Heart Scars ||| Remus Lupin

Twelve

Two days went by before Adhara had the chance to see Remus again. She was sitting in her last class of the day, potions, when someone sat down in the seat next to her.

It was James Potter.

"Remus wants you to meet him by the black lake at 7:00. If you want, I can wait for you near the great hall, if you want to talk." James says quickly, eyeing the door. They were the only two people in here, and Adhara was sure he was checking to make sure Sirius wasn't coming in.

"Alright." She scoots away from him slightly when Severus comes in. She sends James a glare, and he rolls his eyes before standing up.

"Snivellus." James snarls as he bumps the boys shoulder. Adhara's fake glare turns into an actual glare when he does this.

"Potter, go away." She snaps. He looks at her with a confused look for a moment before walking to the other side of the room.

"What'd he want?" Severus asks as he settles into the seat next to her. Adhara found it odd that he wasn't sitting with Evans, but she didn't complain. Her and Severus had been close since they met in first year, and Lily Evans usually took up all of his time.

"Bother me. You know how they are." She just shakes her head and pulls out her potions book. He snorts and does the same.

Both of them watch as Lily Evans walks in with Mary Macdonald and Marlene McKinnon. She doesn't even spare Severus a glance as she walks to the Gryffindor side of the room. James practically lights up as she sits in front of him with Mary.

"What happened with you guys?" She mutters. He tenses and sighs, but then he shakes his head.

"Walk with me after class?" He whispers. She hesitantly nods, and he leans away from her slightly.

They didn't brew a new potion today, so it was a boring class. After class Severus offered to carry her bag, and she didn't refuse.

"So what's got your panties in a twist?" She grins up at him. He rolls his eyes and grabs her wrist, dragging her after him.

He pushes her into the abandoned girls bathroom that was inhabited by moaning Myrtle.

"Seriously Sev, yourself scaring m-"

She stops dead as he rolls up his left sleeve. Her jaw drops and her eyes nearly bug out of her head.

Clad on his pale skin, was the dark black ink that marked him as part of the dark lords circle. It was the dark mark, the mark of a death eater.

"Please say something, Ara." He whispers. She doesn't, she just gently takes his wrist in her fingers.

"You might not want to touch it, unless you want him to appear in the bathroom with us." Severus smiles gently at her, and she hastily pulls her hand back.

"Sev, when did it happen?" She mutters.

"Over the summer. Bellatrix and Rodolphus came to my house. He's been trying to recruit younger members, people that are still in Hogwarts." Severus mumbles as he leans against the sink. She does the same and leans her head on his shoulder.

"Why would he want kids? They're no use to him in Hogwarts." She furrows her brows.

"I don't know, but Ara, I'm in deeper than I thought I would be. He's moved me into the inner circle-" Severus' eyes dart around wearily, afraid that someone may be listening. She understood his fear, he could go to Azkaban over this.

"What does that entail?" She grabs his hand, and tries to ignore how clammy it is.

Severus looked sick, and she couldn't believe how bad a friend she had been these last few months. She hadn't noticed it, she should have noticed that one of her best friends was going through something so bad. His face was paler than normal, his eyes were dull, and he had lost weight.