Hey, you guys! Well, I just wanted to post this, because I'm really quite proud of how it turned out, despite the shortness of it all. I guess it's going to go through Remus's life, but it's all from, more or less, his perspective. I'm not sure how far I'll go, but these are going to be short...a lot shorter than my usual, but I hope you enjoy it.
The first one is Remus getting his Hogwarts letter.
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"Remus?" The thin, brown-haired boy looked up, somewhat fearful, at his mother, who had entered the basement. He was barely clothed, scratches covering his body. He was shivering, but his crystal blue eyes were full of hope. "Are you hurt?" For a moment, he looked down at a new scratch on his torso, and at a wound on his arm that was bleeding profusely.
"I'm okay, Mum," he mumbled. Standing up too quickly, Remus felt dizzy, and collapsed to the ground again. He heard his mother utter an exasperated sigh and gather him in her arms.
"You're bleeding," she corrected. "You're not 'okay,' Remus."
"You know it always happens after a transformation," he said, his voice hoarse from the wolf's howling during the night.
"C'mon," Rhea Lupin said gently, helping her son to stand steadily. "Let's get you cleaned up...and then I have something special for you."
Remus's mind was whirring. Still a little jarred from the transformation, he blinked up at his mother as she nearly carried him up the stairs and into the living room, where Remus shut his eyes to shield himself from the sun. As always, his mother was in high spirits, if for nothing but his sake. "It wasn't as bad this time, was it?" she would always ask.
"I suppose not," was his nearly whispered response. "I didn't break any bones this time."
Rhea smiled encouragingly and ruffled her son's honey-brown hair. After making sure his arm was bandaged and his cuts were cleaned, she kissed his cheek and handed him an envelope with lime green writing on the front...and a seal on the back. It was some kind of crest, with four animals, a lion, a snake, a badger, and an eagle, all surrounding an 'H.' And it was addressed to a Mr. R. Lupin. Remus's eyes were wide. "Is this..." His voice dry, the boy couldn't finish his sentence. This was impossible, wasn't it?
"Open it and find out," was his mother's only response.
His hands shaking, Remus slit the envelope and out fell a few sheets of parchment. He unfolded the first one, and read aloud, "Dear Mr. Lupin, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry..." His voice trailed off as he coughed and looked up at the woman who had tears in her eyes. "Mum, how-"
"I wrote to the new Headmaster a few months ago," she admitted. "I told him about how much you wanted to come to school...and he said..." Another tear fell from her brown eyes and without another word, Remus stood up and hugged her tightly, no matter how much damage his small body had taken.
"Thank you," he whispered. "Thank you!"
"Happy Eleventh Birthday, my baby," she whispered back, holding him in her arms.
And for what seemed like the first time in a long time, Remus John Lupin smiled. He was going to Hogwarts.
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Thanks for reading, if you did so, and I'd much appreciate reviews...I want to know how I did, and if I should post the next part, which I've already prepared. :)
This'll typically be in order, but there are some things that may be random and out of order.
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