The Other Werewolf ►Remus Lupin Love Story◄

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On August 30th, two days before Hogwarts started, I had a nightmare. It was one of the usuals, me being a werewolf, transformed, and mauling one of my closest friends. This time it was Kate and Lily, cowering away from me as I stalked them. But I won't get into detail.

This particular nightmare was one I really couldn't shake, so I gently picked up Pepper, scratched Sadie's head until she opened a bleary eye at me, and all three of us marched (quietly) into Mum's room.

At the sound of the opening door, she turned and opened an eye, then beckoned with her arm for me to come. I smiled happily as we all lied there peacefully in my mum's huge and fluffy bed.

Mum was stroking my head, pushing my hair behind my ears.

"Do you wanna talk about it, baby?" She asked quietly.

I shook my head no weakly, so she engulfed me in her arms with my head resting on her chest. I used to imagine she was protecting me from the monsters and nightmares when I was younger. I guess I still do.

She hummed a sweet tune softly for a while until I drifted off to sleep in her arms, all four members of our little, fractured family comforting and protecting each other.

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The next morning my mum and I stayed in bed all morning, just talking about stupid things and about serious things. Things about my dad, including that he as well had a dragon-heartstring core wand.  I asked her what the plan that Dumbledore had come up with.

"Every month, you two will go to this newly planted tree, called a Whomping Willow. He'll explain how, but there's something that freezes the moving limbs for about 10 seconds. Under the roots will be a tunnel, and at the end of that tunnel will be a house in Hogsmead. There's no way to get in or out of that house unless you go through the tunnel or break in, which is very unlikely because of all the charms placed on it.  A very clever plan from a very clever man," she explained. I nodded, thinking over her words.

"Wait," I said, eyebrows furrowing. "You said 'you two.' What?" I asked, confused. She purses her lips together and winced. Apparently, she wasn't supposed to let that slip. She sighed and my eyes widened. "Do you know who it is?" I asked, a mix of excitement and fear laced in my voice.

"I can't tell you that, you know better. If you were in his shoes, would you want him to know?" She scolded. I shook my head no before perking up.

"So it's a boy?!" I squealed happily at her slip up. She groaned as I jumped out of bed to get ready and tell Kate my new discovery.

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"That's all you know? What was the point of this?" Kate asked annoyedly. I gave her a 'come on' face.

We were sitting on her big, comfy bed with Pepper playing in between us and music playing.

"It's not like she'd tell me anything else. I got lucky she accidentally told me that much. But isn't it...cool? Another kid our age with lycanthropy, going to the same school as us?" I said anxiously, trying to find the right words to describe it. She nodded slowly before smiling suggestively at me.

"A boy our age, going to our school," she said, waggling her eyebrow. My mouth dropped open and the cheeks under my eyes burned red. I grabbed one of her small pillows and started to beat her with it. She grabbed one and attempted to block my hits, but I still got a lot where the little pillow she stupidly grabbed didn't protect before Frankie and Ms. Emily came in, alarmed. They stopped at the sight of us and raised their eyebrows.