(A/N): Hey Guys! So, this chapter wanted to end itself at 800 words, but I forced out another four hundred for you guys, okay? Besides, I want to hit 100k soon, and I'm only at 96,600 something.

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Elaine

Later that night, when Remus and Leo had decided to turn in for the night, I stayed behind for maybe five minutes after, looking up one last thing before exiting the Room of Requirement, closing my eyes to will the door to disappear. As I did so, I heard rapid footsteps approaching, very close, and my eyes snapped open quickly before strong arms wrapped their way around my waist, ensnaring me in their grip.

I thrust my elbow back into their stomach, and heard a familiar grunt of pain as I did so, and I smirked, knowing who it was. Their arms released me, and I spun, stomping on their foot before shoving him with my shoulder, knocking him to the ground. I stared down at him as I blew a lock of hair out of my face.

"And that, Sirius, is why you don't sneak up on me." He groaned lightly while Lily, James and Peter emerged from around the corner, Lily giggling quietly as she saw Sirius lying flat on his back in the middle of the corridor.

"Note to self," Sirius muttered to himself, and I waited for what he had to say. "Don't mess with Gryffindor girls." I grinned, though it was more of a smug smirk.

"So, what do you want?" I asked, knowing that they wouldn't be out here this late unless they wanted something.

"We know Leo's mother disowned him." Lily stated, and I raised an eyebrow. Well, I'm glad they did, seeing as I just thought they kicked him out.

"And?" They stared at me somewhat blankly. "What about it?" I elaborated with a sigh.

"Well... We wanted to know why he told Remus, and you, but not me." Lily replied, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes. Merlin, they really could be blind at times. Leo uses vampire-speed in front of them, they don't see it, he tells them what he is (well, he told James anyways), and they laugh it off... Thing is though, I'm not as good a liar as Leo is.

"We figured it was because Remus was a werewolf, so he had a secret of his own, but we're kind of wondering why he told you." James explained, and I winced. James and I may be second cousins by blood, but that was on my mother's side, not my fathers. He probably hadn't heard about it... or was too young to remember.

"What business is it of yours?" I asked, my tone showing just how extremely agitated I was, and Sirius raised his hands in surrender.

"We were just asking, Laney. You don't have to tell us if you don't want to." Lily sent him a look that said otherwise, and I shook my head, still glaring at them.

"Good, because the only person who knows why is Leo. And that was after he told me." They raised their eyebrows, obviously very surprised, and Lily even looked put out.

"So... Remus doesn't know?" James asked, curiously, not pushing, and I nodded grimly.

"Only Leo?" Sirius asked, and I nodded again. "Well, if that doesn't lend evidence to the fact you are both totally crushing on each other, I don't know what does." I glared at him, shaking my head.

"I didn't tell Leo, he found out. Just like Leo didn't tell Remus, and Remus didn't tell Leo, they figured it out for themselves." Peter lowered his eyebrows, as if trying to work something out.

"So... Remus didn't tell Leo that he was a werewolf?" I shook my head, and they glanced between each other. "And Leo didn't tell Remus that his mother disowned him..." He glanced at the others. "Along with other things?" I nodded, and they stared at me like I held the answer to a particularly difficult equation.

"So how did he find out?" James asked, and I quickly thought of a lie.

"Don't know. Leo's a smart guy though, and it was pretty obvious." Lily's eyebrows creased as if she took personal offence to this statement.

"And Leo didn't tell Remus about his disownment?" Sirius asked, the others watching me eagerly.

"No, but that was also rather obvious." Lily huffed, and I almost grinned. Most of the time, we liked each other, but sometimes, I just liked to piss her off. "Along with other things. If you paid close enough attention, you would have noticed them too." I turned my head slightly to stare at James dead in the eyes.

"A long time ago." The others glanced between, wondering what I was referring to, but James also seemed confused, just as I had expected him to be.

"What does that mean?" He asked, frustrated, and I merely shrugged.

"You'll have to work it out for yourselves." I told them, making my way past them, towards the direction of the Gryffindor Common room.

"Elaine?" Sirius called after me, and I glanced over my shoulder at him.

"What?" I asked tiredly, just wanting to go to sleep.

"Where did you get that scar on your shoulder?" I froze, staring at him for a few seconds, before my eyes darted to the floor, staring at nothing.

"Wouldn't you like to know." I whispered, deadly low, before taking off at a sprint for the Common room, where I knew Leo would still be up, waiting for me to return in case I had run into any trouble. Which I had. "Peach Cobbler." I choked out, almost sobbing now, tears threatening to fall. The Portrait hole swung open, the Fat Lady trying to comfort me as it did so.

"Oh dear..." She murmured after me, as I raced through the now open portrait hole, and found myself engulfed in Leo's arms instantly.

It was late at night, so the Common room was almost empty, and the few remaining stragglers rushed up the stairs to their cosy beds as soon as they saw I was crying.

"Shh, shh, it's going to be okay." Leo whispered into my ears as my face buried into his shirt, and I felt slightly guilty for ruining it with my snotty nose and salty tears.

"Will it?" I asked quietly, and even to me I sounded desperate. Leo's arms wound around me tighter, pulling me closer.

"Of course. Remember Elaine, I won't let you fall."

And I knew he didn't just mean during flight practice.

"What happened?" He murmured questioningly into my hair a few minutes later, after my tears had stopped falling.

"Sirius asked about... about my... scar." With the emphasis, and the tone I put with it, he knew exactly which scar I was talking about.

"Oh." He commented dully, and I resisted the urge to slap him on the arm. "I'm surprised he noticed it." I shrugged my shoulders before pulling out of his warm embrace, moving to sit on the plush red sofa next to him, though my hand somehow ended up intertwined with his.

"Yeah, so was I." I told him breathily, and he stared at me for a minute before tilting my head up, his fingers under my chin, and kissed me lightly on the cheek.

"Everything's going to be okay." He murmured again, his arms wrapped around my shoulders, though this time I wasn't sure it was only for my benefit.

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This chapter has had minor edits made to it on 16/2/24 - changed Elaine and James being third cousins to them being second cousins, because I actually looked up the chart to work it out and I think second cousins make the most sense (specifically second cousins once removed, with Elaine and James sharing great-great grandparents. I almost said just straight up second cousins, but that would make Audrey and Fleamont first cousins, and I thought that was a bit close for the kind of relationship I expect they have. I think them being first cousins once removed makes more sense, which makes Elaine and James second cousins once removed- I THINK.)