(Chapter 2: Lupine End)
It would be days later as Matthew had been quite agitated considering some mask wearing weirdos destroyed his camera he'd used to take pictures for his scrapbooks, but luckily enough he managed to find a new one. So for now he was merely taking in the sights of Britain and currently relaxing and taking in the sights, after all he had a good deal of ground to cover before he'd move on elsewhere in the world to see what it had to offer.
For the young warlock was mainly happy to continue his sightseeing, especially since he was now able to finish learning the spells he got from Diagon Alley; for one thing that was sad was the fact that the spells he acquired were considered high level when he and others he's fought alongside could do them with a good deal of ease.
(London, August 5th 2017, 1:35 Pm)
It was days later as Matthew was currently in London taking some of the sights in after having gotten something to eat, as he was currently taking a few pictures of Buckingham Palace as he had to admit when those wizards weren't being dicks it was quite nice to be out and about.
"One thing I will say is that this place is gorgeous." Matthew said as he snapped some pictures of the majestic looking building
"As this is definitely going in my scrapbooks." Matthew thought as he looked over some of the pictures he's taken of at and atop Buckingham Palace
"Now then the real question is where to go next?" Matthew asked himself wondering where he would go next on his list
"Harry is that really you?" Remus spoke in a bit of shock to see his friends eldest after so many years
"I don't go by that name anymore, as its Matthew now. Besides what do want with me?" Matthew asked as to what this stranger wanted of him
"I believe its better if we talk in private since this is a highly personal matter." Remus told him considering that this was something he'd rather talk about in private
"Alright then, but please don't smash my camera as I just bought this yesterday and I rather not have to go and spend money on a new one." Matthew responded considering that he'd rather not have his new camera get destroyed
"You haven't anything to worry about concerning your camera. As I only wish to talk to you." Remus requested of him as that was really the only thing he wanted
That in mind Remus told Matthew of whom he was and what he'd came here to do and of the ongoing war between both light and dark sides headed by Voldemort and Dumbledore respectively, as well as him being sent to convince him to come back and join the Order and see his parents again who wanted to try and reconnect with their long lost son.
"And that's everything from start to finish." Remus told him as Matthew was taking all of this in
"All I can say is that first and foremost that I want nothing to do with them in any capacity. Because they left me to be in a place where I was made to feel worth less than absolute zero, I was almost regularly beaten with fireplace pokers or skillets and that's not even counting all the times they starved me among other things. With the cherry on top being them trying to having nearly killed me by having sent me to drown to the bottom of the ocean." Matthew spoke with bitterness coloring his otherwise cordial and smooth sounding voice
"Because there is nothing that will have me wanting to reconnect with or want to be apart of them or anything related to do them. Since in doing so would only fill me with disgust and contempt for their actions." Matthew added since if he were to join or be apart of the Potter's family would fill him with nothing but the most immense of disgust
"I honestly can't blame you for feeling that way. Since you being given to the Dursleys and especially when I heard of what they did to you...well it about tore my relationship with your father apart." Remus told him considering that what had happened had practically destroyed their friendship
"Really and I thought you guys were supposed to be best of friends forever, from what you just told me of?" Matthew questioned considering that the werewolf had told him of the intense bond between himself and his father shared
"Well we were at one time, but after what they'd done and allowed to have happened. I couldn't stand it anymore. Therefore when I found out what happened to you; I'd lost it and beat your father to a pulp." Remus answered back since at that moment he'd been downright furious with him
Considering it took Sirius, Arthur and Lily to have pulled him off James when he was beating him into another nationality, that he was put in St. Mungo's for the next 4 and a half months from the savage beating he was given. With him having severed all bonds pertaining towards him considering that the lycanthropy stricken man, had been absolutely furious and disgusted with the man and his wife that he would've taken a killing curse for at one point and now couldn't stand to look at him without anger.
