I don't own Harry Potter. Orion Kamaria, Romulus Lupin, and Dallas Malfoy are mine though, use them and die.

Hey guys. Sorry it took so long to get this out. But about a week and a half ago, Writers Block snuck into my house, tied my arms behind my back. Then she forced her way into my brain, I tried to resist with all my might, but there was no stopping her, she soon found the 'end ideas' button in my head *didn't know I had one*. And I've been stuck like that for a while now. But I believe that I have finally evicted the parasite. Hopefully she will never return.

Anubus04: Thanks for your review. Yeah, I guess that Sev wouldn't have yelled out like that, but oh well, he did. I'm glad that you like my story so far.

Atiannala: Hey there doll. I'm glad that you like my portrayal of Sevi, HEHE. And yes, some Snape/Marauder interaction is already planned. I'm psyched that you liked my name. Took me a while to come up with it. But there's some reason behind the name, I wonder if you can figure it out. And as to whether or not Rome will fall in with a bad crowd...MAYBE. I'm, glad that I've got you hooked with Dallas' character as well. There is a mystery with him at the moment. And I hope that a little something mentioned in this chapter will increase your curiosity. And maybe guess what happened to our poor Slytherin this summer.

Ladybug the 3rd: Hey boo. Yes, I just might get Remus and Orion together. How will it happen? I don't know? Well... actually, I do. Sucker. Yes, the thought of Lucius with red hair amused me as well.

Indigo Child: Hey there, thanks for your review. Long enough, definitely NOT complaining. I'm glad that you liked chapter two...Your favorite story's list? *Blinks at monitor anime style* I don't think my writings that good, but thanks bunches. I'm glad you liked my Sorting song. I put five bloody hours into making the thing. Yeah, I too liked the bit about Cackles. I had to say where she came from, and I've already invented one magical school in my other story, I didn't feel like making a new one, So, I thought to myself. What's another magical school in Europe? Then it hit me Worst Witch! Cackles Academy!! Yeah, mystery girl has a name. I'm glad you like it. And the tension between her and Lupin...you'll have to wait to find out. And her secret? Believe it or not, I come right out and tell you this chapter. And yes, I love Slytherin as well *the politics that must go on in that common room*. And my mind frame is more that of a Slyth, so I find it easier to get into their heads. Ooooh yes, Snape will have a rather large role indeed. HEHE. And I must agree, him and Draco are probably the most misunderstood HP characters. And I'm glad that you like my portrayal of him. And hexing Lucius *music to my soul*. Yes Sev was always good at hexes and curses. We might just see some more of his skill at them later *turns around and whistles innocently* And since you asked, yes Regulus is Sirius' little brother. Yeah, Rome just seemed to be the Slytherin type to me. Yeah, I went to great lengths to make the names obvious. After all, these are the parents of Harry's generation; the same names would be running through at this time. And yeah, Melody Goyle could pass fore an ugly gorilla. I spent a lot of time on my description of the Slytherin common room, glad you like it *gothic architecture rules!!!!!* Phew, long response for a long review, no?

Lucky Estrella: Thanks for your review. Nope, nobody likes a Malfoy (except for Draco and Dallas of course). And thanks for commenting on my well developed OC's.

This chapter is dedicated to Atiannala and Indigo Child. For both their support, and suggestions on how to get over writers block.... Enjoy.

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Moonlight Sonata

By: dragonsprincess

Chapter Three: A Letter Over Breakfast

"WAKE UP YOU LAZY FUR-BALL!!!"

Remus rolled over in his bed, groaning. He mindlessly fumbled with the hangings around his bed.

Opening the curtains, he glared at the offending alarm clock that was still calling him a 'lazy fur-ball' (the work of Sirius or James no doubt).

"Shut. Up!" Remus yelled at the clock which immediately stopped screaming at him to 'wake up', and started reading seven O'clock. Yeah, it was a little early. But Remus had learned quickly in his first year that his dormitory became a battle zone at seven-thirty when he other three boys would awake. And Remus was not a morning person at all.

He let out one last groan, then finally rolled out of bed. Remus walked in what must have been a very crocked line to his trunk, opened it, and took out his uniform, and some toiletries.

Remus stood up and walked in his early-morning zigzag to the bathroom on the other side of his dormitory.

Remus continued walking in his stupor, his eyes half closed, it appeared as though he had drunk ungodly amounts of Fire Whiskey the previous night ...

