Chapter Nine – Memories and Truth

A/N: Thanks for all your kind reviews! I've been a little late with this one because not only have I had studies for dumb math's… but I've been writing more to Rest In Peace. It's also a Remus fic . Don't worry, I'm going to start another one when I've finished one of my other fics. It'll be about Severus Snape and his life. So Snape fans, hold on! To the fic… There is a lot of POV changing in this, Flashbacks as well.

Night fell on Grimmauld place as Remus relaxed on the bed that himself and Anna shared. She was no where to be seen, he didn't know why, because she seemed happy that day when her and Hermione were talking about 'Tom' her lover boy.

There was a knock on the door, Remus felt lazy so he took out his wand and muttered, "Alohamora." When the door opened, in rushed in a red faced, heart-broken Anna. She collapsed on the bed, not even noticing him. A sob escaped from her lips as she buried her head between the two pillows.

This made Remus remember something, it was a long time ago when he had tutored her, Anna was five, and something like this had happened.

Flashback

He knocked on the door of the cabin. Footsteps echoed as the door opened, Remus had muggle books in his hands, ready to tutor her. The door flew open and then his face flushed red when he felt a small girl hold him. "Tutor!" She called, he picked her up and closed the front door of the cabin.

"Anna, Child, How are you?" She girl looked up at the roof and nodded, but her face held no emotion. He sighed before taking her hand that she had outstretched to him and lead her into the kitchen where she sat down and looked at the old wooden table.

He looked at her with a slight concern before resting a hand on her forehead, "Anna, Are you sick?" She shook her head as he put a hand down her top to feel her chest, she was heating up. He lifted up her head so her eyes looked at him. She obeyed and stared without blinking until she couldn't any longer, her eyes went watery and she rubbed the water away.

Her eyes flashed dangerously and her pupils disappeared, she pushed herself out of the chair and fell onto the floor, then took refuge under the table and leaned on a table leg, shivering. Remus realized this and crouched down on all fours. He saw that her hands were over her ears and her eyes were sealed shut.

"Anna?" He called to her, she was whispering, to herself he could hear her words.

"No… stop the noise… stop the screams!" She said in a small voice, before yelling out. "URIEL!" and she blacked out, he scurried over to her and held her in his arms. A million and one questions flying through his head as the girl was unconscious. He was taken aback when a moment later, her eyelids flickered and she sat up, still under the table.

"W-w-what happened?" She asked, her five year old face screwing into a look of curiousity and memory loss. Remus shook his head and replied, "Not my story to tell." Anna nodded and crawled out of underneath the table she didn't smile at all as she stood, he knew that she wouldn't smile, not for a while. He wished he could get her out, free her from this evil that the dark lord kept her in. But then he would blow his cover and be killed.

Suddenly as she stood, her eyes did the exact same thing, they flashed from emerald green to an purple before the pupils disappeared and she started to shiver again, her hands shielded her ears and she raced down the corridor, into her room, Remus stood and ran to her. Tailing her all the way to her bed, Remus was out of breath, he wasn't a very strong athlete, he'd have to work on that, he thought.

He used to be strong, when Sirius and James were with him. His eyes were threatening tears as he remembered Lily and James's death and how much he hated Sirius Black, his old friend from Hogwarts that had betrayed him. (A/N: Remember, Anna is five, Harry is five, so Remus doesn't know that Sirius was innocent.) He was in azkaban, he got what he deserved, it made him sick to remember all the fun they used to have, it was all a lie… When did you start to join the league of the death eaters eh Black? Was it before or after school…

STOP! He thought to himself, he needed to help Anna. He found her, her head hidden in between the two pillows she had. He crouched next to the mattress and then sat on his knees in a more comfy manner.

"Anna?" He asked for her, no reply. "What's wrong?" Still no reply. He decided to take a different approach, he put his strong arms around her armpits and lifted her out of the bed, only to be hit by a pillow. He picked her up again and she struggled, but finally gave in as he kissed her forehead. She was surprised by him showing her affection and immediately took refuge in his chest, stuffing head in it and crying until no more tears could fall.

"What's wrong?" He repeated. Then she said the next sentence in a voice that fully afraid and one of a five year old girl that she was.

"I can hear my mother suffering."

As Remus remembered this, he took the same approach, "Anna?" No reply, she kept crying. "What's wrong?" Same thing, no reply, the silence was bugging him.

