Hmm, well I've enjoyed reading some of the fanfics I've come across, and
I'm gonna try my own...Of course it has Remus (*sigh* my heart goes out for
that guy ^.^) and my character Kat Vulpus...
DISCLAIMER: No I am not stealing JKR's characters…this is not to be used to make money…I do not claim to own anything…just enjoy the story, I had a blast writing it…. and yes there are some spelling errors I am aware of my horrible spelling ^.^, I couldn't think of a title though…
1 Part 1…Leaving
"Lupin no!" Kat screamed, he was run through with a long sword wield by a deatheater...
He fell to the ground barely alive.
Why did he have to follow her hear, why did he care about her one student out of so many...he shouldn't have, this wasn't his fight...it wouldn't have happened if she didn't tell him the whole story.
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"Miss Vulpus? Tell us about the clans in the states" Lupin said, he smiled it was a warm smile urging one of his students on, let them shine for a while...
Kat looked up, her dark sapphire eyes glinting with pride, she brushed her rusty red hair behind her pointed ears...
"Well sir we are peaceful people, my clan is of the dark forests, every clan is different and individualistic" she smiled..."I can only speak of mine"
"Please go on" he sat on his desk, he was a cool teacher, and Kat adored him even idolized him, teacher's pet.
She told of her clans, the holidays they celebrated and the different ways they use magic, how each generation gets stronger.
After class Kat was packing her books away when Remus lupin strode up to her..
"Thank you for helping me with class Miss Vulpus, this was one area that I wasn't very familiar with" he smiled, Kat blushed..
"It was my pleasure sir, it's not often that I can help a teacher, besides I kinda liked the attention"
"Have you given any thought about what you're going to do after your finished your courses, this is your last year" he said, "I think you would make a fine teacher"
"I've been given a chance to become an Auror sir" Kat replied, "I like the spotlight for one class but I don't think I have the patience for teaching, not my style"
She put the last book in her bag, and picked it up, this was her favorite class, she wanted it to be her only one but there were potions to make and charms to learn...
"See you tomorrow professor" Kat said as she left...
"Till then, study hard Vulpus"
The rest of the day swept by, Kat was on cloud nine since DADA class...
Kat's parents moved to England under mysterious circumstances, she was never told WHY, but that didn't upset her. She was a halfling, half elf half human hence the pointed ears and the relative maturity over her classmates...
She was quiet and rarely got under foot, kinda wanted to hide in the shadows most of the time, but Lupin made her shine, sure she was a brain at her other courses but teachers never paid much attention to the petite girl at the back of class you seemed to have an easy time with assignments...he did, and he made sure Kat enjoyed the class having her show that she knew what to do and so forth the never volunteered information 'cause she was horribly shy...
The next Morning owl post brought news from Dumbledore...
'Miss Vulpus I must speak with you concerning your relatives and parents, please see me before classes...'
Kat thought it was strange but went just the same...
She went to the office of her headmaster, Mcgonnagal was there looking very somber...
"Sir you wished to speak with me?" she asked a little worried at the aura of the room, it was sad, like someone had died...
"Please sit down Katelina" Albus said
Kat sat down, no one has used her real name, this wasn't good...
"I'm afraid we received some bad news" he sighed, "do you know why you moved Miss Vulpus?"
Kat shook her head, "I assumed that my dad was needed over hear, he said he needed to take over the ministry after Fudge was shown to be a traitor" she said, "at least that's what my dad told me"
"I'm afraid he only told you a partial truth, yes he came to replace fudge, rather he switched with fudge, for your safety"
Kat looked confused, "I don't understand, why my safety, why was I asked to come here?"
"My dear deatheaters have attacked the ministry, you parents were killed" Minerva said solemnly...
"What about my relatives? my cousins, they weren't here, they're in the states!" Kat said shocked...
"They were killed by a faction over there"
"Why?"
"Because of you, you and Oracle your cousin" Albus said, "Voldemort is searching for halflings, your parents moved because deatheaters were getting to close, your grandparents took your cousin into safekeeping, but they caught up with them"
Kat went pale, her parents her grandparents uncles and aunts all dead? How could that have happened, why didn't her dad tell her...