BANG

Remus had walked right into the loo door. His eyes immediately shot open; Remus had always found that walking into things such as walls or doors was one of the most efficient ways of waking someone up (yes, he walked into the bathroom door often).

Remus heard Peter groan from the bed to his left, give off a sigh, and start snoring again. The other members of Remus' dorm had all stopped being awoken by random bangs, and clunks in the mornings years ago.

Hoping that the elves would send some very caffeinated drinks up to the Gryffindor table this morning, Remus walked into the bathroom, shaking his head. Ashamed that he had walked into the loo door yet again. Remus hoped that a warm shower would wake him up properly.

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BEEEEEEEEEP

Orion rolled over, unwrapping herself from her green quilt. She opened her hangings, and smacked the alarm clock clear off the bedside table.

The clock smashed on the floor, becoming effectively quiet.

Grinning, Orion grabbed her Holly wand out from under her pillow. After one last amused look at the broken alarm clock, she muttered "Reparo". The clock mended itself in no time. With one final swish of her wand, Orion returned the newly-repaired clock to its place on her night stand.

"Is that a common occurrence?" Asked a voice from the bed next to hers. This voice sounded as if it were stifling a yawn.

"Oh," Orion said in surprise. "Yeah, it is. I do it at least twice a week.

"Sorry, did I wake you, Andi?"

"Yeah," Andromeda said. "But don't worry about it. I needed to get up anyway."

Orion smiled. At least someone in her dorm seemed nice. She hadn't really gotten a chance to meet the other two girls, but anything she'd heard hadn't been all that positive.

"You mind if I take the bathroom first, Andi?" Orion asked.

"Not at all," Andromeda responded with a smile. "Those two," she said, nodding her head across the room to where Goyle and Mulciber lay sleeping, "won't be awake for a while. And I need to get organized any way. I always seem to forget something on the first day back. But I can't now, after all I am a prefect, the young ones will look to me for guidance, and what help would I be if.... What?"

Andromeda had stopped her obvious attempt at self-promotion when she saw Orion with a manic grin plastered all over her face.

"Oh, nothing," Orion responded. Walking over to her trunk and collecting some of her things. Make-up, cloths, shampoo, you know, the usual.

"Well, I'm going to have my shower now."

"Wait," Andromeda said. "What was so funny?"

Orion opened the loo door, then turned to her friend and smirked.

"Brat," Andromeda said.

"Narcissist," Orion responded.

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Orion stepped out of the shower, and flicked her wand at herself, mumbling a drying spell. She turned around and looked in the mirror.

Damn, Orion thought, as she looked at her still pale face. I look like some sort of zombie here.

A grim look appeared on Orion's face as she remembered an evening near the beginning of summer, when she was over at her friend, Stefanie's birthday party. It had been late, probably around one or two in the morning. And they had all been playing Truth or Dare.

One of the girls at the party, Karyn, had dared Orion to do something completely horrendous. But Orion had never been a coward, so she'd done it anyway. But just as she was completing the dare. A game of mindless, crazy fun had gone all wrong...

Orion shuddered. The memory was definitely something she wanted to forget. But it was also something she knew she never would.

Taking another look at her reflection, Orion decided that this living-dead impersonation of hers just wouldn't do. Today would be a day liberal amounts of blush.

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Andromeda and Orion came out from behind the serpentine statue that guarded the girls dorms. Andromeda telling Orion about the different teachers, what they taught, and their little quirks.

They walked over and plumped themselves in front of one of the Slytherin commons rooms many fireplaces. They hadn't been sitting long before a certain dark haired, dark eyed Slytherin boy came and joined them.

"Morning girls," Severus said, sounding more than a little tired himself.

"Morning," Andromeda and Orion said together.

"Gods, Sev," Andromeda said with a smirk. "Did you sleep at all last night? You look like you're about ready to fall asleep on us right here and now."

"Not really," Severus said, raising his hand to his mouth to cover a rather large yawn.

"Darn it, Sev," Orion said, yawning herself. "Don't do that! You know yawning's contagious."

"Well, sorry for only getting four hours of sleep," he responded sarcastically.

"You only slept for four hours," Andromeda said, raising an eyebrow. "What were you doing?"

"Nothing really, I just couldn't sleep."

