Small Note

Sakura: This chapter is continuation of the last chapter with a little time skip at the end. Enjoy!


Chapter 9

Life's never fair

There are those who say teaching is easy, well those teachers never taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yami was finding out all this the hard way as he finished his first full day of being the assistant to the Defense against the Dark Arts professor. Remus Lupin was a fair professor who got along with his students and he treated Yami with respect of wanting to be a future professor. The problem was not the instructor but the troublesome little students that had Yami wanting to commit murder. The young adult forgot how buck wild some of the younger students could be when away from home and in a school setting. It was hard to believe at one point he was one of those students along with his cousins.

The fifth through seventh year students were champions at following the rules and getting through the short lesson they had that day, but second through fourth year students were a whole different story. It was only the first day and already students were messing up spells or just plain causing trouble. Yami had no idea what professor Lupin was thinking trying to teach defense spells on the first day, but if one more student tried to knock Yami out with a sleep spell he might just have to knock the student out. They were young and learning, but there were some students out there that just liked to cause trouble. Two big examples were his cousins, who still caused trouble out in the real world.

Yami let out a sigh as he placed his own textbook back in his shoulder bag and left Lupin's office. He walked down the short staircase and found the professor cleaning off his teacher's desk from today's lesson. They had been through six classes and a short lunch break, so there was reason for Yami to be worn out. The only thing that made it worst was that Yuugi did not show up for his last period which was Defense against the Dark Arts and Yami's last class to co-teach. He had wanted all three of them to go to dinner together, but it seemed Yuugi had other plans.

"So any idea why Yuugi wouldn't show up," Yami asked when he reached the professor. "I know how excited he was to come to this class today."

Remus shook his head. "I'm not sure, but it could have something to do with the little wolf that showed up in Care of Magical Creatures."

"Little wolf? I didn't know Hagrid was teaching about wolves in the first lesson." Yami said clearly not understanding what was going on. Yuugi should have enjoyed that because he could relate to wolves better than anyone else. They were his own kin even through Yuugi was part human too.

"I think Yuugi is the little wolf everyone is talking about," Lupin explained. "I've heard rumors going around that Yuugi transformed in front of his class. Students at Hogwarts can hardly keep a secret or gossip from spreading quickly."

Yami was really curious now. He knew Yuugi was trying to fit in, so it worried him that Yuugi would do something like that in front of his classmates. "Where did you hear all this?"

Remus gathered his own bag before heading out of the classroom with Yami right behind him. He locked the classroom up before the two headed down the hall. "Wolves have excellent hearing and while you were helping me get supplies for those last two classes I picked up on some of the students' quiet conversations. Yuugi has become the talk over the school and I doubt he is taking it well." He stopped briefly to look up at Yami. "Why don't you go check on him while I talk to Dumbledore about how your first day went? I'm sure you know where he likes to hide." The professor gave Yami a pat on the shoulder before walking away.

Yami stood there for a minute trying to process what just happened. He knew he needed to talk to Yuugi, but he wondered why Remus wouldn't come with him. It made him wonder if years of separation may have torn a family so far apart it would take years to recover. Even through Remus wasn't there for Yuugi when he was growing up, it wouldn't hurt for him to try and be there for his son now. However all that would have to wait until Yami figured out if Yuugi truly was where he believed him to be.

As he walked at a fast pace toward the moving staircases, he ran into Joey and Ryou who stopped him before he could get too far. He may have been in a hurry, but they were like family to him and he could at least hear them out.

"So judging by your worried expression and face walking pace, I'm guessing you have heard the rumors?" Joey asked as he sat on one of the many window ledges making him the same height as Yami. Ryou stood beside him also looking worried.

Yami ran his fingers through his hair trying to calm his racing heart. He hated this side of him that always went into over protective mode when something was wrong with Yuugi. Yuugi could take care of himself, but Yami wanted to be the one to always protect him. "I didn't hear the rumors, but Remus did and I need to make sure Yuugi is okay." He explained to them, he didn't want to be rude and just walk away.

