It was a long slow walk from the library to the Gryffindor common room for Remus Lupin. Thoughts always weighed heavy on his mind, he was of course, the most serious of the four Marauders. It was close to the full moon, which added to his thoughts and worries, but now...Now he had one more added thing to tumble through his already busy brain. 'Is it really possible? Could she really be? Was the amulet really silver?' Remus looked down at the palm of his hand. Any other peice of silver pressed to that palm would have left an ugly, and painful burn. Lorelei had pressed the medallion hard into his hand, after telling him it was pure silver, and he felt the cool metal, instead of the seering pain.
Remus walked through the common room door, hands in pocket, watching his feet as he walked. "Hey mate!" James called out from the couch. "Where you been Moony?"
"Library Prongs." Remus replied. "Remember the dreaded potions essay?"
"Yeah Prongs, the dreaded potions essay." Sirius repeated. "So did you get it done?"
Remus nodded. "That I did Padfoot." the boy frowned. "I'm sure it's absolute rubbish though."
"Don't feel bad Moony." Peter added quietly. "I'm not much good at potions either."
"You're not much good at anything Wormtail." James laughed from his place on the couch. Peter slunk futher down into the chair he was seated in.
"Still, never knew even you to spend that much time lost in a book Moony." Sirius commented. "Next thing you know, you'll take up with Snivellus, always walking around, nose stuck in a book."
Remus glanced over at him a bit apprehensive. 'Not exactly the Syltherin I've been thinking about. Do I tell them? Would they belive such a tale?' "Actually..."
"Hold that thought Moony." James broke in, getting up from the couch. "Evans!" he called to the red-haired girl that just appeared from the stairs to the dorm. "I need to ask you about something." And with that, James was off. Remus shook his head, sandy-brown hair shaking with it. Peter said something that he didn't quite catch, and disappeared as well.
"So what is it Moony?" Sirius adopted a more serious tone. "You can't tell me their isn't something on that mind of yours. Not still worried about that bloody moon are you?"
Remus looked over at his friend, a half-smile in place. "Now that you mention it Padfoot. I might not have to worry about that for much longer."
Sirius's eyes registered shock. Remus not worrying about the full moon was like...well...something else that was near impossible. "What's going on mate?" The shock sounding in his voice to match that in his eyes.
"Padfoot." Remus began. "I believe, I have been offered a cure."