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Later that night Cameron awoke to the sounds of voices coming from the kitchen, he followed the voices creeping quietly to the kitchen doorway, his uncle was sitting at the table looking tired and completely exhausted the other voice belonged to an older man with a long white beard, Cameron recognized him from somewhere but he couldn't remember where. To his surprise Serena was also sitting there, Siamese cat in her lap, much to Remus's displeasure. She had a grim look on her face, exhaustion and pity vying for first place in her eyes.
"Remus, I am so sorry for your loss, Samric was a great wizard and a great man." The man sat down across from Remus "How's Cameron taking it?"
"About as well as someone could expect he's refusing to believe it, not even when he found the medallion in the woods covered with Sam's blood" Remus began taping the table, he stood up and began pacing in front of the table, Serena watched him silently following him with her light gray eyes. "What am I supposed to do Professor? How am I supposed to take care of him? How will I know what he needs? Cameron has gone through enough in his life to match a life time."
Serena stood up and placed her hands on his shoulders. Cameron saw gray light around Serena's hands. She was calming him apparently.
"And this, this just makes it worse. Sam was a great father, but I have no idea how to be one. I was always the younger brother, I left the older brother duties to Sam, I can be an uncle but I have no idea how to be a father, Cameron needs his father not his uncle."
"Right now you have to play both," Serena told him gently "Cameron is going to need you, regardless of what else he needs, he needs you as his uncle and he needs you to do your best as a father figure for him. He needs the only one he can count on now. Right now he needs you to be there for him. You both have rough times ahead and you will need each other to over come them," she looked sad, "Losing a father is hard. Still harder when you actually like your father…." She shook her head and appeared more cheerful as she sat back down. "Now on a more happier note. Has Cameron received his letter yet?" Remus sat down again and nodded.
"The other day" he smiled the first smile he had smiled for the last couple days "Professor you should have heard Sam, 'Another Lupin attending Hogwarts' he said when he used the fire to contact me." Remus's face fell again "They where supposed to meet me in Diagon Alley tomorrow to get his supplies." The old man took a sip of tea "Professor Dumbledore" That's when Cameron remembered that man was Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts both Cameron's dad and uncle had attended same with Cameron's mom and grandparents all the way back to Hogwarts beginning. "I asked you here because there's something I need you to do for me you did so much for me when I was at Hogwarts, but now I have another favor to ask of you, for Cameron." Remus paused and took a deep breath, "Cameron's last name is written as Lupin in the school correct?" Dumbledore glanced at Serena who nodded sheepishly, Cameron guessed that the half-siren had been looking at documents that she shouldn't have been. "I think that it would be safer for Cameron if we changed his last name while he's at school"
"What would you suggest we change it too?"
"I was thinking maybe June's maiden name, Jenkins"
Cameron couldn't stay quiet anymore
"NO!" he shouted and stepped out of the corner, Serena's cat jumped a foot in the air, landed on Remus's head, and dug in her claws. Remus yelped, causing the cat to jump again, this time landing on the floor with an auditable *THWACK!* Serena began giggling so hard that she fell out of her chair. "I promise I wont say anything, nobody'll care that I'm a Lupin, Please Uncle Remus don't" Remus put his head down
"I kind of figured you weren't asleep, come here and sit down" Remus pulled a chair out next to him and Cameron sat down, Serena was still laughing. "Cameron this is…" Remus started to say,
"Yea I know, Professor Dumbledore and Serena," Cameron said nodding to Dumbledore.
"How are you doing Cameron?" Dumbledore asked
"Ok I guess" Cameron said shrugging his small shoulders.
"How about some hot chocolate?" Dumbledore asked Cameron looked at him with curiosity, there wasn't any chocolate in the house, his dad had been allergic to it Cameron only had chocolate when he went over his uncles house, and he was pretty sure his uncle hadn't had a chance to grab a box of chocolate before rushing over.
"Yea please"
"Chocolate always seems to cheer me right up!" Dumbledore said with a smile
"Did I hear the word chocolate?" Serena had apparently overcome her giggles and was nonchalantly sitting in her chair as if nothing was amiss.
Dumbledore gave a flick of his wand and right before Cameron appeared a mug of hot chocolate, Cameron took a sip, it was just the way he liked it, not to hot and not cold.
"Thanks" Cameron said holding the warm cup tightly in his hands,
"Well Cameron we have much to discuss about your future" Dumbledore started "now its entirely up to you of course, but your uncle would like you to live with him, during the summer when your not at school, become your guardian in other words."
