- Part 1, Remus -
Remus is fuming. He doesn't even care that his leg hurts or that Prongs and Wormtail are calling out his name. He doesn't care that Padfoot. Black. Is calling out his name. He doesn't stop till he's back at his dorm, opens the bathroom door and locks himself in.
He leans over the sink and sobs. He can't even fathom why the person he trusted most in the world would do something... Like THIS. What was the reason? Did Black even care about him? Did he even HESITATE before spilling it all to Snape. He could've killed Snape, and it would be Remus' fault. The fact that he almost killed a person, a real life person was so scary to him. That he could be capable of it without even being conscious.
- Part 2, Sirius -
"Prongs, cmon'... James!" Sirius pleaded, running to keep up with his best friends.
"Sirius. What. The. Fuck." James looks at him.
"James, I swear I didn't mean to. It was just a in the moment thing, I promise, I just wasn't thinkin-"
James cuts him off.
"THAT'S the PROBLEM Sirius. You DON'T think." He yells at Sirius.
Sirius tries to find the words, but then decides on keeping his mouth shut, because really, what else is there to say other than sorry? And sorry isn't cutting it, sorry isn't even cutting it close.
"I'm going to check up on Moony." James mutters as Sirius watches his best friend storm away, Peter close behind him. Sirius can't shake the fact that he's fucked everything up for a "joke".
- Part 3, James-
He pauses at the bathroom door, takes a deep breath and knocks on the door.
"It's me, he's not here."
"Okay" A voice replies back.
"Can I come in?" James says softly.
Silence.
"Remus?"
The door opens slightly and James pushes his way through.
He looks down and sees Remus Lupin circled up in a ball, and when he lifts his head up, James sees that his face is stained with tears and his clothes are tightening around his still unhealed wounds.
James starts cleaning up the wounds more and bandaging them up in silence, waiting for the other boy to speak.
"It's going to be okay, I don't think he'll come back tonight."
Remus nods, unwilling to speak.
- Part 4, Peter -
Peter has no idea what the hell just happened, but he knows that Snape almost died, Remus is pissed at Sirius and James is too. He agrees that Sirius fucked up but he still needs some time to process. When Remus and James walk out of the bathroom and Remus climbs into bed without a word, Peter opens his mouth to ask a question, James glares at him and shakes his head, almost saying "not right now". So Peter closes his mouth and soon enough falls asleep.
- Final Part, Remus -
Remus wakes up in the morning and sees that Sirius is asleep in his bed, he must've snuck in while they were asleep. Coward. Remus shakes that feeling off and starts to get dressed, walking out of common room and waiting around for breakfast to start.
Much later on when more people come around and head down to The Great Hall, James and Peter sit together, while Sirius sits with the girls; Lily Evans, Mary MacDonald and Marlene McKinnon. Remus is about to sit with James and Peter, rather than the Ravenclaws, since Emmeline has gone to talk to some boys to try and make Mary MacDonald notice her (it isn't working). As he is about to get up, someone sits down next to him. The energy around him immediately shifts, as an older girl with blonde curly hair, annoyingly sharp glasses and a pointed face sits next to him. Rita Skeeter, the drama reporter.
"Lupin!" Just the thought of her being this excited makes him want to die.
"What do you want, Skeeter?" He mutters.
"Calm down, I just saw a recognisable face." She shoots back.
"You literally know everyone in this school." He starts, completely unamused.
"You aren't with your friends, did something happen? Your friend group is very split up." She questions, avoiding his last comment.
"I don't have to tell you anything" He concludes, breaking the eye contact and starting to get up.
"Yes, but I can help you get back at himmm" She sings.
"What?"
"It's pretty clear Black pissed you off or did something." She points out.
"How?"
"He's the only one sitting by himself, or well, with other people. Potter and Pettigrew are still fine with each other. Potter and Black would be inseparable otherwise." She smiles.
Remus starts to sit back down.
"You're very observant" Remus says, slowly.
"It's my job." She says, still smiling.
Remus still isn't quite sure about her intentions, he's so focused on reading her that he doesn't change his face.
"Oh don't look at me like that, whatever you tell me it won't even come back to you." She states, playfully waving him away.
"What is your plan?" He says, sounding confused.
"I have a few plans, one for them includes some information that you have about Sirius Black, and most importantly, the Black name. All you have to do is tell me what you know." She whispers, getting closer to him.
Remus thinks for a minute, thinks about everything Sirius Black has done and he deserves this. If he had his biggest secret exposed, Sirius Black should have all his secrets exposed.
"Deal." He whispers back.
"Perfect" She replies, while showing him and talking through her plans to corrupt the Black Family and ruin it completely.
Remus repeats in his mind again and again that Sirius Black is a Black, and he deserves this.
He deserves to burn.