This chapter will follow Remus as he deals with his first full moon at Hogwarts. I don't own anything about Harry Potter. Everything is the property of it creator of the Wizarding World. J K Rowling.

The next morning, again Remus was the first to wake but he felt ill, he knew why though. Tonight was the full moon the first one away from home. Feeling too weak to move he stayed in bed. Curled up beneath his blankets, a sharp wave of pain shot though his body. In an huge effort to keep from screaming in pain Remus bit his lower lip hard to distract himself anything to keep himself to keep that scream from leaving his lips. Forcing himself out of bed, he punched hard on the wall multiple times he even drawn blood, his knuckles were scratched ruined. Little beads of bright red blood were forming on his white scratched knuckles. Remus looked at his hand, well it was just a little harm but was enough for now. Checking the time, Peter's alarm clock should be going off any minute now. Just as he predicted a very loud and very harsh sound tore though the first years dorm. Just as he did a few days ago Remus grabs his wash kit and heads to the shower, he needed to keep the routine up. Remus was gripping the wall of the shower as an attempt to keep himself standing. The muffled voices of James, Sirius and Peter were filtering though the wooden door that connected the sleeping quarters with the shower room. Remus's sharp hearing was able to pick them up. He rushed his shower, but even he never expected James to walk though the ajar door.

"Morning..." The rest of James's sentence never left his lips as he'd seen the faint scarring on Remus's back.

"By Merlin, Remus. Your back what happened?" James asked. Remus tensed up.

"Hyper active family dog." He lied, Remus felt bad about it. But he'd have to keep the lies up, last night he told the other boys that he was leaving to visit his great aunt who was ill and his parents had permission to pull him out of school to see her. Again Peter had accepted the lie but James and Sirius were not convinced. Remus sighed, he was fastening his robes over his jumper. James had playfully poked fun at Remus's dress sense, it was always met with a roll of the eyes paired with a smile. This time they didn't need to ask Remus to smell the route, James was delighted as they had found a secret passage way, it was mostly outside and well James wasn't sure as they had only just found it and besides there be plenty of time to explore the castle later when all students in third year and above would spend the day in the nearby village of Hogsmeade. Remus glanced at his timetable and he groaned, potions and it was double tought by Professor Slughorn. The smell of breakfast was enough to knock him sick. The smell of all those potion ingredients, the smoke from the small fires that burn along with the candles. He clamped his hand over his mouth at the mere thought of facing that room. They all left together, arriving in the great hall the four friends sat down at the Gryffindor table. Remus didn't feel like eating though, he pushed his full plate away from him. McGonagall had descended from the staff table to talk with Remus. She pulled him into a side chamber where they could talk more openly about tonight.

"I trust you know what to do for tonight Mr Lupin? I know you're scared, with it being your first transformation away from home but you'll do just fine, Professor Slughorn has brewed a very strong sleeping drought for you Mr Lupin. Just take it before the moonlight hits, you'll pass out and hopefully you'll won't feel a thing, Madame Pomfery will be escorting you, there you'll find a tunnel under the tree, take it. You'll find your self in a very large shack in Hogsmeade, you are to stay there don't set a foot outside. Understand?" The last word was, forced it made Remus finch.

"Yes, Professor McGonagall. I understand what I must do tonight." McGongall smiles softly at the eleven year old boy.

"Just out of interest, Mr Lupin what did you tell your friends where you were going tonight?" Her eyes softened at her young charge.

"I told them that I was visiting an ill family member tonight." McGonagall nods.

"I know you hate lying Mr Lupin but it's nessasery I'm afraid. Now you best go eat you'll need your strength today. You also have my permission to skip classes. Oh I almost forgot once dawn brakes you are to head back along the tunnel you got in by and myself and Madame Pomfery will be there waiting for you." With a nod Remus returns to the Gryffindor table, even though he still didn't feel like it he had something to eat. James was worried Remus didn't look all great, his complexion was pallid, his oddly coulared eyes were dead and filled with fear as before they were filled with hope.

"Remus are you sure you're ok?" James persisted.

