Deny Thy Father And Refuse Thy Name Chapter 12: When Things Are Not As They Appear, a harry potter fanfic

~~~~Deny Thy Father And Refuse Thy Name...~~~~

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Just as a warning, there are translations at the end of the chap...I don't like to put the translations inside the chap as you probably know by now, to me it's a disruption, though a few have told me that if I do it that way it's annoying. If it is I apologize, and I'll make changes :)

~~~~Chapter Twelve: When Things Are Not As They Appear~~~~

To say that Draco was stunned wouldn't be saying enough actually right at this moment. Seeing his DADA professor in front of him, especially after he'd been so adamant about not being found was a bit unnerving. Draco didn't know why but suddenly he was getting the feeling that something was wrong with the picture before him, however he just couldn't quite put his finger on it. That was until he really looked carefully at his professor, and then he knew something was definitely wrong.

At first glance Remus appeared to be just casually leaning against the door frame watching him and Viridian carefully, but that wasn't it that made Draco worry. A sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach began to worm it's way through him as he saw that Remus's posture betrayed the normal mild and meek mannered professor. Vibrations in the air even he could feel weren't the usual kindness of Remus Lupin either, but it was his eyes that gave it away. Where usually Remus Lupin's eyes were a warm golden brown, at this moment they were yellow and narrow slitted...wolf's eyes. And then Draco remembered that last night had been the full moon, and something began to click in him.

He remembered something he'd read about werewolves on the days before, during and after a full moon. They were at the height of their powers on those days. Normally a werewolf at all times of the month had exceptional scent and hearing, but on those particular three days they had the strength, agility, speed and their full dark sided nature was in full force. Werewolves were definitely creatures of dark in all ways, and that's what scared Draco the most right now.

'P-professor? Is...is...everything...all right?' he said timidly now, squirming a bit under the sharp gaze of Remus.

Remus was still leaning casually against the door frame, but now his gaze settled on Draco, and there was now a slight smirk on Remus's lips. One Draco had never seen before on his professor. It gave him a very wolflike appearance, and Draco wanted nothing more then to bolt out the door of the treehome, and bury himself somewhere where this man couldn't find him. Unfortunately he couldn't do that at the moment, so he sat there hoping that he wasn't going to be this wolf's next meal.

Now why would you think anything's wrong, Mr. Malfoy?' Remus asked smoothly, and walked over to the table sitting down in the chair next to Draco, focusing his yellow-eyed gaze on him intently.

'See here, what do you think you're trying to accomplish by scaring my cousin, Lupin? I don't know how or why you decided to find us, but if I were you I'd leave us be. We don't need you,' Viridian said angrily and settled his gaze heavily on Remus.

Remus looked up into Viridian's eyes a smirk back on his lips. 'You may have been able to pull that with me once before boy, but you won't again. This time I'm not falling for your vampiric gaze, and I won't be taken in,' Remus sneered.

Viridian's gaze didn't waiver however, he still kept his eyes on Remus's, his body tensing. After a few moments however he blinked and looked away, a scowl on his face. 'Very well, so you did something so you can't be hypnotised this time, clever of you.'

Remus snorted and gave Viridian an icy glare. 'For being a dark creature as well, it's obvious you know little about werewolves. I'm still governed by the moon right now, which means I am immune to your kind. Even if you were to try and turn me on this day I couldn't be turned, my blood still holds the wolf and would reject your blood. I'm not here to play your games however, though you two have been playing games with us,' Remus said in a cold voice.

'Games? Professor we're not playing anything. All we want is to be left alone, why can't you just do that? Why did you have to do this now?' Draco said angrily, though he tried not to show he was still deathly afraid of the werewolf.

'Why? You ask stupid questions, Malfoy,' Remus spat out, his yellowed eyes now refocused heavily on Draco. 'Why do you think I was looking for you?'

'I...I don't know. I don't know why you would deliberately seek us out when we asked to be just left alone...' Draco said truly afraid now at what he was beginning to suspect.

