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Lily paced in front of the fire, sat down in an arm chair for a moment before jumping back up and looking at her watch, it was 30 minutes after curfew.

"She should be back by now." She whispered to her self.

"Who you talking about Lily?"

Startled Lily looked up, James was sitting in the armchair across from hers, she hadn't noticed him in her worry.

"Izzy, she went to the Library about seven hours ago and isn't back yet, and it's past curfew. It's not like her to be out this late even if she was studying." She said quietly.

He shrugged, not seeing why it was such a big deal. "It's probably nothing to worry about, she probably just got lost or something. If anything Filch or a professor will find and escort her back." He laughed a bit. "After they give her a detention for being out after curfew that is."

Lily glared at him. "This is no time to joke Potter! I'm really worried what if something happened to her, or she really did get lost, she be wondering around for hours."

James sighed. "Well if your worried that much how about Padfoot, Wormtail, and I go look for her. We'll bring her back, okay?"

Lily beamed at him. "You'd really go and look for her?"

He shrugged, but smiled back. "Of course. Plus you probably won't stop moping around until she's safely back in the common room."

Ignoring his teasing, Lily hugged him. "Oh thank you James! Your such a good friend!"

James blushed, but smiled and seemed to melt. "Yeah."

Lily let go smiling, before sitting down to try and read. James shook his head in amusement, before getting up. Friends? Well at least it's a start, she is being nicer.

Turning away from the lovely red head he walked back over to his friends; Sirius was sleeping on the couch, and Peter was sitting on the floor, but Remus was already in the Hospital Wing because the transformation was so close.

James threw a pillow at Sirius, hitting him in the face and making him fall off the couch. Peter laughed and Sirius gave a loud "Hey!"

Ignoring them Jame walked over to the portrait hole. "Come on we have to go find Isabella, Lily's worried she got lost or something."

Sirius sat up straighter at Isabella's name. Standing up he ran up the boys staircase. "Hold on I'll get the map."

Five minutes later he came back down with the Marauders Map in his hand. "Okay, let's go."

Nodding, James opened the door. Once the Portrait closed Sirius opened the map, searching for Isabella's name. He looked up confused. "She's at the base of the seventh floor staircase, but she's not moving."

James raised an eyebrow. "Well lets go see what she's doing."

Sirius closed the map and followed James and Peter. When they reached the stairs they met a horrifying sight. There at the base of the staircase was Isabella, papers and quills laying on the floor around her, and a pool of her own blood coming from her stomach, where a quill had penatrated.

"ISABELLA!" Sirius shouted before running down the stairs, avoiding the trick stair, to her side, accidentally dropping the Marauders Map as he did so.

James turned to Peter. "Go get Lily, hurry!" Peter left and James ran down the stairs and stood next to the kneeling form of Sirius. "Is she okay?" James asked.

Sirius glared. "Does she bloody well look okay? Come on we have to get her to the Hospital Wing." Carefully Sirius picked Isabella up, cradling her to his chest, not caring about the blood.

"JAMES!" Looking behind them James and Sirius saw Lily and Peter running down the stairs. "What happened?"

Sirius started running to the Hospital Wing while James explained. "We don't know, we found her at the bottom of the stairs, she must have fallen. Come on!" Taking her hand they began running after Sirius to the Hospital Wing.

Sirius opened the the Hospital Wing doors with a loud bang. "MADAM POMFREY! HELP!." Sirius's yell woke up the other occupant in the room, Remus, and when he saw Isabella his eyes widened.

Madam Pomfrey came running out of her office in her night dress and robe, carrying her wand. When she saw Isabella she gasped and told Sirius to put her on the bed. She then made them leave the room so she could work.

Sirius, Lily, James, and Peter had been waiting in the hall for the past half an hour. Sirius was pacing in front of the door, Peter was asleep on the bench, and Lily was sitting on James's lap crying onto his chest, while he was comforting her. Dumbledore had shown up about ten minutes ago and went straight into the hospial room and hadn't come out yet.

Sirius glared at the door. "What the bloody hell is going on in there?!"

The doors opened and Dumbledore walked out, looking at Sirius in amusement. "Language Mr. Black."

Lily jumped out of James's lap. "Professor is Izzy okay?"

Dumbledore nodded. "I assure you Miss Evans that Miss Griffin is fine, she is now sleeping. Which I believe is something you all should be doing."

"Please Headmaster can we just see if she's okay? After we see we'll go to bed." Lily asked.

"Besides we'll probably just sneak up to see her later." Sirius added.

Lily hit him over the head. "Quiet!" she hissed.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. "I suppose that you can visit her for little while, but do not try to wake her, she needs her sleep."

