Hello everyone! This is the second part of The Midnight Incident with Snape, sorry at first I wasn't really planning on a part two but I just kind of thought there needed to be a part two to patch some things up from part one because I wasn't really satisfied with the ending of it. Also Remus and Lily have some moments together but please don't think I'm shipping them because I'm not, they are just good friends. Also Remus and Sirius have some moments too put I don't ship Wolfstar. Anyways, hope you enjoy part two :)
Remus felt his pulse get stronger as moonlight filtered through the window, immense pain pulsed through his body, so strong that it was almost unbearable. His breathing became fast and shallow, and he suppressed a shiver as the transformation began…
His limbs began lengthening, and he heard multiple bones throughout his body crack and shift, he clenched his jaws tightly as his omnivore human teeth began becoming sharp, skin tearing, wolf teeth. After a few minutes of excruciating pain, the transformation was over.
Remus tottered towards the door, a scent hitting his nose like an explosion in your face… Human….
Remus began trotting down the stairs, an excruciating pain spreading through his leg as he did so. At the bottom, he smelled the humans, the scent was so strong, Remus began limping towards the door, he was now right in front of the humans. Salvia started filling this mouth and his ears were perked up.
One of the humans screeched something and one that Remus felt he recognized was staring in his eyes with fear, and something else… Affection?
"Moony, it's me, James…" the human said and something in Remus clicked, deep down he knew this was his best friend, he wanted so badly not to attack him… But Remus lunged, his claws digging into Jame's shoulders, and blood started oozing -
"Remus! Remus are you ok!?" Remus sat upright and saw Sirius staring at him from his bed, concerned in his gaze.
"I'm fine…" Remus grunting. Dreaming again, he thought, he had been having the same dream ever since the incident with Snape, and even his friends had realized that.
"Dreaming again?" Sirius said gently but Remus did not feel like talking to Sirius, and he didn't really feel like talking to anyone since the incident…
"I'm fine I said," Remus said a bit more rudely than he would have liked, hurt flashed from Sirius's eyes.
Remus walked into the bathroom, noticing that he had opened one of the wounds on his face. Blood was slowly dripping down his face. I was probably thrashing in my sleep , Remus thought, he had been doing that often since the incident. Remus quickly applied some dittany and walked out of the room, getting ready for class.
In class, Remus avoided sitting next to anyone, even James who had been pretty nice to him recently.
"Hello everyone," professor Slughorn said walking into the classroom, and everyone voiced their greetings to the Potions Professor.
"Today we'll be making Doxycide," he started, "A potion used to repel Doxies, which we'll be using because of a slight outbreak of them. So I'll put you into pairs and you and your partner will make the potion , the steps are on page 137 by the way."
Professor Slughorn started putting students into pairs. Sirius and Lily got together which sort of disappointed Remus because he kind of wanted to be with Lily, she was always nice and Lily had done nothing wrong during the incident, and all she did was be nice and offer sympathy.
James got with Kingsley Shacklebolt, who was a seventh year student from Ravenclaw, then Peter got with some boy from Hufflepuff who Remus didn't know very well.
"Remus, you can be with Severus." Remus' blood ran cold as he looked across the room and saw Severus looked at him, his eyes shone with hate and Remus cautiously edged towards him.
"Why do I have to work with the pathetic werewolf," Severus scowled quietly and Remus just looked down.
"Let's just get to work…" Remus said quickly pretending that he hadn't heard a word that Severus said.
Remus and Severus got their books, cauldrons , and ingredients and sat down at one of the empty tables.
"According to the book," Remus began, trying to avoid Severus' hatred gaze, "we have to grind Streeler shells… chop dragon liver…"
Remus stopped and began to grind the Streeler shells.
"No, I'm not doing the dirty work," Severus declared, eyeing the dragon liver, "You can do that, perfect thing for you to do, besides, if you were in your werewolf form you'd probably find that appetizing."
Remus' eyes widened, he was really mad at Severus, all of this was Sirius' fault, why should I ever trust him again, Remus thought and gazed down.
"Fine…" he said somberly, taking the slimy liver and quickly cutting it, putting it into the pot.
Remus gazed across the room and saw Lily staring at him with concern in her eyes, Remus looked away quickly and busied himself with the other ingredients.