So he put his hands between her arm pits and made her sit up, she bought the pillow with her and he ducked as she tried to hit him with it. "Anna." His voice now held a more serious tone.

He pulled her closer to him, "Did you hear them again?" He asked with understanding, she looked up at him, face red from crying and slowly, slowly they drew closer. Remus put a kiss on her forehead and she rested her head in his chest, just like when she was five, she remembered it so clearly.

"Yes." She said, voice hoarse from sobbing. "But I haven't heard them for so long, they stopped ever since you came and rescued me." She said, she buried her head into him again and he patted it, smothering out her hair.

"Were you alone when this happened?" He asked quietly, she nodded. He realized.

"You haven't been alone since that night, so that is why you feel these things, your parents may want you to be around people they are urging you to be friends with everyone." He thought Anna would say that his theory was stupid, as any ordinary person would have done. But when was Anna normal? Never. So she understood.

"Yes Remus. I agree." She said, her voice icy cold as was her skin. It was then that it happened again, but this time it was a voice. Just a voice. Anna shut her eyes and held Remus closer.

In her mind she saw a picture of a girl, her hair was pure white and her eyes an purple, she looked down at Anna who was situated on the floor. Alone. 'My lovely Anna, I give you the gift of communication, but you never talk to me?' Anna didn't know what to say. 'I will give you advice my child, Thomas Irvine will only break you heart…' Suddenly, the image faded and then she saw the girl with the white hair change to Remus Lupin. He was sitting on the floor.

'I'm a safe bet.' He said, voice full of concern as it always did. Anna then imagined it, her and Remus, kissing together, under the shade of a large tree. She was obviously older, about twenty, he was thirty eight, and looked really hot, as in, good looking hot.

Suddenly, she opened one eye to find that she was embraced by Remus, he looked at her and she shrugged.

"I was daydreaming," He raised an eyebrow, "-Uh- About Tom, yeah Thomas Irvine the one that I danced with?"

It was Remus's turn to roll his eyes, "How could I forget?" He stood up and was about to leave.

"You don't like him. Do you?"

"No not really." He opened the door. Then Anna moaned. He turned around straight away and she grinned, almost rolling on the floor laughing.

"You-" Laugh. "-like-" Choke. "-the-" Laugh. "-sound of-" Laugh and choke. "-me-" Hysterical laughing. "-Moaning-" He just closed the door, leaving Anna alone, his face full of embarrassment.

Big Mistake. Anna seemed fine at first, she stood up and layed on the bed, still laughing. Then closed her eyes, but as she did this, she opened them straight up again, she had seen a wand, but not the owner. She walked to the wand, picked it up, and nothing happened…

Then she felt a stab in her back, she turned to realize that someone was pointing their wand at her, with the wand still in her hand and how she didn't know how to use it. This gave the owner time to mutter a spell that Anna didn't know.

Suddenly, her knee's buckled, the person let out a deep laugh, she felt pain sprout through her body, as fast as a raging fire, it felt as if she was on fire actually. But then it stopped, still in the dream state, Anna saw stars and finally passed out as she saw Uriel above her, both in real life and dream.

"My child." Uriel called to the child, Anna opened her eyes and looked at the white haired purple eyed lady crouching next to her. She put a hand to Anna's forehead and felt for her temperature. Fever had arisen, Uriel knew that Anna had been struck by the dark lord in her dream, and it had effected the child on the outside as well.

"Uriel?" She moaned quietly, Uriel moved her hand from Anna's forehead to her hand that was put straight beside her. She smothered out Anna's hair and then replied the eager girls question.

"Yes, Hush Child, I will explain to you what your dream was about, but first you have to trust me." She said, her mauve eyes held no emotion to anyone else but Anna. She then realized it was Uriel who was always with her.

"I trust you." She spoke lightly, Uriel nodded and then held out a hand to Anna, she took it and immediately felt herself arise. "Woah! How did you do that?" Then she looked in surprise as she saw two feather white wings emerge from Uriel's back.

Her clothes were that of a deep purple dress, it was one piece but it had various layers all of the same colour. It was hemmed at the top of the dressed with lacy white and the bottom was just flared out purple, there was a small black bow that tightened the dress and it exposed her shoulders, because it started at the top of her chest.