"Kat we don't want you to do anything rash understand?" Albus said sharpishly, "don't go looking for revenge"
'What does he expect me to do' Kat thought…
"Don't worry sir" Kat said after a long pause, "I won't go looking for trouble" she got up, "May I leave?" she asked rather blankly…
"Yes you may go, please don't dwell on this Miss Vulpus" Albus said as Kat left…
"Do you think she took your advice Professor Dumbledore?" Mcgonagal asked
"I don't know Minerva" Albus replied…
Kat went to her classes, she didn't cry but was rather subdued, sure her potions were perfect and transfigurations went off without a hitch, but her heart wasn't in it anymore…
Of course her teachers didn't notice save one…
Defense Against Dark Arts was fun but Kat was distant, when she answered Lupin's questions they were short in length and with a bit of uninterest in her voice.
Lupin noticed this, it didn't upset him, of course he didn't know why she was like this all of a sudden, but he let her be, if it was really upsetting and she couldn't talk to someone he would listen.
Later in the teachers lounge however Lupin did find out…
"Poor dear, she took it hard, at least with Harry he never knew his parents, she was in a great family and her parents loved her dearly" Sybil said…
"It's funny she didn't cry when we told her" Minerva said, "maybe it was shock?"
"To say the least!" Flitwick added, "I wouldn't be surprised if she wants vengeance"
"She's too young, she wouldn't have a chance" Snape said coldly, "even though she's talented and quite powerful"
There was a murmur of agreement…
"Who exactly are you talking about?" Lupin asked…
"Miss Vulpus, deatheaters killed her entire family save her and one cousin" Sybil replied.
Lupin looked a bit shocked, "Why?" he blurted out, "poor girl! I thought something was wrong" he added.
"She's an 'alfling in't she" Hadgrid's voice boomed over the muttering, " 'herd Voldemort was looking for 'er kind"
"Hope she won't do anything stupid" Snape snapped out, "she'd be dead"
"I'm not so sure Severus" Minerva said, "she's shown great power before"
"Almost killing herself in the process!" Poppy piped in, "And she'd do it again… what do you think Mr. Lupin?"
But Remus was gone…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Dumbledore! I must speak with you!" Remus said…
He was about to knock again when Albus opened the door…
"Remus what's wrong?" he said, he looked a little stressed and tired…
"Professor why wasn't I told?" Remus said concerned
"Told what?"
"About Kat Vulpus. Her family killed, why wasn't I told?"
"We were afraid you would be over sympathetic Remus you care far too much…"
"But that poor girl, I knew something was wrong. You're not worried she'll run off? Seek revenge?"
"Of course I'm worried, she is very important to our side" Albus snapped…
"So why aren't you stopping her?"
"Remus we don't even know if she is planning to do anything"
"If you're not going to do anything then I am" Remus said, he turned around and left.
"Kat?" Remus was aloud to enter the Gryffindore commons, and had found Kat's dorm room, "Kat are you ok?" he pushed the door open.
Kat was putting her things away, on her bed was a backpack that she had set out…
"Professor Lupin! This is a nice surprise" Kat said, she closed her trunk with a snap, and set about her backpack, she put her invisibility cloak in, a change of clothes…her broom was set out beside the pack…
"Planning a trip?" he asked
"Yeah I'm going tracking, some of my friends are training hippogriffs to track fugitives back home, they asked me to help out" as she shoved the last article of clothing, she shrunk her trunk to the size of a tissue box and put that in as well…
"Kat I heard about you're family" Remus blurted out…
Kat gave him a steely glare, "I'm guessing you're not here to wish me well?"
"Kat you can't go after him! It's too dangerous" Remus said, "Even seasoned Aurors don't dare go after him alone"
Kat smiled, like a parent listening to her child…patient…calm…serene.
"Lupin, I can't explain why I have to go after him. I just have to, I'm going to see my clan (or what's left of them probably), then I'm going after him," she put on her best traveling cloak, (dark royal blue with a gold clasp), went up to her teacher and kissed him on the cheek, "you're sweet sir, but promise me not to follow, I don't want anyone hurt in the process"
"Kat I can't promise that!" Remus grabbed her shoulders, "you're being irrational, first Martin, now your family, I know it must be hard but you mustn't go after Voldemort it's to risky"
"Risk is a part of life Lupin," Kat said as she gently removed his hands from her shoulders, "I must, or I won't be able to live with myself" she walked to the door and looked back, "goodbye Professor Lupin, you'll always be my favorite" she muttered as Rip flew down to land on her shoulder as she left.
