A Life Forever Altered
Part One
By: WeasleyTwin1
A/N: Hello, again I'm back with another fic for you all. I really don't like the title but I couldn't think of anything better, oh well. This is about Remus before he comes to Hogwarts. This is just a preview of it. Hopefully it will get better, well actually it does get better. Read and review. Enjoy.
Chapter One
"Remus!"
Mum was calling to me from the doorway, but I was too engrossed in my drawing to pay much attention to her other then to note that she had called. I continued to draw, my brow furrowed in concentration. I wanted this picture to be perfect, of course with Mum all my pictures where perfect, but I wanted this one to be special.
"Remus!!"
She called again but still I drew on.
"Remus J. Lupin! Get in here now!"
I groaned. When she used that tone it was something important. I closed my sketchbook and tied my pencils together and headed for the house. Mum was still in the doorway, she shook her head then smiled. I sheepishly smiled back.
"Yes, Mum."
Mum shook her head again and a curl of her brown hair fell over he eyes, she pushed it back.
"I need you to go into town and get some herbs from Widow Welnith."
I groaned and Mum fixed me with one of her reproachful glares and said:
"Show respect, Remus."
"Sorry, Mum," I smiled sheepishly again. "It's just…she gives me the collywobbles." I shuddered thinking of "Old" Welniths' penetrating gaze.
"I know dear but we'll need those herbs in order to get through the winter."
I snorted my disagreement with her, as winter was still several months away. She gave me the look again.
"You're father won't be home for another few weeks. I just received an owl from him and his assignment will take longer then expected and I've got my hands full here," she gestured to the pile of magical objects on her worktable. "Dear Heather O'Leary is convinced that he wand has been jinxed and Katerina asked me to look into her cauldron, which has been spewing awful, green sludge. So far I've found nothing wrong with them," she gazed at the objects in question, a crease furrowing her brow.
"You'll find the problem, Mum, you always do. You can un-curse and de-jinx anything," I said beaming up at her. I was proud of her-she was a curse breaker. There was nothing that she couldn't fix…nothing. Even all her teachers at Hogwarts had said as much when they visited.
"Everyone comes to you when they've got a problem. They know you're the best, you know you're the best."
A frown came across her mouth but then she smiled.
"I just hope that the odds never catch up with me. This is a very dangerous…"
"…field of magic," we finished together, for the hundredth time, and then we laughed.
"Yes, but we've wandered from the subject, which of course was your intent," she glared at me, but there was laughter, not reproach sparkling in her eyes. I smile mischievously back.
"Can't blame me for trying," I replied, Mum laughed.
"You are so much like your father, Remus. I wish he could be here more, but they keep him busy in the Ministry," there was worry in her voice and a thoughtful expression on her face.
Father worked for the Ministry of Magic, his specialty was recognizing the rise of powerful Dark Magic and putting and end to the threat. He was a powerful wizard.
I frowned a little as mum shook her head and smiled to me.
"Better get a move on, Remus. Widow Welnith will have the herbs all ready for you. Here's the money," she handed me a leather pouch containing the money. "There should be enough left for you to get something at the sweetshop."
"Thanks Mum!" I smiled
She returned the smile then tousled my hair. I left the house, Mum was standing in the doorway waving and smiling, and then she suddenly got a preoccupied look on her face. I waved back, shouted, "I love you!" then turned my back on her and the house.
Well more to come…