They nodded and ran into the Hospital Wing. Sirius sighed in relief when he saw her sleeping peacefully, even if her face was very pale, in the bed next to Remus's, who was awake, although looked very tired.

"What happened?" Remus asked.

James sat on the edge of Remus's bed and shook his head. "Donno, we found her at the base of the seventh floor staircase, she probably fell."

Lily sat on the chair next to Isabella's bed.

"You okay Lily?"

She looked over at James, tears still running down her face, but nodded. "I'm fine, I'm just glad she's okay now. She was so pale and there was blood everywhere" She shook her head. "Well she's fine now, so everything is okay." Everyone became silent.

Sirius looked up. "You know when Filch sees all that blood on the floor he's going to have a fit, and start saying that whose ever did it was going to have a detention." Everyone laughed a bit and Lily smiled. Leave it to Sirius to say something like that at a time like this.

Lily suddenly looked at Remus."What are you doing her Remus? I thought you left to go visit your Mum." She asked innocently.

Remus paled and the rest stiffened. "Well you see...I...um"

Lily held up a hand, silencing him. "It's okay Remus, I know."

His eyes widened. "Know...what exactly?"

"That you're a Werewolf." She said simply.

"When...How?"

"When? Well about fifth year. How? I started to notice that you went to visit your mother every full moon, after that I put the pieces together." She smiled at him. Sirius looked suspicious.

"Have you told anyone?"

"Of course not!" She said offended. "Remus is my friend I would never tell anyone his secret. And before you ask I don't care that your a Werewolf, now you really should rest since your transformation is tomorrow, and you boys also need rest since your going to be there when he transforms."

James, Sirius, and Peter's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" Peter squeaked.

Lily smirked. "You guys don't actually think I wouldn't figure out that you were illegal animagus, did you? But I still don't know what your forms are, ssssoooo" She cast a locking charm on the doors and Madam Pomfrey's office door. "A demonstration would be nice."

James looked at Sirius and Peter who nodded, and all of a sudden instead of James Sirius and Peter there was a stag, a black bear-like dog, and a gray rat.

Lily smiled widely. "And now I get the nicknames." She walked over to Prongs and looked at his antlers. "I wonder if he shaves his head the antlers will disappear, maybe we should try." Prongs shook his head and hid behind Padfoot. Padfoot who was now in Lily's line of sight got down on the floor putting his paws over his eyes.

Remus laughed quietly. "I don't think that's going to hide you Padfoot."

Lily rolled her eyes and walked over to Prongs and started to pet his head. "You know you look very cute this way."

James changed back the exact moment her hand touch his head so Lily's hand was in his hair and they were only an inch apart. "What about this way?" She could feel his breath on her lips, and she shivered. He put his arms around her waist, bringing her closer.

Sirius and Peter and transformed back and silently sat on Remus's bed watching with baited breath, silently cheering James on, and thinking of so many ways to tease him later.

Lily leaned in closer raising her head a bit, and brought her other arm around his neck. "I think you look very, very cute this way." She whispered.

Their lips were about an inch apart. James smirked. "Good because I plan to stay like this whenever you'er around." He looked into her beautiful emerald eyes. She glanced at his lips before looking him in the eyes.

"Oh I'm very glad about that." She closed the distance between them, closing her eyes. His lips were so soft and warm, and felt so good against hers. If anyone had told her that she would be kissing James Potter she would have laughed at them and called them crazy, but now it was happening and she couldn't deny what she had been denying since fifth year. She was in love with James Potter. Oh this is just wonderful. She thought both happily and sarcastically.

James couldn't believe it, he was kissing Lily Evans, the love of his life, the girl he's been trying to get to go out with him since third year. And what a kiss it was, she tasted so good. He tightened his hold on her waist and was about to deepen the kiss, until he heard the sound of suppress laughing behind him. Breaking the kiss he saw Sirius Remus and Peter laughing quietly, and clapping their hands.

"Maybe you two should get a room, or a broom cupboard ." Sirius laughed.

Lily opened her eyes and glared at Sirius. She grabbed James's hand and unlocked all the doors, walking towards the exit. "Maybe we will find somewhere to be alone." She smirked at the looks on their faces and the goofy grin on James's face. They left, leaving a stunned silence behind them.

Sirius laughed in disbelief. "Well what do you know, they actually got together."

Remus looked at him. "You do know this means you lose the bet you made with Isabella."

Sirius's eyes widened, then he waved a hand. "No the bet was that when James asks Evans to Hogsmeade she'd say yes or no. He hasn't asked her yet so she might still say no."

