OOC: Application for Siren's Pull
Player Information
Name: Xaetel
Age: 25
AIM SN: xHeartxXxSoulx
email: xaetel@yahoo.com
Have you played in an LJ based game before? Yeah.
Bonus: How did you hear about Siren's Pull? Returning member.
Character Information
General
Canon Source: Harry Potter (with a bit of characterization from Shoebox Project. May it be noted that I will only be taking some characterization from it and none of the other information concerning events.)
Canon Format: Books - seven of them.
Character's Name: Remus John Lupin
Character's Age: 17 (Taken from the Marauder Era)
What form will your character's NV take? Going with Cee's headcanon fact that the Marauder's used mirrors in order to communicate and in order to use the video function it must be opened and there are tiny buttons around the hinge for audio function and another that translates voice-to-text for convenience. Unlike Sirius' mirror his is a bit more on the oval side, and has three animal claw scratches running over the top.
Abilities
Character's Canon Abilities:
Remus like other students from Hogwarts can preform magic and while he took many subjects he did very well in Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. As a seventh year Remus has quite the arsenal of spells under his belt and what he doesn't know he can turn to books to learn. Another subject which he has experience in is Potions although he was merely adequate at the cauldron. He does quite well in nonverbal spells and even had a hand in the creation of the Marauder's Map during his years at Hogwarts.
An encyclopedia of spells can be found: Here
More a curse than a blessed ability Remus can turn into a werewolf with the full moon. This form is dangerous, wild, uncontrollable and even contagious. It starts with the light of the full moon: bending, shaping, twisting his form until he becomes wolf-like in appearance and next his human reasoning abandons him leaving only that of a beast. The claws of a werewolf are considered cursed and if scratched there are no spells or potions to heal them and they will forever scar. However, the real danger lies in his bite. Should he be in human or wolf form his bite has dire consequences - as a wolf if there's saliva-blood contact it will most definitely turn them into a werewolf with the rising of the next full moon and as a human it can pass along certain traits such as cravings for very raw meat and keeping scars. In wolf form the contagious bite can only be given to humans in order to pass along the curse leaving animals and non-humans safe from transformation.
While there is no cure for lycanthropy and at the age Remus is taken from there has yet to be the creation of the Wolfsbane Potion which can give a werewolf their sense of self during the full moon.
Weapons:
In order to attend Hogwarts each and every student must purchase a wand suited to them. However Remus' is never described in books or even in the movies.
History/Personality/Plans/etc.
Character History:
Born on March 10th of the year 1960 to a caring set of parents Remus lived a perfectly normal life for several years. However it is said that Remus' father offended one Fenrir Greyback who was a vile tempered werewolf that positioned himself near families on the night of the full moon. This was how Remus' life was turned upside-down, for on that fateful night he was attacked and bitten forever cursed to walk the path of a werewolf. His parents tried everything in order to cure him while never speaking of Fenrir's name leaving Remus in the dark as to who had changed him. The rest of his childhood was rather isolated due to his affliction, making friends became rather difficult.
As his eleventh year drew closer his parents worried about not only his safety but that of other children at Hogwarts; thinking it was impossible for Remus to attend school. Yet hope came in the form of Albus Dumbledore who offered protection for all when the full moon came around. The Whomping Willow was planted over a secret entrance to a tunnel that lead towards Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack was built to house him on those lonely nights. His monthly howls stirred up all sorts of rumors like the shack being haunted by ghosts and the isolation caused him to attack himself leaving scars all over his body. These rumors were encouraged by Dumbledore so people would never approach the shack during those dangerous nights. He made friends with three other Gryffindors - James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew - although Remus was always afraid that they would learn the truth and shun him like others before them.
For a year and a half Remus made up stories for his monthly disappearances including one that his mother was sick and had to go visit her. During their second year his friends had worked out the truth and rather than shun him like he'd thought they accepted him and even began looking into becoming Animagi in order to keep him company during his transformations. While they were loyal and determined to accomplish this it wasn't until their fifth year when they finally succeeded: James became a stag, Sirius a dog and Peter a rat. The three would then sneak down to the Whomping Willow under James' Invisibility Cloak, transform and meet Remus on the other side. While he was dangerous in this state Remus was not contagious to their animals forms and they quickly became like pack members to his feral mind. Together the four of them would often come out the Whomping Willow end and run through the forest that surrounded the school and Hogsmeade.
