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Now… on to the story…
Chapter two: The Map *
This fleeting moment that Remus had had kept him stationary for a whole minute, thinking the possibility through.
He had created the map, mostly.
He jinxed it so this would happen.
Could he un-jinx it?
There was a grumble from behind him and he turned to see what it was. There were a few impatient wizards staring at him.
" Do you know where you're going?" asked a short blonde witch with a shrill voice.
Remus cringed then remembered what he was doing jumped into the fire place, grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and bellowed, " 12 Grimmauld Place" then he was gone, shooting up the Floo network that the Ministry had stopped tracking so closely.
He stumbled out of the fireplace in the kitchen, brushing dust off his shabby robes. There were a few people siting in the kitchen, around the table that had not looked up.
" Hi Remus," Ginny said without looking up from her game with Ron is wizard chess.
" Yeah, hi Rem—you cant do that! See! It won't move, isn't that telling you something…"
Mrs. Weasley came hurrying into the kitchen. She acknowledged Remus and went to stir her over sized cauldron.
He moved out and went slowly into the hall where he bumped into Mad Eye.
" Get a new wand, Lupin?"
Remus looked at him perplexed. He had completely forgot what his excuse was to go to Diagon Alley. He smiled nervously.
" Well, actually Moody, I just needed to get out of the house for a bit, think things through."
" Its OK Lupin, I already knew. Your wand is where you left it in your bedroom."
" Oh and you just had to investigate…"
" I'm an Auror, that my job."
Remus smiled and walked up the stairs until he was out of Moody's sight and bolted for his room. He threw himself at his desk; pulled a piece of parchment and got his quill, dipped it in maroon ink and began to scribble a message to Harry.
Harry,
How are you going with the Muggles? Any grief yet, because you know the rules we set for them…
Look, Harry, I've had an idea. I wont mention it to you now, you might still be coping with the loss of Sirius, but, if you could send the Marauders Map to me with Hedwig, I might be able to work something out.
Yours,
Remus Lupin
He sealed the letter and got out the owl he had bought before he joined the Order, he had felt the need to communicate more than he had to before these dark days with Voldemort and Death Eaters.
He tied the letter to his owl and it was off, sweeping the mountainside and off out to site.
He flopped onto his bed.
He wasn't sure if he could do what he was going to try and do. If he had succeeded, if his counter jinx had worked, he was indeed able to bring Sirius back, would he be his 16-year-old self?
Was he not going to know that Harry existed?
Was he going to be faced with the fact that a wizard that had posed no threat to their Hogwarts years had killed James and Lily?
Would he have to swallow the fact that Wormtail was the one who sold them away?
Would he be able to stay in the house all day long? Would he accept the fact that he was an escaped prisoner of Azkaban?
If this were possible, would Harry request to bring his father back too?
Remus sighed and already knowing that this was going to be one of the toughest challenges emotionally that he had faced to date, and probably will be.
His thoughts were broken by a call from downstairs; Mrs. Weasley had prepared dinner and was calling for everyone. Grudgingly Remus rose from his bed and, tripping over Kreacher, stumbled down the stars, not feeling particularly hungry anymore. His thoughts of Sirius and of Harry and this new energy to do something useful and selfish overwhelmed him as he slumped into a chair at the kitchen table, listening to Arthur Weasley's day at work.
" Something the matter Moony?" Fred asked as he noticed Remus pushing the food around his plate.
Remus looked up aghast, as though someone had slapped him.
" Don't ever call me that," He said very quietly. The room had gone quiet.
" Sorry mate, I didn't mean—"
" I DON"T CARE!" he roared. " NO ONE IS TO CALL ME THAT! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
" Yeah, but Sirius—" he stopped there. Remus stood up, leaning over the table, close to Fred's face. He spoke quietly again so the people around him had to strain to hear.
" But you're not Sirius, and you never will be. Sirius was my best friend—"
" He was only assuming it was all right," George said, leaning across to defend his twin.
