August 2002 – Chapter 13 – Diagon Alley and Protective Measures
Khadja came to with a start as someone tapped her face roughly and was calling her name over and over again. She awoke and looked up at the face of a very concerned Remus and a man she knew only from pictures in the Daily Prophet. It was Minister Fudge. He had beating out the last Minister in the last election.
She looked at Remus and he seemed very relieved. "Are you alright?" He asked her his hands checking her over. It rested the longest on her abdomen, but she realized that she was in his arms. He must have caught her.
"Mrs. Lupin. I do believe you know why I am here." Fudge said softly.
"Sirius." She said softly.
"Yes. He escaped. We are fearful he may go after you or your daughter. And Harry if he had the chance. Since he has not been sighted we must get you to safety as soon as possible."
She sat up and looked at him. "Why would he come after me?"
"Harry is in our care until he heads to school. You have a powerful wizard as your husband my dear, but he can not protect you at all times."
"Why would he come after me?" She repeated.
"Because he may be upset and hurt that you have not come to visit him or he is bitter about his past. He killed 13 people. Maybe he will come after his friends since they know the truth about him. Harry must be protected at all costs." She nodded. She was still protective of her godson.
He sighed. "Remus tells me you are moving to Hogwarts for his teaching job. While I do not totally agree with this I will not say otherwise to Dumbledore's wishes."
She sighed. "We were going to go to Diagon Alley and then take the Hogwarts Express like Harry. Do you still think he serves Voldemort."
Fudge winced. "Do not say his name."
"Answer me."
"He had enough mind after twelve years to escape the securest prison known to man. I am having the Dementors hunt for him as well."
"Good was that all Minister?" She looked at him. "I am pregnant and I must rest." Fudge smiled. "Congratulations." He nodded to Remus.
Khadja sighed still haunted by the image of her former husband screaming.
The next day they went to Diagon Alley and purchased all that Holly needed for the year. Both her arms were loaded full as she found a classmate and they embraced and they started to chatter as teenage girls did.
Remus only smiled and led his wife to go get some food. He was concerned for her and the baby as he always was. He was even more protective of his wife after her miscarriage. The stress from Sirius's escape was not welcome.
She drank pumpkin juice and sighed watching her husband watch her. "I am pregnant Remus not ill. Don't watch me so."
"I am worried is all." He said.
She rolled her eyes and made some noise like it was nothing she had.
He turned her head to him and kissed her. "Hey. I love you." He whispered and pulled her to him and she sat on his knee.
"I know Remus, but I do not like to be babied."
"You deserve it my lovely wife." He said and he kissed her again full on her mouth.
"When will be going to Hogwarts?"
"Same time as the students." He said. He watched a man putting up a poster that read:
Have you seen this wizard?
Approach with Extreme Caution!
Do not attempt to use magic against this man. Any information leading to the arrest of this man shall be duly rewarded
Notify immediately by owl the Ministry of Magic.
It was the same picture of Sirius they had used in the Daily Prophet. He sighed.
Khadja turned and looked as they put Sirius's face up on every pole, every shop window, and every wall. She winced. "What if they are right Remus? What if he comes after me angry and hateful. What about Holly? We must keep her safe. She is young like Harry and does not know much of the world."
He put a finger to her lips. "Shh." He whispered. "I will be with you." He said.
She knew he was more than qualified to be her bodyguard. He was very qualified to teach the subject he was going to teach at Hogwarts. It was just most people would not hire werewolves. She smiled a little. Her husband and lover was her protector. She like the sound of that. Remus J. Lupin, husband, lover, and best friend becomes hero saving Khadja Lupin from a horrific death from Sirius Black. Sounded like an article from the Daily Prophet.
She sighed and leaned back against him. "I love you." She told him.
Khadja came to with a start as someone tapped her face roughly and was calling her name over and over again. She awoke and looked up at the face of a very concerned Remus and a man she knew only from pictures in the Daily Prophet. It was Minister Fudge. He had beating out the last Minister in the last election.
She looked at Remus and he seemed very relieved. "Are you alright?" He asked her his hands checking her over. It rested the longest on her abdomen, but she realized that she was in his arms. He must have caught her.
"Mrs. Lupin. I do believe you know why I am here." Fudge said softly.
"Sirius." She said softly.
"Yes. He escaped. We are fearful he may go after you or your daughter. And Harry if he had the chance. Since he has not been sighted we must get you to safety as soon as possible."
She sat up and looked at him. "Why would he come after me?"
"Harry is in our care until he heads to school. You have a powerful wizard as your husband my dear, but he can not protect you at all times."
"Why would he come after me?" She repeated.
"Because he may be upset and hurt that you have not come to visit him or he is bitter about his past. He killed 13 people. Maybe he will come after his friends since they know the truth about him. Harry must be protected at all costs." She nodded. She was still protective of her godson.
He sighed. "Remus tells me you are moving to Hogwarts for his teaching job. While I do not totally agree with this I will not say otherwise to Dumbledore's wishes."
She sighed. "We were going to go to Diagon Alley and then take the Hogwarts Express like Harry. Do you still think he serves Voldemort."
Fudge winced. "Do not say his name."
"Answer me."
"He had enough mind after twelve years to escape the securest prison known to man. I am having the Dementors hunt for him as well."
"Good was that all Minister?" She looked at him. "I am pregnant and I must rest." Fudge smiled. "Congratulations." He nodded to Remus.
Khadja sighed still haunted by the image of her former husband screaming.
The next day they went to Diagon Alley and purchased all that Holly needed for the year. Both her arms were loaded full as she found a classmate and they embraced and they started to chatter as teenage girls did.
Remus only smiled and led his wife to go get some food. He was concerned for her and the baby as he always was. He was even more protective of his wife after her miscarriage. The stress from Sirius's escape was not welcome.
She drank pumpkin juice and sighed watching her husband watch her. "I am pregnant Remus not ill. Don't watch me so."
"I am worried is all." He said.
She rolled her eyes and made some noise like it was nothing she had.
He turned her head to him and kissed her. "Hey. I love you." He whispered and pulled her to him and she sat on his knee.
"I know Remus, but I do not like to be babied."
"You deserve it my lovely wife." He said and he kissed her again full on her mouth.
"When will be going to Hogwarts?"
"Same time as the students." He said. He watched a man putting up a poster that read:
Have you seen this wizard?
Approach with Extreme Caution!
Do not attempt to use magic against this man. Any information leading to the arrest of this man shall be duly rewarded
Notify immediately by owl the Ministry of Magic.
It was the same picture of Sirius they had used in the Daily Prophet. He sighed.
Khadja turned and looked as they put Sirius's face up on every pole, every shop window, and every wall. She winced. "What if they are right Remus? What if he comes after me angry and hateful. What about Holly? We must keep her safe. She is young like Harry and does not know much of the world."
He put a finger to her lips. "Shh." He whispered. "I will be with you." He said.
She knew he was more than qualified to be her bodyguard. He was very qualified to teach the subject he was going to teach at Hogwarts. It was just most people would not hire werewolves. She smiled a little. Her husband and lover was her protector. She like the sound of that. Remus J. Lupin, husband, lover, and best friend becomes hero saving Khadja Lupin from a horrific death from Sirius Black. Sounded like an article from the Daily Prophet.
She sighed and leaned back against him. "I love you." She told him.