"Well I can say good on you for doing that. Since it's nice to know that you care for me and all, but the question is what do you plan to do with me? Because do you plan to take me back there…" Matthew asked leaving the question as Remus let a smile come across his semi gaunt face
"Of course not Matthew. As I would not force you to go back to somewhere that I know you'd be unhappy in." Remus answered back since he wouldn't force Matthew back to his parents when he knew the warlock would find only unhappiness and disgust
"Thank you I appreciate it." Matthew thanked him considering he didn't want to fight the guy whatsoever
"It's of no problem; although I do ask that you be careful around here. Considering Voldemort's forces are still running throughout the streets and either finding recruits to his service or causing havoc." Remus informed him of the fact that Death Eaters were still running amok
"Don't worry I'll be fine considering that I've got more than enough power to handle them." Matthew told him considering that his patron gave him more than enough power to handle these Death Eaters
"Good to know that you do, since their leader is nothing to be trifled with." Remus replied knowing how much of a blight Voldemort was the 1st time he came around
"Well not to worry as I'll be just fine. After all if they don't do anything to me then I won't to them." Matthew said considering that as long as they didn't go after him then he wouldn't do anything to them
"Yet there's one thing I would like to do for you..as consider it a small kindness for not forcing me to go back to them." Matthew spoke as he reached into his ocean blue and black backpack and pulled out a scroll that he blew the dust off of
"What is that?" Remus questioned as Matthew began unfurling the scroll
"Simple as you explained to me that you were afflicted by lycanthropy. Therefore it's a good thing I've kept these scrolls in reserve, because this should fix you right up." Matthew told him as he cleared his throat to invoke the power of the scroll
That in mind seafoam green and coral red eldritch energies came from the scroll and soon lifted off of it and surrounded Remus's body as the power of the scroll soon went to work in removing the lycanthropy from Remus. With minutes passing as what felt like him getting the world's hottest sponge bath with brillo pads surrounded his body, before he soon nearly fell to his knees almost breathless as the scroll had completed its purpose.
"There you go as you are now lycanthropy free." Matthew spoke as he put the now inert scroll
"Y-You mean I'm no longer a werewolf?" Remus questioned in shock of what had just happened
"Of course you are, as honestly it's not that hard to come across scrolls to remove curses like these. Because they're really common place to get in America, Italy, Germany, Russia, China and South Africa as examples. Honestly I'm surprised no one had went to get you one as soon as you were afflicted with this." Matthew answered back considering that scrolls to remove curses weren't that hard to get it you just went to the right countries
"First of all I just want to say thank you for this so much, as I can not express the amount of gratitude and joy I have right now!" Remus exclaimed giving Matthew the biggest hug ever
"Hey it's no problem and besides you seem like a pretty nice guy, so I felt that you deserved a little something to help get your life on a better track." Matthew told him since he felt as though it wouldn't hurt to do a random act of kindness every now and again
"Still I just want to say thank you so much, for what you've done for me. As finally my life can continue the way it should've decades ago." Remus spoke as he was mainly elated to finally be free of his curse
"Oh no problem and happy to oblige, but if you don't mind I've got stuff to do. So until next time have a nice day." Matthew told him as he soon departed from the now former werewolf
"Well then it seems that Dumbledore and I are going to have words soon enough." Remus thought considering that it seems the headmaster of Hogwarts has been feeding him lies for almost 2 decades
(Several hours later, London, 8:48 Pm)
It was soon night as Matthew after getting some dinner at Red Lobster had decided to take a stroll and find a hotel to stay in, that was before he soon felt a presence try to attack and claw his face off.
