Tainted Lessons

Written by: HoshiHikari

Disclaimer: I do not own HP! That's right, the characters still all belong to J.K Rowling As for the plot, it might have been done before, so I won't take credit for that either

Summary: Sequel to The Final Lesson! The battle for domination between the Master and his Guardian continues. It's a race against time as both the Muggle and wizardry world are once again under the threat of the Master. Remus finds himself trying desperately to re-teach everything that Harry has lost while the Prince tries desperately to reinforce, taint and persuade his guardian to give up and fall dutifully back into his rightful place as Avenger. Neither has budged nor shows any sign of doing so. With the aid of Black spreading rumors that threaten a certain identity of his long time friend, will Remus' path be chosen for him, as the world is known for not giving second chances? Or will the turn up of an unexpected relation of the Prince show up, and help Remus succeed?

Author Notes: "…." talk Italic thoughts/dreams /…/ Parseltongue Snake language

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Author Notes: There will be NO SLASH and not too much romance. This is just as the summary had said, a story about DARK Harry and LIGHT Remus…if it will stay that way, I don't know yet.

Spoilers: MAJOR SPOILERS! I have finished reading the Half Blood Prince. Therefore it is only reasonable that there are spoilers from book 1-6. Those who maybe interested on my thoughts/opinions about the book, I will put it up on my profile.

Chapter 1 Breakout

It was a calm night. The sky was cloudless and clear. An undisturbed silence swept through the cool breeze. Even the tides of the North Sea were quiet, silently smashing onto an outstretched towering cliff.

Suddenly there was a break from the calm, icy waters. A gigantic shape lifted itself from the waves, and flung itself onto the sharp rocks. The shape hung on tightly, wrapping his front paws around a jagged outstretched stab of rock. Panting heavily he paused to catch his breath, letting his rear paws dangle helplessly in the water. Once he caught his breath, the shape leaned closer to the stab of rock. Finally, his rear paws got a firm grip on the rock as well. Painstakingly, the creature leaned closer to the stab of rock. Slowly with one paw at a time, he lifted himself up, as he started his journey towards freedom.

Flashaback

"To become an Animagus." Remus repeated, a glint of youth suddenly appearing on the old man's face. "Yes, after 10 years in Azkaban. I believe you are ready." He whispered taking in the other slowly.

"Figures…." Harry replied, with the same emotionless face he had used at the trial. "It's the only way you know how. Though I highly doubt that, Professor, after all you did teach me wandless magic, dark magic I presume.. I only assumed so because Sirius mentioned you would have done so without me interfering. Besides, knowing you, I assuming becoming Animagus is the most affective and appropriate. As they say, 'Like Godfather, Like Godson. '"

"First off Harry I believe we are the first to accomplish, what you have been calling wandless magic. No, it is not Dark magic. It is basic six year teaching standard, with an added twist. Non verbal spells, that's what it is. The only difference is, usually the spells are spoken mentally and the spell shoots out of the wand. However, since we have no wand, I had to count on the fact, push on the fact that you are capable of having the mental strength behind it. You have succeeded, I must congratulate you…"

"So nothing special, if I was meant to learn it anyways. You should have just went straight to 'How to become an Animagus' Professor."

"Ah, I was preparing you for it. It is the last course and my only true course." Remus paused. "Like I said, I don't expect you to stay copped up in here. I'll get you out, even if it means breaking into Azkaban, and then breaking out of it." He said fiercely

"Even if we are once again on separate paths?"

"Separate paths?"

"You said yourself, Remus, that you are no longer Avenger…therefore we once again stand on opposite sides." The prince said quietly.

"Does that matter to me? Has it ever mattered to me Harry?" Lupin said, sounding annoyed. "Harry, I may not agree with your views…and is desperate to change you back…" his guardian continued. "however I will never leave you because of it." He continued. "No you cannot break away from me any longer. I'll always be around, and with you…."

"Remus…"

"I don't regret a single day I spent with you here in Azkaban…" Lupin whispered. "no, not a single day in the last five years. I won't regret spend another thousand years either." He continued. "Harry, you're everything to me. You're all that I got. I will abandon anyone, anything for you, for that chance to be with you. You're my cub Harry, my son. I recalled Sirius once saying that you're a disappointment to him, to James, to Lily…."

Harry looked away. "Of course I am…to you as…"

"but you won't be for me." Harry looked up at that, straight into the other pair of eyes. "I'm proud of you Harry. If there's anything I'm proud of, it's how much you learned these years…"

For a brief moment, Harry felt as though he was once again 13, and watching Remus leave. He shook that feeling away.

"learn Dark Magic? You out of all people teach me Dark Magic, have me learn it, make me learn it, and feel no regret, no remorse, no regret about the danger you put the world through…or will."

"When the time comes, I will take that responsibility onto my shoulders. No, I do not regret it." He heaved in a deep sigh. "You weren't listening Harry. Learning magic, dark or light, doesn't' matter to me. It's how you use it."

Harry snorted.

"patience and endurance in a place that's unsuitable for you. To care and love others as if it were your own." You have become more human and less dark, less evil. You are gradually changing Harry. I am glad to take part in it." He repeated once again.

A silence followed, and both of them shifted uneasily.

"so how do you become an Animagus? We have no wand, no books, no materials, Professor…" Harry said at last.

"First off Harry, have you forgotten already? Non verbal spells, wandless magic? You can conjure and vanish what you need. Later on if you work on it yourself, you may end up using other spells as well. However, you'll have to be on your own. I won't teach that. Same concept though."

Harry nodded, finally understanding that it was necessary to learn these non verbal spells before they could move on to learning about becoming an Animagus.