"James I'm fine, really. I best go I've still got to pack my over night bag, I'll see you guys at lunch." Remus gets up and walks away, his eyes began to fill with tears. He'd had lied again, he had no intention of being at lunch, heck by the time the others come back from the final lesson of the day, Remus would be gone or at lest asleep. He reached the entrance to Gryffindor Tower.

"Mermaid." Remus mutters to the portrait she swung open, climbing inside Remus makes his way up to the first year boys dorms, packing his bag and changing into a set of very old clothes they he didn't mind being ruined by the transformation. The day passes quite slowly, Remus tried to keep himself occupied by reading some of his text books, there was a small stack of parchment form each of his teachers, all the staff knew of course, some where disgusted by having to teach a werewolf, but out of respect for Dumbldore kept quite about Remus's condition. For that the preteen werewolf was grateful, the stack just had written in them what topics he was missing in each subject he was skipping. Defence Against the Dark Arts was his best subject but then again his father published a book about the Dark Arts before Remus was even born, and from what his father was telling him, it did quite well. Once his overnight bag was packed he just picked up his Charms text book, tirness caught up with him and he chose to have a nap, when he woke up he found his friends bags laying in thier respective beds. Glancing at his watch, the time read five fiteen. A few minutes later Remus heard footfalls and a light tapping on the door.

"Mr Lupin are you ready it's almost time." She called, Remus rolls off the bed picks up his bag and follows the mediwitch out, she led him along the empty corridors of the school, as everyone was having dinner he'd must have slept right though lunch. Well that was something, he'd wouldn't have eaten anything anyway. They arrive at the huge tree that drew his attention on the first night. She led him out via a another hidden passageway. He'd have to tell James about this one sometime. She led him to the base of a huge tree that was thrashing around, casting a freezing charm allowed Remus to slip under it and walk along the tunnel Mademe Pomfery behind him, pulling out a small vial of a potion. The strong sleeping drought that McGonagall had told him about. Remus stopped when it looked liked they had arrived at at dead end. Gesturing upward herwandlight showed a simple wooden trap door. Pushing it open Remus looked around him. The windows had been blown out by something, a bed stood to his right and a old couch to his left. Madame Pomfery looked a round her.

"Well than Mr Lupin, before the moon comes up I shall make a final check I will then lock and cast some enforcement charms on the trap door and leave you, you've brought your wand I assume so you can unlock it?" Remus nods stiffly once.

"Ok, here's the sleeping drought, take it as soon as I leave Mr Lupin. Ok I see you've changed into your old clothes very good. I know you're nervous with this being your first transformation away from home Remus." He looked shocked at the sudden informal address, but brushed it off.

"Ok its nearly moon up, I have to go now remember to take your potion." She left the trapdoor clicks shut as the locking charm took effect, Remus picked up some more incantations as she cast the enforcement charms. He took the sleeping draught. The effect was instant. He slipped into a deep dreamless sleep. Though he was sure he could still feel the braking and rearranging of his bones but was feeling to bilssed out to care. The next morning Remus woke feeling the normal after effects of the full moon. Aching body looking like death warmed up. Remus was far to happy to care though. The potion did it's job, he jumped up but regretted it afterwards as his body whined in protest. Remus gasped, well maybe he celebrated to soon. After getting dressed, he made his way to the trapdoor he'd slipped into the tunnel and headed back to school, where just as they promised were waiting for him.

"I'm surprised that the potion worked." McGonagall said as she looked at Remus.

"Ok Mr Lupin let's get you checked over, then you can get some sleep, and have something to eat." The medi wicth said as they ushered him inside.

"Oh Minerva he didn't get away with it he did hurt himself." She said as she read the report.

"Anything else?" Asked McGonagall.

"Well his energy levels are low that's to be expected. I'd say young man you've had a very lucky escape this month." She told him as she helped him into one of the many empty beds that lined the room. She gave him some more potions to take, she then proceeded to tend to the wound. Then once Remus had taken the required dosage and his wound had been treated he turns on his side and falls into an natural sleep. A few hours later three hushed voices pulled the boy from his much needed sleep. Remus could see the three people standing at the door frame.

"Is he alright?" Someone asked in a worried tone, it had to be Peter.

"He seems peaky right now." James observed.

"I'm still not sure about him James, I think he's been lying to us." Sirius intones, that was followed by a slapping sound and an.

