And this is my baby. This is the fabled "Remus-centric fic" that I've been working on for about a million years. I've been agonising over this for so long, tweaking and fiddling and shifting words around, and I don't think I'll ever be happy with it. But here it is. *takes deep breath, tries not to delete the post*

Title: Ruled by the Moon (Prologue)
Author: Me, nellie_darlin
Disclaimer: Not mine. Jo's.
Pairing/Characters: Remus/Sirius (unrequited so far!)
Rating: G (at the moment. It will rise.)
Genre: Everything! Tis Lupin's Life!
A/N: Many millions of thanks to lyras and fireworkfiasco for the beta-ing, and their endless patience with my vacillating and sometimes shocking writing habits. Feedback is adored.

Summary: Being an account of the life of Remus J Lupin, Esquire, from his first day at Hogwarts to his last on this earth. In many chapters. Also starring Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and the various inhabitants of Hogwarts and the wizarding world.

Teaser: At five minutes to nine on the 3rd of September, 1963, just as it was getting dark, the doors to Bristol’s Glover Hipworth Hospital slammed open.

( Prologue )