Five Hogwarts students made the trek from the castle to Whomping Willow after the sun had started to set. None of them spoke, they were seemingly in a state of waiting. Wormtail transformed into his rat form, crept under the swinging branches of the tree, touched the knot, and froze it in place. The four remaining humans, crept through the hole, followed by the rat, and down the tunnel. The four and rat emerged in the Shrieking Shack. "So now what Moony? We stay like this..." James asked, "or transform like Wormtail here."

Remus glanced at Lorelei, then back the the other two boys. "Transform for safety's sake. This is a 'just in case' situation after all." He looked back over at Lorelei. "It's not that I don't trust you..."

"I understand Remus." Lorelei reassured him. "I want precautions taken as well...after all, I've never done this before." she shrugged. "It's possible I erred somewhere along the lines."

"You heard the girl. Come on Prongs, lets get up to the room before changing." Sirius gave James a bit of a shove, and the two boys started up the creaking stairs, the rat following quickly behind them.

Remus shoved his hands into his pockets, as he headed twords the stairway, Lorelei begining to walk along beside him. "I feel...A bit strange tonight." Remus began. "Even more so than usual."

"You're not feeling ill are you?" Lorelei asked, a bit worried, she hadn't felt quit right since shortly after the last full moon.

"I think..." he began once more, "It's nerves...anticipation." he let out a sigh, "hope."

Lorelei smiled. "It has to work. I know it will."

"I hope you're right." Remus pushed open the door at the top stairs to reveal the room they had woke up in together a month ago, a slight blush rose to Lorelei's cheeks. Already in place were a rat, a stag, and a big black dog...they too waited in anticipation.

The moon rose high in the night sky, the large round orb shone brightly. Remus Lupin lean out the window of the Shrieking Shack, just stairing at it, almost like he'd never see it before. "It's quite beautiful you know." he said absently, as Lorelei came to lean beside him. "Although, not as beautiful as you." Lorelei blushed deeply.

"How long has it been...since you've actually seen the moon?" she asked after a moment.

"Must be close to eight years now." he replied wistfully. "I'd given up hope. I never thought I'd see it again." He turned to look at her. "And I owe it all to you."

"I had to do what I could." Lorelei replied. "I know what it's like after all." Remus wrapped his arms around the girl. "I never thought..." she paused, as her teeth bit into her lip.

"Never thought what?"

"That I would find someone...who could accept me...for being me." Lorelei finished, looking into his eyes. For once, she seen true acceptence of who and what she was. No fear, no loathing, no pity. " I finaly have hope as well."

"Shall we gather the boys and head back to the castle?" Remus asked after a few more minutes. "I think I would like to walk...Under the light of the full moon."