A/N: I hope you all liked that last chapter. And I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's the last happy one you'll get for a long time. Snicker Well anyway, I hope you absolutely love this one. So stick with me after this chapter, this will have a happy ending! I promise! And it will be compatible with the books! YAY!

Disclaimer: Sirius: It's almost new years!

James: Yeah!

Remus: And I'm not alone this year!

James: What?

Remus: Nothing…

So anyway, I don't own Harry Potter.

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Chapter 16: Tamed Wolf

"Can I ask you a question, Sirius?" Remus asked the next day over dinner. James was serving detention with Slughorn and Peter was off supposedly visiting a sick relative, so the two canine marauders were left to their own devices. Remus had yet to see Lily since they had exchanged gifts, but he wasn't that worried.

"Of course, my moony friend."

"How was I last night when I transformed? I didn't go to hard on James, did I?" Sirius tilted his head to one side in thought. Remus stifled a snicker. It wasn't often that you could see Sirius Black looking pensive.

"Well, I guess you were more… mellow than usual." The two boys returned to eating, as Sirius waited for him to realize why. Of course, Remus was much too innocent. "You do know why, right?" He blinked and quirked an eyebrow. "You let the wolf out, so you weren't as active as usual."

"If you're implying what I think you are, you're a dead man." Sirius smirked and sipped some water from his goblet. "You pervert!"

"I'm just saying that if you get cozy with Evans more often then it will be easier for all of us." Remus glared at him and returned to eating his pasta. "And to answer your question, no you weren't too hard on Prongs. You ignored him actually."

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Lily absolutely loved her locket. It was beautiful and completely comfortable, so it was not a nuisance when she tried to sleep, since she couldn't take it off. It didn't rust when she was in the shower, and didn't become salty when she had her humongous crying fit.

She didn't leave the room of requirement until after dinner the next day, since she didn't trust herself enough to believe that she wouldn't tear up if she saw Remus. And before she did leave she applied simple makeup to hide her puffy eyes. She needed to talk to Amy.

When she walked into the girl's dormitory for the first time in several days, she found her friend was changing the color of her bedspread for some random reason. The blond looked up as the door clicked shut. Like a true friend, she saw straight through Lily's makeup.

"Lily, what on earth happened?" Lily slowly walked over to her old bed and curled up in the fetal position on the quilt. "Was it Remus? Oh, was it Potter?" Lily shook her head as Amy sat on the foot of her bed. "What is it?" Lily once again burst into tears. Who could blame her?

"I-I've had these d-d-dreams where my s-son tells me to b-break up with Remus! P-Prof-Professor Knowlest said that I-I'm meant to be w-with Potter and that th-the future depends on-on it, but I l-love Remus and I-I-I don't know what to do!" She sobbed into her pillow as Amy raised an eyebrow.

"And you believe that crackpot old fool? How do you know any of that is true?"

"Re-Remus has seen him too. And my-my son from my dreams kn-knows everything! He knows a-about the locket," she paused to pull the necklace out from under her shirt so Amy could see it before continuing. "He said that Remus t-told him about it. And P-P-Potter's his father! He s-said that Remus is my soul mate but I have to be-be with Potter because he-he has to be born!"

"But how do you know these aren't just dreams, Lily?"

"Because they're so real and R-Remus has seen Prof-Professor No as well, his-his palm as well as mine con-confirms it all!" Amy watched as Lily clutched the locked close to her and blew her nose into her sleeve. "And there's nothing I can do about it."

"Have you talked to Remus about this?" She shook her head.

"He'll think I'm s-silly."

"No he won't."

"I-I guess…"

"Why don't you go talk to him, he's in his dorm." Lily nodded and preformed a simple drying spell to rid her face of her tears. "The other three stooges aren't there, I think, so go now and get it over with." Lily nodded again meekly and walked to the door.

"Thank you f-for believing me, Amy. You're a r-real friend." With that she shuffled out the door, leaving a worried girl staring at the door even once it was closed.

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A knock on the door pulled Remus away from his book. He sent a curious look at Sirius, who was yet again combing his hair, before getting up to answer it. Pulling open the door, he felt something push them self into his chest. A flash of red hair showed him it was Lily.

"Remus, I'm s-so scared," she stammered into his shirt, and he tugged her closer and glanced behind him at the shaggy black dog sitting on Sirius' bed. Padfoot slowly pranced passed them, to give them privacy. The dog pulled the door shut behind him with his paw.

