My mind was completely blank all week and for once I was glad I wrote this chapter after I finished writing the first one. I actually have no idea what I'm doing for this story. I hope you all will understand that the next chapter probably won't come out next week.

I don't own Harry Potter just the plot line. (Enjoy)

Once in Blue Moon

Chapter 2: Finding Home/ New Chances

Word count: 1,488

Last Edit: Friday January 20, 2017

Melody Rogers had a hard time tracking down either of the two men. Wizarding Britain didn't keep up with 'muggle' advancement, so finding any record of on that front wasn't plausible. She nearly lost all hope in finding them, that is until a week after meeting an awake Harry. She struck gold when she got something from foreign affairs unit of a man matching Remus Lupin's description having applied for an overseas job here in the States. His papers even confirmed who he was.

What luck she had?

The doctors wanted to keep watch over Harry until they found him a suitable home, they didn't want him to go to an unknown (to him at least) pack and not understand anything. European packs were out the question. Europe in general was out for any possibility considering all thing that happened to the boy. They couldn't just give to any old family, not with his condition.

But a werewolf that knew his family, one that most likely already considers him pack and his cub, if the note is anything to go by. A lone werewolf that might benefit having his cub back.

Magical USA works differently than most countries with their 'dark' creatures like werewolves and vampires. If a child is bitten and the parents or guardians aren't in the picture, the werewolf in question might have some leeway over the child's custody, but this a magical child and as such will go to next magical kin. From her research, Lupin and Black both are eligible for custody. Back in England, Lupin would have never gotten custody, but here it didn't matter if here was a werewolf or not, he can get it. Black, she learned was actually next in line for custody with him stating Remus to be involved with his upbringing, but other than that report in an inactive will, she couldn't find any information about Sirius' whereabouts.

Sure she in the end still had to explain what was going to happen to Harry about the whole situation, but he seemed pretty happy as soon as he heard that she was going to look for Lupin or Moony as he happily corrected her. He didn't seem to care that he was same thing that bit him, to him it just means that he no longer has to see the Dursleys again. His attitude will probably change after his first full moon.

The person who alerted her of his arrival had told him to wait awhile for someone to come and speak with him about something important.

She cooled herself and walked in with purpose.

Remus was confused at first when he registered for his job permit. The lady looking over his papers had asked if he really was Remus Lupin, at first he thought they did that to everyone so he told them he was. The woman left and spoke with someone else in another room, he couldn't hear what the were saying. A man most likely her supervisor came back in with her.

He had asked a series of personal questions, like his date of birth and place, where he went to school, etc. It made Remus uncomfortable but he answered them all anyway.

The man nodded, he didn't offer his name.

"That will be all, please follow me Mr Lupin."

He was lead to a waiting room in another department. It was empty except for the color couches and chairs, and the assortment of children's toys.

"Someone will be here shortly to speak with you."

Remus worried, not even taking note of the man's departure, for the life of him he couldn't figure out why this was happening or what was happening. He came here looking for job as law here allows werewolves more freedom than anyplace in the world, there still restrictions but not as many. Does it have to do with him being a werewolf?

"Lupin?"

He face a woman in her late 20s with pale blonde hair held in a tight bun, fair skin and a very professional suit.

"Yes?"

She smiled at him.

"Hello there Mr. Lupin, my name is Melody Rogers and work for the Magical Child Protective Services. If you follow me we have a lot to decuss."

If Remus didn't know better he would say she was giddy about meeting him. That's not right, why would she be excited in meeting him? She led him to a nice, well spaced, and very organized office. She gestured to one of the seats in front of her desk.

"Please have a seat Mister Lupin."

"Thank you..." He glanced down at her hands, no ring. "Miss Rogers."

"Please call me Mel."

"Remus"

She beamed at him. He looked worryingly around the room, he was with a social worker. This can not be good.

She gave him a kind and reassuring smile.

"Don't be so worried, nothing is going to happen here. Usually when a werewolf applies for a job here in the US they're a sign a handler if they're not from any registered pack, someone from another department usually does this transaction but you see I ended up landing a very special and unique case this last month." She held up her hand when she noticed he was going to say something. "Let me speak first, Mr Lupin. Here in the US, if a child is bitten and parents are no longer able to have custody of the child, than they are sent to either a den mother, a female werewolf who deals with raising werewolf children or leave them with the person who bit them if they belong to a pack, its the Alpha's problem then. But there is the problem if the child is magical in nature, if the parents are magical then they can keep the child and they get assigned both a handler and a den mother and they're usually asked to try and become Animagus for their child's sake and sanity."

At this point she had taken out a file and had a confused Remus. He had read the werewolf by-laws before coming here, she basically just summarized all the legal Latin. She pulled out from her folder a piece of paper, no, a picture. This made him pause.

"Two weeks ago, a pack of wolves were provoked by some teens and were led to a non-magical home. A family of four that just moved to the area and had no idea about the local pack, and no way to protect themselves from such threats. This pack previously had no attack record until this pass full moon. This is their first attack since they were registered. Two were killed, one was bitten and the fourth is completely traumatized. The two survivors were children of 5 and 4."

Dread filled Remus' stomach, making it twist and shrivel up. Please no. Please don't tell me. He didn't want to hear it.

"The traumatized boy was already sent home with his last blood relative back to the UK. The bitten one was a touch and go for awhile but he pulled through. We found his name and background, but finding him his next of kin was hard as Wizarding Britain don't really integrate well with No-majs or muggles as I heard you called them over there. He didn't really know anybody outside the family he lived with but he found this picture stuffed into a pocket on his toy wolf. I've worked with weres before so I know one when I see one."

Tears were rolling down his face. She didn't have to say his name.

"Harry..."

She nodded.

"Usually by now the pack would have had him by now."

There was a flash in his eyes. His wolf did not like the idea of his cub going to another wolf. No one touches their cub.

"But the Alpha told me that Harry belongs to another wolf, one of his own may have bitten him but they have no right to take and raise him. We may have created laws that allow more freedom than most places, but sometimes it feels like they have their laws and codes that they can't help but follow. So when I found out about you, I know you were the one they were talking about!"

This woman is just too perky.

"I don't kn-"

"Your the only person we could contact, we can't find Black any-"

"That man has no rights to Harry! That man is paying for his crimes now, for what he did!"

A dark shadow covered Remus' eyes. She nodded quickly. Remus may seem calm and collected at first but werewolves are notorious for their quick temper and ability to hold a grudge.

"I understand that now. We have other things to discuss about." Mel decided to change the topic. "Would you like to meet him?"

Remus didn't have to answer, the smile was all she needed to know.

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