Marauders' Sixth Year (Wolfstar, Marauders)

Hogwarts Express

Tired. The one and only word to describe the sixteen-year-old boys' condition as he scanned the train station 9 3/4, looking for his three best friends. He was leaning against one of the walls made out of bricks, nearly falling asleep right there.
Remus Lupin just wanted to sleep, still exhausted from the full moon which had taken place just two days ago. Many people complain about having a hard time sleeping during full moon, something so pathetic Remus just wanted to laugh at them. His situation was much, much worse. The curly haired boy wasn't normal, at least part of him wasn't, his dark, hidden part deep inside him. The part werewolf that slumbered within the depth of his soul, body, brain and heart just to fight it's way to the surface and make his life hell for one night each and every month. For the rest of his life.

He closed his eyes, his dirty blonde hair falling onto his forehead as he exhaled loudly. He could feel himself slowly drifting off, his ears starting to shut out the noisy people around him, the voices of worried mothers and proud fathers as they said goodbye to their children who'd be gone for one whole year. He felt his breath slowing down, his body relaxing as he leaned against the hard wall which he didn't mind.
He didn't open his eyes, even as the voices became quieter and someone said loudly -no, basically yelled something- about the train leaving. Remus didn't care, as the voice sounded so far away and he was so close to finally getting some rest, the rest that he needed so much...

„REMUS! WAKE UP!"
He opened his green eyes suddenly, jumping, panicking at first as someone yelled at him, his breath fastening as he stood up straight, looking around.

It was his best friend who had yelled, looking at him in a confused and urging sort of way. „Remus..! Come on, what are you doing, the train's about to leave..!", James Potter yelled at him, pulling him by his wrist and pushing his luggage in front of them. Remus stumbled after him, confused, shocked and tired. James didn't talk as he heaved his friend's big trunk onto the train and pulled the boy himself inside just as the train started to move, leaving the platform on which he had just stood sleeping, not noticing anything that had been happening around him.

James carried Remus' stuff to a compartment in which he found Peter and Sirius -his other two best friends- already seated, Sirius by the big window and Peter next to him. Both of them stared at Remus as if he had just committed a crime. James pushed him inside to sit by the window, sitting down next to him after handling the tired boys' luggage. „Remus, what did you think you were doing, just standing outside and sleeping!?" James yelled at him yet again, making Remus feel miserable, a horrible feeling settling in his stomach, a feeling which seemed to make it impossible for him to talk or even defend himself. He just looked at James, his eyes kind of scared and still tired, yet angry at James for yelling at him.

The curly haired boy opened his mouth as if to say something, just to close it again, swallowing loudly. He then started another attempt at speaking, replying in a raspy voice „I...I.. I'm tired o-okay..?". His voice broke mid-sentence, he suddenly felt like a child, being watched by his three best friends like he was out of his mind.

Peter listened closely to the ongoing conversation but stayed quiet while Sirius, on the other hand, sat up straight, not speaking up yet but looking ready to step in, noticing how Remus crawled away into the corner of the bench on which he sat, moving away from the furious looking James Potter.

„Tired?"James asked in a doubting sort of voice before raising his voice yet again at Remus who tried to move even further away at that.„ALL OF US GOT UP EARLY TODAY, DON'T ACT LIKE YOU-"

„JAMES!"Sirius suddenly yelled at him, not letting him finish his sentence, looking as if he was about to jump up and punch him in the face, his eyes sparkling in a dangerous and angry kind of way.