For the shortest of moments the Wolf instincts in Remus whimpered back in terror, something the man had never experienced before. His eyes widened in shock, but from the corner of his eye he noticed no change in the Headmaster… and thus set the situation aside for the time being.
"So, what exactly is the plan?"
"Well Harry, the current plan is to have you stay at different locations throughout the break, to keep you safe. I am truly sorry that we must interfere with your life in this way my boy, after everything that has happened this year I am sure you were looking forward to a quiet, peaceful summer."
"Actually Headmaster this sounds rather exciting. I was bored after the first week of break last year and this way I don't have to go back to… that place."
Lupin's eyebrow quirked upward, he had never been informed as to where Harry was staying, only that he was 'safe'… or that he was supposed to have been. He had managed to pick up on the fact that his original location had been changed early on in his life though.
"Where… are you currently living Harry?"
"An orphanage in the Muggle world, so where will I be going first Headmaster?"
From the subtle shift in the atmosphere Dumbledore knew he would be dealing with a rather irate Marauder in a moment.
"You will be with Remus here first Harry, remember to be careful at all times. We do not know how much Sirius Black will be able to discover or how many contacts he might still have in our world."
"Of course sir."
"Harry… could you give me and Dumbledore a few minutes alone, we need to have a… conversation ."
The boy nodded his hand, before departing, leaving Remus to glare dangerously at the elder Wizard.
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"So Harry, have you ever been camping before?"
"I have not Mr. Lupin."
"Please, just call me Remus… or Moony if you prefer."
"Moony it is then."
The man smiled, as the two continued walking through the woods towards a small clearing that Remus had selected a few days prior, and then Warded.
"I hope this is okay with you Harry… I haven't had much luck with jobs lately and so…"
"Quite alright, I have always wanted to sleep under the stars."
The man smiled warmly towards the boy he had always considered his godson. If it hadn't been for Black…
"Moony… is that name because of you being a Werewolf?"
Lupin's thought pattern, and travel froze, before slowly turning towards the boy. "H-how did you…"
"Amber eyes, scars across body, obvious nickname, inability to hold a job despite no signs of substance abuse or personality disorders…"
"I…"
"Also there is the discoloration in your magical aura."
"Y-you can see auras!?"
"Of course, I thought it was a common thing in the Wizarding world."
"No Harry, that is an exceptionally rare talent, and most of the time those who actually can require deep concentration and a quiet environment to focus."
"Ah, well I can turn it on and off. My apologies for using it on you without your consent though. I usually keep it off but with the Headmaster's insistence upon being safe…"
"No, no that is alright Harry. I would never ask you to hinder yourself for me."
"So I have been meaning to ask, what is Sirius Black like?"
"He… was a good friend, or so we thought. He always seemed so loyal and happy… I guess it really shows how manipulative someone can be."
"And you do not like manipulative individuals?"
"I was in Gryffindor, we prefer brutal honesty."
"Oh? So I shouldn't lie to you then?"
"I… Cub I am never going to force you to tell me anything but… you never need to lie to me."
"What if the truth is dark though? Horrible even? What if I have done awful things?"
"Cub, there isn't anything you can do that…"
"I have killed people Moony… several already. Some were evil others… not as much, and I will continue killing. Undoubtedly I will end up killing innocent people as well. I am going to change the world Moony, whether for better or worse I cannot quite tell yet. Some will call me a Dark Lord… and they will be right."
The Werewolf could only stare in horror at the young boy, who was practically confessing to being evil. What should he do in this situation? What could he do?
"I will let you kill me Remus, I will allow you to stop me here and now before I can commit any more atrocities. You will be able to vanish, to disappear if you want to. Or perhaps you can blame Black, or even take credit. If you tell Dumbledore everything I am sure he would believe you. Snape already has suspicions surrounding me and if you join him the old man will undoubtedly…"
"Cub stop! I am not going to kill you, I am not going to hurt you…"
"Do you believe I am deceiving you? Would you like to understand clearer?"
"There is nothing you can say that…" Remus froze as darkness washed over him. Magical power on a scale he had never felt, had never imagined roared into existence, as if it had gone from noon to midnight in an instance.
"Now do you understand?"
"I…" What should he do? Kill the child who had admitted to take lives? Stop a Dark Lord before he came to power? No, he couldn't. Even if Harry was holding a sword to an innocent person's throat he wouldn't be able to harm him. Even without being James' and Lily's son there was something else about the boy… something that drew him like a moth to a candle. Werewolves were dark creatures, he knew that, but he had never understood how much until this moment. Until every instinct in his body was screaming at him to kneel before this child, to worship and serve him until the end of his days. To simply feel his magic surrounding him.
"I do understand Harry… but I still will not harm you. I left you with Dumbledore when you were a child Harry… I left you and you ended up in a bloody orphanage, I am not going to abandon you again, never again."
"Interesting, then I suppose I will need to work on improving opinion towards Werewolves now wont I."
"Wh-what?"
"Well I can't very well let one of my closest advisers be treated poorly."
The pride that Remus Lupin felt in his chest at this trust was both exhilarating… and frightening at the same time.
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"Hey cub, what are you up to?"
"Oh just writing a letter to a potential follower."
"Uh, I don't think that is a good idea. If Sirius tracks it…"
"That would certainly be a nice benefit, perhaps he would prove an actual challenge."
"This isn't a game cub, Sirius is dangerous if he finds you…"
"If he finds me I can only hope he is more entertaining than a possessed professor, a fraud, or a sixty foot Basilisk have proven thus far."
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Sitting on her bed a young Witch stared at the book that lay open in her lap, staring but never actually seeing the words on the page. What was the point after all? Her parents hadn't said three sentences to her since she had arrived home over a week ago, and she certainly had no friends in the Muggle World. It looked as though her summer was going to be even worse than…
The soft flapping of wings started the girl, as a brown owl stood at the end of her bed with a letter attached to its leg.
"What is this…"
After giving the creature a treat or two, and watching it depart into the sky, Hermione Granger slowly opened the contents, allowing her eyes to roam over it.
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