Ryou reached out and placed a hand on Yami's arm. "We figured as much, but wouldn't it be nice to know what the rumors are saying before you hear Yuugi's side of the story. I'm not sure if Yuugi has heard them and he might want to know about them." When Yami nodded his head, Ryou continued, "The main gossip is that Yuugi turned wolf when a boy went at a hippogriff during class and he tried to save the boy. Then there are stories that have been twisted to make Yuugi look bad…."

"The main rumor is that Yuugi attacked this Malfoy kid." Joey stated getting right to the point and a glare from Ryou. "I don't believe it one bit, but with whom his father is and all there are those who do believe."

"Dear Ra, this is not what we need," Yami felt like hunting who ever started that rumor and taking care of them personally. "Yuugi would never hurt anyone. If anything he would try to save someone from getting hurt if he could help it."

"We all know that, but others don't," Ryou said in concern. "We have only known Yuugi for a short period of time and he doesn't seem like that kind of person."

Joey hopped off the window ledge and threw an arm around Yami. "After you talk with him, we would like to see him if we can, so he will know there are people who won't judge him."

Yami agreed with them. "I've got to find him first, but after dinner come to the portrait with two wolves. The password is werewolf and make sure no one else knows that. If Yuugi wishes to talk with you then I'll let him." He offered them a smile as thanks before hurrying the way he was going to find his little wolf.


There was only one place Yuugi felt safe at Hogwarts and that was the safety of his common room. Yami wasn't at all surprised to find Yuugi curled up on the couch in his human form with a blanket and their cat Sphinx. Akumu was perched on the back of the couch keeping an eye on the room so no one could hurt her master. The room was dark except for the fireplace that was burning low so the heat wasn't unbearable in the room.

In a few quick steps, Yami was taking a seat at Yuugi's feet. "I hear you had a bad day?"

Yuugi didn't say anything, but nod his head as he continued to pet Sphinx.

"Do you want to talk about it?" A shake of the head was all Yami got to that question, so Yami tried a different approach. "I hear you skipped two classes. You know that's not good on your first day."

Yuugi glared at Yami. "Why should I care, I'm supposedly this genius wizard. I don't think anyone would care if I just stayed in here for the year."

Yami didn't take Yuugi's anger personally, since Yuugi had every right to be upset. "Yuugi lots of people would care. Even through this comes easy to you it will be nice for you to get out and mingle with other students. Ryou, Joey and Malik enjoy having you around. Plus I'm sure your papa would enjoy seeing your face in his class."

Yuugi sat up causing Sphinx to jump to the floor. "If people care so much why didn't papa come once he was done with his classes?"

It was easy for Yami to tell where this conversation was going. "Yuugi, you two just found each other again. You are a grown man now and not the little boy he once had. He might be scared he'll mess up and say the wrong things to you." He honestly wasn't sure what was going on with Remus, but he hoped he was telling Yuugi the truth.

"That's still no excuse..." Yuugi looked at Yami, it was then Yami could see the tears Yuugi had been crying. "I don't care if he says anything to me. I just want both you and my papa here when things get bad."

Yami pulled his lover into his arms and held him as he cried more. Things were supposed to be great now that they were at Hogwarts, but it seemed everything was just turning into a nightmare. When it was just the two of them everything was fine and now that others were here it seemed they did not take lightly to Sirius Black's son attending their school. "It's going to be okay…" He said to calm Yuugi down and he hoped his words would come true.

When Yuugi did calm down, they were able to talk more and Yami sadly had to inform Yuugi about the rumors he heard from Ryou and Joey. The news of those rumors sent Yuugi into another fit of tears as he tried to make sense of why people hated him so much. It probably wasn't so much Yuugi they hated, but who his parents were. People feared Sirius Black and saw him as a murder. Since Yuugi was his offspring, they held that same fear that Yuugi would turn into his father.

"Yuugi..?" They both turned to the doorway and found Remus had just entered. It seemed his talk with Dumbledore either never happened or was short with how quickly he returned to their living quarters. There was a silence in the air that was broken when Yuugi got up and started to leave the room. "Yuugi wait…"

Yuugi stopped with one foot on the stairs, but never turned around. Since he appeared to be listening Remus continued. "I know an apology isn't good enough, but I really am sorry for not coming sooner. I just feared you wouldn't want to see me after what happened."