'Does the Ministry or Dumbledore know you're here, Lupin? I hardly think that they would sanction you - ' Viridian began but was cut off midsentance.

'You keep those people out of this! They are doing nothing to avenge Harry's death! Sirius just sits there pining away for his godson, Severus hasn't taught a class since his death...the entire school sits there in mourning and tears...and not a single one of them even thinks about revenge against the person who killed him!' Remus said slamming his fist into the heavy wooden table, his yellow eyes blazing in anger.

'R-r-revenge? B-but Professor...t-the Daily Prophet...it said he wasn't...that he wasn't killed by anyone...that h-he ate s-something in the f-forest...' Draco stammered but Remus cut him off.

'LIES! All of it lies because no one wants to see the truth...lies to fool everyone. But I'm not fooled...oh no, Malfoy. Let them all be fooled...but not me...you cannot trick or hide from a werewolf's sense of smell,' Remus said coldly.

'Sense of smell?' Viridian repeated softly then his eyes grew round and he jumped out of his chair as far from Remus as he could get and backed against the wall, even paler then his usual vampiric paleness. 'You know don't you...but...didn't you get the note? Didn't you read it?' he said in a small voice.

'Note? What note? I don't know what you're talking about,' Remus said staring at him coolly.

'The damn note we left in Harry's robe pocket...that's what note!' Draco said now afraid again.

'Harry wasn't wearing a robe when Hagrid found him, Malfoy, only the clothes we had last seen him in. Not that it matters, what matters right now is how you fit into all of this,' Remus said keeping an eye on both the boys.

Draco and Viridian passed a look of shock between them. They had assumed the note that Draco had written would have been found by now, and that it would throw off any suspicions from themselves. If the note hadn't been found however, it would explain why Remus had deliberately looked for them instead of letting them alone. The problem was now that if Remus was saying what they thought he was saying then the two boys were in a heapload of trouble.

'We don't fit into any of this anywhere, Lupin. Why we chose to leave has nothing to do with Potter,' Viridian said now trying to throw off Remus's suspicions.

'Tsk tsk, trying to play games with me again boy? I already told you that you can't trick a werewolf's sense of smell. When they told me that Harry had been poisoned by something in the forest, I did a second check on him, and what I smelled on him told me everything I needed to know. That in fact Harry had not eaten anything in the forest at all,' Remus said icily.

'How would you what's in the forest, Lupin? You know every single plant there?' Draco said sarcastically now.

'As a matter of fact, Malfoy, I do. I spent enough time in that forest as a werewolf when I was a student, and now as a teacher at times, to know exactly what type plants grow in that forest. The type of poison that killed Harry is not found even in the UK, but in Nova Scotia. The poison came from the Fabaceae family...a toxic bean that can be taken as a whole or ground up and slipped into something drinkable or edible unnoticed,' Remus said.

Draco paled at hearing that, now he knew why his father had been going off on 'business' trips to that part of the world recently. 'If...if that's true...h-how would Ha-Potter gotten hold of them hmm? Who would have given him something without any of his f-friends or anyone else not noticing? Seems a bit farfetched to me, Lupin,' Draco said in a cool voice, though he was trying to not faint at this point.

'I haven't figured that part out yet, Malfoy. However you 'dissappearing' at the exact time Harry did, and the fact that when we found Harry you still hadn't returned to school led me to the conclusion you were not kidnapped as your father thinks. Perhaps you left because you know who did do this...or perhaps you yourself were the one who's guilty of killing Harry!' Remus said angrily and turned his gaze solely on Draco now.

'No! I mean...I swear to you I had nothing to do with it!' Draco said afraid again at the look of pure rage in Remus's eyes.

'You're lying, Malfoy, I know because I can smell your sweat and practically taste how nervous you are, something only a guilty person would feel. You cannot lie to a werewolf, Malfoy. You killed Harry and you will pay for it by my hands!' Remus said and before anyone could do anything he leapt up from his chair and wrapped his hand round Draco's throat lifting him up out of his chair.

