"Are you Remus Lupin?"

Chapter 4

When they walked back out into the kitchen, both their hearts felt considerably lighter. Harry had barely sat down when the doorbell rang.

" I'll get it," he said already running to the door.

" Remus!" he said opening the door.

" Hi Harry!" said his father's old friend smiling warmly.

" Hi Remus," said Harry hugging one of the only fatherly figures left in his life tightly, his eyes dancing merrily once more.

" My, My, My, Harry. Haven't you grown up this summer? You look more like James than ever." Harry blushed.

" Well, are you ready to go?"

" Yes, let me just get my trunk."

" You do that."

Harry ran up, got his trunk, took one last look at the room he'd grown up and dashed out of there.

" All set."

" Ok, let me just talk to your aunt and uncle for a minute."

" Ok."

When they entered the kitchen, surprisingly Aunt Petunia got up and greeted Remus.

" Are you Remus um…Lupin?"

" Why yes, I am. How did you—?"

" I think I remember you and your friends coming over for a couple of days 1 year with Lily and that…. Potter."

" Oh," said Remus surprised that she could even remember such a thing.

" Yes, well I take it, Harry has told you that today was his last day here?" asked Remus finally finding his voice.

" Yes, he told us," said Petunia a bit was that sadness in her voice?

" Well, we should be off then."

" Alright, well…goodbye then," said Harry awkwardly.

" Bye…erm…keep in touch," she said sadly.

" Bye," he look toward his uncle and cousin, gave a curt nod and left.

" Take care of him. He's a very sweet boy."

" Don't worry, we will," said a stumped Remus. What was going on? Since when did horse-face Petunia become mannerful?