Well, here we are! Build up to the full moon! I really hope you like some of the surprises I have in store!

Chapter 12: Full Moon Build Up

Quidditch Pitch, Christmas Eve…

Remus was nervous and very up in the air for two reasons. One, tonight was the full moon and he would transform into a werewolf, as he did every full moon. Two, Piper had made him a potion that would take away the wolfishness and pain, but it was untested. It could backfire and let the wolf have control. He could end up hurting all of his friends. He was flying around the pitch, using his beater's club to whack out his nervousness on the bludgers. Ok, so it was three reasons why he was up in the air (literally for the last), but with every whack of a bludger, he kept thinking about what would happen. He had been doing this for god knows how long before someone came to see him.

"Hey Mooony!" Sirius yelled sing songing, flying up. He lowered his voice to speaking level when he reached him. "Come on down, Piper's finished the potion, plus there is only half an hour until moon rise." Remus checked his watch immediately.

"Guess I lost track of time up here." He said, with a slight smile.

"What's going on with you Remus?" Sirius asked as they both flew back down to the ground together.

"I'm just worried about this potion. What if it makes the wolf stronger? I don't want to hurt any of you, especially the kids. Or Prue." Prue had said that she would come with them tonight, although she would be in her human form or so everyone assumed, maybe she would use a spell.

"Remus, it will be fine. Now, will you come take this potion like a good little wolf or do me and Prongs have to hold you down to take it?" Remus grinned. "Knew that would make you smile. Now come on, last one in is a rotten dragon's egg." They reached the ground and ran into the manor, like small children. Well, they were Marauders, and Marauders never grow up.

Potion's Lab…

Piper, watched by everyone (meaning everyone currently living at Godric's Hollow), was filling a goblet with the blue potion. A Power of four spell had been placed on it beforehand, so that it would pretty much work. She picked it up and handed it to Remus.

"You're sure that this will remove the wolf and pain?" Remus asked cautiously. He didn't mind about the pain so much, it was the fact that he wanted to keep his mind and not attack any of his friends.

"Remus, I checked the ingredients a million times. There are some Wiccan ones and parts of the Wolfsbane potion in there. It will work I guarantee." Piper reassured him.

Remus took the goblet carefully. He looked into it then at everyone else. He put the goblet to his lips and drank all of the liquid. When he pulled it away, he coughed and spluttered. Sirius and James immediately stood by his side, worried something bad was happening. Then Remus suddenly stopped spluttering and looked at them, a grin appearing on his face.

"It's gone. The wolf is finally gone!" He exclaimed.

"You can't feel it at all?" Piper asked.

"No! It feels like a new moon, when the wolf has no control. Thank you so much Piper, you have no idea what this means to me!"

"Hold it Remus. I don't know if I'll have to brew a new potion each month or if it takes away the pain."

"It doesn't matter. I know that the wolf won't be in control tonight. That is enough." He gave Piper a hug. "Thank you."

"I think that we should be getting outside. Moonrise is in just over 5 minutes." Phoebe said, consulting her watch.

"Last one out gets thrown in the lake!" Harry and Ron shouted and a stampede of humans and animals invaded the Quidditch pitch and forest. Sirius and James took Remus to a secluded spot for him to transform. When everyone else had transformed, except for Lily who didn't want to injure the baby (and had taken a beastspeaker potion), James and Sirius led out a werewolf Remus, who had the biggest wolfish grin on his face.

"I think it worked. No shouting or screaming at all." Sirius said grinning. He transformed to his dog form and sat over by Phoebe in her dog form. Lily, Prue and James were the only ones who were still human.

"Remus, how do you feel?" Lily asked, being able to talk to him.

'It's great Lily! No pain, no wolf inside. I never thought that I would be able to feel this way on a full moon.' He replied. She replayed the message to James and Prue, who both smiled. James transformed and Prue sat next to Lily, both watching the animals play.

Prue turned to face Lily. "Lily, can I tell you something please?" Lily nodded. "I'm an Animagus." Prue whispered.

"What?" Lily whispered back. "How long?"

"4 years. Well, they asked if I wanted to become one when I was up 'there', something about seeing that I would need it. I know why now."

"How odd. What form are you?" Lily asked.

"A wolf." She replied.

"Can I see your form? Actually, if I get everyone over then you can show everyone." Prue nodded. Lily put two fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly. All the animals ran back over to her.

'What's up Lils?' James asked.

"Prue has something that she wants to show you." She looked at Prue. "Go ahead then."

Prue's form disappeared suddenly and in her place, a pure black wolf sat looking at them with amused shocking blue eyes.

'WHAT THE HELL!?!' Piper yelled. 'Since when have you been an Animagus?'

'Four years. The Elders told me that I would need the skill for when I went back down to Earth.' Prue replied. She looked at them all, then focused her gaze at Remus, who had turned away.

Well, I can think of a certain pair who will most likely be getting together now. Phoebe told Sirius.

You think? He thought back to her sarcastically. By the end of the first night she was back, I could see certain sparks between them.

And I saw a certain nearly kiss between them the morning after. I was going down for a drink and stopped on the stairs, seeing them both. Cute couple. Phoebe said.

Yep. Sirius replied simply.

'So, who wants to go running?' Prue asked. 'I have a lot of energy and a body that wants to use it.' She ran off, James, Remus, Sirius, Phoebe, Harry, Ginny and Ron behind her. Leo and Piper slinked off somewhere private. Paige flew down beside Lily and transformed.

"It's not like me to leave someone on their own."

"Thanks. Glad that someone has the compassion to stay with the pregnant woman. Is everything ready for James' surprise?" Paige nodded. Tomorrow was James' birthday as well as Christmas and they would be having a double celebration.

Another chapter down! This story is going to be the longest so far, I really hope that you enjoy it, it's my favourite so far! Although I do say that every story. But I keep liking them more and more as the series goes! But number 9 I have planned will be one of the best I think... And please review, you all do it so well.