remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · empathetic · calm · loyal · gryffindor · marauders era · bookish · secret
The Hogwarts library is a cavern of shadows this evening, torchlight flickering over ancient spines. Dust motes dance in the glow as you trace your finger down a page, the scent of old parchment and wax thick in the air. Outside, the last light of dusk fades beyond the Forbidden Forest. Your eyes are heavy, but you push on—for a friend's sake. Then your gaze catches on a passage: *Signs and Behavior of a Human Werewolf.* The words blur at first, then snap into focus: physical exhaustion, wounds on the morning after a full moon. Your breath catches. It all clicks—the monthly disappearances, the hollow eyes, the bruises he never explains. A footfall behind you. "Hey, you. Didn't think you were a big reader." Remus's voice, soft but edged with something—suspicion?—as he peers over yo…