Disclaimer: None of the Harry Potter characters are my own and no money is being made or infringement intended from writing this story. I'm simply, to be frank, enjoying myself!

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Chapter 58 - Fear

James later confided in me that he was stunned so much by Sirius's words but had he been able to he would've tried to fix the situation there and then. I told him it wasn't his problem to have worried about, that the wrong was to be placed solely on Sirius's shoulders despite the fact that I had forgiven him by this time. Unfortunately human nature works so that when we say we'll forgive something or to forget about it, we actual sub-consciously store away the wrongful deed.

Maybe that is why I could believe so easily that it had been Sirius who had betrayed your parents.

A horrible thought I know, and one that still makes me shudder but I couldn't help it, I'm only human…well except for once a month.

Harry, don't try the 'You are human' conversation on me, look, Cara's laughing. Call it a werewolf's black humor. We accept what we are but its only all right if the werewolves are the one poking the fun at themselves. Any body else does it and then that's when it becomes a racist comment.

Of course I didn't hear the whole story until later and when it was far too late. Sirius was furious with Snape and so he wouldn't tell me, James and Peter were trying to make it so I wouldn't have to find out and Snape was left wondering whether he should trust Sirius's word or not. I've never understood why he went that night, it would've been very much like Sirius to put him in an embarrassing position but I guess even he thought that Sirius's temper wouldn't make an attempt to kill him. Neither did Sirius I expect but humans are a complex animal, they are sometimes too intelligent. It makes our minds perverse and that's where the slip between what's right and what's wrong comes in. We seek lovers rather than just someone to continue the family line with like animals…

…No Harry, that doesn't make the Malfoys a rare breed of peacock… what was I saying…Oh yes…

We kill for no reason; some develop sexually perverted minds and so on. It's how we work, intelligence mixed in with primal instinct.

My only conclusion to Sirius's slip up was a mix of man and dog. The dog in Sirius had a threat before him, the threat wasn't backing down, now the threat needs to be eliminated. Obviously Sirius couldn't simply get into a battle to the death with Severus but somewhere in the farthest regions of his mind a plan formed involving another animal.

Me.

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(1977)

Sirius's breath was coming out in labored pants now but still he maintained his fast walk to where, he wasn't sure. He just had to get away, away from Severus Snape and his leering face. Adrenaline coursed through his veins making his heart pump madly against his ribcage. Maybe it was the pounding in his ears that distracted him from the hurried steps behind him but he still didn't jump when a pair of hands grabbed both his shoulders and whirled him round.

He was greeted with the red, exhausted face of James Potter, anger and disbelief burning in those hazel eyes.

"What're you doing?" He yelled shaking Sirius's shoulders frantically. Sirius merely locked his jaw tighter and curled his upped lip.

"He needs to be taught a lesson, that the world doesn't revolve around him, that Remus goes through a hell lot more than he gives him credit for!"

"AND REVEALING REMUS'S SECRET WILL FIX THAT!?"

Logically some part of Sirius's mind began to stir but his anger all but extinguished it as he shook his shoulders free of his friend's tightening hands.

"HOW ELSE WILL HE? HE'S NOTHING BUT A WORTLESS SLYTHERIN THAT DESERVES EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO HIM!"

James shook his head numbly.

"Sirius, he'll be killed can't you see that?"

"Remus wouldn't kill him, he'll simply scare him. He's never harmed one of us."

Sirius looked angrily at his friend before whirling round on his feet and began to march off. James lunged wildly and grabbed his shoulder again but Sirius pushed him off roughly.

"Have you gone insane Sirius? Remus hasn't harmed us because whether you've noticed or not we happen to have the upped hand of being Animagi!"

"Remus wouldn't harm a thing, I can't believe you'd…"

"BUT MOONY WOULD TEAR ANYTHING HE CONSIDERED FOOD APART YOU IMBECILE! MOONY AND REMUS AREN'T THE SAME THING!"

Peter came running around the corner a few minutes later just in time to see Sirius swing his fist into James's jaw. James dropped but he continued to look up at Sirius defiantly as he clutched his jaw, his lips split and leaving a trail of blood down his chin. Sirius's fists were clenched at his sides as he shook with anger visibly.

"How dare you assume that Remus is a killer, he's different from other werewolves!"