"Oh," Andromeda said, seeming to pick up on something in her long-time friend's demeanor. Smiling she stood up. "Care to escort two ladies up to breakfast?"

"Not at all," Severus said, glad for the chance to change the subject. He too stood up, and offered an arm to each of the girls.

Orion stood up, and took hold of Severus' left arm, while Andromeda wrapped hers around his right. And with that, the three fifth year Slytherins made their way out of the common room and towards the Great Hall for breakfast.

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Remus was sitting at the Gryffindor table, Peter to his left, and James and Sirius across from him. James and Sirius were conversing in secretive whispers, obviously planning something. Remus, however, couldn't care less what they were talking about (he'd find out soon enough, one way or the other). He was still in half-asleep mode at the moment, and was currently sipping some very strong coffee, in the vain hope that it would wake him up.

Remus looked up in time to see three members of Slytherin house make their entrance. He was suddenly awake, and once again, inexplicably jealous.

For the three that had just walked in were none other that Severus Snape, Andromeda Black, and the new girl, Orion Kamaria. Remus glared that the three Snakes, more precisely, he was glaring at the fact that the three had walked in, arms linked.

Remus tore his eyes away from the scene, and glared at the dark liquid in his mug. Lifting it to his mouth he downed the rest of his coffee in one gulp, reached to the center of the table and grabbed a few pieces of toast.

In one fluid motion Remus swung his legs over the bench and stood up. He had to get out of the Great Hall.

"Hey," Peter said, as the post owls started making their morning rounds around the hall. "Where are you going?"

"Oh, just up to the dorm," Remus said. "I..uh...forgot my books for Potions this morning. And you know how Guivre is. And I need all the help I can get."

Peter nodded, taking Remus' excuse for being legitimate. Remus started walking out of the Great Hall, but just as he reached the doors, a rather large screech owl landed on his shoulder.

Remus looked at the owl. "This for me?" He asked the bird. In response the owl simply held out its leg. "Guess so," Remus said. Now reaching to untie the letter from the owl's holder.

As soon as Remus had relieved it of its burden, the owl flew back out of the hall.

Wondering who could have sent the letter, Remus broke the seal, and started to read.

Dear Mr Lupin,

I have a special assignment for you this year. When you are finished your breakfast, I'd like you to come to my office. The password is bubble gum doxies.

Sincerely

Headmaster Dumbledore

Remus reread the letter a few times. A special assignment? What did his insane headmaster want him to do? Folding the letter and placing it in his pocket. He started towards the second floor office.

Remus grinned. It said something about the amount of times he'd gotten in trouble, when he knew the whereabouts of the supposed-to-be-secret headmasters office.

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Severus lead Andromeda and Orion through the doors of the Great Hall. And over towards the Slytherin table.

Orion couldn't explain why, but her eyes wandered over to the Gryffindor table. She noticed the boy with whom she'd made eye contact with the previous night. She hadn't noticed it last night, what with all the stuff that was going on, but now that she thought about it, it scared her. The connection she'd felt with him had been, and still was indescribable. Orion watched as he glared at the mug in his hand, his cheeks slightly pink. She figured that he'd just been put on the wrong end of some practical joke.

Severus stopped in front of some empty seats, and gestured for the two girls to sit down, which they did. And they three friends immediately started talking.

"Here yeh go," said a boy, handing Orion, Andromeda, and Severus their timetables.

"Thanks, Talbot," Andromeda said. The boy just nodded and continued down that table.

"Oh, Brilliant," Severus said sarcastically. "We have Potions first thing today. I don't know whether to be happy, or to fear for my life!"

"I thought you liked Potions, Sev," Andromeda said. "It's your best subject. Why would you have to fear for your life?"

"Because," Severus sighed. "We have it with the Gryffindors...AGAIN!!! That means another bloody year of Potter and Black trying to sabotage my work."

Andromeda just grinned and shook her head, saying nothing. She just hoped that Severus noticed the irony in that last sentence. He spent about as much time ruining their potions as they did his.

"What!" Severus demanded upon seeing the look on Andromeda's aristocratic face.

"Nothing," she responded, raising a mocking eyebrow. "Nothing at all."

"Damn it, Andi. What are you smirking about?"

Orion hid her laughter in her cereal bowl. The little bickering match between Andromeda and Severus was getting pretty funny.

