A/N: I wanted to put the chapters in order, but I was having too much trouble with the next one and I couldn't wait to put another chapter up, so I did. This "chapter" can stand alone, so you should understand it. Basically all that happened in between was that Remus was taken to St. Mungo's where, as was mentioned earlier, they could do basically nothing to help him. Sorry this one's a bit shorter than the last. Enjoy anyway!
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Notchings Primary School- 1966
Why do they all have to stare? Remus wondered as he gathered the papers and glue and other school supplies in his desk. Did they think he was going to transform right in front of them and snap someone up?
After he'd been released from St. Mungo's, Remus' parents had decided to remove him from Notchings, a primary school that accepted both wizard students and muggle students that knew about the wizarding world. Robert Lupin had taken Remus to the school in the middle of the day to collect his things from his desk, and his former classmates were now watching him with mixed fear and curiosity, and with wide eyes. Thanks to an annoying up-and-coming reporter from the Daily Prophet, the entire wizard population of Britain now knew about "that poor boy that got bit by a werewolf during a family camping trip". As if the staring students weren't bad enough, even his former teacher, Mrs. Lernid, seemed to be afraid to come within a few feet of him.
Remus gathered up his supplies as quickly as possible and turned to look at Daniel Loyell, a muggle and Remus' best friend before he'd been forbidden to play with him anymore. Daniel didn't see the look, however, as he was the only one staring down at his desk rather than his former classmate.
"Bye, Danny," Remus whispered as he passed the incredibly thin, black-haired boy's desk. Daniel didn't say anything, but his eyebrows lowered a bit as he continued to stare sadly at his desk. Remus moved on down to the end of the row where his father and former first-grade teacher were waiting. Mrs. Lernid was a tall, jittery, middle-aged woman with huge glasses and hair that she piled on top of her head in a cone-like shape. She took a step back, accidentally backing into her own desk behind her, as Remus neared the end of the row. "Bye, Mrs. Lernid," Remus said.
"Goodbye, Remus. We'll all miss you," the stricken-looking teacher managed to squeak out, her voice unusually high-pitched as she wrung her hands and forced a smile, which revealed her incredibly large teeth. Liar. Remus thought. Robert took some finger-paintings and a pencil box from his son's arms and led the way from the classroom and into the hallway. Before the door closed, Remus glanced over his shoulder into the classroom where Daniel still hadn't looked away from the surface of his desk and Mrs. Lernid seemed to be letting out a huge sigh of relief. Remus then followed his father down the still hallway, silently watching the floor and taking wide steps as he tried to step only on every other tile. After a few moments, Robert cleared his throat.
"Being home-schooled won't be that bad, Remus. You can still have plenty of friends...and you never know, Danny's mother may come around one of these days," Robert said tentatively. Remus did not respond, simply stared at the floor, having lost interest in his game. He very much doubted that any of what his father had said was true. The two of them went to the end of the hallway, where the school's three fireplaces used specifically for floo-ing were. Robert held some of the papers and helped Remus into the fireplace, and right before the green flames blocked his sight, Remus took one last look down the hallway of Notchings. He would never see the school again through the entire course of his life.
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A/N: Thanks to the reviewers of my first "chapter":
Animagus Brushtail & Yoko73:
You have no idea how glad I am that you liked it. Thanks!
jess moony & WhiteRose101:
Here's the next chapter, hope you like it as much as the last!
Special thanks to Nicky the Destroyer, who gave me a lovely review as well as a useful piece of constructive criticism. This has some of what Remus is thinking, and although I'm sure it's not quite as much as you wanted, I promise that I have another chapter in the works that will have plenty of Remus' thoughts swirling around!
Thanks again!
You know, I heard a rumor that reviews tend to loosen up writer's block...:D
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Notchings Primary School- 1966
Why do they all have to stare? Remus wondered as he gathered the papers and glue and other school supplies in his desk. Did they think he was going to transform right in front of them and snap someone up?
After he'd been released from St. Mungo's, Remus' parents had decided to remove him from Notchings, a primary school that accepted both wizard students and muggle students that knew about the wizarding world. Robert Lupin had taken Remus to the school in the middle of the day to collect his things from his desk, and his former classmates were now watching him with mixed fear and curiosity, and with wide eyes. Thanks to an annoying up-and-coming reporter from the Daily Prophet, the entire wizard population of Britain now knew about "that poor boy that got bit by a werewolf during a family camping trip". As if the staring students weren't bad enough, even his former teacher, Mrs. Lernid, seemed to be afraid to come within a few feet of him.
Remus gathered up his supplies as quickly as possible and turned to look at Daniel Loyell, a muggle and Remus' best friend before he'd been forbidden to play with him anymore. Daniel didn't see the look, however, as he was the only one staring down at his desk rather than his former classmate.
"Bye, Danny," Remus whispered as he passed the incredibly thin, black-haired boy's desk. Daniel didn't say anything, but his eyebrows lowered a bit as he continued to stare sadly at his desk. Remus moved on down to the end of the row where his father and former first-grade teacher were waiting. Mrs. Lernid was a tall, jittery, middle-aged woman with huge glasses and hair that she piled on top of her head in a cone-like shape. She took a step back, accidentally backing into her own desk behind her, as Remus neared the end of the row. "Bye, Mrs. Lernid," Remus said.
"Goodbye, Remus. We'll all miss you," the stricken-looking teacher managed to squeak out, her voice unusually high-pitched as she wrung her hands and forced a smile, which revealed her incredibly large teeth. Liar. Remus thought. Robert took some finger-paintings and a pencil box from his son's arms and led the way from the classroom and into the hallway. Before the door closed, Remus glanced over his shoulder into the classroom where Daniel still hadn't looked away from the surface of his desk and Mrs. Lernid seemed to be letting out a huge sigh of relief. Remus then followed his father down the still hallway, silently watching the floor and taking wide steps as he tried to step only on every other tile. After a few moments, Robert cleared his throat.
"Being home-schooled won't be that bad, Remus. You can still have plenty of friends...and you never know, Danny's mother may come around one of these days," Robert said tentatively. Remus did not respond, simply stared at the floor, having lost interest in his game. He very much doubted that any of what his father had said was true. The two of them went to the end of the hallway, where the school's three fireplaces used specifically for floo-ing were. Robert held some of the papers and helped Remus into the fireplace, and right before the green flames blocked his sight, Remus took one last look down the hallway of Notchings. He would never see the school again through the entire course of his life.
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A/N: Thanks to the reviewers of my first "chapter":
Animagus Brushtail & Yoko73:
You have no idea how glad I am that you liked it. Thanks!
jess moony & WhiteRose101:
Here's the next chapter, hope you like it as much as the last!
Special thanks to Nicky the Destroyer, who gave me a lovely review as well as a useful piece of constructive criticism. This has some of what Remus is thinking, and although I'm sure it's not quite as much as you wanted, I promise that I have another chapter in the works that will have plenty of Remus' thoughts swirling around!
Thanks again!
You know, I heard a rumor that reviews tend to loosen up writer's block...:D