Remus gave him a 'yeah right' look. "Okay Sirius, you keep thinking that. Right now I have to rest and you have to leave, now goodnight." Remus laid down and pulled the the blanket over his head, he was asleep in an instant.

Sirius looked at Peter. "So Wormtail, you heading back to the common room?"

Peter put a hand on his stomach and shook his head. "Nah, I think I'm going to head over to the kitchens. Do you think I could use the map?"

Sirius nodded. "Sure Wormtail let..me..just.." Sirius searched his pockets and could only find his wand.

"I can't find it!"

"WHAT!"

"SSSHHHH" Sirius looked at Isabella, then at Remus. They were both still asleep. "Quiet Peter, don't wake them up!"

"Sorry." Peter whispered. "Do know where you last had it?"

Sirius thought a moment. "Yes when we left the common room...I opened it, looked for Isabella, then closed it...Then I...dropped it...after we found her. Oh Filch probably has it now." He started to hit his head. "Stupid..Stupid..Stupid"

Peter shook his head. "James and Remus are going to kill you."

Sirius glared. "Shut up Peter! Just go to the kitchens and eat or do something useful." He hissed.

Peter squeaked and left quickly, seeing that Sirius was mad. Sirius sighed, sometimes Peter was so annoying. He looked over at Isabella and his eyes softened. Sitting down in the chair next to her bed he put his hand over hers and looked at her face.

She didn't have her glasses on and her hair was on her pillow making a sort of halo. She was pale, but he thought that she looked beautiful. Intertwining his hand with hers he laid his head on his arm and just looked at her. "I'm so glad that your okay, it wouldn't be the same here if anything happened to you." He whispered. Soon his eyes began to get heavy and he fell asleep.

Another day had passed, along with another transformation for Remus, who was back in the Hospital wing.

Remus opened his eyes and sat up, wincing as some of his bone make a cracking noise. His transformation had been very painful, like always, and he could already feel the new cuts and bruises he has all over his body.

"Good morning Remus." Remus looked over to his left. Isabella was sitting up...awake...with a book in her lap. "Did you sleep well?"

Remus swallowed the lump in his throat. "Um..yes, very well." he lied.

Isabella raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Really?" She eyed the bruises and scars on his arms and face. "Well I can't really say that I believe you. Now why don't tell me why you lied to me when you said that you were going to visit you mother."

Remus looked her sadly in the eye. She deserves to know, and she'll probably fugure it out now.

"You want to know the truth?" She nodded. "Well...y-you see when I was about four I was playing in the woods, and didn't notice that it had gotten dark or that there was a full moon that night."

Isabella gasped. "No! Oh, Remus"

Remus nodded "Yes, there was a Werewolf, Greyback to be more precise, and I wasn't as lucky as you, I didn't get away until after he bit me. Which was his motive. So I became a Werewolf, have been for thirteen years." Isabella got up from her bed and sat next to him on his, grabbing his hand.

"You know the Womping Willow? There is a tunnel under it that leads to the Shrieking Shack, where I transform, so that I don't hurt any students, they planted just because I came." He said, head bowed.

Isabella had tears in her eyes. "Oh Remus I'm so sorry, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Remus was still looking down, but was squeezing her hand tightly. "I didn't want you to hate me, especially after I found out that your brother was killed by a Werewolf."

Isabella hugged him tightly. "I could never hate you Remus." He hugged her back just as tightly.

"Do Lily and the others know?"

Remus nodded. "James, Sirius, and Peter found out in third year, Lily just told me Friday night that she knew. After James, Sirius, and Peter found out they all became animagus, they got there forms in fifth year. James is a stag, Prongs, Sirius is a dog, Padfoot, and Peter is a rat, Wormtail. I think you could figure out why I'm Moony. They make the transformation much easier by just being there."

When Remus looked at Isabella she looked thoughtful. "Remus can I show you something?"

He nodded. She got up and took her wand and cast a locking charm on Madam Pomfrey's office and on the doors. She stood in the middle of the room, and changed. Where Isabella once stood was a beautiful black wolf with blue eyes.

Remus's eyes were very wide. Isabella walked over and jumped onto his bed, changing back so that she was sitting next to him again.

She smiled at his look and unlocked the door. "Well, what do you think?"

"I would never suspect you of being an animagus, especially a wolf animagus."

She smiled mischievously. "Well I'm a very mysterious person. There's a lot that you don't know about me."

Remus leaned in closer. "And what if I want to learn everything about you?"

Isabella looked him in the eye and saw how close he was, she blushed. "Then all you have to do is ask."

Remus smirked. "Good, but I don't really feel like talking right now."

