Behind the smiles

Nicknames III

Sirius glared at his three friends. "Well...you should hear about WORMTAIL's story."

Peter gulped.

"See, Peter here is scared of worms. He really hates them."
Frank raised his eyebrows. "That seems like a pretty normal fear compared to forks and paws."
"Wait until you hear the story behind it!" Sirius smiled darkly.

"Now, when Peter was younger, he ate a worm."
James' eyes twinkled. "Yeah, he thought it was a juicy piece of candy."
Remus smiled. "Well...he ate it and had indigestion."

Frank looked a bit sick, and beads of sweat were appearing on Peter's forehead.

Sirius smiled at Peter. Peter was looking at the floor nervously.
"Then, his mother had to take him to St. Mungos because of it. His family still jokes about it until this very day."

"Well, that explains three names...and weird stuff...but Remus is called Moony, right? Does that mean he's afraid of the moon or something?"

James, Sirius, and Peter had nothing to say. They couldn't think of a funny story for Remus' fear because...he WAS afraid of the moon.

Remus sighed. "Yes, I am very afraid of the moon....I used to love it though."