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Chapter Three

Days Passing By

Remus couldn't help but be rather blown away by the sight of the Gryffindor common room and when he saw the dormitory of which he was to be staying in, he couldn't help but think that this was something like the royalty treatment.

"Makes you wonder what the other houses' dormitories and common rooms look like doesn't it," said James.

Remus quietly agreed.

"Some should probably draw a map of this place," James added, "So that way the owner couldn't get lost."

"It may help those who get lost easy," said Remus.

"Hi, I'm James," said James to Remus, "This here is Sirius."

"Hello," Sirius briefly acknowledged Remus, before going over to one of the unclaimed beds and sat on it, "Well, I've claimed my bed."

"I'm Remus," said Remus, he still couldn't help but be rather shy, it was just in his nature to be.

"Hey, that's a cool name," said James.

"Thank you, I guess," Remus replied.

James, Sirius and Remus all claimed their beds, leaving one left over.

"Hey … where is that other one that supposed to be in here?" Sirius asked, "What's his name?"

"Peter wasn't it?" James said.

"I think that's his name," said Sirius, with an uncertain tone.

Just then, the small, chubby boy came on in, looking rather flustered.

"What happened to you?" Sirius asked him.

"I accidentally went up the wrong stairs and they turned into a slide and … it was embarrassing," Peter replied in a squeaky like voice.

"What, are you telling us that you tried to get up the girls' stairs?" Sirius said.

Peter gave a little nod and blushed. Sirius shook his head, even he knew that the girls' dormitory was out of bounds to the boys and he had only just got here.

Remus unpacked his belongings and soon got into his pyjamas like the other three and was climbing on into bed to fall into a deep sleep.

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The next morning, it was an amazement that Remus even remembered where the Great Hall was, Alyssa had walked down with him. However, he'd be buggered if he could so much as find the first, even Alyssa hadn't a clue. But they managed to find the Charms classroom all right; the teacher was Professor Flitwick, who was also the Head of Ravenclaw house.

The classes went well, each student seeming to find their talents somewhere amongst them. Potions with the Potions Master, Professor Horace Slughorn, was pleasing, at once he seemed to favour one or two of the students of whom where in the Gryffindor-Slytherin first-year class, one of them being Lily Evans.

Come the end of the week, the four Gryffindor boys, Remus, James, Sirius and Peter had become friends, or on the verge of it. However, when Saturday arrived Remus and Severus had almost collided with each other when they were each coming around a corner.

"Sorry," said Remus.

Before Severus could say something James spoke up.

"Hey Remus, who're you talking to?"

James, Sirius and Peter appeared up from behind Remus.

"Hey, it's a Slytherin!" Sirius noted. "Is this guy bothering you?"

"Uh …" Remus went to speak.

"Look he had greasy hair!" James pointed out, "and look at that nose!"

Severus looked well and truly insulted, if not deeply hurt by this.

"What's your name?" Peter asked Severus, slightly amused by James and Sirius's little taunts.

"Severus Snape," Severus replied with confidence.

"Severus Snape?" Sirius sniggered, "Sounds to me like Snivellus! Bet that's what you are, a snivelling little grease ball!"

Remus didn't know what to do, should he stand up for Severus and tell these two to back off, or should he just let it go?

"Come on, Remus," said Sirius, "We don't need gits like him hanging around with us."

Sirius placed an arm across Remus's shoulder and led the young lad away from the hurt young Slytherin. Severus quickly hurried to find somewhere out of public.

Remus felt a large pang of guilt over what had happened and when he was able, went to find Severus. Finding him in a classroom.

"I'm sorry for what happened," he said, walking over.

"Why didn't you say something?" Severus questioned.

"I … I don't know," Remus honestly answered back, sitting next to Severus. "But I'm sorry that James and Sirius were very mean to you."

Severus looked at Remus. "I guess it was meant to happen, you know," he said, "It's been that way my whole life and I guess being in Slytherin, well, I kind of expected rivalry between the houses."

"But it's still not right," said Remus.

"Spare the good conscience speech, will you," said Severus.

"I was wondering where you boys had gotten to."

Severus and Remus looked to see Alyssa standing at the doorway, with her was Lily.

"Hi Alyssa," said Remus, grinning at the sight of her.

"Who are you?" Severus asked Lily.

"I'm Lily Evans," Lily answered, her green eyes almost glittered.

"Of course, I should've remembered you from potions," said Severus, "Our Head of House has really taken to favouring you."

Lily gave a tiny shrug.

"So what are you two doing in here for?" Alyssa asked the boys.

"Nothing," Severus answered before Remus could say anything, "We were just talking, that's all."

Remus could see that Severus didn't want to let the girls know what happened.

However, as the days past, Sirius and James would happily taunt Severus, mainly over how he looked. It wasn't long before Severus literally loathed James and Sirius, but he couldn't understand why Remus would just let them do what they're doing to him. He thought it was perhaps the reason why Remus wouldn't speak up was because he was probably afraid to.

Lily came along one afternoon and found Sirius and James hexing Severus. She stepped straight in and demanded for them to let Severus go.

"You're seriously sticking up for this drizzle?" Sirius questioned.

"Stop this at once!" Lily snapped.

"Okay, if you agree to let me sit next to you in next class," said James.

Lily blinked at this. "I wouldn't let you sit next to me even if you were the last boy on Earth! Now let him go!"

She went to push James quite forcefully, only James saw this coming and moved just in time to cause Lily to move straight on past him, without so much as touching him.

"Come on, James," said Sirius, finally letting Severus go from the charm that kept him pinned to the wall, "We better go."

"Yeah … I guess you're right," said James, agreeing with a dull tone.

"I didn't need your help," Severus almost hissed at Lily.

Lily was stunned at this. Severus walked away from her.

"What happened?" Alyssa asked.

Lily told her what happened.

"Oh," said Alyssa, a little surprised, "But I'm sure he'll come around and appreciate what you did for him."

Lily nodded. "Maybe," she said, a little doubtful, but she hoped so.

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The first night of a full moon, Remus was escorted by Madam Pomfrey to the Whomping Willow, which had been placed within the school, specifically for the reasons of which only the staff knew about. Madam Pomfrey used a special stick to hit the knob that sit near the little mouth of a tunnel where Remus was to go.

"Thank you, Madam Pomfrey," said Remus.

"Not to worry, but I suggest that you hurry up," said the nurse kindly.

Remus gave a last nod and hurried on into the tunnel and walked along it until he found a hatch and pushed it up. He entered into this old shack like place and he saw stairs and he went up them and they led him to a large room. In it was an old bed and other furniture.

Remus began to undress himself, so that he'll at least have clothes by the time the full moon is over, he had lost enough sets of clothing whenever he accidentally forgot this little monthly problem, he didn't wish to lose any while he was at the school.

The moon beams began to slip on through the cracks and sure enough Remus began to transform. Again, just like it had always been, it was painful, but that was his life … he couldn't change that.