I don't own Harry Potter, I'm just messing around while I can.
Oh so close to the end now. Next week shall be the last chapter of this tale. And I do hope that you have all enjoyed it so far. This has been my baby for so long, I am really dreading finishing this one. I have already wrote a little bit of the first chapter for the sequel, just testing it out for myself. Though I think a lot of it will change.
Well, I do hope you will enjoy this chapter!
Day Twenty-Nine
The Wolf
Harry moaned as he pushed Medusa off of him. He opened his eyes as he began to giggle as the tongue began to wash his face once more. He pushed her away again as he rolled away ducking under the covers, trying to get away from her. Medusa dug under the blanket and followed Harry.
"No Medusa," Harry giggled as he sat up under the covers and flung them over his head.
"Time to wake up," she said as she gave a little ruffing bark at him, "The day will pass you by if you don't get up!" she called as she began to run around Harry on the bed.
Harry held his head as he began to get a little dizzy watching her, "Medusa," he called to her as the door to the room opened. Harry looked up and smiled as Aunt Marge came into the room.
"Morning Harry," she said as she then looked to Medusa, who was still running around Harry on the bed, "I see you've already had a special wake up call," she grinned as she went over to the bed. She wasn't that happy with Medusa on the bed, but it was something that they could work on.
"She woke me up by licking my face!" Harry exclaimed as he stood up on the bed and wobbled a little.
"I liked doing it too, it was fun, and you made a funny noise!" Medusa exclaimed as she stopped running around and jumped onto the floor.
Marge laughed a little before she asked him, "Did Medusa sleep on the bed last night, or in her own little bed?"
"She slept in her own bed all night, until she woke me up!" Harry pouted as he held out his arms for Marge to pick him up.
Marge chuckled as she picked him up and settled him onto her hip. She looked down to Medusa and smiled, "Good girl Medusa."
Harry grinned down to her as Marge gave him a morning hug and kiss, as she then set him down on the floor, "What are we doing today Auntie Marge?" he asked her, as he watched her go over to his drawer unit and pulled out some clothes for him to wear.
"Nothing, don't forget that we have someone coming at lunchtime to come and see you," she told him as she helped him get dressed.
"Okay," he nodded.
Soon enough Harry and Marge were both dressed and on their way down the stairs. Medusa and Ripper had both gone down before them, waiting at the bottom of the stairs, out of the way. Harry went down quickly as he went into the kitchen and through the gate and into the laundry room. He picked up their ball, as Medusa went in with him, and started to throw it.
Marge smiled as she watched him for a moment, "You're a good lad Harry," she said as she pulled out the puppy food and dished up for them all, "Harry," she called to him, stopping him from playing with them for a moment.
"Yes Auntie Marge?" he queried as he went over the gate and looked up to her.
"Hand out the bowls to them all, and make sure that they all get some all right," she told him softly, as she began to hand over the smaller bowls for each of the puppies.
"Okay," he nodded as he began to put them on the floor, saying softly, to each of them, "Wait your turn, we've got bowls for you all," he grinned as he put the last one down and then looked to Aunt Marge.
"Well done Harry," she grinned as he bent down a little and picked him up, pulling him out of the room and into the kitchen.
"Are we going to be doing the big dogs now?" he asked her, wondering.
She chuckled, "Yes we are," she smiled as she put him down and the two of them got to work and did up the food for the dogs.
"Okay, lets go!" Harry said, all excited about going and seeing the dogs again. He went to the back door and Marge unlocked it and the two went out, the weather was beginning to warm up a little more now, but it was still cold.
It didn't take the two of them long to hand out the bowls of food to the dogs and to go back inside. Harry went over to the gate and looked to the puppies, who were now finished with their food, but messy. Marge went over and looked down to Harry, messing his hair up a little with her hand.
"Don't do that Auntie Marge, it's messy!" he complained as he tried to push her hand away, giving her a grin. He may have said that he didn't like it, but his expression told the opposite.
"Right, we need to get the puppies nice and clean so they can go back to their mummy," Marge said as she looked to the puppies once more.
Harry nodded and the two of them got to work on cleaning them all up, though Harry ended up just as messy as the puppies in the end. The pups were soon back with their mother and Harry was taken for a quick bath.
"Right," Marge said with a sigh as they got back downstairs, a smile on her face as she set about making the two of them some breakfast.
"Sorry Auntie Marge," Harry said a little sheepish at getting so dirty when he played with the puppies and helped them to eat.
"Don't you worry about that Harry, it's easy to have a bath," she chuckled as she then went back to making the two of them some toast and jam.
