Chapter 6: The First war & the New Beginning
Lily's POV
That night after Remus' outburst, Though I couldn't blame him. Ha, I reckon that might be the first time I've said that about a Marauder getting angry and yelling at someone, though I've nearly always agreed with Remus. And it was against one of his own. And he has been acting weird. Has that cancelled me out already? after dinner Dumbledore stood up his place like he was going to make a speech. For some weird reason, what I remember about this night, perhaps best of all, was that it was raining, just softly. I guess it was just one of the weird things that sticks in your mind.
"Students," he began. "I have some bad news. Some news that will affect a lot of you greatly, some more than others." His eyes lingered over certain individuals; a Ravenclaw, two Slytherins and a few Gryffindors. "It has been found that a dark wizard has risen; he is more powerful than any other before him. He goes by the name of Voldemort." A slight shiver ran through the crowd, and I could see why. This was terrible news.
"He has already attacked many people, we still do not know how many families have been killed. The students whose families have been killed by Voldemort will be notified immediately by the head of their house."
I looked over at McGonnagal. She was looking simpathetically at...Remus? No! it couldn't be him...maybe she was looking at Sirius? He'd be happy at that. But still, everyone knew how much he hated his family, so she wouldn't look sympathetically...
"Dinner has ended. You may go back to your common rooms."
I tried to talk to Remus, but he and the other Marauders were already going. I'd have to ask later.
Wait...Professor McGonnagal is talking to Remus....
3rd Person
"Whoa, this Voldemort guy seems really evil," James commented as the Marauders got up to go back to their common room. No-one replied.
Remus looked up at the ceiling of the great hall or, more correctly, where the ceiling would be if you could see it, and watched the rain. Falling down, but just before it hit you, it disappeared.
When he looked forward again, the others had stopped. He turned around to see Professor McGonnagal standing in front of them, looking piteous.
'Piteous?' Remus thought. 'Why piteous?' But he soon found out.
"If you boys wouldn't mind, I would like to speak to Mr Lupin, please," Professor McGonnagal said softly, and all the colour drained out of Remus' face. He had listened to Professor Dumbledore's speech, and had wished with all his heart that his parents and Artemis would stay safe. He had vowed to wish every night for Voldemort never to set his eyes on them. Artemis would just be starting Hogwarts next year, Voldemort couldn't kill her! For her to be so excited to go, and for her to never get the chance, to be killed just before she gets the chance...
But he should have learnt from past experiences with Sirius that you should never wish for the things you love.
You should just let it happen.
Sirius, James and Peter agreed, before walking just far away so McGonnagal would think they were out of hearing distance.
"Mr Lupin..." McGonnagal started sadly. "I am sorry, but you parents...they have been killed by Voldemort."
Remus choked back tears. His whole life he had always refused to cry; the more it hurt, the more he should try. He didn't know why, it wasn't to look tough, it wasn't because he was a werewolf, maybe just to prove to himself. Maybe not.
"What about Artemis? My sister?' he asked, almost afraid of the answer. He wanted to run, so he could never hear. He already knew the answer, but he couldn't move. There was nothing around him, only himself, Professor McGonnagal and swirling blackness.
The rain splattering on the roof seemed deafening to Remus, yet not entirely there. All he knew from the moment the last word left his lips was McGonnagal bowing her head in sadness.
Remus didn't know what to do. HIs last resort, the last thing he really had, was gone. Gone, just like that, as if they had never really existed in the first place. It was too much. 16 years of never displaying emotion, keeping them twirling inside himself like angry snakes. He had always had a tough time being a werewolf, but he had never let it showed. Any signs of sadness he would swallow, and go to his parents, or even Artemis when she was born. But now...there was just...
No-one.
Remus ran. He had no idea where he was going; his feet seemed to be taking him somewhere. All he knew was that he had to get away from there; away from everyone else. Away.
"Remus!" Sirius called from where he was standing as he watched him running. He had heard Professor McGonnagal telling him, and knew how bad this would be to him. He knew how he must feel.