'Lupin...Professor...p-please...p-please listen to me! I would never hurt Harry...I love him...I couldn't hurt him!' Draco said through tears now.

'Love? What does a Malfoy know of love? Malfoys are cold, cruel and hateful, caring for no one and nothing. Killers...all of you are killers! You're the only one who had access to Harry's food and drink at the castle...the only one with the motive and the means to have killed him. Do you deny that? Everyone knows how much you hate Harry, you're the only one who could have killed him!' Remus spat out in rage.

'NO! I DID NOT KILL HARRY, IT WAS LUCIUS! HE DID IT, HE KILLED HIM NOT ME! I'M INNOCENT!' Draco screamed out through choked sobs.

'GET OFF HIM! LET HIM ALONE!' Viridian yelled now and made a move to try and get his cousin away from Remus, however Remus was the quicker one.

Before Viridian could even get more then two steps closer Remus had his wand in his free hand and yelled, 'Stupefy!' at Viridian, effectively stopping the boy in his tracks. Remus watched as Viridian crumbled to the floor in a heap then turned his gaze back on Draco. 'Now tell me what you did again, Malfoy or I'll kill you on the spot...who killed Harry Potter? Who was it if it wasn't you?' Remus said in a low threatening growl.

'It was Lucius, I swear it on my own life, Professor...I swear it...I love Harry...I would never have hurt him. I tried to save him...I...I tried! Oh Merlin I tried but I couldn't save him...I didn't know until it was too late...please...please believe me...I did not kill Harry!' Draco sobbed now as tears slid down his cheeks and a feeling of emptiness overtook him as he realised Harry really was gone and he'd never see his love again.

Remus settled his gaze on Draco and he shook his head, a dark look on his face. 'I wish I could believe you, Malfoy, but your father was nowhere near the school when Harry disappeared, only you were. Lucius was in London for the whole two weeks Harry was missing, and we have a dozen witnesses to prove that. Albus and the others may not care for revenge but I do. Revenge will be sweet in this case...I finally get to kill the killer. Good-bye, Malfoy, see you in hell,' Remus said bitterly, and before Draco could even say another word Remus lifted his wand to Draco's forehead, muttered a few words quickly, and Draco knew no more.

Remus stood there a moment before putting Draco down on a nearby sofa, then lifted Viridian and put him on a lounge chair. He stood there for a moment looking at the two boys sadly, his eyes turning back to the soft golden brown they usually were, then realised there was a sound coming from behind him. 'You got it all?'

'Enough to put Lucius Malfoy away for life, yeah,' Alastor Moody said with a sniff.

'I know it was hard for you, Remus, but we needed to do this. The note was good...but not enough to convict Lucius. They could say it was tampered with, or that Draco wrote it under duress,' Arabella Figg said softly and put her hand comfortingly on Remus's shoulder.

'She's right, Remus, this had to be done. Now all we have to do is set stage three of the plan in motion and get Fudge out and I will handle the rest. Charlie and Bill already have my allies ready to fight, and we will...then it'll all be over,' Arthur Weasley said nodding at Remus.

'You'll make a good Minister of Magic, Arthur, of that I have no doubts,' Remus said with a smile at his friend. Sighing again he turned back to the boys and nodded towards them. 'I hated having to be so rough on them...' he said quietly.

'I know, Remus, but you had to make it believable so that Draco would confess in our hearing. Not that we didn't believe the note...but with our special Ministry tamperproof dictoquill of Draco's confession here, that will hold the most water against Lucius in court. Not that he even deserves a trial that bastard,' Arabella said in disgust.

Remus chuckled and turned to Arabella with a grin. 'Now I know just how much you do hate him, Ara, you never use that language unless you really have antipathy for a person. Not that I disagree mind you, I just hope everything will work out now. It's so clear how much Draco loves Harry...and I have a pretty good feeling Harry loves Draco too,' he said thoughtfully.

'How is Harry holding up by the by? Severus barely will say two words to me, and Sirius has been on edge about this whole thing. He is all right?' Arthur asked.