Her eyes were wide. "And what do you feel like doing?"

He closed his eyes. "This." Remus lowered his lips onto Isabella's. She made a noise in the back of her throat and Remus growled, pinning her down on the bed, deepening the kiss.

Both were a little busy and didn't notice the door to the Hospital wing open, or see Sirius standing in the doorway, eyes wide and hurt shining brightly in his eyes. Sirius left quickly, trying to ignore the painful clench in his chest that could only be the breaking of his heart. He walked into the Entrance Hall, and he soon became angry. I told him I thought I felt something for her, and he goes behind my back! "Bastard."

Sirius went to open the door, but they were threw open, almost knocking him over. Looking up he saw a very pretty girl, who looked kind of like Isabella.

When she saw him she ran up to him and shook his shoulders. "Do you know where Isabella is?!" Her Italian accent was very noticable.

"Ho-Hospital Wing."

She stopped shaking him and nodded. "Thanks!" she ran out of the room. Then ran back over to Sirius. "Where is the Hospital Wing?!" She shook his shoulders.

He grabbed her wrists. "Well if you stop shaking me! I'll show you."

She blinked. "Oh okay, lead the way."

Sirius nodded, then shook his head. "Crazy"

"What?!"

"Uh, follow me."

He calmly started to lead her to the Hospital Wing, but was starting to get annoyed with this girl who keep poking him, telling him to 'hurry up' or 'are we there yet?'

poke "Are we there yet?"

Sirius opened the Hospital Wing door. "YES, WE'RE HERE!"

"Oh, Good, Thanks."

Isabella was both shocked and a little happy that Remus was kissing her, it was a very nice first kiss, but she didn't feel anything, even after she returned it. Making a noise of protest she pushed him back and sat up.

"Remus, stop."

He looked at her curiously. "What's wrong?"

She blushed and stood up. "I...I'm sorry...um..why did you kiss my?"

He sat on the edge of his bed. "You didn't like it?"

"No!" She said quickly. "It was a very nice kiss, just...why?"

"Because, I like you. You're so smart, and beautiful, and kind. You didn't hesitate to trust me or accept me." He stood in front of her and grabbed her hand. "I can't help but like you."

She bit her lip and looked down. "I'm sorry Remus, I can't like you back."

His eyes fill with hurt. "Why?"

She stepped back. "When you kissed me...I didn't feel anything, I don't share your feelings." She looked up at him, tears brimming her eyes even though she was the one regecting him.

He shook his head. "No, I know you have to feel something or you wouldn't have kissed me back."

She shook her head. "I was just surprised, I've never been kissed before. I would never work, Remus. We're too similar, our life would be boring and would just make us both unhappy. Please understand."

He sat down. "I would..."

She gave him a pained look. "But I wouldn't, would you really want to make me unhappy just to try and make a relatonship?"

He stood again. "At least we could try, and see. How can you make a decision from just one kiss?"

"It wouldn't matter how many times you kissed me, I would still not feel anything!"

He didn't waste time in bringing her closer and pressing his lips onto hers. She didn't push him away, but didn't respond either. He pulled back, looking hopeful, but she just gave him a sad look.

"I'm sorry Remus."

He turned away. "You like someone else don't you?"

She crossed her arms. "I don't know."

He sighed. "Fine, but, please think about it."

She nodded. "Okay, but I'm not promising anything Remus."

He sat down and looked up at her. "Don't tell Sirius this happened."

She furrowed her eyesbrows. "Why would Sirius care?"

Remus didn't have time to answer when the doors to the hospital wing thrust open and Sirius stood in the doorway. "YES, WE'RE HERE!"

"Sirius, what are you-?" Isabella stepped back at the angry expresstion he sent at her. "What's wrong?"

His eyes softened, but he still looked mad. He opened his mouth, but he didn't get to say anything as he was pushed away and someone esle stood in the doorway.

Isabella's eyes widened. "ANGEL!" She ran over and hugged her. "What are you doing here?"

Angel was jumping up and down still holding on to Isabella. She pulled back and grabbed both of Isabella's cheeks turning her head to the left and right as if examining her. "Oh, Isabella, I just got an owl from Aunt Patricia. You fell down a set of stairs, Oh I was so worried. I must thank the one who saved my favorite cousin!"

Isabella grabbed her cousin's wrists, making her stop. "Angel I'm fine. And Sirius was the one who saved me."

Angel looked confused. "Sirius? Who is Sirius?" Isabella pointed to Sirius, who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. Angel ran over to him and hugged him tightly.

"Oh Thank you for saving Isabella, you are a Hero!" She then gave him a kiss on the cheek. Isabella was blushing red, embarrassed because of how her cousin was acting; Sirius was turning blue.

