Prologue
If you listen closely I'll tell you a story, of love and devotion, of betrayal and hate, of life and death, of how I learnt to live again. I should probably start with the basics, my name is Remus J Lupin and I am a werewolf. Right now I feel a strong urge to cross that last sentence out. I don't know how many times I write it, how many times I read it, it always feels wrong, it always looks wrong, it always is wrong, because though it is true, it does not define who I am, because the person I am is the person my friends made me. This is my story, this is my story how I overcame the terrors of my childhood, so that I was able to fall in love, this is my story of how I lived.
I would never have known the power of friendship if it hadn't been for James and Sirius. I would never have known how to love if it hadn't been for Laney. I would never have known the trauma that decisions can cause if it hadn't been for Lizzie. I would never have known the strength of forgiveness if it hadn't been for Lily. I would never have known the hurt of betrayal if it hadn't been for Peter. I would never have lived the way I did if it hadn't been for Greyback.
This is my story; this is the story of Remus J Lupin.