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"Whoa Remus, you look like you just came back from a full moon." Sirius stated, referring to Remus who wandered into their dorm looking as if he had been run over by a car.
"It's over," He said blankly, looking towards nothing in particular, "Oh god…I'm so stupid…."
"What happened?" Sirius asked worriedly.
"I love her so much, Padfoot…I just can't let her go…but she's gone…."
"Remus…tell me what happened, maybe I can help…." Sirius said awkwardly, looking at Peter for help; Peter just shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"You can't help Padfoot!" Remus cried, kicking the side of his bed, "No one can! I ruined it! Everything we had…it's just gone…."
"I really want to see what I can do, but I can't when you no speake normale." Sirius said.
"Speake normale?" Peter asked blankly.
"Shut up," Sirius hissed, "Come on, Remus…what is it?"
"She told me she loved me…something I've wanted to hear her say for years…and I said…I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!"
"You said that?" Peter asked, obviously bewildered.
"No…I told her I can't…she started crying and ran away…." Remus paused and kicked the bed again, "What am I going to do?" He cried.
"For starters, stop kicking my bed. Secondly, you need to think why you didn't tell her…do you not trust her?" Sirius asked.
"I do trust her…I'd trust her with my life…" Remus stopped and wound up as if to kick the bed again, but instead he looked at Sirius and flopped on the floor helplessly.
"Then why didn't you tell her?" Peter asked.
"Because…I don't know…don't you see?" He cried, "Every time someone has become close to me…or started to figure out what I am…I push them away, it's like it has become a reflex. I've built a wall up around me!"
"Then you should knock down the wall," Sirius said wisely, "We'll help, and James will too…once he's back from patrol."
"How are you going to help?" Remus asked quietly, his face quivering slightly.
"We're going to pretend we're her." Sirius said, in a 'duh' sort of tone.
"What?" Remus asked, turning to stare at Sirius incredulously.
"Just…go along with it." Sirius said, grabbing Peter in a claw like grip and heaving him to his feet.
"Okay," Sirius said, looking around the room as if for ideas. "I'm her," He burst out in dry tears and gave Remus a surprisingly well acted dirty look.
Remus stared at Sirius as if he were nuts.
Sirius stopped 'crying' immediately and looked at Remus impatiently, "What are you going to say to me?" He hissed.
"I…well I um-" Remus stuttered.
"Too late, she'd already be gone," Sirius said, "You have GOT to have your lines down, mate."
Remus nodded and took in a deep breath, willing his heart to stop thumping so painfully.
Sirius began his 'Katherine act' again and Remus took a step backward, for Sirius was getting really into the part.
"Listen…Katherine…about earlier…I um-" He stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"DON'T DO THAT WITH YOUR HANDS!" Sirius bellowed as Remus wrenched his hands out of his pockets and put them in the air in shock, "That makes you seem uncertain and nervous…like you're not sure what you what." Sirius paused, "What do you want, Remus?"
"I want her back in my life," Remus said without any pause.
"Then tell her that!" Sirius cried, clearing his throat, "Now, let's begin."
Sirius began quivering and acting as if he were wiping away imaginary tears.
"Katherine…" Remus began, starting to stuff his hands in his pockets before stopping himself. Sirius rolled his eyes and grabbed Remus' hand and put it on his own forearm, Remus sighed, "I really didn't mean what I said back there, of course I trust you, and of course I lov-"
"Save that for the end," Sirius interrupted, "Makes it more dramatic."
Remus rolled his eyes, thinking his situation was already dramatic enough, his hand still lightly on Sirius' arm. "Okay…well, erm-…these past few months have been the most amazing weeks of my life…you're the most important person in my life right now…and I'm beating myself up for letting you go…."
He paused and looked at Sirius expectantly, "Say it now," Sirius hissed.
"I love you."
"Who loves who?" James asked, bursting into the room and looking at Remus and Sirius with wide eyes, having just caught their last bit of their conversation.
