It was the day after Christmas at Grimmauld Place, and everyone had eventually dragged themselves out of bed for breakfast, Remus being the first up (Nobody knew if he even slept at all) and the last of course, being the infamous Ron Weasley, who could sleep for eternity if no one woke him up.
Unfortunately, not everything was quite right.
As everyone piled large amounts of food on to their plates, thanks to Mrs. Weasley, some small talk was exchanged, a few jokes about the Marauders' time at Hogwarts, and they eventually came to the topic of a certain Ms. Dolores Umbridge.
"So, Harry, how is school doing? I hear that Umbitch has been giving you many detentions lately." Sirius began. "I also hear that you are driving her crazy." He said smirking like a little boy that had just stolen some candy.
"Sirius! Language!" Exclaimed Remus, but everyone could tell that he was holding back snickers. "Well… I guess she does deserve it." He admitted, making Sirius smile in triumph.
Though this would usually make the Golden Trio and the Weasley twins laugh, they had uncomfortable and sheepish looks. Since this was very unlike the usually high spirited group, Remus cocked his head questioningly.
"Something wrong?" He inquired, staring at them trying to get a hint.
All of the adults reached the conclusion that something was definitely very wrong when the group only gave out nervous laughter. Knowing the twins, it couldn't be a prank gone wrong, because if it was, the twins would be smiling secretively and sharing looks.
Something was very, very wrong.
"Well…" Hermione began, but was soon silenced by the looks the others gave her. At this point, everyone was worried, Hermione wasn't the type to be put down.
In the midst of the awkward silence, Harry reached out to grab a bun from the table, his sleeves pulled back, showing a bit of his hand. Remus's arm shot out and grabbed Harry's. He tried to pull his arm back, but Remus had a firm grip on him, and was now intently staring at his hand, an expression of horror fresh on his face.
"Harry. What is this." Remus said calmly, but his calm façade was different from normal Remus. It was the kind you would get when someone was angry.
And, well, he was. Murderous, in fact.
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