Summary: After being bitten by a werewolf Remus feared he would never see his sister again, or have any friends when he went to Hogwarts. What he got was more than he could have ever planned for. rated M for later chapters.

Disclaimer: i am not JK Rowling and never will but hats off to her and the last book. it was brill and if you haven't read it, you better. anyway this story about Remus and his sister Tala and her relationship with Sirius. also some James and Lily in future chapters. enjoy and please review! BlAcKdAuGhTeR


Chapter 1

A New Wolf in the Pack

It was the height of summer. It had started early this year and the sun was bright in the clear sky. But instead of being out in the garden with his one-year-old son, Remus, a man was kneeling by the sofa in the living room of his small two bed house where his wife was giving birth to their second child. Lyall Lupin, a young wizard in his early thirties with mousy brown hair drawn back in a ponytail, gripped tightly his wife's hand, whispering words of encouragement to her and kissing her brow as she brought their child into the world. Remus meanwhile had been shut in his bedroom so as to keep him out of the way until it was over. The pregnancy had been hard on Hope, Lyall knew this. Hope had suffered unnatural amounts of sickness throughout and the baby was more than two weeks early that had both of them concerned. They had had a Healer on hand ever since the sickness started, and she was there to assist in the final stages.

The labour was long and intense. For one so eager to arrive, the baby took its time in actually being born. Maybe it had had second thoughts, Lyall mused to himself. From upstairs he could hear Remus's cries but he couldn't go to him. After seventeen hours, and many curses and insults from Hope, the Healer cast one last spell and the baby's cries were heard. Hope let out a relieved sob, smiling despite the pain she was in. Beside her Lyall kissed her temple, brushing back her long auburn hair. He was so proud of her, and counted himself the luckiest man on the earth now that he had not one child, but two with the woman he loved.

'Congratulations, Lyall,' said the Healer, 'a beautiful baby girl.'

Wrapped in a white cotton blanket that had once held a new-born Remus, the Healer held the baby girl out to them. Hope reached out and took her daughter in her arms, Lyall watching over her shoulder. She was crying, but neither cared. She was just too beautiful that words escaped both of them. it took only a few moments for the baby to realise who was holding it as her cries soon stopped and she blearily opened her eyes to look at the strange new world she'd entered. In the background they could hear the Healer packing up his things before the quiet pop of them Disapparating.

'She has your eyes,' said Lyall softly when he saw the small blue orbs looking up at him. 'She's perfect.'

'She is,' sighed Hope. She gently rocked their daughter, kissing her small forehead. 'I wonder how Remus will react.'

'Why don't we find out?' suggested Lyall.

With another quick kiss, Lyall got up and went upstairs. By now Remus had cried himself hoarse and was sitting quietly in his toys, playing with his toy wolf. He looked up when he father entered and automatically dropped the wolf, raising his arms to be picked up. Lyall smiled and did so, lifting Remus high up in the air above him causing Remus to laugh. Lyall smiled. He loved his son beyond comprehension and would do anything for him, as he would now do for his daughter as well. He held Remus level with his face and gentle rubbed his nose with his own before holding him to his chest.

'Come on, Remus, let's go see your Mum and baby sister.'

Remus rested his head on Lyall's chest and they went downstairs. In the living room, Hope was still engrossed with the baby, a serene look on her face. Her fingers were lightly brushing the baby's face and chest. She was so small Lyall found it hard to believe she'd been so much trouble. When they entered Hope put her finger to her lips to tell them to be quiet. Remus instantly started to wriggle in Lyall's arms to get to his mother before his brown eyes fell upon the strange thing in her arms. He kept a firm hold on Remus as he knelt back down beside Hope. A smile as bright as the moon was on Lyall's face as he looked at his two children. Remus was staring with intense curiosity at the thing in the blanket. He reached out a hand and gave it a prod. The baby stirred and opened her eyes looking back at him. She let out a small gurgle of wonder.

'Do we have a name yet?' Lyall asked Hope. He watched as Remus reached out and touched his sister again. 'Least we know it's a girl.'

The baby let out a small yawn. Hope and Lyall laughed slightly. It sounded a bit like a howl of a wolf.

'I don't know,' said Hope. 'Her name, it needs to be just right. She's special, I can tell, so she needs a name that's all her own.'

'Well we had Stefan for a boy,' mused Lyall, 'and Evangeline for a girl. Are we going to go with that?'

Hope wrinkled her nose. Even the baby seemed to react negatively to the name.

'She's more special than that,' she said. 'She's going to be so talented, I just know it.'

The baby made another noise, this time more of a happy one at something Hope had said, Lyall noted.

'Talented?' he repeated. The baby made the same noise. Lyall smiled. 'How about … Tala?' Again the baby made the happy noise. 'I think she's found her name.'

'Tala,' repeated Hope as if testing the name. 'Tala Lupin. Yeah, that will work. And Megan, for my mum. Tala Megan Lupin.'

'What do you think, Remus?' Lyall asked their son. He just looked blankly back, a vague smile on his face, before returning to stare at the thing in front of him. Hope chuckled. 'I think he approves.'

Lyall fell silent. He just sat there watching his growing family. He was the luckiest man in the wizarding world.

'Welcome to the pack, Tala,' he said gently.

Tala Lupin merely slept on in her mother's arms.


UPDATED: So since JK Rowling released new information on Remus and his history, I thought I'd update this bit of the story to make it coincide more with the official cannon information. It will be changed bit by bit so bear with me as I do so. This might actually help me get back into writing after such a long time away.