Chapter Three
Sirius quickly returned home after doing the unthinkable to find Harry upstairs in his bedroom distraught. He drew the boy's attention and sat down beside him.
"Remus has been accused of biting a young girl on the last full moon. I had no choice but to bring him in but I didn't want you to see. We'll help fight the charges. You have to stay strong for moony though, Harry. Do you understand?"
"Why did you have to bring him in?" Harry asked
"I didn't want you to see him in chains. Kingsley and I were the only Aurors available and if we refused then he would have been cruelly brought in by the Werewolf capture unit or by the Department of Dangerous Creatures and they would have been cruel and harsh to Remus. I've got to go talk to Mad-Eye Moody and Dumbledore. Will you be okay?"
After Harry had nodded his head Sirius headed to the fireplace to floo to Auror headquarters.
Moody already knew of the situation and granted Sirius a leave of absence. The Auror trainees were going into Apprenticeships. His cousin, Tonks, was going to be mentored by Kingsley Shaklebolt.
Sirius then flooed to Hogwarts to see the Headmaster. Term was to start very soon and Remus most likely wouldn't be able to teach.
After explaining the situation to Dumbledore, Sirius presented his offer,
"Moody had given me a leave of absence and I would like to be close to Harry. Possibly I could take Remus' position temporarily as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor?"
Dumbledore seemed thoughtful but responded to Sirius,
"Excellent suggestion my dear boy. Harry will be pleased."
I know it's a short chapter but I just needed to add some filler information to set up parts of the story. Please keep reading and review.
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