All was well until the Marauders monthly disappearances began to stir up one Severus Snape's curiosity. For over five years there had been nothing but animosity between James, Sirius and Snape - although Remus and Peter were hated for association with the two more devious mischief makers. Snape began to follow them around trying to catch them in the act of their disappearing activities in order to get them expelled, although his main suspicion was on Remus and his excuses. In a fit of stupid protection of his friend Sirius decided to play a prank on Snape hoping to end his noisiness. He instructed Snape to poke around the Whomping Willow hoping he'd be terrified or even slightly injured by what he found on the other side of the passageway. When James found out about what Sirius had done he'd gone down after the other student and stopped him before anything deadly had happened - yet Remus' secret was discovered.
Sworn to secrecy by Dumbledore himself, Snape was not allowed to speak of Remus' condition to anyone but believing that Remus had been part of the prank teased him mercilessly after. Remus was allowed to stay at Hogwarts to finish off his schooling with his friends.
Mischief and exploration of Hogwarts gave way to the idea of a map - aptly named the Marauder's Map which not only showed secret passageways, but passwords, locations of people and even a bit of their wicked ways. It was set to insult anyone who did not have the password in order to view the map. However at one point it was confiscated by Filch only to later end up being lifted from his office by Fred and George Weasely who passed it on to James' son, Harry. While not nearly the pranksters James and Sirius are Remus often took part in some of their activities while ignoring others due to his Prefect status gained in fifth year, however he was never given Head Boy status as it instead went to James.
After he graduated from school some intense stuff happened but maybe it's not important. XD
Point in Canon: Remus will be snatched from his youth, the year is 1977 and it's now the winter holidays. December 26th to be exact (which was a full moon the night before).
Character Personality:
Despite all of the animosity Remus has gotten over the years for being a werewolf he is really kind, and often looks for the good in people rather than judge them on surface deep details. This also makes him very forgiving for those who have wronged him, and even things like pranks played on his friends just sort of go by him - even when Sirius played a prank on Snape that would have not only affected the Slytherin but Remus as well. Yet that changes when matters turn serious and there's someone physically threatening those close to him - this is when his Gryffindor traits show and he steps up to stand beside them. Even when under dangerous situations Remus keeps a level head taking into account not only his life but those around him before choosing the best way to resolve it with the least amount of injuries.
When Remus faces a situation that doesn't call for immediate action or has a problem he can't solve off the top of his head he often goes into research mode, collecting books of every nature to sit and look through them. While very responsible he has been known to look the other way when James and Sirius were plotting pranks or even putting them to use, preferring to keep his nose buried in a book than rat them out. Yet he does join in on the occasional prank so long as it didn't involve bullying other people and can have a wicked sense of humor - which may be a defense mechanism for protecting himself from being the recipient of too many pranks depending on what's happening.
Remus is known for being very tolerant and patient as his friends can act a bit childish, he takes everything in stride and listens to not only their over-anxious banter but their deeper issues as well. While not an expert in romantic situations, due to his innate fear of one day off-springing a child born with the same curse, Remus does make a conscious effort to make polite conversation with everyone he comes across often making friends with even the opposite sex and offering him some insight into them. Another of his fears is being disliked which is why he tries so hard to hide what he truly is since werewolves are generally feared and hated in his world, it often results in thoughts that he never speaks because they're usually not what people might think they would be.
To him there would be nothing worse than attacking a human while transformed into his wolf form, as this can lead to either death or passing along the curse. This is the reason he can forgive Sirius for the prank pulled against Snape that could have affected him as well - Snape had not been injured by him in any way so he was more relieved than anything. As much as the shifting always hurts Remus tries not to let on even to his friends so they don't see him as weak, yet should they happen to be around after a really bad night he will allow them to help him. Chocolate is Remus' best friend as it seems to act as a powerful antidote for all sorts of things, Dark Magic and Dementors alike, and it has the same affect on him after a full moon night as well.
Because wounds he inflicts on himself are non-curable by magical means Remus must not only heal the long Muggle way but he can become self-conscious of them, especially if they're very visible. When asked about them he becomes distant and may even make up stories as to how he acquired them. He will jokingly tell these tales to his friends to sort of ease his own discomfort but if the wounds are bad enough his face will always show a hint of his true self-consciousness. One thing he does to cover his monthly disappearances is lie - whether it's a story about visiting his sick mother or something else - Remus will lie. However he's not always the best at lying and should someone get really close to him they may just uncover his secret like James, Sirius and Peter did. Even people who are considered enemies may pick up on his pattern and become suspicious just like Snape and if they so happen to believe in werewolves might stumble on his secret that way.
