Me: I said all I needed to last chapter so... Wait! I remember! So my excuse is: I only had a couple of chapters pre-written for my stories so I couldn't just post a chapter. I didn't have time to write more so I was late and I will try to get back on track but the week after next I will be gone and unable to update. I will try to catch up but...

Whale: Tt, why are you so slow?

Me: YOU JUST PULLED A DAMIAN! :O (Faints)

Whale: Ugh! She will update her other stories soon. Bye! She does not own anything!

Remus POV

I was sitting in class listening to Professor Slughorn talk and completely ignoring my fellow Marauders, when Sirius tapped me on the shoulder. I turned to him, annoyed, but the annoyance turned to worry when I saw the look shining in his eyes. What could possibly be wrong? I have never in the 5 years I have known him, seen him look so concerned. Except once when James got hurt after one of our monthly escapades. They had a special brotherly bond from having known each other so long that he got a little over-protective sometimes. Speaking of James, I looked around for him but saw an empty chair where he usually sat. I looked over at Snivellius. Nope. Lilly? Nada. Oh no.

"Where's James?" I asked Sirius. He shook his head."I was about to ask you the same thing. I haven't seen him since he left during breakfast. At first I thought he was late, but when he hadn't shown up for the whole first hour, I began to get worried." Sirius replied. I was kinda surprised he acted so smartly. Then again, he as one of the best in our year, even if he didn't act like it all the time.

"Maybe he…had a detention!" Peter added in triumphantly. I jumped not realizing he had been listening.

"Maybe, but wouldn't he tell us about it? Did anyone else notice he was acting weird this morning? I mean, come on, he can't expect us not to be able to tell he feels bad!" Sirius said hotly. Good, I wasn't the only one who noticed.

"Yeah, he was. If he isn't at Charms we will go find him, agreed?" Sirius and Peter nodded in conformation.

Time Skip to Lunch

Sirius, Peter and I sat down at the Gryffindor table. We hadn't seen James in Charms either and he hasn't arrived at lunch yet. I hope he is okay. I looked at Sirius and Peter. They were clearly thinking the same thing.

Just then, James stumbled into he Great Hall looking slightly better. His skin was a little closer to its normal tan color and the dark circles under his eyes weren't as prominent. I sighed in relief at this and heard Sirius sigh as well. I hope he feels up to Quidditch practice later. It also happened to be a full moon.

"Where were you?!" Sirius asked loudly. James gave a subtle wince at the sound, though, even for my sensitive ears it wasn't too loud. James yawned but ended up coughing harshly. We all shared worried glances and got even more worried when James's legs started to give way. Sirius lunged forward to reach him before he fell. After making sure James was on the bench he let go and grabbed a glass of pumpkin juice from the table only to hand it to James. "You ok?" James took a shaky breath before replying with a smile.

"Yeah, I guess. Just a little tired. I was busy completing homework I had to catch up on." I looked into his brown eyes and saw he was holding something back but I didn't pressure him.

"Ok, well there's a full moon tonight. Are you up to it? Only come if you are absolutely sure. I don't want someone getting hurt, namely you, because you decided to be a stubborn idiot." I joked. Maybe he will give it up because he doesn't want to get someone hurt.

"I'm sure." I should've known he would say that. With that he began loading up his plate. This time he talked more but I noticed he didn't eat and still wasn't as talkative as usual.