Pulling herself out of Remus's grasp Sam called out she was going for a walk, she wasn't going to ignore everything that people would find out like Harry, she knew their cupboard would most likely come up, she knew they were all going to find out...

She wasn't sure if she was prepared for that.

Sam sat down curling up into a ball, her head leaning on her knees, she was scared, terrified even of the books. What would everyone think? Remus didn't know she could speak parseltongue. She knew she should distance herself while she had the chance.

She didn't want to get hurt again. The pain, the feeling of betrayal was all too familiar.

Hearing footsteps she looked up pulling at the hem of her dress so nothing was showing, Remus Lupin collapsed next to her looking out at the lake.

She appreciated he wasn't talking, the silence wasn't awkward it was comforting. Strange Sam mused looking around at the frozen world, even the whomping willow was still.

"It's fascinating isn't it?" Remus interrupted her internal musings, she turned her head to him slightly confused but not letting it show.

However on some part of her face she must have let slipped some confusion as he explained his thoughts "The magic! The fates magic, it makes me wonder how powerful they are, scares me too-" He admitted drumming his fingers on the grass.

"-to know there are a lot more power creators out there"

Sam nodded now that she thought about it, it was certainly terrifying. "They must be rather scared as well, at one point at least, to know they were marked, dangerous marked too powerful"

Remus smiled at the mature teen besides him. There was silence once more, welcomed.

Sam knew she should stop this now, make a cruel comment perhaps on him being a werewolf, she winced not wanting to hurt the man beside her, but then in the end she would be saving herself the hurt that would be to come if she continued down this path.

She didn't want too, but she knew she had to face reality, even if she didn't want too.

"Why are you here?" She spoke her voice soft, she cursed mentally annoyed with herself, she was becoming weak... and weak people don't survive in todays age.

Remus cast his gaze on her slightly startled at her stonic face, he paused for a moment before gathering up what was left of his Gryffindor courage and wrapping his arms around her small frame.

She immediately tensed at the unusual contact, she had been hugged little in her life and had never desired anyone to hold her ... until now. It was strange the warm feeling bubbling up inside her, the feeling of security, warmth, kindness and ... love. It was a hug full of feelings she had once in her young age wished her father could bestow her with.

"You're my god-daughter-" He whispered in her ear as her tensed muscles relaxed slightly in his hold. "I know i have failed you in the past-" He swallowed loudly before pulling away slightly to look into her eyes "but i never will again, i promise."

She didn't look away, she didn't break the contact, she nodded slowly still numb.

You IDIOT! Your going to get hurt again! Her inner voice was screaming at her Run! Get away fast while you still can!

Remus smiled at her shocked face, slightly upset that she was shocked by getting hugged, or perhaps she was just shocked he had hugged her.

"I always wanted a daughter-" He confessed "i don't want to try to replace James, no one can replace him in any of our lives-" Both sets of eyes were glazed, unshed tears forming in both "but i would like to be there for you, will you let me"

She broke the contact looking away biting her lip in thought, Remus waited patiently his heart pounding.

"I'm a parselmouth" She blurted out eyeing him from the corner of her eye. If he was surprised he didn't show it.

"Many things have been classified with evil, but it isn't what you have its what you do with the gifts ... -" he winced before counting "-or curse you are given"

She looked away from the lake back to him, her walls coming down, he could see the real terror in her eyes.

Remus had seen terror in people's eyes before but usually it was directed at him, because of who he was but ... this was different, the self-loathing in her eyes was unmistakable.

"Then why do i feel evil-" Her voice was hoarse as she admitted how she felt "Some days i want to lock myself up in my dorm and never return, some days i just feel this darkness inside of me, clawing at my humanity"

Remus tilted her chin upwards as she had looked down to the ground while admitting these facts. "You are not evil" He spoke passionately. "No ones perfect, there is a evil inside all of us, but its our choice if we let that ... that evil control us, take away your willpower"

As he spoke he had looked away, his eyes glazed as he thought back, someone had told him that exact speech once ...

"Hey how was your time of the month?" James asked munching his way through a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans as he walked into the Hospital wing, he scrunched his nose as he swallowed a bean.

"GROSS! Cabbage-" He explained to the bleary eyed Remus Lupin who lay on a Hospital bed "-overcooked as well" James added scrunching his nose as he collapsed on the bedside chair that was still warm.

"Bumped into Wormtail as he was coming out, he was meeting padfoot in detention so you're stuck with me Moony and oh-" James pulled two bars of Honeydukes finest chocolate out his pocket "chocolate"

Remus gave a strained smile trying to sit up before groaning in protest and backing down, James winced opening one of the bars and helping Remus's weak hand grip it "Tough night mate?" Remus didn't need to answer, as James already knew but kept cover as Madame Pomfrey the new intern strolled past.

For the next hour Remus slept on and off coming in and out of listening to a babbling James talk about the Quidditch World Cup that would be taking place in a year in France.

"So hey my dad was able to book tickets, good job he booked them this early after he left the office they had sold out after the next 31 minutes" Remus smiled trust his friend to remember the exact time, only for Quidditch.

"So my dad got two extra tickets, one for Sirius of course and the other for you as you know Wormtail doesn't like Quidditch all that much apart from the Gryffindor team"

Remus gave a weak smile, Wormtail only liked watching the Gryffindor team as two of his best friends were in the team and the other commentated.

James bent over his backpack he had brought in "So i got the letter and everything so you know its not a problem cause you know you always think you are a-" James paused slightly as he looked up dragging the letter out of his bag and catching Remus's frozen look "burden" he finished feeling awkward.

"You alright mate?" James asked waving his hand in front on Remus's face, Remus's gaze was frozen on his shoulder.

James grinned trying not to seem worried "Mate i know my shoulders gorgeous like the rest of me but why-" He trailed off as he realised what Remus must have seen.

Remus was frozen in horror, James's t-shirt covered it now but Remus could still see the scar, it was fresh ... like it had happened last night!

"Thats it!-" Remus shocked James with his strong voice "You guys can't come with me anymore during the moon ... James i am so sorry-"

James interrupted Remus shrugging of his concerns "Remus its nothing! I've had worse-" Remus eyes widened and James winced at his choice of words "it doesn't matter and we will all still be there at the full moon for you!" He finished stubbornly running a hand through his messy hair in frustration.

Remus let his face fall into his hands, he felt like crying what was he... a monster "How are you friends with me still James?! All of you guys?! I I am evil! I I ...I am a monster" He spoke solemnly refusing to look up.

James shook his head stubbornly peeling Remus's hands of his face "You are not a monster Remus! You can't control Moony Remus! No ones perfect, there is a evil inside all of us, but its our choice if we let that ... that evil control us, take away your willpower!"

Remus smiled softly remembering his friend, Sam curled up beside Remus laying her head on his shoulder.

They sat for minutes in silence, in mourning, there were no tears, for Remus he had lost the power to cry after crying so much after that night. For Sam, she hadn't opened up completely to Remus Lupin but this this was a start, perhaps one day she will break down and let him see her cry but not yet ... not yet.

A dog barked alerting the twos attention that they weren't alone, unconsciously Sam tightened her grip on her wand, she should have known someone was there, she was getting weaker, she couldn't have that.

The 'dog' indicated his head to the open doors of Hogwarts, Remus squeezed Sam's shoulders before standing up and offering his hand, but she was already up and following the 'dog' inside brushing herself off.

Remus sighed letting his hand fall limp to his side before following Sam inside.

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