Peter quickly transformed into a rat, hurrying towards the knot in the whomping willow. It froze as he touched it and both James and Sirius transformed. Sirius, as a black dog with sleek fur, ran into the tunnel followed by James as a elegant stag with huge antlers. Peter followed them as nervously as ever. As they entered the shrieking shack, they saw Lupin sprawled across the floor, howling as he dug his claws into himself.

Sirius let out a soft bark and Lupin stopped. He stood near his friends, grateful for their comfort.

Lily sat on the stairs, wobbling slightly as they moved. She was staring at her feet, wondering when the boys would come back. Since Snape had yet again called her a mudblood, Lily had been sat on the stairs. She'd last seen the Peter, Sirius and James hurrying from the portrait and had been anxious where they were rushing too. More so, she was confused why Lupin wasn't with them. She was confused, not just about this but everything, certain feelings that she were sure for someone else that didn't seem meant for the person she first thought off. The feelings were tangled, confusing but now she knew who they were for and although he'd asked her to the yule ball plenty of times, she wasn't saying yes, she wasn't going to let the feelings defeat her. Giving in, Lily went back into Gryffindor common room to finish her homework due for tomorrow's lesson.

Lupin let out one last howl before returning to normal. He sighed with relief and looked to his, now human again, friends. "So, when are you going on a date with Katelyn?" James asked Lupin, trying to make him feel better.

"Tomorrow in Hogsmead." Lupin said happily. "I can't wait."

"We're all excited for you, mate." Sirius beamed, patting him on the shoulder. Peter didn't seem as happy. He stood muttering curses because he too liked Katelyn.

"We better get back." James said. "Before anyone get suspicious."

"You're right." Lupin said. "Give me a sec then to regain my strength."

"We've already gave you a sec." James smiled and helped Lupin up. "Ready?"

"Yup." Lupin smiled and all four of them made their way back to Gryffindor common room.

"Welcome everyone, before we begin breakfast I would like to remind you all that the Yule Ball is soon. We have moved it forward to be on Christmas Day which has a Waxing Gibbous Moon instead of on New's Year's Eve that has a full moon. We don't want anything unlucky to happen." Dumbledore said and winked at Lupin. "Christmas is in a week so don't forget to ask your one true love or just a damn lucky girl." Dumbledore chuckled. "Now you may eat your breakfast, don't forget it's the most important meal of the day." Dumbledore then clapped his hands and the tables filled with huge varieties of foods that were suitable for breakfast.

"First lesson is..." Sirius began but stopped as he caught sight of something or someone.

"Sirius." James said mockingly. "Sirius. Sirius!" He clapped his hands in front of Sirius' face who fell off his chair. "That's what you get for staring at her."

"I wasn't staring at anyone." Sirius said, clambering back onto his seat.

"Course not. We're not stupid you know!" James and Lupin said in sync. Sirius looked at them and laughed. Peter came hurrying along the great hall to their table. "Who are you three asking to the Yule Ball?" He asked, his eyes widening.

"Hello to you too Peter." Sirius said. "No-one, yet."

"He's gonna ask Rose." James smiled.

"N-no i'm not." Sirius stumbled, his mistake blowing his cover.

"I'm asking Katelyn if someone doesn't get there before me. Then again, no-one should, we're going out."

"Tomorrow, Hogsmead." Peter said like he'd heard it a million times before. "That's interesting. And you James?" James wasn't paying attention, he was glowering at Snape who was just leaving the great hall suspiciously. Then, when Peter thought he'd finally got James' attention, Lily walked in and James didn't listen to any of them. He watched Lily walk down towards her friends and sit with them before he returned to looking at his friends.

"Yeah, what? Sorry, I wasn't listening."

"Who'd have thought?" Laughed Sirius.

Snape walked into Slytherin Common Room towards his friend Luke. "Luke, I need a favour."

"Sure, Snape."

"Ask Lily Evans, the mudblood, to the Yule Ball! I'm not having James take her." Snape scowled. Luke quickly hurried to find Lily. Sighing with relief, Snape crossed the room towards the fire where he pulled out his potions book.

Hope you like it:) Sorry if it's a bit shortO.o