Lupin and Calisto had traveled on the Knight Bus for many nervous hours, fearing someone, one of the passengers, or even one of the drivers, might here a snitch of rumer that Lupin was a kidnapper, and that the girl by his side was a victim. But no one spoke word of it. But that changed when they reached wizard London. Not a witch or wizard would speak of anything else. Lupin, however, had cast an illusion spell so they would go unnoticed until they rwached the muggle side.
"Did you hear?" one which was saying to her companion. "About that Lupin fellow? Kidnapped an innocent little girl from her father a few nights back. Poor thing. I doubt she would have made it passed the full moon though."
"Why?" Asked the second witch.
"Oh, don't you know?" said the first. "Remus Lupin is a werewolf. Probably working for you-know-who. Why he would want a child, I don't know, but the poor thing was probably killed or bitten."
"How dreadful-"
"Listo, no!" Remus hissed, fighting to restrain the girl, who looked as though she were ready to kick both the witches.
"But they're saying such mean things about you!" she protested with a hiss.
"People will say what they will," Lupin explained, kneeling down so he was eye-level with the hazel eyed child. "But no matter what people say you should always remember that you are the one who knows the truth. All be wary of other peoples stories, Calisto. Especially if they are about someone you know. Understand?" Calisto nodded. "Good." Lupin smiled and got up to his feet. "Now lets hurry along, and find somewhere quiet to stay where we can both rest."
"How far is it to a muggle hospital from there?" Calisto asked, pointing to the Leaky Culdron.
"I imagine by muggle taxi it wouldn't take very long," Lupin answered. "But to stay there would be very risky."
"We shant be staying for very long," she stated, a bit nervous. "Only for as long as it takes for me to bring them up for you to see..."
"It frightens you, what you're going to try and do...doesn't it?" Lupin asked slowly. Calisto gulped and nodded silently. "You know, you could always just tell us...or write it down."
"I wouldn't know the words to say," she explained. "And I don't know how to write. I think that was an unplanned...no maybe it was planned...but it was a safeguard. In case I ever got away. Needless to say, the sooner I do this, the sooner I can be done with it." Lupin nodded and they both walked into the Leaky Culdron, both unaware of the short, stubby, shadow that was watching them.
"Did you hear?" one which was saying to her companion. "About that Lupin fellow? Kidnapped an innocent little girl from her father a few nights back. Poor thing. I doubt she would have made it passed the full moon though."
"Why?" Asked the second witch.
"Oh, don't you know?" said the first. "Remus Lupin is a werewolf. Probably working for you-know-who. Why he would want a child, I don't know, but the poor thing was probably killed or bitten."
"How dreadful-"
"Listo, no!" Remus hissed, fighting to restrain the girl, who looked as though she were ready to kick both the witches.
"But they're saying such mean things about you!" she protested with a hiss.
"People will say what they will," Lupin explained, kneeling down so he was eye-level with the hazel eyed child. "But no matter what people say you should always remember that you are the one who knows the truth. All be wary of other peoples stories, Calisto. Especially if they are about someone you know. Understand?" Calisto nodded. "Good." Lupin smiled and got up to his feet. "Now lets hurry along, and find somewhere quiet to stay where we can both rest."
"How far is it to a muggle hospital from there?" Calisto asked, pointing to the Leaky Culdron.
"I imagine by muggle taxi it wouldn't take very long," Lupin answered. "But to stay there would be very risky."
"We shant be staying for very long," she stated, a bit nervous. "Only for as long as it takes for me to bring them up for you to see..."
"It frightens you, what you're going to try and do...doesn't it?" Lupin asked slowly. Calisto gulped and nodded silently. "You know, you could always just tell us...or write it down."
"I wouldn't know the words to say," she explained. "And I don't know how to write. I think that was an unplanned...no maybe it was planned...but it was a safeguard. In case I ever got away. Needless to say, the sooner I do this, the sooner I can be done with it." Lupin nodded and they both walked into the Leaky Culdron, both unaware of the short, stubby, shadow that was watching them.