TWO WEEKS LATER
Remus Lupin sat comforting his wife in their home. He had just returned home after failing to locate Mad- eye's body. Harry had been safely delivered to the Burrow but at the cost of Moody's life. Dora who was Moody's protégée had held her tears till she reached home. Remus found her in the drawing room curled up on the couch, sobbing like someone had carved her heart out. Now she sat vulnerable and hurt in his arms bemoaning the loss of her mentor. Remus stroked her now mousy brown hair softly. He wished he could do something to help her, something to protect her from the pain that came with such loss. He wished he could protect her from the war itself. He scooped her up and carried her to their bed, laying her down gently; he placed himself next to her and pulled her to his chest. His eyes burned too. Remus had already lost so many people one would think he could handle his grief but each loss just added on to all his previous losses. The death of Mad-eye brought back the pain of losing His parents, James, Lily, Sirius, Dumbledore and for some odd reason Peter. He cried silently, stroking Dora's hair as her sobs shook his frames.
After what seemed like hours, Dora calmed down and wiggled a little. Remus looked at her as she pushed herself up; her eyes were burning with a passion he didn't think existed in her. She kissed him fiercely; when they parted she hugged him as if her life depended on it. Then she looked at him straight and asked "It was Lily, wasn't it? The girl in my dream, I mean." Remus nodded dumbfounded at her sudden mood swing. She hugged him fiercely again "Oh Remus! I promise you, you won't ever hurt like that again. I won't allow it. We will make through. You and I. I promise you that."
He nodded, holding on to his young wife. "And tomorrow, we should go visit them, I want to thank her." For the first time that night or morning, Remus saw his wife smile, he nodded again. She kissed him lightly, before settling down on his chest, he laid there stroking her hair, as his body gave in to exhaustion.
