Chapter One: He's All Ours
On a bright spring morning, in the month of March, a golden-eyed baby boy entered this world. His mother, a beautiful half-blood wizard, holding him in her arms at St. Mungo's, smiled down at her perfect baby. Her husband, John Lupin, stared wide eyed at his newborn child. He laid his hand on his wife's shoulder and squeezed it tenderly.
"Isn't he beautiful?" John whispered to her.
A tear dropped from Greta Lupin's face, for she was so happy to finally meet her baby, "Yes… Yes, he is."
A tall, blonde doctor then came in to the small room the family was in. His wand was sticking out of his right hand pocket on his white robe.
"So, have you two picked out a name for this adorable little one?" The doctor asked kindly.
Greta glanced up at her smiling husband, "Have we come to a decision, honey?"
John nodded once and looked up at the doctor, "We've decided on the name Remus, Remus John Lupin."
Once the family had returned to their small cottage in their tiny wizarding village just on the edge of Scotland, Greta laid Remus down in his small crib in the room they had prepared for him. The room had a soft, yellow glow to it. The walls were the color of a baby duck and Remus's crib was charmed to rock back and forth ever so gently. Greta stood over her baby and smiled down at his closing eyes. Once the boy was sound asleep, Greta left the room and walked over to her husband who was lying on the couch with his feet on the arm.
"He's asleep," Greta whispered. She went over towards John's head and lifted it up gently, then sat down and put his head on her lap.
With his eyes still closed John whispered back, "I love you."
Greta leaned her head down and kissed John on the lips sensitively. He kissed back and put one hand around her head and depend the kiss. She smiled through the kiss shared with her husband and thought about how lucky she was. She had everything. A loving husband, a perfect baby, a beautiful home, and a wonderful future ahead of her.
She leaned out of the kiss and said, "Come take a nap with me,"
Greta stood up and helped John up off the couch. He took her hand and interlocked his fingers into hers, which seemed to fit perfectly. She led him to their shared bedroom and laid down on the bed, without getting under the covers. He wrapped his arms around her waist and laid next to her.
"Stay with me forever, okay?" Greta whispered to her husband.
"Forever and ever," he whispered back.
They fell asleep then, but only for a couple of hours. They were awakened by their screaming baby from the next room over.
Greta was beginning to get up, but was stopped by John, "No, don't get up, just rest. I'll get Remus."
John untangled his arms from his wife and got up slowly. He moved toward the crying child's room and opened the door. Remus was still wrapped tight in his light green baby blanket, but his face was red and soaking with tears. His nose was running and his arms were struggling in the blanket. John picked his son up and carefully cuddled him in his arms. The baby was still screaming. Now it was to the point where the child's voice was straining to keep the sound coming. John gently unwrapped the baby from the blanket and, suddenly, the tiny Remus stopped crying.
John took the baby, now with only a diaper on him, and whispered, "Hello Remus. Hello little baby."
John leaned against the rocking crib. He took his wand out, waved it once so the crib would stop rocking and then tossed it into the crib. Now, John had the baby eye level and was holding Remus from under the arms. He put his mouth against the baby's soft tummy and blew raspberries, causing the baby to give his father a toothless smile.
"Are you smiling? Yes? I love you," John said to his baby.
"He loves you too," John heard Greta say from the doorway. She walked over to them and tickled Remus's bare tummy softly.
"He loves both of us," John whispered in Greta's ear. Greta smiled and put her hand on her husband's neck.
"We're a family. He all ours, honey."
John nodded, "All ours, forever."