Chapter Seven: In which the truth is FINALLY revealed to Harry. NOT
'Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back
And never moving forward so there'd never be a path'
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That night in the common room Lily and Lupin had decided to work together on their defense against the dark arts homework. Lily was currently working on an essay when Lupin noticed that it was starting to get late.
"Do you want to quite for tonight?" he asked, looking at her essay. "You miss-spelled that word."
"Which one." She asked not even looking at her paper but at Lupin.
Lupin pointed to the location that she had miss-spelled. "This one right here. You put a 'y' instead of an 'e'" He stopped talking for a minute and slowly looked up her face.
She was looking right at him not saying a word or paying attention.
"Lily."
She leaned forwards pushing her books and essay's away. They landed on the floor in a heap. Lily got closer to him and Remus started to panic. She pushed him down on the couch and kissed him.
He didn't know what was going on at all but all that he knew was that he was enjoying ever moment of it. She sat up and looked away from him.
"I'm sorry Remus," she said "I didn't mean to do that."
Lupin sat up again right next to her; he lifted his hands and cupped her face then kissed her again. She didn't pull away but instead wrapped her arms around him.
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Everyone looked up at Lupin. He had his face to the floor and wasn't speaking. Harry was shocked, what was with his mother. Was she out of her mind? First she was with his supposed father James, then Sirius and now she was kissing Lupin. It didn't make sense.
"What does that have to do with who Harry's father is?" asked Tonks who had been hovering around the room.
Lupin looked up at her. He looked like he didn't know what to say. Then he nodded again to the Pensive.
****** Every morning for the next few weeks Lupin woke up with Lily in his arms. Ever since the first night James, Peter and Sirius had left. They had become closer then ever. They never went any where without the other.
Lily peeked at him from behind her book in the library. He grinned back at her then set his book down.
"What do you say to going on a walk?" he asked
She smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It was getting stuffy in here and it was so nice when I woke up. The boy's dormitory has such a big window to let all the sun in."
Remus stood up and took her hand. They exited the library and started towards the grounds around the school. They walked hand in hand. Lily leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned to her face and kissed her.
"Lily!?"
"Remus!"
The two immediately jerked away from each other and turned to see Sirius standing next to James. They looked at each other then back to the two. James marched right up to Remus and punched him clear across the face.
"You bastard!" James cried jumping on Lupin and punching him over and over again.
When Lily screamed Sirius decided to wake up from his shock and ran over. He grabbed James and pulled him off of Lupin just in time. Lupin wiped the blood that was coming from his nose and coughed up blood.
James turned towards Lily and glared at her.
"James." Lily started but James held up his hand to silence her.
He pulled away from Sirius and held out a hand. "I owe you an apology Sirius. It turns out it was Lily all along. I understand why you said nothing happened."
Sirius shrugged and looked towards Lupin sadly.
"What about Remus?" Sirius asked "He's may not be in your good books but I don't think he meant anything."
James took in a sharp breath. "Remus, I have nothing to say to you." He said then turned towards Lily.
He still looked disgusted at her. "Lily I can't stay mad at you," he said, "Cause ever since I met you I loved you and when you love someone as much as I love you, you learn to forgive everything."
"James I'm sorry about everything." She said, starting to cry.
Lupin and Sirius watched as Lily ran over to James and hugged him.
"I'll never hurt you again as long as I live." She said
"Lily before anything more happens, before you find anyone else, I have to ask." James dug in his pocket and pulled out a ring.
Lily looked at it then she looked at the ground at Lupin. She didn't know what to say. He couldn't do anything to stop her reply.
"Will you marry me?" he asked
"Under the circumstances," she looked sadly down at his shirt.
"I don't care what just happened. Just start over before all this and answer me."
"Yes," she said, "Yes, I will marry you."
Sirius looked down at Lupin. He looked heartbroken but it was his fault that this had happened. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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"Now I'm really confused," Tonks cried, "First it was Sirius, then it is you! So who the hell is Harry's dad!"
