A/N oky, here's the next chapter. I'll give you my opinion of the new movie
after the story, in case you want to hear it ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own the stuff u recognize it's JK Rowling's.
Sirius could hardly restrain himself until they were in a place that no one else would hear them talking. As soon as they were in a quiet spot, he began talking quickly. "You were on the right track, Remus. Tom and Voldemort are the same person. Tom Riddle was a student here, Slytherin of course. A real smart guy. According to my parents, Dumbledore absolutely loathed Tom and followed him around all the time, hoping to catch him at something, but I doubt that. Knowing the old fools, Dumbledore probably suspected that Tom was up to something fishy and they didn't like that. And we've got a new student coming here."
"Huh? What's that got to do with anything?" James asked.
"Nothing," Sirius replied cheerfully.
"Then why do we care?"
"Because I hear he's got special powers," Sirius told them quietly. "They say that you don't want to be around him. He plays mind games, can make you do pretty much what he wants."
Peter whimpered, and James gave an involuntary shudder. He made a mental note to avoid the new student. After his last brush with mind control, he was nervous about anything like that.
"So did you lot get any information, or am I the only provider?" Sirius wondered. James pulled out the newspaper clipping and showed it to his friend.
"It's nothing compared to what you found out, but it's all we found," he explained. Sirius nodded as he read the article.
"Well, it's something," he said, stuffing the paper into his pocket. "Now, how about some food?"
It was almost a week before the new boy that Sirius had mentioned arrived. This guy gives me the creeps, Remus thought when Dumbledore introduced him. The boy had black hair and eyes, and wore all black clothes.
"Loser," Sirius muttered under his breath.
"Come on, we have to go to class," James said, standing up. They walked to Potions quickly.
"We will be taking notes today," Professor Malevolent announced as he swept into the dungeons. The classroom was quiet, except for the rustling of parchment. Sirius yawned as he leaned back in his seat, and Malevolent gave him an icy glare.
For Remus, the class seemed to drag on forever. He was grateful when the bell finally rang and he could leave the dungeons, which were filled with a foul odor from the potion that Malevolent had used during a demonstration. Halfway to the door, he heard Sirius speak, and turned to see what was happening.
"Get out of my way, you filthy rat!" Sirius spat at the new boy.
"Why are you in such a hurry, cousin?" the boy asked quietly, smirking. Sirius tried to push past the boy, but his way was blocked again.
"Move it, Jeb!" Sirius snarled, but the boy just laughed. Angrily, Sirius punched Jeb in the stomach. The boy hardly seemed to notice it, but Malevolent saw him.
"Black! Ten points from Gryffindor, and detention tomorrow night!"
Laughing quietly to himself, Jeb stepped aside to let Sirius through. Glaring at the new boy, Sirius didn't move. Remus looked at his friend, waiting for Sirius to start walking. After a minute, Sirius blinked and hurried out of the classroom. Remembering what he had heard about the mind games, Remus jogged after him.
"Sirius, are you alright?" James asked, following Remus.
"Yeah," Sirius replied, shaking his head. "It was weird. It felt like he was trying to get me to do something, but I don't think it worked."
Remus shook his head, not exactly understanding what Sirius was saying, but deciding that his friend was okay.
That evening, as they were doing their homework, there was a tension among them. They hadn't seen Peter since Sirius had started teasing him in History of Magic. Remus felt uncomfortably aware that Sirius didn't feel the least bit of guilt about it.
"Hey Remus, page 563 in your Magical Creatures book," Sirius whispered. Curious, Remus flipped to the back of his book.
"What about-"Remus stopped when he saw the bottom of the page. Werewolves: a species often thought of with fear. A bloodthirsty beast, the werewolf is among the most dangerous creatures known to our kind. It is widely known that even in it's human form, a werewolf can be a danger to all who dare to come near.
He didn't want to read any more. Two thoughts ran through his mind. The first was, How can they publish a pack of lies as a schoolbook? The second hit him with more force. Why did Sirius show me this?
Looking up, he saw Sirius watching him with interest. James' head was down, reading the passage with revulsion. Remus looked back at Sirius who made no effort to say anything comforting, or even anything at all. He just sat there, watching. Remus stood and rushed out, blinded by the thought of the article. Bloodthirsty beast . . danger to all . . among the most dangerous creatures . .
Without even thinking about where he ran, he found himself in one of the secret rooms that Rob Weasely had shown them. Sitting on the stone bench on the far side of the room, he stared at the blank wall in front of him, trying to clear the image of the book from his mind. Was this what he was going to go through his whole life? People shoving all the bad things under his nose, reminding him of the awful beast that he was, grinning at his pain . .
Suddenly, he realized he was crying. As he wiped the tears away furiously, he heard the portrait door open. He looked at the door, feeling self-conscious. It was Lily.
"What happened, Remus?" she asked softly.
"Nothing," he replied defensively. "I just – I just –"
"Just what?"
Remus sighed. "I just needed to go for a walk."
Lily's eyebrows drew together. "A walk?"
"Yeah, a walk."
