Chapter 6: The art of redemption
Eltanin stalked down the Hogwarts hallways with a practiced grace. She scowled at unsuspecting first years and growled at the cat that inhabited the hallway. Unfortunately all her stalking got her was sore feet and the sunny outdoors, as she promptly realized that Hogwarts had a lake.
"Watch out there," came a voice just as she put walked into the lake.
Eltanin attempted to glare at her intruder for not warning her sooner but thought better of it as she caught sight of the man. The first words that came to her mind upon see him were, big and hairy.
"Rubeus Hagrid, Miss. Its nice to meet you," the man said smiling.
"Grounds keeper?"
The man nodded, "Just call me Hagrid."
"Grandfather told me about you, he said you were a good man." She smiled slightly as the giant like man grinned.
"If you don't mind me asken', what possessed you to walk into the lake?" Hagrid asked gently.
"Sirius Black, " Eltanin growled.
"He didn't prank you did he?" Hagrid looked at her in an almost scared manner, not from her but for Sirius if he was do anything to the headmaster's granddaughter. He almost let out a sigh of relief when she shook her head no. "Sirius is a good boy, a trouble maker sure but he's a good boy."
"Good? Sirius 'good'? And I suppose you think dragons would make good pets?" she snapped sarcastically.
"What's wrong with dragons?" Hagrid looked slightly offended.
Eltanin opened her mouth then promptly closed it. Instead of staring in disbelief she opted to leave for someplace quite, without people. "It was nice to meet you Hagrid but I must get going." And with that she left the slightly confused half-giant.
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"I hate her."
"Really Sirius, all she did was hit you," Lily said lightly, "It's not as if she castrated you."
James suddenly groaned, " I forgot, I'm supposed to watch her and make sure she doesn't get into too much trouble." He looked pleadingly at Remus, "you're on good terms with her, will you go make sure she's alright, please." James gave his best innocent pleading doe eyes and Remus sighed.
"Only if I get to torture Sirius for making her leave in the first place," Remus said matter-of-factly.
"Hey!"
"Done," James said happily.
Another indignant, "Hey!" was heard from Sirius right before Remus pulled him out of the great hall by the scruff of his neck.
Remus threw Sirius into an empty classroom and put up minor soundproof and locking charms on the room. "You Sirius are going to be nice to her and I am going to show you how to properly treat a lady."
"I know how to do that," Sirius growled.
"Really? You certainly didn't show it back there. You're going as Padfoot, animals help calm people down. You're punishment is currently just to be nice to her, if you break that then I assure you it will get worse." Remus glared at the dog before they headed off. At that same time Eltanin started to think about the grim that saved her.
The whomping willow is not really a dangerous plant, its just angry. Eltanin knew this from her studies; she had spent a week in a grove with just such plants. The trick was not the knot near the base that would freeze it, instead the simple trick to not getting hit was to somehow produce one certain tune then remember to treat the tree like it was a human, with more respect mind you but still treat it like it was a human.
Humming a haunting tune Eltanin made her hay to rest at the base of the mighty willow.
"Shadow lover never seen by day, only deep in dreams do you appear. Wisdom tells me I should turn away, the love of mist and shadows are unclear." She sang out softly her mind turning to her night-time savior. 'I wonder if he's thinking of me?' She closed her eyes and sighed. "Nothing can I hold of you, but thought. Shadow lover, mist and twilight wrought. Shadow lover, comfort me in pain. Who I love although I never see your face."
Remus almost had a heart attack when he saw where Eltanin was sitting. Padfoot however leapt into action at the thought of her in danger. He cautiously approached the tree but upon finding it posed no threat to him or her he padded up to her.
With eyes still closed she sang a haunting melody, "All who'd have me fear you speak in vain. Never would I shrink from your embrace. Shadow lover, gentle is your hand, never could another understand."
Remus followed Sirius's lead and went up to the mellow girl. He hummed slightly in rhythm to her tune as he sat next her.
She gave no indication that she heard him as she continued, "Shadow lover, sooth me when I'm worn, Mourn for all who left me here alone. When my grieve to be born, When my burdens, crushing great, have grown."
"Shadow lover, I cannot forget. Help me bear the burdens I have yet. Shadow lover, you alone can know How I long to reach a point of peace."
"How I fade with weariness and woe, How I long for you to bring release.Shadow lover, court me in my dreams, Bring the peace the suffering redeems."
"Shadow lover, from the shadows made, Lead me into shadows once again. Where you lead I cannot be afraid, For with you I shall come home again." Eltanin opened her eyes and smiled at the dog in front of her, "nice to see you to grim."
"That was lovely Nin," Remus smiled putting his arm around her and pulling her into a half hug, "you should sing more often."
"Hardly!" she laughed, "I've been kicked out of 13 choirs in the last 4 years."
Remus kissed her cheek and snuggled close to her, both forgetting the dog that was watching. "You'll always be wonderful."
