Remus who was a normal little boy from a normal wizarding family, until the day he was attacked and his whole life changed.
Remus who thought he had lost any chance at the life he was supposed to have, until Dumbledore offered him a place at Hogwarts.
Remus Lupin who arrived at school a tiny, scared, boy with a huge, terrifying secret, and no one to tell.
Remus Lupin who shared a dormitory with James Potter and Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, who were terrible for his sleep cycle but did wonders on his psyche.
Remus Lupin who had friends, real friends, for the first time in his life.
Remus who hid James’ glasses in funny places with Sirius and drew all the curtains closed on his dorm bed and played Exploding Snap for hours with Peter, skiving off on Transfiguration.
Remus who sat with Lily in class, because they were both dorks who liked to make dumb puns in whispered laughs during lectures.
Remus who raced James Potter barefoot down the longest corridor in fifth floor, winning and gloating over his victory for weeks.
Remus Lupin who always wore too big sweaters to hide the scars from the transformation all over himself from his friends.
Remus Lupin who’s friends find out anyway, in September of second year, when they are twelve and James has grown over the summer and Sirius isn’t speaking with his family, and Peter is almost failing Herbology.
Remus Lupin who couldn’t take the hurt sometimes and skipped classes to cry in the bathrooms.
Remus Lupin who was found by Sirius Black, who took him to the kitchens where Remus discovered that crying over treacle tart with a concerned Sirius was better than crying alone, under the sinks.
Remus Lupin who thinks James is stupid when it comes to Lily Evans, but brilliant when it comes to almost everything else.
Remus Lupin who tried his whole life to be gentle and kind, and everything his wolf form was supposed to take from him.
Remus Lupin who accidentally knocked two of Peters teeth out when they were in fifth year trying to jump out of a cupboard to surprise Sirius but hit heads on the way down, and Peter who laughed the whole way to the hospital wing.
Remus who took comfort in all of his friends, but had Sirius Black closest to his heart, and trusted him more than anything else in the world.
Remus Lupin who joined the Order because he wanted to fight, but also because he owed Albus for his life.
Remus who was happy and alive and full of humor until every single one of his close friends disappeared in the same twenty four hours, leaving him alone.
Remus who attended James and Lily’s funeral, and then Pete’s, without Sirius to hold his hand.
Remus who spent twelve years blaming Sirius, his other half, his second breath, his best friend for the death of James, and Lily, and Peter.
Remus who cried alone for twelve years, only the memories of their smiles to make him feel less alone.
Remus Lupin who had to read about Sirius’ escape from prison in the papers like the rest of the world, even though they were once two broken halves of a whole, Remus who had to see Sirius’ face laughing at him from the front page of every tabloid.
Remus who is an amazing teacher and the first healthy father figure for Harry, who loves him and teaches him and sees so much of James and Lily in him it breaks his heart. Remus who sometimes cannot look at Harry without seeing Lily, swatting him with her astronomy notebook, or James falling asleep on the train beside him.
Remus who fights in two wars, despite his quiet, gentle exterior.
Remus who falls back in step with Sirius and spends hours talking with him, laughing with his head tilted sideways and letting his friend cry the tears he bottled up for years.
Remus Lupin who has to lose his best friend twice in his life, when Sirius is dragged screaming to Azkaban, stripped of his charm and his laugh and his sunlight; and again when Sirius dies in the ministry.
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