Chapter 1- Lupin's Daughter
Dumbledore walked quietly through the streets of Hogsmeade. The moon was full and he couldn't help wondering why Sirius had wanted to meet with him. As he reached the end of town he saw a dark figure move through the darkness at the top of a nearby hill. Dumbledore looked around and figured that it must have been Sirius. He casually started to walk up the hill.
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"She needs a school where she can be safe. A place like Hogwarts is perfect for her!!!! Remus wants her to be treated like he was." Sirius said after he had finished telling Dumbledore his story.
"I understand Sirius, but what if something goes wrong?"
"There's always the Shrieking Shack." Sirius added quickly.
"You know someone will figure out where she's going just like you did with Remus. Severus knows where Remus went too."
"Remus needs this Dumbledore. You know as well as I do that he hasn't been able to get a decent job since Hogwarts and he feels horrible as it is that she doesn't have a mother. The other schools won't take her and Hogwarts is her last chance of having a good education. With the new Wolfsbane Potion she should be able to control herself when she transforms," Sirius looked Dumbledore in the eyes, "Please." He whispered.
Dumbledore sighed. He knew everything Black said was true but he couldn't stop the feeling that this would bring trouble.
"I think I must meet with Remus about this," Dumbledore said smiling at Sirius, "Hopefully she will soon be able to call Hogwarts her home."
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Remus Lupin entered Dumbledoe's office and quietly sat in the chair facing him.
"How are you?" Dumbledore asked.
Remus smiled. "As well as I can be. The Wolfsbane potion helps me and Anaka a lot. Please thank Severus for making it for us, or me rather. He doesn't know about Anaka right?" he asked anxiuosly.
"No, but I think it's time we talked about Ana. I heard from Sirius that she hasn't been to school in months."
"I've been trying to teach her what I can," he smiled, "She knows quite a lot about Defense Against the Dark Arts."
Dumbledore nodded. He petted Fawkes who was sitting quietly on his shoulder. "How would you feel if Anaka came here?"
Remus straitened up in his chair. "I would love it. I've told her all about Hogwarts."
"Then I think it's time you showed it to her. I'll enroll her immediately."
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Anaka stared out at the group of students gathered in the Great Hall. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. She knew all the names by heart from her father's stories. She wished to be in Gryffindor like her father was. Anaka wanted to meet Harry Potter and his friends and maybe even become one of them. The Potters and Lupins reunited almost 23 years after their fathers.
As the Hall became quiet Dumbledore began to speak, "Today we add a new student to our wonderful school. Many of you will know her by her father, Professor Lupin."
Lupin looked quite uncomfortable as he waved to the students, smiling slightly. The teachers had been already informed about Anaka but one particular teacher looked rather unhappy, Professor Snape. Anaka had never seen such a face. His face was contorted by the rage he was holding in. She sighed. That class should be fun, she thought as the rest of the Hall broke out into hurried whispers. Anaka could hear many of them and with each one she knew that while she was here she would have to protect her and her father's good name.
"…..the werewolf?"
"He had a daughter…."
"….the werewolf's daughter!…."
Dumbledore waited as the surprised murmurs quieted. Anaka could feel the stares as all the students waited for what he would say next. She looked up at her father. He smiled that wonderful smile that had always made her happy when she was sad. It gave her hope now as Dumbledore continued to speak.
"I know that you will welcome Anaka as one of you and that she will fit in perfectly," Anaka heard laughs coming from a nearby table, the Slytherins.
"Fit in?! That'll be the day. When we welcome a werewolf's daughter!" Anaka stared openmouthed at the boy. He had no right to say that and before Anaka could tell the guy off Snape was already standing.
"Quiet boy!! How dare you interrupt Dumbledore when he's speaking!!! 10 points from Sytherin and if I hear even a peep, you will all get detention!!!!!" Snape sat down hard and glared at the students around him. Many of the other students were smiling and seemed to be happy that Slytherin and that boy had gotten in trouble.
"Thank you, Professor Snape." Dumbledore said as he glanced down the table, "Now, let's bring out the Sorting Hat and see where Ms. Lupin will go." Dumbledore sat down as Professor McGonagall gave Anaka the hat. Then the hat started to sing:
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty
But don't judge on what you see
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me
You can keep your bowlers black
Your top hats straight and tall
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be
You might belong in Gryffindor
Where dwell the brave at heart
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you've a ready mind
Where those of wit and learning
Will always find their kind
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a thinking cap!
As the Sorting Hat was placed on her head, Anaka tensed.
I see you're brave and bold like your father, said the hat, but the secret you hold you are scared to reveal and you have bitterness and anger from your mother's death that if released could give you many dark powers. Me have Dark powers? Anaka thought, shocked suddenly, How do you know?! Do not fear. The hat said as it paused a minute. The Potters and Lupins reunited? The Hat asked amused. That would definitely be a pair to see. That's why you belong in Gyriffindor!
The Gyrffindor table cheered as Anaka took off the hat and walked towards them.
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Professor Lupin looked proudly on as his daughter made her way to the Gyriffindor table. Harry Potter, Ron Weasly, Hermione Granger, and the Weasly twins all moved over to give her a place to sit.
"Let's eat!" Dumbledore said as food suddenly appeared, but Remus wasn't hungry anymore. Seeing his daughter happy and talking to friends was the only thing he needed to stay alive.