"Why wouldn't I want to see you?" Yuugi asked as he turned around.

"Because I'm the reason you are part wolf. I'm the reason you're not a normal wizard."

"I may have never asked to be part wolf, but I'm proud of who I am." Yuugi said with seriousness. "I've seen the way normal wizards and witches act around people like me and I never want to be like them. I'm upset because I'm sick of the way people look and act around me like I'm about to murder someone."

Remus was quiet as he tried to think of what to say next. This was his son for crying out loud and he should be there for him. No matter how much he wanted to comfort Yuugi, he felt like it wasn't his place anymore.

"Papa, I love you," Remus looked up at those words and it was then he noticed Yuugi had moved to stand in front of him. "Nothing is ever going to change that. I just want you to be there for me when I really need you. I may be older, but I'm still your son."

Yami couldn't stop the smile that crossed his face as he watched Yuugi and his papa embrace each other and cry together. The two really needed some time to spend together if they were going to recover from their long separation. It would take time but the family would heal one day or another.


Three days later and it was Monday once again which meant that Yuugi had classes. It had been nice to have a three day weekend away from classes so he did not have to leave his living quarters very often. Friday while everyone else had classes Yuugi stayed hidden in his room since he didn't have classes, but Saturday and Sunday were a different story. Saturday he spend the day hanging out with his papa while he planned his lessons for next week then the two of them along with Yami went down to the lake to enjoy the beautiful day. It allowed Remus and Yuugi some time to get to know each other again. Then came Sunday when Ryou, Joey, and Malik hung out with Yuugi in his bedroom just talking and hanging out like good friends, along with playing a few games that Yuugi had bought with him. Grandpa hadn't wanted Yuugi to be bored when not in classes, so he packed Yuugi some regular board games along with some wizards' games, including wizards' chess. Ryou was the only one who would play that with Yuugi since Malik and Joey hated chess. It had been an interesting weekend and Yuugi was just lucky to have so many people care for him.

The rest of the student body was a different story. When Yuugi walked to his morning classes, students would hurry out of his way or gave him dirty looks. First year students were scared to even be near him. It just showed how badly rumors could hurt someone like Yuugi. Yami, Ryou, Joey, or Malik made sure to walk with Yuugi to classes just encase someone tried to harass him, but at this point it looked like everyone feared him. Care of Magical Creatures and Divination were his first two classes of the day and they weren't as much better as last week. Just like in the halls students stayed as far away as they could. In Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid let Yuugi sit the lesson out, but thanked him for his help in last week's lesson. Then in Divination Yuugi sat in the back of the class and just read the textbook not even listening to what the crazy professor was saying. Thankfully she never called on him or never noticed him in the back of her class.

It had been a relief to see Ryou's smiling face after Divination as they walked to Herbology together. That class wasn't as difficult to get through since he had Ryou as a friend. The rest of the class ignored them while the professor praised them for a job well done in the first lesson for sixth years. Most students struggled with dealing with the plants when it just came natural to both Ryou and Yuugi. In Ryou's case he studied unlike others and Yuugi he just seemed to know what he was doing. Ryou had questioned him about that, but Yuugi simply told him he had no idea why it came easy to him, since in truth he did have no idea.

Once done with Herbology the two headed to the Great Hall for lunch where they found Malik, Joey, and Yami all sitting at the Gryffindor table. They were sitting near the middle, but once Yuugi sat down between Yami and Joey, the two groups of students who had been beside their group moved down more. Yami wrapped an arm around Yuugi in comfort and told him not to worry.

As they ate their lunch and made small talk, owls came in delivering mail. Yuugi did not receive anything, but Yami got a letter from his parents. The Sennen family owl perched on Yami's arm just as he was about to take a bite out of his sandwich. The letter laid neatly on top his plate with his name written in his mother's handwriting. Yami sighed as he gave the owl some food before it flew off, and then he reached for the letter to open it. Yuugi lean in close to Yami's shoulder so he could also see what it said.

