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Chapter 31: Some Answers
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"How long will she be asleep?" Lily asked the medi-witch who was bent over Carly with squinted eyes. After she and James had appeared in the infirmary no one had said anything. The two had found Carly motionless on a bed, Remus on a bed next to her awake, but just barely, and Sirius who was pacing back and forth. When Sirius saw them he ran up to James and gripped his arm pulling him into a seat in-between the two beds. Lily followed. As soon as Sirius stopped pacing the medi-witch realized that there where people in the room and came bustling out of the office.
"There is no way to tell, Miss Evans." Dumbledore's voice said from the doors. The four looked over and saw a haggard looking Dumbledore walking over towards them. James jumped up and offered his seat which Dumbledore took gratefully, "I have to say that you five never cease to amaze me."
"Sir?" Lily asked not quite understanding,
"What you five did tonight is beyond imaginable for people your age. Even for people my age. You all showed true bravery and loyalty. For that I am proud of you all." James, Remus, and Lily grinned weakly. Sirius was still looking over at Carly with a fearful glance,
"Is there anything we can do to wake her up?" Sirius asked his voice scratchy,
"What might help is if all of you keep talking to her. Even if you've run out of things to say just sitting here with her will help." He turned towards the medi-witch who was glaring at Sirius for being so close to Carly, "They are aloud to stay." The medi-witch scowled and stormed into her office grumbling something about crazy headmasters. With that Dumbledore heaved himself out of the chair and headed towards the door.
"Wait!" Remus said sitting up. Dumbledore stopped and looked at him, "Why'd you let us go?" He asked. That question had been bugging him ever sense Dumbledore tied them up in his office. The twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes returned as he looked over the five again,
"Because Mr. Lupin, Miss. Mullet lives off of her friend's loyalty and bravery. With out you four there is no why she could have done what she did tonight." He turned towards the door and left leaving the four speechless.
The next day after classes James, and Lily walked into the infirmary hand in hand, Lily sporting a gold chain around her neck (An: awww). "Sirius, mate you've got to get some sleep, and perhaps a shower." James said standing over Sirius, who hadn't moved sense he sat down last night tore his eyes away from Carly's face and looked up at James,
"I…can't leave her."
"She won't be alone. I promise to stay with her." Lily said. Sirius shook his head and turned away. James groaned and got out his wand,
"Scorgify." He said pointing at Sirius who groaned, but was now clean. "Now you just need sleep. Come on Padfoot; just go back to the common room." Sirius shook his head again then stood up.
"Fine if you want me to get sleep than I'll get sleep." He laid down next to Carly pulling her close to him and keeping her there.
"What are you going to do tomorrow?" He asked as Remus joined them with a plate of food in his hands for Sirius.
"What's tomorrow?" Lily asked. James smacked his head, while Remus took Sirius' old chair and looked around for anyone else,
"I'm a werewolf Lily." He whispered looking down at his hands.
"So…I knew that." James and Sirius gasped,
"How?" James asked,
"Well the death eaters said it enough last night, and also I pieced it all together awhile ago. I mean you were gone once a month and I also happened to realize that it was a full moon, but that still doesn't explain about what you two are doing tomorrow."
"Wait, wait, wait…back up." Remus said looking at Lily, "You're okay with this? I mean you still want to be my friend?" Lily raised an eyebrow,
"Sure, why not?"
"Well…" He blushed and Lily shook her head rounding on James,
"You still didn't answer me." James sighed pulling the screens around their little space around them.
"You might want to sit down." He said as Remus put a silencing charm around the space. Lily gave James a look and sat next to Remus. James began to pace, "Well I guess it all happened when we were in 2nd year. Sirius, Peter, and I all realized that Remus' mum got sick a lot as in once every month."
"That was the excuse I used to tell them to explain why I was gone." Remus explained,
"Right, so Sirius, Peter, and I decided to follow Remus once he left. When we saw the medi-witch lead Remus into the womping willow we wanted to follow, but a distant hollow forced us to go inside. That night Sirius sat down to actually do his astronomy homework and looked over his star chart and realized that, that night was a full moon."
"When I came back a day later they seemed like they knew a secret and they refused to tell me. Finally I just asked them and they asked were I really went every month." Remus said,
"So he told us that he was a werewolf. He gave us this whole explanation about how we shouldn't want to be his friends anymore because he was a monster and all that. Well Sirius and I actually thought it was really cool and we wanted to know more."
"They wanted to come with me on the next full moon-"
"You didn't did you? That's dangerous. No offense Remus, but you could have gotten bitten!" Lily yelled at James, who grinned,
"No we really didn't go, because Remus refused to let us. Any who this left me and Sirius cranky for a month, because we felt bad that there was nothing we could do for Remus. Nothing to make it at least easier for him."
"So we decided to do some research-" Sirius who had just cut into the story was cut off by Lily,
"Is that why you were in the library all the time that year?" The three nodded and Sirius continued,
"We looked up things about werewolves most of it being bad…but anyway we read in a fantastic book-"
"The first of many that we 'stole' from there…" James said grinning earning a smack from Lily. Sirius ignored them,
"-that werewolves are only a threat to humans not other animals." Lily raised an eyebrow. She had no idea were this was going.
"And we remembered McGonagall who was an animages. So we decided to do it."
"That's really difficult magic…" Lily said gasping. Then she contained herself, "That's still really dangerous you know!"
"That's what I said." Remus said, "But they didn't listen to me."
"So…by the time fifth year began me, Sirius, and Peter had mastered being full Animages'." James said proudly puffing his chest out a little. Lily shook her head,
"Wait…I don't remember you guys being aloud to. That's illegal! You're supposed to be of age and registered!" Lily shrieked,
"We know, but Lily this wasn't for us it was for Remus." Lily huffed, but seemed to understand the excuse.
"So what are you?" Lily asked the boys. Sirius grinned against Carly's back,
"I'm a stag and Sirius is a big black dog. Sort of like the grim." James answered,
"What's Peter?"
"A rat." Lily stifled a giggled against her hand,
"Explains a lot…wait is this were your ridicules names came from?" James glared,
"They're not ridicules. Prongs is a good name for a stag. So is Padfoot for a dog." Lily laughed harder,
"And Peter is Wormtail…" She broke off laughing harder now. Than something went off in Remus' mind,
"Wait…where is Peter?" James shrugged as did Sirius,
"Who (he yawned) cares?" Sirius said before falling asleep against Carly. James sat down next to Lily,
"So were supposed to talk to her so she'll wake up?" He asked looking over at Carly. Lily nodded and then grinned,
"What about that one time in 5th year when I was going out with that Tim guy from Ravenclaw." James glared at the sheets on the bed,
"No. Not a happy time." Remus chuckled,
"Yeah, it was an extremely happy time. Wait I remember, that Lily you were actually going out with a lot of guys."
"And they all they all had buzzed cut hair." James grumbled sinking lower into his chair. Lily giggled, but Remus continued,
"So James decided that sense Lily liked buzzed hair that he'll get buzzed hair."
"'EW Potter! What did you do? You have such a lumpy head!'" James said in a high pitched voice. Lily laughed harder,
"You looked so bad with a shaved head. I like you so much better with the hair you have now."
"Well excuse me for having the intention of impressing you." James mumbled,
"Lily he said that you had a fetish with buzzed heads so the night before you called him lumpy head he went up into the bathroom and didn't come out until he was done. Sirius and I thought he must be trying to shave his face again."
"Oh, shut up. It all grew back anyway the next day."
"Yeah, that was so wired." Lily said now only giggling. James glared at Remus and Lily slumping even lower in his seat.
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