imagine if the full moon happened on september the first the year remus lupin went to hogwarts. despite all the healing charms, he can’t take the train and have to go the day after with floo powder. he is sorted alone in dumbledore ’s office and no one applauses when the hat announces his house. he joins a dorm where three strangers are already settled in. they are asking questions, and even though the nurse is here and they have planned an excuse, they already know something is different with him. he expects them to stay away from the weird kid.
but instead, they try to make him feel comfortable, ask if he is okay with the bed that’s left or if he wants to switch and offer him sweets. they tell him the dumbest jokes and he laughs so much he forgets why he felt bad.
and for the first time since the attack, remus lupin has friends.