"And I'm not having none of this tonight." Matthew thought as he raised his hand and blasted the figure with a potent beam of eldritch energy
"Alright what's your deal? As I just want to find somewhere to sleep for the night." Matthew questioned considering he really didn't want to deal with any of this
"Easy enough you little shit, as I heard you caused some problems for my master in Diagon Alley. Which is why I'm here to tear your throat out." Fenrir spoke in his full blown werewolf form with his claws at the ready and his fangs bared
"Look you guys started it when you not only destroyed my camera, but also shot me in the chest with a spell. So I was well within my right to take them out of the picture." Matthew replied as he summoned his axe knowing things were about to get hectic
"All I know is that you caused problems for us, so time for me to…." Fenrir said in trying to be menacing only for an intense wave of necrotic energy to wash over him and nearly force him to his knees
"You know it you guys are coming to kill me, then at the very least not waste my time and monologue." Matthew spoke as there was one of the few things he hated it was when people did the tired old trope of villainous monologuing
That in mind after Fenrir staggered to his feet being hit with the blight spell as sections of his body looked to have the very vitality and moisture drained from them, with him having dashed up to him and clawed at his body. Only for him to soon have Matthew's battleaxe glowed with spectral seafoam green and coral red light, as he swung the blade once into Fenrir's gut and the other across his chest, as the silver furred werewolf snarled in pain as he felt the eldritch power of Leviathan invade his mind like a tidal wave crashing onto the beach.
For Fenrir tried to claw and bite at Matthew yet the eldritch energy that invaded his mind and caused such a dissonance between his body and mind that his attacks against Matthew were met with him clawing at air or biting away at clothing. Meanwhile Matthew was continuing to swing away and slash away at his flesh staining his fur and clothing with blood, as Matthew decided to cancel concentration on the spell with a final hit that was towards was across his face; splitting apart flesh like a leaf cut by a cleaver that stained his muzzled face crimson.
With Fenrir snarling in animalistic anger as blood dripped down from his face as he went down to bite out Matthew's throat only for it to be caught by the handle of his axe, with Matthew placing his hand near the cut up stomach of the werewolf. Before he fired off a powerful blast of eldritch energy with enough concussive force to knock him 10 feet back and into a car window, as Matthew was thinking of how to put down Fenrir quickly.
"You know if you just walk away right now, then I promise we can go on about our separate ways. Because I really don't want to have to fight you tonight." Matthew spoke as his offhand was behind him as coral red and seafoam green energy began to coalesce and spiral around it
"Never! As I'm gonna tear your throat out and have your corpse at the Dark Lord's feet to use as a footrest." Fenrir snarled as he ripped himself away from the car window
"Fine then, but let it be said I never did give you a chance to walk away from this." Matthew told him as during this exchange he got a good 60 feet away from the werewolf
That in mind he unleashed an arcing torrent of coral red and seafoam green eldritch energy that blasted the werewolf; who was forced to withstand the attack in it's full might as he was assaulted by the powerful torrent that shredded his clothing and burned away at his flesh that sizzled and scorched away. Fenrir eventually closed the distance albeit being rendered half naked as section of his torso, shoulders, upper arms and thighs were blown apart by the torrent of arcing eldritch energy; before he soon clamped his jaws onto Matthew's right forearm.
With the warlock biting back a scream of pain as the jagged fangs bit through his flesh, so with that in mind he raised his axe forth and empowered it with seafoam green energy, as he slashed off a hearty chunk of Fenrir's face in the process; revealing angry red muscle tissue. For Fenrir was forced to unclamp his jaws from Matthew's bleeding arm as the warlock looked at his bloodied arm and then back at Fenrir, before soon snapping his fingers as a coral red glow soon surrounded Fenrir as barnacles and multicolored coral surrounded and held him in place.
With him then having seafoam green energy form around his hand and then darken before he gripped Fenrir's throat as he drained part of his life force to heal the damage done to his arm, before hacking away into his back and side whittling away at the sinuous flesh as Fenrir struggled to break free of the spell. This continued until he was a bloody mess made of fur, slashed apart and either necrotized and burnt apart muscle and animalistic rage; for once he broke out he tried to claw off Matthew's face only for him to be disabled as Matthew had had enough and had slashed off Fenrir's right arm at the mid forearm. With him then kicking him over, as he'd grown really tired of the werewolf trying to kill him as his bright green eyes glowed with an ethereal light under the light of the full moon, as Fenrir was helplessly pinned underneath the Matthew's boot heel.