Remus nodded. 'Bored as all hell poor kid, but surviving. Ron and Hermione at least can see him for an hour a day, and Sirius and Severus spend time with him when they can. I don't know what they plan on doing about the rest though, if it wasn't that we needed your help we never would have told you about Severus being Harry's father.'

Arabella snorted and shook her head. 'I still can't believe that man is Harry's father, it seems so unlikely. Harry is nothing like that cold, hearted - ' she began but Remus cut her off effectively with a glare.

'Ara, you know full well Severus only puts up a mask for the world because he has to, not because he wants to. He is not a cold hearted anything when you get him in private. He's had his burdens, but believe me, he is a very warm, caring individual more than capable of loving and being loved,' Remus said firmly.

Alastor chuckled and Arabella only hmphed. 'If you had told me that a year ago I'd have say you were off your rocker, Remus Lupin. But I have seen that side of Severus as of late that is caring...at least as far as Harry goes. I just hope you all know what you're getting into. The boy is like a son to me too remember, I would hate to see him hurt,' Arthur said.

'Trust me, Arthur, Severus will come round one day when he's no longer playing the games he has to play. It's just a matter of time is all,' Remus grinned. 'Now, let's get the boys back to Hogwarts and talk with Albus. We have to know now what the next steps will be.'

'Right. Alastor you get Viridian, I'll take Draco. We'll pop them into the room in the infirmary that Harry is staying so they won't be seen. I think Severus should have the potion ready to bring Draco out of the spell you put on him right, Remus?' Arthur said.

Remus nodded. 'I hope so, they didn't know how long it would take me to find the boys, but I did owl Albus soon as Meyer found them. Which reminds me...give me a moment would you?' he asked now.

The others nodded to him and Remus went off to another room where he knew Meyer would be waiting for him. Knocking on the door lightly he entered and said, 'Meyer?'

'Ah, Remus, arein biteh. Nu? Vos iz? Shtuk?' Meyer said in Yiddish and looking concerned.

Remus shook his head. 'Nein, alzding is gut. Ich gerecht hobn kumn in zogn zeit gezunt.'

'Ich farshetein. Ich wil feln du. Du bist unser meshpucha, Remus. Du bish tomid bagrisn alter,' Meyer said with a smile.

Remus nodded and smiled. 'Danken ir, mein freind.'

'Nito farvos. Tu mir a toiveh, Remus?' Meyer asked.

'Jo?'

'Machn nit sein a fremder wider. Kumn zurik bekorew,' Meyer said firmly.

Remus smile and shrugged his shoulders saying, 'Vos vet zein, vet zein, Meyer, but I'll try. Maybe even bring Sev and Siri for a holiday eh?' he chuckled.

Meyer nodded and grinned. 'You do that, Remus. More than velcome here. Now go, they wait. Zeit gezunt, Remus.'

'Zeit gezunt, Meyer. Give my love to Dorisha and the cubs, I'll see you soon,' Remus said and hugging Meyer left the room with a happy expression on his face. Meyer was like a father to him, he'd practically raised him when Remus's own father had shunned him, taught him the truth of what being a werewolf was. This place had been like a second home to him, and though he never wanted to impose, he knew he would always be welcomed here anytime.

Walking back to the salon he nodded at the others. 'Ready then? Who's got the portkey?' he asked.

'I do...somewhere in here,' Alastor said and began to dig round in his pockets. Moments later he pulled an old scrap of twisted metal from his pocket. 'There we go. Ready then? Everyone hold on now,' he said and soon as everyone put their fingers to the metal he said the words that would take them to Hogwarts.

As one they portkeyed out of the wolves den treehouse, and seconds later arrived back at Hogwarts safe and sound. Only from the sounds of it, things at this end were not going quite what they had thought they'd be.

'No no no! I'm telling you it's lacewings, not bats wings!' a voice said in frustration, one that sounded all too familiar.

'And I'm telling you it is bats wings. Oh for the love of Godric, I read the damn book three times now and I remember it exactly. It's bats wings!' another voice said exasperated.