"Angel can you please let go of Sirius, your killing him."

Angel let go of him and looked at Remus. "And you are you?"

Remus cleared his throat. "Remus Lupin."

Sirius glared. "And Isabella's boyfriend." He muttered darkly

Angel's eyes widened in delight, while Isabella's in surprise and horror. Remus looked at Sirius. "What are you talking about Sirius?"

Sirius glared harded. "Oh don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, I saw you to kissing earlier. How could you go behind my back like that?"

Remus stood in front of Sirius. "Like you've never done that before. I just wanted to have my chance before you did somethinf stupid!"

Sirius glared. "What are you implying Remus, that I would hurt her?"

"It wouldn't be the first time you liked and then lost intrest in a girl." Remus said.

Sirius took out his wand. "I never knew you had it in you to betray one of your friends."

Remus took out his own wand. "Like you wouldn't have gone behind my back if I told you first."

"I would never!" Sirius yelled. "I know the value of our friendship, or I thought I did."

Remus glared and raised his wand; Sirius raised his own.

Isabella's eye's were wide, and Angel was smiling widely, enjoying the show. She leaned over to a shocked Isabella. "This is better than a muggle movie! If only we had popcorn!" Isabella glared at her, and quickly stepped in front of Sirius, facing Remus. "Remus stop! I don't care what you're fighting about, just stop!"

He looked at her. "You don't understand-"

"I don't care! If it's setting friends against each other than it's not worth it!" She turned to Sirius. "I can't understand why you're so mad, but it it's because of Remus kissing me than that's none of your business!"

He frowned, hurt in his eyes. "Isabella listen-"

"NO! You listen. Remus kissed me and I kissed back, but I didn't feel anything! It mant nothing to me, only that Remus and I are friends. So you can stop being a prat and forgive him!" She grabbed her cousin's hand and dragged her out of the room, glaring at the two boys before closing the doors.

Sirius watched her leave before turning to face Remus, who was looking at the floor, hands clenched. "She..."

Remus nodded. "She regected me."

"Why?"

Remus pocketed his wand angrily and sat down. "She said she doesn't know, but I think she likes someone else

Sirius pocketed his own wand. "Oh...who?"

Remus glared at him and Sirius had to resist to smile, but he paused and crossed his arms. "How could you go behind my back? I told you that I may have liked her and that my feelings were growing."

Remus sighed and let his head rest in his hands. "I don't know Sirius...I just..started to like her and then when you said you did..I wanted to get to her before you had a chance to-"

"To hurt her?! I would never do that!" Sirius yelled.

Remus nodded. "I know, I only said that because I was mad. I wanted to get to her before you had a chance to tell her and take her away."

"Take her away?"

Remus looked up. "Not literally, but you're what every girl wants: charming, handsome, smart. any girl would pick you over a werewolf. When she accepted me, even though I'm a werewolf, I couldn't help myself, but it doesn't matter anymore, she picked you, even if she doesn't realize it."

Sirius watched his friend sulk before sighing and sitting down next to him. "It wasn't because you're a werewolf, Isabella's not like that, she just thinks of you as a friend, and who knows, she may change her mind, but really, I don't think she's your type."

Remus smiled and shook his head. "Funny, I didn't think she was your type either. You usually go for pretty and dumb."

Sirius sighed and shrugged. "I guess change is good."

Isabella looked at Angel as walked. "You didn't have to come, I'm fine, I'm sure Mama said that in her letter."

Angel nodded and folded her hands behind her neck. "Yeah but this was just an excuse to get out of a day of Auror training, but I really do want to see the school."

Isabella sighed. "Fine but lets go to the Gryffindor Tower first I want you to do something for me."

Angel rubbed her hands together greedily. "Oh do you want me to prank someone or help you learn a spell?"

Isabella shook her head. "Actually I want you to give me a...makeover." She mumbled.

Angel squealed and jumped up and down, causing people to stop and look at them, but she ignored them. "Finally, I've been trying to get you to agree to a makeover ever since you were thirteen, what changed your mind?"

"Well I just thought that it was time for a change, that's all."

Angel smirked knowingly."So it has nothing to do with that boy in the infirmary, Sirius?"

Isabella blushed and shook her head furiously. "No, no of coarse not." Angel gave her a look and Isabella returned it with a look of her own.

Angel sighed and nodded. "Course, but let's go to your room and do it in secret, then you'll surprise everyone at lunch."

Isabella nodded and lead her cousin to the Gryffindor Tower where she spent the most torturous hour of her life, but no one ever said that being beautiful was going to be easy.

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