Remus removed his arm from Sirius' and gave James a sad look. "Sirius was pretending to be Katherine."
James' eyes widened, "WHAT?" He asked.
"He was helping me…" Remus said, "She broke up with me James! It's over between us…she told me she loved me and I said I couldn't…."
"Why does he speake normale to James?" Peter asked Sirius out of the corner of his mouth.
"I'm so sorry," James said sincerely.
"You all knew this was going to happen and I completely ignored you…and now it's too late."
"It's only too late if you give up!" James pointed out.
"Are you going to…you know? Give up?" Sirius asked uncertainly.
"Never." Remus said firmly.
Lily rolled over and swung herself out of bed to find Katherine lying on her back on her bed and staring up at the ceiling.
"Kath…where were you last night?" Lily asked, rummaging around in her wardrobe for a pair of pants, "I came back from patrol and the other girls said you hadn't come back yet…what time did you get in last night?"
Katherine stayed still and silent, her eyes still plastered to the ceiling.
Marlee and Sara were sitting up in their beds, looking at Lily and shrugging, "We've been trying to get it out of her for five minutes, but she won't talk." Sara explained.
"Kath?" Lily asked worriedly, striding over to her, beckoning for the other girls to follow. "What is it?"
She finally turned her head to stare at her friends, tears dried onto her red cheeks, "It's over."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked, although she had a pretty good idea of what she was talking about.
"Remus and I…" She said, "We broke up."
"Oh I'm so sorry!" Sara gasped.
"He doesn't trust me." Katherine said.
"How do you know that?" Marlee wondered aloud.
"He has a secret…I know he does…and he won't tell me…." Katherine said, her lips beginning to quiver again.
"So you broke up with him?" Lily whispered.
Katherine nodded slowly, "I'm such a fool."
"No you're not!" Sara said.
"Oh but I am…I told him…that I loved him." She said biting her lower lip.
"Haven't you said that to each other before?" Marlee asked.
"No…I know-well I thought I did, that we both felt the same way…but when I told him I loved him he said he can't." Katherine said monotonously.
Lily's eyes widened, she knew why Remus said that, and his secret.
"What?" Katherine asked, looking at Lily painfully.
"Er…nothing," Lily lied.
Katherine didn't look entirely satisfied but she nodded glumly anyways. "I'm going to get ready."
They walked into breakfast twenty minutes later and made their way to the Gryffindor table, Lily in the lead.
They walked over by the Mauraders who were seated at the end of the table, Remus and Peter across from James and Sirius.
"Move." James hissed, elbowing Sirius sharply in the ribs.
Sirius let out a small yelp of pain and gave James a pouty look before reluctantly sliding over a seat.
Lily grinned and sat down between the two. "Hey guys," She sang.
Katherine walked over slowly to sit on the other side of Sara before she made eye contact with Remus. They looked at each other with equal amounts of pain before she blinked a few times and looked away.
Remus sighed and stabbed his pancake with much more force than required.
"Hey, Remus," Lily said softly; he looked up at her and gave her a small little smile.
Her eyes lightened a tad as she saw the last muffin in the center of a gold platter. She grabbed it eagerly and plopped it down on her plate.
"So Lils-ka-boo…." Sirius yawned, draping an arm casually over her shoulder.
Lily looked over at him and rolled her eyes, when she looked back she saw the hand that was draped around her shoulder inching towards her muffin.
"Sirius!" Lily laughed as his fingers closed around it. He quickly swung his arm back and grinned at Lily.
"Oh look…" He said, pointing to the muffin and smiling, "The last muffin."
Lily's jaw dropped open as she realized he wasn't going to give it back. "Give it here!" She yelled, grinning against her own will.
"Never." Sirius laughed, holding it high above his head.