At the end of class, professor Slughorn checked out everyone's potion, it turned out that Remus' and Severus' potions were one of the worst in the class, probably because they couldn't compromise and Severus would keep throwing insults. This had probably been Remus's worst potions class yet.
After a few hours of long classes it was finally lunch, Remus was happy, but also frustrated that his friends would probably come to sit with him. I need some time to myself, Remus thought as he walked to find a table.
He sat down where not many kids were sitting and he began nibbling on a piece of toast. Suddenly, he looked across the room and saw Sirius, James, and Peter walking towards his table. He quickly opened a book, putting his face very close to the page trying to hide himself.
"What are you reading?" Remus heard a voice say and turned around to see Peter looking at him.
"Erm, I don't know…" Remus said and Sirius and James looked at each other, confusion in their eyes.
"Anyways," James began sliding into the seat next to Remus. "There's something I've been meaning to tell you…"
Remus nodded slowly, wondering what James had to say.
"I think you should forgive Sirius…" James said and Remus opened his mouth, but James silenced him, "the incident was forever ago, and Sirius has proved many, many times how sorry he is…"
"You think I'll forgive him!" Remus screeched, standing up abruptly, and Sirius looked hurt.
"How could I ever forgive you! You are no friend! How dare you think you're fit to be my friend again!" Remus choked and he looked at James, "Aren't you mad at him too! How can you trust him again!"
"Remus, he's really sorry, and he means it…" James said gently and Sirius nodded.
"I'm not your friend Sirius, and I never will be!" Sirius looked taken aback, hurt flashed in his gray eyes, "as for you two," Remus began looking at James and Peter, "Well -" Remus stopped himself and stormed off, he was well aware of the glances of his friends but he didn't care anymore.
Remus sat on one of the couches in the common room, relishing the warmth of the fire. It was less than an hour away from the full moon and Remus was soothing his aching joints for a couple minutes while he could.
"Ready to go Remus?" James said, walking into the common room, this was the first time any of his friends had talked to him since lunch.
"Go where?" Remus said warily, turning his head to look at James. He looked slightly confused.
"Um, it's the full moon tonight, and we really should get going to the shrieking shack." Sirius piped in and Peter nodded.
"No, you're not coming…" Remus declared standing up.
"What?" Peter squeaked and Remus rolled his eyes.
"You . Are. Not. Coming! Do I have to repeat myself!" Remus growled and his friends clearly looked taken aback.
"Remus, mate…" James began but Remus waved his arm.
"Nope! I don't want to hear it," Remus said rudely storming out the door, and all he could hear were the muffled protests of his friends as the door closed behind him.
Remus sat in the bed of the shrieking shack. It was destroyed but it was the best Remus could do, all the other chairs in the shack were destroyed, because I destroyed them… Remus glanced around, looking at the claw marks that covered the floor and the walls of the shack.
Moonlight began seeping through the window and Remus tried to stay as calm as he could, normally my friends are here in their Animagi forms, Remus thought and an intense pain thought through his body… they should be here right now, if it wasn't for Sirius, Remus thought before the wolf mind took over…
Remus opened with eyes, he was laying on the floor of the shack, and he could feel excruciating pain everywhere in his body…
He tried to sit up, but it hurt so bad, he tried to steady himself but his arms were so shaky. Remus stood up slowly and began tottering towards the door, he noticed blood oozing from a large gash in his leg.
Remus walked to the Hospital Wing, he was in so bad shape that a bit of dittany would be useless, only the healing magic of Madam Pomfrey could help him.
He opened the door, breathing heavily and leaning on it.
"Remus!" Madame Pomfrey screeched, and everything started going black. The last thing Remus remembered was the nurse rushing over to him.
Remus opened his eyes, everything was so blurry. He blinked until everything finally came into focus. He looked around, suddenly aware that he was laying in a comfy bed in the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey came walking in, a sympathetic look in her eyes.
"What happened?" Remus croaked and the nurse handed him a cup of water, which he drank quickly.
"Well…" Madame Pomfrey said, as if she didn't know how to begin, "Um, this was probably the worst full moon since…" Madame Pomfrey stalled and Remus right away knew what she was talking about, when Remus was in his second year there had been a very bad full moon, he had to stay in the hospital wing for almost two weeks.