Orion was brought out of her 'I'm not going to laugh' reverie by the click of healed footsteps, very evenly spaced footsteps...then suddenly they stopped. Orion looked up from her cereal and saw a woman-obviously one of the professors-standing behind her.

This woman had short dark hair, and even darker eyes hidden behind very stylish glasses. Orion continued looking at this woman who had a very powerful feel of magic about her.

"Good morning, Professor Guivre," Andromeda and Severus said.

The Professor smiled and looked over at her students. "Good morning, Black. Good morning, Snape.

You don't mind if I borrow your friend here, do you?" She asked, looking at Orion.

She didn't wait for their replies. "Kamaria," she said, suddenly sounding business-like. "Are you finished your breakfast?"

Orion looked down at her now empty bowl, wishing it were full. It was her first day, and her Head of House was already asking to talk to her. This could be bad.

"Yes," Orion said. "I am."

"Good," Professor Guivre responded. "I have been asked to bring you to the Headmaster's office."

The Headmaster's office! Well, this just keeps getting better. Resigned to her fate, Orion stood up, and started following her house head out of the hall.

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Severus and Andromeda watched as Orion followed Professor Guivre out of the Great Hall.

"Was it just me," Andromeda said. "Or did Orion look scared?"

"No, wasn't just you, she looked terrified," Severus responded.

"Why would she be so scared, though? Guivre's not that bad"

"Open your eyes Andi," Severus sighed. "Orion doesn't know that. And here she is, first day at a new school. She's only half-way through her breakfast when her head of house comes, telling her that she's taking her to see the headmaster. Orion's probably afraid that she's about to get kicked out."

"I guess you're right," Andromeda said.

"Andi," Severus said, leaning closer to the Slytherin girl. "I need to talk to you. I would have said it earlier, but I couldn't with Orion around. You know how I told you I couldn't sleep last night?"

"Yeah."

"Well, at about two-thirty I decided to take a walk around the dorm, and you know what I noticed?"

"What?" Andromeda asked.

"That Dallas still wasn't in bed. On a whim I went and checked the common room," Severus said. "He wasn't there either."

"You're kidding me," Andromeda said.

"I kid you not," said Severus, a serious look on his face.

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As Professor Guivre and Orion started climbing the stairs Orion started to fret.

What if they can't take me here, either? She thought. I really want to become a fully qualified witch.

Orion continued to follow the professor, taking in everything about the school that she could, before she was sent packing.

"Ah, Mr Lupin," Professor Guivre said.

Orion looked up and noticed the boy from last night stopped in the corridor about fifty feet in front of them.

"Hello, Professor Guivre," the boy named Lupin called back. "I'm just headed up to Professor Dumbledore's office."

"I know," the dark haired witch replied.

Orion noticed the boy look really confused.

In the distance a bell rung.

"Oh, dear," Professor Guivre said. "Mr Lupin, since you're going to the headmaster's office as well. Would you mind taking Miss Kamaria with you? I have a class to get to."

"Not at all, Professor."

"Thank you, Mr Lupin," Professor Guivre responded, turning on her heal, and heading back down the corridor.

Orion watched as the Professor walked away, not sure if she should be relieved, or scared. She looked up when she saw that the boy was walking towards her.

He stopped and reached out a hand. "Remus Lupin," he said. "Fifth year and Gryffindor prefect. Though, I don't really know how much I deserve that last one. I think it was just in comparison to my dorm-mates."

Orion laughed, then reached out and took Remus' hand. "Orion Kamaria, Slytherin, also fifth year."

"Orion, eh. Never heard that name before. Well, not unless you count the constellation.

"Well," he said. "We should get going."

Orion nodded and walked along side Remus. She couldn't help glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. He was pretty cute, definitely not hard to look at, although he did look a little pale.

"So," Remus said. "Why are you starting at Hogwarts now, I've heard that Cackles is pretty good?"

Orion looked at Remus in shock. He couldn't possibly know her secret, could he? No, of course not. That'd be absurd. "I'd rather not talk about that," Orion responded.

"Fair enough," Remus responded.

'She must have been expelled,' he thought. 'Wonder why, she seems nice enough.'

The pair kept walking until Remus stopped in front of a statue of a gryffin.

"Bubble gum doxies," Remus said in a clear voice.

Orion looked at him as though he were crazy.

"Password," he said as means of explanation.

Orion watched as a stairway appeared from behind the great statue.