'Who is the Potion's Master in this room? I don't recall seeing your name on my certificate young man. I have been doing this - '

'Yeah yeah I know, longer than I'm alive. Fine go 'head, put in the lacewings...we'll see who's right,' the second voice said in a lazy tone of voice.

Arthur and Alastor put Draco and Viridian down on the two beds that had been prepared for them whilst Arabella slipped off to get Poppy. Remus on the other hand was trying not to laugh at the exchange going on behind the closed curtain from the people who obviously had not heard them arrive. Just as he was about to open the curtain however a loud pop filled the air and an even louder oath filled the room.

'I did try to tell you dad...would you listen...noooo...I can't be right after all, I am only a Potions Master's son,' the second voice smirked now.

'Oh very funny, Harry. This is not amusing! Hoisted by my own petard is that it?' the first voice grumbled.

Remus couldn't help but to open the curtain now and see what was going on. Stifling a laugh he just shook his head by the sight before him. 'Well...seems you two have been up to something eh? However...I have to say, Sev, pink is definitely not your colour,' he said trying to keep a straight face, though Harry couldn't help but to nod and giggle at that comment

Severus glared at Remus then at Harry a moment then suddenly began to laugh. 'I guess I need to listen to my son more often eh? So you're back then, it went well?' he said and took his wand out to clean up the mess he had made.

Remus nodded and moved over to help pick up the now tipped over cauldron. 'Well as expected anyway. We got the confession on the dictoquills. With that and the note hopefully we can put Lucius away for a very long time...if not get him the kiss.'

'We should only be so lucky,' Severus muttered and sighed. 'The boys are all right?'

Remus nodded again and pointed to the two beds the boys were laying on. 'Viridian's only stunned, had to stupefy him. Draco'll be fine once you get the potion in him I'm sure. That is...if you ever finish the potion,' he said now with an amused grin.

'We would have had it done by now if dad didn't keep adding in the wrong ingredients. That's the third time he's done that so far,' Harry said teasingly.

Severus rolled his eyes and huffed at Harry. 'Too many damned distractions that's all. This isn't an infirmary anymore it's a fair ground!' he muttered.

Remus shook his head and chuckled, patting Severus gently on the shoulder. 'Never thought I'd see the day your son can outbest you in a potion, Sev. Maybe you should take a break and just let him do it hmm?'

'Yeah dad, can I? Please? At least it'd be something to do to fight off the boredom,' Harry said with a pout and sighed, then looked pleadingly up at his father.

Severus couldn't help but to notice again how much Harry was now looking so much like him at that age. A soft smile came across his face and he nodded his head, moving aside from the cauldron. 'Perhaps it would be best if you do it, Harry. You've got the all the markings of a great Potion Master you know,' he said.

Harry smiled at his father. 'Like father like son eh? Now go on and take a break, I'll finish out the potion and when it's done I'll call you to give it to Draco...' Harry said then let his gaze slide over to the sleeping boy in concern. 'He will be all right, won't he dad?'

'Does it matter to you that much if he wasn't?' Severus asked curiously.

Harry sighed and looked up at both Severus and Remus a bit guiltily, then nodded slightly. 'I know we got side tracked on it earlier but...remember when you and Sirius were asking me 'bout my love life?' he asked hesitantly.

Severus nodded. 'I do...and you avoided the topic very well at that.'

'Why do I get the feeling something happened whilst I was away?' Remus said curiously now.

Severus and Harry looked at each other and grinned, then Severus turned to Remus. 'It seems my son finally has opened my eyes regarding the third person in our trio, Remus.'

'Yeah, I finally got these two dunderheads to admit they love each other,' Harry said grinning broadly.

Remus stared at Harry in shock for a moment, then began to laugh. 'You mean...that it took you only a bit over a day to accomplish what I have been trying to do for years?' he said awed.

Harry nodded. 'Yup! 'Bout time too if you ask me, maybe now I'll get some peace and quiet instead of Sirius always muttering under his breath 'bout what 'annoying' thing dad did last, or vice versa,' he chuckled.

