Hi, I'm back. Sorry, it been taking me so long to update this but I really have had like huge writers block issues when it comes to this. Not to mention I've been working on Sasha Black and two other stories in the process. Both should be up in a little while. And, since I always give a quote for you guys, I've spent like the last two months trying to find one. And I did, so now let the story begin.
Oh, and there is gonna be a dream part so any thing inside these // is part of it.
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"Teamwork is good: you can blame somebody else."
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// "Oh, my God Remus, look I just got a letter from this place called Hogwarts! I'm going to school there! I'm a witch!" Cried Lily, jumping up and down happily.
Remus looked at her, and forced a smile. She was leaving too. Her and Morgan, gone until next summer. And by then they would have forgotten their childhood friend Remus.
"Great," Remus finally replied to Lily.
"Too bad you can't go," she said still beaming. "But we'll come back over the summer and for Christmas. Oh, I didn't tell you: Morgan's going too! This is just too cool." She paused to check her watch. "Oh, I've got to go, shopping for School. See you next year...."//
"Remus. Remus? Remie get up!" said Morgan shaking Remus awake.
"Wha..?" asked Remus, still half asleep.
"Um... we're still watching the movie! You're missing important plot points!" she answered.
"Where's Lily?" asked Remus, rubbing his eyes.
"Um... her Grandma's? She's not here, remember?"
"Oh, sorry, she was in my dream." answered Remus.
"Morgan, who are you talking to?" called James from the kitchen.
"Remus, James, he's staying over. Duh." replied Morgan.
"You still expect me to believe this Remus guy is real. Aren't you a bit old for imaginary friends?" Said James.
"James, he's real. You can even come in here and see." said Morgan.
"Morgan, Remus is some guy that you and Evans made up when you were in Kindergarten. And, frankly, I'm kinda tired of hearing about him." said James walking into the room. His eyes grew really large when he saw Remus sitting next to Morgan on the floor, leaning back against the couch.
"See, this is Remus. Right Remie?" asked Morgan, looking at him.
"Yeah," said Remus a little distracted by the movie, "Why are we watching this again? We've seen it twenty times before! We both know that Hercules is gonna defeat the titans, Meg's gonna die, and Hercules is gonna save her, and then decide not to be a god!"
"Your point? Besides, I still love this movie!" said Morgan.
"Oh, I get it. You hired someone to pretend to be this Remus guys, so you won't be talking to yourself anymore. Got it." said James walking out of the room.
"This is why I wanted a twin sister," said Morgan. Then she and Remus started to laugh.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~The Next Morning~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Remus, get up!" said Morgan attempting to shake him awake.
"I don wanna," he said into his pillow.
"Well, then I guess I'll have to tell Ricki to go back home...." said Morgan.
Remus sat bolt upright. "Ricki's here?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's taking you to your dentist appointment, remember?" said Morgan, giving Remus a weird look.
"Oh, yeah..." Remus trailed off.
"You aren't going to the dentist, are you?" asked Morgan, looking sympathetic.
"Um.. no. I have to go to court. For my dad's case," Said Remus, suddenly very interested in the carpet.
"Oh, Remie," said Morgan, pulling him into a tight hug, "It's gonna be okay."
"What if they think I'm lying? What if they let him off? What if.." he trailed off again, he didn't want to think about it.
"Listen to me Remus," said Morgan pulling him away and holding on to his shoulders, "There is no way that the courts will let him get away with it. All you have to do is go up there and tell the truth. Can you do that?" she asked.
"You sound like my Mum's lawyer," said Remus.
"I'm serious, Remus" said Morgan.
"Alright, I will," he said, but the look of fear dawned his face again. What if they asked why his dad had beaten him? Would he have to tell them he was a werewolf? 'But the judge is a Muggle, he'll think I'd made it up.' thought Remus.
"Remus, what's wrong?" asked Morgan.
"Nothing, just a little nervous," he answered.
"Do you want me to come with you?" she asked.
Remus brightened a little. "Yes, please," he said.
"I'll go ask my mum." She got up to go in the other room.
"Mum," She called.
"Yes?" asked her mother.
"Can I go with Remus?" she asked, entering her mother's room.
"To the dentist?" asked her mother.
"No, he's not really going to the dentists. He's going to his dad's trial. Can I go? He needs me there," said Morgan, pleadingly.
