Over the week Secret Santa notes were exchanged and everyone did their Christmas shopping. Sirius was sleeping in his bed dreaming of Full Moon when all of a sudden a familiar dream took over him. It was the dream about his best friend, Isabella McKinnon. He tossed and turned hollering NO! When the lights turned on and the door slammed. Sirius awoke with a start. Remus Lupin was standing by the door way angrily kicking random objects on the ground. "WHY?" he screamed.
Sirius was so startled by his sudden outburst that he fell to the ground with a humungous THUD. "What?" Sirius asked Remus.
"Snape hinted about my secret when Em was there!" Remus said.
"So, it's not like she's going to figure it out!" Sirius said, his mind still on his dream.
"Yea well what else will my "furry little problem" mean?" Remus asked.
"Oh, man. You got to tell her Remus!" Sirius declared.
"I know, but I just don't want to lose her!" Remus said sitting on his bed, "She means so much to mean and if I lose her it's like losing my life."
Sirius' tone softened at seeing his friend in such distress. "Remus you've got to tell her, she'll understand because she loves you."
"And if she doesn't understand she's not worth it," said James who had just come up the stairs.
"Yea, you guys are right, I'll go tell her," Remus said, standing up.
Sirius and James gave him re-assuring smiles as he left the dorm.
James went into the bathroom to shower after his late night snog in outside with Tara. Sirius thought about his dream. He took out a Quill and parchment and wrote a long over-due letter to Mrs. McKinnon.
Dear Mrs. McKinnon,
I am sorry I didn't have the guts to write you a letter before. It's Sirius Black your old daughter's best friend. I wanted to tell you I am sorry I haven't written a letter to you. And I miss you and Isabella very much.
Love,
Sirius Black
Sirius then wrote another letter to the healer from Saint Mungos.
Dear Sally Masher of Saint Mungos,
I am Sirius Black a seventeen year old from Hogwarts. Years ago my friend Isabella McKinnon died and one of the healers brought her back to life. But, the problem was that she was not able to remember anyone or anything and was sent to a muggle orphanage. Can I have the orphanage address? Write quickly for I've wasted to much time.
-Sirius Black of Hogwarts
Sirius sent the two letters and climbed into bed. Just as he was about to go to sleep James said, "Don't get too comfortable Remus will want to talk to us!"
Around three in the morning Remus came through the door waking James and Sirius up. "Guess what?" he asked.
"What?"
"Well I'll start from the beginning," Remus said as the other two groaned.
FlashBack
Remus exited the common room in search of Em. She had to be somewhere. He finally found her in the Library reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them. He paled considerably. Was she on to him? Oh, what did it matter, he thought, he was going to tell her anyway. "Em, can I talk to you in private?" Remus asked.
"Sure," Em said putting the book in her bag and following Remus out of the classroom.
"Okay," Remus said reaching an ordinary wall and walking past it three times. A door appeared and Remus opened it and ushered Em inside. In the room their was a sofa and armchairs surrounding the fire. There was a bookshelf, tissues, no heavy objects (in case Em felt she needed to throw something at him), a few pillows, a bed, a –"That bed isn't supposed to be there!" Remus said.
"What exactly were you thinking?" he asked Em grinning deviously at her.
Em blushed, "Of sleeping at not being up at this time of the night!"
"Sure," Remus said before his tone turned grave, "You may want to sit down," he told her taking a seat himself.
Once Em sat down Remus said, "Em, I am a werewolf."
"What?" Em asked shocked, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, really?"
"I understand if you don't want to hang out with my after this but its important that you know that I love you and I would never try to hurt you," Remus said, "And I understand if you want to call me names. You can leave me right now, I'll miss you but if you are happy to leave me then that's all that matters to me, Em. As long as you're happy."
Em cut him off by kissing him passionately. Remus was shocked at first and then kissed back. When they finally broke away Remus was grinning like mad, "You're not- you're not," he stuttered.
"No Remus, I am not leaving you," Em said, "I feel bad for you though. It must be hard going through the transformations."
"Well," Remus said, blushing, "I used to think of you when I transformed and it helped a little."
Em kissed him again and when it was 2:30 the couple finally decided to call it a night. Em and Remus walked hand in hand down to the common room. "Well, goodnight, Remus," Em said.
"Night, Em," Remus said, kissing her goodnight one last time before she climbed the stairs.
