They must have kept missing each other, because every so often, Remus would pick his head up to look over at Snape. The guilt on his face must have shown through, because even as he was copying things down, he was thinking about it.
"You didn't deserve that." He said quietly, still looking at the book in front of him.
He looked up to meet his eyes, lost in the darkness of them for several moments. "What?" He shook his head. "They help with the pain the first few times. Eventually your body will recognize what you're trying to do and it will no longer hurt."
He continued to look in his eyes. If he managed to do it, he'd understand part of what Remus went through every day. Only the pain never stopped, because at no point was Remus ever prepared for the transformation or wanted it.
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Date: 2010-08-08 10:16 pm (UTC)"You didn't deserve that." He said quietly, still looking at the book in front of him.
He looked up to meet his eyes, lost in the darkness of them for several moments. "What?" He shook his head. "They help with the pain the first few times. Eventually your body will recognize what you're trying to do and it will no longer hurt."
He continued to look in his eyes. If he managed to do it, he'd understand part of what Remus went through every day. Only the pain never stopped, because at no point was Remus ever prepared for the transformation or wanted it.