âBloody hell. So much for the truth potion bringing us closer together.â As if forcing them all to share everything with one another wasnât enough, obviously something like what Toots was describing was bound to happen. There was a reason people watched what they said around other people sometimes, and it wasnât always a bad thing. Like the fact that normally Remus would let out a dry chuckle and nod his agreement to the next thing Toots said. Because honestly, he felt that too. But he also knew they both knew what he was, and had accepted him for it. It didnât feel like Remusâs place to question them too much after that; it was more than most would do. Fortunately the subject changed before he could spill anything more, and plants had clearly been a good choice as they seemed to distracted Toots from his slip. And what he had to say was actually interesting. Flesh eating plants and herbology potions. Huh. That was a new one. âCool,â Remus answered honestly, impressed. In fact, heâd have liked to ask the older bloke some follow up questions, but he wasnât given a chance before Toots was talking again and  â oh. Shit. They were back to the full moon thing. Of course they were, because that had been a bloody weird thing to say. So weird that Toots thought he â âWhat?â Remus questioned, confusion clear across his face. Safety pins? Music? That was another new one. Under different circumstances Remus might have been amused by the thought of himself involved in some weird dark music fad, but tonight wasnât the time. Because tonight he couldnât just laugh it off and agree. Tonight he couldnât control the words that came out of his mouth. âI donât do it on purpose. Itâs just hurt myself or hurt a bunch of other people.â Fuck! That wasnât good. Remusâs eyes widened, his skin paling slightly which surely did nothing to help hide the few scars on his face and neck. âI. Um. Iâm not dangerous, I swear,â the words tumbled past his lips, his default, and he was mildly surprised to hear that he really did believe that about himself. Sometimes he wondered. But he was careful, always careful. Not that this bloke likely cared. Remus cast his eyes to the ground, his whole body tensed to run or to defend himself if he had to. Even if Toots didnât get to the right conclusion this time around, they were dancing around it far too close for Remus to feel like he would get out of this without it coming out. It felt too late to flee the conversation, too. He was trapped, his eyes lifting ever so slightly to glance around the room for a sign of Padfoot or Prongs. He didnât see them. Fuck.
Tilden let out a bark of laughter at that. âFancy that. Youâd think heâd have guessed forcing us into something wouldnât lead to us all hugging and shit.â Yeah, he was still pissed. Talking about plants did ease that a lot. It always did. Plants were great! More people should get into them. Tilden smiled at Remusâ answer. âYeah, it really is.â It was nice to meet someone who found it cool. Even if that bloke was into some weird dark music fad. Fucking kids. Except, wait what? Tildenâs brows tugged together at that. Maybe Moodyâs truth spiking wasnât all bad because this kid was clearly telling the truth. But what a weird truth to be telling. âOkay. But why do you have to hurt yourself? Iâm beginning to think this isnât some fucked up fad.â What had the bloke said before. He did it to himself when⊠The full moon. That meant something. What did he know about the full moon. Veritaserum took full moon cycle to mature. That wans't it. It was when flixweed needed to be picked for polyjuice. Still not it. The only time you could get moon calf dung was a full moon. That wasnât it either. Except wait. When picking fluxweed or collecting moon calf dung what did you have to be careful about⊠Werewolves. Was that⊠âBloody hell!â Tilden stared at the bloke wide eyed for a moment. âHuh. Iâve never met one of you before. Or maybe I have guess you donât really go around advertising it.â That was a whole hell of a lot different then some weird sex kink. Tilden was still wrapping his head around it but already he felt a million questions bubbling up. âSo what itâs like? The change? Do you remember after what you did? How the hell did you manage at Hogwarts? Were you on wolfbane? Does that actually work? They use it you know in some parts of Europe to keep the wolves out of the gardens. Plant it on the edges. Serves a double purpose keeps the wolves out and theyâve got it for Wide eye potion.â