Remus opened the window and felt the cold autumn wind stroke his chins. It was dark outside, and the November rain made Remus shiver when he bent over the frame. But he had to do it, so he grabbed Lissa's gift and jumped. Luckily, it was just a short fall, and Remus found himself in his mother's beloved flowerbed. There was no turning back, so Remus sneaked away as fast as he could. Leaving his safe home and his former life.

Lissa lived only a few houses away on the street, and even though he had walked that street many times before, there was something that night who made Remus feels uncomfortable. It almost felt like someone was watching him, Remus had never before been so aware of the noises around him. The leaves in the wind, the rain hitting the ground, his own breath made him walk faster and faster. When he finally saw Lissa's home he started running, not stopping until he reached the door. He didn't bother knocking he just stepped in and just as he closed the door, a warm feeling of relief filled his entire body. And he reminded himself that he had to be home soon, before his parents noticed anything.

Lissa's parents hadn't gone to bed yet, they just stared at Remus as he quietly apologised for his very late visit. They told him that Lissa was sleeping, but they didn't mind him for wakening her up.

"Lissa, I'm sorry for being so late", Remus said mildly as he tried to wake her up. She moaned, opened only one eye and yawned when she realised who her visitor was.

"Remus, what on earth are you doing here? In the middle of the night, too?" she said hoarsely.

"I told you I was sorry. I just wanted to give you this" he said and putted her birthday gift on her bed. She seemed to warm up when she sat up in the bed and started unwrapping it.

"A diary? Thanks Remmie, it's very kind of you." she said smiling.

"It's a special diary, when you write something in it, the text will disappear."

Her face was puzzled. "But what's the point of writing something that no one can read, not even myself?"

"That's when it starts to get interesting, Lissa. You see, the text will reappear if you do this…"Remus grabbed the diary, stroked its back with two fingers and opened it. He flipped to the first page; the page was full of shining, blue letters. Lissa took the book, and started reading what Remus had written for her. Happy Birthday, Melissa Field! I hope that your tenth birthday has been good and that you like my gift. I just want you to know that you're my best friend and that I hope that will never change. Remus Lupin

"Wow, Remus! That's an amazing book, it's almost like magic. But how can I make the text disappear again?"

"You just stroke it again. It's easy, look…"

And at that moment, the full moon reached its fullest point. A scream interrupted Lissa and Remus conversation, making them both looking at each other with fear.

"What was that?" Lissa asked breathlessly.

"I don't know, but I think must go now," Remus said. But leaving was the last thing he wanted to do.

"You can stay here tonight, Remmie. I'll just go and tell mum and dad…"

"No, I can't stay. I have to go home, my parents can't find out that I left the house. They'll be furious." He looked out of the window and sighed.

"I'll walk you home."

"You don't have to", Remus said but was in fact relieved.

The November rain fall harder this time, as Remus and Lissa stepped out of her house. They shared an umbrella and started walking back to the Lupin household. They didn't say anything to each other, both looking very scared. Never had the road between their houses been that long.

Suddenly a great flash of white light exploded around them, making the children fall to the ground. A howl and a scream of pain echoed between the houses, and Remus wondered why nobody came out to see what caused the turmoil.

"Run! Run for your lives! It's a werewolf!" roared the voice of a man. The man waved his wand and another white light exploded, now behind Remus and Lissa. They were still lying on the wet ground. Remus got quickly to his feet, grabbing the paralysed Lissa's arm and pulled her up to her feet. He started running towards the wizard, still dragging Lissa by her arm. A growling beast appeared from the shadows, it was the most horrific beast Remus had ever seen, though he'd never actually seen any kind of beast before. The werewolf was standing on its hind legs, the teeth's was awfully sharp and many. But what scared Remus the most was the werewolf's snarling as it stared straight at Remus, that now reached the wizard.

The man grabbed the boys shoulder and pulled Remus behind him. Lissa hid behind Remus, her brown eyes were full of tears. The wizard was harmed, the back of his robe was ripped and something black was pouring down his back too, ant that something looked a lot like blood. But somehow the wizard managed to stand up, he whispered to the children;

"When I count to three, you have to run as fast as you can. That way…" he pointed towards Remus's home, "and don't stop until you are safe inside. No matter what, keep running… One, two, THREE!"

Remus and Lissa ran, but so did the beast to. The werewolf leaped onto the wizard, and bit him in the neck. But they kept running, they didn't even look back.

But suddenly, Remus felt something heavy hit his back. He fell to the ground, and felt a sharp pain of teeth's biting into his left shoulder. The last thing he remembered from that night was the werewolves' snarling and Lissa's scream.