Chapter 12, Quidditch and Werewolves.

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*Lucy's POV*

A month later, the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain was in need of a team. James and I signed up, even though second years rarely got the spots. I was trying out for seeker while James went for a chaser. Another friend of mine called Julie was also trying to get chaser. James, Julie, and I had asked McGonagall if we could skip her class, while Remus and Lily took notes for us, to practice a bit more before tryouts.

"Only if you take care of him, Miss Ross." said Professor McGonagall, She then turned to Julie, "And if you take care of them." "Don't worry Professor, I wouldn't keep him out of sight," I told her. "I would NEVER let them out of my sight." "Very well then, hurry, you only have an hour.

"So," I told James, "We can't get the snitch out but, I can try to be a keeper and you guys play chasers." We agreed and played for and hour. We went to lunch since the tryouts were after that. "How are you guys feeling?" Asked Peter, "Nervous," I said, "Fine," James told him.

"You guys will be there right?" I asked them, "Of course," said Sirius, "What kind of would we be if we didn't?" Finished Remus. I sighed relieved that I finally had true friends.

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We were going down to the Quidditch Pitch, parting ways once we got there. Julie was already there and waved at us.

"Remember, just because you had spots last year, does NOT guarantee that you'll have one this year. Keepers follow me, Chasers get into position, do we have any seekers, ah, I'll let the snitch out in a moment. Beaters follow me, we have this—" Said the captain, he had blond hair and caramel eyes, he was quite tall. Kinda cute.

Actually never mind. I mounted my broom and was ready for the signal, meaning a yell. "Go!" Yelled the captain after everyone was in position, he had separated us into 2 teams and let the Quaffle, Snitch, and Bludgers put. I immediately started searching for a speck of gold. Hmmmm...... AHA! I found it near a chasers' broom. I dived for it and the other seeker was right behind me.

The Comet 260 was faster than the Cleansweep he probably had. I had caught it! I held my hand up to signal that I had caught it, and you could hear cheering from the crowd. Sirius, Remus, and Peter definitely. I waved to them and the captain motioned me over.

"Hey, Lucy right?" I nodded, "You've got great sight, despite the glasses, and I just wanted to tell you that," he hesitated for suspense and said, "You're on the team!" "Really? Thank you!" He said that practice was next Saturday and that he hoped to see me there.

I went over to where Remus, Sirius, and Peter were, "I got in!" I told them and they got even more excited than me, Remus was beaming and saying congratulations, Sirius was saying that I will catch the snitch ever game and win, and Peter was smiling happily and saying that he will be on every game that there was.

*Short Sirius' POV*
 
I saw that the captain of the team was eyeing Lucy when she turned around or things like that. I happened to hate that, No, we're just friends trying to protect each other from a creepy guy that was 3 years older. Yes, that must be it. It was just like him kissing that other girl, Argea the other year. Just that was it. He put his arm around her I could feel her tense up until she realized it was me.

*Lucy's POV*

   James was still trying and I saw the captain eyeing him. I hoped he chose him, and of course Julie, but mostly James, sorry Julie.

James eventually came over and said that he got in. "Yay!" I said hugging him, "We're together! I'm so glad I didn't want to be alone." That night, we passed out from eating too much if that made sense. And yes it was in our hideout. Yes we cleaned it before entering. And of course, Sirius made me get Lucy as if she was our waitress, but I wanted some chocolate so. Yes we played truth or dare. Yes Remus always picked dare so it was the funniest thing ever. Yes we celebrated. Yes, we had no idea of what was going to happen the day after.

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AN: I thought that this might've been a good chapter idea but I liked it better here, it makes a longer chapter.

*Third Person POV*

       Remus was sitting in a chair in the library, thinking to himself, Should I tell them, or should I keep making excuses? No, he thought, I cant lose my only friends, I would be a fool to tell them. But he didn't want to not tell them, he always came back with new scars, visible or not visible. Just one more month. He didn't want to wait more, he felt guilty and as if he were betraying his friends, who were his family, which made him feel 10,000 times worse. I'll do it tonight, I have to.

But little did he know that Lucy and Sirius were suspicious and investigated until they had facts to back them up. Sirius had thought that Remus was in an abusive family, as he always told them that it was a family thing. They were near him in the library when Sirius suddenly closed a book put it back to where it was and left, Lucy, being as curious as she was, tailed after him asking him what was wrong.


*Lucy's POV*

"Lucy," Sirius whispered, "Remus might not be in an abusive family, but you know who is? Me! I am!" I covered my mouth with my hands. "My parents are abusive people! You know what they did to me last summer, I thought that it was normal but you know what they did? You know what they did?" He lifted his shirt under his robes to show a scar that said, Blood Traitor.

"Sirius." I said softly and he broke right there on the spot, knowing what his family was. Remus was still inside but I couldn't leave Sirius here alone, so I asked Lucy to apparate us to the kitchens. She left us there to get some butter beer for us. "Thank you." I told Lucy, after she gave us our butter beer.

     "Sirius," he looked at me, with what seemed puppy eyes that were red and puffed. "I'm sorry, that you have a family like that, it happens to the best of people."

I kissed him in the cheek and whispered to him, "And you're one of those best people." He clung on to me and cried and cried. After a while, he asked me if my family was abusive in any sort. "Well, they are abusive mentally, meaning that they hurt me but with words," I was taking off my bracelets and said, "Do you ever think of why I wear so much bracelets and never take them off?" I finally showed him my bare wrists full of scars, of where I had cut, some many years ago some, quite recently.
"Oh, Lucy." said Sirius, "Why?" He asked, making me sob a bit. "Why? There are so many reasons Si, one of them being that I feel worthless, other being that my mom makes me feel fat, stupid, angry, sad, horrible. There's so many reasons that I could give you a list, but that wouldn't change a thing."

I bit a brownie and said, "But this did, because you understand, even if it's just a little bit, that little bit made me feel loads better." And for the first time since the library thing, Sirius smiles.

He took my wrists and traced his fingers all over them, I normally would've stopped him but I didn't mind with him.

    "Lucy!" "Sirius!" Yelled out a couple of voices. "Yeah?" I yelled back, hiding my wrists with my robe sleeve. "I told you they'll be here Remus." Said James, as soon as they appeared. "Remus wanted to tell us something, but we don't know what." said Peter.
   "Ok then, sit down." I motioned to some sofa chairs. They sat down and we got hot cocoa, I thought that now was a good time to ask Remus about the whole going home every week thing.

        "I've been wanting to tell you guys for a while, but I was afraid you would leave me." said Remus starting to look down, "I- i- m," he took a deep breath before saying, "I'm a werewolf." James looked surprised, well everyone looked surprised, "Cool." "Really?" said Remus, "But, I'm a monster."

         "A monster, really Lupin?" I asked him, "You fold your socks Remus, please forgive me if I'm not trembling at the sight of you." said James, exaggerating his trembling.

       "Besides, it's not your fault that you got bitten." Peter pointed out. Remus started showing a smile, happy that we didn't see him as a monster I guess. "

     "Remus," I told him, "Look at me," he stared into my eyes and I told him, "Everybody has a kind of monster inside of them, and you are trapped inside one."

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