Werewolf Love - Sixth Year

CHAPTER ONE
Remus Lupin was asleep when his friends, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew, played the first practical joke of the year. It was dark outside the train and soon they would be at Hogwarts. Remus woke up to the sound of silence. The compartment was suddenly devoid of all forms of laughter and the silence made it hard for Remus to sleep. He sat up and looked around sleepily. James, Sirius and Peter were sitting on the bench across from him. They were sitting very quietly and smiling suspiciously.

"What's going on? Why are you guys smiling like that?"

"We're not smiling," said Sirius.

"Yes you are. You're all sitting there like a bunch of idiots. You look like your about to do something nasty to Severus Snape."

"That sounds about right," James said, no longer smiling. "Go get dressed and we'll fill you in."

"I am dressed."

"In your robes. Look out the window. We're almost there."

Remus got up and looked out the window. The faint glow of lights in the village was steadily growing brighter. Remus was still in his muggle clothes. He yawned and gathered up his robes. He left the compartment, which immediately erupted in laughter, and walked down the corridor.

Remus was very tired, even though he had been asleep since just after they left the train station. He was paying more attention to his feet than he was to anything in front of him. Remus was rubbing his head when he walked into something. He looked around to see what it was.

"Hello," said a sweet voice.

Remus looked around and found the source of the voice. Standing just to Remus' left and proceeding to walk down the corridor was a girl a few inches shorter than he was. She had strange black and white hair and stunning amber color eyes. She was, in Remus' oppinion, very pretty.

"Hullo..." Remus said shyly as the girl walked away.

It was a very strange encounter for Remus. Girls didn't usually talk to Remus, and he kept it that way. Remus had no intention of being involved with girls. Remus was shy when he wasn't with his friends and didn't notice girls or anyone else when he was alone. While Remus didn't always like his self isolation, he had to stick to it. Getting involved with anyone, including his friends, was dangerous to all. Remus Lupin was a werewolf.

That was weird... She sure was pretty. Remus thought. I have got tell Sirius and James... But first I've got to get dressed. I can't go to school looking like a Muggle can I?

Remus opened a compartment door and walked in. It was a smaller compartment with a mirror, a sink, and a toilet. Remus changed into his robes and then washed his face. He felt awake after splashing water on his face. He ran his hand though his hair and looked in the mirror. A sudden wave of rage washed over him. He bolted out of the compartment and back down the hall.

"What did you do to my hair!" Remus roared, launching himself fist first at Sirius.

Sirius deftly dodged Remus' assault. James grabbed Remus from behind and held him while he tried to kick at Sirius. Remus struggled to get away, but James was a top Quiddich player and was a lot stronger than a werewolf who was seven days from the next full moon. Remus stopped struggling and scowled at his friends.

"What did you do to my hair?" Remus stammered, breaking out of James's grip.

"Don't worry Remus," Sirius said, "it wears off... I think."

"You think it wears off? You think! I'm seriously starting to doubt your ability to think Sirius. I mean, look at my hair! I can't sit at Gryffindor table looking like this! People will think I'm supporting Slytherine!"

Remus was not exaggerating. His hair was black, silver and green, the colors of Slytherine house. Remus, who was in Gryffindor house, was known to be one of the four people with the most house spirit in all of Hogwarts. Remus frowned at his friends and sat down.

"Look, we were going to give Snape gold and scarlet hair, but the big-nosed slime ball doesn't sleep and there were just too many people around."

"So take it out on the poor tired werewolf? You guys are some friends."

"Look, it does wear off... after a few weeks," James said.

"And what am I supposed to do until it wears off?"

James and Sirius looked at each other and then gave Remus the look that implied that they hadn't thought that far ahead. Remus rolled his eyes and went over to his trunk and pulled out his gold and scarlet scarf. After a moment of fidgeting with his scarf, Remus managed to produce a makeshift turban. James and Sirius stifled their laughter.

"This will have to do until I can think of something better."

"Maybe you should see Madam Pomfrey when we get to school," suggested Peter.

"No! I get poked and prodded enough by her before and after the full moon! I don't want to see her anymore than I have to."

The boys got off the train and walked across the station to the horseless carriages that were waiting to take them to Hogwarts. They were joined by a pretty girl with long auburn hair and striking green eyes. James helped her into the carriage and then shut the door.

"Lily, it is so good to see you again," James said.

