Chapter 5
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Hermoine continued to give her cousin, Cassi comfort. However, she was unsure how much comfort one can really receive when dealing with Death Eaters. The phone ringing caught both girls off guard.
"Could you answer it? I hate to think of what else could possibly be going on." Cassiopeia requested.
"Of course." Hermoine left her cousin at the dinner table and went to answer the phone. "Hello, Granger residence, Hermoine speaking."
"Hermoine! I'm relieved it is you. Sirius just contacted me and told me what has transpired. He suggested I apparate over there directly, but I don't want to cause your cousin too much shock."
"Professor Lupin? You're in town? Well, that is quite a coincidence." Hermoine said into the phone, improvising a means to get Remus to the apartment. Cassiopeia stopped crying and began to listen to the conversation that suddenly seemed interesting.
"Hermoine? Who's on the phone?"
"Cassi, it is Professor Lupin from my special school. He is one of the people back home that I told about coming to visit you and that if they were in town they should call. He's in town, I didn't really expect anyone to take me up on the offer. Do you mind if I invite him over?"
Remus listened from his end of the phone. He was silently congratulating Hermoine on her cleverness. The story sounded a bit far fetched, but perhaps her cousin will not mull over it too much.
"I...uh......well, I suppose you can invite him over. But I will not be much of a host." Cassi answered unsure. She did not want to be rude, but she really did not want visitors right now. Mark had just been incinerated. It was a bit much to comprehend right now. Plus it was odd that a professor from Hermoine's school happened to be in the neighborhood.
"Professor Lupin, you are welcome over here for dinner. How does Chinese food sound to you? Okay, well let me give you the directions." She continued to give him the directions to the apartment, even though he wouldn't be using them. After she hung up, she looked at her cousin.
"So, we're having Chinese food?" Cassi asked.
"Indeed. Professor Lupin will be here in about twenty minutes."
"I look forward to meeting him. Do you know where Sirius went off to?" Cassiopeia left the table to search for her big black dog who provided so much comfort. "Sirius, come here boy." She softly called in the direction of her room. There was a 'whlep' and then her loyal friend ran over to her and bowled her over and licked her on the face.
"My boy, you seem in high spirits." Despite her depression over Mark, Cassi found herself laughing at her dog's tactics to improve her somberness. Gently she pushed the big lug off of her. "We're about to have company. A friend of Hermoine's named Professor Lupin."
The dog seemed to glance in the direction of Hermoine. Then he ran to the front door and sat with his muzzle resting on his paws. He seemed to be waiting for this professor. Cassi glanced at him curiously as he went to the door. She then walked over to the mantle of the fireplace to look at picture she and Mark had taken a few weeks ago.
She picked up the frame and sat down on the couch gazing at it. She wimpered softly. Apparently Sirius heard his master with his canine hearing and became worried. He walked over to her and jumped on the couch. He put his head in her lap. She began to stroke his soft fur and settled into a calm daze.
Hermoine watched the master and pet curiously. She didn't understand. Remus had said that Sirius had contacted him through the fireplace. He contacted him in his human form. So she was now confused as to why he was in his dog form still. 'Perhaps, he overheard my conversation with Professor Lupin and decided that we needed to keep the shocking revelations down to a minimum for my poor cousin.'
There was a knock at the front door. Hermoine yelled that she would get it. Her cousin didn't even acknowledge her. Sirius raised his head for a brief moment but settled it back down into Cassi's lap. 'Oh she is going to be so pissed at him when she finds out he's a grown man who has been laying in her lap and sleeping in her bed.'
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Remus had just apparated into a park a few blocks away from the apartment. He decided it best to remain as inconspicuous as possible. He walked to the apartment and knocked on the door. It was promptly answered by young Hermoine. He smiled down at her.
"Professor Lupin! I'm so pleased to see you. Come on inside and meet my cousin."
"Greetings Hermoine." He followed her inside the apartment. I was a rather interesting apartment. The living room, which is all he could see at the moment, was decorated in an Egyptian theme. The black, gold, and stone complimented one another. He saw on the couch a beautiful young woman with long dark hair looking highly melancholy. In her lap was a highly familiar black dog. He inwardly smirked at the sight.
"Cassiopeia this is Professor Lupin. Professor, this is my cousin Cassi." Hermoine introduced the two adults. Cassi granted Remus a smile and shook his extended hand, careful not to shift too much as to disturb her precious dog.
"You can call me Remus. Who's your friend?" Remus asked the woman.
"I wish I could be meeting you under better circumstances, Remus. This is fellow here is Sirius. Sirius, why don't you say hello to Remus?" She asked the dog lounging in her lap. The dog glanced at Remus and then jumped over the couch and landed on his chest before rolling off.
"He's quite a unique pet." Remus said laughing.
Cassi smiled but inwardly her mind was reeling. 'Why does this guy smell like a wolf?' Being a werewolf had granted her with an exception sense of smell and hearing. 'He's not a werewolf is he? Exactly what kind of school did her cousin attend anyway.' She watched her cousin with a suspicious gleam to her eye.
"So, you ready for some Chinese food?" Hermoine broke the silence that had begun to settle over the residents of the room. They all broke out of their personal reverie and nodded their heads in ascension.
A few minutes later Cassi tried to excuse herself from her guests. "If you'll excuse me, I need to walk Sirius. He gets very anxious whenever he's trapped indoors."
"I would love to walk him for you." Remus offered.
"Well," she looked down at her dog. He didn't seem to mind Remus, and she really did not feel like doing much right now. She was still pretty upset about the incident that recently transpired. "Okay, thanks."
Remus and Sirius left the two women at the apartment and headed towards the park. Remus was ready for some answers from his old friend. And answers, was what he was about to receive.
