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Chapter 13: Destined to be Alone
"What the hell are you doing here, Tim?" Alexandra asked.
"To claim what I should have." Tim said slowly and walked towards them. He gazed at Alexandra lovingly. "You."
"You are crazy." Remus said, shaking his head.
Tim turned his head slowly to Remus and scowled darkly. "No one ask your opinion, you filthy half-human." He spat.
Remus raised one eyebrow while Alexandra gasped in horror. "Tim, how dare you call my fiancé a, a, half-human!" She said and put her hand to her mouth as if she had just said an offensive word.
"Of course I call him a half-human!" Tim said, gripping his knife tighter.
The knife caught the moonlight and shone softly. Remus swallowed and stared at it uncertainly. Something told him that it was not made of ordinary steel....
"He is a werewolf!" Tim exclaimed and held up his knife. "And do you know what this knife made of?"
"What?" Alexandra and Remus asked.
"Ssssssilver." Tim hissed. "And I am sure that everyone knows what damage it can do to a werewolf. But in case you are not a werewolf, I have dipped this knife in poison. If the poison gets into your bloodstream, you will die in the next few hours."
Remus went pale while Alexandra said: "Yeah, Remus is a werewolf, but so what? He acts more like a human than you do. I love him! So get out of here, I am not going anywhere with you."
Tim scowled. "Alexandra Skipper, you are on the verge of making a very big mistake right now."
"I don't care." Alexandra snapped. "No matter what you do, I will not leave Remus."
"Then I will make you!" Tim roared and without warning, he jumped onto Remus and the both of them fell onto the ground.
The first thing Tim tried to do was reached for Remus's throat. As quick as lightning, Remus threw a punch across Tim's face before he could get his hands on his throat.
Tim was thrown off and Remus yelled: "Alex, get my wand! I put it in my backpack!"
Remus got up when Alexandra opened his backpack, but then Tim grabbed Remus's ankle and Remus fell down once again. He rolled onto his back; Tim jumped onto him and grasped his throat.
"Looks like I don't need to use the knife after all....." Tim said evilly and tightened his grip.
Remus gasped and coughed desperately for air, he was too weak to defend himself. His hands reached Tim's and held them, trying to get them off. Alexandra gasped in horror, dropped Remus's backpack, took her luggage and tiptoed to Tim.
"Face it, Remus Lupin, Alexandra is.....AAHHHHH!!!!!" He exclaimed in pain and let go of Remus's throat immediately.
Remus sat up and coughed for air. He rubbed his throat as he saw Tim clutching the back of his head painfully. He then looked at Alexandra, who had her luggage high up in her hands.
"You whacked his head?!" Remus asked in disbelief.
Alexandra nodded quickly.
"Let go before he gets up!" Remus cried and got up.
He took Alexandra's hand and Alexandra looked back to see if Tim had gotten up yet. Her eyes widened as she watched Tim got up and snatched his knife. Tim gave a shout of anger and charged towards Remus with his knife raised.
"REMUS, LOOK OUT!" Alexandra cried.
Remus turned his head around and Alexandra pushed him aside. Remus fell hard on the ground and heard someone gasped in pain. He got up and his eyes widened in terror at the sight of his fiancée standing in front of Tim, with the knife through her chest.
Tim, who was still holding onto the knife, removed his hand and backed away immediately. "I-I d-didn't m-mean t-to......" He stammered.
"Alex!" Remus cried, got up and caught Alexandra neatly into his arms before she could sink to the floor. "Alex, why, oh why are you doing this...." He said over and over again.
Tim turned around and ran straight to the road. He was too scared to look out for a car, which was coming his way.
SCREECH
BANG
Remus watched silently as the driver came out of his car and shouted at the sight of Tim lying in a pool of blood: "OH MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?"
Not really wanted to bother about Tim anymore, Remus turned his attention to Alexandra. "Don't worry, Alex, I will take you to Madam Pomfrey, she can heal anything....." He said and carrying Alexandra in his arms, he moved into the shadows and disapparated before the driver could spot them.
***
Remus apparated right outside Hogwarts and rushed right into the castle. As he ran to the hospital wing, Remus shouted: "MADAM POMFREY!!!!!"
A door beside the hospital wing swung opened and Madam Pomfrey rushed out in her nightdress. "Professor Lupin, what......" She started and gasped in horror when she saw Alexandra's wound.
"Help her, Madam Pomfrey, I beg of you!" Remus said quickly. "I don't want her to die." He whispered in fear.
"Put her on one of the beds!" Madam Pomfrey said and threw open the hospital wing's doors.
