This Chapter doesn't have much Harry, it's more building and showing the relationships between the other main characters.

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Chapter 6

Questions; Feeding the animals?

"Moonbeam!"

I sat up and looked around the dark room, but couldn't see anything. That must have been some realistic dream to have woken me up from a deep sleep. It had to be a dream, no way it could be Sirius. 'I need to get out of this room' I thought and walked out into the hall. Pausing briefly outside Harry's door, I wondered if I should go talk to him. Quickly I decided against it. Ron and Hermione told me about him chasing down Nearly Headless Nick in an attempt to talk to Sirius, no need to give him false hope on a stupid dream.

Going downstairs I saw a light in the sitting room. Curious to find the source I stuck my head in and saw Remus curled up on the sofa reading in soft candlelight. Stepping in the room I cleared my throat making Remus look up in surprise.

"Hey. I didn't even hear you, Daughter."

Sitting down next to him I chuckled, "That's a first." I remembered one time in particular, when last summer he had been in the cellar below the basement kitchen getting ready for the full moon the next night and I was 4 floors above him suffering from the stomach flu to have him burst in on me mid retch, to see if I was ok.

"What are you doing up this fine morning?" He asked returning to his book. That didn't bother me anymore as I knew he could read and carry on a conversation as well, sometimes more than one.

"Couldn't sleep."

"Why not?"

"Why are you up?"

"You tell me, I'll tell you."

"Fine. You first."

He chuckled, "I believe I asked you first." I growled at him, only to make him laugh harder. "Let's not get into a growling contest, my dear, I will win."

"I thought I heard Sirius."

Remus was silent, "you know that's not possible."

"I know. It was a dream that woke me up. I can't remember what the dream was though." He wrapped a comforting arm around my shoulders and I leaned my head back on his arm with a sigh. "Why are you up at 2:45 am?" I asked looking at my watch.

"Full moon."

"Tonight?" I asked confused.

"Well technically. I would say tomorrow night but as you pointed out it is 2:45 am."

I nodded, curled up to his side and closed my eyes, "I don't want to go back up there tonight."

"Stay here and sleep."

"Are you sure?" I asked already feeling myself drifting off.

"Sleep, Daughter."

I struggled against the sleep that was dragging me down, "Remus--"

"Shhh. Daughter, you need to sleep. Ask you're questions in the morning."

"I'm not sure I'll remember." I muttered my voice slurred with sleep.

"If they are important you will remember."

"Just one."

"What?" He asked exasperated.

"Tomorrow night, full moon, what will you do?"

"The cellar, of course. And it's tonight" He murmured running a soothing hand through my hair. I knew he was still reading without opening my eyes.

"Snape is still making the potion for you?"

"You said one question. Yes, he's making the potion still. Oh, and daughter, he is your professor now."

I scoffed, "not yet."

"Still, you need to get into the habit." I shivered and he laughed, "Are you shivering at the though of Snape as your professor or are you cold?"

"A little of both," I murmured not all there once my questions were answered. He mumbled something under his breath then I heard and felt a fire blaze to life in the fire place. I snuggled closer to Remus as he shifted around to get more comfortable. A sigh escaped my lips then I had to bite back a giggle as the image of a content puppy and parent came to mind.

"What's so amusing?"

"Passing thought."

"Care to share?"

"Not now…too sleepy."

"Good night, Moon Child," he pulled me closer and kissed the top of my head.

"Good night, Remus."

As I drifted off to sleep Remus looked at me curiously, it was impossible, right? Of course, he's dead and gone. All he had left of his friends was Crescent and Harry, and by the gods he was not going to let anything happen either of them.

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I opened my eyes to see the sun streaming through the windows, still early morning and looked up at Remus who was looking at me with amusement in his eyes. I could see that his eyes were already changing to the wolf, both iris and pupil ringed in yellow.

"What's so funny?"

"Did anyone ever tell you that you talk in your sleep?"

"I do?"

"Yes," he said with a chuckle.

"What did I say?"

"You told me you like to feed your animals with the lights on."

"What?"

"That's what you told me."

I burst into laughter and was joined by Remus as I sat up and stretched, "that's so weird. My friend talks in her sleep but I didn't know I did."

"Maybe it's stress."

I was about to answer when Ron stuck his head in, "Hey guys. Mum says breakfast is ready."

We followed Ron but Remus stopped me before I entered the kitchen, "you can tell Harry, you know. He has accepted the fact the Sirius is gone."

"How did you know?"

"I know you, Daughter. The first person you go to is Harry," he said with a hint of bitterness.

"No, Sirius was the first one I'd go to, you'll just have to wait until I get used to the fact that he's not here anymore. I will come to you, you know."

"I know, Daughter. I didn't mean for that to come out how it did."

"And you were always so eloquent."

Remus chuckled and led me into the kitchen. Harry beckoned me over and Remus pushed me towards him.

