All The Young Dudes

After Remus and Grant commit to monogamy, Castor furiously banishes Remus from the werewolf pack. Without the pack to heal him monthly, Remus returns from transformations badly injured and Grant tends to his wounds. Remus calls Mary but hangs up when she mentions Sirius's betrayal, unable to discuss it. When Grant mentions possibly leaving, Remus has a panic attack and finally reveals that Sirius is in prison for murdering their friends and that Remus blames himself for not stopping it.

Remus begins freelance editing work and finds unexpected enjoyment in it. Grant's friend Neil introduces them to his girlfriend Anthea, who unexpectedly seduces Remus while Grant and Neil are at football practice. Grant and Remus get a secondhand TV which Remus becomes addicted to watching. After seeing a frightening AIDS public health announcement, they discuss safety and Grant offers to become monogamous, which Remus agrees to.

Remus and Grant's relationship develops from friendship into romance as Grant officially moves in during summer 1982. Remus reveals his magical abilities to Grant through demonstrations and explains the wizarding war. Grant qualifies as a social worker and begins working at a boys' remand centre. Their relationship is open and non-monogamous, with Remus continuing to visit Castor monthly while Grant sees other boyfriends, though Remus is slowly making progress in his recovery from grief.

On New Year's Day 1982, Grant breaks into Remus's flat and finds him in terrible condition after months of severe alcoholism and depression. Grant moves in to help care for Remus and eventually becomes his flatmate. Remus reveals to Grant that he's a wizard and a werewolf, and explains what happened during the war. Remus attends the funeral for James and Lily but leaves early, and begins making monthly trips to visit Castor and the werewolf pack in Germany.

Remus learns that James, Lily, and Peter are dead, and Sirius has been imprisoned for their murders. Mary arrives to help pack up Sirius's belongings before leaving for Jamaica with her boyfriend Darren. Remus is left completely alone in the flat, devastated and beginning a descent into heavy drinking to cope with the loss of everyone he loved.

he group mourns Marlene's death while the distance between Remus and Sirius continues to grow, leaving Remus feeling abandoned and unloved. Moody sends Remus to Germany to recruit the werewolf pack for the Order, but they refuse to join the fight and choose to remain hidden in the Black Forest. Remus spends three weeks with the pack, growing increasingly close to Castor, before deciding he must return home to confront his relationship problems with Sirius. When Remus finally returns to London on November 2nd, 1981, Mary calls him with devastating news about something awful that has happened while he was away.

After James recovers, Dumbledore reveals that Voldemort is targeting Harry Potter because of a prophecy predicting the Dark Lord's defeat. The Potters must go into hiding immediately, and Sirius volunteers to be their Secret Keeper without consulting Remus first, leading to a major argument between them. Just before Harry's first birthday, Mary sends a desperate patronus calling for help at Hollyhock House. Remus and Sirius arrive to discover that the entire McKinnon family—including Marlene, her parents, and her siblings—has been murdered by Death Eaters.

James, Lily, and Sirius are ambushed by six Death Eaters during what was supposed to be a routine patrol in Diagon Alley. James is hit by an unknown curse that nearly kills him, and they rush him to Remus and Mary's flat where Marlene McKinnon manages to heal him after a tense and desperate struggle. Dumbledore arrives and reveals that Dorcas Meadowes has been killed and confirms Sirius's suspicion that there is a spy within the Order of the Phoenix.

he chapter covers the brutal aftermath of Greyback's revenge killing of Ferox, which leads to increased anti-werewolf sentiment and forces Remus and Danny into hiding in Moody's cellar over Christmas. Remus misses Harry's first Christmas while confined underground, straining his relationship with Sirius and deepening his alcohol dependency. The isolation ends in January, but the war's psychological toll becomes increasingly evident as friends face mounting losses and the Order struggles against growing darkness.

Remus embarks on a mission to track Greyback to Scotland, working with Ferox despite concerns about their underestimation of the threat. The confrontation results in Livia's death during a violent encounter at an ancient castle ruin, where Sirius transforms to protect the group. Though they eliminate Livia, Greyback escapes after swearing vengeance on Ferox.