Remus was reminiscing about his day with Sirius and how he had reached out and pulled Remus to him. The embrace was warm and comforting. He was dragged from his reverie by Hagrid's booming voice.
"Here y'are, Remus." said Hagrid. Remus blinked, thanked Hagrid, and remembered to enter through the back door. He headed directly to his room, his mother knew that he was home and she would check on him later. Soon enough, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in, Mother." Remus replied to the knock. Mrs. Lupin entered.
"So, how was your day, honey?" she asked, a slightly worried look on her face.
"It was great…and not so great. I met this boy, Sirius. He bumped into me…well; we bumped into each other really. We're friends now. Then this boy, James, stole a broom
and ran into Sirius and me. Don't worry, James returned the broom. James and I are friends now too! But, Sirius' parents don't like me because I'm not pureblooded…." Remus gushed. Mrs. Lupin was surprised to see her son's face light up and him talking in such an animated fashion.
"What's this Sirius' last name?" Mrs. Lupin wanted to know.
"Black, why do you want to know?" Remus replied.
"Just wondering. Black? Watch who you make friends with, Remus." Remus shrugged.
"I think you're exaggerating a bit, Mum. Sirius wouldn't hurt me." Remus said sharply.
"Remus, honestly! You barely know the boy! There are very bad wizards out there, children are not excluded! Or have you forgotten?" Mrs. Lupin snapped. Remus flinched. Tears welled in his eyes.
"No, I have not forgotten, Mother." He said in a dangerously low voice. A sudden wind whipped around them. Remus' mother screamed and fled the room. The gale died and Remus collapsed onto his bed.
Meanwhile, at Sirius', his parents were yelling at him too.
"You befriended that mutt?! I thought we raised you better than this, Sirius Black!" Mrs. Black yelled, close to weeping.
"And the Bloodtraitor too?!" Mr. Black bellowed. Sirius had told his parents about James Potter, which didn't help their mood.
"You can't control me! I'm eleven years old, I can make my own choices!" Sirius yelled back. His parents gazed at him with a mix of anger and astonishment. They were speechless. Then his mother found her voice.
"You dare raise your voice to us, your loving parents?" she hissed as she grabbed his arm with her talon-like hands. Sirius scoffed and Mrs. Black dug her nails deeper into his arm. Sirius held back the tears of angers and despair.
"Right, you guys really love me." he said, his voice dripping with venomous sarcasm. "Honestly," he continued, "you guys won't let me be myself, it's like you don't want me to be happy!" he cried. His mother pulled him up the stairs and practically threw him into his room.
"You are to stay in your room until your father and I think of a punishment that suits your action." she directed. Sirius threw her a dirty glare and she slammed the door. Sirius sighed.
"Not like what you do to me isn't punishment enough for being alive." he muttered darkly.
I am so sorry for how late this is! Thanks to all of you who reviewed and I hope you continue reading! School has made all of my stuff pile up! --' Please review and you'll get a cake of you choosing this time!