Lily reached up to get it but he brought it back down to his mouth and took a mouthful. He sighed delightfully, "Mmm…" He said slowly, "This muffin…it's so moist and…what's the word?" He paused and tapped a finger to his chin in mock thought, "Oh yeah, delicious."
"Sirius!" Lily groaned, watching the muffin longingly.
"Okay, fine," He sighed, ripping it in half and handing her one of the pieces, "Since I'm such a good friend."
Lily looked at her piece of muffin and giggled, "Oh yes Sirius…" She said sarcastically, "Such a good friend." She grinned and rolled her eyes, turning to look at James.
"How are you today, James?" She asked, looking down sadly at her last few crumbles on her plate.
"I'm okay," James admitted, he turned to her quietly and whispered, "I'm really worried about Remus."
"I am too," She said quietly, she looked up and saw Remus staring at the pair with raised eye brows. "Er-hi Remus!" She stammered.
"I heard you talking," He said quietly, "Lil…do you think I could talk to you outside for a moment?"
Lily smiled, "That sounds great."
They both stood up and wound their way out of the Great Hall.
"So," Lily began, "What did you want to talk about?"
"We're too close to the Great Hall," He murmured, seizing her by the arm and heaving her down two more corridors.
Finally he stopped and turned around to face her, dropping her arm. "I know you know about me."
Lily nodded slowly, "It's true then?"
Remus nodded slightly, and Lily just shook her head sadly.
"I'm so sorry," She said, "I wasn't snooping or anything…."
"I know," Remus said quickly. He sighed and leaned up against a wall, "Well, you must have a lot of questions."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked, sliding down to the floor and crossing her ankles in front of her.
Remus sat down also, "Lily, I can't thank you enough for not telling Katherine. I know there are things you want to know, so you can ask."
"You aren't a museum, Remus," Lily said quietly, "I don't have any right to look at you in any way other than Remus."
Remus gave a small smile.
"Do you think she'd still like me once I told her?" He spilled.
"You love her, don't you?" Lily said as more of a statement than anything.
"More than anything in the world," He sighed, "Man…I really screwed things up."
"Yeah, you may have, but if I know anything about you I know that you know how to fix things." She paused, "And that's just what you'll do."
Remus nodded, "I really need her. She means so much to me."
"Then tell her that," Lily urged, "Tell her how you feel."
"I can't until she knows the truth." Remus said sadly.
"You're the strongest person I know, Remus," Lily said softly, "You can make it through anything."
Student's echoing steps sounded throughout the empty corridors, signaling the end of breakfast and beginning of classes.
"Come on," Remus said, getting to his feet and holding his hand out to Lily, "Let's go."
They trudged to the Potions Classroom just as Professor Slughorn turned his belly to address the class.
"Alright, no partners for this particular potion," He boomed, smiling merrily.
James and Snape looked like Christmas had come early.
After a set of instructions and so on, the class set to work.
"I'm going to go sit by Katherine." Remus said firmly, heaving his cauldron off his desk and bustling over to where Katherine was seated next to Marlee and Sara.
"Hey," He said quietly.
Katherine looked up at Remus and blinked a few times before looking back down at her Potions book.
He looked at her friends earnestly and they nodded in understanding, leaving to go sit at different tables.
"I know you're mad at me," Remus began, setting his cauldron down next to hers.
"Well spotted," She said dryly, turning a page in her book and scanning it with her finger.
"Katherine…I never meant for this to happen…." Remus said.
"I know you didn't," Katherine said, turning her head up to look at him with hurtful eyes, "I didn't either."
"Then why can't we just go back? You know…fix things?" He asked desperately.
"Some things are beyond repair," She said softly, picking her book up and hiding behind it, and Remus, although reluctantly, took that as his cue to be quiet, and he set to work on his potion.
"What did you and Remus talk about?" James asked Lily, tossing something black into his cauldron.
"He asked me if I had any questions about…him." She muttered quietly, "Then we talked about him and Katherine."
