Behind the Veil
MalfoysChick
PG
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Remus entered the Department of Mysteries, and then the Death Chamber. His best friend had died here, behind that damn veil. He had come to grieve. But more importantly, he had come to see. It was risky, but Lupin had no hopes anymore. He had to know.

Just what was behind the veil?

The question had been haunting him for months. He didn't care if it meant his end, he just had to know.

What was behind the veil?

He walked over to it, and lifted his right hand to the right edge of the rippling fabric. He didn't care if he died, trying to find out. He grabbed the edge before he lost his courage and tugged. Nothing happened, the edge of the fabric didn't budge. Lupin sighed. Well, great. The veil was broken.

He lifted his right hand again, and this time grabbed the left edge and tugged. It flew open, to reveal a dark space. There was nothing in it. There was no sound... until the laugh. It was hearty laughter, the kind that Sirius had laughed... wait. It was Sirius's laugh. A figure stepped out of the darkened shadows; Remus saw the light on his face and screamed.

It was Sirius, cracking up. "Man!" he exclaimed, completely unaware that Remus was paler than a ghost. "Man, I'm such an idiot. I've been trying to open that thing for months, Remus! And I just realized what I've been doing wrong. you gotta pull from the left, not the right!"

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