Both of them dashed in and Remus put Alexandra onto a bed. Madam Pomfrey went straight to a cabinet and opened it, taking out a few bottles of potions. "Professor Lupin, you must not stay here, go outside and wait."
"But...." Remus started.
"GO." Madam Pomfrey said firmly.
Remus frowned deeply but he didn't protest. He bent down and whispered comfortingly: "Don't worry, Darling, everything will be just fine. Just relax."
Alexandra gave a weak smile as Remus tucked a few strands behind her ear and kissed her forehead. He held her hand tightly until Madam Pomfrey had to say: "Professor Lupin, I can't heal her if you continue to stay here."
"Sorry." Remus mumbled and removed his hand unwillingly. He gave Alexandra one last look before he left the hospital wing.
***
"Remus, what the hell do you think you are doing?" A voice demanded when Remus stepped out of the hospital wing.
Remus lifted his head slowly and saw Snape, Madam Hooch, Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore in their nightclothes. Snape's hair looked messy as if he had just woken up and he had a scowl on his face.
"Well? Don't tell me that you woke us up for fun." Snape sneered.
Remus just stared at him with lifeless eyes. Then he scowled back darkly and said in a low whisper: "Don't provoke me right now, you Slytherin."
He said the word "Slytherin" in a tone so full of hatred and contempt that everyone raised their eyebrows in surprise.
Snape opened his mouth and said: "Me? You...."
"Severus." Dumbledore warned gently. "Remus, do you mind telling us what is going on?" He asked kindly.
Remus turned his head to Dumbledore and his scowl disappeared in a flash. A sorrow look replaced the scowl and Remus said: "Alexandra......"
"Yes?" Professor McGonagall asked in concern.
"Injured.....my....fault...." Remus said before he started to sob.
"Pathetic." Snape muttered and Madam Hooch stepped on his foot, hard. "Ow!"
As Dumbledore pat Remus's shoulder and hug him like a son, saying: "There, there, Remus, don't cry....." Professor McGonagall turned and glared at Snape. "Shut up." She hissed.
"Minerva, Severus, Mandy, do you mind leave us alone?" Dumbledore asked.
Madam Hooch nodded quickly and walked for a few steps before she grabbed Snape's hand and dragged him down the corridor, saying: "Come on, Severus, don't be such a busybody."
Professor McGonagall kissed Dumbledore's cheek and said: "Goodnight." Then she said to Remus: "Don't worry, Alexandra is going to be all right."
Without looking at Professor McGonagall, Remus nodded.
After Professor McGonagall left, Dumbledore released Remus and asked: "Why don't we sit down?"
Remus wiped his tears away and nodded. Both of them sat down on a bench and Dumbledore waved his hand. Two cups of tea appeared in mid air. Dumbledore took one and offered it to Remus. "Tea?"
"Thanks." Remus mumbled and took it. He sniffed it and took a sip. "What is this?"
"Lavender tea. Lavender's scent has a soothing effect on the mental agitation." Dumbledore said as he took the other cup. He took a sip and said: "Now, do you mind telling me what's going on?"
Remus took another sip and started to tell Dumbledore everything about Tim, his threat and how Alexandra got her injury. As he spoke, he took a sip after every sentence and asked for another cup when he finished a cup. By the time he had finished his story, he had drank three cups of tea.
Dumbledore sighed and shook his head. "Jealousy, the most feared feeling in the world. It could destroy a relationship and makes a person to lose his or her mind."
Remus gave his empty cup to Dumbledore and Dumbledore asked: "More tea?"
"No thanks." Remus said quietly.
With a wave of his hand, Dumbledore put the cups away.
Remus stood up and started pacing. "What is taking Madam Pomfrey so long?"
The moment the words had left his lips, Madam Pomfrey opened the door.
Remus rushed to her and asked in panic: "So, how is Alex, Madam Pomfrey?"
"Err......" Madam Pomfrey started.
"Well?" Remus demanded.
"Do you want to hear the truth?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
Remus went pale. "It is not good, is it?"
Madam Pomfrey shook her head. "The poison has already broken down to the point that I can't identify it."
"You....can't....identify....it?" Remus asked slowly.
Madam Pomfrey shook her head again. "I have used the best potion and spell in the hospital wing, but none of them is able to identify it."
Dumbledore opened his mouth.
"If you are suggesting using a bezoar, Headmaster, I can't use it. Not without knowing what poison it is." Madam Pomfrey said.
Dumbledore closed his mouth.
"Is that means she is going to die?" Remus whispered.
For the first time, Madam Pomfrey nodded. "I afraid so."
