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Chapter 1: Alexandra
"Privet Drive...no.4..." Remus Lupin looked up from the slip of Muggle paper, then at the house at Privet Drive. "Here it is!" Remus said, pleased that he found no.4 Privet Drive. He marched up to the front door of no.4, checked himself to see if he was dressed properly like a Muggle and knocked the door.
A few moments later, a big, beefy man with hardly any neck but a very large moustache opened the door. "Yes?"
"Does Harry Potter live here?" Remus asked politely.
Uncle Vernon examined Remus from head to toe with his eyes. Remus was wearing a white Muggle T-shirt with the black words: "I'm not what you think I am", a pair of long blue jeans, a pair of white and blue sneakers and a pair of dark sunglasses. "No."
Remus frowned a little. "Is this No.4 Privet Drive?"
"Yes...I mean no." Uncle Vernon lied quickly.
Remus took a brief glance at the door number beside the door, then at the sign at the corner of the street. He glared at Uncle Vernon over his sunglasses. "Do I look like an idiot to you?"
Uncle Vernon swallowed. "No...Yo-you look like a weirdo in a T- shirt..oops."
Remus scowled darkly at him and Uncle Vernon went pale. "Get Harry here." Remus ordered.
Uncle Vernon cleared his throat and yelled: "POTTER! YOU HAVE A VISITOR!"
Harry rushed down the stairs, said, "Hi.." and stopped dead on his tracks when he saw Uncle Vernon's dark look.
"Who. Is. He?" Uncle Vernon demanded.
Remus looked at Harry's clothes (which seem too big for him) then at Uncle Vernon in disgust. Sirius is right; these Muggles are not treating Harry well.
"He's my teacher from my school. At least I think he is....Professor Lupin, is that you?"
Remus took off his sunglasses. "Yes."
"Whatever, just keep him away from me." Uncle Vernon snapped and marched upstairs.
"What a nice attitude." Remus said sarcastically.
"Sorry about him." Harry said apologetically. "By the way, why are you wearing like that?"
"I have to dress like a Muggle if I want to visit you. So, do I look like one?" Remus asked nervously, putting his sunglasses back on.
Harry looked at him and realized that his sunglasses were so dark that he wondered how Remus could see through them. "Err..Professor? Are those sunglasses necessary?"
"Oops, sorry." Remus said and took off his sunglasses, showing the dark circles under his eyes.
"Oops, I forgot that it is a full moon last night. I think you better put them back on." Harry advised and Remus put the sunglasses back on. "Anyway, you look just like a Muggle. So..what's the purpose of you doing here?"
"I got something from Padfoot. He wants to give it to you personally but he can't because the Muggles might still think that he is a escaped convict and get the....the....what's the Muggle term of Aurors?"
"Police."
"Yeah, that's it. Police. We know that his name has been cleared but he thinks that it's a lot safer for me to be here instead of him." Remus said, passing a thick package to Harry.
"What is it?" Harry asked curiously.
"The MPP official book. Sirius made it. There are a lot of interesting information about your parents and Sirius."
"You?" Harry asked shortly.
"Yes, and me too. And absolutely no Peter..." Remus said and saw Dudley standing at the head of the stairs, staring at him in horror.
"Har-Harry? Is, is that a-a wizard?" Dudley asked with his voice shook.
"Yes, he is my teacher. Professor, this is Dudley, my cousin." Harry introduced.
"Oh, hello!" Remus smiled brightly and looked bewildered when he saw Dudley yelped, ran to his bedroom and slammed the door shut. "What's wrong with him?"
"He's afraid of us. Hagrid gave him a pig tail and Fred and George gave him a sweet that causes his tongue to grow.." Harry trailed off.
"Oh." Was what Remus could only say. "Well, I got to go back and get some sleep." Remus said and yawned. "Have a...I mean, try to have a nice holiday, all right?"
Harry grinned and nodded. "I will."
Remus smiled, "Bye, see you after summer." He put his hands in his pockets and walked down the path. He looked up and saw Dudley looking out of his window. He waved goodbye and Dudley disappeared from his sight immediately.
***
Remus walked on the pavement tiredly. He shook his head, trying to clear it. "All right, Remus, the faster you get home, the faster you can rest..." He told himself. Great, why did he have to offer to deliver the book for Harry?
"Because you are a kind man, that's why." A voice in his head answered.
"Whatever, I just want to go home...."Remus said to himself wearily and rubbed his temple. "No, I need a place to rest...No, I can't take it any longer.."
THUD
And everything went black.
***
Remus opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he saw was a pair of blue eyes that belongs to a pretty girl with brown hair. "Who are you?" was the only thing he could say.
"Hey, thank goodness you have awakened!" The girl said in delight. "I'm Alexandra."
