Harry Potter and the Serpent's Spy
Chapter Three: The Past of a Misunderstood Werewolf
Disclaimer: I do not own any items, characters, creatures or places in this story unless you do not recognize them from the books and films of Harry Potter. They belong to the infamous J.K. Rowling.
A/N: I know it hasn't been very PG like, but I was saving it all up for this chapter! There is a very big argument, and Hermione ends up in tears! Ok, I'm spoiling it now! Have fun and please review!
"Don't you remember? You're Remus Lupin!" Harry shouted. Tears started to appear in his eyes. The Weasley family and Hermione appeared at the door. Remus watched everyone in confusion.
"Do you know who I am?" Remus asked. He stood up. Harry ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Remus looked down at the boy.
"You're Remus Lupin! You couldn't have forgotten because you only fainted!" Harry cried. Mrs. Weasley put a hand on Harry's shoulder and Harry let go of Remus.
Looking at the floor, Harry wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Harry dear, please, Remus must have had a hard time. Maybe he's hungry; he'll regain his memory soon, dear. Try not to worry, something must have happened to him to make him faint and forget his memory. This is coming from experience," Mrs. Weasley told Harry.
"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO FORGET?" Harry shouted and then stormed out of the room. Ron and Hermione ran after him.
"What happened? Do you all know me? Please tell me who I am," Remus pleaded. Mrs. Weasley patted him on the shoulder.
"I'll explain, come down for some dinner," Mrs. Weasley told Remus. They walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
Harry had gone further upstairs. Ron was in front of Hermione.
"Harry!" Ron shouted
"Please wait!" Hermione shouted from behind Ron. Suddenly, Harry stopped on a large landing; it appeared to be right at the top of the house. Ron and Hermione stood behind him, panting.
"What's wrong with you?" Ron panted. Harry turned around.
"He's upset, Ron! The closest person to him has just forgotten everything, wouldn't you run away?" Hermione shouted in Harry's defense.
"Why do you always have to stick up for him?" Ron asked, turning on Hermione.
"Because most of the time, Harry's side is normally right, Ron! However, most of the time I tend to not stick up for either of you and I try to help you both!" Hermione replied.
"What, because me and Harry aren't smart enough for you? We're too boneheaded to be stuck up for?" Ron asked angrily. "Why do you always have to be better than everyone else? Sometimes Malfoy's right! You're always being the smartass bitch!"
Hermione stared at Ron. Harry stared at Ron as well. They couldn't believe that their friend actually agreed with Draco Malfoy.
"Well, I'm sorry if I happen to be smart, can't you just fucking congratulate me for once! I always take you and I don't know why! You treat me like shit and now I'm sick of it!" Hermione shouted. Tears started to run down her fair cheeks. "I can't believe you've grown to be such a bastard, you're not the Ron Weasley I used to love!"
When she said that, she ran down the stairs and into Ginny's room. They could hear the door slam behind her.
"That was harsh, Ron. You actually agreed with Malfoy?" Harry asked. He already knew not to mess with his friend when he's in this mood, but Hermione had just run off crying because of Ron. "I really can't believe you," Harry walked down the stairs to go to the kitchen.
For a few minutes Ron stood alone and still. Then he stormed down into his room and slammed his door shut.
"Hermione, try to calm down, Ron is like that a lot," Ginny informed Hermione. Since the argument, Hermione had sat on Ginny's bed crying.
"I don't know why he has to be so fucking blunt! I've done so much for him and now he still treats me like shit! I hate that bastard, like his slut of a girlfriend, Lavender Brown!" Hermione explained.
"He broke up with Lavender last week, she owled him saying that he doesn't care about the relationship. To put it to details:
I hate you Ron Weasley! You never think about anyone except yourself! I haven't seen you for weeks, you are such a bastard, and you can't give a decent night of sex either! I've already been asked out by about five other guys so I'll give them a night's test! Anyone's better than you, you self-centered bastard!
She brags a lot doesn't she?" Ginny laughed. Hermione smiled.
"I don't hate her so much now, she actually makes a bit of sense," Hermione laughed. She wiped her tears away and smiled at her best friend. "Oh, why am I crying over a self-centered bastard like that?"
"Right on, now how about we sort out your makeup?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded and the girls got their piles of makeup out.
As Harry walked into the kitchen, Remus was eating dinner. Mrs. Weasley smiled at Harry.
"Come on dear, you should eat as well," she told Harry, motioning for him to sit down. Harry sat down next to Remus and began to eat.
"Are you feeling alright Remus?" Harry asked. Remus glanced over at Harry.
"Yeah, I don't remember much but you all must have been my friends, right?" Remus answered.
