Chapter Five:
"It's just a childish fight." Sirius said
"Over what though? That's my question." Lupin replied
"I think I hurt James real bad Remus."
Harry sat down beside Lupin and looked at the picture he held in his hand. He could tell that the older man was tense near him and he couldn't understand why. He shifted uneasily with Lupin's gaze turning to him.
"What's the matter Harry?"
Harry looked up at him "What you said earlier about my father, and not needing glasses. I was just wondering if that was true?"
Lupin nodded. "It is quite true Harry."
"But in that picture your holding he's wearing glasses."
Lupin looked down at the picture. Peter, James, Sirius and him were all smiling and waving. James was wearing glasses in the picture as Harry had said he had been.
"Your father isn't wearing glasses in this picture Harry."
Harry looked down at the picture again. "Are you seeing things Professor," he pointed at James Potter. "He is wearing glasses."
Lupin sighed and shook his head. "Your father isn't wearing any glasses but James is."
Harry sat there confused. "I don't understand. James Potter is my father and there he is in the picture wearing glasses."
Lupin looked at Harry sympathetically and Harry understood.
"James Potter, he. Isn't my father is he?" Harry asked
Lupin shook his head. "No he isn't."
Harry looked up. "Then you must have some clue as to who it is."
Lupin passed Harry another photo. In it was Sirius, Lily and Lupin. "You father is in that picture."
Harry looked down at the photo as Lupin stood up and slowly walked out of the room leaving the boy to his thoughts. How could he have just been so mean and come out with it like that. It hadn't been fair to Harry but the boy was old enough to know the truth.
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"All you did was dance with Lily and now James is freaking out about it!" Lupin groaned as he saw the two avoid each other in the hallway.
"It's not that simple, It was much more then a dance. It was closer then that Moony." Sirius said adjusting his tie nervously.
Lupin sighed. "I don't even want to know what you two are up to."
Sirius didn't speak to him the rest of the day. They just avoided confrontations with James and Peter. Finally they were all in there own common rooms. James was staring at Lupin with Peter and Lily on either side of him. Sirius was sitting lazily across the room trying to avoid eye contact.
"So James are you leaving for chrismas holidays then?" asked Lupin.
James nodded. And Peter spoke up. "I'm leaving too. I'm heading to Australia with my mother."
"Australia, that sounds exciting!" Lupin said, smiling at Peter.
"I can't wait for tomorrow when we get to leave," Sirius said. "Too bad you couldn't come with me, Moony, instead of staying here all holidays, alone."
"I don't mind it," Lupin replied.
"I'll be here too," Lily said. "My sister was in the hospital because of the house burning down, and my parents are to busy to pick me up."
****** Lupin entered one of the few studies in the house. Alastor Moody was there, cleaning the desk, and turned to Lupin as he entered.
"Hello Remus," Alastor said, examining him with his eye. "Is something troubling you?"
"A lot actually," Lupin said
"What?"
"I showed Harry something that I don't think he was ready to handle."
"And what would that be?"
"I showed him who his real father is."
"That took a lot of courage, Remus, to tell him truth."
Lupin looked at Alastor and bit his lip. "I couldn't tell him the truth. I just showed him a picture with Lily, Sirius and I."
"Well you had better clear up the problem before Harry thinks something else."
"Right."
Lupin exited the room and walked back towards his own but upon arriving he noticed that Harry was no longer there. He walked down the stairs and towards a large living room. When he entered everyone looked up. Harry was sitting in the middle of the room with Ron and Hermione. They looked up at Lupin shocked.
"Remus Harry tells us that James isn't his father and that you told him Sirius was." Mr. Weasley said, confused.
"Could you please tell him the truth," Mrs. Weasley cried, "He doesn't need anyone else trying to mess up his life, and after you getting attacked by all those Death eaters I would say you just lost some of your memory."
"I wasn't lying," Lupin said. "Everything I said was the truth Molly, James isn't Harry's father."
"Then who is?" Molly shouted
Lupin turned to Molly Weasley then towards Harry. "Will you please let me explain?"