"You know all I'm trying to do is enjoy my time here in Britain, but yet you people keep on ruining it. Since I try to be peaceful and walk away; yet you guys just seem bent on having me destroy you guys." Matthew spoke considering that he was irritated that people kept him from enjoying his time in sightseeing in Britain
"Fuck you...as just you wait. For Lord Voldemort is….gonna...come and kill you dead...and mount your...fucking head...on his wall." Fenrir sputtered out as his constitution was failing him from all his wounds he sustained
"And about that, the only thing I have to say about your dark lord and his followers fucking up my time here is only this...that he can go fuck himself with a sandpaper dildo. Because honestly he and his followers are wasting my time and ruining my fun here." Matthew said as he really wasn't having none of Voldemort and the Death Eater's antics
Because all the warlock wanted to do was simply enjoy his time here in Britain and see some sights and take some pictures here to scrapbook, before he went on about his way to Italy where he heard some cool stuff in terms of the arcane and other such things were going on. Yet it seemed that it was too much to ask, as everyone from the sides of light and dark wanted to try and either ruin his time her in the case of the Death Eaters or pull him into something he wanted nothing to do with in Dumbledore's case.
"Y-You'll n-never….beat him, as just...y-you wait. As soon e-enough he'll come for your n-neck and….after that all of B-Britain will be...ours." Fenrir sputtered out before Matthew getting tired of this buried his axe head in the middle of Fenrir's face with such force it nearly split the werewolf's face open
"Well that ain't gonna happen anytime on my watch. Because no one is gonna ruin my fun here and get away with it." Matthew spoke as he wiped the blood off his axe before sending it back to it's pocket dimension in a flash of eldritch energy and sea water
"Because if Voldemort or anyone thinks they can ruin things for me here and get away with it, then obviously they do not know the full might of what I can unleash with my patron's power." Matthew thought to himself as he walked off to find himself a hotel to stay in
(4 days later, Number 12 Grimmauld Place, 1:45 Pm, August 9th 2017)
It was nearly a week later as Remus had revealed that he was now lycanthropy free considering in the days since his meeting with Matthew he'd not transformed once, causing mass surprise to go through the Order. Yet what brought it even more along with shock was the fact that he revealed that he was quitting the Order and moving on elsewhere in life.
"You can't be serious about quitting the Order." Sirius spoke in shock of what was happening as Remus had just finished packing
"I am quite serious to the all of you. After all now that I'm no longer cursed I am finally free to live the life I should've been living for the past 20 years, now that I no longer have to worry about the moon." Remus told the present Order members as now that he was no longer hindered by his lycanthrophy he was free to go on about his life as he pleased
"But where do you even plan on going?" James questioned as to where Remus would be going off to
"Easy enough really. As I'm going off to St. Petersburg in Russia." Remus answered as to where he planned on going
"Russia?! As what in the bloody hell would you have to do in Russia that's more important than being in the Order!" Molly questioned and borderline demanded from the former werewolf
"Another easy answer. As I've been given an offer to help train the Auror's their as despite my ailment impeding me socially it has allowed me to practice and perfect my skills. So much so that I've been asked to help teach at their Auror academy this coming fall. After all I thought that you all would be happy for me." Remus informed them of what he'd be doing there
Considering that for one his being in Russia would not only allow him to be given an experience at life he'd missed out on for countless years, in fear of his ailment running amok and ruining a job opportunity for him. Not to mention that it paying nearly triple what his current salary was at the Ministry of Magic along with full benefits didn't hurt in making his decision either, since his taking this job at the Russian Auror academy would really go along way in making up for lost time.
