The Song: New York Mining Disaster 1941, by the BeeGees
The Inspiration: In the event of something happening to me, There's something I would like you all to see, It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
The Characters: Remus Lupin
The Rating: K+ for language.
The Disclaimer: A sort of sequel to Chaos. Just a comment, doesn't the music in the chorus sound way too happy for the song? Yay, trapped underground, boom ba-boom! Sheesh. But still, it's a really good song.
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(close to his heart)
Remus Lupin took a shaking hand from his pocket, and extended it to Fleur Weasley, "Here," he roared, "I've got a picture!"
The Weasleys were reconciling with their errant son/brother, and he was showing this girl- this woman, really- a picture of his son. His son whom he might never see again. His son who was with his wife, his beautiful wife, who mightn't ever see his face in anything other than death's cold pallor.
In a heartwrenching moment, Remus understood something. He wasn't going back. Goddamnit, he was the last fucking Marauder and he would go down fighting. Moony would make Prongs and Padfoot proud. He'd save his son, his wife, he'd save everyone, and no one would be able to say that Remus Lupin was a coward.
Something else came into his mind. There was no way that Tonks would stay where she was. He knew she wasn't the woman who would wait. If she came, he wanted to die by her side, fighting for their only child.
They both weren't going to come back. Their son would be an orphan.
Tears sparkled in the corner of his eyes, hiding his boy from him. He stowed the picture, safely tucking it in his breast pocket.
He'd die with Tonks, and with Teddy close to his heart.