Remus ran outside into the puring rain, and looked around. His face was drenched within seconds, whether from rain or tears he didn't know, and at that moment, it just seemed unnimportant.
Frantic, Remus dashed over to the bank of the lake, and just stood there. He turned his head up to the sky and spread his arms out, and just let the rain run down him. Choking back more tears, he squinted his eyes, hoping to stop the flow.
"Remus!" Remus turned to see Sirius running towards him. Suddenly, Sirius was standing right next to him, and he was on his shoulder, sobbing.
For a while, the two just stood there, with their arms around each other, Remus sobbing his heart out on Sirius' shoulder.
"It just...it just happened so...fast..." Remus said between sobs. "I always depended on them. Now I don't have anyone...no-one."
"Remus, that's not true," Sirius said so softly he could barely be heard over the rain. But Remus couldn't hear anything else; he had turned to look at Sirius and was hanging on his words.
"You know you'll always have me," Sirius whispered.
And they kissed.
It was the most wonderful sensation each of them had ever had; they never wanted to forget this moment.
So, they stopped thinking about that.
And just focused on that they were both sharing their first kiss together.
In the rain.
THE END
A/N: Did you like it? If you did, please review! If you didn't, review anyway! If you're not sure, make up your mind and review! ; If enough people review, I'll do a little epilogue with Sirius & Remus telling James, Peter & Ally they're going out. If not enough people review, I won't. Mwahaha, now I know how hogwartsdiva feels. While you're here, read her story, 'All in the Timing. It's really good, and almost finished. Unless, of course, she wants to do a sequel...hint hint
Anyway, whether I do an epilogue or not, next I'm doing another Remus/Sirius story called 'Look how they shine for you', then I'm going to stop doing SBRL stories. Not forever, I just want to try some Remus/Ginny and Remus/Lily stories, as there is a rather conspicuous absense of them.
Well, see ya, if you still like me, that is!
Oh, and I had to beta my own story, so I know there was mistakes.
Lily's POV
That night after Remus' outburst, Though I couldn't blame him. Ha, I reckon that might be the first time I've said that about a Marauder getting angry and yelling at someone, though I've nearly always agreed with Remus. And it was against one of his own. And he has been acting weird. Has that cancelled me out already? after dinner Dumbledore stood up his place like he was going to make a speech. For some weird reason, what I remember about this night, perhaps best of all, was that it was raining, just softly. I guess it was just one of the weird things that sticks in your mind.
"Students," he began. "I have some bad news. Some news that will affect a lot of you greatly, some more than others." His eyes lingered over certain individuals; a Ravenclaw, two Slytherins and a few Gryffindors. "It has been found that a dark wizard has risen; he is more powerful than any other before him. He goes by the name of Voldemort." A slight shiver ran through the crowd, and I could see why. This was terrible news.
"He has already attacked many people, we still do not know how many families have been killed. The students whose families have been killed by Voldemort will be notified immediately by the head of their house."
I looked over at McGonnagal. She was looking simpathetically at...Remus? No! it couldn't be him...maybe she was looking at Sirius? He'd be happy at that. But still, everyone knew how much he hated his family, so she wouldn't look sympathetically...
"Dinner has ended. You may go back to your common rooms."
I tried to talk to Remus, but he and the other Marauders were already going. I'd have to ask later.
Wait...Professor McGonnagal is talking to Remus....
3rd Person
"Whoa, this Voldemort guy seems really evil," James commented as the Marauders got up to go back to their common room. No-one replied.
Remus looked up at the ceiling of the great hall or, more correctly, where the ceiling would be if you could see it, and watched the rain. Falling down, but just before it hit you, it disappeared.
When he looked forward again, the others had stopped. He turned around to see Professor McGonnagal standing in front of them, looking piteous.
'Piteous?' Remus thought. 'Why piteous?' But he soon found out.
