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Chapter Three: Plans and Memory Charms
Remus laid the letter down on the coffee table his hands still shaking slightly. He could feel the silent tears streaming down his cheeks. "Well at least now I know that I am not going crazy." He said smiling grimly.
Severus looked over at Remus questioningly. "What do you mean?" He watched as the Werewolf stood and began pacing across the floor.
" For the past month or so I have been having what I assumed where memory flashes. But they were of things that couldn't have happened and of people that are not in my life. At least now I know that I am not completely mad." Remus stopped pacing his fists clenched at his sides, " How could he do those things and feel no remorse for all of the lives that he had ruined. He was supposed to be my best friend, I trusted him with my life and he repays me by helping Dumbledore take my wife and daughter from me. And my God look at what he has done to Harry." His voice cracked with unshed tears. "What are we going to do?" Remus asked suddenly looking at Severus.
"Remus we are in this together, and we are going to stay together until we get our families back and make Albus pay for what he has done." Severus said his voice laced with venom. "But I need to know right now, do you trust me?" He asked seriously as he sat down next to Remus on the sofa. " I know someone that would be able to lift the memory charms that Dumbledore put on us. But you have to trust me and be willing to put everything that Dumbledore has ever told you behind you.
Remus looked him straight in the face his eyes flashing dangerously, "Yes I trust you and I know I will do anything to get my wife and daughter back." He said resolutely.
Severus stood up abruptly, " Are you sure that you are ready to turn your back on Albus Dumbledore and quite possibly the Light side?" When he saw Remus nod his head affirming his answer Severus walked back over to the fireplace and grabbed a handful of floo powder. Stepping into the green flame he shouted out "Malfoy Manor" and disappeared in a whirl of ash.
Remus stood quietly and walked over to the fireplace as well. He shook his head sadly, he couldn't believe that James and Dumbledore would have stooped so low just in the name of war against the Dark Lord. But then the more that he thought back to the past several years he was reminded of everything that Harry had went through in his young life. And then it hit him, from the time that Dumbledore had placed Harry in the care of the abusive Dursley's till now he had been molding Harry into his perfect Gryffindor Golden-Boy pawn. It was sickening. But there still may be hope that Harry wasn't too gone from Albus's manipulations after all he had managed to get himself resorted into Slytherin, just as Lily had. And to think that his daughter could be being pulled into Albus's plans the same as Harry made him seethe with anger. Just once he would love to let the wolf out so he cold kill Albus with his own bare hands. Fuck being civilized he wanted to rip he throat out and watch as he drown in his own blood. A low growl erupted from Remus as he threw the floo powder into the flames, Albus Dumbledore would rue the day that he crossed Remus Lupin. And then in a whirl of green flame and ash he disappeared as well.
Severus landed with much more dignity this time then he did at Lupin's. As he stepped out of the immaculately clean fireplace he yelled Lucius's name. He heard Remus step out of the grate and walk up behind him as he yelled for Lucius once again. Seconds later he heard the unmistakable taps of Lucius's cane against the marble floor. Just as Severus and Remus sat down on a sofa Lucius walked in looking very sleepy and surprised, but when he saw Remus sitting there his surprise turned to alarm. Staring dazedly at a very furious looking Severus, Lucius cocked his eyebrow at his strange guests.
"Can you tell me what is so bloody important that you felt the need to floo to my house at…" Lucius paused and pulled out his pocket watch, " three thirty in the morning?" Lucius asked guardedly looking at Remus and then back to Severus.
Severus thrust the letter into Lucius's hands, " This is what was so fucking important!" Severus said as he leaned his head back against the sofa tiredly. They sat in silence for several minutes while Lucius read the letter. After reading the letter Lucius sat rather ungracefully into the chair across from the other two men.
" My God what has that old fool done?" Lucius said as he tapped the head of his cane on his forehead several times. "Do you have any idea what the Dark Lord is going to have to say to this? Dumbledore has gone too far this time. Tom is going to be devastated when he finds out the truth about Lily and Harry." Lucius ran his hand tiredly through his long platinum hair. "Narcissa is going to be out for blood when she finds out what he did to my sister and niece. Dumbledore told us that when she first disappeared she had been killed in a raid gone wrong by a group of young aurors. We had no idea that she had married you, Remus." Lucius stood up in frustration and started pacing back and forth. " Do you have any idea who your daughter could be?" he asked Remus.
"All that I know is that she is in the same year as Harry and Draco, other than that I have no clue." Remus said despairingly. He had spent the last ten minutes racking his brain for possibilities of who could be his daughter, but coming up blank. He was at a loss.
" Sev, what are you going to do about Harry. You need to get him as far away from Dumbledore as possible as soon as possible." Lucius said gently to Severus. What he needed to do now is try and remove the memory charms from Severus and Remus. " I suppose that you want me to try and break the memory charms?" he asked the two men.
Severus glanced over at Remus, " Yes that would be a start. Only if you think that you can do it." Severus looked up at his long time friend, "You don't know how much this means to me. After this we need to go and get Harry but I can't take him back to my quarters at school and Remus's place is out of the question. Is there any way that we could bring him back here so that we can explain what is going on? I have a feeling that him and Draco are both still up." Severus said while his head was resting in his hands. He had no idea how Harry was going to react to this news but he knew that he needed to try. He just hoped that Harry would realize that he was a tool of war for Dumbledore. Severus knew that deep down he would have a chance
with his son after all he had managed to get resorted into his house. That made things a little easier.
Lucius looked over at Severus and seen that he was deep in thought. "Well Remus, do you want me to see if I can break this memory block on you?" Lucius watched as Remus walked over to him.
"Yes, I want to remember what I have lost and what I am trying to find." Remus said his voice low and raspy. He was scared and excited at the same time, scared because when he remembered everything he knew that his life would change drastically. Remus sat down quietly into the chair next to Lucius and watched as he drew his wand out of his pocket and pointed it at his temple. It was the oddest feeling that he had ever experienced, it was like the feeling that you get when you experience Déjà vu only about ten times worse. Remus blinked and all of the memories that had been blocked came rushing through his mind. He gripped the chair painfully, as each flashed in his newly restored memory. Remus could feel the tears trailing down his
face as he remembered everything that he and Athena had gone through in their two years together. Their first date, their wedding and the birth of their daughter; Carissa Hope Lupin, and then finally the fateful day when he had been called into Albus Dumbledore's office to have his memory oblivated with out his knowledge.