Remus shook his head in wonder and then moved over and wrapped his arms round Severus gently. 'You amaze me sometimes Severus Snape. You really do. You have no idea how happy you've made me you know,' he said softly.

Severus smiled at his lover and held him tightly for a moment, then leaned down and brushed Remus's lips for a moment. 'Not nearly as happy as you make me, Remus my love,' he said quietly.

'Ugg...will you to please quit that? Honestly...if I can't snog Draco then I don't want any more snogging in my room!' Harry said rolling his eyes.

Remus and Severus laughed though they didn't split apart despite what Harry had said. 'So you do love Draco I take it? Is that what's been eating at you lately?' Severus said now.

Harry coughed a moment then a blush came on his face and he nodded slowly. 'Yeah...I do. You think umm...that's going a problem? I mean...I doubt he likes me...hell I know he doesn't...yet...I can't help loving him,' he said quietly and went over to where Draco was lying on the bed, then reached down and brushed a lock of hair out off his forehead.

Severus and Remus looked at each other knowing the truth of course, but it wasn't their place to tell Harry what Draco felt in return. Separating now Severus walked over and put a comforting hand on his son's shoulder and said, 'Never give up your dreams and hopes, Harry. Who knows what tomorrow brings...after all you are a Snape, and we have a tendency to keep going after what we want until we get it,' he said, and gave Remus a soft smile.

Harry turned and looked at Severus a moment, letting what Severus said sink in. 'I am a Snape...aren't I...' he said slowly.

'Only if you want to be one, Harry. You are in blood...but it's still your choice who you want to be by name, I told you that. If you want to stay as Harry James Potter...that's your decision and I will live with that,' Severus said.

'And if I didn't? What name would you have picked for me?' Harry asked.

Severus thought on that a moment, wondering exactly what he would have picked for a child of his. 'I don't know honestly...I never really gave it much thought to tell you truth. I never thought I'd have a son to worry about it,' he said hesitantly.

'Yeah...guess you're right. I am sort of attached to the name Harry though...I doubt I'd ever want to change that,' Harry said reflectively.

'Harry is a fine name, no question there,' Severus said with a nod.

'It's the rest of the name though...I'm not a Potter...and James wasn't my father. It doesn't seem right anymore to be called that,' Harry said with a small sigh.

'Harry...whatever names you choose, you are still my son, you will always be my son. And I will love you no matter what name you call yourself all right?' Severus said softly.

Harry nodded and gave his father a quick smile. 'I know. I have to think on that still, all right? I'll let you know what I decide...besides...Harry James Potter is dead now anyway...at least for now. I can't very well stay locked up in this room either for much longer, I'll go completely insane if I do,' he said with a grimace. 'We've got to come up with something...I miss being out in the world,' he sighed.

'I know you do, and believe me, as soon as it's possible you will. Now that we have Draco and Viridian here though, at least you won't be so lonely...hopefully that is. If you can get Sirius and I to realize our feelings for each other, I have full faith that you can let Draco know what you feel...and I have a feeling you might be surprised in return,' Severus said with a knowing grin.

Harry looked back down at the unconscious Draco and sighed a moment. 'You think so?'

'I know so. Now go on and finish the potion, we'll be back soon. Need to catch up with the others and Albus and see where things stand now. Besides I think Poppy's waiting on us to leave so she can come in here and check up on the boys,' Severus said.

Harry groaned. 'She is driving me batty as often as she checks up on me, dad. Can't you tell her to lay off for a while? This morning she walked in just as I was getting out of the shower for Godric's sake!' he said blushing a bit.

Severus and Remus laughed at that and poor Harry only blushed harder. 'I'll see what I can do, Harry,' Severus said.

Harry nodded. 'Right, I'll get back to work then. I won't let you...or Draco...down.'

Severus and Remus left the infirmary then via the secret passage that they had to use now in order not to raise suspicion. As they headed down towards the dungeons Remus stopped and looked at Severus speculatively for a moment. 'Sev?' he asked hesitantly.

