Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling owns Harry Potter [even though I wish I could own Sirius Black… ;)].

Becca POV

Later that day in the common room, Becca was working on her Transfiguration essay. It was due Monday, and she really wanted to not do anything on Sunday night. Suddenly, she noticed Peter was standing there. Completely alone. Where were the other three Marauders?

"Hello, Pete?"

"H-Hi."

"What's going on?" She felt like she was back in the Muggle world, working at the day care by her house for some extra muggle money.

"Well tonight, um, Remus and the other are at the, um, Willow." Oh.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"D-Do you w-w-want to come with us? Remus won't h-hurt you. You're one of his good friends, you know."

"Yeah, but he's a werewolf, Pete."

"Well, J-James and, um, Sirius told me to ask you." Well, that changed things.

"Why couldn't they ask me themselves?"

"They're, um, helping R-Remus." It could be fun. Becca wished that at least one other person was there, though. Then again, walking into a dark night alone with Sirius or James would not have looked the best… Oh, what the heck.

"Sure, I'll come. Why not? It's not like I have any plans, even though it is Friday night. When are we going?"

"Now, i-if you can."

"Alright, gimme a minute." Becca ran up to her dormitory, threw her still unfinished essay on her bed, then went over to the boys' dormitory. She looked in James's trunk for awhile (he was just as unorganized as she was!), then pulled out the silvery invisibility cloak. Running down the stairs, she met Peter at the portrait hole. Becca slipped the cloak on, and the two of them walked outside. As they were walking, Becca noticed that the moon was almost halfway up, but not completely risen yet. When they were almost at the Whomping Willow, Peter told her not to talk. Immediately, Becca was wary.

"Why not?"

Because, um, well, James, S-Sirius, and Remus aren't really big on talking on moon nights." Becca bit her lip. Something was telling her that Peter was lying, but what choice did she have except to believe him?

"Okaaay…" I guess so. she thought. When they made it to the whomping willow, Peter nodded at James, who was sitting just inside the entrance of a hidden tunnel. Becca assumed it was the very tunnel that led to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade. When she and Peter got to the end of the passage, she looked up and saw that the moon was now almost completely risen, with only an eighth or so to go. Sirius and Remus were in an upstairs room talking. When Peter and Becca walked in, Sirius turned.

"Welcome to the party, Wormtail." Becca swallowed hard, then took off the cloak. Remus's eyes grew as big as saucers. Sirius looked at Becca like she was insane.

"Becca! What are you doing in here?"

"Peter said… Peter said…" Becca stammered. Remus sighed

"Listen, Becca! You can't be here! You can't be anywhere near this place!" Remus, one of the calmest people she knew, looked like he was about to cry, or scream. Maybe both. Suddenly, Sirius grabbed Remus's arm.

"Hey. Hey, Moony. Calm down. Remember, you can't tense up! Listen to me! You have to stay calm! Remember? Moony? Remus? Remus!" Remus had gone all stiff and pale. Sirius turned to face Becca.

"Becca. Listen to me. Remus is fading quickly. Now, run outside and tell James to give you a ride. When he protests, tell him Remus is fading and you need to get inside. RUN!" Becca paused. Since when was Sirius so… Serious? Then there was a push on her back.

"Becca, GO!" She turned and sprinted for the tunnel. Above her, there were strangled howls and yelps, and she was terrified. When she finally reached the end of the tunnel, she slapped James, who was dozing at the entrance. He woke with a start.

"What? Wait, Becca?! What… I mean, you… Huh?"

"No time. I need a ride. Remus is getting all wolfy and Sirius said to tell you to give me a ride, no matter how much you protest. Now hurry!" she panted. James still looked confused.

"Why are you here in the first place?"

"James! There is No. Time!" Becca was almost screaming. Then, James saw a huge wolf running down the tunnel behind them. When Becca looked back at James, he wasn't James anymore. A stag was standing there. Quickly, she jumped on James's back (This is really weird!) and he ran towards the castle. He got her as far as halfway, but then he had to stop because of the huge wolf standing in their path. The wolf was snarling and growling, and there was a red glint in his eyes. Sirius, who was behind James and Becca, turned back into a human.

"Becca! Get off of James! Oh gosh, that sounds so wrong, doesn't it? Becca's on top of James. Sorry!" he added when he saw the incredulous look she was giving him, as if to say Can you continue telling me how to survive, please?!

