Crossing Bridges

By Tien Riu

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Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all characters belong to J.K. Rowlings.  Plot (what little there is of it) and depiction of characters are mine.  WARNING: The future of this piece of fiction contains slash/yaoi/shonen ai/homosexual relationships. 

Description: [AU] Remus Lupin is sent back in time on a desperate mission to kill Lord Voldemort.  From a present where he is the last Marauder, Remus finds himself once more eleven and attending Hogwarts for the first time.

For an explanation of the story, refer to first chapter. 

Any comments and criticisms would be greatly appreciated.  If not – enjoy the ride.

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Act VI: The Wolf

      It appeared in the Daily Prophet the next morning.  There was a grainy moving picture of black-robed aurors hurrying about around an area and what might have been blood (or red paint) under a banner heading.  The article started in this manner:

Aurors were called in early this morning to obliviate muggle authorities in south Ayrshire when they were called in because of a suspected Unforgivable casting.  "It was a horrible mess.  Blood everywhere – and muggles as far as the eye could see."  Auror P. Kensington (32) said, "Strange thing about all this is that only one person was injured – a wizard.  The muggles thought he was a hermit – been living in a little cottage on the outskirts of the Dark Forest past few years.  Had to empty out the place – wouldn't believe the amount of dark arts related equipment we found there."  When asked what injured the victim in question - a T. Riddle (50) – Auror Kensington refused to comment. 

Auror M. Bones (39) made this official statement: "We believe that the tell tale signs of a werewolf attack in this particular case were planted by the criminal in question.  Further investigation is underway."

Opponents of the Declaration of Humanity will likely use this attack as a sign that werewolves should be struck from the list of proposed magical creatures nominated for equivalent status in magical law, creating yet another set back in current research for a cure to lycanthropy –

It went on in this manner onto page 2 before finishing with the following statement:

The victim, T. Riddle (50), is currently being treated in the Dai Lleywellyn Ward at St Mungos.  Well wishers are asked to please apparate to the front desk. 

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