"Alright. But you must dress nicely. Not jeans."
"But, Mum..." Morgan whined.
"No jeans." said her mother sternly.
"Fine..." she replied. She walked back into the living room, grabbed Remus, and took him into her and James's room. Not to their surprise, James was still sleeping.
"What did your Mum say?" asked Remus quietly, silently hoping that she could go with him.
"I can go. Help me pick out a dress, will you?" asked Morgan, flinging he closet doors open. She pulled out a few, a light blue three-quarter sleeved one, a sleeveless red one, and a long-sleeved black one.
"The blue one." said Remus, simply. Every time Morgan had to dress up, Remus or James picked the dress.
"Kay, turn around." she said. Remus turned.
"And brush your hair!" called Mrs. Potter, from down stairs.
"Great," said Morgan pulling a brush out of one of her drawers, and yanking it through the tangled mess she called hair. "Remie, let's go." She grabbed his hand and lead him down the stairs, to the front door, where Ricki was waiting.
"Ready?" asked Ricki, giving them both a tight hug.
"As I'll ever be," replied Remus quietly. Morgan put her arm around him, and they got into the back seat of Ricki's car.
"Lily's mother called me before I left the house," said Ricki as they pulled out of the driveway, "Lily is coming too."
Remus and Morgan smiled.
"Morgan, did your mother say that you were allowed to testify?" asked Ricki.
"I didn't ask, but I'm sure it would be okay. If it will help," she said.
Remus stared at her. He couldn't believe it, Morgan was helping him so much. If she could prove that he wasn't lying, then he might not have to anything about being a werewolf.
They reached the court house in a half of an hour. Lily and her mother were waiting for them. When Lily saw Remus's nervousness, she hugged him, and whispered "It will be okay. Don't worry," then let go. She and Morgan took hold of each of his hands, and they walked between Ricki and Mrs. Evans inside.
"Why are there reporters here?" demanded Mrs. Lupin when her lawyer came nearer.
"I'm sorry, but this is one of the bigger cases these days," began the lawyer.
"I don't care if it's the biggest case in history! My nine-year-old has to testify and he's already nervous enough! GET THEM OUT!!" screamed Mrs. Lupin, her whole body shaking with anger.
"Mum, calm down," said Ricki, patting her mother's shoulder, "It's fine. Take a deep breath, and let's go inside," she finished.
"Wow, Ricki's good," said Lily, smiling a little, "I wish that Petty could do that with my Mum."
(A/N: Petty is Petunia)
The case was called up. Remus was asked to wait in a back room until he needed to testify. As the minutes ticked by, his nerves mounted. He went over his answers in his head again. 'Just don't say anything about being a werewolf,' he reminded himself.
"Remus," came the voice. The Bailiff stood in front him, holding out her hand. Remus was lead out to the court room. He sat in a chair on the witness stand. "Raise your right hand," said the bailiff. "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"
"I do." said Remus shakily.
"Remus, I'm going to ask you a few question, okay?" asked his mother's lawyer. Remus nodded. "That man, over there," she pointed to Remus's dad, "that's your father right?"
"Yes."
"Did he ever do anything to do, hurt you, in anyway?" asked the lawyer.
"Yes."
"How would he hurt you?"
"He would beat me, throw me down the stairs, and he went after me with a knife once." answered Remus.
"Objection! There is no proof that my client went after this boy." said Remus's dad's lawyer.
"Overruled." said the Judge sternly.
"Your honor, I have no further questions." said the Prosecutor.
"Would you like to examine the witness, Mr. Donavan?" asked the Judge.
"Yes, your honor."
"Approach the bench."
"Remus, did anyone ever see your dad hurt you?" asked the lawyer.
"N-no." answered Remus.
"And is it possible that you might have made it up?"
"Objection! Your honor this child has scars!"
"Sustained. Jury you are to ignore that question, and you may not allow it to waver your decision."
"Remus, did you ever do anything to get your father angry?"
"I might have, he was always mad at me."
"And is it possible that your father was punishing you for doing something wrong?"
"I guess so."
"You guess? Did you ever do anything wrong that could make him angry?"
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Mwhahahahahaha! I am evil! Cliffy! And for all you people who are British out there, could you please tell me how your court system works? I'm American.
