uncle's house, and Snape had never seem Lupin so utterly pissed.

"How can we just leave him there?"

Snape wasn't sure why they were circling that topic again. Dumbledore had already decided not to remove Potter from his relations, and Snape couldn't see why Lupin didn't approve.

"As I have told you before, Remus," even the Headmaster was starting to get irritated. "Harry need only return to his aunt's home once a year to remain safe, but the longer he is there, the safer he'll be. Now that Voldemort is not longer hiding, we should make sure that Harry is as safe as he can possibly be."

"Remus, dear," Emmaline Vance - an old friend of Lily Potter's, and a bit unfocused most of the time. "I just don't understand what the problem is. I know Harry is going through a hard time, but don't you think he should be with his family?" Here, Dumbledore, Lupin, Fletcher, Moody, and the various Wealseys present made sudden movements - fidgeting with cloaks, adjusting glasses, tapping fake eyes, or just looking somewhere other than Vance. Snape could not fathom why. "Besides, in a week, he'll be back at school with his friends. What will a week hurt?"

"What will a week help?" growled Lupin. "Why can't he leave them a week early? How much more protection will he get in one week?"

"More than he has now." said Dumbledore gravely. The conversation was over.

After the meeting was dinner, during which Lupin spoke to no one, listened to no one, and yet ate less than ever. After dinner, Lupin retreated to the master bedroom, and was not heard from again that evening.

A/N: You've taken the time to read it, now could you please review it? Thank you! And I'm about half way through the next chapter, so expect that soon.