" Don't assume then. Sirius… he was… he was important to me, very important… will you excuse me?"
no one responded as he walked out of the door and when he reached his bedroom door, he lent against the post and let out a big sigh.
He had not meant to be so short with the twins, they were trying to be comeforting, but he felt so lost.
"Am I going crazy?" he muttered to himself, taking another deep breath.
" Not at all," said a young female voice from behind. Tonks.
" Oh, I think I am Nyphadora," he said with a chuckle. " I know I am. I shouldn't have lost it with Fred and George."
" Look Remus, firstly, it's Tonks. Secondly, I know what it feels like, seriously, no pun intended, but I do. I know what Sirius meant to you. He meant a lot to all of us, though only knowing him for such a short time. He was a special guy. But no one is going to try and take his place, understand that. It's scary time, with You-Know-Who and all. Now, with all the Death Eaters out of Azkaban, no one's safe. We have to stand together, as strong as we are united is as weak as we are divided."
" Thanks Tonks, it means a lot."
" Anytime Lupin," she with a smile and walked away. He watched her as she changed her hair from canary yellow spikes to long sleek black hair.
He stopped staring when a fluttering came from his bedroom window. It was Hedwig and she had two small pieces of parchment for him. He snatched them up, fed Hedwig and his own owl, Gertrude, then retreated to his desk and opened the envelope.
Remus,
I don't know why you might want the Marauder's Map… but here it is any way. The Muggles are treating me fine, but I think it's because you lot frightened them so much. Dudley to too scared to even look at me, so life at 4 Privet Drive has been quiet. Tell Ron to write to me soon. Hermione is in Spain.
Take care,
Harry
Remus snatched the other envelope and tore it open with a sparkle in his eye.
Their old map
Their creation
He had only to remember how to work the jinx again
But he had to do it
After all, Sirius was very important
*
A/N: Sorry if this chapter is a bit slow moving, but I have to do building before I paint the walls…
REVIEW PLZ!!! I love them they make my day!!!
Phoenix
Now… on to the story…
Chapter two: The Map *
This fleeting moment that Remus had had kept him stationary for a whole minute, thinking the possibility through.
He had created the map, mostly.
He jinxed it so this would happen.
Could he un-jinx it?
There was a grumble from behind him and he turned to see what it was. There were a few impatient wizards staring at him.
" Do you know where you're going?" asked a short blonde witch with a shrill voice.
Remus cringed then remembered what he was doing jumped into the fire place, grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and bellowed, " 12 Grimmauld Place" then he was gone, shooting up the Floo network that the Ministry had stopped tracking so closely.
He stumbled out of the fireplace in the kitchen, brushing dust off his shabby robes. There were a few people siting in the kitchen, around the table that had not looked up.
" Hi Remus," Ginny said without looking up from her game with Ron is wizard chess.
" Yeah, hi Rem—you cant do that! See! It won't move, isn't that telling you something…"
Mrs. Weasley came hurrying into the kitchen. She acknowledged Remus and went to stir her over sized cauldron.
He moved out and went slowly into the hall where he bumped into Mad Eye.
" Get a new wand, Lupin?"
Remus looked at him perplexed. He had completely forgot what his excuse was to go to Diagon Alley. He smiled nervously.
" Well, actually Moody, I just needed to get out of the house for a bit, think things through."
" Its OK Lupin, I already knew. Your wand is where you left it in your bedroom."
" Oh and you just had to investigate…"
" I'm an Auror, that my job."
Remus smiled and walked up the stairs until he was out of Moody's sight and bolted for his room. He threw himself at his desk; pulled a piece of parchment and got his quill, dipped it in maroon ink and began to scribble a message to Harry.
Harry,
How are you going with the Muggles? Any grief yet, because you know the rules we set for them…
Look, Harry, I've had an idea. I wont mention it to you now, you might still be coping with the loss of Sirius, but, if you could send the Marauders Map to me with Hedwig, I might be able to work something out.
