*Author: Jania Jitsu
*Disclaimer: Not mine . . . not mine . . . not mine . . . though I wouldn't mind a younger Lupin or Sirius . . . not mine . . . not mine . . . not mine . . . make them around seventeen to twenty, please . . . not mine . . . not mine . . . not mine . . .
*Feedback: jania_jitsu@yahoo.com
*Spoilers: It's possible. You are warned.
*Season/Sequel Info: Takes place before and during Prisoner of Azkaban.
*Rating: PG-13
*Warnings/Notes: Again, I've done my best to describe the characters as I saw them in my mind's eye. I read all the books at least once or twice and I've been going through Prisoner of Azkaban while writing this so I can make Lupin and Sirius more accurate. I'm a stickler for detail, me [; )] but I may have gotten something off a bit. Sorry if I have. You can choose to notify me and my future stories would be grateful, but I probably won't change it here.
Hey, for all the people who asked, remember that that was just the first part. This is gonna be an on-going thing. Why did Snape stick up for Lupin? Cos it's more interesting, of course! Below is a bit of the explanation, but maybe he's lying . . . who knows . . . I realize now that I should have posted this part with the first. Sorry. Am I forgiven? (impish grin)
vague clarification
"Severus!"
Snape stopped, turned around, and waited for the man to catch up with him. He might not have ordinarily, but he was so startled that he had been called by his first name- and it wasn't Dumbledore shouting for him.
"Lupin," he said with a sneer. "Condescending to talk to a non-Marauder? Oh- I forgot. You're the only one left. Well," he shrugged, "I guess you have to talk to somebody."
Lupin's face displayed a rare frown. "I just came to thank you for helping me in there. I really needed this job."
"Goody for you." Snape started to walk away, which was a signal that the conversation was over, but Lupin obviously didn't understand that, as he continued to follow Snape.
"Why did you help me?" Lupin asked.
"Suddenly not grateful anymore?" Snape inquired.
"No, I'm still grateful, just curious. Why did you help me if you hate me?" he repeated.
"I'm a good boy- I don't hate anyone," Snape said in an extremely sarcastic voice that clearly stated that he did hate, and not just anyone- it said that he hated Lupin.
"Of course you do," Lupin said. "You hate me. So why would you want to stick up for me in front of all those people?"
Snape sighed in exasperation. "You're like a nosy little first year, Lupin," he muttered. "Do you really want to know?" Lupin nodded. "Dumbledore told me to," Snape said frankly. "He told me that he trusted you. And I owe him a big one."
With that, Snape walked off, leaving Lupin to wonder what debt was so big that Snape still spoke of it in the present tense.
Author's Note: Yes, this part's short. Gimme time, I'm trying to get into the story.