"Well if no one else will congratulate him then I will. Since I'm happy for ya mate, as finally your getting what you deserve." Sirius said happy for his longtime friend
"Thank you Sirius. As at least someone here is happy for me." Remus thanked Sirius while simultaneously leveling a glare at the other Order members
"At least think about this Remus. As we still have Voldemort to worry about, as you can't abandon us when we're in the middle of fighting Death Eaters." Lily pleaded with Remus to try and reconsider
"Lily you will always be like a sister to me. However, I can not continue to put my life on hold. Because at first it was my lycanthropy, then it was the war with Voldemort and now that I have a chance to start my life anew and have a chance at happiness like I should've decades ago. That I'm expected to put my life on hold again. I'm sorry but I can't...no I will not do that, not again and never again." Remus responded curtly as he was threw with having to put his life on hold
"Besides all of you are either fully trained Aurors or have survived it and managed to keep going. Therefore I have full confidence that you'll be able to do just fine without me and besides you all have new members to more than make up the difference." Remus said considering that they had more than enough members to make up the difference of his leaving
"Remus perhaps you could be persuaded further to not go, as I'm sure that your offer in Russia can be postponed till the dark lord is dealt with." Dumbledore spoke in his grandfatherly tone in thinking Remus would cave in like he had so many other times
"About that Albus...there is something I've been meaning to give to you since my curse was lifted." Remus replied as he walked up towards Dumbledore
With that in mind everyone in the immediate vicinity was in shock as Remus landed a punch on Dumbledore's face that not only snapped his glasses like cheap pottery, but also gave him a swollen black eye that was slightly bleeding both from the force of the blow and the small glass fragments landing in his now damage eye.
"As that was something you've long since had coming Albus. Because for 22 years have you had that punch coming." Remus spoke as he cracked his knuckles from having clocked Albus in his face
"What the bloody hell was that for Remus! As what in the fucking hell has gotten into you?!" Molly wailed as she went towards the downed Headmaster
"Yeah Moony as what's going on that would make you sucker punch him in the face?" Sirius questioned as to why his friend sucker punched Albus
"Because he's the reason my curse wasn't lifted years earlier." Remus spat bitterly in contempt of the man he once held and respected in high esteem
"What that's nonsense, as Albus has been working on a cure for you ever since you were bitten." James spoke in defense of Remus
"Oh no he hasn't as you see the person who had helped break my curse informed me of something that are famed and wise leader has kept me in the dark about." Remus responded before he leveled a harsh glare at Dumbledore's still prone form
"Because apparently you can buy and purchase scrolls to remove curses and have them imported to you. Since I talked with some others to confirm this and every single time they gave me a strong confirmation, but not only that; but also the fact that they're quite inexpensive so as to prevent curse based epidemics from being widespread." Remus added causing all eyes to lock onto Dumbledore who gulped nervously under his long white beard
"Tell us that Lupin isn't right Albus? Because if not then you're in deep waters and thin ice." Moody questioned the headmaster whose blue eyes refused to look anyone in the face
"Well say something Albus, as I'm sure that you would've had the cure done with by now or have been close to it. As surely Albus wouldn't lie about this." Molly spoke in defense of the headmaster whose eyes still refused to meet Remus's
"Well alright then Albus were you ever working on a cure for my lycanthropy? Or better yet did you ever bother to look for scrolls or anything that could help remove my curse." Remus inquired sharply as he was met with more silence and the headmaster's sole blue eye refusing to meet his
"Out with it Albus; it is a yes or no question!" Remus exclaimed as he raised his voice enough so that Dumbledore could no longer avoid looking away from him
"No to both of those dear Remus. But you have to understand that it was for the Greater Good at the time." Dumbledore spoke as Remus was outright seething at that
"For the Greater Good….For the damn GREATER GOOD! My life was ruined for over 20 years because it had to be for your Greater Good, as I missed out on have a family, a job where I wouldn't be discriminated against! And all for your twice damned Greater Good!" Remus spoke pulling out his wand as he was so furious
"Remus calm down." Lily said as the now irate and gaunt man was completely livid
"Calm down...Calm Down?! I will not calm down Lily as this man lied to me with a straight face for years and for a cure I was never going to get." Remus spoke considering that every part of him was wrought with fury at Dumbledore
After all when you were being lied to for 22 years about getting a cure to the curse that's practically decimated his professional and social life, then you'd be well within your rights to feel nothing short of undeniable rage.