"If you boys wouldn't mind, I would like to speak to Mr Lupin, please," Professor McGonnagal said softly, and all the colour drained out of Remus' face. He had listened to Professor Dumbledore's speech, and had wished with all his heart that his parents and Artemis would stay safe. He had vowed to wish every night for Voldemort never to set his eyes on them. Artemis would just be starting Hogwarts next year, Voldemort couldn't kill her! For her to be so excited to go, and for her to never get the chance, to be killed just before she gets the chance...
But he should have learnt from past experiences with Sirius that you should never wish for the things you love.
You should just let it happen.
Sirius, James and Peter agreed, before walking just far away so McGonnagal would think they were out of hearing distance.
"Mr Lupin..." McGonnagal started sadly. "I am sorry, but you parents...they have been killed by Voldemort."
Remus choked back tears. His whole life he had always refused to cry; the more it hurt, the more he should try. He didn't know why, it wasn't to look tough, it wasn't because he was a werewolf, maybe just to prove to himself. Maybe not.
"What about Artemis? My sister?' he asked, almost afraid of the answer. He wanted to run, so he could never hear. He already knew the answer, but he couldn't move. There was nothing around him, only himself, Professor McGonnagal and swirling blackness.
The rain splattering on the roof seemed deafening to Remus, yet not entirely there. All he knew from the moment the last word left his lips was McGonnagal bowing her head in sadness.
Remus didn't know what to do. HIs last resort, the last thing he really had, was gone. Gone, just like that, as if they had never really existed in the first place. It was too much. 16 years of never displaying emotion, keeping them twirling inside himself like angry snakes. He had always had a tough time being a werewolf, but he had never let it showed. Any signs of sadness he would swallow, and go to his parents, or even Artemis when she was born. But now...there was just...
No-one.
Remus ran. He had no idea where he was going; his feet seemed to be taking him somewhere. All he knew was that he had to get away from there; away from everyone else. Away.
"Remus!" Sirius called from where he was standing as he watched him running. He had heard Professor McGonnagal telling him, and knew how bad this would be to him. He knew how he must feel.
Remus ran outside into the puring rain, and looked around. His face was drenched within seconds, whether from rain or tears he didn't know, and at that moment, it just seemed unnimportant.
Frantic, Remus dashed over to the bank of the lake, and just stood there. He turned his head up to the sky and spread his arms out, and just let the rain run down him. Choking back more tears, he squinted his eyes, hoping to stop the flow.
"Remus!" Remus turned to see Sirius running towards him. Suddenly, Sirius was standing right next to him, and he was on his shoulder, sobbing.
For a while, the two just stood there, with their arms around each other, Remus sobbing his heart out on Sirius' shoulder.
"It just...it just happened so...fast..." Remus said between sobs. "I always depended on them. Now I don't have anyone...no-one."
"Remus, that's not true," Sirius said so softly he could barely be heard over the rain. But Remus couldn't hear anything else; he had turned to look at Sirius and was hanging on his words.
"You know you'll always have me," Sirius whispered.
And they kissed.
It was the most wonderful sensation each of them had ever had; they never wanted to forget this moment.
So, they stopped thinking about that.
And just focused on that they were both sharing their first kiss together.
In the rain.
THE END
A/N: Did you like it? If you did, please review! If you didn't, review anyway! If you're not sure, make up your mind and review! ; If enough people review, I'll do a little epilogue with Sirius & Remus telling James, Peter & Ally they're going out. If not enough people review, I won't. Mwahaha, now I know how hogwartsdiva feels. While you're here, read her story, 'All in the Timing. It's really good, and almost finished. Unless, of course, she wants to do a sequel...hint hint
Anyway, whether I do an epilogue or not, next I'm doing another Remus/Sirius story called 'Look how they shine for you', then I'm going to stop doing SBRL stories. Not forever, I just want to try some Remus/Ginny and Remus/Lily stories, as there is a rather conspicuous absense of them.
Well, see ya, if you still like me, that is!
Oh, and I had to beta my own story, so I know there was mistakes.