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TBC
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Hermoine continued to give her cousin, Cassi comfort. However, she was unsure how much comfort one can really receive when dealing with Death Eaters. The phone ringing caught both girls off guard.
"Could you answer it? I hate to think of what else could possibly be going on." Cassiopeia requested.
"Of course." Hermoine left her cousin at the dinner table and went to answer the phone. "Hello, Granger residence, Hermoine speaking."
"Hermoine! I'm relieved it is you. Sirius just contacted me and told me what has transpired. He suggested I apparate over there directly, but I don't want to cause your cousin too much shock."
"Professor Lupin? You're in town? Well, that is quite a coincidence." Hermoine said into the phone, improvising a means to get Remus to the apartment. Cassiopeia stopped crying and began to listen to the conversation that suddenly seemed interesting.
"Hermoine? Who's on the phone?"
"Cassi, it is Professor Lupin from my special school. He is one of the people back home that I told about coming to visit you and that if they were in town they should call. He's in town, I didn't really expect anyone to take me up on the offer. Do you mind if I invite him over?"
Remus listened from his end of the phone. He was silently congratulating Hermoine on her cleverness. The story sounded a bit far fetched, but perhaps her cousin will not mull over it too much.
"I...uh......well, I suppose you can invite him over. But I will not be much of a host." Cassi answered unsure. She did not want to be rude, but she really did not want visitors right now. Mark had just been incinerated. It was a bit much to comprehend right now. Plus it was odd that a professor from Hermoine's school happened to be in the neighborhood.
"Professor Lupin, you are welcome over here for dinner. How does Chinese food sound to you? Okay, well let me give you the directions." She continued to give him the directions to the apartment, even though he wouldn't be using them. After she hung up, she looked at her cousin.
"So, we're having Chinese food?" Cassi asked.
"Indeed. Professor Lupin will be here in about twenty minutes."
"I look forward to meeting him. Do you know where Sirius went off to?" Cassiopeia left the table to search for her big black dog who provided so much comfort. "Sirius, come here boy." She softly called in the direction of her room. There was a 'whlep' and then her loyal friend ran over to her and bowled her over and licked her on the face.
"My boy, you seem in high spirits." Despite her depression over Mark, Cassi found herself laughing at her dog's tactics to improve her somberness. Gently she pushed the big lug off of her. "We're about to have company. A friend of Hermoine's named Professor Lupin."
The dog seemed to glance in the direction of Hermoine. Then he ran to the front door and sat with his muzzle resting on his paws. He seemed to be waiting for this professor. Cassi glanced at him curiously as he went to the door. She then walked over to the mantle of the fireplace to look at picture she and Mark had taken a few weeks ago.
She picked up the frame and sat down on the couch gazing at it. She wimpered softly. Apparently Sirius heard his master with his canine hearing and became worried. He walked over to her and jumped on the couch. He put his head in her lap. She began to stroke his soft fur and settled into a calm daze.
Hermoine watched the master and pet curiously. She didn't understand. Remus had said that Sirius had contacted him through the fireplace. He contacted him in his human form. So she was now confused as to why he was in his dog form still. 'Perhaps, he overheard my conversation with Professor Lupin and decided that we needed to keep the shocking revelations down to a minimum for my poor cousin.'
There was a knock at the front door. Hermoine yelled that she would get it. Her cousin didn't even acknowledge her. Sirius raised his head for a brief moment but settled it back down into Cassi's lap. 'Oh she is going to be so pissed at him when she finds out he's a grown man who has been laying in her lap and sleeping in her bed.'
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Remus had just apparated into a park a few blocks away from the apartment. He decided it best to remain as inconspicuous as possible. He walked to the apartment and knocked on the door. It was promptly answered by young Hermoine. He smiled down at her.
"Professor Lupin! I'm so pleased to see you. Come on inside and meet my cousin."
"Greetings Hermoine." He followed her inside the apartment. I was a rather interesting apartment. The living room, which is all he could see at the moment, was decorated in an Egyptian theme. The black, gold, and stone complimented one another. He saw on the couch a beautiful young woman with long dark hair looking highly melancholy. In her lap was a highly familiar black dog. He inwardly smirked at the sight.
"Cassiopeia this is Professor Lupin. Professor, this is my cousin Cassi." Hermoine introduced the two adults. Cassi granted Remus a smile and shook his extended hand, careful not to shift too much as to disturb her precious dog.
"You can call me Remus. Who's your friend?" Remus asked the woman.
"I wish I could be meeting you under better circumstances, Remus. This is fellow here is Sirius. Sirius, why don't you say hello to Remus?" She asked the dog lounging in her lap. The dog glanced at Remus and then jumped over the couch and landed on his chest before rolling off.
"He's quite a unique pet." Remus said laughing.
Cassi smiled but inwardly her mind was reeling. 'Why does this guy smell like a wolf?' Being a werewolf had granted her with an exception sense of smell and hearing. 'He's not a werewolf is he? Exactly what kind of school did her cousin attend anyway.' She watched her cousin with a suspicious gleam to her eye.
"So, you ready for some Chinese food?" Hermoine broke the silence that had begun to settle over the residents of the room. They all broke out of their personal reverie and nodded their heads in ascension.
A few minutes later Cassi tried to excuse herself from her guests. "If you'll excuse me, I need to walk Sirius. He gets very anxious whenever he's trapped indoors."
"I would love to walk him for you." Remus offered.
"Well," she looked down at her dog. He didn't seem to mind Remus, and she really did not feel like doing much right now. She was still pretty upset about the incident that recently transpired. "Okay, thanks."
Remus and Sirius left the two women at the apartment and headed towards the park. Remus was ready for some answers from his old friend. And answers, was what he was about to receive.
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TBC