Cameron liked that idea. Uncle Remus wouldn't replace his dad but he really liked the idea of living with him, his uncle was cool. Besides if his dad really was gone, Uncle Remus was the only family he had.
"But what about changing my name, I don't want to change it"
"I know Cam, but its better if people don't know that you're a Lupin, people may begin to figure certain things out and I don't want you to go through that."
"I have a point for the 'mature adult's' side," Serena said, making her own hot chocolate, "My brother is a teacher there. He'll know you're connected to Mr. Lupin,"
"Who's your brother?" Remus wanted to know. Serena mumbled something unintelligible into her cup.
"Care to repeat that in English Serena?" Dumbledore asked. Serena whispered something so quietly that it was almost inaudible, but thanks to a werewolf's sharp hearing….
"Severus Snape is your brother?" Serena blushed and ducked her head.
"Well…half brother…"
"Severus Snape is your brother?" Remus repeated.
"Can we get back onto the subject?" Felicity asked, "Which was the kid's last name."
"It would just be at school right as a cover up nothing else?" Cameron asked
"Just to keep you safe" Cameron looked at his hands,
"Only because you think its best, no other reason." He said
"Point for the kid," Serena murmured into her cup.
"All right now that that's settled, Remus, I sent a owl to Maxwell Tomas" Remus looked at Dumbledore
"Max is back?" he asked
"Yes, he took over the position for Jake Winkle, at the Ministry, he now is the Minister of the Department of magical regulation and regulation of the magical community." Dumbledore smiled "A rather high powerful position as you know"
"So he's a Minister just like his father wanted. How's he doing? How's Patty? How's Dan?"
"Wonderful all three are wonderful" Dumbledore said looking at Cameron, "and Dan is also attending Hogwarts this fall, also a first year."
Cameron looked at Dumbledore.
"I was worried about them, I mean after everything that happened with You-Know-Who rising and such they fled for America," Remus said.
"Yes well they like most where frightened, but didn't want to go into hiding, and Max and Patty didn't find out about the Potters in till news had reached the United States almost 2 weeks after it happened. Both were quite devastated, as where you, Maxwell wanted to come back and help as soon as he heard, but when he wrote to me informing me he was planning on coming back and I told him it would probably be safer if he and Patty stayed in the US." Remus nodded looking sad Cameron stayed quiet he had heard the stories, which had happened when he was only a baby. "Well yes anyways I sent a owl to Maxwell informing him of the circumstances, he thinks he may be able to pull a few strings and change Cameron's name at the Ministry for the time being, and I will discuss the change with Professor McGonagall, Remus, though you wish to keep Cameron's true identity a secrete, certain people must be told." Remus nodded "However, I will decide who is most trustworthy with that, Myself, Professor McGonagall, and Serena…I think…"
"Hey," she protested, "You know that I can keep a secret better than a Hippogriff."
"Hippogriffs can't talk," Remus told her she grinned happily.
"Exactly!"
" -and I think it would be wise for Madam Pomfrey to be informed also, that way she can be ready to treat Cameron if something happens." Dumbledore continued, apparently ignoring the fact that he had been interrupted.
"I understand that Professor, but unlike me, it wont be necessary to take too many precautions, as with Sam, as long as Cameron doesn't look at the full moon he's safe." Cameron nodded
"Yea and I promise not to transform on command. It probably scares people anyway"
"I'll make sure he doesn't," Serena said cheerfully, Cameron and Remus gulped loudly, Dumbledore smiled and nodded
"Yes of course I believe you but I still would like to inform Madam Pomfrey if something concerning Cameron's health regarding his werewolf side, you will want Madam Pomfrey to be prepared to treat him. Better safe then sorry" Remus nodded
"You have a point Professor, yes it probably would wise if she be told." He said
Cameron let out a yawn and tried too hide it, Dumbledore nodded again,
"Yes well I best be heading off now, plenty to do for the start of school," he said winking at Cameron, who smiled a little, Dumbledore stood up. "Remus, I wish you the best of luck, and Cameron I will see you at the Banquet at the start of school" and with that Dumbledore disappeared. Serena shook her head, silver hair flying out of its bun.
"Goddess bless…" she muttered peevishly, "Anyway. Cameron, Fluffy," she disappeared as Remus sputtered,
"Fl-fluffy??? Who is that girl?"
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