"What is it Lils? What's wrong?" The girl sobbed into his cotton shirt and didn't answer, so he scooped an arm under her knees and carried her to his bed honeymoon style. She curled up on his neat quilt and sat down next to her, gently stroking her back. "Merlin Lils, what's made you so upset?"

"I've had m-more of those dreams, they-they come every night n-now." She had softened at his touch, but he had done the opposite. "It's really scaring me." He lay down next to her and stared up at his canopy. "He talks to me, my son. His name's Harry." Her tears were slowing down and she could speak clearly. "He's so real, and he knows about us, about the locket and everything." Remus bit his lip, vaguely wondering where the conversation was going. Had she found out about his stupid palm reading?

"Do you think that they're not just normal dreams, that they're predictions or something?" She considered telling him about Prof. No's prediction, but before she could a yell from outside the room interrupted.

"HEY JAMES! BACK FROM DETENTION?" Sirius bellowed, and Remus and Lily sat up quickly and he scooted down to the foot of the bed, while she unearthed a random textbook from under his pillow.

"YES SIRIUS I AM! MAY I ASK WHY WE'RE YELLING?" James yelled back, attracting scattered laughter from the common room. He pushed open the door just as Lily magicked her face clean. "WELL HELLO REMUS! HEY EVANS! DO YOU KNOW WHY SIRIUS IS YELLING?"

"MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE HE CAN'T GO TEN SECONDS WITHOUT HEARING HIS OWN VOICE!" Lily supplied as Remus snickered, realizing that he often thought so himself. Sirius poked his head through the door, sending a death glare at the smirking girl.

"Why what are you doing here, Evans? You don't normally hang out in the infamous Marauder dormitory, do you?" the teen bit back, eyes gleaming through his long hair. Lily blushed as James turned to stare at her, half amused and half concerned because of the couple's strangely ruffled clothing. Fortunately, Lily was not the only one who could think on her feet.

"I'm just helping Lily with her DADA homework: Patronuses, you know? Alright Lily, want to try again?" She grimaced at his teacher-like tone of voice and nodded as Sirius ventured back to his own bed while pulling out yet another comb. James leaned against the doorway, arms folded, as she closed her eyes, searching for a happy memory. Remus and I together at the shrieking shack, that's my best memory by far.

"Expecto Patronum!" she yelled as a glowing wolf exploded from the end of her wand. It turned in the air and curled up next to Remus at the foot of the bed, looking quite at home with him, before disappearing. I'm her patronus! Remus thought, still staring at the quilt where it had been. James and Sirius were both watching Lily, who was blushing and watching Remus. Sirius was in shock, but James was in awe of her. A corporeal patronus!

"It doesn't seem like you need much help, Lilypad," he offered, causing her to blush even more.

"I guess I just had a happy memory," she said, looking directly at the lythrocamp across from her. He met her gaze, but didn't allow himself to show his understanding. "I'll see you later, Remy." With that she stood up, brushed herself off, and walked toward the door. James smirked at her, but she just ignored him.

"Go out with me, Evans?" he asked loosely as she passed. She didn't grant him with an answer.

"I bet she had a great memory, Remy," Sirius drawled, winking at his friend, but Remus didn't notice. Something had jogged his mind. Memories…

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"When am I leaving Remus?" she asked softly.

"Who says you leave him?"

"He leaves me?"

"No."

"Well, what happens then?"

"I can't tell you."

"You're too stubborn."

"Don't try sucking up."

"How am I sucking up?"

"You said it flirtatiously."

"Why would I flirt with my own son?"

"Because you're under a huge amount of emotional stress."

"That's an understatement."

"Just enjoy the time left."

"There's not much left, is there?"

"I'm not going to tell you."

"You just did."

"How?"

"You looked down when I asked."

"Whatever."

"Don't walk away!" "Why not?"

"Now you're asking all the questions!"

"Bye Lily."

"See you."

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A/N: Gulp, here comes the infuriating stuff. Don't say I didn't warn you! Mwaha, mood swings. Gulp. And it's the New Year. Gulp. And don't hate Harry, he redeems himself eventually. Teaser?

Next time on AWKS:

"I just can't do this," she said as he pitifully tried to pull her back, but she was already walking away.

Then in the chapter after that:

"You're really cute when you wake up."

Dun dun dun, and history repeats itself. Those teasers kill you, huh? Tee hee. REVIEW! Toodles!

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