Sirius' automatic response was to turn into a dog. All of a sudden,
Reena, Harry, and Snuffles saw Remus standing in the kitchen. Reena let out
a sigh of relief. Sirius turned back into himself.
"Please let us know when you're coming," Sirius said primly, "it's rude to call upon people uninvited." He laughed, letting Remus know he wasn't mad.
"It was completely dead around my neck of the woods, so I decided to come early," Remus explained.
"That's fine. Would you like some lunch?" Reena asked.
"Yes please."
Reena took out another bowl and emptied the pot of soup into it.
"Don't you have any plans with Lara for Christmas?" Reena asked.
Remus didn't answer and continued to drink his soup.
Sirius could tell something was up.
"Remus, if you're going to say something, don't hold back," Sirius said impatiently.
"Well, I was just thinking. You haven't met Lara, and her parents went abroad for Christmas, so she hasn't . . ." Remus said, his voice trailing off.
"You want to bring her here?" Reena asked, vocalizing what Remus had wanted to ask.
"Jesus Christ! Remus, are you out of your mind?" Sirius asked, on the verge of exploding.
"Why would I be crazy? I ant my girlfriend to meet the people who are my family, is that so insane?" Remus asked in his defense.
"Have you forgotten that the whole world is looking for me? Your girlfriend doesn't know me from Adam. I don't know how you're going convince her that I'm not going to blow you all to pieces. And I refuse to spend my first decent Christmas in years as a dog."
"You might find this hard to believe, but I think Lara wouldn't cry you out if she saw you. She doesn't like the Ministry as much as you do. No offense Reena."
"None takne."
"How can you be sure? Was Lara wrongfully accused and sent to Azkaban?" Sirius asked sarcastically.
"She's a graduate of the East," Remus informed them.
This answer seemed to silence Sirius. Harry was visibly confused with this answer. Reena looked very impressed.
"What's a graduate of the East?" Harry asked.
"Magic is divided into several branches. The main 2 branches are Eastern and Western. Easter magic is ancient, it was developed centuries before Western magic. In fact, Western magic derives from Eastern magic," Reena explained to Harry.
"What does that have to do with this Lara women not liking the Ministry?" Harry asked, still sounding confused.
"Because Eastern magic is much older than Western, a lot of witches and wizards think it is very imprecise. The truth is, it's a lot harder to master than Western magic. However in the Western world, studies of Eastern magic aren't looked fondly upon. The Ministry won't hire anyone who is a graduate of Eastern magic," Reena continued.
Sirius listened to this explanation as well. He spoke up as soon as Reena was done talking.
"Bring your girlfriend, but make sure she won't flip out when she meets me.
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"Please let us know when you're coming," Sirius said primly, "it's rude to call upon people uninvited." He laughed, letting Remus know he wasn't mad.
"It was completely dead around my neck of the woods, so I decided to come early," Remus explained.
"That's fine. Would you like some lunch?" Reena asked.
"Yes please."
Reena took out another bowl and emptied the pot of soup into it.
"Don't you have any plans with Lara for Christmas?" Reena asked.
Remus didn't answer and continued to drink his soup.
Sirius could tell something was up.
"Remus, if you're going to say something, don't hold back," Sirius said impatiently.
"Well, I was just thinking. You haven't met Lara, and her parents went abroad for Christmas, so she hasn't . . ." Remus said, his voice trailing off.
"You want to bring her here?" Reena asked, vocalizing what Remus had wanted to ask.
"Jesus Christ! Remus, are you out of your mind?" Sirius asked, on the verge of exploding.
"Why would I be crazy? I ant my girlfriend to meet the people who are my family, is that so insane?" Remus asked in his defense.
"Have you forgotten that the whole world is looking for me? Your girlfriend doesn't know me from Adam. I don't know how you're going convince her that I'm not going to blow you all to pieces. And I refuse to spend my first decent Christmas in years as a dog."
"You might find this hard to believe, but I think Lara wouldn't cry you out if she saw you. She doesn't like the Ministry as much as you do. No offense Reena."
"None takne."
"How can you be sure? Was Lara wrongfully accused and sent to Azkaban?" Sirius asked sarcastically.
"She's a graduate of the East," Remus informed them.
This answer seemed to silence Sirius. Harry was visibly confused with this answer. Reena looked very impressed.
"What's a graduate of the East?" Harry asked.
"Magic is divided into several branches. The main 2 branches are Eastern and Western. Easter magic is ancient, it was developed centuries before Western magic. In fact, Western magic derives from Eastern magic," Reena explained to Harry.
"What does that have to do with this Lara women not liking the Ministry?" Harry asked, still sounding confused.
"Because Eastern magic is much older than Western, a lot of witches and wizards think it is very imprecise. The truth is, it's a lot harder to master than Western magic. However in the Western world, studies of Eastern magic aren't looked fondly upon. The Ministry won't hire anyone who is a graduate of Eastern magic," Reena continued.
Sirius listened to this explanation as well. He spoke up as soon as Reena was done talking.
"Bring your girlfriend, but make sure she won't flip out when she meets me.
*if you're reading, please review and tell me what you think so far!!!