Character Plans:
Remus will attempt to keep his lycanthropy a secret, roam the moon filled farms with one Padfoot or locate a secure location if he's on his own. He will attempt to keep Sirius from harassing Snape too much although he's never been all that good at it in the past and will most likely succumb to either sitting back with his nose in a book or join in. While he will always be on the lookout and doing research into ways to get them home Remus will also get himself a job that allows him to take off the days surrounding the night of the full moon and the day of the full moon itself.
When things get rough Remus will only be too eager to help out where he's needed and stay away when its important to the safety of others and his own sanity. He'll get back in school and into AGI's company again.
Appearance/PB:
Remus has shaggy light brown hair and if one were to pick through his hair they would notice several gray hairs lingering under the natural color but it has yet to reach the stage where it's utterly noticeable. Depending on the time of month there might be a slight pallor to his face, his body is littered with scars although they're usually covered by his clothes. He's quite scrawny for his age and it's due to the werewolf transformations taking its toll on his body - this transformation has a habit of ripping his clothes if he's not careful. Since I'm taking Remus from his teen years I've selected a PB for him, one William Moseley who plays Peter Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia series. Icons can be found: Here
This is not Remus' only form, once a month he transforms into a wolf and while the movie depicts him as some sort of cross-breed between a wold and a human - the books state that he's mostly wolf with a few differences in the eye, snout and tail area and that's the description I'll be going with. For Remus I've just selected a dark wolf figure mainly for the sake of convenience, they too can be found among his human icons.
Writing Samples
First Person Sample
[Voice]
[Loud thumps come first as Remus' books tumble from his arms to land all over the grass along with his mirror. He sighs wearily as he stacks the books with soft thuds. On top of sounding weary Remus also sounds a tad bit irritated, having gone through a full moon transformation not even an hour ago.]
Bloody hell. Honestly, you'd think a guy could get a little more of a warning before dragging him off while he's in the midst of carrying multiple heavy books. [A short pause as he collects himself and calms down. Think positive, Moony. It could have been worse.] I suppose it's not so bad.
[He spots the mirror NV laying open.] I'm looking for nearest store to the baseball diamond that carries medical supplies. Somewhere within walking distance preferably. My head's rather muddled and I can't seem to remember where any are located at the moment.
Third Person Sample
Slowly he peeled the bandage from his skin as the adhesive fought against the pull and attempted to stick firmly to the flesh but it was no match for the young male's strength. Underneath the blood-drenched bandage four vicious, ragged looking wounds glared up at him that spanned all the way across his forearm horizontally. Once the entire cuts were exposed Remus dropped the unusable dressing into the nearby rubbish bin. He pulled his wand from his pocket and muttered 'Lumos' quietly under his breath that caused the tip of the wand to glow. Using the light Remus inspected the wound fully checking to make sure it wasn't infected and healing correctly. When he was satisfied the light went out with a quiet 'Nox'. While he had the bandages off Remus used a Scourgify spell that caused him to hiss a little at the intense scrubbing feeling on his still sensitive wound.
If it was at all possible to use a spell on the cuts then Remus would have done it long ago but these had been self-inflicted during his last full moon at home. Now usually Sirius and James were there to keep him from tearing himself up during the school year but during the winter break Remus had gone home to be with his parents which meant the werewolf had been on his own. There wasn't anything they could have done to stop this unless Sirius dragged James out on that infernal motorbike of his across the snow-covered hills to Remus' house just for that single night.
He heaved a sigh and pulled down the white sleeve over his newly bandaged arm and glanced over at the calendar. No way would the wound be healed by the time the full moon came around again and Remus hoped that he didn't put enough strain on it to cause it to bleed once more. When the time came he'd put his faith in Sirius like he had for years and trust that his mate would stop him from doing something foolish.
Now wasn't the time to think about that, Remus had things to do. The first and potentially most important one at this moment was to find himself a giant hoard of chocolate. Once that was done then the teen could focus on what else needed to be done and check with Sirius about the condition of the warehouse they'd taken over before going to see it for himself. Maybe he'd even let Pads drive (or fly more accurately) them out there if he had enough chocolate to help settle his stomach before, after and during the trip.
IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MODS: If it's at all possible can he keep his memories AND have a darkness-monster version of himself? =D Also, he won't need a starter apartment.