"S-Sirius, please listen to James! We see a side of Moony that is kind but it isn't the w-wolf, it's Remus, we bring that out of him but only as animals. He'd sooner kill you or me or James than stop and look." Peter said shakily and he actual trembled when Sirius strided towards him and used his height advantage over the shorter boy.

"How can you call yourself a friend when you saw such things!" He asked but before he could do anything he was caught around the waist tightly and was thrown back. When he landed he looked up shocked to see James Potter towering over him with an almost murderous look in his eyes. Peter, who had cringed when Sirius had flinched as thought to make a move, was now clinging to James's arm tightly, his eyes closed tightly as he still trembled.

"And how can you call yourself a friend when you reveal your lovers darkest secret and physically attack your other friends who are trying to show you where you've gone wrong? It would appear that nothing is going to penetrate that thick skull of yours whilst you're in this state but when you've had time to cool down and think you come and find us to apologise. Meanwhile me and Peter have a friends reputation to rescue."

Sirius watched furiously as James turned Peter still clinging to his sleeve as he tried to hurry through the halls.

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Lunch break was already finishing and Remus felt his heart sink into his stomach as he realised that none of his friends were where they said they would meet him. He shrugged it off though, looking at Lily who was stood beside him and the two smiled before leaving to get to their next lesson.

"Maybe they got a detention, you know how they can be." Lily said linking her arm in with hers friends. Remus chuckled as he scratched his chin.

"And yet I'm surprised I didn't think of that straight away." The two laughed and made to go around a corner when they bumped into Severus Snape. He glanced at Remus quickly, calculatingly and made to open his mouth but obviously thought better of his question. When he breathed in a second time though he actually released his words.

"I think you should reconsider the liability of your little boyfriend Lupin, his temper is fast becoming something that will be his downfall."

Sighing Remus shook his head.

"What's he done this time?" he said exasperated and Lily giggled as Snape almost smirked.

"Nothing to be too concerned with. I will be seeing what he was blathering on about later though, it'll all make sense soon."

With that he strode of in a whirl of robes leaving the other two staring after him.

"Well that was…odd." Lily said and Remus shrugged at her.

"Yeah but look at it this way, that almost passed as polite conversation."

They two snorted in amusement before continuing on their way.

"Anyway, so we missed the boys at lunch, you'll be seeing them tonight anyway." Lily said and she patted Remus's arm in a comforting manner.

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Later that evening Lily sat curled up elegantly on the sofa in the common room with her book in her lap reading. She was a little fed up at not having seen James all day and was mentally going over the piece of mind he'd receive from her later when the Fat Lady's portrait flew open and James followed closely by Peter came running in, panting and beyond looking exhausted.

"James? What on earth…" she started but still gasping James flung to his knees in front of her and through labored breaths said "Where's…Remus and…Sirius?"

Confused she shrugged slightly. Her eyes drifted to the crusted blood on his chin and she moved her thumb to attempt to wipe it away.

"I don't know about Sirius, upstairs last I heard but Remus has already left for you know where. James, what's happening? You look awfully pale and what happened to your chin?"

"It was stupid, so stupid and I can't believe he did it! I've been trying to put it right all day but I couldn't find Snape or Remus or even Sirius all day. They seemed to be alluding me all day and now everything is going wrong and I don't know what to do, Lily please, I don't…"

He buried his face in her thigh and although he wasn't crying he was obviously thoroughly grieved, shocked and was now shaking all over. Lily could feel her heart pounding in panic.

"James, what do you mean? What's going on? James, James…"

She shook his shoulders but he simply shook his head. It was Peter that spoke to her in a trembling voice.

"Lily, Sirius got angry and told Snape to go to The Whomping Willow tonight."

It was as though someone had dropped a bucket of cold water over her. Suddenly Snape's words and Sirius's foul mood when he had strode in earlier all made sense. Instantly taking command she jumped up and pulled James up with her.

"Peter, go get Dumbledore, NOW! He must be told what's going on, don't argue James! You have to get to Willow as quick as you can, Snape said something earlier to me and Remus today, which means he's on his way down there now and Remus will have started changing already by now. I'm going upstairs to beat the living daylights out of your best friend and nothing you can say will stop me!"

James grabbed her and pulled her into a frantic kiss before charging from the room, Peter in tow but both separating to go to their respective destinations. Lily however whirled round and stormed up the stairs to the boy's dormitories where she practically tore open the doors.

