Hey guys! It's Marauders Anonymouss! I know I haven't updated or posted a new chapter in a while...Sorry! I hope this chapter will make up for it! People have been trying to predict who the intruder is, but I don't think you'd guess is. It is a HUGE surprise!

Disclaimer: I...sadly...do not own anything except the plot. Please excuse me while I go cry in the nearest corner clutching my Deathly Hallows book. It's my favorite one. After all this time? Always. Oh my God. It is currently two thirty in the morning, and I am starting to feel sleep-deprived. So I should just stop writing. JK! I'm going to write until I DIE!

Lily landed out of the fireplace, to find James waiting for her. The house was dark, so they both lit their wands. They looked around the room, shock settling on their faces. Much of their furniture was overturned, possessions smashed. She turned to James, who had his jaw clenched. He walked around, shedding light on every nook and cranny. He motioned for her to come over, and they went into the kitchen together.

The kitchen wasn't much better than the living room. The cupboards were destroyed, all of their dishes were smashed, and the kitchen table was broken. She looked at James with horror, but his stony expression did not waver. He really was a Gryffindor, through and through.

"James?" She whispered, but he did not answer.

Lily walked out of the kitchen, and up the stairs. The bathrooms were anything but destroyed, and all of the guest rooms were in terrible conditions. There was one room that was worse than any other room. The door was off of it's hinges, the dresser flipped over, sheets on the floor, and lamp overturned. She was confused; why would a person go through all of this trouble?

James was wearing a similar expression to hers. He was about to say something to her, when they heard a crash. Followed by angry groaning. Her eyes widened with fear, and he wrapped his arm around her in protection.

They slowly walked towards the direction of the noise, to find that it's coming from their own bedroom. James slowly pushed the door open, and nearly falls to the ground in shock.

There was a man, a few inches shorter than James, tearing apart everything in their room.

"Where is it?" He demanded to no one in particular.

"Where's what?" James bellowed.

The man turned around quickly, and Lily had to stifle a gasp.

For that was not just any man.

No, it was a man they knew very well.

Remus Lupin.

"The potion!" He turned and continued rummaging through their dresser.

"What potion?" Lily asked, turning to James.

James thought for a second, then walked over to open a window curtain, revealing a full moon.

"Wolfsbane." He said, ruffling his hair.

Remus laughed a rather sarcastic, rough laugh, "What other potion would I be looking for? A Pepper-Up Potion?"

"Remus, shut up. We don't have your potion." James said, shutting the curtains and walking back to Lily.

"Then where the bloody hell is it?" He yelled, "It's not at my place!"

Lily knit her eyebrows together in confusion, "Wait why would it be at our house? James?"

He sighed and fixed his glasses, "He transformed at our place last time."

Her eyes widened, "Why didn't I know about this?"

Remus smiled coldly at her, "You were out."

Then he screamed, a piercing scream, and hunched over. His head and body was lengthening, hair sprouting everywhere, hands curling.

James and Lily watched in horror, until James turned to her, an intense look on his face.

"Lily, listen to me. Get out of here as fast as you can. Go to Sirius's. Tell him to get Peter, then come over. Stay with Marlene. We'll come to get you when it's safe."

Lily stayed rooted to the spot, a tear rolling down her cheek, "But what about you?"

He wiped her tear away, "I'll be fine. Now go!"

She nodded and went back to the living room to Floo to Sirius's house.

Once she landed, she looked around for someone. Anyone.

She ran upstairs to Sirius's room, and found Sirius and Marlene, sleeping, his arm wrapped protectively around her small frame. On any other ordinary occasion, she would have found it cute.

But this was no ordinary occasion.

"Sirius."

He woke and turned to her, curious, "Oh hey. What are you doing here?"

She took a deep breath before saying, "It's Remus. You need to get Peter and go to our house. Now."

He looked at her panicked expression, and hurriedly got out of bed and moved towards her, accidentally waking Marlene.

"Sirius?"

He didn't reply to his girlfriend and grabbed Lily by the shoulders, "Did he have the potion?"