"Oh," James said softly, "Its not looking to good for him is it?" James asked, nodding towards Remus who was often casting hopeful glances up at Katherine whose head was buried behind her book.
"It's not," Lily admitted, "I really hope it does though…for both of them."
"Me too," James agreed. "Hey Lily…"
"Yeah?" She asked distractedly, tossing something into her cauldron.
"What's the worst thing you've ever done?"
Lily rolled her eyes and looked up at him, "What kind of a question is that, James?"
"Well…I was just thinking the other day, that you have been Prefect since fifth year and now you're Head Girl, you have a great reputation, and you always stick up for what you believe in."
"I'm flattered, James," Lily smiled, "But…what did that have to do with your question?"
"I just can't picture you doing anything bad, that's all," James grinned.
Lily looked highly offended, "James! I may be a good student…but I for one, am not afraid to be a rebel every once in a while."
James shook his head, "You are such a liar, Lily."
"Am not!" Lily snapped, "I've been known to break the rules every once in a while."
James laughed much more loudly than necessary, "What's the worst thing you've done, then?"
"I-uh-erm…" Lily stuttered.
"AHA!" James cried, pointing an accusing finger at her, "You've never done anything wrong in your life, I knew it!"
"I have too," Lily said defiantly, "I'm just not a really big rule breaker like you, I know where to draw the line."
"That would be true if you knew how to have fun," James pointed out.
"I know how to have fun, I just don't need to be breaking rules to do it!" Lily said.
"Come on, Lily…that's part of the fun." James grinned. "It's thrilling."
"Yes, that may be, but like I've said…I've broken the rules every once in a while." Lily muttered.
"No you haven't." James said.
"Yes I have," Lily insisted.
"No, you haven't."
"Yes, I have."
"No, you haven't."
"Yes I-oh this is ridiculous. James, you break the rules too much, and I break them just the right amount." Lily said.
"No you don't," James said, "If you broke rules the right amount, you'd do it every once in a while. You'd have fun. You wouldn't be so stressed and uptight all the time."
"I am NOT stressed and uptight all the time," Lily said defiantly.
"Whatever Lily," James said mockingly.
"Yeah well…you are too carefree…you need to know when to work and when to have fun." Lily said.
"Maybe I do," James agreed, "But at least I'll admit it. Come on, Lily, what's the worst thing you've ever done?"
"I…" She stopped herself, "I don't need to tell you. Plus, you've been with me when I broke the rules."
"Yeah?" James arched an eyebrow, "Like when?"
"When we went to the kitchens," She muttered under her breath, growing a steady shade of pink.
"THAT'S the worst thing you've ever done?" James cried incredulously.
"No!" Lily shouted defiantly, "I can be a rule breaker when I want to be."
"Then be one now." James said, "Come on…it's Charms next…we aren't doing anything important."
"Are you suggesting that we skip class?" Lily asked disbelievingly.
"Why yes, I am." James said, grinning slyly.
"No! No, no, no…definitely not." She said firmly.
"Why not?" James whined.
"Because it's ridiculous, people skip class just being they are slackers and such…it's for no good reason." Lily said.
"But it is a good reason," James pleaded, "To have fun! Come on, Lily…" He pouted his lips and widened his eyes, "For me?"
Lily rolled her eyes and heaved an exaggerated sigh. "We'll see."
Potions ended and Lily strode out of class as casually as she could, eager to get away from James and his ideas.
"Lily? Lily? Liiiilllllyyyy!" James whined, "I know you can hear me, you're just being stubborn."
"Of course I can hear you," Lily said, still not looking behind her, "I just choose not to talk to you, and that's not called stubborn…it's called ignoring."
James sighed, "I'd say you're scared."
"Am not," Lily said, finally twirling around to face James.
"Then why won't you come?" He asked.
"Because…well-" She paused, "Where would we go, anyways?"
"To the kitchens…and other places. I know my way around this castle better than you think." James said.
