Lucy woke early the next morning. She hurriedly got dressed. The other girls were all still asleep. She put on her school cloak and quietly stole out of the room.

When she reached the common room, she found Sirius, Peter and James already up, waiting. By unspoken agreement, all four walked out through the portrait and headed towards the hospital wing.

They had to talk to Remus.

James held the map in his hand, checking for any signs of Filch. They had made the map in fourth year. It showed the whole lot of Hogwarts and all of its inhabitants. Peter, who was exceptional at drawing, had drawn it, Sirius and James had explored the school and Remus and Lucy had charmed it. The map was invaluable.

They reached the Hospital wing without any difficulties. James and Lucy shared an anxious glance, before Peter pushed the door. It was locked. "Alohomora," Sirius whispered, pointing his wand at the keyhole. The door opened slowly and they trooped inside.

Remus lay awake in the bed nearest the door. He glanced towards his friends, a look of surprise darting across his face. "You lot are early." His voice was hoarse and tired. He gave a wan smile. "Nice though, I couldn't sleep." Gesturing towards the seats, he invited them to sit.

James began speaking uneasily. "Look Moony, there's a problem. Somebody…" he stopped and threw a plaintive look at Sirius.

Sirius sighed heavily and told Remus of their predicament, rushing his words, as if hoping that he could lessen their impact by telling the story quickly.

A long silence began while Remus digested the information. His face paled even further.

"No." He croaked out a single word. He looked frantically from one sorry face to another.

"She can't…. no, this will ruin everything… tells everyone….leave school…..be an outcast," he started to mumble. Lucy cut him off in the middle of his panic. "No, Remus. Okay? This was our fault. We'll fix it. Please don't worry. Lily doesn't actually know anything. But, for what it's worth, I think you could tell her."

Remus began to regain his composure. Lucy could understand his reaction though, werewolves were considered highly risky and they were shunned within society. If the student's parents found out, Remus would surely be sent home.

James spoke again. "Remus, the reason that we're here is that we need to decide what to tell her. It's your decision. If you want, we can say that we were on a prank." He laughed bitterly. "Considering how quickly she jumped to conclusions about me…… Well, she's not going to find that hard to believe."

Remus closed his eyes. "I don't… Lily would be okay to tell, I suppose. But, still….. I do trust her though; she's not the type to spread this around." Conflicting emotions raced across his face. "I should be the one to tell her," Remus decided, with steely determination.

"I'll get her, you stay here." Lucy quickly ran through the empty corridors to Gryffindor tower. She shook a grumpy Lily awake. Her mood wasn't improved when she saw who had woken her. As far as Lily was concerned, Lucy was also involved in the boy's escapades. "Shh. It's time for your explanation," Lucy softly told Lily, so the others wouldn't be woken. Lily silently got dressed and they walked together back to the infirmary.

She was clearly confused when she saw Remus lying in bed, pale and apprehensive, with his friends gathered around him. "Oh Remus, are you okay?" she asked, with concern. He held up his hand to stop her. He needed to say this while he had the courage.

"The boys were with me last night. Lily, there's something you should know. But you have to promise not to tell anyone."

Lily looked uncomfortable- part of her wanted to demand answers & another part realised that Remus was taking this very seriously. She decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. "I won't tell," she promised.

"Lily, I'm a werewolf." Remus blurted it out.

Everyone watched her worriedly. Her eyes widened but she didn't back away. Remus took this as a sign of hope. "Lily?" She blinked.

Lily didn't look as shocked as everyone had expected her to. James looked at her closely. "You already knew."

Lily nodded numbly. "Not for certain, but I kind of guessed. I didn't know for sure. Oh Remus, of course I won't tell anyone." She leant down and hugged him tightly.

Remus was amazed. Lily Evans was the first person he had ever told of his own accord. His friends had figured it out, but he hadn't actually volunteered the information. This was a big step for him. "You have no idea what this means to me," he spoke quietly, his eyes never leaving Lily's eyes.

"So you won't be telling McGonagall?" Peter asked anxiously.

Lily shook her head. "Of course not, although I assume the teachers know of your situation?" Remus nodded.

Sirius then spoke up. "Well, I think it's time for breakfast!"

The chairs screeched as they all stood up. "See you later, Moony."

As Lucy was eating, she realised that Lily hadn't questioned why the boys were with Remus. She fervently hoped that Miss Head Girl didn't ever find out that three unregistered animagi, one of which was head boy, were running around Hogwarts every month.

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