A/N: Sorry I've not written much, back to school and exams soon :( But I will try and write and do the requests, James, Peter and Snape are coming soon, so keep reading :D
Remus John Lupin
I stood in the line quietly, taking in the Great Hall around me with the four long tables, draped in different colours. But then I remembered not to get my hopes up. I wouldn't be staying for long. Surely someone would notice me going to 'visit my parents' every month in perfect unison with the lunar cycle. Someone would notice the scars that appeared freshly when I got back. It would spread around; the parents would be outraged and I'd be sent home, an abomination on my family After all, my kind had been shunned upon by society for centuries and that wasn't going to change any time soon.. Professor Dumbledore however, who was the only person who knew and hadn't been scared, or ran away in disgust (apart from my family), had risked his job for me! If someone found out he'd be fired for sure. So I intended no one should find out.
That was the main reason that I'd stopped myself from saying no to the offer. The man's kindness towards me. Towards something like me, something so terrible – a monster. That's what I was. So I was going to stay, with my head down, no one needed to know about me, I'd just get on with my studies and they'd get on with their lives. What harm could that do? I tried not to think about the answers to that. I really hated myself. Resented would be more accurate. I used to ask myself, why me, but I know it has to happen to someone. It was just unfortunate that that person was me.
Lily had just been sorted into Gryffindor. She had seemed so keen to be in Slytherin before and she looked rather disappointed to be in Gryffindor, as did her friend, Severus. They'd sat with me on the train; they'd been really nice to me. Maybe they could be my friends. Or that's what I thought in the back of my mind, but I needed to remind myself they wouldn't act like that if they had known. And I couldn't have friends, I had to keep my head down and just concentrate on work. I could always find a book to lose myself in, I mean who needs friends? I had read books since I could read. They helped me get away from my life, from who I was. I could go to another world, a fairytale forest, the back streets of 19th Century London, on adventures around the world, stranded on a desert island. You name it; I had been in a book. There wasn't much else to do with no friends, or no siblings. But I deserved it, I was a monster. So what if I didn't choose to be; I don't think anyone chooses to be a monster.
It didn't just affect me however. It also affected my family. My mum and dad would be much better without me. My dad had lost his job because of me. My mum didn't want any more children. She'd told me it was because I was special enough, but I had managed to work out the real reason. Me. They were too poor for a start, because I had lost dad his job. Then what if the little baby came wandering in to my room when I was changed. What if I killed it? My mum wouldn't be able to take that. I heard her crying at night already, I couldn't blame her. Her son was a monster. I wanted to join in with it but I tried to stay strong. She said she loved me every night when she put me to bed, but she didn't mean any of it. No one in their right minds would ever love me.
"Lupin, Remus." Professor McGonagall called out. I walked up to the front apprehensively. What if people knew already? I was going to stand out from the crowd with two fresh scars across my face from last week's full moon and my tatty school robes. They were second hand, like all my possessions but I was very grateful that my parents had gotten them for me.
I sat down and the hat was placed on my head. I hadn't given it much consideration but I guessed I was headed for Ravenclaw, with all those books that I had read. "Interesting, very." The hat said into my ear. "A werewolf. Now where should I put you?"
I physically chocked out at this. "You know?" I thought shocked, why wasn't it reacting like it should have. It should have shouted out and warned people yet it didn't.
"I see an awful lot of bravery, oh yes, you're a fighter and a good brain too. I know exactly where to put you." The hat said still not dazed by my condition!
"GRFFINDOR!" the hat yelled out. The applause was shortly followed, as I went to sit down on the Gryffindor table. They didn't know, I had to tell myself. If they knew they definitely wouldn't have been clapping.
"Remus!" Lily exclaimed happily. I gleamed back at her. Maybe I could have one friend… Or then again maybe not, how did I even know she wanted to be my friend in the first place anyway!
"Hello, I'm Sirius, Sirius Black." Said a small boy with curly jet black hair.
"Hullo, I'm Remus Lupin." I said timidly.
"Pleasure to meet you Lupin!" Sirius said. He seemed ok. But I had to remind myself, he didn't know!