'Yes?' Severus asked puzzled at why Remus had stopped.

'You're really are enjoying being a father aren't you,' Remus asked curiously.

Severus thought on that a moment then smiled softly and nodded. 'I guess I am. Can you believe it? Me of all people...a father. The last few weeks have been like a dream...sometimes I wake up at night and wonder if it's all real. It is real though isn't it, Remus? Harry...you...Sirius...I'm not...not dreaming am I?' he asked in a half pleading tone of voice.

Remus smiled and shook his head. 'No, Sev, it's not a dream. If it was...I don't want you to ever wake up...that much I promise you,' he said softly.

Severus smiled and even though he was in the middle of the corridor couldn't help but to lean in and kiss his lover on the lips, praying this was indeed all real. 'Come on...Sirius is I'm sure waiting all to impatiently for you to return, as was I. I missed you...' he said softly as they broke their kiss.

Remus coyly grinned at his mate and nodded, his body already responding to the kiss and the prospects of meeting up with his other lifemate. 'Mmm...I'm sure he has been very impatient knowing Sirius...how long will it take Harry to finish the potion anyway?'

'Oh a good two hours...give or take. Knowing how precise and perfectionist Harry has become in potion making lately however...I'll say probably three hours,' Severus said in a husky voice.

'You are proud of him, I can tell,' Remus said chuckling.

'Shouldn't a father be proud of his son hmm? Now let's do forget about him at the moment...and concentrate on reacquainting ourselves shall we?' Severus said with a twinkle in his black eyes.

Remus laughed and nodded his head in agreement. 'Sounds like a very good idea, Mr. Snape. Running with Meyer's pack last night was nice...but I prefer to run with my own pack whenever possible,' he said with a slight growl and a wolfish grin.

That was more than enough for Severus and without even replying he dragged Remus to the dungeons where he knew Sirius was waiting for them both. As Harry diligently worked on the potion that would bring his Draco back from the stasis spell that Remus had put him under, Severus, Remus and Sirius were working on things of their own. Since the moon had just been full, it was a very heated, passion-filled and incredibly satisfying session of lovemaking that was brewing down in the dungeons like a well made potion. And all of them hoped that soon everything would work out as planned, and everyone would have what they desired most of all...freedom to have each other and have love.

Translation time :)

'Ah, Remus, arein biteh. Nu? Vos iz? Shtuk?' - Ah Remus, come in please. Well? What's the matter? Trouble?

'Nein, alzding is gut. Ich gerecht hobn kumn in zogn zeit gezunt.' - No, everything is fine. I just have come to say good-bye.

'Ich farshetein. Ich wil feln du. Du bist unser meshpucha, Remus. Du bish tomid bagrisn alter.' - I see. I will miss you. You are our extended family, Remus. You are always welcome here.

'Danken ir, mein freind.' - Thank you, my friend.

'Nito farvos. Tu mir a toiveh, Remus?' - You're welcome. Do me a favour, Remus?

'Jo?' - Yes?

'Machn nit sein a fremder wider. Kumn zurik bekorew,' - Don't be a stranger again. Come back soon.

Vos vet zein, vet zein - What will be, will be.

Zeit gezunt - Be well (or also Good-bye)

Remember this is of course Yiddish, and I haven't really 'spoken' it except in bits and pieces since I was round 8 years old. At least not fluently, so if me transliterations are off I apologize. Only me mum still speaks to me in Yiddish, lapsing into it over English when she's upset or angry with me or when she doesn't want me goyim (that's someone who's not Jewish) husband or me kids to know what she's telling me. Too bad she doesn't know I'm teaching the kids Yiddish a bit! :giggles: Though in school they're learning Hebrew, they go to a local JCC (Hebrew School)...sad though I speak very little Hebrew even though I was bas mitzvahed in Eretz Yisrael (Isreal) and me cousin was born there. He's been trying for years to teach me but ah well...I was never good with languages :P