Cullen Bohannon hated farming. Considering his crop, this is hardly surprising. In 1860 he was the master of a small and struggling tobacco plantation with one eye perpetually on the door – not only dreaming of a way out, but also watching for the wolf.

Missing Moment from Against the Moon 71: A Dangerous Game. It was an ordinary day for Minerva McGonagall until one of her colleagues stopped by her office. Professor Meyrigg, it seemed, was growing anxious about the absences of a certain Gryffindor second year.

He could not believe it had come to this. February, 1990: late in a hard and hungry winter, Remus Lupin has come to the end of his options. Desperate in the hours before moonrise, he travels to Knockturn Alley to transact some dangerous business.

The odds were stacked against him: a child from a blended home with no friends, no social skills to speak of, and a terrible secret. Yet slowly Remus Lupin began to discover there was a place for him in the world, if he could find the courage to claim it.

Missing Moment from 'Against the Moon': in 'Provisional Licence', Remus Lupin is absent again, and Professor Filius Flitwick takes note. Dumbledore will have his secrets, but a true Ravenclaw knows how to puzzle around the silences.

Missing Moment from 'Against the Moon': in 'Trouble with Slytherins', Lily Evans returns to Hogwarts to begin her third year. After the firsties are Sorted and the feast is finished, she says goodnight to one friend and goes off to join the others. But Betta and Charlotte are concerned about the company Lily keeps.

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The confrontation did not go according to plan. Suddenly, James found himself staring at the limp body of Remus Lupin, lying in a heap while Sirius tried desperately to stem the flow of blood. Missing Moment from Chapter 49: When the Game's Been Fought.

Missing Moment from 'Against the Moon': in 'And Into the Fire', Sirius is ready when Remus slips away. He follows him in search of the answer to the riddle of Remus Lupin, only to uncover more questions. An epiphany strikes.

Missing Moment from 'Against the Moon': in 'Rescue and Reminiscence' while Remus waits in the street, Sirius and James burst into the drawing room at number twelve Grimmauld Place to plead his case. Walburga Black is not impressed.