DISCLAIMER: No I am not stealing JKR's characters…this is not to be used to make money…I do not claim to own anything…just enjoy the story, I had a blast writing it…. and yes there are some spelling errors I am aware of my horrible spelling ^.^, I couldn't think of a title though…
1 Part 1…Leaving
"Lupin no!" Kat screamed, he was run through with a long sword wield by a deatheater...
He fell to the ground barely alive.
Why did he have to follow her hear, why did he care about her one student out of so many...he shouldn't have, this wasn't his fight...it wouldn't have happened if she didn't tell him the whole story.
------
"Miss Vulpus? Tell us about the clans in the states" Lupin said, he smiled it was a warm smile urging one of his students on, let them shine for a while...
Kat looked up, her dark sapphire eyes glinting with pride, she brushed her rusty red hair behind her pointed ears...
"Well sir we are peaceful people, my clan is of the dark forests, every clan is different and individualistic" she smiled..."I can only speak of mine"
"Please go on" he sat on his desk, he was a cool teacher, and Kat adored him even idolized him, teacher's pet.
She told of her clans, the holidays they celebrated and the different ways they use magic, how each generation gets stronger.
After class Kat was packing her books away when Remus lupin strode up to her..
"Thank you for helping me with class Miss Vulpus, this was one area that I wasn't very familiar with" he smiled, Kat blushed..
"It was my pleasure sir, it's not often that I can help a teacher, besides I kinda liked the attention"
"Have you given any thought about what you're going to do after your finished your courses, this is your last year" he said, "I think you would make a fine teacher"
"I've been given a chance to become an Auror sir" Kat replied, "I like the spotlight for one class but I don't think I have the patience for teaching, not my style"
She put the last book in her bag, and picked it up, this was her favorite class, she wanted it to be her only one but there were potions to make and charms to learn...
"See you tomorrow professor" Kat said as she left...
"Till then, study hard Vulpus"
The rest of the day swept by, Kat was on cloud nine since DADA class...
Kat's parents moved to England under mysterious circumstances, she was never told WHY, but that didn't upset her. She was a halfling, half elf half human hence the pointed ears and the relative maturity over her classmates...
She was quiet and rarely got under foot, kinda wanted to hide in the shadows most of the time, but Lupin made her shine, sure she was a brain at her other courses but teachers never paid much attention to the petite girl at the back of class you seemed to have an easy time with assignments...he did, and he made sure Kat enjoyed the class having her show that she knew what to do and so forth the never volunteered information 'cause she was horribly shy...
The next Morning owl post brought news from Dumbledore...
'Miss Vulpus I must speak with you concerning your relatives and parents, please see me before classes...'
Kat thought it was strange but went just the same...
She went to the office of her headmaster, Mcgonnagal was there looking very somber...
"Sir you wished to speak with me?" she asked a little worried at the aura of the room, it was sad, like someone had died...
"Please sit down Katelina" Albus said
Kat sat down, no one has used her real name, this wasn't good...
"I'm afraid we received some bad news" he sighed, "do you know why you moved Miss Vulpus?"
Kat shook her head, "I assumed that my dad was needed over hear, he said he needed to take over the ministry after Fudge was shown to be a traitor" she said, "at least that's what my dad told me"
"I'm afraid he only told you a partial truth, yes he came to replace fudge, rather he switched with fudge, for your safety"
Kat looked confused, "I don't understand, why my safety, why was I asked to come here?"
"My dear deatheaters have attacked the ministry, you parents were killed" Minerva said solemnly...
"What about my relatives? my cousins, they weren't here, they're in the states!" Kat said shocked...
"They were killed by a faction over there"
"Why?"
"Because of you, you and Oracle your cousin" Albus said, "Voldemort is searching for halflings, your parents moved because deatheaters were getting to close, your grandparents took your cousin into safekeeping, but they caught up with them"
Kat went pale, her parents her grandparents uncles and aunts all dead? How could that have happened, why didn't her dad tell her...
