Remus J. Lupin: A Biography Part 1
I was born on October 12, 1967. I had two wizarding parents, which meant I was a pure blood. But that never mattered much to me. I had two best friends Timmy and Tommy. They were the local twins who liked to cause trouble From setting of dungbombs in the village stores to throwing invisibility cloaks over peoples heads as they were walking down the street. I was a happy kid who never really got into much trouble until one fateful night when I was 10
I walked down the path, my two friends side by side. We had just come in from a day of quidditch practicing in the clearing in the forest. We talked as we went along
"That was some score you made Remus" said Timmy
"Yeah the best one I've ever seen" chimed in Tommy.
We continued down the road, as it got dark. We reached the edge of the forest when I noticed a strange silence on either side of me. The twins had suddenly become silent with fear and looking up I could see why. Inches above me stood a werewolf. Timmy and tommy were frozen in place. I didn't know what to do, so I just said run and we all did. The werewolf ran after us with impressing speed, getting closer to us every second. I was getting tiered and was slowing down. The twins started yelling at me to speed up. But for the life of him I couldn't. I collapsed.
I woke up what seemed to be hours later and discovered that I couldn't move my right leg. I looked over at it and noticed that it was quite green and purple. I tried to get up using my good leg but I couldn't do that either. I sat there helpless and defenseless. I didn't have a wand and my broomstick was torn to pieces to the right of me.
Suddenly a man appeared out of the brush. "Oh my, oh my. You helpless and defenseless… oh no what have I done?"
The man wept for quite some time and I left him alone.
Then finally I cleared my throat and said "what exactly have you done?"
The man finally bought to reality responded "well, well, I was the werewolf last night" he cried some more "I couldn't control myself and I broke out of the cage I had locked my self in" he drew in a breath "I …accidentally…um…bit you" he broke into a fresh batch of tears.
Meanwhile I was deciding how to respond. Finally I decided on cool and calm.
"So" I said carefully "you mean I'm a werewolf too now?"
"Yes" said the man.
I said in the same tone "why did you have to do this to me?"
"I just lost control. When you're a werewolf it doesn't matter who you bite just how many people will you bite."
I absorbed all of this. I was no longer human, I'd have to go through a painful transformation every full moon, I would have no friends, and most of all no Hogwarts" Hogwarts was the world's best school of magic and I'd been signed up since I was born. I was sure Dumbledore wouldn't let the likes of me in.
Finally I pointed at the swelling on my leg and said "can you heal that?"
'"Yes"
"Well then do it please because it really hurts"
The man helped me up and said he would walk me home, as this was all his fault. We soon got to the edge of the forest and to my house. We went up to knock on the door.
My mum dressed in black opened up the door. Her sad look did not last very long when she saw who was at the door.
My mum knew she probably looked very silly there looking up to the heavens muttering under her breath. When she regained her senses she thanked the man over and over again.
"I did more harm than good" he said
"Whatever could you mean?" sputtered Mrs. Lupin.
With that he explained about himself and how he got out of his cage and that sort of thing. When he got to the part was he actually said, "Your son is a werewolf" mum fainted. I asked the man to stay until my dad came home from work and my mum woke up. I didn't think I was up to explaining every thing to my parents. That night my dad came home and the man got to explain the same story again. Mum had woken up before dad came home and when the man told dad
"Your son is a werewolf" she fainted again.
"Mum, it won't be that bad. (I think). Maybe it won't be that bad." I told her.
Dad went to pick up mum and lay her on the couch. Then he himself sat down and cried for a while. When he was done he said, "Let me take a look at your leg its still green". He also turned on the man and yelled at the top of his lungs "get out of my home" "of course" he said. He added "but if little Remus ever needs help with his symptoms he's always welcome at my house. It's a little past the field where you were playing quidditch. "Thanks" said I weakly, and the man left.
My dad carried me upstairs to bed, sat on it and cried. He took out his wand and magicked the swelling on my leg down, kissed me goodnight and left. My dreams that night were focused on my transformations. I thought maybe it would be cool, or even fun. Maybe I could control himself unlike that man. Yes, that was it I would learn to control myself, so I would be no danger to anyone. I fell asleep.
The next morning I got up with good spirits. My mum seemed better too. I thought it was all a dream and sat down to breakfast like nothing happened. My mum made me hard-boiled eggs and orange juice.
After I ate, I went out to get Timmy and tommy, but mum called him back.
" Do not under any circumstances tell Timmy or tommy that you are a werewolf. You will tell them that after you fainted a kind man bought you home on his way to the village. And do not tell them any of this unless they ask."
It sounded like she was done and I started to walk off
"One more thing" she added sternly. "Get back in the house and put on long pants. Anyone with eyes can see that's a werewolf bite on your leg"
"Oh" said I and ran back into the house and back out again.