As I walked over to Harry I saw Molly hand Remus a cup with smoke drifting off it, "Severus left this for you." Remus grimaced and drunk it down.

"Hey," I said sitting next to Hermione and across from Harry and Ron, "Where's Ginny?"

"Sleeping."

"Oh," I said as Molly piled my plate with ten times more food than I will ever eat.

"Where were you this morning?" Hermione asked me quietly.

"I slept in the sitting room with Remus."

"Why?"

"I had a dream. I thought I heard Sirius." I said under my breath

"Oh, did Remus come get you?" She asked knowing the connection we shared.

"No I came downstairs to get something to drink and he was reading in the sitting room. I swear he never sleeps."

She shook her head, "Only near the full moon. When is it?"

"Look at him."

She looked. His nails were slightly longer, his hair was shaggier and we both knew if she looked into his eyes the irises and pupils would be ringed in yellow. She nodded, "tonight."

"Yup."

"I feel so bad for him, he's all alone down there."

"What can you do?" I ask and shifted in my seat uncomfortably.

"You have a plan!" She exclaimed making the whole kitchen look at us, "What? Can't I tell Twink about my dream?" That seems to satisfy the adults but Harry and Ron broke away from their conversation about Quidditch to lean across the table.

"A plan for what?" Harry asked.
"A plan so Remus won't be alone when he transforms."

"What's your plan?"

"I don't have a plan," I said in my innocent voice that only Sirius and Remus could see through. Remus heard my tone of voice and looked over at me. When I noticed he was looking at me, I bared my teeth. Raising an eyebrow he did the same to me and I saw that his eyeteeth were considerably longer. I squeaked and smiled sweetly making him grin at me.

"Come on, Twinkle. You can tell us." Harry coaxed.

"I would tell you," I said sweetly and they prepare to hear a great secrete, "if I had a plan."

"Twink." Ron pleaded.

"Ron." I mocked his tone.

"So, How early did you get up this morning?" Harry asked curiously.

"2:45."

"Really?"

"Yeah, then I fell asleep in the sitting room with Remus."

"Why were you up so early?" Ron asked.

"Bad dream, can we stop talking about me?"

"What did you dream about?" Harry asked now just trying to annoy me.

"I don't remember."

"Then how do you know it was bad?" Ron asked catching on to Harry's game.

"Because it woke me up from a deep sleep."

"How?"

"None of your business," I said curtly.

Ron opened his mouth but Harry shook his head

"Twinkle?" He asked softly laying a hand over mine.

"It's fine," I took my hand away and ran it through my hair, "hey Remus, are the lights on?"

"No, I don't know if you'll be able to feed the animals."

"I was so looking forward to that!" we started laughing.

"What the hell was that about?" Ron asked

"Nothing."

"Are you not telling us anything anymore?" Harry asked a little hurt.

"It's nothing important, Harry."

"Let's just leave Twink alone. She didn't much sleep." Hermione said defending me then changed the topic with practiced ease, "What was that new Quidditch play you were talking about?"

They instantly break away from us and continue their previous conversation.

"You're good at that," I said slightly awed.

"Yeah, well. Years of practice. So what about the lights?" She asked

I laughed, "oh, apparently I talk in my sleep and I told Remus that I like to feed my animals with the lights on."

She started laughing so hard that I thought she was going to fall off her chair, and when she did that sent me off into laughter that made me fall off my chair. As we sat on the floor with tears streaming down our faces and clutching our stomachs Remus rushed over.

"Are you guys ok?"

"Lights, animals," is all Hermione can get out before another bout of giggles hits her.

"Yes, I guess it was amusing."

I looked up and saw Harry and Ron standing over us with horrified looks on their faces. Tapping Hermione I pointed at the boys making us laugh harder.

Finally we managed to control ourselves as we saw Snape standing in the doorway.

"Why is he here so often?" I murmured to Hermione.

"He's been like this since Sirius died."

"I don't like him."

"Join the club." She said trying not to laugh.

"No laughing!" I said not wanting to go through that maniacal laughing again.

"Miss. Granger, Miss. Black are you quite comfortable on the floor?" Snape sneered.

"Very much so," I said stretching out on the floor.

It looked like he was thinking about answering me then turned to Remus, "Remus, a word." He said softly then turned on heel and left with his robes billowing out behind him.

Hermione and I looked at each other confused both thinking 'when had Snape ever held his tongue?'

"What was that about?" I wondered out loud.

I felt hands slide under my arms and lift me up so I was standing, "No clue." Harry breathed in my ear.

"Harry, Crescent, do you want any more food?" Molly asked

"No, Mrs. Weasley."

"Any one else?"

"No." Ron and Hermione answer.

Suddenly we heard someone stomping down the stairs angrily and two seconds later I saw Remus standing in the doorway shaking in suppressed rage. He calls my name sharply. "Crescent."

"Yes?"

"We need to talk. Now!" His tone of voice left no room for argument

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