Dear Yami and Yuugi,

First off congratulations are in order for the both of you. Yami, me and your father never thought you would be an assistant teacher at Hogwarts, but we are so proud of you for doing something you enjoy. We always worried about you never finding a job. Yuugi, it's nice to see the idiots at the ministry finally allowed you to attend Hogwarts. It was a long time coming and we hope you make the most of your studies. You are like family to us, both you and your grandfather. We hope Yami has been treating you right if not he is going to have to answer to a very angry mother. That is a promise Yami, since I know you are reading this, take care of that boy. We hope the two of you will visit soon. At the moment things are a little hectic given the situation, but we know things will look up soon. I've been talking with Solomon about all of us getting together for Christmas, so we hope the two of you will join us when your Christmas break comes around. Yami, you cousins will be here also, so check with their lovely boyfriends if they will come home too.

Write back to us soon

Mom and Dad

Yami looked over at Yuugi as Yuugi looked up at Yami. "So what do you think?"

"About what..?" Yuugi questioned.

"Christmas break, do you think you'll want to spend it in Egypt?"

Yuugi looked at Yami like he grown a second head. "Of course I would want to go see your family for Christmas. It will be nice to finally meet your cousins in person."

"I think you'll rethink that once you meet my cousins in person." Yami mentioned and he honestly hoped his two psycho cousins will be on their best behavior this year.

Ryou and Malik just laughed as they realized what Yami was talking about. "So the annual family Christmas get together is already being planned?" Ryou asked once he was done laughing.

Yami nodded. "I probably don't even have to ask if the three of you will be coming."

"We go every year, so you might as well tell her everyone will be coming." Malik pointed out as he continued to eat his food.

As all five of them got back to their meal there was another interruption when one student waving a newspaper walked up to his friends who were near Yuugi's group and put it down on the table. Yuugi recognize most of them as third year students and he noticed that one of them happen to be Harry with his two friends, Hermione and Ron, who Yuugi finally learned the names to. They were decent third years, but they still avoided him just like the others, but at least they did not give him dirty looks.

"He's been spotted! He's been spotted!" The boy had been shouting which got the attention of most of the Great Hall. The group of third years surrounded the newspaper as Hermione pulled the paper closer to her.

"Duff town, that's not far from here," She said which had some of the students around her worried.

"You don't think he would come here do you?" A different student asked.

"With dementors at every entrance, why would he?" Another student questioned right back.

"He's already slipped past them once hasn't he?" A braver student said, "Who's to say he won't do it again, especially with his son here."

All eyes seemed to turn on Yuugi, who curled into Yami's side more. Four pairs of eyes glared at the third year students causing them to look away. Joey rolled his eyes at how stupid everyone was being. "This is getting out of hand…" He mumbled but the ones around him could hear it.

Ryou agreed with him. "Do you really think he would risk coming here for you Yuugi?"

Yuugi shrugged. "I'm not sure. I was only three when I last saw him. I honestly don't know what he has planned." He looked up at Yami. "See if papa knows about this when you go back to class."

Yami nodded. "I'll see what he knows, but he is probably in the dark just like you."

"I've been curious," Malik spoke up but in a whisper so only their group could hear. "Do students here know that Professor Lupin is Sirius's partner?"

Yuugi shook his head. "No papa told me that no students here know he is involved with my father or that he is a werewolf. It would supposedly freak students out and their parents might pull them out. Only Dumbledore, a few professors, and a few people at the ministry know who my papa really is. My parents were married, but papa kept his last name and his name was left out of the media when my father was arrested." He looked at his friends. "I already have to be careful calling him papa in public, so it would be great if you three could keep all that a secret…."

"We would never tell a soul," Ryou informed him with Malik and Joey agreeing. It put a smile on Yuugi's face that even through all the hard times he was having he still have great people around him.


Sakura: Well that time skip wasn't huge, but it got Yuugi close to Defense against the Dark Arts class. That small bit about Sirius being spotted was from the movie and I thought it would be interesting to add. If there is a scene from the movie or book anyone would like to see I can maybe try and fit it in, unless it is already planned to be added in.

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