"Ow!"

"You're one to talk Sirius, I'm surprised that you of all people judged Remus so quickly. He's our friend after all. Besides if he does have anything to say to us he'll tell us when he's good and ready." James states, Remus felt something flood his entire system, a feeling? Was it joy excitement Well what ever it was it felt good to him. He'd had never been able to get over his shyness enough to make any type of connection with any of his peers magical or Muggle. Remus sat up, and looked at the three boys.

"Morning James, Peter and Sirius." Remus said as cheerily as he'd could. James looked at Remus, it was an odd look.

"Morning Remus, McGonagall told us that you fell ill when you got back early this morning. How do you feel now?" He shrugs in response. Remus's face warps with worry.

"I'm fine now James, in fact Mademe Pomfery said I'll be discharged later today with orders that I take the rest of the day off." James responds with a grin and a double thumbs up. Remus grins back in reply. When the business like tone of Professor McGonagall broke the silence. As she headed towards the trio.

"Potter, Black, Pettigrew. Off to class with you three." James turns around to head off with once last glance he tells Remus.

"We've taken notes for you Remus, don't worry about what you've missed." The three walk away. Remus couldn't believe it, he'd had formed a bond with the most popular group with in the school. He was now vowing that his secret will remain just that. Remus burst in a smile, he still felt bad but, he could enjoy the next three weeks. Later that day Madame Pomfery had discharged him with a energy recovary potion with strict instruction that it must be taken with food. Remus said he would do that, now he had the all clear he'd ran out of the hospital wing right to the great hall for something to eat. He smiled as he saw that James had kept an place empty for him. Flopping into the gap, grabbing the pulled chicken and a couple of slices of bread. Remus began to make his sandwich, downing the energy potion Remus took the first bite.

"Hey Remus I didn't see you get here." James said suprised. Remus just grinned. With his mouth full, he was unable to respond.

"Whoa don't wolf that food down Remus, anyone would think that you have hardly ate in the last twenty four hours." Sirius smirked, Remus dropped the sandwich, his face losing what little coulor it had.

"Don't look at me like that Remus. It's just a form of expression." Sirius defends himself, Remus blushed. While James and Peter just smirked. Remus who had tensed up relaxed and returned to his sandwich. When lunch was over, James, Sirius and Peter all headed back to class, while Remus made his way back to Gryffindor Tower. After giving the password, he entered the quite common room as there were only a handful of sixth year students. He gave them a nervous smile as he made his way to the boy's dorm. As James had said there was a small stack of parchment that sat on his bed. Remus scanned though them, Sirius's had wirtting was scrappy but readable. Peter's and James's were just a little neater. The notes were so detailed Remus was sure that Jamas may had charmed the quill to respond to the teachers voice. Remus shook his head, as he read though what the teachers expected from them in the next classes. After finding out that Flitwick had set an three foot essay.

"Well that will be easy enough." Remus mutters to himself as he got started on it. He guessed by the time the others came back he'd be next to done. He'd guessed right as by the time they had returned Remus had just applied his signature to the bottom of the essay.

"Just wondering James when is this essay due?" Remus asked, James's brow furrowed in thought.

"It's due tomorrow I think." James responses, Remus smirked. He crossed his arms over his chest.

"Ok well that's something, are you three just going to do what you normally do? By that I mean just do it at the last moment?" Remus asked his friends. His eyebrow rised. Sirius threw him a smirk.

"For once Remus, I'm already a step ahead. I've already started it." He said, the werewolf smiled.

"Well, it's a relief to see I've rubbed off on at least one of you." This resulted in a pillow hitting him.

"Oh did I touch a nerve there Sirius?" Remus stood his ground by also throwing a pillow in Sirius's direction.

It started as both James and Peter joined in. The boys collapsed onto thier beds, drained coated in feathers but in high sprits. James checks his watch.

"We best head down for dinner." They relunctly left the dorm, and took thier places to eat.

I hope that you enjoyed chapter four sorry about the long wait for the update but life been getting in the way and I haven't been able to work on any of my stories. I know you're waiting for thier first prank, I'm just not sure how to set it out. Or what they even going to do. If you want you leave suggestions in your review. As always read and review.

Till next time

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M. L Edwards