Sirius sat down to eat at the Gryffindor table alone. He did not see Regulus smirking at him from across the Great Hall, seated at the Slytherin table. He sighed, and tucked into his porridge, his long hair flopping in his face.

Remus sat down with James and Peter, lost in thought. He saw Sirius sitting by himself, and was about to walk over and tell him he was forgiven, but was distracted by the daily swooping of owls. Sirius, having finished his breakfast in a matter. Remus sighed. He would talk to Sirius in Charms, which was right after breakfast.

"Hey, Moony," James called. "Moony! Snap out of it, mate. You've got a letter."

"So do you, Prongs," Peter called.

"Right then. Wonder who these are from?"

"Probably detention notes from Dumbledore,"

"Yeah, but if that's so, I don't care. That prank on Snivelly was worth it."

"Definitely."

"Nothing's worth getting detention for, guys."

"Yes Mr. Prefect, SIR!"

"Right. Let's just open our letters."

"Hey, bet mine's a love letter from Evans!"
"Doubt it, Prongs."

"Oh well, a bloke can dream…"

"One…"

"Two…"

"Three!" and they opened their letters.

Remus scanned his quickly, and felt dizzy with anger and hurt. "Who would write such a thing?" he whispered.

Mr. Lupin –

It has come to our attention that you are, in fact, a werewolf. And therefore, unfit to attend a fine institution such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. No one wants to be in the presence of such a foul creature, your friends included. The Ministry requests that you pack your bags, and be ready to take the train home tonight. You won't be coming back.

You can thank your young friend Sirius Black for bringing this matter to our attention; he has done a service to you and the school.

Sincerely.

Dolores Jane Umbridge

"Sirius." Remus growled his face growing dark with pain and shock. He was to leave Hogwarts forever. And he had Sirius to blame.

A/N: No, Sirius is not evil. He is too awesome to make evil. He does not want to do what he is doing. There is a plot twist, but of course I'm not telling you what ;-)

To all my reviewers: Thank you so much for your kind words, and for taking the time to write a review. I wrote this story about a year ago, and posted it on another ff site with no intention of continuing it, but on a whim decided to post it on and your enthusiasm has inspired me to continue it. So thank you for that :-)