"Why Mr. Lupin, one would think you're trying to flatter me," she said slyly
"Flattery is the best way to cheer you up."
"Is that so? Then you'll have to more of it, I'm still fuming over that jerk Dog. I swear I'll strangle him if he says one more thing about my family!"
"Shh," Remus pulled her closer in an attempt to calm her resurfacing anger, "it'll be okay, Sirius is not that bad, honestly."
"Right, And I'm the queen of England. That *Dog* needs to learn to keep his mouth closed, or at least listen. Bet he doesn't even know that my parents are dead, stood there insulting them and all the while their dead, " she said bitterly.
"I-I'm sorry Drake, I didn't know." Both Remus and Eltanin looked up to see the slightly shaking form of Sirius Black who really hadn't been there before. "I want to call a truce, for tonight at least. And I truly am sorry," Sirius looked at Eltanin with pity filled eyes.
"Oh no you don't! Don't you dare look at me like that; I don't need your pity or anybody else's so just stop. I don't care if you're sorry I don't forgive you, yet. But I will accept your truce, now please get out of my sight before the urge to throttle you returns," she growled.
Sirius nodded slightly and left. The two remaining didn't notice a black dog returning to their area and laying behind a hedge that conveniently had a place the dog could see through.
Eltanin leaned up against Remus and sighed looking out towards the lake. "Remus," she mused quietly.
"mhm?" the afore mentioned sounded questionably.
"How do you live?"
"That's an odd question Nin. I eat sleep and breath like everyone else I guess," he joked.
"I mean how do you live with knowing that you can hurt people."
Remus sighed and stared calmly at her, "How do wizards live knowing that they can perform the killing curse or muggles live knowing how to shoot a gun? It's just something that is, as much as we don't like it. I just have to face my situation more than most."
Eltanin looked oddly at him, "I never thought of it that way. But it makes sense really. People can block the fact that they have the ability to kill from their minds, you can't because you have to face it every month."
They stared idly at the lake before Eltanin whispered a quite, "Remus?"
"Yes."
"Thank you," at his confused look she continued, "thanks for being a nice guy. The world needs more of them."
The two remained sitting in each other's arms till supper, which turned out uneventful but that night would prove not to be.
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That officially sucked.
"The Shadow-Lover" belongs to Mercedes Lackey by the way.
Anywho I'd love to get back to writing but I have a brain cloud. For those who don't know the term consult the movie 'Joe vs. the Volcano' or someone who has seen it. For those who have seen it I hope you're laughing.
Mizu-oni
Eltanin stalked down the Hogwarts hallways with a practiced grace. She scowled at unsuspecting first years and growled at the cat that inhabited the hallway. Unfortunately all her stalking got her was sore feet and the sunny outdoors, as she promptly realized that Hogwarts had a lake.
"Watch out there," came a voice just as she put walked into the lake.
Eltanin attempted to glare at her intruder for not warning her sooner but thought better of it as she caught sight of the man. The first words that came to her mind upon see him were, big and hairy.
"Rubeus Hagrid, Miss. Its nice to meet you," the man said smiling.
"Grounds keeper?"
The man nodded, "Just call me Hagrid."
"Grandfather told me about you, he said you were a good man." She smiled slightly as the giant like man grinned.
"If you don't mind me asken', what possessed you to walk into the lake?" Hagrid asked gently.
"Sirius Black, " Eltanin growled.
"He didn't prank you did he?" Hagrid looked at her in an almost scared manner, not from her but for Sirius if he was do anything to the headmaster's granddaughter. He almost let out a sigh of relief when she shook her head no. "Sirius is a good boy, a trouble maker sure but he's a good boy."
"Good? Sirius 'good'? And I suppose you think dragons would make good pets?" she snapped sarcastically.
"What's wrong with dragons?" Hagrid looked slightly offended.
Eltanin opened her mouth then promptly closed it. Instead of staring in disbelief she opted to leave for someplace quite, without people. "It was nice to meet you Hagrid but I must get going." And with that she left the slightly confused half-giant.
~*~*~*~*~ Wait, I can't stop here. Continue then*~*~*~
"I hate her."
"Really Sirius, all she did was hit you," Lily said lightly, "It's not as if she castrated you."
James suddenly groaned, " I forgot, I'm supposed to watch her and make sure she doesn't get into too much trouble." He looked pleadingly at Remus, "you're on good terms with her, will you go make sure she's alright, please." James gave his best innocent pleading doe eyes and Remus sighed.
"Only if I get to torture Sirius for making her leave in the first place," Remus said matter-of-factly.
"Hey!"
"Done," James said happily.
Another indignant, "Hey!" was heard from Sirius right before Remus pulled him out of the great hall by the scruff of his neck.
Remus threw Sirius into an empty classroom and put up minor soundproof and locking charms on the room. "You Sirius are going to be nice to her and I am going to show you how to properly treat a lady."
"I know how to do that," Sirius growled.
