Chapter Twenty-Nine
Everyone's Dangerous
I believe I can see the future
Cause I repeat the same routine
I think I used to have a purpose
But then again
That might have been a dream
(Every Day is Exactly the Same - Nine Inch Nails)September 2nd, 1973The first few days back at Hogwarts, Remus almost felt normal.
The full moon was still over a week away, and he barely felt it approaching.
Ashamed as he was to admit it, Mia had been right the year prior when she had suggested
that his transformations were getting worse because of a growth spurt. Though he had
grown another inch over the summer, his transformations were not nearly as bad as last
year—still agonising to the point of wishing he could black out, but not nearly as torturous.
The aches, pains, and nausea that came with the approach—and descent—of the moon,
were dealt with, in part, due to a massive supply of chocolate that his friends had given him
for his last birthday. Unfortunately, their supply ran dry within two months, but thanks to
James's Invisibility Cloak and a few unadventurous nights scouring the castle that led to
what Sirius dubbed "the most amazing discovery ever," Remus and his friends found the
most glorious secret that Hogwarts had kept hidden: a secret tunnel leading to Honeydukes.
Well-plied with sugar and eager for the term to begin the following morning, Remus
sank back into the pillows strewn about his four poster bed, welcoming the night with a
book in his hands, while his three comrades were off sneaking in third and fourth helpings
of dinner from the house-elves in the kitchens. It was only when he yawned, catching a
faint scent in the air, that he was reminded of another unfortunate symptom of lycanthropy
that had, until very recently, remained dormant.
"Jamie?" Remus heard Mia whisper softly.
He closed his eyes, letting the scent of her wash over him like the river behind
Potter Manor had washed over his body once Mia finally convinced him to jump in with