AN- This one is SAD. Very sad. Had to be done I tell you…it'll get happier soon, promise! I'll return to my previous fluff very soon!
Disclaimer- Not mine. No sue.
Sirius and Remus were laughing happily, keep a tight hold of their new 'toys' as they flooed back to the Lupin household, but all that merriment soon was slaughtered.
Remus looked around in horror at the destroyed living room. Books were everywhere, the tables were overturned, and every bit of glass in the room had been shattered. Nothing was left in tact; it was as though they had walked into a disaster zone.
"Great Merlin…" Sirius said softly as he stepped out of the fireplace behind Remus. Remus turned to him, Sirius was almost frightened by the utter look of terror in his eyes. The normal hazel color had faded into amber only last week, but now that too had vanished to be replaced by the black of his pupils. Sirius felt his knees begin to quiver as he noticed the utter silence of the house. Nothing was moving, nothing at all. He slowly looked around the room again, wincing to see the place so destroyed, before turning back to Remus. "Where are..?" He began before it hit him, with this sort of destruction, there couldn't possibly be hope.
Remus seemed to come to the same conclusion, for at that moment he lost all the control Sirius knew he had always fought for, he had become the insecure, scared young boy who had once thrown his life to fate to save his best friend, the brave façade had been stripped away to leave just Remus. Sirius felt his heart break as a lone tear made its path down the side of his face. Remus quickly brushed the tear aside, but others soon followed. Sirius slowly stepped forward to pull him into his arms as tears began to fall from his own eyes.
"We need to find them." He said softly into Remus's ear. Remus just shook his head on Sirius's shoulder, his whole body wracking with sobs. "Then I'll find them." He said gently, brushing a stray lock of Remus's hair back behind his ear. "I love you. Go back to James's. Wait for me there." Remus nodded and Sirius gently guided him to the fireplace and sent him on his way before turning back to the room. He was almost afraid to see what the other rooms looked like; this was only the first room they would come into. He still had to find Mr. And Mrs. Lupin, or what was left. Sirius had to choke back his own tears and find the strength to do this. He had to do this. Remus needed him to do this. And he knew it was all his fault.
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"Remus, REMUS!" James yelled as Remus practically fell through the fireplace. "Remus, what happened? What's the matter?" James had managed to jump up from the chair he had been sitting in, listening to one of the records when Remus had fallen through. He'd jumped up and barely managed to catch him before he hit the thud. Now that he was supporting all his weight, James could feel the heavy sobs that Remus was crying.
Remus could hardly find the breath to choke out the words he needed to say. James just led him to the chair and helped him sit down before getting a box of tissues and another chair.
"Mum…da…Death Eaters…gone…" Remus barely managed to choke out. Only as he said it did he realize it had been those vile dark wizards who had killed his parents. James's face turned from its normal tan color to a shade to deathly white.
"Dear Merlin…" He whispered softly. "Where's Sirius?"
"Looking for them. My mum and da.." Remus said between sobs. James pulled him into a tight hug before standing up again and walking for the door.
"Wait here. I'll be back." Remus just nodded and grabbed a tissue.
Moments later Mrs. Potter entered the room, swiftly walking over to Remus and pulling him to his feet before wrapping her arms around him in a motherly hug. James and his father entered the room a few moments later and quickly joined the hug. The four of them just stood there, holding Remus. They stayed like that for nearly an hour, until Sirius came through the fireplace.
Sirius's face seemed to have aged years in the mere hour he had spent at the Lupins'. There were things he'd seen there he never wanted to think of again, yet he knew the images would haunt him the rest of his life. He closed his eyes, as if to will the images in his mind to go away, but they wouldn't. The image of Mr. Lupin's broken body laying in Remus's room, his blood poured all over the floor and walls, sloppily used to leave a message that would float eternally through his mind. 'You cannot escape your heritage..' Sirius was certain the message was meant for him, knew it had been the work of the Death Eaters who had already begun to infiltrate his family with their wicked words and ideas. He took a deep breath.
"The ministry is sending someone to…prepare them." He said softly. He hadn't cried. He didn't want to cry, but…they had been more of parents to him than his own. They had cared, and the reality that they were gone still hadn't hit him. He couldn't bear to look at Remus. Instead, he just looked at the floor. "I'm so sorry Moony."
Remus's sobbing had slowly subsided; he now stepped away from the Potter family and towards Sirius. He gently wiped away the tear that had been forming in his eye, lifting his head as he did so. Sirius swiftly gathered the werewolf in his arms and held on for dear life.
"I'm so sorry Moony, so sorry."
And they both just cried till they could cry no more.
