MWPP: Through Moony's Eyes

Truth to a Red-Haired Friend

The rest of the year went by as quick as it started. Remus left once a month to visit his mum or dad or grandma, and thankfully, James, Sirius, and Peter were all oblivious to the truth. There was one person, however, who knew something was not right.

"Hello Remus," Lily called from across the Gryffindor common room, walking towards him.

"Hey Lily, what's up?" Remus asked.

"Well nothing with me, but...wait lets go outside," Lily said not wanting to expose his secrets to everyone in the common room. They walked outside onto the Hogwarts grounds.

"So Lily, what is it?" Remus asked with concern.

"Remus I have a question for you."

"Uh ok, shoot."

"Remus, if you had a secret you would tell me right?"

"Well...um depends on how big the secret is, Lily." Remus could tell where this was going, and he was dreading it.

"But I tell you everything big and small," Lily said, drilling her emerald eyes into his chocolate ones.

"Yeah..."

"Ok what I really want to know is, why do you leave once a month and come back with cuts and bruises. And don't say it's your sick cousin or uncle because I know that's not true," Lily said. She knew what Remus was, but she wanted him to tell her.

"I can't tell you Lily, you'd hate me." Remus said, looking at the ground.

"Come on Remus! I could never hate you!"

"Yes you could! Everyone else did!"

"Come on Remus! Just tell me, get it out, you have to tell this secret of yours to somebody," she was right, he needed to get it out, he needed one person he could talk to. And hopefully Lily was a good enough person to stay friends with him.

"Well...I'm....not fully human. I used to be, but something changed that. Lily, I'm a WEREWOLF! I'm a monster a hideous beast. I'll understand if you don't want to be around me anymore, just do me a favor and please don't tell anybody," Remus said, he kept back the tears that were coming, remembering his old memories. How, when he was young, his parent's got kicked out of their old home because of him. How, whenever he started to get close to somebody, they'd find out and leave him.

"I figured it out Remus, about 2 weeks ago. I just wanted you to trust me enough to tell me yourself," Lily said.

"So you'll still be my friend?"

"Of course, Remus! You can't help what you are. You're a good person on the inside, even though you may change on the outside."

"But, but I'm a monster..."

"Oh well, I still don't care. You are the strongest person I know. You can go through all of this and still be a good friend and a nice person,"

"Thanks Lily, you don't know how much this means to me,"

"Your welcome Remus. Have you told James, Sirius, and Peter yet?"

"No, you're the first,"

"You better tell them soon at least next year,"

"I know I need too, and I will,"

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Remus, James, Sirius, and Peter all looked around their dorm room. This was the last time they'd be looking on it as 1st years. They walked down into the Gryffindor common room in silence, reminiscing on what happened this year.

At the Kings Cross station, everyone said their goodbyes for the summer. Lily ran over to Remus and gave him a hug good-bye and whispered in his ear,

"Be careful, over the summer," They broke apart and said good bye. Therefore ending Remus Lupin's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A/N: YAY done with the first year! The next year is much better and longer. Sorry this chapter was so short!