"Really? You certainly didn't show it back there. You're going as Padfoot, animals help calm people down. You're punishment is currently just to be nice to her, if you break that then I assure you it will get worse." Remus glared at the dog before they headed off. At that same time Eltanin started to think about the grim that saved her.
The whomping willow is not really a dangerous plant, its just angry. Eltanin knew this from her studies; she had spent a week in a grove with just such plants. The trick was not the knot near the base that would freeze it, instead the simple trick to not getting hit was to somehow produce one certain tune then remember to treat the tree like it was a human, with more respect mind you but still treat it like it was a human.
Humming a haunting tune Eltanin made her hay to rest at the base of the mighty willow.
"Shadow lover never seen by day, only deep in dreams do you appear. Wisdom tells me I should turn away, the love of mist and shadows are unclear." She sang out softly her mind turning to her night-time savior. 'I wonder if he's thinking of me?' She closed her eyes and sighed. "Nothing can I hold of you, but thought. Shadow lover, mist and twilight wrought. Shadow lover, comfort me in pain. Who I love although I never see your face."
Remus almost had a heart attack when he saw where Eltanin was sitting. Padfoot however leapt into action at the thought of her in danger. He cautiously approached the tree but upon finding it posed no threat to him or her he padded up to her.
With eyes still closed she sang a haunting melody, "All who'd have me fear you speak in vain. Never would I shrink from your embrace. Shadow lover, gentle is your hand, never could another understand."
Remus followed Sirius's lead and went up to the mellow girl. He hummed slightly in rhythm to her tune as he sat next her.
She gave no indication that she heard him as she continued, "Shadow lover, sooth me when I'm worn, Mourn for all who left me here alone. When my grieve to be born, When my burdens, crushing great, have grown."
"Shadow lover, I cannot forget. Help me bear the burdens I have yet. Shadow lover, you alone can know How I long to reach a point of peace."
"How I fade with weariness and woe, How I long for you to bring release.Shadow lover, court me in my dreams, Bring the peace the suffering redeems."
"Shadow lover, from the shadows made, Lead me into shadows once again. Where you lead I cannot be afraid, For with you I shall come home again." Eltanin opened her eyes and smiled at the dog in front of her, "nice to see you to grim."
"That was lovely Nin," Remus smiled putting his arm around her and pulling her into a half hug, "you should sing more often."
"Hardly!" she laughed, "I've been kicked out of 13 choirs in the last 4 years."
Remus kissed her cheek and snuggled close to her, both forgetting the dog that was watching. "You'll always be wonderful."
"Why Mr. Lupin, one would think you're trying to flatter me," she said slyly
"Flattery is the best way to cheer you up."
"Is that so? Then you'll have to more of it, I'm still fuming over that jerk Dog. I swear I'll strangle him if he says one more thing about my family!"
"Shh," Remus pulled her closer in an attempt to calm her resurfacing anger, "it'll be okay, Sirius is not that bad, honestly."
"Right, And I'm the queen of England. That *Dog* needs to learn to keep his mouth closed, or at least listen. Bet he doesn't even know that my parents are dead, stood there insulting them and all the while their dead, " she said bitterly.
"I-I'm sorry Drake, I didn't know." Both Remus and Eltanin looked up to see the slightly shaking form of Sirius Black who really hadn't been there before. "I want to call a truce, for tonight at least. And I truly am sorry," Sirius looked at Eltanin with pity filled eyes.
"Oh no you don't! Don't you dare look at me like that; I don't need your pity or anybody else's so just stop. I don't care if you're sorry I don't forgive you, yet. But I will accept your truce, now please get out of my sight before the urge to throttle you returns," she growled.
Sirius nodded slightly and left. The two remaining didn't notice a black dog returning to their area and laying behind a hedge that conveniently had a place the dog could see through.
Eltanin leaned up against Remus and sighed looking out towards the lake. "Remus," she mused quietly.
"mhm?" the afore mentioned sounded questionably.
"How do you live?"
"That's an odd question Nin. I eat sleep and breath like everyone else I guess," he joked.
"I mean how do you live with knowing that you can hurt people."
Remus sighed and stared calmly at her, "How do wizards live knowing that they can perform the killing curse or muggles live knowing how to shoot a gun? It's just something that is, as much as we don't like it. I just have to face my situation more than most."
Eltanin looked oddly at him, "I never thought of it that way. But it makes sense really. People can block the fact that they have the ability to kill from their minds, you can't because you have to face it every month."
They stared idly at the lake before Eltanin whispered a quite, "Remus?"
"Yes."
"Thank you," at his confused look she continued, "thanks for being a nice guy. The world needs more of them."
The two remained sitting in each other's arms till supper, which turned out uneventful but that night would prove not to be.
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That officially sucked.
"The Shadow-Lover" belongs to Mercedes Lackey by the way.
Anywho I'd love to get back to writing but I have a brain cloud. For those who don't know the term consult the movie 'Joe vs. the Volcano' or someone who has seen it. For those who have seen it I hope you're laughing.
Mizu-oni