A/N: Don't. Own. Sadly.
I was just starting to come to when the aurors found us. I blinked at them, thinking they had spotted us. One of them muttered. "There's no one down here. That old lady must be batty. This whole field trip for 'better understanding other ministries is a load of dragon dung."
They turned to leave. "Wait, please! Someone's killed my sister. I need help." They turned and ran back.
One of them swore. "Jackson, you remember those photos Shacklebolt showed us of his cousins?" A nod. "These are his cousins. We've got to get them back to him before he gets into trouble looking for them." The one who had spoke and not doubted the reliance of Mrs. Malika picked me up and instructed his companion to carry Eva.
We walked down the street, earning many strange looks. We walked past Mrs. Malika's house and she came out, fuming. "All right, see I told you. I told you I saw two men drag two young girls down that alley and I only saw two men exit the alley. But, no, the old bat must be crazy. Bah! You aurors don't know anything these days. But, oh Merlin, no, not those girls!"
"We're sorry Mrs. Malika. My partner here is a bit cynical about this trip we're on. Do you know these girls?"
Mrs. Malika held back a sob. "Know them? Of course I know them, I teach them and watch after them when their godfather goes to work. What's happened?"
I sat up. "These men hurt Eva, Mrs. Malika. One of them raped her. I wanna go home."
She nodded and hobbled down the steps. "Let's go. You two follow me, and if you even think about trying anything funny, just remember; I may be old, but I can still kick your asses into next century, got it?"
"Yes, ma'am." they both muttered. We followed Mrs. Malika the short distance to my house. My parents had very well off you see, my father's parents had been millionaires too and left everything to him. My mother's parents had left her a decent amount, but Grandpa loco wasn't dead yet. So, we had a mansion in the Wizard district that could house the entire Weasley family and me, Remus and Eva. But when they got arrested, it was all given to me.
I gasped. Crap, the Weasleys were there. Remus and Kingsley ran out side and Remus grabbed me from the auror. "What happened?!"
I started sobbing, "Re-Remus, those m-men h-hurt Eva! Th-they made her scream. One of th-them raped her. I-it's my f-fault c-cause I couldn't h-help her. I-I didn't yell for help loud enough in time."
Remus hushed me by putting his finger on my mouth. "No, Cleo, it is not your fault. Those men are sick, deplorable human beings that don't deserve to be free. But I'll tell you this much, you are not at fault because I get this feeling that your life was threatened."
I nodded. "But that doesn't make-"
He cut across me smoothly. "You at fault. Or were you going to say that it doesn't make not getting help right?" I nodded. "No, it doesn't work that way, Cleo. You didn't tell those men to rape and murder Eva or yell and get their attention. You did nothing that could put at fault."
I choked out my next words having just remembered. "But one of them said that it was because I was a werewolf that they killed her. They were going to let her live, then they realized who I was and what I am so they killed her to teach me a lesson. So it is my fault."
He stared at me blankly for a moment before responding. "Now you listen to me Cleopatra Allise Renolds. You do not blame yourself for being a werewolf. It's not your fault that you're a werewolf and you can't ever think that bad things happen to you simply because of that. I don't want you to live your life the way I did. I always felt as though I'd done something wrong and that I should be killed or locked away. But I want you to live freely okay, I want you to be happy and live your life to the fullest." I nodded and Mrs. Malika followed us inside, having sent the aurors away.
