"Lest the wise world should look into your moan
And mock you with me after I am gone"
Remus looked at Sirius in an apologising way, then he looked down to his hands again, not daring to speak her name, but Sirius seemed to know who it was.
"Oh God, no. By Merlin's beard, tell me it isn't true…" said Sirius faintly.
"I'm sorry Sirius," said Remus.
"Sorry about what??!" asked Linda.
"Linda, I've been involved with Anne," sighed Remus.
"No Remus… you haven't. Anne never told me about it," protested Linda.
"Neither she told me, Linda, but Remus is telling he truth, he's under influence of a rather strong Truth Potion," said Sirius.
"Severus, can this Potion be trusted?" asked Linda.
"Yes, I made it myself," answered Severus.
"Remus, I want to do a little test to prove it," said Sirius. "I'm sure you really love Linda?" Remus smiled and nodded in response.
"Good, then I've got to lie myself to let you prove if the Potion really works. Say after me: 'I hate my wife'. No, don't run to Anne, because she's the last person I will ever hate!" Sirius warned Linda, who tried to run away.
"Alright, let's try it… I hate my w… w… wi…" Remus tried hard to get the word 'wife' out of his mouth, but kept trying. "W… w… werewolf!" he yelled with a great relief.
"Well, that proves much," said Sirius. "Remus, have you been sexually involved with Anne?" Remus raised an eyebrow. He hadn't thought Sirius would ask such a question. Then he sighed, realising it was no use to try to lie.
"Yes, I have…"
Sirius fainted and Linda ran away, yelling loudly.
"I think that was the last thing they'd expected," said Severus sarcastically.
"Don't tell me you have been involved with her too, haven't you?" asked Remus anxiously.
"What makes you think that?"
"I saw your lightsaber, only Jedi carry that kind of weapon," answered Remus.
"Maybe I killed a Jedi and took it from him."
"Nobody can kill a Jedi!" said Remus.
"I wish that was true," sighed Severus.
"Right, but have you been involved with her yes or no?" asked Remus again.
"After she left you, we became very close friends, yes," admitted Severus. "And after some time we became involved too."
"Sexually?"
"Well… we… er…" began Severus.
"Yes or no?" pushed Remus.
"Yes… but don't tell Sirius, he would love to kill me if he finds out," Severus warned Remus.
"No… no, of course I won't tell him!"
"Tell me what?" a hoarse voice said behind them.
"Well…. Nothing… Nothing at all…" lied Severus.
"Would it make me faint again then?"
"Yes," answered Remus and Severus.
"I think I have to believe you if you both are so sure. But I still want to know what it is!" protested Sirius.
"Alright then. Sirius, after Remus and Anne broke up, Anne and I became really close friends. We became lovers and yes, we were sexually involved too," added Severus.
"No Sirius, please don't faint again!" yelled Remus when Sirius' unconscious body hit the floor for the second time that day.
"I think it's time to find Linda and Anne and ask Anne some questions," said Severus.
"Yes… I want to know the truth now too," replied Remus.
An hour later they sat in Anne's office.
"We've just been asking Remus some questions about you and Will. Remus admitted something about you and him," Sirius began.
"And that's the reason why we want to ask you some things," Linda finished for him.
"Yes, that's right," nodded Sirius.
"I see, but what's Severus got to do with it?" asked Anne.
"He has made the Truth Potion," answered Remus. "They used it on me, and will use it on you too."
"Oh… right…" replied Anne anxiously. "And I have to trust that Potion Severus made, after what he's done to me when he came by when Sirius wasn't at home?"
"Yes," answered Remus.
"But what if he put a Love Potion or some poisonous liquid in it, instead of Truth Potion?" asked Anne, she didn't want her secrets revealed, that was for certain.
"Anne, you can trust it, you're the last person I want to get killed," Severus assured her.
"I hop you're right, at least I've got a few eyewitnesses when I die or suffer from your Love Potion…" said Anne darkly.
"Let's get started then, because I want to know the truth," said Linda.
"Yes, maybe it's better so…" replied Anne, looking nervous at Remus and Severus, while Sirius hold her hand encouragingly.
"You should drink this all, Anne," said Severus, handing Anne a very bad smelling goblet with a thick, green liquid in it. She looked at it, squeezed her eyes shut and drank it. Her vision became blurred for a moment, but got clearer after a few seconds, clearer than it had ever been.
"Are you ready?" asked Sirius his wife, who merely nodded.
"Well then. We've been asking Remus the same questions as I'm going to fire on you, alright?" said Sirius, Anne nodded in response. "The first question; have you and Remus been involved when I was in Azkaban?" asked Sirius.
Anne looked at Remus for support, he nodded to her. "Yes, we were," she answered.
"Have you been sexually involved too?"
She looked at Remus for support again, he nodded again. She didn't dare looking her husband in the eyes, "yes, we have…"
"All right, that's the same answer as Remus gave. Did he get you pregnant?" asked Sirius, tightening his grip on the chair he was sitting on.
A/N: I haven't been too mean to you lately, have I? I know you want to know if they're Will's parents… or not… I'll tell you in the next chapter :-)