"Anyway, you're going to have to run for it, OK? Me and James will hold him off as long as we-" He morphed back into a dog as Remus pounced. Suddenly, he barked. Becca took this to mean "go," so she slid off of James's back and started running. Glancing back, she saw a huge black dog run headfirst into the werewolf's side, knocking it to the left a couple feet. Becca kept running, only one thought pounding through her mind. I have to get to the castle! I have to get to the castle! Suddenly, she felt warm breath on her ankles. Adrenaline pumping through her body, she burst forward. But she wasn't fast enough. The wolf was back in front of her, no more than six meters from the doors that meant safety. Becca froze. For one horrible, terrifying second, nothing happened. Then the wolf pounced. Just as his teeth collided with her neck, a stag ran straight into the wolf's side. James threw Remus a mere three meters away from where Becca stood. As James took all of Remus's attention, she checked her neck. Her hand came away bloody, the blood glinting a dark crimson in the moonlight. That was the final straw. She couldn't take it anymore. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she slumped to the ground, exhausted. Almost immediately, the big black dog came up next to her. Becca climbed up on his back, and they started running to the castle. As they were dashing across the grass, she tried to stop the bleeding, but failed every time. Instead of healing, the blood trickled down onto her shirt, staining the previously white cotton a deep scarlet. Becca just wanted to be coddled right now. She was exhausted and so much had happened since seven o'clock this evening.

"It won't stop bleeding, Sirius! Make it stop!" she sobbed into the dog's ear. When they finally made it to the castle doors, Sirius put her down, then turned into a human again.

"You need to get upstairs. Can you walk? Do you want me to come with you?" Becca wanted Sirius to come with her, but she could walk. Probably.

"I don't know."

"Alright, I'll come with you. Let's go." He led her upstairs, then covered her cut with her hair.

"You want me to go in with you?"

"It's alright. You need to find Remus."

"Well I can't just leave you here with a werewolf bite, Becca!" Sirius sounded exasperated. Becca wondered if she could maybe use this bite for some good…

"A hug would be nice." Sirius looked taken aback.

"Well, sure." He held out his arms, and Becca fell into them. She stayed there for what felt like hours, then stepped away.

"Have fun with the other Marauders." He smiled.

"Of course I will. Don't die on us, OK?"

"I promise."

"See you in the morning." Sirius left, leaving Becca alone to walk into the Friday night chaos that was the Gryffindor common room.

Lily POV

Where was Becca? Usually she would be right in the middle of everything, especially on a Friday night. Lily was really sorry that she hadn't been talking to her. Now where was she? Lily frowned, then spotted her.

"Becca!" Becca looked at her, and for the first time, Lily saw how pale Becca looked.

"I'm so sorry I haven't been talking to you! It was completely immature of me. Really, I am so sorry. Are you alright?" Becca shrugged, then winced. Immediately, Lily grabbed her wrist and pulled her to their dormitory.

"Tell me what's wrong."

"I got s-scratched, and it feels like it's killing me. It won't stop bleeding!"

"Can I see it?" Silently, Becca pulled her hair over to her other shoulder and pulled down her left shoulder of her shirt. Nothing could have prepared Lily for what she saw there. A long gash ran from Becca's collarbone to the end of her shoulder. Blood was oozing out, and her shirt was all torn up. Several smaller cuts ran parallel to the biggest, and they were dripping blood, too.

"Becca?" Lily managed.

"They won't stop bleeding, Lil! Please help me," she pleaded.

"Of course! Let me get my dittany, though. One sec." As Lily grabbed her dittany, she couldn't help thinking that if James or one of his idiot friends did this to Becca, she would curse James to next year.

"Here you go. Sit still." Lily put a couple drops on the wounds, but they just kept on bleeding.

"Becca, what did this to you?"

"An animal. I took a walk with Sirius, and we didn't get our wands up in time. Listen, can I get some rest now? I feel exhausted, and I need some rest. If I feel better, then I'll go find Sirius and see if he's OK."

"Well, alright. I hope you heal quickly, Becca."

"Me too, Lil. Good night."

"Good night." As Lily left the room, the last thing she wanted Becca to do was to go check if Sirius was alright. But she decided to give her a break for once. At least until Becca was doing alright. Lily hoped Becca was OK…

Becca POV

As soon as Lily left, Becca changed clothes, grabbed Lily's dittany, and snuck over to the boys' dormitory. She sat down on one of the beds and waited, miserably, for morning to come…