Name: Xaetel
Age: 25
AIM SN: xHeartxXxSoulx
email: xaetel@yahoo.com
Have you played in an LJ based game before? Yeah.
Bonus: How did you hear about Siren's Pull? Returning member.
Character Information
General
Canon Source: Harry Potter (with a bit of characterization from Shoebox Project. May it be noted that I will only be taking some characterization from it and none of the other information concerning events.)
Canon Format: Books - seven of them.
Character's Name: Remus John Lupin
Character's Age: 17 (Taken from the Marauder Era)
What form will your character's NV take? Going with Cee's headcanon fact that the Marauder's used mirrors in order to communicate and in order to use the video function it must be opened and there are tiny buttons around the hinge for audio function and another that translates voice-to-text for convenience. Unlike Sirius' mirror his is a bit more on the oval side, and has three animal claw scratches running over the top.
Abilities
Character's Canon Abilities:
Remus like other students from Hogwarts can preform magic and while he took many subjects he did very well in Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. As a seventh year Remus has quite the arsenal of spells under his belt and what he doesn't know he can turn to books to learn. Another subject which he has experience in is Potions although he was merely adequate at the cauldron. He does quite well in nonverbal spells and even had a hand in the creation of the Marauder's Map during his years at Hogwarts.
An encyclopedia of spells can be found: Here
More a curse than a blessed ability Remus can turn into a werewolf with the full moon. This form is dangerous, wild, uncontrollable and even contagious. It starts with the light of the full moon: bending, shaping, twisting his form until he becomes wolf-like in appearance and next his human reasoning abandons him leaving only that of a beast. The claws of a werewolf are considered cursed and if scratched there are no spells or potions to heal them and they will forever scar. However, the real danger lies in his bite. Should he be in human or wolf form his bite has dire consequences - as a wolf if there's saliva-blood contact it will most definitely turn them into a werewolf with the rising of the next full moon and as a human it can pass along certain traits such as cravings for very raw meat and keeping scars. In wolf form the contagious bite can only be given to humans in order to pass along the curse leaving animals and non-humans safe from transformation.
While there is no cure for lycanthropy and at the age Remus is taken from there has yet to be the creation of the Wolfsbane Potion which can give a werewolf their sense of self during the full moon.
Weapons:
In order to attend Hogwarts each and every student must purchase a wand suited to them. However Remus' is never described in books or even in the movies.
History/Personality/Plans/etc.
Character History:
Born on March 10th of the year 1960 to a caring set of parents Remus lived a perfectly normal life for several years. However it is said that Remus' father offended one Fenrir Greyback who was a vile tempered werewolf that positioned himself near families on the night of the full moon. This was how Remus' life was turned upside-down, for on that fateful night he was attacked and bitten forever cursed to walk the path of a werewolf. His parents tried everything in order to cure him while never speaking of Fenrir's name leaving Remus in the dark as to who had changed him. The rest of his childhood was rather isolated due to his affliction, making friends became rather difficult.
As his eleventh year drew closer his parents worried about not only his safety but that of other children at Hogwarts; thinking it was impossible for Remus to attend school. Yet hope came in the form of Albus Dumbledore who offered protection for all when the full moon came around. The Whomping Willow was planted over a secret entrance to a tunnel that lead towards Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack was built to house him on those lonely nights. His monthly howls stirred up all sorts of rumors like the shack being haunted by ghosts and the isolation caused him to attack himself leaving scars all over his body. These rumors were encouraged by Dumbledore so people would never approach the shack during those dangerous nights. He made friends with three other Gryffindors - James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew - although Remus was always afraid that they would learn the truth and shun him like others before them.
For a year and a half Remus made up stories for his monthly disappearances including one that his mother was sick and had to go visit her. During their second year his friends had worked out the truth and rather than shun him like he'd thought they accepted him and even began looking into becoming Animagi in order to keep him company during his transformations. While they were loyal and determined to accomplish this it wasn't until their fifth year when they finally succeeded: James became a stag, Sirius a dog and Peter a rat. The three would then sneak down to the Whomping Willow under James' Invisibility Cloak, transform and meet Remus on the other side. While he was dangerous in this state Remus was not contagious to their animals forms and they quickly became like pack members to his feral mind. Together the four of them would often come out the Whomping Willow end and run through the forest that surrounded the school and Hogsmeade.
