Prequel to the Midnight Vigil arc. Before Sirius Black learned to see the moon in a different manner than the one to which he was accustomed, Remus Lupin was confronted by his friends, and wondered whether they would remain so.
Long before Halloween of 1981, the Marauders were divided. Peter turned to the Dark, Sirius and Remus suspected one another of treachery, and James stood against Remus at Sirius' side.
Today marks the end of her debt to Lily, paid in blood. On Harry's 17th birthday, Petunia bids farewell to her nephew. She anticipates freedom the instant he is placed in his guardian's care, but is given poetic justice in its stead.
Sequel to Twilight Plans. For the first time since their successful completion of the Animagus transformation, James, Sirius and Peter spend a full moon with Remus.
Sequel to Midnight Vigil. James and Sirius visit Remus in the infirmary, where they are made aware of the grimmer realities of lycanthropy, then rush to Transfiguration, where McGonagall unwittingly gives Sirius a very ambitious plan.
Dumbledore reflects on his manipulation of those he cares for, knowing it to be for the sake of the Light, and concludes he can act as necessary...in all save one case.
Following the tragic events of OotP, Remus feels lost in his grief...until he receives a reminder of his remaining reason to persevere from an unexpected source.