And to tigerlily98, I know that Remus's dad is a huge ASSHOLE! And yes, Mrs. Black is very crazy.
Oh, and there is gonna be a dream part so any thing inside these // is part of it.
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"Teamwork is good: you can blame somebody else."
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// "Oh, my God Remus, look I just got a letter from this place called Hogwarts! I'm going to school there! I'm a witch!" Cried Lily, jumping up and down happily.
Remus looked at her, and forced a smile. She was leaving too. Her and Morgan, gone until next summer. And by then they would have forgotten their childhood friend Remus.
"Great," Remus finally replied to Lily.
"Too bad you can't go," she said still beaming. "But we'll come back over the summer and for Christmas. Oh, I didn't tell you: Morgan's going too! This is just too cool." She paused to check her watch. "Oh, I've got to go, shopping for School. See you next year...."//
"Remus. Remus? Remie get up!" said Morgan shaking Remus awake.
"Wha..?" asked Remus, still half asleep.
"Um... we're still watching the movie! You're missing important plot points!" she answered.
"Where's Lily?" asked Remus, rubbing his eyes.
"Um... her Grandma's? She's not here, remember?"
"Oh, sorry, she was in my dream." answered Remus.
"Morgan, who are you talking to?" called James from the kitchen.
"Remus, James, he's staying over. Duh." replied Morgan.
"You still expect me to believe this Remus guy is real. Aren't you a bit old for imaginary friends?" Said James.
"James, he's real. You can even come in here and see." said Morgan.
"Morgan, Remus is some guy that you and Evans made up when you were in Kindergarten. And, frankly, I'm kinda tired of hearing about him." said James walking into the room. His eyes grew really large when he saw Remus sitting next to Morgan on the floor, leaning back against the couch.
"See, this is Remus. Right Remie?" asked Morgan, looking at him.
"Yeah," said Remus a little distracted by the movie, "Why are we watching this again? We've seen it twenty times before! We both know that Hercules is gonna defeat the titans, Meg's gonna die, and Hercules is gonna save her, and then decide not to be a god!"
"Your point? Besides, I still love this movie!" said Morgan.
"Oh, I get it. You hired someone to pretend to be this Remus guys, so you won't be talking to yourself anymore. Got it." said James walking out of the room.
"This is why I wanted a twin sister," said Morgan. Then she and Remus started to laugh.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~The Next Morning~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Remus, get up!" said Morgan attempting to shake him awake.
"I don wanna," he said into his pillow.
"Well, then I guess I'll have to tell Ricki to go back home...." said Morgan.
Remus sat bolt upright. "Ricki's here?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's taking you to your dentist appointment, remember?" said Morgan, giving Remus a weird look.
"Oh, yeah..." Remus trailed off.
"You aren't going to the dentist, are you?" asked Morgan, looking sympathetic.
"Um.. no. I have to go to court. For my dad's case," Said Remus, suddenly very interested in the carpet.
"Oh, Remie," said Morgan, pulling him into a tight hug, "It's gonna be okay."
"What if they think I'm lying? What if they let him off? What if.." he trailed off again, he didn't want to think about it.
"Listen to me Remus," said Morgan pulling him away and holding on to his shoulders, "There is no way that the courts will let him get away with it. All you have to do is go up there and tell the truth. Can you do that?" she asked.
"You sound like my Mum's lawyer," said Remus.
"I'm serious, Remus" said Morgan.
"Alright, I will," he said, but the look of fear dawned his face again. What if they asked why his dad had beaten him? Would he have to tell them he was a werewolf? 'But the judge is a Muggle, he'll think I'd made it up.' thought Remus.
"Remus, what's wrong?" asked Morgan.
"Nothing, just a little nervous," he answered.
"Do you want me to come with you?" she asked.
Remus brightened a little. "Yes, please," he said.
"I'll go ask my mum." She got up to go in the other room.
"Mum," She called.
"Yes?" asked her mother.
"Can I go with Remus?" she asked, entering her mother's room.
"To the dentist?" asked her mother.
"No, he's not really going to the dentists. He's going to his dad's trial. Can I go? He needs me there," said Morgan, pleadingly.
"Alright. But you must dress nicely. Not jeans."
"But, Mum..." Morgan whined.