Remus ran happily up to the dorm thinking of Em and grinning goofily.
End Flashback
"I knew she wouldn't care!" bragged Sirius.
"No, I knew it!" James argued.
"No," Sirius said.
"Yes," James said.
"No." Sirius said.
"Yes," James said.
"Yes," Sirius said.
"No," James said.
"Ha! I win!" Sirius declared.
"Hey, that's cheating that is!" James accused.
"No," Sirius said.
"Yes," James said.
Remus climbed into bed, listening to his two friends arguing, and fell asleep. "NO!" Sirius shouted and Remus smiled in his sleep.
The next day James and Sirius decided it was far time they hexed Snape. Remus decided he may as well follow them wanting a good laugh. On the way to Transfiguration, Sirius and James cornered Snape. "Oi, Snivellus!" James shouted.
Snape quickened his pace hurrying towards the classroom, "Not so fast," Sirius said, muttering the Tripping Jinx incantation. Snape fell flat on his face and the hall rang with laughter. "Had a nice trip, Snivellus?" James asked, snickering.
Snape glared and turned around once more to continue his "journey" to class. "Now, now, Snivellus, it's not polite to turn around when someone's talking to you!" scolded James.
Snape glared but turned around to face them with his wand out, "Stupe," He said starting to say the stunning spell.
"Levicorpus," James said, and Snape was suspended in the air upside down.
Sirius' bark-laughter over-ruled everyone elses but just as he was about to add in a spell of his own- "BLACK!" screamed Isabella.
Everyone quickly abandoned their spots in watching the, "show," and hurried to class. "You inconsiderate BERK!" Isabella shouted.
Sirius was furious, (a/n: hehe it rhymes) "What do you want, Myres?" he said.
"Let Snape be," Isabella ordered.
Snape dropped to the ground. He got up and ran to his class for even he did not want to witness the wrath of Isabella. "What, the git was asking for it," Sirius claimed.
"Oh, yea, what did he do then?" Isabella said, challengingly.
"Well, he," Sirius said not able to think of an answer, while behind him James and Remus slipped away. "Well it's more of the fact of his mere existence," Sirius said, stealing James' words.
"Why, you," Isabella started to say, but was cut off when Professor McGonagall saw them.
"You too inside the classroom, NOW, that'll be fifty points from Gryffindor," the professor said, furiously.
Isabella and Sirius- both furious – walked into the classroom. Sirius sat through class with a grim expression on his face when a note hit his head.
Fifty Points you lost us, FIFTY POINTS- James
Honestly Sirius I am ashamed- Remus
Shut up I am not in the mood- Sirius
I don't give, Lily is glaring at me cause she thinks I did it- James
James is that all you care about? You don't even care that you did something wrong? –Remus
Um no, should I?
YES!
Would you shut up I am trying to take notes
Please, you, taking notes?
YES!
I have to agree for prongs on this one- and that is VERY rare-.
HEY! I resent that
I am throwing this conversation away or burning it
Sirius tapped the parchment with his wand and banished it into the garbage can. James glared at him. At the end of the day, Sirius, still in a mood, went to bed early. A surprise met him when he arrived at the dorm. Two owls were sitting on his bed hooting. Sirius took the first note and read:
Dear Sirius,
It is Mrs. McKinnon. I haven't talked of Isabella in a while. I understand your sadness and I want to re-assure you I feel the same way. I have to make this letter short for I have to go to work. Feel free to write anytime you want.
Love,
Mrs. McKinnon.
Sirius smiled. The same woman he remembered –nice and sweet. He took the second letter. It read:
Dear Mr. Black,
I am healer Samuel Adams. The orphanage address is useless for it is a muggle one. But your friend goes by Isabella Myres. Hopefully that will help.
Best of Luck,
Mr. S. Adams
Sirius breathed heavily. Isabella Myres. His enemy. He needed to find her, to talk to her and most importantly recover their friendship before it was lost completely.
(A/n: Sadly, I am thinking this story will end at chapter 10, maybe, it'll go longer I will take a survey I at chapter 9. Finally it's come to the point where Sirius finds out! I was planning on him finding out next chapter but then I thought I may as well make it sort of like a cliff hanger. Thanks for reviewing wolf goddess! Please review!) –MWPPMarauders (spastic username, but what can I say I love the marauders!)