"I'm sure," Lily mumbled sarcastically.
"Really," James persisted. "Come on…pwwwease?"
Lily let out a cry of annoyance. "Fine!"
"Really?" James perked up immediately.
"Really," Lily groaned.
James grabbed her arm and steered her out of the flow of students.
"Where to first?" He asked her conversationally.
Lily looked back at the crowded corridors longingly, "I don't care."
"How about Hogesmeade?" James said.
"Yeah su-WHAT!" She cried.
"Hogesmeade, H-O-G-E-S-"
"I know how it's spelled," Lily snapped, "And no, we most definitely are not."
"Fine," James sighed, "How about the kitchens?"
"Boring."
"How about the Room of Requirement?" James suggested.
"The Room of what?" Lily asked, suddenly looking at James with interest.
"Sirius, Remus, Peter and I found it way long ago, we haven't shown anyone before." James explained, "It's supposed to be our secret."
"Then why are you telling me this?" Lily asked, flattered.
"You, my darling Lily, are a special case." James said.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Okay, then let's see it."
James raised his eyebrows, "This will be one of the most amazing things you have ever seen, are you ready?"
"Yes, James," Lily smiled. "Just show it to me."
"One more thing," James said, "You can't tell anyone about this…not even Remus, Sirius or Peter, because I'm not supposed to have shown anyone."
"Thanks, though, for sharing something that is obviously so special to you." Lily said sincerely.
"No problem," James grinned, "Okay, so..." he paused and looked side to side, "This way!"
Lily laughed as James grabbed a hold of her arm, he sprinted down the corridor, Lily struggling to keep up with his long legs.
"Come on!" James called, his arm still firmly around Lily's, "Just a bit further."
Suddenly James came to an abrupt halt and Lily slammed into his back.
"Sorry," She muttered, rubbing her nose.
James looked as if he were deep in thought, still holding onto her arm, he paced in front of a blank tapestry.
"HERE!" James called, pointing to the once blank tapestry, but had now magically transformed into a wooden door.
"Wow!" Lily breathed, looking at the door with amazement.
"Come on," James urged, he yanked open the door and pull her inside with him.
Inside was a crackling fire with a small couch facing it, there was a shelf of books and a vase of flowers perched upon a small table in front of the fire.
"Nice," James admitted, nodding his approval.
"James…how did you? This is…it's amazing." Lily said, looking around in awe.
"Well, an amazing room for an amazing girl." James said, grinning.
"James?" Lily said suddenly, turning to face him.
"Yes?" James asked, leaning foreword slightly.
"You're still holding my arm."
James cleared his throat and pulled back, releasing her arm, "Oh er-sorry."
"It's fine," Lily smiled. She took a step foreword and began wandering the room. "Oh look!" She laughed, picking up a book off a shelf and looking at the cover.
"What?" James inquired, moving closer to her to see what she was looking at.
"It's a book of charms," She explained, "And…wow! It says what we were supposed to go over today."
James grinned, "Yeah well…this place has the ability to catch you by surprise."
"What is it?" She asked, "I've never seen this place before."
"You wouldn't," James said, "This room is called the Room of Requirement. You walk past it three times, thinking of something, and only that thing. This room will appear for you."
"What did you think about?" Lily asked, flipping a few pages in the book.
"I thought about…a place where you could be comfortable, feel like you learned something and…" He paused as Lily looked up at him, "Be glad you came."
"I wasn't," Lily admitted, "But now I am. You really are full of surprises James."
James grinned and moved over to another shelf.
"I mean it, you're really thoughtful…and funny," Lily slammed the book shut and stuffed it back on the shelf. "You're not who I thought you were."
"What do you mean by that?" James asked, moving slightly closer to her.
"I mean that…" Her voice was a shivering whisper as James stepped even closer, "You're so sweet and…" Her breath caught in her throat as James took another step and was now facing her, he leaned foreword slightly, pressing his body closer to hers.