"How bad was it…" Remus said warily, a little bit scared to hear about the damage that he had done to himself.
"Well, you badly fractured your ankle…" She started. Remus later on found out that he had fractured several ribs, his shoulder, and one toe. He also now had a nasty bite mark on his foot which would probably end up a bad scar and lots of other cuts, scratches, and bruises.
"You should get some rest," Madame Pomfrey suggested and Remus nodded sleepily.
Remus had to stay in the hospital wing for a little over a week, and when he got back, things were terrible. Severus hadn't stopped the insults and his friends(especially Sirius), hadn't stopped trying to hang out with him. And everyone was questioning him about the new scars he had gained after the full moon.
Remus walked the hallways, heading to Defense Against the Dark Arts, but something kept him from going to class that day. He had enough of everything, he had enough of Sirius, Severus, and everything that was happening. Remus found a corner behind one of the statues and huddled there, occasionally shaking with small, quiet, sobs.
Suddenly footsteps sounded behind Remus, "Are you ok," a voice said gently and Remus turned around and saw Lily looking at him with nothing but sympathy and kindness in her gaze.
When Remus didn't respond, she sat down next to Remus, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Aren't you supposed to be in class…" Remus said quietly, trying to avoid Lily's gaze.
"Yes well, I saw you in the corner and I was concerned about you… You know you can tell me what's bothering you." Her gaze was sympathetic. Remus felt so helpless, and he couldn't help breaking everything out to her.
"Ever since the incident nothings been going right," Remus began, his eyes suddenly filling with tears, "Severus is disgusted by me everytime he sees me! And Sirius wants me to forgive him but I can't! He was a bad friend and he acts like that's not true! I don't think I can ever trust him!" A sob shook Remus's body and Lily pulled him to her body, hugging him, and they stayed like that for probably two whole minutes.
"Everything is going to be alright," she reassured him gently, but her gentle reassurance didn't help soothe him.
"Why do I even try," Remus choked and Lily looked at him with a questioning look in her gaze.
"Nomatter what I do, no matter how hard I try, at the end of the day, I'll always be
A werewolf… And I'll never be anything more than that…" Remus sobbed and Lily hugged him tightly, letting go a few seconds later.
"Remus," Lily began looking him in the eye, "you are one of the kindest, smartest, funniest, people I have ever met. Being a werewolf doesn't define you."
Remus stared at her, she was being so comforting and kind, I'm lucky to have her as a friend Remus thought.
"And guess what world," she said more loudly than before, " Remus is coming to do great things whether you like it or not!"
Remus began sobbing again, this time it was happy tears, he leaned into Lily's warm embrace.
"Though Remus," Lily started, "I really think you should forgive Sirius."
Though normally Remus would just argue, he didn't, and just nodded a little bit.
"Thank you Lily," he choked, and she just nodded. She then stood up lending a hand to Remus and he took it thankfully.
"Come on, let's get to class," she suggested and Remus nodded in agreement, so off they went to class, side by side…
"Ok, Sirius and Remus you'll be partners," Professor Slughorn said, and Sirius hurried over to Remus smiling.
"You're not cranky still are you," Sirius joked affectionately and Remus grumbled a bit even though he did know that Sirius was joking.
The two of them walked over to their table and Sirius pulled out his book.
"Its page 211," Sirius informed and Remus blinked thankfully at him, flipping to the page in his worn down text book.
Remus and Sirius both worked together to gather all of the necessary ingredients onto the table.
"Ok, you can work on the lavender," Sirius began shoving the nice smelling plant towards Remus, "and I'll do the gross work… The Flobberworm mucus! Yay!" he ended sarcastically and Remus knew that Sirius was trying to be nice to Remus and it was slightly annoying, but still, it was much better than Severus's treatment.
At the end of class Professor Slughorn had told Remus and Sirius that they had the best potion at the end of the class, which earned an approving look from Lily.
Later that day at lunch, Sirius came to sit next to Remus which made him slightly uncomfortable but he knew he had to get over his grudge with Sirius at some point.
"Are you excited for the quidditch game tomorrow!?" Sirius said excitedly, clearly eager to hear Remus's response.
"Yeah, I hope Grifindor wins," he said nicely.
"There's no way Gryffindor can't win with a seeker like Prongs!" Sirius exclaimed, talking fondly of his best friend.
