A/N- Teeny tiny chapter here. More to come tonight.
Remus stumbled into the sitting room of his flat to find Sirius waiting anxiously by the fire. The man looked up expectantly and Remus' face crumbled. The werewolf sank to his knees, breathing heavily and fighting the urge to wretch. "Remus mate, is Rosie alright?" Sirius' asked, his voice rising in pitch.
The man nodded. "She's with Snape"
"What happened Moony?" He had knelt down on the floor with his friend and grasped onto the man's shoulders as Remus' body fought to stay upright.
"Rosie did so good. She was brilliant, so brave. She even bloody cried on command. The defense representative was speechless."
"That's great Moon, but what's wrong?" Sirius pressed, concern threading through his words.
"It was… the memories. God Sirius, I thought I could… I thought I would be alright… I thought I had already pictured it enough in my mind, but I wasn't prepared." His breathing shortened into soft gasps.
"Aw shit man, it was that bad eh?"
"Worse. Padfoot, her screams. I…I've never heard anyone make those sounds before. He just… he forced her, and she had no idea what was going on." Remus allowed the tears to flow. "She was just a baby."
"Fuck." Sirius cursed, dropping his head into his hands. "That's so fucked up. I don't even want to think…"
"He got a fucking hard on watching it Padfoot. In front of everyone, in front of Rose. It was sick." Remus spat.
"Oh god." The man made a face.
"I'm surprised she hasn't slept through half the bloody school trying to forget that." The werewolf continued.
"I'm so sorry mate, I have no clue what to say. I've never… dealt with this kind of thing before."
"I think I screwed up Padfoot, like really buggered this." The man confessed. "I didn't say a word to her after… I couldn't even look her in the god damn eyes. I just kept seeing…"
Sirius sighed and pulled the man into an embrace. "It'll be ok man. Just let her have her time with Snivellus and she'll come back feeling better."
"I just…I should have pretended. We've never had any trouble Rosie and me, she just became mine so easily when she saw me… I don't know how to make this better."
"Well my dearest Moony, you are looking at public enemy number one as it concerns Rosie, so I don't think my advice really means much. You'll get through it, she adores you."
It was not until later, when the two men had made their peace with the day and began to resume normal activities, that Severus stepped through the fire, eyes blazing. He immediately turned his glare onto the wolf who cringed. Black stood up to defend his pet, moving in front of the feeble man.
"What. Were. You. Thinking?" Severus began threateningly. "The moment that you left my property, the child became inconsolable. She is now under the impression that you have ceased loving her." He spat.
The wolf's jaw dropped, and he let out a grunt of misery. "Back off Snivelly. Not everyone is as fucking heartless as you."
"Severus, please give my apologies to Rosie. I was so overcome…"
"Indeed. This all must be extremely… difficult for you Lupin." He drawled sarcastically. "You will be pleased to note that the child is coping much better than yourself… in fact, she has already replaced you. Black. Rose has requested your presence tomorrow during the sentencing hearing as opposed to Lupin." Severus relayed to the ex-convict. The man's eyes widened, and the wolf rubbed his face with his hands. Lupin deserved it. It did not take a genius to realize that the child would fear rejection after her guardian witnessed such private memories.
"Just, tell Rosie I'm sorry and that I love her. Please Severus."
"I am not going to do the groveling for you. You will soon be reunited. Do it yourself."