"Patience Tonks." Mrs. Weasley said "There's more."
'Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back
And never moving forward so there'd never be a path'
****
That night in the common room Lily and Lupin had decided to work together on their defense against the dark arts homework. Lily was currently working on an essay when Lupin noticed that it was starting to get late.
"Do you want to quite for tonight?" he asked, looking at her essay. "You miss-spelled that word."
"Which one." She asked not even looking at her paper but at Lupin.
Lupin pointed to the location that she had miss-spelled. "This one right here. You put a 'y' instead of an 'e'" He stopped talking for a minute and slowly looked up her face.
She was looking right at him not saying a word or paying attention.
"Lily."
She leaned forwards pushing her books and essay's away. They landed on the floor in a heap. Lily got closer to him and Remus started to panic. She pushed him down on the couch and kissed him.
He didn't know what was going on at all but all that he knew was that he was enjoying ever moment of it. She sat up and looked away from him.
"I'm sorry Remus," she said "I didn't mean to do that."
Lupin sat up again right next to her; he lifted his hands and cupped her face then kissed her again. She didn't pull away but instead wrapped her arms around him.
*******
Everyone looked up at Lupin. He had his face to the floor and wasn't speaking. Harry was shocked, what was with his mother. Was she out of her mind? First she was with his supposed father James, then Sirius and now she was kissing Lupin. It didn't make sense.
"What does that have to do with who Harry's father is?" asked Tonks who had been hovering around the room.
Lupin looked up at her. He looked like he didn't know what to say. Then he nodded again to the Pensive.
****** Every morning for the next few weeks Lupin woke up with Lily in his arms. Ever since the first night James, Peter and Sirius had left. They had become closer then ever. They never went any where without the other.
Lily peeked at him from behind her book in the library. He grinned back at her then set his book down.
"What do you say to going on a walk?" he asked
She smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It was getting stuffy in here and it was so nice when I woke up. The boy's dormitory has such a big window to let all the sun in."
Remus stood up and took her hand. They exited the library and started towards the grounds around the school. They walked hand in hand. Lily leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned to her face and kissed her.
"Lily!?"
"Remus!"
The two immediately jerked away from each other and turned to see Sirius standing next to James. They looked at each other then back to the two. James marched right up to Remus and punched him clear across the face.
"You bastard!" James cried jumping on Lupin and punching him over and over again.
When Lily screamed Sirius decided to wake up from his shock and ran over. He grabbed James and pulled him off of Lupin just in time. Lupin wiped the blood that was coming from his nose and coughed up blood.
James turned towards Lily and glared at her.
"James." Lily started but James held up his hand to silence her.
He pulled away from Sirius and held out a hand. "I owe you an apology Sirius. It turns out it was Lily all along. I understand why you said nothing happened."
Sirius shrugged and looked towards Lupin sadly.
"What about Remus?" Sirius asked "He's may not be in your good books but I don't think he meant anything."
James took in a sharp breath. "Remus, I have nothing to say to you." He said then turned towards Lily.
He still looked disgusted at her. "Lily I can't stay mad at you," he said, "Cause ever since I met you I loved you and when you love someone as much as I love you, you learn to forgive everything."
"James I'm sorry about everything." She said, starting to cry.
Lupin and Sirius watched as Lily ran over to James and hugged him.
"I'll never hurt you again as long as I live." She said
"Lily before anything more happens, before you find anyone else, I have to ask." James dug in his pocket and pulled out a ring.
Lily looked at it then she looked at the ground at Lupin. She didn't know what to say. He couldn't do anything to stop her reply.
"Will you marry me?" he asked
"Under the circumstances," she looked sadly down at his shirt.
"I don't care what just happened. Just start over before all this and answer me."
"Yes," she said, "Yes, I will marry you."
Sirius looked down at Lupin. He looked heartbroken but it was his fault that this had happened. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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"Now I'm really confused," Tonks cried, "First it was Sirius, then it is you! So who the hell is Harry's dad!"
"Patience Tonks." Mrs. Weasley said "There's more."