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Note: You are going to hate me for this!!!
Chapter 13: Destined to be Alone
"What the hell are you doing here, Tim?" Alexandra asked.
"To claim what I should have." Tim said slowly and walked towards them. He gazed at Alexandra lovingly. "You."
"You are crazy." Remus said, shaking his head.
Tim turned his head slowly to Remus and scowled darkly. "No one ask your opinion, you filthy half-human." He spat.
Remus raised one eyebrow while Alexandra gasped in horror. "Tim, how dare you call my fiancé a, a, half-human!" She said and put her hand to her mouth as if she had just said an offensive word.
"Of course I call him a half-human!" Tim said, gripping his knife tighter.
The knife caught the moonlight and shone softly. Remus swallowed and stared at it uncertainly. Something told him that it was not made of ordinary steel....
"He is a werewolf!" Tim exclaimed and held up his knife. "And do you know what this knife made of?"
"What?" Alexandra and Remus asked.
"Ssssssilver." Tim hissed. "And I am sure that everyone knows what damage it can do to a werewolf. But in case you are not a werewolf, I have dipped this knife in poison. If the poison gets into your bloodstream, you will die in the next few hours."
Remus went pale while Alexandra said: "Yeah, Remus is a werewolf, but so what? He acts more like a human than you do. I love him! So get out of here, I am not going anywhere with you."
Tim scowled. "Alexandra Skipper, you are on the verge of making a very big mistake right now."
"I don't care." Alexandra snapped. "No matter what you do, I will not leave Remus."
"Then I will make you!" Tim roared and without warning, he jumped onto Remus and the both of them fell onto the ground.
The first thing Tim tried to do was reached for Remus's throat. As quick as lightning, Remus threw a punch across Tim's face before he could get his hands on his throat.
Tim was thrown off and Remus yelled: "Alex, get my wand! I put it in my backpack!"
Remus got up when Alexandra opened his backpack, but then Tim grabbed Remus's ankle and Remus fell down once again. He rolled onto his back; Tim jumped onto him and grasped his throat.
"Looks like I don't need to use the knife after all....." Tim said evilly and tightened his grip.
Remus gasped and coughed desperately for air, he was too weak to defend himself. His hands reached Tim's and held them, trying to get them off. Alexandra gasped in horror, dropped Remus's backpack, took her luggage and tiptoed to Tim.
"Face it, Remus Lupin, Alexandra is.....AAHHHHH!!!!!" He exclaimed in pain and let go of Remus's throat immediately.
Remus sat up and coughed for air. He rubbed his throat as he saw Tim clutching the back of his head painfully. He then looked at Alexandra, who had her luggage high up in her hands.
"You whacked his head?!" Remus asked in disbelief.
Alexandra nodded quickly.
"Let go before he gets up!" Remus cried and got up.
He took Alexandra's hand and Alexandra looked back to see if Tim had gotten up yet. Her eyes widened as she watched Tim got up and snatched his knife. Tim gave a shout of anger and charged towards Remus with his knife raised.
"REMUS, LOOK OUT!" Alexandra cried.
Remus turned his head around and Alexandra pushed him aside. Remus fell hard on the ground and heard someone gasped in pain. He got up and his eyes widened in terror at the sight of his fiancée standing in front of Tim, with the knife through her chest.
Tim, who was still holding onto the knife, removed his hand and backed away immediately. "I-I d-didn't m-mean t-to......" He stammered.
"Alex!" Remus cried, got up and caught Alexandra neatly into his arms before she could sink to the floor. "Alex, why, oh why are you doing this...." He said over and over again.
Tim turned around and ran straight to the road. He was too scared to look out for a car, which was coming his way.
SCREECH
BANG
Remus watched silently as the driver came out of his car and shouted at the sight of Tim lying in a pool of blood: "OH MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?"
Not really wanted to bother about Tim anymore, Remus turned his attention to Alexandra. "Don't worry, Alex, I will take you to Madam Pomfrey, she can heal anything....." He said and carrying Alexandra in his arms, he moved into the shadows and disapparated before the driver could spot them.
***
Remus apparated right outside Hogwarts and rushed right into the castle. As he ran to the hospital wing, Remus shouted: "MADAM POMFREY!!!!!"
A door beside the hospital wing swung opened and Madam Pomfrey rushed out in her nightdress. "Professor Lupin, what......" She started and gasped in horror when she saw Alexandra's wound.
"Help her, Madam Pomfrey, I beg of you!" Remus said quickly. "I don't want her to die." He whispered in fear.
"Put her on one of the beds!" Madam Pomfrey said and threw open the hospital wing's doors.
