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Gains and Loses
Chapter 13
Mother Nature Does It All
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This was it, the Hogwarts Express, the train that would take him to Hogwarts! Harry pushed his trolley into the train where a man took it from him. Thank God, Harry hated pushing that thing around.
He walked around the train looking for a compartment to stay in for the trip. He looked all over. All the compartments were full except one, but there was already somebody in there.
It was the boy he had seen in Diagon Alley. He looked at the boy more closely. Who was he? Suddenly the boy turned his head around and starred at him. That was when Harry realized who he was.
"Romulus?" Harry's eyes widened in shock.
"Excuse me?" said the boy "Who are you and why do you know my name?"
"You seriously don't recognize me?"
The boy starred at him a little more.
"No. Not really. You look familiar though."
"Romulus it's me!"
"But I don't know who you are."
"Who was your best friend when you were little"
"Harry but…" he trailed off sadly.
Harry decided to play around with his a little. He went sit down next to him. Romulus was still wondering who this weird boy with the funny accent was.
"Harry, huh? What was he like?"
"He was the best friend you could ever have! We grew up together and we were really close. Practically inseparable. He was the nicest person in the world! He had a heart of gold! Nobody could replace him!"
"Are you guys still close?"
"Not really. He was taken away from me when I was six. I miss him so much!"
"Romulus, you seriously don't recognize me?"
"No…"
"It's me Harry!"
"Harry?" he gasped. He looked at him a little more closely. "Oh my God, it's really you!"
"Yeah it's me"
Romulus pulled Harry in to a tight rib-breaking hug and began to cry into his shoulder. Harry rapped his arms around him and also began to cry. He had missed Romulus so much.
"God, I missed you so much! I'm so glad you're back!"
"I missed you too Romie!"
"My life was nothing without you! I was so bored!"
"Yeah Romie, we can finally be friends again!"
Suddenly there was the sound of the doors of the compartment opening. The boys paid no attention. Remus entered and saw the two boys crying into each other's arms. A confused look appeared on his face. Why was his son crying into the arms of some random kid?
"Um, Romulus? Why are you crying into that kids shoulder? I think he might want to go back to his friends"
Harry laughed. Remus looked really confused now.
"Why are you laughing at me?" Remus asked
"Dad, it's Harry! Harry's back!" exclaimed Romulus
"Oh dear Lord!" Remus gasped
He ran up to Harry and pulled him into a tight hug. He let a few silent tears drop from his eyes into Harry's hair.
"We missed you so much!"
"I missed you guys too!"
Remus pulled away from him and held him at arms length. He looked straight into his eyes.
"God, you look just like James! Except for the eyes. Those are Lily's"
"Harry, you talk weird. It's actually quite funny though!"
"Shut up!" Harry laughed as he smacked Romulus playfully
"I'm serious, really. You talk funny"
"That's because I live in Canada. And to me, you're the ones who talk funny. British accents make me laugh, they're so annoying!"
"Are not!" Romulus laughed
"You sound like snobs! Snobs that think they're smarter than everyone else"
Romulus laughed.
"Yeah right! You're the one who sound like a slob! Tell me Harry, do you slobber when you eat and drool all over the floor"
Harry burst out laughing. Romulus did the same. Remus watched them with a smile on his face.
"But you don't sound Canadian" said Remus
"My family is Italian. I mostly speak that at home"
"Okay…said Remus "So how's life in Canada?"
"It's perfect! My family is really great!"
"Do you still miss Sirius?"
Suddenly Harry's face darkened. He didn't like it when people mentioned Sirius. His arrest still haunted him and it hurt to talk about it.
"I don't really want to talk about it" Harry said
He allowed a few silent tears to roll down his face. Remus noticed how much it hurt to talk about Sirius and decided to stop talking.
"Um Remus, what are you doing on the Hogwarts Express?" Harry asked trying to change the subject.
"I'm teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts"
"Really? That's so cool! Do I have to call you Professor Lupin?"
"No. I'll make an exception for you and Romulus. Just don't abuse the privilage"
Romulus snorted loudly.
"And what may I ask is so funny?" asked Remus
"Nothing. I wonder what would happen if I kept on yelling out 'Daddy! Daddy!' over and over again"
"You better not try!"
"Yeah, and could yell out your middle name to the world" added Harry
Harry and Romulus doubled over in laughter. Suddenly a pretty girl came up to the entrance of their compartment. She had long silky black hair and friendly brown eyes. She was beautiful.
"Um, I just left my brother's compartment. Do you mind if I sit here, everywhere else is full."
"Y-yeah s-sure" stuttered Harry
The girl took a seat next to Harry. Harry though he was in love. Remus noticed. It was obvious that he was trying not to laugh.
"My name's Morticia Snape" said the girl.
"Snape, as in Severus Snape?" asked Remus in awe.
"Yeah. But please don't judge me by who my father is, I'm nothing like him. I hate all of his pure-blood, Slytherin crap! I hope I'm in Gryffindor, I'd rather die than be put in Slytherin. My father hates me because of that"
"Hey, you're kind of like Sirius!" exclaimed Remus
Once again Harry's face darkened, a few silent tears falling from his eyes. Romulus put an arm around him. Harry wiped the tears from his face and looked up.
"Who are you guys?" Morticia asked
"Romulus Lupin"
"Harry Potter"
"Remus Lupin"
"Remus Lupin the Marauder? You're so cool. I know all about how you guys used to kick my father's ass! And you two are both Marauder offspring! You must act exactly like your fathers!"
Romulus was a little scared of this girl but Harry wasn't. He loved her. She hadn't mentioned anything about his fame, he hoped she didn't.
Suddenly an extremely pale boy with greasy black hair, a hooked nose and cold black eyes entered their compartment. He walked in a twitchy manner.
"Morticia, come sit with me and my friends. Friends that are actually normal, not these un-pure freaks you found!" he snapped
"No thank you, I'm just fine here thank you very much"
"Suit yourself"
The boy stormed away rudely. Harry and Romulus hated this boy already.
"That was my twin brother Serpientus. I hate him! He's just as bad as my parents. He hangs out with that git, Draco Malfoy"
"I still can't believe Ol' Snivellus has kids" said Remus
The five of them went silent. They had nothing more to say.
"What do you want to talk about?" Harry asked
"How about funny things that happened when we were little" suggested Romulus
So the five of them began to talk about stuff that happened when they were little.
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