Remus lay on the four poster bed in the shrieking shack, painting and in obvious pain. he had cuts, scrapes and bites all over his body. it had been a few hours since sunrise, his transformation back was just as pained as when he transformed into the beast.
he smelt Madam Pomfry before he could hear her. she smelt of daffodils and disinfectant. he then heard her shoes make contact with the wooden floor of the shack.
"... hi... madam pomfry..." Remus softly whimpered as she entered the bedroom where he was lying.
"shh... don't speak." Madam Ponfry said softly, staring at all the wounds Remus had inflicted upon himself and the tattered clothing that was hardly even staying on Remus' battered body.
Remus heard Pomfry mutter the levitation spell and felt himself rise off the bed.
Remus let out a pained whimper as Pomfry wrapped a soft blanket around him numerous times.
"I'm sorry, Lupin... sorry..." was all that tried to comfort Remus as he was carried down through the shrieking shack, through the tunnel and out upon the grounds.
Remus lay on a Hospital wing bed as Madam Pomfry dabbed some coffee-smelling liquid onto his wounds, making them sting. his eyes hadn't gone completely back to normal. they were still kinda slitted like a cats, but they were more rounded than a few days ago.
Remus Lupin wandered back to the Griffindor fifth-year boy's dormitory a few hours later. he checked his watch. 7 am. rather late...
Remus flinched as he put too much weight onto one of his legs. he was still hurting unbearably so much. he just wanted to get back in bed and pretend that nothing happened.
if his friends asked why they didn't see him get into bed last night, he'll say he was doing homework. if they were already awake and asked why he was late, he'll give his usual answer that his aunt was ill. it amazed Remus at how well he could lie to the people he trusted the most.
Remus stopped at the door of the dorm, his hand on the doorknob. he could smell that James, Peter and Sirius were all in there. if they were awake or not, Remus didn't know.
Remus slowly turned the knob and opened the door. he froze at what he saw.
Sirius, James and Peter were all sitting on their beds, looking at him. they had been waiting.
((TBC))