All was well until the Marauders monthly disappearances began to stir up one Severus Snape's curiosity. For over five years there had been nothing but animosity between James, Sirius and Snape - although Remus and Peter were hated for association with the two more devious mischief makers. Snape began to follow them around trying to catch them in the act of their disappearing activities in order to get them expelled, although his main suspicion was on Remus and his excuses. In a fit of stupid protection of his friend Sirius decided to play a prank on Snape hoping to end his noisiness. He instructed Snape to poke around the Whomping Willow hoping he'd be terrified or even slightly injured by what he found on the other side of the passageway. When James found out about what Sirius had done he'd gone down after the other student and stopped him before anything deadly had happened - yet Remus' secret was discovered.
Sworn to secrecy by Dumbledore himself, Snape was not allowed to speak of Remus' condition to anyone but believing that Remus had been part of the prank teased him mercilessly after. Remus was allowed to stay at Hogwarts to finish off his schooling with his friends.
Mischief and exploration of Hogwarts gave way to the idea of a map - aptly named the Marauder's Map which not only showed secret passageways, but passwords, locations of people and even a bit of their wicked ways. It was set to insult anyone who did not have the password in order to view the map. However at one point it was confiscated by Filch only to later end up being lifted from his office by Fred and George Weasely who passed it on to James' son, Harry. While not nearly the pranksters James and Sirius are Remus often took part in some of their activities while ignoring others due to his Prefect status gained in fifth year, however he was never given Head Boy status as it instead went to James.
After he graduated from school some intense stuff happened but maybe it's not important. XD
Point in Canon: Remus will be snatched from his youth, the year is 1977 and it's now the winter holidays. December 26th to be exact (which was a full moon the night before).
Character Personality:
Despite all of the animosity Remus has gotten over the years for being a werewolf he is really kind, and often looks for the good in people rather than judge them on surface deep details. This also makes him very forgiving for those who have wronged him, and even things like pranks played on his friends just sort of go by him - even when Sirius played a prank on Snape that would have not only affected the Slytherin but Remus as well. Yet that changes when matters turn serious and there's someone physically threatening those close to him - this is when his Gryffindor traits show and he steps up to stand beside them. Even when under dangerous situations Remus keeps a level head taking into account not only his life but those around him before choosing the best way to resolve it with the least amount of injuries.
When Remus faces a situation that doesn't call for immediate action or has a problem he can't solve off the top of his head he often goes into research mode, collecting books of every nature to sit and look through them. While very responsible he has been known to look the other way when James and Sirius were plotting pranks or even putting them to use, preferring to keep his nose buried in a book than rat them out. Yet he does join in on the occasional prank so long as it didn't involve bullying other people and can have a wicked sense of humor - which may be a defense mechanism for protecting himself from being the recipient of too many pranks depending on what's happening.
Remus is known for being very tolerant and patient as his friends can act a bit childish, he takes everything in stride and listens to not only their over-anxious banter but their deeper issues as well. While not an expert in romantic situations, due to his innate fear of one day off-springing a child born with the same curse, Remus does make a conscious effort to make polite conversation with everyone he comes across often making friends with even the opposite sex and offering him some insight into them. Another of his fears is being disliked which is why he tries so hard to hide what he truly is since werewolves are generally feared and hated in his world, it often results in thoughts that he never speaks because they're usually not what people might think they would be.
To him there would be nothing worse than attacking a human while transformed into his wolf form, as this can lead to either death or passing along the curse. This is the reason he can forgive Sirius for the prank pulled against Snape that could have affected him as well - Snape had not been injured by him in any way so he was more relieved than anything. As much as the shifting always hurts Remus tries not to let on even to his friends so they don't see him as weak, yet should they happen to be around after a really bad night he will allow them to help him. Chocolate is Remus' best friend as it seems to act as a powerful antidote for all sorts of things, Dark Magic and Dementors alike, and it has the same affect on him after a full moon night as well.
Because wounds he inflicts on himself are non-curable by magical means Remus must not only heal the long Muggle way but he can become self-conscious of them, especially if they're very visible. When asked about them he becomes distant and may even make up stories as to how he acquired them. He will jokingly tell these tales to his friends to sort of ease his own discomfort but if the wounds are bad enough his face will always show a hint of his true self-consciousness. One thing he does to cover his monthly disappearances is lie - whether it's a story about visiting his sick mother or something else - Remus will lie. However he's not always the best at lying and should someone get really close to him they may just uncover his secret like James, Sirius and Peter did. Even people who are considered enemies may pick up on his pattern and become suspicious just like Snape and if they so happen to believe in werewolves might stumble on his secret that way.