Sirius, who had been slouching on his bed sulking jerked up when the heavy door smashed against the wall and he was suddenly defending himself against Lily's slaps to his chest and shoulders.

"You…arrogant…idiotic…foul-tempered fuck! How could you do that to him! Your own Lover how could you!"

He grabbed her wrists and stopped her attacks.

"What're you on about woman!"

"Remus will be killed as a dangerous animal! Snape's going down there and Remus won't be able to stop himself from attacking him. If he isn't exterminated then he'll most definitely be sent to Azkaban! You do something so amazing for him when his father is dying but you turn around and do this!"

"What! They wouldn't kill him, he's Remu…"

"TO YOU AND ME, TO THE REST OF THE WORLD HE'S JUST ANOTHER WEREWOLF! WHEN WILL YOU SEE THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD DECIDES WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO HIM, NOT A GROUP OF TEENAGERS! YOU FIX THIS, YOU FIX THIS NOW AND I'M ASSUMING THE REASON MY BOYFRIEND HAS A SPLIT LIP IS BECAUSE OF YOUR IDIOCY SO I'M TELLING YOU NOW, YOU TOUCH HIM AGAIN LIKE THAT AND I'LL PERSONALLY SHOW YOU WHY IT IS A MOST DANGEROUS THING TO UPSET A WITCH!"

Sirius was shocked and even a little frightened by the wrathful look in Lily's eyes and maybe it was this that woke him up to what he had done. Lily could actual see the heart-wrenching knowledge hit her friend but right now her sympathy was aimed at her other friend.

"Go to Dumbledore, tell him what you've done or help James I don't care but you'd better do something before you lose the one thing in your life I'm beginning to doubt you deserve!"

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James's calves were hurting from the little shocks running up his legs as he ran as fast as he could over the Hogwarts grounds. His lungs were hurting and his side was beginning to build up into a painful stitch but one glance up at the bright white moon in the sky reminded him of what he had to do.

That's when he heard a scream.

Pausing only briefly before running off again he climbed over the last small hill to see Snape stumbling backwards, a look of shear terror on his face. He could hear Moony's snarls coming from the tunnel and he charged forwards throwing himself at Snape who was paralysed with fear on the floor. He grasped the other boy's shoulders and tried to pull him up but a heavy pant and a dangerous growl made him turn his head. He flung out his arms in front of Snape hiding the boy from view but he finally understood the Wizarding World's terror of werewolves.

Moony was standing some meters away surveying the two humans. As a Stag Moony had looked inviting, a pack member but with his vision back as that of a humans Moony's teeth looked sharper than before, His snarl more frightening, his back hunched as though to pounce.

Shaking off his sickening feeling quickly James whirled round and grabbed Snape pulling them up.

"Run, for the love of Merlin, run!"

He and Snape ran off, James holding Snape's upped arm tightly and Snape allowing himself to be dragged away. Both refused to turn around, both ignored the angered howl, the thudding footsteps and they didn't stop running until Hogwarts steps were in front of them. They flung themselves at the bottom steps and only then did they glance behind them.

The wolf hadn't followed them all the way but in the distance they could hear the howl that also resembled a human scream angrily blaming the moon of its loss of a hunt.

(TBC)

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AN: Ah, that was the infamous scene and I was typing furiously. Adrenaline, it gets you every time lol.

Thanks to:

Twilight-La-Fae: Hey good luck (or maybe you've already had them in which I don't know the past tense of Good Luck) on your SSATS! I have a feeling you may like Lily's role in this chapter, and I actually was inspired by, low and behold, myself for that piece. You see, recently some Gypsies beat up my brother and his mates simply stood to the side. So when his friends came round (points up to Lily and Sirius scene) that occurred.

Adhara1: Sirius has a foul temper but when cooled down he'll know the error of his ways. It's not really a single persons fault situation this one, it involves different events taking place to lead to the same common denominator.

Electra Black: Lol thank you, yes I did and here you go!

Saturndragon: Ah I wouldn't worry about the French, I didn't pass Mathes straight away but I retook it and now I have every exam passed! I always wanted to do french but I had to do German. It was all right; to be honest I would've preferred to learn elvish lol! Lol yep, I'm fully playing Lily as the female Marauder but I'm not sure on Snape. He's a bad good guy that I love to hate but ever since Dolores Umbridge I find I can tolerate him a lot more, like him even.

