Sharing a secret - Remus Lupin

Chapter 22

'Sev' Selena spoke relieved, 'You scared me', 'It is odd to see you all by yourself' Severus exclaimed calmly and he looked around 'I warned you about Lupin Selena, I saw the two of you together the other day. You should stay away from him believe me' He said in a hushed voice.

'I know you don't like him Sev, but they are not-' Selena started 'It is not about me liking him or his little friends, he is a werewolf Selena and if you stay with him you will get hurt' Severus interrupted her.

'Sev, I appreciate your concern, but I have spent almost every single day with them for the past months and if he was indeed a werewolf I think I would've noticed. He is not showing any signs of lycanthropy and I think the full moon is tonight-' she defended her boyfriend 'Please just listen to me Selena, I don't know what is going on, but for the past 4 years he was always sick or gone around the full moon and you see the scars on his face. I am not trying to break you two up, but he is dangerous' Severus interrupted her once again.

Selena just shook her head, 'I will prove it to you Selena, just wait and see. Your precious little friends have been lying to you' Severus spoke angrily and he stormed out before Selena could say anything.

As fast as her short legs could go she rushed towards the Gryffindor common room, in her rush she did not see Sirius tucked away in one of the corners of the towers.

Selena almost reached the corridor of the common room when she got pulled towards another hallway by Sirius 'What in the name of Merlin are you doing?' she asked him, 'We need to talk' Sirius said stopping in a deserted hallway that was leading to the dungeons 'I know, I need to tell you and the others something' she whispered and Sirius shook his head.

He looked around and cleared his throat 'It's okay Lena, make sure to stay away from the whomping willow after half past eleven tonight' he said before walking away and leaving Selena confused.

While Selena was sending her letter the boys were showing Remus what they found in the library 'See! Now you have to ask her out' Peter squeaked pointing at the book 'Guys, you seem to forget that Selena is not a werewolf. These things don't apply to her' Remus went against his friends 'And that my furry friend is where you are wrong' said James as he grabbed another book.

'Here it clearly states that even though Lycanthropy does not always pass on to children, the children of werewolves will have the same canine instincts as their parent(s). And above that all, Selena is a wolf since birth' James continued and Remus shook his head 'What are you trying to achieve by this?' he asked his friends, 'That you finally admit that you like her and ask her out' Peter said.

'Wait, where is Sirius?' Remus asked looking around the room, 'I don't know, but don't try to change the subject' James reacted and Remus shook his head 'What do you want to hear from me? That I like Selena a lot, that I am deeply in love with her and that I cannot bear the thought of being away from her for too long?' Remus said raising his voice, 'That is exactly what we want to hear, but we also want you to act upon it' Sirius spoke grinning when he walked into the dorm.

'Where the hell did you go?' Peter asked 'that doesn't matter' Sirius replied before turning to Remus 'Listen up Moony, You have to do something about it before it is too late and-' 'Guys, I just spoke to- How the hell did you get here so fast? Uch it doesn't matter, I just spoke to Severus; he is convinced that you are a werewolf and he said he was going to prove it' Selena said barging into the room and clearly out of breath from the running.