A/N: I DO NOT OWN THIS STORY. ALL CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS BELONG TO JKR. SHE'S THE AWESOME ONE. I AM NOT MAKING ANYTHING FROM THIS. I AM JUST PLAYING IN HER PLAYGROUND FOR A WHILE

A/N2: Decided to add a 3rd chapter now that I know how to do it.

Being my first story and first time posting on I am learning as I go along. Fun fun right.

Thanks to the first review. I appreciate your advice. Maybe I'll have to get myself a beta to help out.

CHAPTER 3

Several days passed before anyone saw Harry outside of his classroom. He had taken to getting his meals sent to his rooms and planned to continue to do so until the end of term. He couldn't face Severus or Remus now. He had heard rumors that Remus was looking for him, but since the incident outside his rooms he changed his password and warded his door so no one but the headmistress could enter them. He missed Remus but he couldn't help that. Life had to go on and it could only get better. Any worse and it would crush him.

So now Harry was able to get his work done because he only left his rooms to teach. The castle had made a special entrance between his rooms and his office so he could just go through to his classroom. So this is where Harry was now, sitting in his office with the doors closed grading essays and tests when a knock came to his outer office door. He glaced up at the door wondering if he should open it or not when the choice was taken away from him as the door is slammed open and Remus Lupin walks through the door wand still drawn and aimed at Harry. Harry was so shocked that he didn't even try to protect himself from potential danger associated with the werewolf. As powerful as he was, Remus was more powerful. Harry just sat there staring down the length of wood to the man behind it.

"Remus, what's wrong? Why have you destroyed my office door?"

"Since you refused to come out I had no choice. I never thought you a coward Potter."

Harry blinks up at Remus wondering what he did to upset Remus to the point that he was calling him by his last name. Harry Sighs and looks down at his hands resting on the desk.

"Remus, what are you talking about? I've just been too busy to come out of my office. Is there something I can do for you?"

"Stay away from my mate! He's mine! You can not have him!"

Again Harry looks up at Remus confused by what he was saying. He didn't know what had Remus thinking this, but he hoped to get an explanation soon.

"Remus, I don't know what you are talking about. I haven't seen Severus in over a week, nearly 2 weeks now. How can you possibly believe I was after your mate?"

"I saw you! I saw you and him outside your rooms, practically in each other's arms. I saw the love in your eyes. I saw it Harry! I won't let you take him from me!" He raises his wand to a point between Harry's eyes. Fear flashed in Harry's eyes as he realizes what's about to happen.

"Remus, don't do this. Killing me isn't going to make it better. I am NOT going to take Severus away from you. Didn't Severus tell you why he was there that day? Didn't he tell you I was leaving?"

Remus looks away from Harry as if to concentrate on what he knew. He looks back at Harry after a few moments his wand still in Harry's face.

"He said you were spouting on about not having what we had and wishing you did, but that you didn't deserve it. I don't understand, Harry. What do we have that you don't?"

Harry reaches out and touches Remus' wand hand, jumping slightly at the feel of magic coursing between them. Harry felt that one other time, when he touched Severus before. He draws his hand away before he did something stupid.

"Love, Remus. You have love and each other and I have no one. I'll never have that. It's my destiny to be alone. I'm use to it, but it still hurts."

Remus lowers his wand, placing it in it's holder before turning away from Harry. What just happened? I haven't felt that kind of magical current in a long time. Could it be? Remus frowns and looks back at Harry.

"Harry, surely you will find someone. Severus and I only found out we were mates 6 years ago. It will happen for you."

"No, it won't. Trust me, I know this. It's not in the cards for me. I'm no longer worrying about it. I just have to leave and find peace with myself and not having what I've desired."

"Do you love Severus?"

"Even if I did, I can't have him. He's your mate. You two are meant to be together. I'm not part of that. It really wouldn't matter as he doesn't like me, loathes me really. I can't get past that."

Harry moves away from Remus and slips out his office door leading to his rooms. He turns and looks at Remus with a slight smile on his face.

"Remus, be happy. Don't let my leaving make you sad. I'll keep in touch. Oh, and please fix that door. I'm sure the next DADA professor would love to be able to lock his or her office at the end of the day."

With that Harry disappears into his rooms locking and warding the door so Remus can not follow. He goes straight to his bedroom and

flops down on top of the duvet and begins to cry. He laid there for hours going over what Remus had said to him. He really thought he would take his mate from him. How long had that eat away at the wolf inside him. Harry rolled onto his back and stared up at the ceiling contemplating just packing his things and leaving now instead of waiting another 3 weeks. He knew it was unfair to the students and Minerva to leave now so he put that thought out of his mind. However, he did make the decision to stop hiding in his rooms. He'll go back to the Great Hall for meals. He'll spend time outside and watch the last of the term with a smile on his face.

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Remus, after repairing Harry's door, made his way down to his rooms. He still wasn't sure what had just happened, but he knew now that his mate wasn't leaving him. He hadn't even gone to Severus about this and now he felt stupid in believing that Harry would take him. He stepped through the portrait hole to find Severus sitting on his sofa with a glass of fire whiskey in his hand. He looks up at Remus with a slight frown.

"Where have you been? I've looked everywhere for you."

"I was in Harry's office. Trying to figure out what was going on between you two." Remus almost looked ashamed at what he had thought was going on.

"Going on between….? Remus you're joking, right?"

Remus sits down beside Severus and takes his drink and finishes it off before sitting the glass on the table before him.

"I wish I was. I saw you and Harry outside his rooms last week and I had this overwhelming fear that he was trying to take you away from me."

"Remus, you can't be serious. I would NEVER leave you. Don't you know that?"

Remus looks into Severus' eyes seeing the love there, even if he never says it. He sighs and nods slightly.

"I know, Severus, but the wolf in me could feel and see the love in Harry's eyes and it just…drove Moony crazy a little. I can't explain it really. Even now there's something going on that I can't seem to understand."

Severus draws Remus into his arms holding him close. He too had felt that something more was going on, but he hadn't figured it out either.

"Maybe we'll figure it out together. It can't be such a hard thing to figure out. It's Potter we're talking about. He is rather simple minded you know."

"You just couldn't hold back an insult towards Harry, could you?"

"No, it's a force of habit. Never could miss the opportunity to pick at that particular scab."

"I'm about to lose my godson. The last link to my past with his parents and you just have to treat him like he's some kind of sore to pick at all the time." He rubs his hands over his face in defeat. "I'm so tired of it, Severus. He's got feelings, and you keeping ripping at them with this sadistic glee. I'm not sure how much more of it I could take."

Severus flinches away from Remus at his words. What was he saying? Severus stares into the fire replaying the entire conversation in his mind. Maybe he was being to harsh with Potter. It wasn't his fault who his father was. He sighs and reaches out taking Remus' hand in his holding it gently.

"I'm sorry Remus. It's really a habit I've created that's been hard to break over the years. I know he's not his father. I just…I feel like every time I see him, my defenses have to go up or I'll end up liking him and I don't want to like him."

"Well, figure out your issues with him, please. I'm tired of being in the middle and not knowing what to do to make things better. I really don't want him to leave, Severus. I'm afraid if he does, I'll never see him again."

Severus just nods. Having nothing else really to say he just sits with Remus that evening lost in thought. Remus, not wanting to break their comfortable silence, relaxes against the sofa and closes his eyes.

He had to get Harry to stay. He had to find out what was the true reason for Harry to leave the job he loved.