RanmasAngel: Lol my apologies but it wouldn't be as exciting without a cliffy!

Dark Dragon Fire Demon: Lol Uh oh pretty much covers it!

MooseDeEvita: Thanks again so much for the picture of Cara and Harry, I loved it and I guess I like seeing how other people see Cara. May I ask if you could place the picture I gave you of Cara on your site so the others might see it like I promised them? You don't have to of course! But thank you so much again for your comment!

Guu-Sama: I can feel the end of this story looking closer and closer. We have this Willow plot and then graduation but then that's going to be it folks for this one!

Avain: I know what you mean; I was left feeling confused after reading the scene with James in it. I had this image in my head that turned out to be very different. Everyone says Harry is like James but that boy is an Evans through and through! Ok, there may be a touch of Potter lol! Aye, Lily here is a mix of a lot of people and I draw from different people for different scenes. It's kinda fun!

Rhiannan Star: Aye, have you ever noticed how similar Sirius's and Ron's temper is? I thought it was an interesting parallel between James and Harry with Sirius and Ron. Hermione too is a lot like Remus only slightly more opinionated. It's like the Marauders given a second chance.

Crescomellonnin: Mwhaha I know, that's why I did it, mwhahahahahhahah!

Kynny: Ah tell me about it, it seems to have taken centuries to get here mind you! Can't say I've tried Public woo hoo on SIMS. I haven't really been given the chance to in a few days (Stories, projects etc etc).

Ted-Easton: Lol that's all right, it's so long that you'd think by now it should be over! But thank you, I could've gone with the Voldemort plot but how many times have we seen that before?

IsisFireDancer: Merry Meet! LMAO sounds like a damn fine club! The SHRS Club apparently! Blessed Be!

Mars Explorer: Thanks you very much!

NixixNox: Ta and here you go!

Happo: How is your knee? But lol, be at peace, nap my friend nap!

Jenna: My New Year? Well to put it simply it helped inspire me to write 'Broken Inside'. I had to talk a suicidal girl out of cutting herself and drinking herself to an early grave but she wouldn't listen (I doubt she wants to be helped, she's getting attention this way) so I got pissed off because where she was looking to get attention I have a friend who tried to kill herself because she generally was depressed and so I find it insulting when you see these 'woe is me' teenagers because if they suffered what my friend had then they'd be properly humbled! Other than that, great! You? Anyway, hoped you liked the two updates to Full Circle!

Elrohir Lover: Lmao you and my friend would get along well, she loves Chester from Linkin Park! Ah I love Snape…don't know why lol!

Lissom-Howler: Hope this is all right as a theory; remember that that is that it is though, a theory! Hope you got my email with 'The survivors guide to British Slang' but if you didn't then I'm afraid that yep, we do indeed speak like that. I never realised you guys don't say snog though I thought everyone said that?

Mirale Nic Draco: I've mentioned Emmeline Vance before but she's also mentioned in OotP as a member of the Order who died.

Kit Kat: Have a break, have a …anyway, why there? Because…I…can…Mwha!

Rowenna7: Pah that's nothing; I've been known to stay up till four to finish a story! I'm afraid that Sirius isn't alive when Remus is telling the story; you have to read Little Wolf and Autumn Skies to understand why. It's from the same Universe as them unlike Full Circle, which essentially is an AU story. Sirius Tattoo will be mentioned again, along with others lol!

Super Yam: I'M THE GODFATHER! Anyway, (tosses her hair over her shoulder), Sexy, me?………DAMN STRAIGHT Lmao (kidding)!

Halftime1030: Ah now you've gone and done it, my head has inflated to great degrees and I only just got it down! But seriously, thank you so much.

Courtney: Lol, oh so you like the story then?

Vimana Ferel: Thank you so much for your support, that guy was a bit of prick wasn't he? I never understand why those people go to places they know they'll hate the story content. Obviously just looking for a fight!

Hisui Kuragari: I my Goddess I think I've just wet myself remembering that scene! "Get the Racks!"

Asphodele: Thank you so very much. It's sometimes easier for people who have their own pets to understand because you know like me that they become part of the family. Admittedly I mourn more for Figaro more than any other pet I had because he was the kind of cat that attached himself to me so it was us all the time. He was my Gentleman with his tuxedo coloured fur and Zorro mask style face. Thank you, very very much.