"As I had given up everything for you and this Order...as I hoped that if I'd done enough and went beyond the call of what was required for me. That I'd earn the one thing that could set my life on track, but now all I see is that for years the man I looked up to has lied and led me astray. And all for what is blasted Greater Good that he won't even tell any of us about." Remus spat in contempt of the man he once admired as now that he was no longer looking through rose tinted glasses he saw Albus for the conniving deceiver he truly was
"Remus I can explain...as surely you have to understand why you had to remain here." Albus tried in explaining but it was just met with a furious and hardened glare from Remus
"Right now all I want to do is hit you with the strongest curse I know, yet I can't do that. Because not only does the Order need you, but Hogwarts does as well. Which after having found out about this I don't know if even they would trust you if you would keep something of this scale a lie to me for so long." Remus spoke as he reluctantly put his wand away and grabbed his bags
"Moony wait as I know Dumbledore had messed up, but please at least stay for Raphael's birthday." James pleaded in an attempt to have his friend stay longer
"I've already told him of my departing and gave him his present early. Because he like Sirius wants me to do this. For at least these two or rather 3 in Moody's case want me to move on with my life." Remus spoke looking towards the grizzled Auror
"Well after everything he's gone through, I more than think he should go to Russia. Besides we can all pull our own weight and more than make up for the difference." Moody said as he honestly was all for Remus going to Russia and starting his new life over
"Thank you Alistor I appreciate it, but if you don't mind I have to go as my flight leaves in 2 hours." Remus spoke as he grabbed his bags and began to walk out the door
"But before I go, I want all of you to think on one thing. If Dumbledore was willing to lie to my face about something he could've so easily remedied years ago just to keep me on a leash. Then just think about what other skeletons he's hiding in his closet and keeping from you all, and all in the name of his Greater Good." Remus added before closing the door to Grimmauld Place for the hopefully final time
"Everyone excuse me while I have a word with Albus here." Moody spoke with the full authority that a senior Auror commanded as he grabbed the headmaster by the arm and dragged him away
"You see Albus I told you that it was a matter of time before your lies and tampering came back to bite you on the ass." Moody told him knowing full well that this would blow up in his face soon enough
"You don't understand Alistor. I needed to keep dear Remus here as how else was I going to keep everyone in the Order together and follow me for this long." Dumbledore spoke having needed the now former werewolf to stay in order to keep the members in place and following his lead this long
"I swear Albus this is one of the reasons why I can't trust you anymore. Because it's always damn everyone else but you. Yet for what to accomplish some Greater Good that you continue to keep everyone else in the dark over." Moody responded as that was the prime reason he couldn't continue to trust Dumbledore since he'd damn anyone just to keep his hands in everything
"You don't understand Alistor, as it has to be me who must see the Greater Good through...even if its at any cost." Dumbledore said as by any means would he see his Greater Good through
"Yes and look what its done. For Remus's life was held back and practically ruined because you wanted what equated to a loyal lapdog. While young Raphael can't even cast a spell without worrying about having a surge of Wild Magic. So by all means congratulations Albus for being such a great leader." Moody said with cynic sarcasm before leaving as he'd grown more disgusted by Albus's actions
"They're all just not ready to see the greatness that my Greater Good will lead to." Dumbledore thought in the same line of thought he'd tell himself to justify his actions
(1 hour later, 2:57 Pm, London City Airport)
It was about an hour later as Remus was waiting for his flight to be called, before he saw Matthew of all people coming up to him. With Remus mainly being happy to see the person who'd liberated him from his curse and allowed him to now go after his future in St. Petersburg
"Hello Remus. Nice to see that your in good health and in better spirits then when I last saw you." Matthew spoke seeing that Remus looked to be in better attitude and health since that day
"Well with what you've done for me, how could I not feel absolutely ecstatic." Remus replied as Matthew took a seat next to the almost jubilant looking man
