moon and stars

chapter 12 - soulmates?

The next morning madam Pomfrey found Remus and was instantly shocked by what she saw. The boy was crumpled in the corner drenched in blood. She took him back to the hospital wing and over the course of three days in the hospital wing she was able to mostly heal him.

His friends came and visited him every chance they got. The first time seemed weird amongst the grope but soon they were back to themselves or close enough. Moony was released from the hospital wing Munday evening to the delight of himself and his friends.

The next week or so went as normal they went to classes and pulled a couple of small pranks on some unsuspecting Slytherins. It was all the same, yet it was all so fake as if they were pretending to be something that they couldnt anymore. They tried to keep up appearance but that was soon broken by pure curiosity.

That night of the full moon had been playing on James mind since it happened. Moony had never been so bad he had never hurt one of them before and that phrase that he kept repeating he just couldnt understand it. He needed answers.

One evening Remus was studying alone in their dorm absorbed in his transfiguration book. Slowly James walked up to moony as if he was approaching a hippogriff. Hey moony can I talk to you?

Moony looker very confused at this but shut his book none the less prepared to listen. What do you want to talk about.

Um I wanted to take to you about – the full moon? the shack in his voice clear. There was a short pore in which a hundred thoughts went through Remuss head as he debated whether to talk to James or just walk away.

Okay, I guess. What do you want to say?

Do you know why it was that bad last time?

How bad was it?

What do you mean you were there?

You do know the wolf has mostly separate thoughts and I dont remember anything from the transformation.

Oh, well it was pretty bad.

How bad?

You may have scratched me. Remus stood from his bed and paced around the room throwing his hands in the are rather dramatically.

What no no. I am so sorry. Oh, my merlin I am so sorry.

Hey hey moony calm down it wasnt that bad it has already mostly healed. It was my fault anyway I shouldnt have yelled at you for howling for Sirius. Remus instantaneously stopped pacing and turned to face James.

I know this would happen, but I just hoped it hadnt.

What?

Ignoring James question moony asked one of his own. What pacifically was I howling?

You kept saying want mate, want Sirius I dont have any idea what you mean by that, but it was what you were saying. Remus started pacing again looking more stressed than previously if possible.

whats wrong, what does that even mean? James was getting very worried abut moony at this point. what was going on with him?

Sirius is my mate. This just confused James even more. Sirius was all of their friends so what was he talking about.

What are you on about mate. You arent making any sense. Remus came over and sat on his bed next to prongs trying to calm himself to the point where he could put together a cohesive sentence.

Werewolfs have basically soulmates that they need to be with or at least friends with. If the other person is rued or mean to them they will be in physical pain or even if they just dont pay enough attention to them and if they reject them the wolf can tack controlee and kill its self. throughout that long ramble James just sate there listening intently pretending that he understood anything that had just been said to him.

So, are you saying that Sirius is your soulmate? Remus sighed exasperated.

Not exactly but sort of. It is hard to explain but that is the rough idea.

Dose Sirius know?

No and you cannot tell him no matter what.

Why?

Why! Are you mad? I cant tell him he will reject me, and I will die. I cant tell him. That is why I told him not to come the night of the full moon.

Oh. James wished that he had never asked in the first place. It was not his intention to make moony so mad or mad at all. Sorry.

No, its fine I should have told you when I told when I told Pete.

Pete knows?

Yeah, sorry, that was what we were talking abut while you and Sirius were talking in the dorm during the first week back from Christmas.

Oh, that makes sense. He had thought they were acting rather wired that night when they came up to the dorm, but he thought it was just because he was scared that they had heard part of Sirius and his conversation. He guessed that was the least of his worries now he was burdened by two of his friends secretes.

He looked over at the clock and realised that he was late for quidditch practice. Shit. I got to go I am late for quidditch. Thanks for the chat moony. Bye.

Yeah okay bye. Moony sad picking up his book pretending that he was going back to reading when in reality he couldnt focus on anything after that conversation.