Okay so I have this headcanon that the reason Remus started eating chocolate was because of Peter. One night towards the end of his first year at Hogwarts, Remus had a bad night. It was the night after the full moon, and he felt numb. He hadn’t slept since before the full moon, his bones still ached and most of all: he felt alone. It was late in the common room, everyone else was in bed but he couldn’t get himself to move, to stop looking down at his fingers (which only the night before had been claws.) Thoughts raced through his head, unwelcome, horrible thoughts that wouldn't leave him alone. Remus thought of this friends: what would they think of him, if they’d only knew? The thought of him losing them, of them turning away from him was almost to much for him to bear. I don’t want to be a monster. There was a creak on the stairs and he brought his eyes up to see who else was awake at the ungodly hour. Peter? Peter didn’t say a word as he came to sit next to him in front of the fire. Remus searched for something to say, something that would sound convincing as to why he was up so late. Out of his pajama pocket, Peter withdrew a rectangular box and held it out for him. Chocolate? Gingerly Remus took a piece. “My mom would always give me chocolate when I was sad, and it would always make me feel better.” Peter explained. Remus popped the chocolate in his mouth, and as he sat there next to his friend feeling warmth from the chocolate spread though his body, he agreed that Peter was right. Chocolate does make you feel better.
Okay so this is my first headcanon that I’ve actually written down. It’s difficult trying to put your thoughts into words.