"Kat we don't want you to do anything rash understand?" Albus said sharpishly, "don't go looking for revenge"
'What does he expect me to do' Kat thought…
"Don't worry sir" Kat said after a long pause, "I won't go looking for trouble" she got up, "May I leave?" she asked rather blankly…
"Yes you may go, please don't dwell on this Miss Vulpus" Albus said as Kat left…
"Do you think she took your advice Professor Dumbledore?" Mcgonagal asked
"I don't know Minerva" Albus replied…
Kat went to her classes, she didn't cry but was rather subdued, sure her potions were perfect and transfigurations went off without a hitch, but her heart wasn't in it anymore…
Of course her teachers didn't notice save one…
Defense Against Dark Arts was fun but Kat was distant, when she answered Lupin's questions they were short in length and with a bit of uninterest in her voice.
Lupin noticed this, it didn't upset him, of course he didn't know why she was like this all of a sudden, but he let her be, if it was really upsetting and she couldn't talk to someone he would listen.
Later in the teachers lounge however Lupin did find out…
"Poor dear, she took it hard, at least with Harry he never knew his parents, she was in a great family and her parents loved her dearly" Sybil said…
"It's funny she didn't cry when we told her" Minerva said, "maybe it was shock?"
"To say the least!" Flitwick added, "I wouldn't be surprised if she wants vengeance"
"She's too young, she wouldn't have a chance" Snape said coldly, "even though she's talented and quite powerful"
There was a murmur of agreement…
"Who exactly are you talking about?" Lupin asked…
"Miss Vulpus, deatheaters killed her entire family save her and one cousin" Sybil replied.
Lupin looked a bit shocked, "Why?" he blurted out, "poor girl! I thought something was wrong" he added.
"She's an 'alfling in't she" Hadgrid's voice boomed over the muttering, " 'herd Voldemort was looking for 'er kind"
"Hope she won't do anything stupid" Snape snapped out, "she'd be dead"
"I'm not so sure Severus" Minerva said, "she's shown great power before"
"Almost killing herself in the process!" Poppy piped in, "And she'd do it again… what do you think Mr. Lupin?"
But Remus was gone…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Dumbledore! I must speak with you!" Remus said…
He was about to knock again when Albus opened the door…
"Remus what's wrong?" he said, he looked a little stressed and tired…
"Professor why wasn't I told?" Remus said concerned
"Told what?"
"About Kat Vulpus. Her family killed, why wasn't I told?"
"We were afraid you would be over sympathetic Remus you care far too much…"
"But that poor girl, I knew something was wrong. You're not worried she'll run off? Seek revenge?"
"Of course I'm worried, she is very important to our side" Albus snapped…
"So why aren't you stopping her?"
"Remus we don't even know if she is planning to do anything"
"If you're not going to do anything then I am" Remus said, he turned around and left.
"Kat?" Remus was aloud to enter the Gryffindore commons, and had found Kat's dorm room, "Kat are you ok?" he pushed the door open.
Kat was putting her things away, on her bed was a backpack that she had set out…
"Professor Lupin! This is a nice surprise" Kat said, she closed her trunk with a snap, and set about her backpack, she put her invisibility cloak in, a change of clothes…her broom was set out beside the pack…
"Planning a trip?" he asked
"Yeah I'm going tracking, some of my friends are training hippogriffs to track fugitives back home, they asked me to help out" as she shoved the last article of clothing, she shrunk her trunk to the size of a tissue box and put that in as well…
"Kat I heard about you're family" Remus blurted out…
Kat gave him a steely glare, "I'm guessing you're not here to wish me well?"
"Kat you can't go after him! It's too dangerous" Remus said, "Even seasoned Aurors don't dare go after him alone"
Kat smiled, like a parent listening to her child…patient…calm…serene.
"Lupin, I can't explain why I have to go after him. I just have to, I'm going to see my clan (or what's left of them probably), then I'm going after him," she put on her best traveling cloak, (dark royal blue with a gold clasp), went up to her teacher and kissed him on the cheek, "you're sweet sir, but promise me not to follow, I don't want anyone hurt in the process"
"Kat I can't promise that!" Remus grabbed her shoulders, "you're being irrational, first Martin, now your family, I know it must be hard but you mustn't go after Voldemort it's to risky"
"Risk is a part of life Lupin," Kat said as she gently removed his hands from her shoulders, "I must, or I won't be able to live with myself" she walked to the door and looked back, "goodbye Professor Lupin, you'll always be my favorite" she muttered as Rip flew down to land on her shoulder as she left.