"Because it's all thanks to you that I can finally move forwards with my life, as I can't even begin to tell you how happy I feel right now." Remus added as during the whole almost week since he'd felt nothing but joy
"The only thing I really want from you is to have a good rest of your life. But also to take the kindness that I've done for you and pay it forwards, after all I like to think that in my travels this one thing. Which is if you can do one good thing for that person then it can lead to a domino effect where everyone can benefit from that sole act of kindness." Matthew told him considering that he believed that doing one random act of kindness to someone could go a very long way
"That's quite the sentiment you've got their, as I'm quite surprised by the young man you've grown up to be." Remus spoke finding himself quite happy at the man Matthew was
"Well when you've got several years to travel the world and not only experience what it has to offer, but also see and unearth what's their is in terms of forgotten power. Then you learn to grow up and see that if you can just be a nice guy to someone, that it goes a long way." Matthew responded considering that if their was one thing he realized in his travels it was that doing a random act of kindness helped out a lot
After all with his 2nd chance at life brought onto him by his patron, he realized that he if you could do a random act of kindness for someone whether it be something as grandiose as lifting a curse or as small as helping them back to their house and spending the day with them. That it went a long ways towards helping make things a bit better for them, but not only that as some of them actually became indebted to him and had as such had a good deal of allies across the globe that would not only help him out in a pinch; but had also been good to him in helping get to where he was today.
"I swear the people higher up in Britain's wizarding side of things could learn a thing or two from you." Remus said with a small bit of laughter
"Thank you for the compliment. But I'm just mainly someone who's just trying to get stronger, see and experience what the world has to offer and help out people who I think genuinely deserve kindness to happen to them." Matthew replied as that was mainly his prerogative when it came to how he did things
"Because at my core I'm just a simple guy that's doing what he can to just enjoy his life the best he can." Matthew added considering that besides his serving Leviathan to the best of his abilities and his wanting to explore the world he was mainly a simple guy
"And yet it's thanks to your kindness that my life has been able to improve so dramatically. Because not only am I going to be able to get this new job in Russia, but I can finally commit to a relationship I've had to stave off for 11 years." Remus told him as a smile spread across his face
"Really as who's the lucky lady in your life if I may ask?" Matthew questioned
"Her name is Illyana Schneider, as she's a wonderful woman whom I met and later fell in love with a few years after the 1st war against Voldemort. As we've been dating for about almost 9 of them, but I haven't had the chance to see her all that much due to my lycanthropy. But now I can finally do what I should've been able to a long time ago." Remus answered as he pulled out a picture of her with honey blonde hair, navy colored eyes, slightly pale skin, thick red lips, prominent cheekbones that made her look almost like a painting come to life
"Wow she's beautiful." Matthew spoke as he had to admit that Illyana was quite gorgeous
"Yes as she's quite stunning. Not to mention the fact that she's made all these years of being a werewolf so much more bearable. As without her I think my life would look a lot more dreary than it does now." Remus told him as he put the picture away as he was just thankful to have her in his life
"Well I'm glad that you're gonna get your happy ending. Since I'd love to keep in touch with you and see how things go with you in Russia. Because I'm a bit invested to see how things turn out with you and that lucky lady." Matthew said in wanting to see where things went concerning Remus's life now that he was free of his curse
"One thing I can guarantee you Matthew is that I can finally feel as though I can finally see the light at the end of my tunnel. Because for the first time in a long time, I can finally say things are starting to go my way." Remus spoke feeling something he hadn't felt in years
That feeling being of course hope as for awhile he'd lost the feeling of hope and had more or less just gone through day to day life going through the motions, as what with his life in shambles and any hope to have a family having been ripped away after that fateful night. But thanks to Matthew having lifted his curse he could now finally go onto live his life as he should've had he not been bitten by Fenrir.