"No jeans." said her mother sternly.
"Fine..." she replied. She walked back into the living room, grabbed Remus, and took him into her and James's room. Not to their surprise, James was still sleeping.
"What did your Mum say?" asked Remus quietly, silently hoping that she could go with him.
"I can go. Help me pick out a dress, will you?" asked Morgan, flinging he closet doors open. She pulled out a few, a light blue three-quarter sleeved one, a sleeveless red one, and a long-sleeved black one.
"The blue one." said Remus, simply. Every time Morgan had to dress up, Remus or James picked the dress.
"Kay, turn around." she said. Remus turned.
"And brush your hair!" called Mrs. Potter, from down stairs.
"Great," said Morgan pulling a brush out of one of her drawers, and yanking it through the tangled mess she called hair. "Remie, let's go." She grabbed his hand and lead him down the stairs, to the front door, where Ricki was waiting.
"Ready?" asked Ricki, giving them both a tight hug.
"As I'll ever be," replied Remus quietly. Morgan put her arm around him, and they got into the back seat of Ricki's car.
"Lily's mother called me before I left the house," said Ricki as they pulled out of the driveway, "Lily is coming too."
Remus and Morgan smiled.
"Morgan, did your mother say that you were allowed to testify?" asked Ricki.
"I didn't ask, but I'm sure it would be okay. If it will help," she said.
Remus stared at her. He couldn't believe it, Morgan was helping him so much. If she could prove that he wasn't lying, then he might not have to anything about being a werewolf.
They reached the court house in a half of an hour. Lily and her mother were waiting for them. When Lily saw Remus's nervousness, she hugged him, and whispered "It will be okay. Don't worry," then let go. She and Morgan took hold of each of his hands, and they walked between Ricki and Mrs. Evans inside.
"Why are there reporters here?" demanded Mrs. Lupin when her lawyer came nearer.
"I'm sorry, but this is one of the bigger cases these days," began the lawyer.
"I don't care if it's the biggest case in history! My nine-year-old has to testify and he's already nervous enough! GET THEM OUT!!" screamed Mrs. Lupin, her whole body shaking with anger.
"Mum, calm down," said Ricki, patting her mother's shoulder, "It's fine. Take a deep breath, and let's go inside," she finished.
"Wow, Ricki's good," said Lily, smiling a little, "I wish that Petty could do that with my Mum."
(A/N: Petty is Petunia)
The case was called up. Remus was asked to wait in a back room until he needed to testify. As the minutes ticked by, his nerves mounted. He went over his answers in his head again. 'Just don't say anything about being a werewolf,' he reminded himself.
"Remus," came the voice. The Bailiff stood in front him, holding out her hand. Remus was lead out to the court room. He sat in a chair on the witness stand. "Raise your right hand," said the bailiff. "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"
"I do." said Remus shakily.
"Remus, I'm going to ask you a few question, okay?" asked his mother's lawyer. Remus nodded. "That man, over there," she pointed to Remus's dad, "that's your father right?"
"Yes."
"Did he ever do anything to do, hurt you, in anyway?" asked the lawyer.
"Yes."
"How would he hurt you?"
"He would beat me, throw me down the stairs, and he went after me with a knife once." answered Remus.
"Objection! There is no proof that my client went after this boy." said Remus's dad's lawyer.
"Overruled." said the Judge sternly.
"Your honor, I have no further questions." said the Prosecutor.
"Would you like to examine the witness, Mr. Donavan?" asked the Judge.
"Yes, your honor."
"Approach the bench."
"Remus, did anyone ever see your dad hurt you?" asked the lawyer.
"N-no." answered Remus.
"And is it possible that you might have made it up?"
"Objection! Your honor this child has scars!"
"Sustained. Jury you are to ignore that question, and you may not allow it to waver your decision."
"Remus, did you ever do anything to get your father angry?"
"I might have, he was always mad at me."
"And is it possible that your father was punishing you for doing something wrong?"
"I guess so."
"You guess? Did you ever do anything wrong that could make him angry?"
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Mwhahahahahaha! I am evil! Cliffy! And for all you people who are British out there, could you please tell me how your court system works? I'm American.
And to tigerlily98, I know that Remus's dad is a huge ASSHOLE! And yes, Mrs. Black is very crazy.