"I missed you," Lily said, kissing James on the cheek.

Sirius and Remus howled like a pair of wolves at James and Lily, making them both blush. Sirius and Remus had both broken down into hysterical laughter when Remus remembered something important.

"Guys! The weirdest thing happened to me on the train!"

"You decided to wear a turban?" Lily asked.

"Yeah... no! James and Sirius forced me to wear one. I'll tell you later," Remus said hurriedly. "The weird thing was that I talked to a girl."

Now it was James who was laughing while Remus' face went bright red.

"You! Remus J. Lupin talked to a girl! What happened?" Sirius howled.

"I did talk to a girl! She was really something else too. Her eyes... and her hair... and... wow!"

"Oh yeah, we know exactly who you're talking about," Sirius said sarcastically.

"It's hard to explain, you know. I didn't get a really good look at her, she was walking away when I looked at her."

"You walked into her didn't you?" James asked.

Remus sat out the rest of the ride to the castle in silence. Sirius and James made a few jokes about Remus' encounter, but when Remus seemed more embarrassed than amused the conversation jumped subject. Sirius was very upset about having to leave his motorcycle at home all year. James and Peter agreed that Sirius shouldn't have the motorcycle to begin with and that it was a dangerous thing in his hands.

"Did you have to wear those ridiculous boots?" James said, pointing to Sirius' leather motorcycle boots. "You know they won't let you wear them at the school."

"I have to wear these boots! If I don't, my fair Tlazolteotl will think I am betraying her!"

"Tlazolteotl? What sort of stupid name is that?"

"Hey, I searched long and hard for that name!" Sirius growled. "It's the name of the Aztec Goddess of Sex."

"Why am I not surprised," James muttered.

(Author's note: Tlazolteotl - Tlaz-ol-TE-otl- Aztec Goddess of Sex and the "eater of sins". It seemed like a very appropriate name for a motorcycle belonging to young Sirius Black. )

From there the conversation rapidly disintegrated into silence as the coach approached the school. Hogwarts had never looked more spectacular, ready to welcome the students for another year. The coaches stopped and let the students out. As Remus, Sirius, James, Peter and Lily entered the entrance hall, they were confronted by Professor McGonagall.

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Lupin, a word with you please."

The four boys exchanged worried glances and followed Professor McGonagall to a nearby empty room. The boys leaned against the wall and looked at their feet.

"Now, boys, I'm sure that this year you don't need to be reminded about the special rules. We don't need another student finding out about your secret."

Remus bowed his head even lower than the others. Peter winced. James shot Sirius a nasty glare. Sirius just smiled and sniggered a bit. McGonagall was in his face right away.

"This is NOT a laughing matter Mr. Black. Your antics last year could have killed a student. You're very lucky that neither you, nor your friends were kicked out of this school. Is that clear?"

"Yes Ma'am." Sirius said, his goofy smile still on his face. "Clear as crystal."

The boys were dismissed after a very brief lecture. They made their way into the grand hall and took their seats among their fellow Gryffindors. Already there were a couple of new students sitting at the table. McGonagall took over the sorting at the front of the hall.

"ISMORAH, Lessah!"

Remus, who wasn't really paying attention, looked up to the front if the hall. Sitting on the stool was the pretty girl from the train. Remus almost fell out of his seat.

"Guys! That's the girl!" Remus hissed at his friends.

James, Sirius and Peter looked at the girl. She was sitting uncomfortably on the stool with the Sorting Hat on he head. Her pale cheeks were soft pink, she could obviously hear the confused whispers that were floating around the great hall.

"She doesn't look like a first year," Sirius scoffed. "She looks like a sixth year hotty."

"You are disgusting," James spat.

"Hey! I know her!" Lily said, almost excitedly. "Her name is Lessah, she's transferring in from America."

"Why didn't you tell me that you knew her on the way here?" Remus hissed.

"I had no idea who you were talking about Remus. 'Wow' isn't a very descriptive word."

"Why hasn't that hat decided yet?" James asked. "She looks like a Slytherin to me. Why doesn't it just dump her over there. She looks perfect for Severus Snape."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Well, I stand corrected!" James yelled over the din of the usual applause for the new Gryffindor student.

Lessah came to the Gryffindor table and sat across from Remus. He fell out of his seat when her leg brushed against his.

"It's going to be a long year isn't it?" Sirius asked Remus, helping back into his seat.