"Ok." Lily was looking at him skeptically. "That why James started shouting at Sirius when you left?" Remus didn't say anything. "They're best friends, Remus. I know something's wrong when you run out and they start to fight."
Embarrassed, Remus stared at the ground. He wished he hadn't run out like a coward. Feeling his face grow hot, he wished that Lily wasn't there to see him.
"Look, Remus, have they been teasing you?" Lily asked, sitting next to him. "Don't listen to them! It doesn't matter what they say!"
"But – well – you just don't understand!" Remus exclaimed.
"I don't?"
The way she said it made Remus regret his outburst. He shook his head. "I'm sorry. I just-"
"Just what?"
Remus rested his head on his hands, feeling exhausted. "I don't know."
"Remus, whatever they say, it can't be true," Lily told him. "You're ten times better than either one of them! I've seen you around school, and I've never once heard you put down another student or complain about anything!"
Slowly, the boy began to feel a little bit better. While he was slightly concerned about James and Sirius fighting, he was glad that James had stuck up for him, and Lily had helped him to get past his thoughts about being a werewolf. Still, he was curious about one thing.
"Why did you follow me here?"
Lily smiled. "You needed help, so I came to give it."
Smiling back, Remus felt that he had found another friend. They stood and walked toward the door. Just before he turned the handle, Remus remembered one more thing.
"James didn't say anything."
"What?" Lily looked at him, perplexed.
"James wasn't the one saying stuff about – about me," Remus clarified, not sure why he was telling her this, but saying it anyway. She nodded, and Remus opened the door. Before they left, he peeked out to make sure no teachers would catch them in the halls after lights out. His eyes widened, and he shut the door again.
"Not again, not again, not again," he muttered, turning the lock on the handle.
"Remus? What's wrong now?" Lily went to unlock the door and look into the halls.
"No! Stop!" Remus cried, but it was too late. As Lily opened the door a crack, it was kicked open, and four large men walked into the room.
A/N There's another chapter of my story. Want to hear what I thought of the movie? No? Too bad, I'll tell you anyway. Well, I was kind of disappointed, actually. It was a good movie, it just didn't explain things very well. If anyone watching hadn't read the book, I think they would get pretty confused. I liked how Lupin described Lily, though, so I tried to put that into my story. I thought the shrunken head on the Knight Bus was pretty funny. And Fred and George were awesome, as always. Ok, that's enough of my ramblings for the moment.
TheDudeLordOfFantasy – So do you like it? I tried to update fast, but things get pretty busy at the end of the school year. Anyhow, thanx for your review!
Disclaimer: I don't own the stuff u recognize it's JK Rowling's.
Sirius could hardly restrain himself until they were in a place that no one else would hear them talking. As soon as they were in a quiet spot, he began talking quickly. "You were on the right track, Remus. Tom and Voldemort are the same person. Tom Riddle was a student here, Slytherin of course. A real smart guy. According to my parents, Dumbledore absolutely loathed Tom and followed him around all the time, hoping to catch him at something, but I doubt that. Knowing the old fools, Dumbledore probably suspected that Tom was up to something fishy and they didn't like that. And we've got a new student coming here."
"Huh? What's that got to do with anything?" James asked.
"Nothing," Sirius replied cheerfully.
"Then why do we care?"
"Because I hear he's got special powers," Sirius told them quietly. "They say that you don't want to be around him. He plays mind games, can make you do pretty much what he wants."
Peter whimpered, and James gave an involuntary shudder. He made a mental note to avoid the new student. After his last brush with mind control, he was nervous about anything like that.
"So did you lot get any information, or am I the only provider?" Sirius wondered. James pulled out the newspaper clipping and showed it to his friend.
"It's nothing compared to what you found out, but it's all we found," he explained. Sirius nodded as he read the article.
"Well, it's something," he said, stuffing the paper into his pocket. "Now, how about some food?"
It was almost a week before the new boy that Sirius had mentioned arrived. This guy gives me the creeps, Remus thought when Dumbledore introduced him. The boy had black hair and eyes, and wore all black clothes.
"Loser," Sirius muttered under his breath.
"Come on, we have to go to class," James said, standing up. They walked to Potions quickly.
"We will be taking notes today," Professor Malevolent announced as he swept into the dungeons. The classroom was quiet, except for the rustling of parchment. Sirius yawned as he leaned back in his seat, and Malevolent gave him an icy glare.
For Remus, the class seemed to drag on forever. He was grateful when the bell finally rang and he could leave the dungeons, which were filled with a foul odor from the potion that Malevolent had used during a demonstration. Halfway to the door, he heard Sirius speak, and turned to see what was happening.
"Get out of my way, you filthy rat!" Sirius spat at the new boy.
"Why are you in such a hurry, cousin?" the boy asked quietly, smirking. Sirius tried to push past the boy, but his way was blocked again.
"Move it, Jeb!" Sirius snarled, but the boy just laughed. Angrily, Sirius punched Jeb in the stomach. The boy hardly seemed to notice it, but Malevolent saw him.
