Title: Darkness of the Moon pt. 5/15

Author: Deathangelgw

Disclaimer: Same old same old. Lucky J.K. Rowlings...

Warnings: Swearing, violence, sap, angst, dark in this one. Sirius' lil joke wasn't well taken...

Pairings: you know them already sheesh...

Rating: PG-13

Note: Well...now we get to find out more about Evie's past. And what will happen now with Sirius and Snape? Doesn't look like they'll get together now will they? Hehe Please review!

'thoughts'

A resounding slap echoed through the Griffyndor common room as Sirius staggered back in surprise. Evie glared at him as she let her hand drop, leaving a stinging red mark on the black haired Griffyndor's cheek. "How could you!?" she shouted at him, eyes blazing with anger.  James, Peter, and Lily stared in shock at her as they pulled back, surprised by her rage. Remus stood behind her, stone faced in anger as well as he glared at Sirius.

"It was just a joke, Evie! It wasn't supposed to end up that way!" Sirius protested as he stood his ground.

"Just a joke!? Who are you kidding, Sirius!? He could have been KILLED!!" she shouted at him as she was held back by Remus. "Why WHY?! Why did you do something so stupid!? Werewolves have NO control over themselves and HUMANS are their main PREY!!"

"I..I know that, Evie! It...was...well you know what he did a couple of days ago! Saying that stuff about you...I just wanted to teach him a lesson!" Sirius replied weakly, but even he realized how lame that excuse sounded in comparison to what could have happened.

Evie growled angrily.  "Your little *joke* nearly ended with an innocent's death!! Even if it is Snape! He doesn't deserve to go that way!! And did you even THINK about how WE'D feel about it?!" she asked angrily. Sirius opened his mouth, then closed it, dumbstruck as he saw the look of anger and pain in both of their eyes. Evie's eyes flared again. "Do you know what it's like to wake up with blood on your mouth and hands and KNOW that you had killed again?? Do you know what it's like to never risk staying somewhere because if you did, someone would be in danger of being killed?? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO KNOW YOU WERE BORN A KILLER?!" she shouted at him as tears streamed down her face.

They stared at her in shock, not even sure how to take this news. Born as a werewolf? It was almost unheard of! But as they stared at Evie, everything started to make sense. She had been able to control her werewolf side somewhat, enough to help them protect Snape.  And the fact that she had no family also spoke of the rare happening they saw before them.

"Evie...you were...born as a werewolf?" James asked softly, his eyes wide.

Evie's eyes dimmed as her head hung down, tears flowing freely down her face as she nodded. But before they could say anything, she turned and ran out of the room, sobbing. "Evie!" Lily called out, running after her.

Remus turned to Sirius, his own eyes filled with tears. "Sirius...I may not have killed...but for what you nearly had me do last night...I don't know if I can forgive you," he whispered softly, his voice cracking slightly with emotion. He turned on his heel and walked out of the room, heading for their room.

Sirius' head hung as he sighed softly. "Boy, was I ever stupid..." he muttered softly as he sank into his chair.

"Yea you were, Padfoot. If we had been just a few minutes late, Snape might be dead or worse," James stated quietly as he sat down next to his friend.  Peter joined them, his eyes wide with concern.

"I just hope he doesn't go around telling everyone," Peter said quietly.  "Or else...we may lose Evie and Remus."

"Dumbledore will make sure it doesn't happen," James declared confidently. But their doubts grew as they sat in silence by the fire.

*~~**~~*

Evie sat miserably under one of the oaks in the Hogwarts’ courtyard. She didn't stop the tears that ran down her face in a slow stream as she thought about everything that had happened. 'Well, looks like even good things don't last forever,' she thought to herself bitterly. 'After finding out about me, they'll surely chase me away.' She felt more tears fall down her face as she thought of hers and Remus' time together, feeling her heart break at the thought of losing him.

She stiffened as arms enfolded her in a gentle embrace, but then sobbed softly as she melted into it. "Shh, shh, Evie. It's ok..." Lily's soft voice whispered in her ear as she rocked the other girl gently, wiping away the tears as they rolled down the sobbing girl's face.

"No it isn't! I'm a monster...you all hate me!" Evie sobbed out as she snuggled close to Lily.  "It's just like all the other times. Can't stay...everyone will chase me away because I'm such...such a monster!" She sniffed and sobbed again, trembling.

"They'll have to get through me and Remus and the others to do that," Lily whispered fiercely as she held onto Evie.

Evie leaned back and looked at her friend in shock, her face shining with her fresh tears. "Lily...you...you mean that?" she asked softly, her eyes shining.  Her brow furrowed then, eyes dark with fear and worry. "But...you barely know me. Why would you want to protect an orphan who's dangerous?" she asked quietly.

"Because, dummy, you're my best friend! And we all are family!" Lily cried with a grin. She leaned her head in and put their foreheads together. "Tell ya what...how about we become sisters? We're like them anyways, so why not make it more official?" she declared with a wink and a grin.

Evie's eyes lit up. "You... you mean it? But...what about your real sister, Petunia?" she asked, worry once again furrowing her brow gently.