Harry and Marge set about eating their breakfast, both of them getting a little nervous for the visit that would be happening a little later on. Harry had wanted Medusa inside with them, and it didn't take long for Marge to agree to it. Especially with the way that she had been able to create a barrier and protect Harry from Dumbledore when he came for a visit.
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Harry sat on the sofa and had his photo album open and looked to the picture. He looked over to Aunt Marge as she sat down next to him on the sofa and smiled.
"Auntie Marge," he said softly, gaining her attention.
"Yes Harry," she smiled back to him, looking down.
"This is him, the one that is coming," he said as he pointed to a young man standing next to his mother and father.
Marge looked down and smiled a little as she read the small caption, she nodded her head and told him, "yes, he is the one that is coming, Remus Lupin."
Harry nodded his head and then looked to the window as the front door was knocked. Marge got up as Harry rushed over to the window to look out. He grinned a little as he saw a tall man standing on the front door step. He heard Marge opened the door and greeted the man and soon the man stepped inside and Harry went away from the window and stood in the middle of the room, waiting to see someone who said he had been friends with his parents. Medusa got up from where she was sat and went to stand beside him.
Marge walked into the room, Remus following behind her. She stepped aside and let Remus into the room. Medusa looked to him and gave a cute little sneeze.
"He's different, like dog, but stronger," Medusa puzzled, wondering what it meant, as she looked to Harry.
Harry glanced down at her for a moment and then back at Remus, "Hello," he said softly.
Remus smiled back to him, "You've grown a lot since I last saw you. You look like your father, but you have your mothers eyes," he said as he put a hand to his mouth and took a deep breath, trying to regain control of his emotion. He hadn't seen Harry since a few days before the Potter family had gone into hiding and finally seeing him again, brought back the loss of Lily and James, as well as Peter, and the betrayal of Sirius.
"You all right?" Marge asked him, as Harry moved that little bit closer.
"Yes, it's… it's hard a little to remember the loss of James and Lily, they were my family," he said softly as he looked to her and then back to Harry.
"Well, come in and sit down. I'll be doing us all some lunch soon, but would you like a cup of tea?" Marge said as she got him to go and sit down on the sofa.
"Yes, I would love one, thank you," he said as he sat down on the sofa, the photo album was open and sitting there.
Marge smiled to him and then walked into the kitchen as Harry went over to the man and stood before him.
"Did you really know my parents?" he asked him as he looked to the man that had scars over his face and a worn look on his face.
He nodded his head, slowly, "Yes, I did. They were the nicest people. I met James when I was eleven and we became friends. He and Lily both helped me a lot with an illness that I have," he told him.
"Really?" he said as he climbed onto the sofa next to him, putting the album away and settling next to him.
"Yes, really. They helped me a lot," he smiled down to him.
"Good," Harry nodded his head as he looked to Medusa, "Medusa said that you are different, like a dog but stronger, what does she mean?" he asked him wondering if he would answer at all.
Remus went a little pale at that as he wondered how he could answer, he was saved as Marge came back into the room and set down a cup of tea, "Thank you Miss Dursley."
Marge smiled to him as she answered, "You're welcome, and please call me Marge," she told him as she went over to her chair and sat down.
Remus smiled to her and nodded, "Please call me Remus as well."
The two smiled as Harry looked between the two of them and asked once again, "What does she mean Mr Remus?"
Marge frowned a little as she asked, "What does who mean Harry?"
Harry looked to her and said, "Medusa said that he is different and that it was like a dog but stronger."
Marge frowned and she looked over to Remus as Medusa went over to him and gave a little sniff, sneezing once again, "What does it mean Remus?" Marge asked him, wondering if he would answer.
"I… well," he said as he didn't know where to begin to answer the question.
"Please tell me Mr Remus?" Harry asked him as he looked up to him.
Remus took a deep breath as he began to answer, explain all about being a werewolf and how his friends had helped him while he was in school and Lily and James before they had gone into hiding.
"Wow!" Harry said, his eyes wide, "You're really a werewolf?"
Remus chuckled at the reaction, though he could see a little bit of fear from Marge, "Yes, though only when it's a full moon, other than that, I'm just like you, a human."
Harry nodded his head as he pulled out his album and settled next to him and said, "Can you tell me about all the people in the pictures?"
Remus chuckled a little as he looked to Marge, she smiled at him and nodded as she stood up, "I can do that for some of them," he told him, not wishing to talk about Sirius at all.
Marge smiled as she walked into the kitchen to start warming up their lunch. She was a little fearful of Remus being a werewolf, but she knew that Medusa would be able to protect Harry. She could hear as Remus told Harry a little about the people in the album, smiling she warmed up lunch.
