As he walked, Peter's thoughts were focused on a wedding...in secret, if she had said yes.

Remus is the closest things I have to a friends, he thought, I'd ask him to be my witness. He'd understand to keep it a secret, I know, he's got so many secrets of his own.

"So, Petey..."

Peter froze where he stood. He knew that voice. He turned around, facing the dark shadow before him, the moonlight caught a glare off the rim of something metal. Glasses. Peter took a deep breath in the cooling night air. He said nothing.

"After you said you were going to pack, I came after you. You know we're not going home with the rest on the train tomorrow..."

"How long have you been following me, James?"

"Who is she?"

"No one you need to know,"

"You asked her to marry you- do you mean that? Or was it only because I asked Lily?"

"No! Not everything is about you, James!"

Silence followed Peter's words, but the boy could tell James was sneering. Still, Peter's breath was heavy with anger, and he quivered slightly. Suddenly, when the shadowed boy spoke, his voice was soft and understanding.

"Do you love her?"

"More than you know..." Peter's voice was harsh and quiet, but now riddled with sadness, anguish, at the thought that he could lose that love if he didn't see her tomorrow. His next words were plagued with plea, "please, James...I have to see her on the train tomorrow. She could leave me! I couldn't bare to have that happen..."

James stepped forward, moving into the light in front of Peter. He stared down at the mousy boy with a pained curiosity.

"Why don't you tell anyone about you two...?"

Peter fought back his sob, trying to maintain what little dignity he held in the black-haired boy's eyes.

"She's...not allowed to date. Her parent's would harm her if they found out she was seeing someone. She's supposed to have an arranged marraige, and her parents don't want anyone getting in the way,"

"You truly love her?"

Peter nodded, not meeting James' eye out of fear.

"Then why do you put her in danger? Isn't it better if she not see anyone?"

Peter fell to his knees, sobbing into his hands at that point.

"But she came to me! She wanted to be with me! But you're right...I took it too far now...and she's not going to want to stay with me now!"

James bent down, pulling Peter to his feet and standing him straight.

"Yes she will. You go home on the train tomorrow, I'll tell the others you fell ill and had to leave. But, we need you tonight, or we can't get passed the tr-"

They both jerked there heads at a shout, coming from across the grounds, followed by a snarl and finally...

Peter jumped at James hit his shoulder and, before Peter's eyes, changed into a brilliant, strong Stag. Following suit, Peter quickly transformed into a pudgy rat, and scuttled after James across the grounds toward the source of the great howl they had heard only second before. Before taking off, however, Peter glanced up at the bright light shining down from the sky. The full moon, at this time, seemed to Peter to be an omen of hatred. A demon.

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