Lily shrugged. "My sister is still my sister...even if she is a Muggle. And I'm sure she'll like having you as your sister!" she decided enthusiastically, giggling.

Giggling as well, Evie shook her head. "I don't know...she seemed kinda...stuck up to me," she observed with a grin while she wrinkled her nose. She had gone to visit Lily’s family with the guys over Christmas holidays.

Snickering as she shook her head, Lily replied, "That's cuz she thinks wizards are weirdoes and should be locked up." She brought her hand up, pinky extended.  Evie looked at the pinky, then smiled as she brought her own up, linking them together.  They shook on it, grinning at each other before hugging again.  Lily leaned back and smiled, saying, “Why don’t we go and visit Severus? See if he’s doing ok.”

Evie looked unsure as she replied, “I don’t know. He might still be scared of me…” She trailed off, biting her lip as she looked down.

Snorting softly, Lily poked her friend gently. “Well we’ll never know unless we try,” she stated with a grin, winking.  She got up gracefully, then pulled Evie up to her feet. “Come on, now! Let’s go visit him and make sure he’s ok,” she declared cheerfully, getting a smile to cross the other girl’s face as they headed for the medical wing, unknowingly being watched from the shadows by a pair of shrewd blue eyes.

*~~**~~*

Severus sighed softly as he lay on the medical bed, looking over at the wall blankly. ‘I should rest…’ he thought to himself, then snorted almost derisively. ‘Yea right…rest…not after what I saw last night…’ He closed his eyes fearfully, seeing the horrifying image of Remus and Evie transforming into beasts before turning on him. He felt a tear slide down his cheek. ‘Damn Sirius…that was all his fault,’ he cursed himself, both for his fear…and for believing that he and the black haired Griffyndor may have felt something for each other.

He looked up as he heard a soft knock on the wall and blinked as he saw Lily standing nearby, smiling gently at him. “Lily? What are you doing here?” he asked softly, then paled as he saw Evie right behind her. He drew back, then blinked in surprise when he saw tears in her eyes before she looked down. ‘What’s this? Why does she cry for me?’ he wondered, but his thoughts were interrupted by Lily.

“Oh, we just came to see how you were doing, Sev!” Lily replied cheerfully as she all but dragged Evie in to his bedside.

He resisted the urge to pull away as they came closer to him, standing beside his bed. He watched Evie closely, then blinked in surprise as he saw her crying softly. Lily elbowed her and she sniffled, then looked up at Severus. “Severus…can you ever forgive me for what happened?” she asked softly as she locked eyes with the wary Slytherin boy.

Snape looked down, chewing on his lip nervously. He took a deep breath, controlling both his fear and his angered embarrassment.  “I…am just wondering….if you aren’t just going to silence me later,” he murmured quietly, then looked up as he heard a gasp of shock. Evie watched him, hand over her mouth as tears fell down her cheeks. He grimly continued. “I saw what I saw, Evie. How do I know that you and Remus…or even your Griffyndor friends…won’t try to keep me quiet for fear that I will talk?” he asked softly.

He was, however, unprepared for Evie as she rushed forward and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest as she cried, “No, Severus! We’d never do that! Neither of us…wants to kill anyone.” She sobbed out, then looked up at him tearfully. He gazed into her eyes as she sniffled. “We’d rather kill ourselves than kill anyone…especially me. I don’t want to kill anymore.” Her face crumpled as she started crying harder.

Surprising all of them, Severus hugged her gently, running his fingers through her hair soothingly. He sighed softly as he replied, “I don’t…want you to kill either, Evie. Either of you.” She looked up at him, sniffling as she smiled slightly. He smiled slightly back and sighed. “It was just…” he trailed off, eyes growing anxious as he gazed at her.

“Terrifying? Shocking? Hurtful?” Evie supplied accurately as she smiled sadly at him. He sighed, closing his eyes as he nodded and she hugged him tightly. “That’s what we go through every time. So I can understand. And no, I don’t want you silenced. I…just want to be your friend,” she murmured quietly and he looked at her in surprise.

He smiled at her. “So do I. I just…don’t know if I can trust your friends. Except for you, Lily,” he added hastily, earning a giggle from the two girls.

“I would hope that maybe you could, Severus.” Remus’ soft voice floated in from the entranceway, startling them all as he came in, eyes warm yet sad. He smiled lovingly over at Evie and she relaxed, sighing in relief, which made Severus wonder what had caused her to worry.

Severus sighed softly as he looked down. “It will take time, Remus. I think there is too much in the bitterness and hatred for any of us to really get along,” he said almost bitterly, remembering that night before Christmas when Sirius had gazed at him with warmth after tutoring.

Evie sighed softly. “True…but then boys are always so stubborn,” she stated, frowning playfully at the two, receiving smiles in return. She smiled back as she said, “But we’re friends, Severus.  At least…we want to be. Do you…want to be our friend?” She looked at him hopefully as Remus sat down behind her.

Severus gazed at her steadily, thoughtfully, for a long moment, then smiled slightly. “Yes, Evie. I would like that indeed,” he declared softly. ‘Friends…I will finally…have friends…’ he thought to himself and felt his smile warm and widen as they smiled at each other.

TBC