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Chapter Nine
Peter was not an interesting person. Sirius didn't even know why he had invited the boy to become a Marauder. James certainly didn't. Sirius berated himself constantly for letting the dull, blonde boy into their little circle. Just about the only thing he was useful for was when they wanted a getaway person, he was so dull nobody would suspect him, and they had Remus for that. Had Remus, he reminded himself. The boy had gone off and run away to the Forbidden Forest. With a sigh, he rolled over and fell into a dreamless, if troubled, sleep.
When he woke up it was Sunday. He fell out of bed and went to shower. After his morning ritual, he went to see McGonagall. He was going to find out everything he could do to help find Remus again.
"I am sorry Mr. Black, there isn't much you can do," McGonagall said sadly, "We can only ask the centaurs if they have seen anything and even then," here she sniffed, "They are quite unreliable. They may have seen him, they may not have seen him, but they might not tell us either way." Sirius looked crushed, he had hoped that finding his lost friend would involve some adventure. He had imagined him and James and yes, Peter, fighting their way through the Forbidden Forest to at last discover Remus, and they would all be friends again. It appeared that this was not to be the case. He turned to go, but the professor stopped him. "We think that it might be easier to find him after the full moon," she said quietly. "Not many beings don't notice a werewolf on the full moon." Sirius nodded and turned to go again, when she stopped him yet another time. "Keep in mind, Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin does not want to be found, if we do find him, be prepared that he may not appreciate it." Sirius nodded, but in fact, the thought had not crossed his mind. Not want to be found? Why ever not? If he ran away, he would do it for the attention, and he would do everything he could to be found. But Remus was different, he reminded himself. He had run away because he thought that he could save his friends, that they would not even want to be friends with him anymore. Remus had not so much as run away, but tried to make it as if he had never come to Hogwarts.
Oh God, i'm so sorry about the loooong wait. A lot of stuff has been happening lately. But i'll have the next chapter posted up by Sunday, i promise! Poor Sirius! He's so worried about Remy! So sweet. Next Chapter: It's the week before the full moon. Where will Remus go? REVIEW!