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Gonna kill me now? I hope not, it had to be done! For the sake of my plot! R&R!
Disclaimer- Not mine. No sue.
Sirius and Remus were laughing happily, keep a tight hold of their new 'toys' as they flooed back to the Lupin household, but all that merriment soon was slaughtered.
Remus looked around in horror at the destroyed living room. Books were everywhere, the tables were overturned, and every bit of glass in the room had been shattered. Nothing was left in tact; it was as though they had walked into a disaster zone.
"Great Merlin…" Sirius said softly as he stepped out of the fireplace behind Remus. Remus turned to him, Sirius was almost frightened by the utter look of terror in his eyes. The normal hazel color had faded into amber only last week, but now that too had vanished to be replaced by the black of his pupils. Sirius felt his knees begin to quiver as he noticed the utter silence of the house. Nothing was moving, nothing at all. He slowly looked around the room again, wincing to see the place so destroyed, before turning back to Remus. "Where are..?" He began before it hit him, with this sort of destruction, there couldn't possibly be hope.
Remus seemed to come to the same conclusion, for at that moment he lost all the control Sirius knew he had always fought for, he had become the insecure, scared young boy who had once thrown his life to fate to save his best friend, the brave façade had been stripped away to leave just Remus. Sirius felt his heart break as a lone tear made its path down the side of his face. Remus quickly brushed the tear aside, but others soon followed. Sirius slowly stepped forward to pull him into his arms as tears began to fall from his own eyes.
"We need to find them." He said softly into Remus's ear. Remus just shook his head on Sirius's shoulder, his whole body wracking with sobs. "Then I'll find them." He said gently, brushing a stray lock of Remus's hair back behind his ear. "I love you. Go back to James's. Wait for me there." Remus nodded and Sirius gently guided him to the fireplace and sent him on his way before turning back to the room. He was almost afraid to see what the other rooms looked like; this was only the first room they would come into. He still had to find Mr. And Mrs. Lupin, or what was left. Sirius had to choke back his own tears and find the strength to do this. He had to do this. Remus needed him to do this. And he knew it was all his fault.
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"Remus, REMUS!" James yelled as Remus practically fell through the fireplace. "Remus, what happened? What's the matter?" James had managed to jump up from the chair he had been sitting in, listening to one of the records when Remus had fallen through. He'd jumped up and barely managed to catch him before he hit the thud. Now that he was supporting all his weight, James could feel the heavy sobs that Remus was crying.
Remus could hardly find the breath to choke out the words he needed to say. James just led him to the chair and helped him sit down before getting a box of tissues and another chair.
"Mum…da…Death Eaters…gone…" Remus barely managed to choke out. Only as he said it did he realize it had been those vile dark wizards who had killed his parents. James's face turned from its normal tan color to a shade to deathly white.
"Dear Merlin…" He whispered softly. "Where's Sirius?"
"Looking for them. My mum and da.." Remus said between sobs. James pulled him into a tight hug before standing up again and walking for the door.
"Wait here. I'll be back." Remus just nodded and grabbed a tissue.
Moments later Mrs. Potter entered the room, swiftly walking over to Remus and pulling him to his feet before wrapping her arms around him in a motherly hug. James and his father entered the room a few moments later and quickly joined the hug. The four of them just stood there, holding Remus. They stayed like that for nearly an hour, until Sirius came through the fireplace.
Sirius's face seemed to have aged years in the mere hour he had spent at the Lupins'. There were things he'd seen there he never wanted to think of again, yet he knew the images would haunt him the rest of his life. He closed his eyes, as if to will the images in his mind to go away, but they wouldn't. The image of Mr. Lupin's broken body laying in Remus's room, his blood poured all over the floor and walls, sloppily used to leave a message that would float eternally through his mind. 'You cannot escape your heritage..' Sirius was certain the message was meant for him, knew it had been the work of the Death Eaters who had already begun to infiltrate his family with their wicked words and ideas. He took a deep breath.
"The ministry is sending someone to…prepare them." He said softly. He hadn't cried. He didn't want to cry, but…they had been more of parents to him than his own. They had cared, and the reality that they were gone still hadn't hit him. He couldn't bear to look at Remus. Instead, he just looked at the floor. "I'm so sorry Moony."
Remus's sobbing had slowly subsided; he now stepped away from the Potter family and towards Sirius. He gently wiped away the tear that had been forming in his eye, lifting his head as he did so. Sirius swiftly gathered the werewolf in his arms and held on for dear life.
"I'm so sorry Moony, so sorry."
And they both just cried till they could cry no more.
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Gonna kill me now? I hope not, it had to be done! For the sake of my plot! R&R!