"Black! Ten points from Gryffindor, and detention tomorrow night!"
Laughing quietly to himself, Jeb stepped aside to let Sirius through. Glaring at the new boy, Sirius didn't move. Remus looked at his friend, waiting for Sirius to start walking. After a minute, Sirius blinked and hurried out of the classroom. Remembering what he had heard about the mind games, Remus jogged after him.
"Sirius, are you alright?" James asked, following Remus.
"Yeah," Sirius replied, shaking his head. "It was weird. It felt like he was trying to get me to do something, but I don't think it worked."
Remus shook his head, not exactly understanding what Sirius was saying, but deciding that his friend was okay.
That evening, as they were doing their homework, there was a tension among them. They hadn't seen Peter since Sirius had started teasing him in History of Magic. Remus felt uncomfortably aware that Sirius didn't feel the least bit of guilt about it.
"Hey Remus, page 563 in your Magical Creatures book," Sirius whispered. Curious, Remus flipped to the back of his book.
"What about-"Remus stopped when he saw the bottom of the page. Werewolves: a species often thought of with fear. A bloodthirsty beast, the werewolf is among the most dangerous creatures known to our kind. It is widely known that even in it's human form, a werewolf can be a danger to all who dare to come near.
He didn't want to read any more. Two thoughts ran through his mind. The first was, How can they publish a pack of lies as a schoolbook? The second hit him with more force. Why did Sirius show me this?
Looking up, he saw Sirius watching him with interest. James' head was down, reading the passage with revulsion. Remus looked back at Sirius who made no effort to say anything comforting, or even anything at all. He just sat there, watching. Remus stood and rushed out, blinded by the thought of the article. Bloodthirsty beast . . danger to all . . among the most dangerous creatures . .
Without even thinking about where he ran, he found himself in one of the secret rooms that Rob Weasely had shown them. Sitting on the stone bench on the far side of the room, he stared at the blank wall in front of him, trying to clear the image of the book from his mind. Was this what he was going to go through his whole life? People shoving all the bad things under his nose, reminding him of the awful beast that he was, grinning at his pain . .
Suddenly, he realized he was crying. As he wiped the tears away furiously, he heard the portrait door open. He looked at the door, feeling self-conscious. It was Lily.
"What happened, Remus?" she asked softly.
"Nothing," he replied defensively. "I just – I just –"
"Just what?"
Remus sighed. "I just needed to go for a walk."
Lily's eyebrows drew together. "A walk?"
"Yeah, a walk."
"Ok." Lily was looking at him skeptically. "That why James started shouting at Sirius when you left?" Remus didn't say anything. "They're best friends, Remus. I know something's wrong when you run out and they start to fight."
Embarrassed, Remus stared at the ground. He wished he hadn't run out like a coward. Feeling his face grow hot, he wished that Lily wasn't there to see him.
"Look, Remus, have they been teasing you?" Lily asked, sitting next to him. "Don't listen to them! It doesn't matter what they say!"
"But – well – you just don't understand!" Remus exclaimed.
"I don't?"
The way she said it made Remus regret his outburst. He shook his head. "I'm sorry. I just-"
"Just what?"
Remus rested his head on his hands, feeling exhausted. "I don't know."
"Remus, whatever they say, it can't be true," Lily told him. "You're ten times better than either one of them! I've seen you around school, and I've never once heard you put down another student or complain about anything!"
Slowly, the boy began to feel a little bit better. While he was slightly concerned about James and Sirius fighting, he was glad that James had stuck up for him, and Lily had helped him to get past his thoughts about being a werewolf. Still, he was curious about one thing.
"Why did you follow me here?"
Lily smiled. "You needed help, so I came to give it."
Smiling back, Remus felt that he had found another friend. They stood and walked toward the door. Just before he turned the handle, Remus remembered one more thing.
"James didn't say anything."
"What?" Lily looked at him, perplexed.
"James wasn't the one saying stuff about – about me," Remus clarified, not sure why he was telling her this, but saying it anyway. She nodded, and Remus opened the door. Before they left, he peeked out to make sure no teachers would catch them in the halls after lights out. His eyes widened, and he shut the door again.
"Not again, not again, not again," he muttered, turning the lock on the handle.
"Remus? What's wrong now?" Lily went to unlock the door and look into the halls.
"No! Stop!" Remus cried, but it was too late. As Lily opened the door a crack, it was kicked open, and four large men walked into the room.
A/N There's another chapter of my story. Want to hear what I thought of the movie? No? Too bad, I'll tell you anyway. Well, I was kind of disappointed, actually. It was a good movie, it just didn't explain things very well. If anyone watching hadn't read the book, I think they would get pretty confused. I liked how Lupin described Lily, though, so I tried to put that into my story. I thought the shrunken head on the Knight Bus was pretty funny. And Fred and George were awesome, as always. Ok, that's enough of my ramblings for the moment.
TheDudeLordOfFantasy – So do you like it? I tried to update fast, but things get pretty busy at the end of the school year. Anyhow, thanx for your review!