"Yea, the teams been pretty much unstoppable since he's become the Seeker," Remus nodded his agreement.
The two of them went on talking about the game for the rest of lunch, and with every coming day, it seemed that Remus was beginning to trust Sirius more, even if it was only a little bit more.
It was the day of the full moon, and Remus wanted to sneak out unnoticed by his friends, so he helped them set up a game of wizard's chess, which was clearly occupying them right now.
It was pretty hard to walk down to the whomping willow, his head hurt like fire and the aching in his limbs didn't help as well.
Remus followed the tunnel that led to the shack, walking quickly because he didn't know in how many minutes the full moon would start.
He sat down on the floor next to the piano, holding his head between his legs, trying to fight the extreme feeling of nausea.
"Hey there Remus," said a voice and Remus nearly had a heart attack.
"Who's there…" He said, his voice shaky. He could see no one. Was someone hiding behind something?
"It's me Sirius," the voice said, and it turned out it was Sirius, he took off the invisibility cloak he was holding. "Borrowed it from James."
"What are you doing here," Remus questioned, worry filled his voice, "Just leave."
"Remus, I'm your friend, and you were so injured during that full moon when you transformed alone."
Suddenly, a searing pain spread through his body, and he clenched his teeth, Sirius was looking at him with a mix of sympathy, fear, and concern.
"If you're gonna stay then transform now," Remus said through gritted teeth.
Sirius quickly transformed into a dog, his whole body becoming covered with jet black, silky fur.
Remus convulsed as his transformation began, Sirius closed, his tail wagging ever so slightly, the last thing Remus remembered was Padfoot's furry black face…
Remus woke up, blinking until his eyes adjusted to the dim lighting of the shack.
"How are you feeling?" Sirius asked gently, he was sitting beside Remus.
Remus lifted his head slightly. "Ok I guess…" Remus realized how he didn't have that
Many injuries, much less compared to the last full moon.
He looked towards Sirius and saw claw marks on his face and all over his arms.
"Did I do that to you?" Remus questioned, and Sirius nodded slowly. "Oh I'm so sorry!" he wailed and Sirius put a hand up.
"It's fine, it isn't your fault, stuff like this happens sometimes." Sirius reassured and stood up, lending a hand to Remus. Remus took it, though it was quite painful to stand up. He couldn't balance very well and he noticed his left foot was swollen.
"Easy there," Sirius said, "Lean on me," Remus gladly did so, thankful not to have had to walk all the way back to school by themselves.
"Here let's take it nice and slow," Sirius soothed and they both began walking towards the school.
Once they got there, Sirius led Remus to his bed and began helping him clean his wounds, and Remus realized that even though Sirius had done some bad things, he was still a good friend, and he was thankful to have a friend like him.
After a well needed sleep, Remus knew what he had to do. He decided to meet up with his friends in the common room so he could apologize.
"I called you all here tonight because I wanted to say I'm sorry…" Remus said and hope flashed in the eyes of all his friends.
"I know that none of you meant anything and I want to apologize to all of you, especially Sirius…" Sirius just nodded, then stood up.
"You know what, I was a jerk, I should've known that you wouldn't be happy about what I did, and I'm sorry, for the hundredth time."
Remus and his other two friends laughed a bit, and Sirius sat down, clearly satisfied.
"It was very bad of me to try to stay away from you guys like I did, and I know you meant no harm."
"Well now that that's settled, I guess no more Moody Teenager Moony!" James joked.
"We'll see about that," Remus said, his eyes narrowing before him and his friends erupted into laughter.
Suddenly, a black cat with long, elegant fur, jumped onto the vacant couch.
"Loki!" James exclaimed, Loki was Regulus's black cat that Remus and his friends once helped care for.
"What's he doing so far from Slitherin tower?" Peter questioned as Remus began stroking the black cat's back.
"Well guess he's camping out with us tonight," Remus chimed, scooping Loki into his arms.
At last all of them walked over to their beds, turning the lights out, and each saying goodnight. Loki was now fast asleep on the side of Remus's bed, purring contently. His last thought before slumber overcame him was how lucky he was to have such amazing friends…
The End
Hope you enjoyed part two! I was pretty satisfied with the way it turned out though I have to admit I might have rushed the ending a little bit. Anyways, have an amazing day! :)