"I can fly you know," She said smiling, "So can you." Anna then looked down. Her clothes had changed, from her clothes her and Remus bought together, to a replica of Uriel's dress, only it was an emerald green, with a black bow also. It exposed her shoulders like Uriel's and she tried to look behind her, but she couldn't see the wings.

"Why-What? How!" Anna said, very confused, Uriel smiled. Then she opened the window to reveal the night black sky, then she flew onto the roof, the house was one no one could see so they couldn't see the two either.

"Anna, we must start from the beginning." She said, eyes looking straight into Anna's. "You were not put into the cabin by mistake. Because Voldemort thought that you, were me."

Anna was speechless as Uriel kept talking, "I don't know how he could think you were me so I converted myself into you, just part of me, so if you were ever in trouble, I could come and help you."

"I was once in love, with the same man you know as Remus. But in that time, I was Uriel Harker, a student at Hogwarts. After a while I disappeared, into thin air, no one ever heard of me again. That was the day you were born." Anna looked at her as if she had just slapped her right in the face. "Anna Michelle isn't your real name. Your name is Anna Harker, you're my child, that's why you never knew your mother. The dark lord thought Merriweather Michelle may be me, but when she wasn't, he tried the curse on you, and it backfired so he shoved you into a cabin for the rest of your life. I tried to come, but I couldn't get past the barrier shielded around the cabin, so that's why Remus saved you."

"Y-you made Remus remember? And t-the angel of death is my… mother?" Anna said, trying to take this all in. Uriel found it quite amusing and smiled, then came closer to her daughter.

"Wish upon me anytime you want something, I will get it for you. But you have to promise me something." Uriel said, she pursed her lips, Anna smiled and nodded.

"Don't let Remus knock you up until your out of school." Uriel joked, Anna smiled and replied, giggling.

"Whatever you say Uriel." She grinned, laughing at Uriel's joke about Remus.

"But Seriously, it could cost Remus his job as the Potions teacher." Uriel said, putting a hand on Anna's. "And the trust of Albus Dumbledore." She was going to leave in a minute so she stood.

"Potions? I thought it was Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Anna asked, confused. Uriel looked confused but did it calmly and responded to her daughter.

"Oh," She said, smiling, "Who's the potions master then?"

"Uhm… I think Snape." Anna said perplexed, Uriel laughed before helping Anna up.

"Well, don't go knocking him up either." They both laughed, but suddenly, Anna was being called, it was Remus on the window sill. He was going to climb up and see Uriel with her! Anna's mother said one thing before she left. "I said you can't knock him up, but I didn't say you couldn't kiss him." They both smiled before Uriel put a kiss on both of her cheeks, then touched Anna's wings, which disappeared.

"Bye Mum."

"Goodbye and Goodnight Child. Whenever you want to talk to someone, close your eyes and call out my name, I'll be there." Then she disappeared, leaving Anna to look at the stars and the almost full moon in amazement, she had never seen the night sky, she sat down, eyes transfixed on the moon.

"Anna? What are you doing up here?" Remus asked. She turned to see him and smiled, but then noticed a bandage on the side of his face.

"Are you hurt?" She asked in a hollow voice, frowning, after a moment she found that he didn't answer her question, so she just kept her eyes on the moon. "I wish it was a full moon… So beautiful…" Her voice trailed off. It trailed off because she saw Remus look sadly up at the moon.

Anna closed her eyes, then said, "Remus?" In her persuasive, Kawaii voice. (A/N: For all of you who don't know what Kawaii means, it means 'cute' I just like it because it sounds cute)

"Yes… Anna." He said this so slowly it made her cringe. It was cold, and Anna had goosebumps, but she wanted a question answered.

"I just want you to know, that I'm sorry." She said quietly, looking at her dress. "About… you know, kissing you that day. We have already explained this but it want you to know as well that I love you and I would like for us to have a relationship."

"I'm sorry Anna but I can't-" She interrupted.

"Father and Daughter."

He smiled and nodded before she embraced him and he held her, just like when he was her tutor and she was in the dark. Only, Lighter.

A/N: ANOTHER cliffhanger, how new… I know I told you that they wouldn't be together, but I couldn't resist making Anna and him be father/daughter! I still think they would be cute together, but nah, Anna is too young. Now you know where Uriel will come in. I've added another chapter to rest in peace and I am writing the fifth right after chapter 10 for this.