Both of them dashed in and Remus put Alexandra onto a bed. Madam Pomfrey went straight to a cabinet and opened it, taking out a few bottles of potions. "Professor Lupin, you must not stay here, go outside and wait."
"But...." Remus started.
"GO." Madam Pomfrey said firmly.
Remus frowned deeply but he didn't protest. He bent down and whispered comfortingly: "Don't worry, Darling, everything will be just fine. Just relax."
Alexandra gave a weak smile as Remus tucked a few strands behind her ear and kissed her forehead. He held her hand tightly until Madam Pomfrey had to say: "Professor Lupin, I can't heal her if you continue to stay here."
"Sorry." Remus mumbled and removed his hand unwillingly. He gave Alexandra one last look before he left the hospital wing.
***
"Remus, what the hell do you think you are doing?" A voice demanded when Remus stepped out of the hospital wing.
Remus lifted his head slowly and saw Snape, Madam Hooch, Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore in their nightclothes. Snape's hair looked messy as if he had just woken up and he had a scowl on his face.
"Well? Don't tell me that you woke us up for fun." Snape sneered.
Remus just stared at him with lifeless eyes. Then he scowled back darkly and said in a low whisper: "Don't provoke me right now, you Slytherin."
He said the word "Slytherin" in a tone so full of hatred and contempt that everyone raised their eyebrows in surprise.
Snape opened his mouth and said: "Me? You...."
"Severus." Dumbledore warned gently. "Remus, do you mind telling us what is going on?" He asked kindly.
Remus turned his head to Dumbledore and his scowl disappeared in a flash. A sorrow look replaced the scowl and Remus said: "Alexandra......"
"Yes?" Professor McGonagall asked in concern.
"Injured.....my....fault...." Remus said before he started to sob.
"Pathetic." Snape muttered and Madam Hooch stepped on his foot, hard. "Ow!"
As Dumbledore pat Remus's shoulder and hug him like a son, saying: "There, there, Remus, don't cry....." Professor McGonagall turned and glared at Snape. "Shut up." She hissed.
"Minerva, Severus, Mandy, do you mind leave us alone?" Dumbledore asked.
Madam Hooch nodded quickly and walked for a few steps before she grabbed Snape's hand and dragged him down the corridor, saying: "Come on, Severus, don't be such a busybody."
Professor McGonagall kissed Dumbledore's cheek and said: "Goodnight." Then she said to Remus: "Don't worry, Alexandra is going to be all right."
Without looking at Professor McGonagall, Remus nodded.
After Professor McGonagall left, Dumbledore released Remus and asked: "Why don't we sit down?"
Remus wiped his tears away and nodded. Both of them sat down on a bench and Dumbledore waved his hand. Two cups of tea appeared in mid air. Dumbledore took one and offered it to Remus. "Tea?"
"Thanks." Remus mumbled and took it. He sniffed it and took a sip. "What is this?"
"Lavender tea. Lavender's scent has a soothing effect on the mental agitation." Dumbledore said as he took the other cup. He took a sip and said: "Now, do you mind telling me what's going on?"
Remus took another sip and started to tell Dumbledore everything about Tim, his threat and how Alexandra got her injury. As he spoke, he took a sip after every sentence and asked for another cup when he finished a cup. By the time he had finished his story, he had drank three cups of tea.
Dumbledore sighed and shook his head. "Jealousy, the most feared feeling in the world. It could destroy a relationship and makes a person to lose his or her mind."
Remus gave his empty cup to Dumbledore and Dumbledore asked: "More tea?"
"No thanks." Remus said quietly.
With a wave of his hand, Dumbledore put the cups away.
Remus stood up and started pacing. "What is taking Madam Pomfrey so long?"
The moment the words had left his lips, Madam Pomfrey opened the door.
Remus rushed to her and asked in panic: "So, how is Alex, Madam Pomfrey?"
"Err......" Madam Pomfrey started.
"Well?" Remus demanded.
"Do you want to hear the truth?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
Remus went pale. "It is not good, is it?"
Madam Pomfrey shook her head. "The poison has already broken down to the point that I can't identify it."
"You....can't....identify....it?" Remus asked slowly.
Madam Pomfrey shook her head again. "I have used the best potion and spell in the hospital wing, but none of them is able to identify it."
Dumbledore opened his mouth.
"If you are suggesting using a bezoar, Headmaster, I can't use it. Not without knowing what poison it is." Madam Pomfrey said.
Dumbledore closed his mouth.
"Is that means she is going to die?" Remus whispered.
For the first time, Madam Pomfrey nodded. "I afraid so."