Yours,
Remus Lupin
He sealed the letter and got out the owl he had bought before he joined the Order, he had felt the need to communicate more than he had to before these dark days with Voldemort and Death Eaters.
He tied the letter to his owl and it was off, sweeping the mountainside and off out to site.
He flopped onto his bed.
He wasn't sure if he could do what he was going to try and do. If he had succeeded, if his counter jinx had worked, he was indeed able to bring Sirius back, would he be his 16-year-old self?
Was he not going to know that Harry existed?
Was he going to be faced with the fact that a wizard that had posed no threat to their Hogwarts years had killed James and Lily?
Would he have to swallow the fact that Wormtail was the one who sold them away?
Would he be able to stay in the house all day long? Would he accept the fact that he was an escaped prisoner of Azkaban?
If this were possible, would Harry request to bring his father back too?
Remus sighed and already knowing that this was going to be one of the toughest challenges emotionally that he had faced to date, and probably will be.
His thoughts were broken by a call from downstairs; Mrs. Weasley had prepared dinner and was calling for everyone. Grudgingly Remus rose from his bed and, tripping over Kreacher, stumbled down the stars, not feeling particularly hungry anymore. His thoughts of Sirius and of Harry and this new energy to do something useful and selfish overwhelmed him as he slumped into a chair at the kitchen table, listening to Arthur Weasley's day at work.
" Something the matter Moony?" Fred asked as he noticed Remus pushing the food around his plate.
Remus looked up aghast, as though someone had slapped him.
" Don't ever call me that," He said very quietly. The room had gone quiet.
" Sorry mate, I didn't mean—"
" I DON"T CARE!" he roared. " NO ONE IS TO CALL ME THAT! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
" Yeah, but Sirius—" he stopped there. Remus stood up, leaning over the table, close to Fred's face. He spoke quietly again so the people around him had to strain to hear.
" But you're not Sirius, and you never will be. Sirius was my best friend—"
" He was only assuming it was all right," George said, leaning across to defend his twin.
" Don't assume then. Sirius… he was… he was important to me, very important… will you excuse me?"
no one responded as he walked out of the door and when he reached his bedroom door, he lent against the post and let out a big sigh.
He had not meant to be so short with the twins, they were trying to be comeforting, but he felt so lost.
"Am I going crazy?" he muttered to himself, taking another deep breath.
" Not at all," said a young female voice from behind. Tonks.
" Oh, I think I am Nyphadora," he said with a chuckle. " I know I am. I shouldn't have lost it with Fred and George."
" Look Remus, firstly, it's Tonks. Secondly, I know what it feels like, seriously, no pun intended, but I do. I know what Sirius meant to you. He meant a lot to all of us, though only knowing him for such a short time. He was a special guy. But no one is going to try and take his place, understand that. It's scary time, with You-Know-Who and all. Now, with all the Death Eaters out of Azkaban, no one's safe. We have to stand together, as strong as we are united is as weak as we are divided."
" Thanks Tonks, it means a lot."
" Anytime Lupin," she with a smile and walked away. He watched her as she changed her hair from canary yellow spikes to long sleek black hair.
He stopped staring when a fluttering came from his bedroom window. It was Hedwig and she had two small pieces of parchment for him. He snatched them up, fed Hedwig and his own owl, Gertrude, then retreated to his desk and opened the envelope.
Remus,
I don't know why you might want the Marauder's Map… but here it is any way. The Muggles are treating me fine, but I think it's because you lot frightened them so much. Dudley to too scared to even look at me, so life at 4 Privet Drive has been quiet. Tell Ron to write to me soon. Hermione is in Spain.
Take care,
Harry
Remus snatched the other envelope and tore it open with a sparkle in his eye.
Their old map
Their creation
He had only to remember how to work the jinx again
But he had to do it
After all, Sirius was very important
*
A/N: Sorry if this chapter is a bit slow moving, but I have to do building before I paint the walls…
REVIEW PLZ!!! I love them they make my day!!!
Phoenix