When Black Met Blue (Marauder Fanfic)

Chapter 11 *Edited*

"Should tell you I'm a werewolf,"

‘You’re a Werewolf.’ She was pleased at how rational her voice sounded. ‘You’re not joking? You’re serious?’

‘Of course not,’ Remus said smirking. ‘That’s Sirius.’ Then he sighed. ‘I am a Werewolf.’

‘Wow.’ She stared at him as if she had never seen him before.

She glanced out the window to check the moon. Outside, it was waning, but had obviously been full several hours ago. ‘So you... attacked him,’ she whispered, looking at James. Her hands flew to her mouth. ‘But then-?!’

Sirius held up a hand and took a deep breath, looking at Peter and then James. ‘Orla, what we’re about to tell you cannot be repeated.’ Orla’s eyes widened and she nodded. He seemed to steel himself and then said, ‘We’re Animagi.’

Orla gaped at them all, waiting for someone to announce this was all a prank. No one said anything. ‘But that’s really advanced magic! Most full-grown wizards can’t- Are you really- That’s so irresponsible and- and- How long?’ she finished with a whisper.

‘Start of fifth year,’ Peter answered quietly. ‘But we had the idea since second.’

‘Unregistered?’ Orla asked, James nodded. ‘Why?’

‘We realised the truth about Remmy’s condition in first year. When we figured out his Great Aunt had died three times in four months we figured something was up and started recording details about the date, weather, his appearance... It was actually Lily who solved it.’

‘Lily?’ Orla said, shocked.

‘Jamie asked Lily out one night Rem wasn’t there. He compared his love for her to the moon and she started quoting Shakybeer-’

‘Shakespeare,’ Orla and Remus corrected quietly.

‘Yes, him,’ Sirius said seeming unfazed. ‘Anyway, I wrote down the moon phase for the first time... After that we figured it out. We read in a book we could become Animagi and we would be able to be with him on full-moons. Once we had a solution, the three of us confronted him at the beginning of second year. He confirmed everything.’

‘I thought they would leave me,’ Remus whispered, staring at his hands. ‘That they wouldn’t be my friends because I’m a monster.’

‘Don’t be ridiculous!’ Orla said. ‘Whatever else these three prats are, they’re not disloyal. Nor am I for that matter. I’m still going to talk to you after this.’

‘That’s what they said,’ Remus said with a wry smile. ‘Brushed it off as my “furry little problem”.’

James and Sirius grinned as Orla muttered something about a rabbit. She massaged her temples with her small fingers, successfully hitting herself in the face with Sirius' hand. He laughed quietly but she barely heard.

She could hardly believe they had managed to keep a secret as large as this and for so long. She also found it shocking that their biggest accomplishment was the one they had kept quiet, and all to help a friend. It was more evidence to support her developing theory that the Marauders were actually good people.

‘And you couldn’t go tonight because we’re stuck,’ she mumbled, looking at Sirius. He grimaced. ‘No wonder you were so fidgety.’ She looked up, staring curiously at them with her emerald eyes. ‘What are you then?’

Peter looked at her. ‘A rat.’

‘Sirius?’

‘A dog. With fur like this,’ he said mussing his shaggy black hair.