"Secondly. I dare say I am an expert at it." Lupin was grinning madly by now. "I did manage to guide and lead 3 of my fellow classmates into becoming one." A broad smile now, as he seems to recollect his younger years. "I was the brains behind the group. Prongs and Padfoot may have taken the credit and giving all the practical help, but I had everything else. The brains, the theory, much better teacher then any of them would every have become."

"there wouldn't be anyone more equipped for the job, Moony."

Flashback end

He continued to climb higher, and higher. He stopped momentarily as he looked up at the top of the cliff, not knowing who or what to expect at the top. By the looks of it, he was halfway there. Slowly and carefully, the creature began to climb steadily upward, taking his time, using every opportunity to use every muscle in his body as it had been a long time since he had exercised.

"Almost there. Almost freed. Come on. Push yourself. Push yourself Harry. After 13 years of Azkaban, you're almost there"

The last words of encouragement were all he needed to pull himself together and leap onto the tops of the jagged rocks. For a split second, he was standing on all fours, before he fell limp and collapsed. He was exhausted from the swim and then the climb.

"Come on Harry, don't die down on me now. You can rest after I get my body back. For one thing, I can care for you. For another, you'll die…if you let yourself rest now. Come on Harry, come on cub, stay with me now." Remus' voice floated from above. Earlier, the man had gone ahead as a 'look out' not that that was necessary.

Slowly a pair of gold, yellow eyes flickered open and stared up at him. The barely noticeable form was smiling down at him. "Come on cub. Codric's Hollow. If there's one place that hasn't changed in the last 13 years, it should be Codric's Hollow."

A soft growl of protest escaped.

"No Harry, come on, we must get going. Sleep must come later. Safety and protection always comes first."

Slowly the four legged creature stood up, held still before rising again, taller this time, so that it was standing on hind legs. Remus watched steadily as the creature before him transformed and became human once more. He stretched out his arms as though he could catch his cub, as he watched him fall forward from exhaustion. In the end, he couldn't catch him.

"I'll apparate there…"

"you're too exhausted."

"then are you telling me to walk there?"

Remus looked uneasy, but made no argument as he knew that was the only way. Even so, he was worried, as he knew he still had to walk a distant afterwards as they couldn't apparate directly onto its grounds.

"I'll meet you on the other side Professor." Harry was saying, turning around once more to face the waves. He was staring into the darkness as though looking at something, which in fact he was. Staring off into the distance, he stared at the tiny island that had been his 'home' for the last 13 years of his life. He suddenly smiled.

"Remus, do you know what's so significant about today?"

"Of course I do Harry." He replied. He seemed to check something on his wrist. "Happy 31st birthday, my cub. What's more is that you spent the exact number of days within that same cell that Sirius did, and had escaped the same way."

The smile on Harry's face broadened. Slowly he turned around after hearing this as though it gave him the extra boost he needed.

"I'll see you on the other side, Moony." Without another word, there was a pop, and Harry was gone.

Remus turned to look back at Azkaban once more before he too apparated away.

Remus found Harry lying on his back in the middle of the woods in his Animagus form.

"Harry," the older man hissed not carrying about being overheard, as so far only the Prince could hear and see him, who was alive. "Get up" he said louder. "Get up." He said louder and hasher then before. "I'm sorry. Get up. You must! We're almost there! Just around the corner."

There was a soft moan that indicated reluctance.

"I know you're overly exhausted. However you must! Harry, as your guardian, I order you!" Remus knew his guardianship had long expired at the age of 17; however he still used it, as Harry did listen when he used it.

As expected, the Animagus stood up on wobbly legs.

"It's just over exhaustion. There's nothing more to it. Now Harry, get up and get yourself over there."

Step by step Harry did so. At last he was standing in front of a crumpled and burnt down Potter Manor. Remus filtered ahead as Harry seemed to stand rooted there.

"Alright Harry. Listen carefully. This is the main Headquarters, your headquarters. It's your base. Come over hear, watch the rubble." He instructed, and Harry did as he was told. "I don't want you setting an alarm off."

Harry looked up at him with questioning eyes, wondering how he knew such things.

"I help built it." Was the reply to the unasked question. "I came back while you were captured and had it built as well as find you that lawyer."

Harry nodded.

"No place your paw there." Remus instructed at what seemed like the remaining wall that was left standing. There was no need for further instructions as the wall opened immediately and a pair of stair case leading down appeared. "It's tied so that only you and those loyal to you can enter. Blood offering is required for everyone but you." He continued to explain.

"Alright, it should be safe. Either there are people or not. If there are, they can help you. If not, it's a safe place to regenerate."

Taking the lead, Harry entered. Once Remus passed inside as well, the wall shut itself.

"Lumos" Remus whispered, lighting the corridors as Harry was still in his Animagus form.

"Who's there?" a voice said suddenly from the front of them, behind a turning passage. "Bella, is that you?" the voice came closer and froze. Harry recognized immediately that it was Snape.

An older looking Snape without much difference was staring at him.

Snape looked on, surprised to find an ordinarily leopard standing before him with sharp, large yellow eyes. Looking closer though, he thought he saw what seemed to be scars across the animal's left eye. What's more was something seemed to be slithering on it.

The animal was staring at him. Before he could react though, he watched as the leopard transformed, before falling to the ground with a thud.

An Animagus, but who? No one knows this place. I defiantly don't know him either.

Carefully Snape approached, holding his wand above the man before him. He scanned the man once, and a gasp escaped his mouth.

"Snape….." a voice hissed from within. He shuddered. Gently he picked up the young man in his arms, look around once before heading back inside to present his new findings to the Dark Lord.

Remus watched, following closely behind the Potion Master.

Alight. So the beginning of the Sequel to The Final Lesson. How was it? Please Review!