Lily bit her lower lip, tilting her head up even more to look at his grinning face, she could smell his scent, she could feel his breath. He closed his eyes and leaned foreword, slipping his hands around her waist. As James leaned foreword even more, Lily turned her head to the side and slipped out of his grip.
James let his hands fall sullenly, seeing as they were now gripping only air, and looked at Lily who was blushing ferociously.
"I'm sorry," James said quietly, "I shouldn't have…"
"Don't be," Lily said quickly, "Come on, let's go to the kitchens."
It was three days since 'James and Lily's rule breaking spree,' and Remus was still not having any luck with Katherine. Sirius and Peter were in the boys dorms while Remus and James sat in the common room.
"She won't even look at me," Remus said in despair.
"At least…when you were together…she kissed you. I tried to kiss Lily and she turned away…" James groaned.
"Yeah well, at least you and Lily are still on speaking terms," Remus snapped, watching as Katherine walked by slowly, chatting animatedly to Sara.
Katherine looked around the common room until her eyes fell upon Remus, she bit her lip and took a deep breath before looking away.
Remus let out a muffled cry, and James patted his back lightly. "I'm so sorry Remus." James said sincerely.
"I can't let her go…" Remus said desperately, watching as Katherine and Sara clambered out of the portrait hole.
"Then don't let her walk away," James urged. "Go get her…tell her the truth."
Remus looked at James and nodded, "I can't just let my dream girl slip away like that."
"That's the spirit!" James sang, thumping Remus on the back.
Remus leapt up from his chair and sprinted out of the common room. He emerged in an empty corridor to see a glimpse of a billowing robe, turning the corner. Remus took a deep breath and quickened his pace. He turned the corner and saw Katherine and Sara, talking about something that was making Katherine smile. Just seeing her smile made Remus realize that she meant so much to him.
"Katherine!" Remus gasped, watching as she twirled around with Sara.
"Hey Remus," Sara said, looking from Remus to Katherine awkwardly, "I'll just go…"
"You don't need to," Katherine said quickly, grabbing Sara's arm.
"No…I really think I do," Sara said, wrenching herself out of Katherine's grip. She raced past Remus and whispered, "good luck" as she passed.
Katherine looked at Remus and turned around, sweeping back down the corridor.
"Katherine!" Remus called, running to catch up, "Katherine please listen to me."
"What do you want Remus?" Katherine moaned, turning to face him.
"I want to talk to you." Remus said.
"Oh yeah?" Katherine asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest and arching an eyebrow, "About what?"
"About us." He said, "I made a mistake…I-" He paused, remembering his talk with Sirius, and quickly placed a hand lightly on her arm, "I'm ready to tell you my secret."
Katherine rolled her eyes and slipped her arm out of his grip, "Well I'm glad you're finally ready…too bad it took you so long."
"Katherine…please listen to me…I know I should've told you…I'm so sorry I-" He took a deep breath, "I really am ready to tell you."
"Well I'm not ready to listen," Katherine snapped.
"Then…" Remus closed his eyes, "Are you ready to see?"
"What do you mean?" Katherine asked skeptically.
"I mean that if you're not ready to listen…will you at least come with me?" Remus pleaded.
"Why should I?" Katherine asked harshly.
"You need to see this," Remus explained desperately, "I should have showed you it long ago."
Katherine's look softened slightly.
"So…" He began, "Will you come with me?"
Katherine took a steadying breath and tilted her head to one side, "Yes." She said quietly, although reluctantly.
Remus breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed her arm, steering her towards the one place he always dreaded going to, and hoping…praying that Katherine wouldn't be scared, and that maybe…maybe she'd understand, too.
A/N: So yeah...i really hoped you liked it. I'll update sometime in the next week. Sorry if this seemed like a cliffie to you. This might be more than twenty chapters i bet.
Harry Potter and the Unknown Truth
by: likE.SNAP.itS.LiVandLillY
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