Beneath a Shadowed Moon

by reminiscent-afterthought

[AT] His relatives didn't want him in their way, so he returned only long enough for them to know he hadn't disappeared – or run away. The rest of the time he wandered the city, meeting a lonely stranger that both pulled him in and pushed him away…

21. Forbidden

Beneath a Shadowed Moon
Chapter 21 (023) - Forbidden

Remus knew he shouldn't had let Harry in, but the trembling and frightened boy at his doorstep simply could not be turned away. Still, it was dangerous. So dangerous…

But those babbles were a danger too. The green light of the killing curse that plagued his dreams. The fragile heart built from years of ill-granted love. And Remus was there, he could mend that…just a little bit.

At first, he tried to remember the clock, tried to speed things up. But Harry was so warm and safe in his arms, and the thoughts of that fateful night drove the moon out of mind.