Character Plans:
Remus will attempt to keep his lycanthropy a secret, roam the moon filled farms with one Padfoot or locate a secure location if he's on his own. He will attempt to keep Sirius from harassing Snape too much although he's never been all that good at it in the past and will most likely succumb to either sitting back with his nose in a book or join in. While he will always be on the lookout and doing research into ways to get them home Remus will also get himself a job that allows him to take off the days surrounding the night of the full moon and the day of the full moon itself.
When things get rough Remus will only be too eager to help out where he's needed and stay away when its important to the safety of others and his own sanity. He'll get back in school and into AGI's company again.
Appearance/PB:
Remus has shaggy light brown hair and if one were to pick through his hair they would notice several gray hairs lingering under the natural color but it has yet to reach the stage where it's utterly noticeable. Depending on the time of month there might be a slight pallor to his face, his body is littered with scars although they're usually covered by his clothes. He's quite scrawny for his age and it's due to the werewolf transformations taking its toll on his body - this transformation has a habit of ripping his clothes if he's not careful. Since I'm taking Remus from his teen years I've selected a PB for him, one William Moseley who plays Peter Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia series. Icons can be found: Here
This is not Remus' only form, once a month he transforms into a wolf and while the movie depicts him as some sort of cross-breed between a wold and a human - the books state that he's mostly wolf with a few differences in the eye, snout and tail area and that's the description I'll be going with. For Remus I've just selected a dark wolf figure mainly for the sake of convenience, they too can be found among his human icons.
Writing Samples
First Person Sample
[Voice]
[Loud thumps come first as Remus' books tumble from his arms to land all over the grass along with his mirror. He sighs wearily as he stacks the books with soft thuds. On top of sounding weary Remus also sounds a tad bit irritated, having gone through a full moon transformation not even an hour ago.]
Bloody hell. Honestly, you'd think a guy could get a little more of a warning before dragging him off while he's in the midst of carrying multiple heavy books. [A short pause as he collects himself and calms down. Think positive, Moony. It could have been worse.] I suppose it's not so bad.
[He spots the mirror NV laying open.] I'm looking for nearest store to the baseball diamond that carries medical supplies. Somewhere within walking distance preferably. My head's rather muddled and I can't seem to remember where any are located at the moment.
Third Person Sample
Slowly he peeled the bandage from his skin as the adhesive fought against the pull and attempted to stick firmly to the flesh but it was no match for the young male's strength. Underneath the blood-drenched bandage four vicious, ragged looking wounds glared up at him that spanned all the way across his forearm horizontally. Once the entire cuts were exposed Remus dropped the unusable dressing into the nearby rubbish bin. He pulled his wand from his pocket and muttered 'Lumos' quietly under his breath that caused the tip of the wand to glow. Using the light Remus inspected the wound fully checking to make sure it wasn't infected and healing correctly. When he was satisfied the light went out with a quiet 'Nox'. While he had the bandages off Remus used a Scourgify spell that caused him to hiss a little at the intense scrubbing feeling on his still sensitive wound.
If it was at all possible to use a spell on the cuts then Remus would have done it long ago but these had been self-inflicted during his last full moon at home. Now usually Sirius and James were there to keep him from tearing himself up during the school year but during the winter break Remus had gone home to be with his parents which meant the werewolf had been on his own. There wasn't anything they could have done to stop this unless Sirius dragged James out on that infernal motorbike of his across the snow-covered hills to Remus' house just for that single night.
He heaved a sigh and pulled down the white sleeve over his newly bandaged arm and glanced over at the calendar. No way would the wound be healed by the time the full moon came around again and Remus hoped that he didn't put enough strain on it to cause it to bleed once more. When the time came he'd put his faith in Sirius like he had for years and trust that his mate would stop him from doing something foolish.
Now wasn't the time to think about that, Remus had things to do. The first and potentially most important one at this moment was to find himself a giant hoard of chocolate. Once that was done then the teen could focus on what else needed to be done and check with Sirius about the condition of the warehouse they'd taken over before going to see it for himself. Maybe he'd even let Pads drive (or fly more accurately) them out there if he had enough chocolate to help settle his stomach before, after and during the trip.
IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MODS: If it's at all possible can he keep his memories AND have a darkness-monster version of himself? =D Also, he won't need a starter apartment.