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Chapter Five
As Serena made her way down the hallway toward the kitchen, she could hear Albus and Remus conversing. She hesitated by the door and listened.
"So Voldemort is looking for you?" Albus asked Remus.
"That's what Dung said."
Albus hummed thoughtfully. Serena could see him in her head, stroking his long white beard. "It makes sense. I'm certain that Voldemort would like to have a werewolf under his control. Especially if that werewolf is you."
Remus didn't respond.
Serena waited. She knew that she shouldn't be eavesdropping, but couldn't stop herself.
"Perhaps it would be best if you… disappeared for a time." Albus suggested.
"Maybe I should let them find me." Remus countered, his voice uncharacteristically hard.
Did he have a death wish? Serena thought desperately. Why on earth would he do that?
Albus sighed. "You know that is not the right decision, Remus."
Serena held her breath until she heard his reply.
"I know. I'm just so bloody sick of hiding and waiting for things to happen. I need to do something." He said stridently.
She let her breath out. Alright. So he wasn't going to do anything stupid. That was a relief.
"I understand how helpless you feel right now, Remus, but you have to trust me. I really think it's best if you go away for a while."
Suddenly, Serena didn't want to hear the rest of this. She had no doubt that Albus would be able to convince Remus to do things his way. She turned and fled, racing up the stairs.
At the top of the staircase she bumped into Tonks, who was just coming out of the room Buckbeak was kept in.
"Sorry." Serena gasped.
Tonks shrugged. "It's ok." Then the younger witch took a good look at Serena's face. "What's wrong?"
Serena didn't know how to respond. But then she didn't have to.
"It's Remus isn't it?" Tonks asked.
At the other woman's stunned expression, Tonks laughed. "Hey, I got eyes. Anybody can see the sparks between you two. So what did he do?"
With a sigh, Serena decided to take the other girl into her confidence; telling Tonks the information Dung had passed on, and the conversation she had overheard.
"So you think he's gonna leave, then?" Tonks asked.
Serena shrugged. "Have you ever known anyone to win an argument with Dumbledore?"
Tonks grinned. "Too right. So, if he is going, you should tell him how you feel before he leaves."
Serena was a little surprised by the wisdom of Tonks' words. Most of the time she dismissed the girl as a bit flighty. She could see now she had been wrong.
"You're right. I should."
Summoning her courage, she turned around and headed back down the stairs.
But, she was too late. When she got to the kitchen, he was gone.
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Author's note: I know it's short. I'm sorry. But honestly it was just filler for the next chapter. Heh. Heh. Um. Don't hurt me.