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If you hear him howling around your kitchen door... [CLOSED, INCOMPLETE]

May 10, 2009 16:55

WHO: Remus Lupin very_literate and Lily Evans potionsandcharm
WHAT: It's that time of the month, and somehow Lily still doesn't know about Moony's "problem."
WHERE: Chateau de Potter Evans/Lupin.
WHEN: Backdated to last night.

( Better not let him in... )

Ω remus lupin, lily evans, place - lily's house

Comments 8

potionsandcharm May 10 2009, 23:24:04 UTC

It wasn't often Lily woke with a craving at some indecent hour of the night, but tonight she had. She needed something ... sweet. Definitely not chocolate, she decided as she slid on her robe and moved out of the bedroom. Remus would be fast asleep now, sick-- or so it went-- so she hadn't bothered tying the sash of her robe around her waist as she sauntered in a groggy, half-asleep mess with tousled hair down the stairs.

It was curious, his condition. Severus had always had his suspicions. Lily wouldn't deny thinking of them every once in a while. Often times, she was positive something strange was going on, but it wasn't her place to pry, so she simply never asked. Or spied. Or took much care in assuming. Remus had a right to his own secrets, and so far she'd been given no reason to worry.

Not one reason to worry at all.

Until she turned the corner into the kitchen to find a werewolf nosing through the icebox. Quiet, Lily. Quiet? That wasn't a problem. The woman was stunned into speechlessness ( ... )

very_literate May 11 2009, 00:09:51 UTC

Moony had just been trying to tear open the bag that contained the sandwich. He could smell the ham and pepperoni, and even if it wasn't raw it was still making his mouth water. After all, he'd had nothing to eat since last night around this time. He was so engrossed with trying to get at the food, that he didn't even hear Lily's delicate footsteps creaking on the staircase, or even smell her when she entered the kitchen.

Oh, but her presence was made evident clearly enough when a searing pain struck him right on the side of the head. There was a pained whimper from the wolf as the force of the book sent him skidding against the kitchen cabinet.

He didn't even stop to see what had made the attack. His paws and nails skidded across the tile, and he could smell his own blood dripping from his head as he darted back to the basement door and tumbled down the wooden staircase. He dove underneath his bed and whimpered quietly, trembling.

potionsandcharm May 11 2009, 07:58:11 UTC

Oh no!

Remus!

Remus!

She panicked as the wolf flew down the stairs, flailing her arms as she searched for-- Wait. The sandwich! She all but dove for the discarded piece of food, but any grace she'd had was lost completely as she tripped over the bloodied book and tumbled to the floor. "Remus!" Lily shouted as she scrambled to her feet and made a mad dash for the basement, the sandwich held out in front of her and waving like a white flag as she skipped stairs to the landing.

No sign of him. No sign of ... anyone. "R-Remus?" she called quietly at first, her voice shaking. "Remus? Where are you?" Hiding, if he was anything close to intelligent, which she very often thought him to be. "H-here, puppy. Here, puppy. I've got a sandwich." She gave the bag another shake and ripped it open as she lowered herself to her knees. "It's ... delicious. Mmm~ Come on. Come out. Please don't eat me. Merlin, Lily, what are you doing? 'Please don't eat me?' Have you ever been so mad in your life?"

very_literate May 11 2009, 13:34:50 UTC

Quiet whimpers were coming from underneath the bed when Lily came careening down the stairs. The pain in his head was only a dull throb for now, but that wouldn't last for longer than it took for the adrenaline to ebb. Maybe he could just hide underneath here and she would go away thinking that there was no one there and Remus had just gone for a lovely midnight stroll while he had the plague ( ... )

potionsandcharm May 13 2009, 02:41:30 UTC

She was so terrified she could have soiled herself right on the spot. Please don't eat me,please don't eat me. Please don't eat Remus. A cold chill shot up her spine as the wolf padded closer, and she swallowed the hard lump forming in her throat. It was probably what was left of her courage. Or dignity.

Or life.

"G-good doggy." He seemed satisfied with the sandwich, a fact she would spend a lifetime grateful for. As long as it didn't make a sudden lunge for her throat, she would be okay. Really, she'd be fine. "You're a nice puppy, with a delicious sandwich. You don't need to eat skinny little humans at all, especially ones named Lily Evans. ...Or Remus."

Come to think of it, where was he? He should have come out by now, wand at the ready, shouting spells and playing the genuine hero role, all because Lily hadn't her wand. "Remus?" She called with a worried tone. "Remus?" It wasn't until she looked back down at the animal that she noticed those eyes-- those all too familiar eyes. She saw them every day.

"Merlin! Remus?!"

very_literate May 13 2009, 02:53:18 UTC

The wolf's ears perked when she said his name, and he stared at her for a few moments. When the realization finally seemed to dawn on her, Moony's tail began wagging, and he gave a little yip... before returning to his sandwich post haste. He never would've figured Lily for being quite so thick... that it had actually taken her until this moment to figure it out. Honestly, he'd assumed she knew about it before and was just staying politely quiet about it. Out of respect for him, of course ( ... )

potionsandcharm May 14 2009, 21:30:40 UTC

It all made sense now. Every lick of a clue. All the pieces fell into place, and she felt daft. Positively daft. How hadn't she made the connection before? Even Severus had stated his concerns before. It had all been right there.

Sighing, she rubbed her forehead. The more she watched him roll on the floor, the more it didn't seem right. Werewolves weren't kind creatures. They were deadly. They were dangerous. ...Well, as an afterthought, that might've been obvious. They ate meat and chewed on bones and bit people. Viciously. Like vicious, biting dogs. They definitely did not roll cutely on floors and eat lunch meat. They did not do adorable.

Perhaps Remus was broken. perhaps he was-- She couldn't do this. This couldn't really be happening. "This is absolutely terrifying, Lily," she told herself,pulling her robe tightly around herself. "There's a werewolf. On the floor. Rolling about like a lapdog. Terrifying. It's a dream. I ... am dreaming. It's the only possible explanation, of course if I don't take into account that he was about ( ... )

very_literate May 15 2009, 03:24:59 UTC

Oh, it all had a very logical explanation, Remus was just in no condition at the moment to give it. He could try to write it perhaps, but he would have to use his mouth, and that would probably end up a drooly mess before Lily could even begin to fathom what he was trying to say. It was probably better if they just waited until he was put right again. That would make everything much less complicated and confusing.

But at Lily's behest, Moony pounced to his feet and bounded happy up the stairs again. He was excited now. He actually had permission to raid the fridge, and he didn't even have to be sneaky about it. Why hadn't he done this earlier? All it took was a book to the head to get a decent meal?

...right, he was still bleeding, wasn't he? That became all too apparent when he swayed a little at the top step. He shook his head and a bit of red splattered on the door, but he continued on into the kitchen to find the icebox again.