"Where am I?" Remus asked weakly and finally found himself lying on a couch in a living room that was filled with butterflies. Not real butterflies, just butterfly patterns all over the room. Wallpapers with butterflies pictures, lamps that are in shapes of butterflies..you get the idea.
"My house. You fainted right in front of my house so I brought you in." Alexandra explained and smiled.
"I fainted?!" Remus exclaimed.
Alexandra nodded and a concern look spread across her face. "Are you all right? You look quite ill."
Remus struggled to sit up. "I'm fine. It's all right, it happens to me all the time." He said and tried to smile.
"Didn't you go and see a doctor?" Alexandra asked.
"I did, but the doctors can't do anything about it." Remus lied. That was almost true, when a werewolf bit him; there was no cure at that time. And now Snape wasn't around to give him the Wolfsbane Potion since it was now school holidays. "Anyway, I am fine now." He said.
Alexandra didn't look convinced.
"Really." Remus gave her a smile and got himself up from the couch. "Thank you for..you know, bringing me into your house."
Alexandra blushed a little and gave a shy smile. "You're welcome."
"By the way, what's your name again?" Remus asked, beginning to like this young lady.
"Alexandra Skipper." Alexandra said. "You?"
"Oops, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Remus," Remus said, holding out his hand, "Remus Lupin."
Alexandra shook his outstretched hand. "This is quite a odd way to meet." She smiled. "Do you live around here? Maybe I can see you home."
Remus' eyes widened. "Nonono, I don't live here, but I need to get to London.." He said in panic.
"Oh London! So you live in London?"
"No, I need to get to the King's Cross Station." Remus explained.
"I will get you a cab." Alexandra said and reached for the telephone.
"A cab?" Remus echoed. "I don't have enough Mug- I mean, money to take a cab."
"Oh, don't worry, I can lend you some." Alexandra said, and then she spoke to the phone, "Hello? Can you send me a cab here to bring someone to the King's Cross Station in London? You can? Within five minutes? Hold on." She put her hand over the mouthpiece. "Mr. Lupin, can you wait for five minutes?"
Remus just had to nod. He's couldn't turn down her nice offer.
Alexandra turned back to the phone. "Yes, he can wait. The address is No. 12 Vanessa Drive. See you later then. Bye." She hung up, put her hand in her pocket and dug out a couple of bills. "Here." She said and put the money on Remus' hand.
"Thanks, I will pay you back." Remus smiled.
"You don't have to."
"I insist. Are you free next Saturday?" Remus asked.
Chapter 1: Alexandra
"Privet Drive...no.4..." Remus Lupin looked up from the slip of Muggle paper, then at the house at Privet Drive. "Here it is!" Remus said, pleased that he found no.4 Privet Drive. He marched up to the front door of no.4, checked himself to see if he was dressed properly like a Muggle and knocked the door.
A few moments later, a big, beefy man with hardly any neck but a very large moustache opened the door. "Yes?"
"Does Harry Potter live here?" Remus asked politely.
Uncle Vernon examined Remus from head to toe with his eyes. Remus was wearing a white Muggle T-shirt with the black words: "I'm not what you think I am", a pair of long blue jeans, a pair of white and blue sneakers and a pair of dark sunglasses. "No."
Remus frowned a little. "Is this No.4 Privet Drive?"
"Yes...I mean no." Uncle Vernon lied quickly.
Remus took a brief glance at the door number beside the door, then at the sign at the corner of the street. He glared at Uncle Vernon over his sunglasses. "Do I look like an idiot to you?"
Uncle Vernon swallowed. "No...Yo-you look like a weirdo in a T- shirt..oops."
Remus scowled darkly at him and Uncle Vernon went pale. "Get Harry here." Remus ordered.
Uncle Vernon cleared his throat and yelled: "POTTER! YOU HAVE A VISITOR!"
Harry rushed down the stairs, said, "Hi.." and stopped dead on his tracks when he saw Uncle Vernon's dark look.
"Who. Is. He?" Uncle Vernon demanded.
Remus looked at Harry's clothes (which seem too big for him) then at Uncle Vernon in disgust. Sirius is right; these Muggles are not treating Harry well.
"He's my teacher from my school. At least I think he is....Professor Lupin, is that you?"
Remus took off his sunglasses. "Yes."
"Whatever, just keep him away from me." Uncle Vernon snapped and marched upstairs.
"What a nice attitude." Remus said sarcastically.
"Sorry about him." Harry said apologetically. "By the way, why are you wearing like that?"
"I have to dress like a Muggle if I want to visit you. So, do I look like one?" Remus asked nervously, putting his sunglasses back on.
Harry looked at him and realized that his sunglasses were so dark that he wondered how Remus could see through them. "Err..Professor? Are those sunglasses necessary?"
"Oops, sorry." Remus said and took off his sunglasses, showing the dark circles under his eyes.
