**THAT NIGHT**
Lily, Jess and Maggie were dancing in the middle of the common room. They had gotten basically the entire room's attention, as they were very good dancers. Soon enough a couple of fourth year boys, who had returned from the ball, came up to them and tried to dance. But the girls were too crazy and blew them off. The music finally got to a slow song and Lily decided to get a drink.
"Hey Lily!" Remus came up from behind her.
"Oh! Hey Remus! How's it going?" by the look on Remus's face he was not good. "What's wrong Remus?"
"I need to tell you something, come here." Remus said pulling Lily into a corner.
"Lily I really am trusting you here. I haven't even told James or Sirius this. But I really need someone's help and I'm afraid to tell them."
Lily was getting a little nervous now. What possibly could he trust with Lily more than James or Sirius?
"There's no way for me to say this easily. I'm a.a.a werewolf." He said barely over a whisper.
Lily's eyes widened, "Is this some sort of a joke Remus? Werewolves aren't something to goof around about!" Lily felt anger that he would try and trick her but she noticed his eyes. They were pleading. "Oh my gosh. You're serious."
Remus nodded and led Lily to a chair. "I bet you're wondering right now why I'm telling you this huh?"
Lily nodded her head and Remus continued. "Lily you are the smartest in the grade and I knew that you're figure it out sooner or later. When you asked me about not being around during Christmas break I thought you had figured it out. Anyways, I need your help. James and Sirius are starting to get curious. I'm running out of excuses and stories. I need you to help me with some alibis and.some research."
Lily couldn't believe what she was hearing. She didn't think about what she was getting into. She smiled and nodded. Remus now very relieved let out a heavy sigh and fell to the floor.
"Thank you." He said.
Lily returned to the party and dancing afterwards. She earned some weird looks from James and Sirius. Lily became rather tired at about one thirty and headed up to bed; replaying what Remus had told her in her head.
Lily woke up late the next morning. Dumbledore had announced that they were exempt from wearing their school robes until the second to last day of school. Lily grabbed her bag, some parchment, and a quill then leaded down to the Great Hall for brunch. After eating Lily went straight to the library. If she was going to help Remus she wanted to know everything she could about werewolves. She was surprised that Remus trusted her with this. They had become very good friends since Christmas and Lily knew how tight the three boys were yet he told Lily about being a werewolf over them.
Not long after Lily started reading about them did she become absolutely fascinated. Every now and then Lily would take a couple notes but she mostly read. She skipped dinner and was kicked out of the library at nine. Lily checked out a couple of books and then made her way to the common room.
"Lily! Where have you been all day?" Jess asked running up to her.
"The library."
"The library?! Lily exams are over. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to use some of the library books to write an essay. You know-one of our summer assignments." Lily made her way to an armchair in a corner. She focused on the book and nothing else. Several times people tried to talk to her but got no response. It was about midnight when Lily started to get sleepy. The words were becoming blurry and Lily was finding it hard to concentrate.
"Lily?"
Lily stirred and looked in front of her. Remus took the book away from her hands and read a little on the page.
"Wow. I didn't think you'd start right away." He laughed.
Lily chuckled, "Just wanted to know some stuff about what happens."
"Lily no book could ever tell you what happens. Only a werewolf. But I'm rather skittish about the topic still. You should go to bed. And do me a favor, don't worry about any of this until school gets out."
Lily smiled and got up from her chair. She surprised Remus by giving her a hug. She whispered in his ear, "I already have an idea." She let go of him and smiled evilly. He looked at her with interest as she walked up the stairs to her dormitory. They didn't know it, but at the exact same time they thought to themselves, "What did I get myself into?"
Lily, Jess and Maggie were dancing in the middle of the common room. They had gotten basically the entire room's attention, as they were very good dancers. Soon enough a couple of fourth year boys, who had returned from the ball, came up to them and tried to dance. But the girls were too crazy and blew them off. The music finally got to a slow song and Lily decided to get a drink.
"Hey Lily!" Remus came up from behind her.
"Oh! Hey Remus! How's it going?" by the look on Remus's face he was not good. "What's wrong Remus?"
"I need to tell you something, come here." Remus said pulling Lily into a corner.
"Lily I really am trusting you here. I haven't even told James or Sirius this. But I really need someone's help and I'm afraid to tell them."
Lily was getting a little nervous now. What possibly could he trust with Lily more than James or Sirius?
"There's no way for me to say this easily. I'm a.a.a werewolf." He said barely over a whisper.
Lily's eyes widened, "Is this some sort of a joke Remus? Werewolves aren't something to goof around about!" Lily felt anger that he would try and trick her but she noticed his eyes. They were pleading. "Oh my gosh. You're serious."
Remus nodded and led Lily to a chair. "I bet you're wondering right now why I'm telling you this huh?"
Lily nodded her head and Remus continued. "Lily you are the smartest in the grade and I knew that you're figure it out sooner or later. When you asked me about not being around during Christmas break I thought you had figured it out. Anyways, I need your help. James and Sirius are starting to get curious. I'm running out of excuses and stories. I need you to help me with some alibis and.some research."
Lily couldn't believe what she was hearing. She didn't think about what she was getting into. She smiled and nodded. Remus now very relieved let out a heavy sigh and fell to the floor.
"Thank you." He said.
Lily returned to the party and dancing afterwards. She earned some weird looks from James and Sirius. Lily became rather tired at about one thirty and headed up to bed; replaying what Remus had told her in her head.
Lily woke up late the next morning. Dumbledore had announced that they were exempt from wearing their school robes until the second to last day of school. Lily grabbed her bag, some parchment, and a quill then leaded down to the Great Hall for brunch. After eating Lily went straight to the library. If she was going to help Remus she wanted to know everything she could about werewolves. She was surprised that Remus trusted her with this. They had become very good friends since Christmas and Lily knew how tight the three boys were yet he told Lily about being a werewolf over them.
Not long after Lily started reading about them did she become absolutely fascinated. Every now and then Lily would take a couple notes but she mostly read. She skipped dinner and was kicked out of the library at nine. Lily checked out a couple of books and then made her way to the common room.
"Lily! Where have you been all day?" Jess asked running up to her.
"The library."
"The library?! Lily exams are over. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to use some of the library books to write an essay. You know-one of our summer assignments." Lily made her way to an armchair in a corner. She focused on the book and nothing else. Several times people tried to talk to her but got no response. It was about midnight when Lily started to get sleepy. The words were becoming blurry and Lily was finding it hard to concentrate.
"Lily?"
Lily stirred and looked in front of her. Remus took the book away from her hands and read a little on the page.
"Wow. I didn't think you'd start right away." He laughed.
Lily chuckled, "Just wanted to know some stuff about what happens."
"Lily no book could ever tell you what happens. Only a werewolf. But I'm rather skittish about the topic still. You should go to bed. And do me a favor, don't worry about any of this until school gets out."
Lily smiled and got up from her chair. She surprised Remus by giving her a hug. She whispered in his ear, "I already have an idea." She let go of him and smiled evilly. He looked at her with interest as she walked up the stairs to her dormitory. They didn't know it, but at the exact same time they thought to themselves, "What did I get myself into?"