She shook her head no, and he swore loudly, snatching his wand from his bedside table.

"Sirius?" Marlene repeated, louder.

He turned back to Marlene, and kissed her quickly on the cheek, ignoring her impatient look.

"I have to go." He said, grabbing a shirt from his dresser

"Where are are you going?" Marlene asked, a little scared.

He smiled at her, "I'll be back soon. Don't worry." And with that, he went downstairs to Floo to the Potter's house.

Lily sighed and turned back to Marlene, who was looking at her expectantly.

"I think Sirius would be the best person to tell you." Lily said, trying to avoid telling her.

She raised her eyebrow, "Yeah, well, Sirius isn't here right now. I'm not stupid. I know there's something wrong. It's about Remus. Just tell me what it is, or else I'll go over there myself. And from the context, I don't think that anyone would want that. My blood would most likely be on your hands."

Lily groaned in defeat. Why was she best friends with this girl?

"Fine. But you have to remember that Remus is a very sweet and thoughtful person. And that James, Sirius, and Peter were idiots back in fifth year."

Marlene's eyes narrow, "Okay?"

Lily took a deep breath, "Remus was bitten when he was little. By a werewolf." She paused for Marlene to gasp, but it never came. She just sat there, stone-faced, "Anyway, the rest of the Marauders found out in fifth year and spent their time becoming unregistered Animagis to help Remus, because he would hurt himself when he was alone. That would also explain their nicknames."

Marlene still didn't make any movement. She just sat there.

Lily carried on, a little shaken by her lack of reaction, "Moony, because Remus is a werewolf. Wormtail, because Peter is a rat. Padfoot, because Sirius is a dog. And finally Prongs, because James is a stag."

Lily sat down beside Marlene to indicate that she was done speaking, and Marlene turned to Lily, calmly.

"So…they're over at your house, trying to calm down a werewolf that you said did not have a…potion?"

Lily nodded, afraid of what was going to happen next. After nine years of knowing Marlene McKinnon, she learned a very important thing about her.

It was always calm before the storm.

As if on cue, Marlene stood up suddenly, and started pacing the room, "What the hell were those boys thinking? Sure, it's a noble thing to do, but they could get killed! Especially Peter! He's a little rat, for God's sake! And poor Remus! He was only a kid! What kind of monster would bite a kid? He doesn't deserve that! No one deserves that! How could that happen to him?"

Lily got up to comfort her, and Marlene buried her head in Lily's shoulder.

"Shh. I know it's not fair."

It was silent for a minute, finally, Marlene spoke in a small voice, "Why didn't Sirius tell me?"

Lily patted her on the shoulder, "You two haven't been dating for that long."

Marlene straightened up, wiping a tear from her face, "I know, but, I thought things were getting serious. Obviously not, though, if he didn't think he could tell me this important piece of information."

Lily bit her lip, thinking of what to say. Finally, she remembered something, "James didn't tell me until we moved in together. So, a whole year and a half."

Marlene's mouth hangs open a little bit, "What?

Lily smiled, proud of finally getting her to somewhat calm down, "Yeah. He literally told me the night before we finished moving all our boxes into the house. Before that, he'd always make excuses on why we couldn't go out on the full moon."

Marlene smiled back, "Thanks Lils. I needed that."

Lily hugged her, "Anytime. Hey, I know how it feels to have all of this sprung on you. I'm here for you."

Marlene stepped away from her and held out her hand to Lily, "Come on. Sirius has a television."

Lily smiled and followed her downstairs. She remembered why she was friends with Marlene.

She never stayed sad too long.

And that was chapter 8! I hope you liked it. I didn't like making Remus so cruel and rude, but I think he would be like that if he couldn't find his potion. I would be like that. Then again, I'm not a werewolf. Or am I? Awooooooooo! Nah, just kidding. I'm a metamorphmagus. Not really, but how cool would that be? Pretty freakin' cool. Okay, I'm going to bed. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! I'll probably end up pulling an all nighter. Oh well. And check out The Father, the Son, and the Broom. There's a little game I think ya'll would like. And remember to REVIEW!

~Marauders Anonymouss