Aaaahhhhhhhh I'm so sorry for the long wait, guys! I lost interest in this fic for a while, but now I'm back into it.

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Chapter 8: Remus' Visit

New Years' came and went, and still no contact from any of Remus' friends. He sighed ad apparated to Hogsmeade. It was snowing, but not too hard for the werewolf to navigate to Hogwarts. Remus sighed with relief as he stepped into the warmth of the school. It was Saturday afternoon, which meant students were either outside having snowball fights or inside hanging out in their dorms. Remus headed to Dumbledore's office, then realized he didn't know the password.

'Dammit. I didn't think things through...' Remus sighed as he looked around for assistance. His eyes widened with surprise as he saw Snape walking towards him. "What the hell are you doing here?" Remus asked.

"I work here."

Remus raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Really? You work here?"

"Contrary to your belief, Lupin, I actually am capable of teaching." Snape glared at Remus.

"I wasn't talking about that, I was talking about the fact that you're a Death Eater." Remus corrected.

"I'm reformed." Snape answered. "If you don't believe me, ask Dumbledore."

"Don't think I won't."

"Here's your chance." Snape gestured to the side of Remus. Remus glanced over to see Dumbledore walking towards the men.

"Remus! This is a surprise." Dumbledore smiled.

Remus smiled. "Hello, Professor."

"To what do I owe this honor?" Asked the headmaster.

"I actually wanted to talk to you...in private,." Remus glanced pointedly at Snape.

Dumbledore nodded. "Come into my office."

They entered the office. Dumbledore sat behind his desk interlacing his fingers while Remus sat across from him.

"Does Severus really work here?" Remus asked.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded once. "He has reformed and agreed to work with us as a spy."

Remus sighed and shook his head. "All right. Well, if you trust them, that's enough for me."

Dumbledore smiled warmly. "You didn't come here to question my staffing decisions."

"No. Actually I came here because I want to know what's going on with my friends." Remus answered. "I haven't heard from any of them for almost six months now, and I didn't see either of them at Sam's funeral."

Dumbledore bowed his head and sighed deeply. He knew why Remus' friends were avoiding him. Should he tell him? "Lily and James are still in hiding." Dumbledore answered watching Remus' face carefully. "Sirius is still missing, and I haven't heard from Peter."

"Okay." Remus nodded. He stood up. "It's just...I really care for them. It bothers me that I haven't been in contact with them."

"I understand." Dumbledore paused. "How are you doing otherwise? I heard that Lord Voldemort was recruiting werewolves."

Then it hit Remus why his friends haven't contacted him. They think he is working for Voldemort. "I'm fine. Voldemort hasn't come to me yet./"

"That's good."

The door opened behind them. James stood in the doorway wearing a shocked expression.

"Remus?" James questioned. "What are you doing here?"

"Getting some answered." Remus said simply. "Now that I have them, I'm leaving now."

James held his arm out tro stop his friend from leaving. "Wait...answers to what?"

"To why you haven't contacted me in almost six months." Remus admitted. "You're not outrageously bvusy with your job, or with Harry, so you would've had time to write! I was getting worried about you and Lily."

James sighed. "I'm srry I didn't write you."

"It's fine." Remus said curtly. "KI understand why you haven't. But...can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Why would I betray you?" Asked Remus. "Have I ever been dishonest or betrayed you in any way?"

"No." James admitted. "But...people can change."

Remus just stared at James. It was getting more obvious that he didn't trust him. "Excuse me." Remus walked off. James stared after him.

'I should've known James wouldn't trust me. How can he think, after all we've been through, that I would betray him and his family?' Remus thought sadly. He hurried towards the front door. He didn't want to be anywhere where he wasn't trusted.

"Remus?" Called out a familiar voice. Remus turned around to see Lily holding Harry.

"Hello, Lily." Remus greeted.

"It's so good to see you!" Lily exclaimed. She walked over to give Remus a one-armed hug. "How've you been?"

"I've been better." Remus shrugged. "I just came by to visit Dumbledore." He paused. "I also ran into Snape...and James."

Lily's smile faded a little in dread. "Oh. What did you guys talk about?"

"Well, Snape told me he now works here, and James inadvertently told me he doesn't trust me." Remus admitted.

Lily's mouth went dry. She swallowed, then started thinking up ways to commit mariticide. "Remus..."

Remus held up a hand and smiled slightly. "It's okjay. I guess it comes with the territory of being a werewolf."

"Remus, I trust you." Lily assured him. "Which is why I have no problem telling you trhat James, Harry, and I are living here temporarily."

Remus kept smiling. "Thanks. At least one person trusts me." And then he left.

Lily stared after Remus and sighed heavily. She turned around to see James standing a few feet away. She frowned. "You're way off on this one, James."

"What?"

"How could you?" Lily stormed upstairs. How could James be so damn tactless?

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Peter walked slowly up Remus' walkway. His master advised him to divert suspicion by visiting his friends even though he was betraying them.

"Peter! Hey. Comer on in." Remus greeted his friend. He stepped aside to let Peter in.

"Hey, Re4mus." Peter replied. The two went into the sitting room.,

"So, how's everything going?" Remus asked as he sat down.

"Fine." Peter answered. "You?"

"I've been okay." Remus shrugged. He sighed. "Dumbledoere thinks there might be a spy among us, and James thinks it's me."

Peter was shocked. "What? That's crazy!"

Remus was relieved that Peter didn't agree with James. "I know. I mean....seriously, when have I ever been dishonest?"

"Well...you did lie about being a werewolf..." Peter pointed out.

"For only six months!" Remus responded. He sighed and shook his head.

"Wait...you said you ran into James a few days ago.," Peter observed. "I thought he was in hiding."

"He is." Remus replied. He hesitated. Remus never swore Lily and James to secrecy, but...is it safe to tell Peter? He does trust him implicitly...

"So....where is James hiding, anyway?" Peter asked.

"Hogwarts." Remus replied. He hoped he wouldn't regret giving Peter the information.

Little did Remus know, Peter was already making a plan on when to tell Voldemort...

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Lily was getting restless. It has been three months since Sirius got kidnapped, and they went into hiding. They were no closer to uncovering the spy than when they started.

She had to do something.

Leaving a note for James telling him she's going on a walk, Lily crept out of the boys' dormitory and out of the common room. She headed to Snape's office.

"Lily?" Severus asked, surprised.

Lily smiled. "Hey, Sev. Sorry we haven't talked much these past few months."

"It's fine." Severus started piling up scrolls of parchments and putting them away. "Was there something you needed?"

"Um, yeah." Lily took a deep breath. "You know you can tell me anything, right? And I can keep a secret."

"Yes." Severus nodded slowly. He stopped what he was doing.

"Well..." Lily walked closer to her old friend. "I was wondering...since you're in Voldemort's inner circle, if you could tell me who the spy is."

Severus sighed. "Lily, you know if I tell you, it would blow my cover. I can't tell you."

Lily sighed. She didn't want to have to do this, but she had no choice. She had to know who the spy is. She moved closer to Severus. "Can't or won't? I'd really show my appreciation." She glanced at his office. "Is this your office?" Severus nodded wordlessly. "Does it have a lock?" Severus nodded again. Lily smiled and led Severus into his office. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed her friend on the lips. Severus was surprised, but didn't pull away. They continued to kiss, and Lily started to take off Severus' robes...

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Well, how else was Lily going to get the info she wants? XD Read and review, please!