Now and Then Chapter 2: September The 23rd, 1976, a harry potter fanfic

Chapter One
(September the 23rd, 1976)

As a Prefect, Remus had many duties. He had to set an example for the younger generation, thus why he seemed to always be nagging at his friends like some old hag. Because, usually…if they got into trouble…he got into trouble. Now, as he followed his head of house towards the library he was aware of one more task.

Remus was to be tutoring a young Gryffindor girl that had fallen behind in her studies, because the third year student had arrived for term late because of what old McGonagall said was 'family problems'. He would be doing this every Thursday and Friday night after dinner in order to help her catch up. Remus didn't really think he'd be that good of a tutor, but his head of house seemed to have other ideas.

When he first laid eyes on the third year student, his breath was taken away…no she wasn't stunning looking, she was far from it actually…what took his breath away was how said she seemed to be. Sitting there at an empty table in the library surrounded by books, she was scribbling on a spare sheet of parchment with furious movements. Her pale lips were set in a slight frown, and limp orange hair hung in her face causing him unable to see her eyes or the rest of her features for that matter.

"Miss. Anderson." McGonagall spoke up, causing the girls head to rise up and her dark blue eyes to look at both Remus and Professor McGonagall. Her nose twitched slightly and head would cant to the side. "Remus dear, this is Kit and Kit, this is Remus…he's a sixth year Prefect and should be able to help you catch up." While McGonagall spoke, Remus trying to be as gentlemanly as possible stuck out his hand. Kit looked at it with distrust for a moment before actually taking it in her own much smaller hand, that would be one of the things that would always be stuck in his memories.

How small she was…so fragile.

McGonagall excused herself and there was a bit of awkward silence as Remus sat down next to her at the table. Neither one of them had really been in a situation like that, and they didn't really know what to do. He gave what he hoped would be a charming smile and pointed at her parchment. "Well, what are we working on tonight then?"

Her eyes flickered down towards the parchment for a moment then back towards him, "Essay on the benefits of transfiguring an animal into furniture."

Remus blinked for a moment and furrowed his brows, that was it…she was behind and having trouble with that? Kit must have sensed his confusion, and she continued on. "I was getting the easiest out of the way first, there are a few harder things involving both potions and rather long and dull essay's on the Troll uprising in 1566..."

He grinned at that, and she continued on her rant. "I mean…does the Troll Uprising really matter? It wasn't really much of an uprising at that…"

Remus watched her, she still looked sad, but she was friendly and that would make these sessions tolerable.

"Well, let's finish this and move onto potions then…might as well get as much done as we can." She grinned as Remus said this, and handed him a book.

That night, a new friendship was formed.

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"Moony you're getting in late…what happened, did you have a hot date and not want us to know about it?" Sirius asked him as he entered the common room. Remus had been expecting that, he would be stupid not to. His eyes did a quick sweep of the room, people were milling about and his friends were all currently gathered together, Sirius had a book of 101 greatest wizard pranks in his lap, Peter was currently stuffing his face (when was he not?) , and finally James and Lily were snogging near the fireplace. Could they ever keep his hands off of each other?

"I'm tutoring a third year." He told Sirius, as Remus would let his book bag fall to the floor before collapsing onto the sofa next to Sirius.

"So that's what they call it now a-days…" Remus frowned at Sirius' comment, but that's how his friend always was…

"Oh, do come off it will you? McGonagall talked me into it, honestly not that bad" Before he could get out any thing else, Sirius interrupted.

"Who is she?"

"What?"

"I said, who is the girl you are tutoring?"

"What makes you think that the person I'm tutoring is a girl?" This comment fell on dead ears as the door to the common room swung open. Kit walked in, he had left her in the library because she said she wanted to check out some books. Now seeing her standing up he was surprised by how small she really was, she was even shorter then Lily (And that was saying something) and that sad expression had returned.

He gave a slight wave when she noticed him sitting there, a small smile crossed her face and her head would duck slightly as she continued on her way towards the girls dormitories. No wonder he never really seen her before, she hardly spent anytime with other Gryffindor's.

"What makes me think you are tutoring a girl?" Sirius said with a slight chuckle before ruffling the sandy colored hair atop of Remus's head. "Who was she? She looked kind of sad…did you break her heart?"

"Unlike you, I don't drop girl's every night of the week." Remus started, and Sirius mocked a slight gasp of hurt. "Her name is Kit, she's a third year who came to school late. I'm not sure why she's so sad."

"A sad lil' Kitten…you know what they say…depressed girls are the easy ones."

At that Sirius got a punch in his upper arm from the young werewolf.

"I deserved that."

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While most of her school-mates were in the common room joking around and having a happy ole' ignorant life…Kit was doing what she did every night for the past two years.

She had locked herself in a bathroom stall and had a small dagger in hand. It was honestly the only way that the pain of everyday life wouldn't consume her. Sleeves pulled up, red lines and scars lingered on her pale arms. This was just something she had to do. Kit had spent the whole day thinking about how horrible it was that she had to start school late just because her father had grounded her.

She couldn't even remember why she had been grounded. When he said that she wouldn't be leaving the house for anything…he meant it. Finally when Hogwarts sent a letter inquiring her whereabouts, her father and mother let her go back.

She loved school more then anything, it was an escape into a world that she had never thought possible. Her a witch…it was almost funny. As she dragged the blade across her left arm slowly and carefully, the only thing she could think of was the very cute boy that was going to be her tutor for the next few weeks.

He was out of her league though, didn't even know that she existed until McGonagall brought him into the library to meet her. Not to mention he was friends with two of the most popular boys in school. Kit would never have a chance with Remus. She could accept that, but…thinking about him just caused her to get butterfly's in her stomach.

With one finale cut, the small dagger was concealed and her tears of pain would be brushed away with a pale hand. Blue hues would peek out of the stall to make sure that no one had come into the bathroom, and when she was satisfied that she was alone, Kit headed for the sink to wash off her slightly bloody arm.

This was her everyday life. Pain and sorrow and no one knew about how truly sad she was.

And she wanted to keep it that way…but the question remained.

Why was she so carefree with Remus…she even smiled at him…what was going on?

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Woo, end chapter. Yes, this will be going back and forth between present and past. Hopefully it won't be to confusing for you. As you can tell I love Remus, Sirius banter, and later James banter will show up.

Next Chapter: Remus wakes up in the medical wing, right next to a person he thought was gone forever.