"It's of no problem since I have a good feeling that your a great man at heart. So I figured why not do what the people around you failed to do and try and give you a fresh start to your life." Matthew replied considering that it was no skin off his back to do this for Remus
"All I can say is once again thank you for having freed me and given me new life, for if there's anything that you need. And I do mean anything I can do for you in the future...then let me know as I will never forget this." Remus told him as he was eternally grateful and indebted to Matthew for what he'd done
"I'll keep that in mind, but for now all I want you to do is just live the best life you possibly can. Since I'm just a simple guy with powers that was happy to do you a favor." Matthew told him as he was happy to have obliged in giving Remus a fresh start in life
"And I more than thank you for that..as I don't just look forwards to my new life in St. Petersburg with Illyana. But also I can't wait to see you turn out to be more of the kind young man I've shortly known you as." Remus spoke as the warlock felt his heart twinge at the compliment
"It was of no problem." Matthew told him
That in mind time would pass before Remus would have to board his flight as the two said their farewells and hugged each other, before Remus soon was flying off to start his new life in Russia with his beloved while a smile crossed our young warlock's face.
"Man does it feel good to have done a nice for someone." Matthew thought to himself as doing this thing for Remus truly did warm his heart
"Now then time to go and keep on seeing what the rest of Britain has to offer." Matthew said to himself as he walked out of the airport
So then with Matthew having encountered Remus and in a act of kindness freed him from his lycanthropy and set him off on a fresh start to begin his life in Russia, we see that Dumbledore's tampering is now coming back to bite him in the ass. For how will things continue to unfold for our young warlock..well you'll have to find out in the new chapters of Harry the Hexblade.
And cut as I hope you guys liked this chapter, since it was a good deal of fun to have written out. But with all that being said let's get down to it now shall we.
First up we've got the encounter between Remus and Matthew which I thought would be nice to do since I liked writing a Remus that isn't a complete lap dog to Dumbledore, not to mention that Matthew freeing him from his curse was something that I wanted to do. Because both Remus does deserve it all things considered and the fact that one of Matthew's character traits is doing random acts of kindness for people.
Following up that we've got Matthew vs Fenrir which I thought would be cool to do in showing more of what Matthew's capable of in a fight where he gets a bit serious, since I'm just winding up in terms of what he's capable of.
Next up we've got Remus revealing he's quit the order and his rebuking Dumbledore for having lied to him for 2 decades about curing him, which makes sense because when you think about it scrolls to remove curses like what Remus has and similar to it would've been widespread to avoid curse related epidemics. Since I wanted to make what Dumbledore did all the more dirty and self-serving in that regard.
Lastly we've got Matthew and Remus saying their goodbyes and just talking about Remus's new life in Russia and the new sense of hope its given him, which I thought would be nice to do for the guy in general because after all the time he's put on hold for everything he deserves to have some hope.
So then with all that being said please favorite, follow, review and share this story out as much as possible and thanks for the support given to the story, as I really appreciate it. And remember reviews help the story a lot since it means quite a bit to me and who knows I may gain future ideas from them also remember flames will be ignore while criticism that's well thought out and reasonable will be accepted.
That being said this is Nomadic Chaos using the power of said Chaos to give you guys good content to read as next chapter will be Matthew having some encounters with the Order of the Phoenix, so stay tuned for that.
Part 1 Theme Song: Bladed Vaults by Solution.45
Random End Song: Every Little Step by Bobby Brown