Remus Lupin paced the floor of the dorm he shared with the other three Marauders. It was four days until the first night of the full moon. His nerves always got to him this time of the month, but this upcoming full moon was preparing to be more stressful than even usual. This time there would be another person...Another werewolf, present among the group.
"Have a sit Moony." Sirius called from his bunk. "You're making me dizzy with all that constant pacing."
Hands thrust into his pockets, Remus plopped down onto his own bed. "Sorry about that Padfoot. Guess I'm just a bit uptight."
"When aren't you?" James shot from his bed across the room, occupying himself with an ill-gotten snitch.
"Gee, thanks Prongs." Remus replied dryly.
"Y-you thinking about Lorelei c-coming with us to the Shrieking Shack?"
"Yes Wormtail." he replied flatly, biting back a scathing retort. He frowned at himself, that wasn't like him at all, he was usualy much more tolerant of Peter than that.
"D-do you think she's really a werewolf?" Peter asked.
"If not, she's taking an awful big risk." Remus began, "and I don't know what good that would do her."
"She agree to the blind-fold?" James asked. Remus nodded. "Well that's good anyway.
"Not that Snivellus doesn't already know where Moony goes." Sirius interjected.
"And whose fault would that be Padfoot?" Remus asked with a wry smile.
"Oh sure, blame me."
"Well you were the one that led him to the tunnel last year." James pointed out.
"Details, details." Sirius replied, blowing the whole thing off. "So, how do you think this will work?"
Remus shook his head. "Guess we'll get all that all figured out when the time comes." He made ready for bed. "Until then...I suggest we all get some rest." With that he pulled the covers up, and turned over on his side. Instead of drifting off into a peaceful sleep though, Remus lay awake, his thoughts consuming him. 'Can this really be happening? Can I really trust her? And what is she going to ask for in return?'It was that last thought that plagued Remus most. One didn't just come up and offer you the chance at a normal life, exspecailly if that one was a Slytherin.