Harry nodded.
"It's just a childish fight." Sirius said
"Over what though? That's my question." Lupin replied
"I think I hurt James real bad Remus."
Harry sat down beside Lupin and looked at the picture he held in his hand. He could tell that the older man was tense near him and he couldn't understand why. He shifted uneasily with Lupin's gaze turning to him.
"What's the matter Harry?"
Harry looked up at him "What you said earlier about my father, and not needing glasses. I was just wondering if that was true?"
Lupin nodded. "It is quite true Harry."
"But in that picture your holding he's wearing glasses."
Lupin looked down at the picture. Peter, James, Sirius and him were all smiling and waving. James was wearing glasses in the picture as Harry had said he had been.
"Your father isn't wearing glasses in this picture Harry."
Harry looked down at the picture again. "Are you seeing things Professor," he pointed at James Potter. "He is wearing glasses."
Lupin sighed and shook his head. "Your father isn't wearing any glasses but James is."
Harry sat there confused. "I don't understand. James Potter is my father and there he is in the picture wearing glasses."
Lupin looked at Harry sympathetically and Harry understood.
"James Potter, he. Isn't my father is he?" Harry asked
Lupin shook his head. "No he isn't."
Harry looked up. "Then you must have some clue as to who it is."
Lupin passed Harry another photo. In it was Sirius, Lily and Lupin. "You father is in that picture."
Harry looked down at the photo as Lupin stood up and slowly walked out of the room leaving the boy to his thoughts. How could he have just been so mean and come out with it like that. It hadn't been fair to Harry but the boy was old enough to know the truth.
******
"All you did was dance with Lily and now James is freaking out about it!" Lupin groaned as he saw the two avoid each other in the hallway.
"It's not that simple, It was much more then a dance. It was closer then that Moony." Sirius said adjusting his tie nervously.
Lupin sighed. "I don't even want to know what you two are up to."
Sirius didn't speak to him the rest of the day. They just avoided confrontations with James and Peter. Finally they were all in there own common rooms. James was staring at Lupin with Peter and Lily on either side of him. Sirius was sitting lazily across the room trying to avoid eye contact.
"So James are you leaving for chrismas holidays then?" asked Lupin.
James nodded. And Peter spoke up. "I'm leaving too. I'm heading to Australia with my mother."
"Australia, that sounds exciting!" Lupin said, smiling at Peter.
"I can't wait for tomorrow when we get to leave," Sirius said. "Too bad you couldn't come with me, Moony, instead of staying here all holidays, alone."
"I don't mind it," Lupin replied.
"I'll be here too," Lily said. "My sister was in the hospital because of the house burning down, and my parents are to busy to pick me up."
****** Lupin entered one of the few studies in the house. Alastor Moody was there, cleaning the desk, and turned to Lupin as he entered.
"Hello Remus," Alastor said, examining him with his eye. "Is something troubling you?"
"A lot actually," Lupin said
"What?"
"I showed Harry something that I don't think he was ready to handle."
"And what would that be?"
"I showed him who his real father is."
"That took a lot of courage, Remus, to tell him truth."
Lupin looked at Alastor and bit his lip. "I couldn't tell him the truth. I just showed him a picture with Lily, Sirius and I."
"Well you had better clear up the problem before Harry thinks something else."
"Right."
Lupin exited the room and walked back towards his own but upon arriving he noticed that Harry was no longer there. He walked down the stairs and towards a large living room. When he entered everyone looked up. Harry was sitting in the middle of the room with Ron and Hermione. They looked up at Lupin shocked.
"Remus Harry tells us that James isn't his father and that you told him Sirius was." Mr. Weasley said, confused.
"Could you please tell him the truth," Mrs. Weasley cried, "He doesn't need anyone else trying to mess up his life, and after you getting attacked by all those Death eaters I would say you just lost some of your memory."
"I wasn't lying," Lupin said. "Everything I said was the truth Molly, James isn't Harry's father."
"Then who is?" Molly shouted
Lupin turned to Molly Weasley then towards Harry. "Will you please let me explain?"
Harry nodded.