The twins were very happy to see me and didn't ask any questions. We got our brooms and we walked to the clearing in the forest. Every day for a long time we did this. I got more relaxed and even more relaxed. I realized I could have friends as well as be a werewolf. But gradually I forgot I was a werewolf, and unfortunately went out to play with the twins on the night of night of the full moon.
After a full day of playing quidditch they were walking back towards the village, I started to feel very weird, like I was going to throw up or something. Then I remembered.
"Run" I shouted to the twins.
They didn't they just stood there and stared. Part of my head was turning long and snout like; I was growing hair all over my body. I tried to say, "run" again but all that came out was a howl. It was then that the twins decided to run. But it was to late because in those few seconds I had become a full werewolf, and I could not control it as I thought I could. I started chasing after the twins. I couldn't catch them so he stood and howled until morning.
In the morning I found myself in a heap on the forest floor. I picked myself up and checked myself over. I noticed I had a lot of cuts, but from whom? I decided to walk back home
Home I thought. I had just reached it. It had taken over an hour because I kept stopping to throw up. I rang the doorbell, and mum opened it.
"Oh, we were so worried. We forgot it was a full moon or we wouldn't of let you go out to play. Timmy and Tommy's mother claims that you chased them." that was my mum's greeting for me.
I walked in and collapsed with dizziness on the couch.
I was woken up in 5 hours by my mum and dad. They had some one with them. A doctor that specialized in these cases. He took he temperature, poked and prodded at me, and finally said
"You know there is no cure for this"
"We know"
The doctor continued "he will not be a um… normal child any more, and there will be no proper schooling for him to have"
His mother collapsed at that and yelled "no Hogwarts?"
"Yes no Hogwarts unless the head master is daft enough to let him in"
My mother sighed and the doctor left. "Surly there must be some way to get him in. he should be starting first year as soon as the summers over" she said to his father
"No, probably not"
"We shall see about that I shall write to Dumbledore my self" and she did. She sent the family owl to him the next day. And got an answer back the next day
Dear Mrs. Lupin,
We would be happy to have your son Remus join us at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry. We shall of course take special precautions for your sons safety and the safety of the students, but other wise I see know reason why he shouldn't attend
Best Wishes,
Albus Dumbledore
Mum was very happy when she got the letter back. She showed it to dad and Remus. I grinned. I was going to Hogwarts!
My gosh, I was so exited. When my mum took me to Diagon ally to get my school things, I looked all around. I had never gone beyond our village before and had never seen a place where the were entirely wizarding things.
My parents never did lot magic at home and neither did Timmy or Tommy's parents because we lived near a lot of muggles (non-wizarding people), and we didn't want to attract a lot of attention. My parents now used even littler magic because we really didn't want to attract attention because of me. Because of me there was already a lot of suspicion around our place. People heard the howls every full moon and wondered. Even the muggles.
Any way in Diagon ally we first went Gringots the one and only wizarding bank. A goblin (that's right a real goblin) took us down through mind twisting tunnels in a rickety little cart. When we got to our volt my mum took just enough out for the things we needed, and a little extra so I could have some spending money.
When we came out of Gringots we first went to the wand shop. Mr. Olivanders was a very creepy person.
he saw my mum and said "ah, Sally Remus"
mum blushed at this
"13 inch phoenix feathers and one dragon heart string, oak. Correct?"
"Yes" said mum
The man turned on me
"Little Remus, come stand here" he pointed to a stool
"what hand do you usually use for things?"
"Right"
"well then stick out your right hand now… yes that's it, now take this, take it and wave it"
"hmm nothing well try this" he handed me another wand. I tried it and yellow sparks flew out of it.
"Well interesting… yes it is this wand is very rare."
He said to me "do you know why?"
"No" I said truly not knowing
"well this wand contains 2 werewolf hairs, very hard to get you know. But a very powerful wand. Wonderful for fighting of dark arts creatures." mum gulped a few times and swayed. I thought she would faint. She nodded her head curtly to Mr. Olivanders paid and pulled me out of the shop in a hurry.
Then we went to madam Malkin's robe shop. I stood on another stool and waited patently while she measured me. While she was measuring me two other boys that seemed to be well acquainted came in.
'Oh, are you starting Hogwarts too?" said one boy
"we are" said the other "I'm Sirius black, and this is James potter. Nice to meet you" "I'm Remus Lupin, and yes I'm starting Hogwarts too."
"Cool" they both said at the same time.
It was like they could read each other's minds and know what each one was going to say before they said it. Maybe we could be friends, I thought. But then I remembered what I was and said to myself probably not.