Remus stepped onto one of the stairs, and they started to revolve upwards. Orion quickly followed, getting on a stair that was only a few below Remus'.

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Orion got off at the top of the revolving stairs, looking intently at Remus for directions as to what to do next.

Remus seemed to realize what Orion wanted him to do, and went to knock on the large Mahogany door. Just as he was about to rap his hand on the door, a voice issued from inside the room.

"Mr Lupin, Miss Kamaria. Please, come in."

Remus started, then pushed open the door. Once it was open, he gestured for Orion to enter.

After they'd both come in, Remus closed the door. They looked to Dumbledore asking what to do.

"Please take a seat," Dumbledore said, gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk.

Remus and Orion walked across the room. Orion taking in all the weird contraptions, the portraits of past headmasters and mistresses (to many to count), and, most of all, the gorgeous bird that sat on a perch to Dumbledore's left. Orion looked at the bird for a few moments in complete awe...

"Yes, Miss Kamaria. That is a phoenix, his name is Fawks."

Orion looked at Dumbledore; she observed his half-moon spectacles, the obsessive amounts of white hair and beard, and his twinkling blue eyes. Orion smiled, she liked the man already. If she hadn't been so afraid that she was about to be expelled, she probably would have felt it convenient to crack a joke. But if they were about to expel her, why had another student been invited up? Was expulsion a public event at Hogwarts? Orion suddenly felt very queasy.

"Professor Dumbledore," Remus said. "May I ask why you asked me to come here? Your letter mentioned something about a special assignment."

Dumbledore nodded. "Yes you may, Mr Lupin. Miss Kamaria, you can stop worrying now, you're not about to be expelled."

Orion looked up at her headmaster and smiled a true smile. She felt as though a seventy pound weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She wasn't going to be expelled. But then why had she been asked up here in the first place?

"Mr Lupin," Dumbledore said. "I do indeed have an assignment for you. Actually, it's for the both of you..."

Remus and Orion exchanged looks, then looked expectantly back at their headmaster.

"You see," Dumbledore continued. "You two have more in common than you know. If I were to ask you both what your biggest secret is, I guarantee you would both say the same thing."

Orion and Remus once again looked at each other.

"Come off it, Professor Dumbledore. You've got to be kidding me," Orion said.

But Remus, however, was still looking at Orion. Remembering how pale she'd looked on the train yesterday. Her seemingly great fear of getting kicked out of school (he could definitely remember that one). And the powerful feeling of knowing he'd felt when he'd first seen her, and during that period of eye contact they'd shared at the feast. Remus knew what Dumbledore was talking about, but yet, how could it be true?

"You're a werewolf," Remus said, and it wasn't a question.

Orion stopped, and turned to face Remus, her eyes full of terror.

"Don't worry," he said. "So am I."

If it were possible, Orion's eyes widened even more. The letter she'd received from the headmaster during August had said that the school could accommodate a werewolf. But it had said nothing about already doing so.

Suddenly, Orion stood up and hugged Remus. She couldn't believe it. She'd felt so alone after receiving her bite, especially after Cackles headmistress had appeared at her home saying that they could no longer take her at the school.

And now here she was, not only was she at a place where she could finish her schooling. She was at a place where there would always be someone to understand her. Orion was surprised when she felt that her hug was being returned. Obviously Remus was feeling the same way.

The two teens broke up the hug when they heard the sound of someone clearing their throat.

"I hate to interrupt," said Dumbledore, blue eyes twinkling more than ever. "But you two have a class to be getting to. Potions, I believe."

Remus and Orion nodded.

"Good, but I have something else to tell the two of you before I send you off to class. Firstly, I'm well aware of the fact that the two of you will probably spend a lot of time together. Now, Mr Lupin, if anyone asks, I've just assigned you to help her out a bit these first few weeks. And I leave it to you to tell Miss Kamaria what she's to do on the full moons."

"Will do, Professor Dumbledore," Remus said.

"All right, then. Off you go."

Remus and Orion nodded good-bye's then headed back down the revolving stairs.

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Yay, I've finally gotten another chapter done. Hope you liked it. I'd like to know if any of you have ever read a Remus romance where the girl was a werewolf too.

So, what do you guys think is up with Dallas? Out of his dorm at two-thirty in the morning! Something unexpected.

Well, tell me what you thought. Nice, long reviews would be adored.

See Ya

dragonsprincess