Lily woke up early again. She got dressed and walked down the stairs where she once again found Remus sitting in a chair looking at the fire. She sat in front of his chair with her head on his knee and Remus began to stroke her hair. "Where will you go on the full moon?"
Her question startled Remus. "Well, Professor Dumbledore had a Whomping Willow planted over the entrance of a passageway on the grounds. It leads to a shack in Hogsmeade, the wizard village not far from here. There's a knot pressed to stop the Willow from swinging its branches. Then I crawl through to the shack and transform in there."
"Oh." She was silent for a while. "When's the next full moon?"
"In a couple weeks. I'll have to make up a story as to where I am though. No one is supposed to know that I'm a werewolf. If Dumbledore found out that I told you, I don't want to think what would happen."
"Is it hard to have to keep this secret from everyone? Especially your friends?"
"Well, the professors know about it, as well as my family. And not every friend is in the dark of my secret, now are they?"
"No, not every friend." Lily looked up at Remus. "It always helps to have someone to talk to doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does," he said with a hint of joy. Remus leaned down, kissed the top of Lily's head, and said, "Thank you."
"For what, Remus?"
"For keeping my secret. For not being afraid of who I am. For being the best friend I could ask for. For everything that you have and ever will do for me."
Lily climbed up into the armchair with Remus. They were small enough to sit in it side by side in the chair. She kissed him on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Your welcome." Laying her head on his shoulder, she managed to fall asleep for 15 minutes before being woken up by Remus shaking her. She heard footsteps on the stairs and knew why he had woken her. She got up and went to the closest chair as quickly as she could.
Lily turned to see who was coming down the stairs. It was the prefect who had told them the password to the Common Room their first night at Hogwarts. 'What did she say her name was?' Lily thought to herself.
"What are you doing down here so early?" she asked suspiciously. Remus turned and she added, "The both of you."
"We were just talking," Remus said. "It's Anna-Maria, right?"
"Yeah. And you are?"
"Well I'm Remus Lupin and this here," he said pointing to Lily, "is Lily Evans."
Anna-Maria's face lit up when Remus introduced Lily. "You're Lily? Lily Evans? Oh my gosh! How'd you do it?"
Lily looked at her. "Do what?"
Anna-Maria looked bewildered. "Do what? Get any and every guy to like you! Even guys in my grade are talking about the beautiful Lily Evans. I'm in the seventh year, mind you."
Remus grabbed Lily's hand. "See? What did I tell you? All the guys will be flocking to you."
Anna-Maria saw Remus grab Lily's hand and asked, "Ooh! Are you two an item?"
Lily got a sly smile on her face as she said, "Not exactly," and proceeded to tell her about James and Sirius. When she had finished, Anna-Maria was rolling with laughter. Students where also starting to appear in the common room.
Anna-Maria looked at them. "Ready for breakfast?"
Lily and Remus said they were and the 3 of them left for the Great Hall. When they reached the Gryffindor table, Anna-Maria sat with the prefects and Lily and Remus sat down with other first years. Rini was already there. The other 5 Gryffindor first years were Sara, Jordyn, and Damien Gem (triplets), Teresa Fittz, and Arthur Marlo were there as well. Sara, Jordyn, and Teresa were in the girls' dorm; Damien and Arthur in the boys'. They were all talking when James and Sirius cam grumbling in.
The eight looked at them and Lily asked, "What's wrong with you two?" They mumbled something, sat down, and ate breakfast.