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Remus looked up as someone else entered the house. He blinked a few times and looked to the man, he looked slightly familiar. Harry was sat next to him and grinned as he saw the man. He jumped from the sofa and onto the floor going over to him grinning all the time.
"Mr Tiberius!" Harry exclaimed as he turned to look at Remus for a second before looking back at Tiberius, "he knows my mummy and daddy and he was telling me about them, and he is werewolf too, isn't that brilliant!" he said, almost jumping up and down, excited about all the information he had been able to get from Remus.
Remus paled when Harry told the man his secret. He looked to him and waited for the disgust. Instead he watched as the man knelt down to Harry and smiled to him.
"Is that true?" he asked as he glanced over to Remus, he could tell that it was true.
"Yep!" he said nodding his head, "And Auntie Marge said he could stay for dinner, are you staying for dinner as well?" he then asked.
"Yes I am," he nodded smiling as he hugged Harry a little and then stood up and looked to Remus, "I know that a lot of people are fearful of Werewolves, but I'm not one of them, unless it was the full moon," he told him, smiling softly, hoping to reassure the young man that he was fine with the fact that he was a werewolf.
Remus nodded his head as he said, "Thank you," he voice was shaking a little as Marge walked back into the room.
"I'm Tiberius Fubster-Malfoy, though I have mainly dropped the Malfoy. My brother didn't like the fact that I wouldn't have anything to do with Voldemort," Tiberius said as he introduced himself to the man, since he hadn't done so yet.
"I'm Remus Lupin," he gave a small smile back, still a little unsure of the man.
"Right, dinner will take a little longer to cook, so lets sit down," she said as she brought in a tray with tea on it for the three adults and some squash for Harry.
"Thank you Auntie Marge," Harry said as he sat back on the sofa and took the cup carefully in his hands and took a sip before he put it on the end table.
"So, will it be all right for me to come and see Harry on occasions?" Remus finally asked, wondering if he would be able to see his honorary nephew sometimes. He had missed seeing him grow over the last few years, and he didn't want to miss any more. Harry was the only family he had left, and that fact hurt him. It hurt even more when he was not allowed to see him.
Marge looked to him and smiled, "I don't think Harry would have it any other way."
Remus smiled, "Thank you. I've missed too much because Petunia wouldn't let me see him. I don't want to miss any more of his childhood."
"What do you do these days Remus?" Tiberius asked the young man, he knew that most werewolves weren't able to find jobs, but some could do a little work on occasions.
"I've been tutoring pre-Hogwarts students. Most of the parents know that I'm a werewolf, though they are a little wary of me at first and tend to watch me very closely for a little while. It brings in enough so that I can live," he said with a little shrug. He was teaching three students at the moment, aged between Four and Six, around Harry's age.
Tiberius smiled at that, "Hmm, that is a good idea, to teach them a few things before they leave for Hogwarts. Should be done for the Muggleborns as well. They should be introduced to their abilities before they get their letters," he sighed, it was something that he had said many times. Since a lot of Muggleborns didn't know the basics that all Wizarding children learnt before they went to school.
Marge looked to him, "Well, the children that receive puppies from here learn a little about their abilities, so it's not much of a shock for them, it's the parents that I feel for. I can understand not telling them, to keep is secret, but telling them and then saying that their child will have to go to another world to learn and they can't go with them, that's hard, especially at such short notice."
Tiberius nodded, "it might be why a number of them refuse to let their children go," he paused for a moment and then looked to Remus, "How would you feel teaching a few Muggleborns as well as Wizarding children?"
"As what?" Remus asked him, wondering what the man was going on about.
"I plan to have some of the Muggleborns that come here be introduced to the Wizarding world, and I would like you to teach them, and few others the basics, as you do with the Wizarding children. Once a week to come here and teach them all, a small class of around six," he said as Harry was watching them all closely.
"Can Hermione and Dean come, I liked Dean and I like Hermione as well. And can Draco come, and Neville and Luna?" Harry said as he got the gist of what Tiberius was saying.
Tiberius laughed to him and Remus couldn't help but chuckle at the excited child, "At the moment I am teaching Susan Bones, Astoria and Daphne Greengrass," he said as he wondered if he could teach them all at the same time. He was spending a day with each of the children at the moment.
Tiberius nodded, "I'll need to make a few plans, how about I'll Owl you when I have everything sorted out?" he said as plans began to form in his mind.
Remus nodded, "That's fine with me."
They carried on talking for a while longer before Remus and Tiberius went home. Marge tucked Harry into bed, a worried look on his face. He knew that tomorrow was the day that Vernon and Petunia were coming back. She bent down kissed him goodnight saying, "Don't worry Harry, I'm not letting you go."
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