As the morning rays filtered in through the window, Remus slept on. He was so tuckered out from trying to bother Sirius all night that he slept right through the transition back to boy.

As soon as he'd transformed and his breathing evened out again, Sirius took the little boy into his arms and wrapped him in a blanket. He hadn't suffered any new injuries that night, thanks to Sirius the Distraction™, though Sirius knew that if he was back in his timeline in 1966 he would have.

Sirius walked over to wear the stag and rat were still sleeping and shook the two awake. They changed back and yawned and stretched. It was the most peaceful full moon they'd ever had, even though the pre-moon was the worst.

James stalked up the stairs to grab another blanket for Sirius to wrap Remus up in, for they still had to make the trek across the cold, snowy grounds to get to the castle.

Once outside, the air was frigid. Sirius held Remus's sleeping, shivering, swaddled form close to his chest. They soon made it to the castle and James reached over with his wand and sent a blast of warm air Remus's way.

They brought Remus up to the Hospital Wing where Madam Pomfrey was waiting. She motioned for Sirius to lay Remus down on the bed and she removed the blankets to check for injuries. Finding there were none, she drew the covers up to Remus's chin and went to fetch a potion.

Sirius sat down at Remus's bedside and fell asleep there with his head in his hands. He woke up some time later. Madam Pomfrey was arguing with Remus, who was sitting up in bed.

He sported a smiley face band-aid on his chin, and he had his arms crossed over his chest. His frown greatly contrasted his smiling band-aid.

"Why...does he have a band-aid? I thought he was fine?" Sirius asked through a yawn. Madam Pomfrey shrugged.

"He wanted a band-aid," she said. She turned back to Remus. "For the last time, young man, you will take this potion. It will make you feel better."

Remus pouted. "But I don't wanna! It's yucky!"

Madam Pomfrey sighed in frustration and shoved the potion into Sirius's hands. "I trust you can take care of this?"

She left before he could confirm or deny. He sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. He sat on the bed next to Remus and gave him a look.

Remus stuck his tongue out at Sirius and huffed, turning to look out the window instead.

"Remus, you have to drink the potion like Pomfrey said. It'll make you feel better, I promise."

"But I don't wike it," he said quietly, still staring out the window.

"I know you don't, Rey, but you gotta. For me?"

Remus finally turned to look at him.

"Please?"

"Oh ok," he said and Sirius handed him the potion and he got it down. Madam Pomfrey returned shortly after with a reward of chocolate.

After he'd eaten his chocolate, Madam Pomfrey said he was good to go, so he hopped off the bed and grabbed Sirius's hand and they walked through the halls and down the the Great Hall, where students were eating lunch.

They got there before James, Peter, and Lily, as they had to come from classes.

Remus ate a lot, definitely more than the day before. For a typically light eating person, Sirius was impressed.

As the others left to go to their afternoon classes, Sirius opted to skip with Remus for the rest of the day.

Sirius gave Remus a bath, to get all of the grime off of him from his night as a wolf in that dusty, dirty shack.

When Remus was all squeaky clean, Sirius wrapped him up in the soft, yellow, hooded duck towel the house elves left them.

Remus's curls were stringy and wet under the fuzzy hood and he sat on Sirius's bed shivering. Sirius waved his wand and the towel felt like it was fresh out of the drying machine. Remus snuggled farther into the towel, it felt nice and warm on his skin.

Sirius came over with some trousers and a sweater and helped Remus into them. Now that Remus was bathed and warm, the two sat on the bed and Sirius retaught Remus how to play Gobstones and the two (tried to) play.

As the afternoon wore on and Remus had gotten through three chocolate bars when Sirius wasn't looking, James and Peter came up to the dorms to fetch Sirius and Remus. The four of them headed down to dinner in the Great Hall, meeting up with Lily along the way.

Remus still was five years old, so that meant that he still couldn't see over the table, so, as Sirius had been doing for the past week, he had Remus sitting up on his lap. Remus happily ate all the food on his plate and as much dessert as he could stuff in his mouth before Sirius caught him.

That night, they didn't get to bed for a very long time, as Remus was experiencing another sugar high. He'd had three chocolate bars that after noon, three pumpkin pasties that night at dinner, and then when Sirius and James were trying to find Remus's pajamas (which he'd strategically hidden), he broke into Peter's sweet stash.

He'd consumed a licorice wand, a chocolate frog, two jelly slugs, and was sucking on a sugar quill when they found him.

He shrieked when they discovered him under Peter's bed. Pete about fell off his bed when he heard Remus under there. He had had no idea what was happening to his candy stash.

Sirius sighed and pulled Remus out from under the bed, who was shrieking with laughter. His tongue and teeth were stained red from the cherry sugar quill and his eyes were wild. 

James eyes were wide as well, but for an entirely different reason. "We're never getting to sleep, are we?" He asked to no one in particular.

"No we are not," Sirius answered. 

Remus squealed and took off at a run, crashing through the door and down to the common room. The boys shared an equal terror-filled look. They had not anticipated Remus to leave the room. This was uncalled for.

They took off after Remus. 

*******

It was hours later when the boys returned to their dorm, Remus sitting on Sirius's hip, head on his shoulder. He hadn't fallen asleep, but he was close. 

Peter and James went silently on there way, getting ready for bed. Sirius sat down on his bed with Remus leaning on him still and pulled off his sweater and trousers, replacing them with pajamas.

 He brushed Remus's hair aside to press a soft kiss to his forehead. He was suddenly overcome with emotion. He just wanted his Remus back. He emitted a shaky sigh and laid Remus down on the bed and crawled in next to him, pulling the covers over the both of them. He gathered the already sleeping Remus up into his arms and fell asleep.