"Oops, I forgot that it is a full moon last night. I think you better put them back on." Harry advised and Remus put the sunglasses back on. "Anyway, you look just like a Muggle. So..what's the purpose of you doing here?"
"I got something from Padfoot. He wants to give it to you personally but he can't because the Muggles might still think that he is a escaped convict and get the....the....what's the Muggle term of Aurors?"
"Police."
"Yeah, that's it. Police. We know that his name has been cleared but he thinks that it's a lot safer for me to be here instead of him." Remus said, passing a thick package to Harry.
"What is it?" Harry asked curiously.
"The MPP official book. Sirius made it. There are a lot of interesting information about your parents and Sirius."
"You?" Harry asked shortly.
"Yes, and me too. And absolutely no Peter..." Remus said and saw Dudley standing at the head of the stairs, staring at him in horror.
"Har-Harry? Is, is that a-a wizard?" Dudley asked with his voice shook.
"Yes, he is my teacher. Professor, this is Dudley, my cousin." Harry introduced.
"Oh, hello!" Remus smiled brightly and looked bewildered when he saw Dudley yelped, ran to his bedroom and slammed the door shut. "What's wrong with him?"
"He's afraid of us. Hagrid gave him a pig tail and Fred and George gave him a sweet that causes his tongue to grow.." Harry trailed off.
"Oh." Was what Remus could only say. "Well, I got to go back and get some sleep." Remus said and yawned. "Have a...I mean, try to have a nice holiday, all right?"
Harry grinned and nodded. "I will."
Remus smiled, "Bye, see you after summer." He put his hands in his pockets and walked down the path. He looked up and saw Dudley looking out of his window. He waved goodbye and Dudley disappeared from his sight immediately.
***
Remus walked on the pavement tiredly. He shook his head, trying to clear it. "All right, Remus, the faster you get home, the faster you can rest..." He told himself. Great, why did he have to offer to deliver the book for Harry?
"Because you are a kind man, that's why." A voice in his head answered.
"Whatever, I just want to go home...."Remus said to himself wearily and rubbed his temple. "No, I need a place to rest...No, I can't take it any longer.."
THUD
And everything went black.
***
Remus opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he saw was a pair of blue eyes that belongs to a pretty girl with brown hair. "Who are you?" was the only thing he could say.
"Hey, thank goodness you have awakened!" The girl said in delight. "I'm Alexandra."
"Where am I?" Remus asked weakly and finally found himself lying on a couch in a living room that was filled with butterflies. Not real butterflies, just butterfly patterns all over the room. Wallpapers with butterflies pictures, lamps that are in shapes of butterflies..you get the idea.
"My house. You fainted right in front of my house so I brought you in." Alexandra explained and smiled.
"I fainted?!" Remus exclaimed.
Alexandra nodded and a concern look spread across her face. "Are you all right? You look quite ill."
Remus struggled to sit up. "I'm fine. It's all right, it happens to me all the time." He said and tried to smile.
"Didn't you go and see a doctor?" Alexandra asked.
"I did, but the doctors can't do anything about it." Remus lied. That was almost true, when a werewolf bit him; there was no cure at that time. And now Snape wasn't around to give him the Wolfsbane Potion since it was now school holidays. "Anyway, I am fine now." He said.
Alexandra didn't look convinced.
"Really." Remus gave her a smile and got himself up from the couch. "Thank you for..you know, bringing me into your house."
Alexandra blushed a little and gave a shy smile. "You're welcome."
"By the way, what's your name again?" Remus asked, beginning to like this young lady.
"Alexandra Skipper." Alexandra said. "You?"
"Oops, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Remus," Remus said, holding out his hand, "Remus Lupin."
Alexandra shook his outstretched hand. "This is quite a odd way to meet." She smiled. "Do you live around here? Maybe I can see you home."
Remus' eyes widened. "Nonono, I don't live here, but I need to get to London.." He said in panic.
"Oh London! So you live in London?"
"No, I need to get to the King's Cross Station." Remus explained.
"I will get you a cab." Alexandra said and reached for the telephone.
"A cab?" Remus echoed. "I don't have enough Mug- I mean, money to take a cab."
"Oh, don't worry, I can lend you some." Alexandra said, and then she spoke to the phone, "Hello? Can you send me a cab here to bring someone to the King's Cross Station in London? You can? Within five minutes? Hold on." She put her hand over the mouthpiece. "Mr. Lupin, can you wait for five minutes?"
Remus just had to nod. He's couldn't turn down her nice offer.
Alexandra turned back to the phone. "Yes, he can wait. The address is No. 12 Vanessa Drive. See you later then. Bye." She hung up, put her hand in her pocket and dug out a couple of bills. "Here." She said and put the money on Remus' hand.
"Thanks, I will pay you back." Remus smiled.
"You don't have to."
"I insist. Are you free next Saturday?" Remus asked.