To tell you the truth, the reason why I take so long to publish chapters is because I'm busy, and I'm also losing interest in this story. I'm still willing to finish this story because I hate it when I'm reading a good chapter story, and then the author says that she/he is giving up on the story. I'm all "Noooeesss! I want to know what happens!"

So for those readers out there, this is for you guys! :)

Enjoy! (I decided to make the essay short. It's in italics)

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The due date arrived and Lily was prepared. She had worked up a good amount of information about werewolves and added something else to it. She knew most of the students in the classroom were prejudiced against werewolves so she hoped her essay would change at least some opinions. She glanced at Remus and hoped he would like it.

All of the students were paying attention when classmates got up to read their essays. Lily was itching to read hers but she knew she had to wait. She privately asked the teacher if she could read her essay last before the bell rang. She figured her classmates would think more about it since it would be the last thing on their minds before the next class.

When Lily's name was finally called, she determinedly marched to the front of the classroom.

She cleared her throat and said "My topic is on werewolves."

She noticed James, Sirius, and peter exchanged worried glances at Remus but he just mildly smiled back at them and gave them a small wave.

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The name 'werewolf' comes from Old English. Wer, as in man, and wulf. Another word for them would be lycanthropy. Werewolves have been treated with fear and disgust in the wizarding world. They spread lycanthropy around by biting their victims in their wolf forms. This doesn't mean that werewolves in their human form are always evil just because of what they turn into every month. This essay will show you the differences between werewolves in their wolf form and in their human form, and also on how they are treated.

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She finished her introduction paragraph and peered over her essay paper. The classmates already had disgusted looks on their faces. Their parents obviously told them all about how evil werewolves are. Hopefully, Lily will change at least some of their minds at the end of the essay.

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Werewolves are highly dangerous in their wolf form. The werewolves lose their human minds when they transform, making them unable to recognize people they usually would be familiar with. Humans are their regular victims. They tend to go for the nearest human, even if the human is a friend. Huge and bloodthirsty, the werewolf is a ferocious fighter and they can kill their human victims if they take it too far. If a human survives a werewolf attack, he or she is infected forever. Lycanthropy is not hereditary, but it is caused by infection. Werewolves enjoy the open spaces, which is why they hate being alone. If left alone without animals or humans to keep them busy, they attack themselves. The werewolf differs from the regular wolf in many ways...

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The students were hanging on to her every word. Even James and Sirius, who would usually be trying to distract her when she is in front of the class, were paying attention. She finished listing the differences between werewolves and regular wolves and moved to the second body paragraph.

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Werewolves in their human form act very differently than how they act in the wolf form. While the werewolf is savage, the humans aren't always so. Around the time of the full moon, they become ill. They often bear scars from self injuries and have premature aging. Silver doesn't hurt them, contrasting them from the muggle mythology of werewolves. Even though they aren't dangerous in their human form, people are still afraid to go near them. The most absurd excuse I have heard was that the werewolf might eat them. Werewolves are not cannibals! They don't eat other people when they are human!

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She tried her best to provide information about werewolf characteristics, but still keep the students from discovering Remus's secret. It looked like it worked because none of the students showed recognition on their faces or shot looks at Remus. She continued her paragraph.

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Some witches and wizards don't realize that they are as normal as regular human beings. Since they believe werewolves are beasts all the time, lycanthropes are feared and treated like dirt. Such prejudice prevents werewolves from living a good life and forces them to live in poverty. They are unable to get jobs, find homes, getting food, and interacting with other people. Some werewolves, like Fenrir Greyback, hate uninfected humans because of how they treat werewolves. Even so, witches and wizards hate werewolves for something they can't even control. What if they were infected? How would they feel if people treated them like dirt? They should try stepping into a werewolf's shoes for once.

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She noticed some of the classmates nodding their heads and looking concerned. Still, there were others who looked like they didn't care, as long as they weren't infected. Just wait. Karma will get back at them. She moved on to her conclusion paragraph.

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If uninfected witches and wizards treat werewolves like dirt all the time, they are no better than the monsters that they think werewolves are. Look at their personality before assuming that werewolves are evil, because believe it or not, every single werewolf is not evil. I met a werewolf before and he was one of the kindest people I have ever met. This shows that it is unfair to judge people wrongly because they are different. I hope I changed your opinions about werewolves. If you still don't care, then it just proves how heartless you are.

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A triumphant Lily thought this was an excellent way to finish her essay. Make them feel guilty if their opinions didn't change. She didn't care if some of the students hated her for her opinions. She has her opinions, they have theirs.

She calmly walked up to the teacher's desk and handed him the paper. She walked across the classroom to her seat, passing Remus. He gave her a grateful smile as she passed and she smiled back. Other students shot her dirty looks as the passed them, so she just ignored them. Sitting in her seat, the clasped her hands and waited for the teacher to finish telling the class what they would do tomorrow.

When the teacher was done, the bell rang and the students got out of their seats. Some students walked over to Lily.

"Wow, Lily," one of them said. "That essay was something."

"Very convincing!"

"It changed my views on werewolves."

"I've realized how stupid my parents sounded when they told me about werewolves."

Lily was blushing and said "Thank you". She didn't expect this much attention from the students, but she was grateful just the same. At least she did something to erase prejudices from several minds.

Meanwhile, she saw that James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus were preparing to leave the classroom together. She was surprised, however, when she saw Remus say something to his friends and walk over to her. They made kissy faces at him and he glared at them before turning to Lily.

"That was nice, what you just did." Lily didn't respond. Remus's cheeks were tinged with red as he looked at the ground. "Thanks."

"No problem." Lily said, smiling at him. Remus looked up and gave her a timid smile, his cheeks still red. Yep, that was Remus being bashful.

"Awwww!" James and Sirius appeared out of nowhere and placed their arms around Remus. "Looks like Remy fancies Lily!" Remus quickly shook his head at Lily before they pinched his cheeks.

"Guys don't-" They started hugging him while he struggled to escape.

"Soooo cute!"

"No really, I'm not-"

"Teeheehahaha!"

Lily watched as the two boys dragged the still complaining Remus out of the classroom. She smiled after them. She was glad that she helped Remus in some way. Maybe in the future, she could perhaps go into a position in the wizarding government. Then she would make laws that would help werewolves live better lives. Then there might not be many werewolves hating uninfected witches and wizards because of how they were treated.

From that day on, Lily and Remus were close friends. They would study together, she would help him with potions, and he would help her with Defense Against the Dark Arts. They spent time together when their other friends were doing something else, and they enjoyed each other's company.

All because of the essay.

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THE END

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A/N: Well, I'm finally finished! I got most of my information from wikia. Like I said before, I have a really hard time when it comes to essays so if you didn't like it, you can pretend it wasn't there or something.

Out of all of the chapters of this story, this one was my favorite. Not because it's the end chapter, but because I am happy at how this worked out. I wish I could redo the other chapters though.

And no, Remus does not have feelings for Lily. He's just flattered that Lily did this for him and it is going to stay that way. Don't forget, I hate romance, especially if it isn't right according to the book.

I hope you liked this story. :)