"Uh huh, we were all friends, and we still are!" Harry replied. He hoped that they all still were friends, but with Hermione and Ron's argument, it didn't seem like they were friends at all.
"Where is Ron, Harry?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Him and Hermione had an argument, Hermione's with Ginny and Ron's probably in his room," Harry answered.
"Oh, they'll recover soon enough," Mrs. Weasley sighed.
"They'll have to be friends for tomorrow, because we're all going to Diagon Alley for your school things!" Mr. Weasley laughed. Everyone sat in silence for a while, when everyone had finished eating, Mrs. Weasley did the washing up.
Harry wanted to check on Hermione and Ron, but he daren't for they may be in a mood that ought not to be tampered with. However, Hermione might need some comforting.
He walked up to Ginny's room, sighed and knocked on the door. Ginny opened the door.
"Hermione, is Harry allowed in?" Ginny shouted to a far corner of the room where Harry couldn't see from where he was standing.
"Yeah, he didn't do anything," a reply came back. Ginny let Harry in.
"I'll leave you two alone so you can talk and everything, oh, Harry, try not to upset her again," Ginny warned Harry. As she walked out the room, she closed the door. Harry walked over to Hermione who was just packing all of her makeup away.
She had fully recovered and looked just as beautiful as she did when she first entered The Burrow that morning.
"So, where's Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Probably in his room, breaking everything he can see, I'm surprised we haven't seen anything land on the front garden!" Harry laughed.
"I'm ok with what he said, I guess…but he agreed with Malfoy!" Hermione told Harry. "I can't forgive that, you know how much Malfoy pisses me off! I didn't punch him in third year for nothing!"
"I know Hermione, he was just angry is all, I know he didn't mean it. He hates Malfoy just as much as you do," Harry tried to fix the broken friendship.
"Well, when he has stopped being angry, then I would like an apology, you know that I don't like not being his friend. Everything that's happened between us three makes us friends for life…doesn't it?" Hermione asked Harry.
"Yeah, it kind of does-" Harry started, but was cut off.
"Harry!" Mrs. Weasley shouted up the stairs. "It's Remus, come quick!" Harry spared no time. He turned and ran out the room, closely followed by Hermione.
When they entered the kitchen, they saw Remus kneeling on the floor, clutching his head like he did before.
"Remus, don't faint on me again!" Harry shouted. He kneeled beside Remus, prying his friend's hands away from his head. Suddenly Remus' eyes opened.
"I see him!" He gasped, it sounded like he had just come from underwater. He started gasping for air. Mrs. Weasley quickly got a glass of water for Remus.
"Remus, it's ok, it's going to be ok! Drink the water, try to stay awake!" Harry shouted. Remus drank some water and then sat still.
"Who do you see, Remus?" Mrs. Weasley asked gently.
"M-Montgomery…in a f-forest…I'm t-there t-too…and s-so is the w-wolf…w-wolf…my…m-mine…" Remus stuttered. His heart beat faster, he knew everything now. He knew why Montgomery seemed so familiar. It goes something like this:
Remus Lupin, as a child he got bitten by a wolf. His true past with wolves was withheld by his memory. He knew half of it, the half of being bitten. The full story is as follows:
He was in a dark forest, with his parents. It was a bright, happy forest with birds singing and flowers blooming. However, his parents got killed by wild animals, Remus didn't know what animals, but after that, it became a dark, evil forest.
He was running fast. Suddenly, a wolf stopped him. It was a dark furred creature, and its eyes were amber. Its growl shot through Remus' head and he dared not to move.
In one quick movement, it pounced, growling wildly. Its razor-like teeth shined in the pale moonlight. Remus fell to the floor and felt the sharp claws dig into his chest. The skin on his neck was torn savagely. Blood spilled everywhere.
Remus screamed in pain, and then another growl roared from behind him. Another wolf, female, leapt over Remus and swept the other wolf off of him. Remus watched his savior fight off the male wolf until it ran away. The female wolf helped Remus up; he leant back against a tree.
'Thank you Amorie, you're a life save, literally!' Remus thanked the wolf, patting her on the head. Suddenly, a blast of green sparks hit Amorie in the chest. She fell to the floor, dead.
Montgomery came walking out of the darkness, holding his wand tightly.
'What did you do? This wolf saved my life!' Remus shouted angrily.
'That may be true, but she would have killed as well as fighting that other wolf,' Montgomery told Remus.
'No! You're wrong, Amorie would never hurt me. I hate you!' Remus shouted, kneeling beside the dead wolf. 'Amorie, don't die, please, you're my best friend, what will I do without you?' Remus cried silently beside the wolf.
