Chapter 19: Recovery.

Today.

"Hermione!"

Hermione turned backwards and came face to face with her best friend Harry. Panting and holding his backbag tight, he fell into step with her. They walked together in a comfortable silence until Harry spoke.

"Well? Did professor Dumbledore managed to help you last night? You came back awfully late." He said.

"How do you know that?" Hermione teased him and then smiled softly. "Unfortunatly, he can't help me very much. He asked me where I got my information from and I tried to lie but I think he figured it out. He said he'll try to search some files in the ministry for me but he can't promise anything."

"Well, I guess that's something." Harry shrugged. "I was thinking that maybe Remus could help."

"Why him?"

"Well, I'm only guessing here but I suppose your parents were closer to his age then to Dumbledore's. Maybe he knew someone who gave their baby for addoption."

Hermione considered this for a while before nodding her head. "Yeah, you do have a point there, Harry." Harry smiled with gratitude and they continued walking towards the great hall when she spoke again. "You went to talk to him, right? With Remus?"

"Yeah." He admitted slowly. "I needed to hear stories about my parents and…Sirius." His voice shook a little. "I was afraid that I'm starting to forget how he looked like. Sorry I didn't tell you it's just that…he seemed like he didn't really want to tell me so I thought I just keep it to myself." He apologized.

"It's alright, Harry." Hermione smiled. "I bet he tells great stories."

"He does." Harry nodded. "But he doesn't like to tell much about himself. It's like he's blaming himself or something. He told me that he and Rose lost a trial and as a result from that couldn't have their baby. He probably think it's his fault because he's a werewolf."

"Poor Remus…" The witch whispered. "Did he ever told you about the night Rose was attacked?"

Harry shuddered. "No…and I could never ask him to tell me…"

"It must have been horrible." Hermione said, her eyes full with tears and Harry agreed silently.

As they approached the great hall he offered that they would talk to professor Lupin after DADA this afternoon, Hermione agreed and they sat down, one next to the other to eat lunch. She watched with disgust when he piled a very large ammount of food on his plate and rolled her eyes at him. "You're a pig, Harry." She said.

"Oh, admit it, Mione, you like it when Harry's being a pig…" the teasing sound of Ron Weasley was heared from above their heads and the tall redhead sat beside them next to the table. Harry choked on his food and Hermione blushed.

Ron just smiled and poured himself some juice.

Then. March 1980.

"Here, sit down."

"Remus…honestly, I can make my own coffee." Rose tried once more to make some sort of amends.

"No coffee, I heared it's bad for the baby." He answered from his position next to the sink.

"What? That's rubbish." She tried to distract him and he glared at her. "Alright, just give me the bloody tea already…bloody hell, I'm pregnant not an invalid…"

"I don't care. I don't want you running around and getting tired." He handed her the glass of tea and sat beside her next to the small table, caressing her hand while he sat.

"But, Remus, I'm running around at work all day. A little more around the house won't change a thing." She exclaimed. "Honestly, you're being over protective." She accused, sipping her tea slowly.

"I can't help it." He replied, smiling. "You're my mate…the wolf only makes that feeling of possesness grow stronger." She stared at him, smiling and he frowned a little. "What?"

"It's just that…you just admitted that you are a werewolf and you smiled. I don't think you ever did that before." She said gently and Remus nodded his head, watching her with sad eyes.

"I'm just worried." He said quietly. "I feel like I just got you both back a month ago and I don't wanna loose that again." He looked at her and grabbed her hand gently, caressing her palm with his thumb. "I don't want to impose."

"You're not." She said. "Well, did you find a job yet?" She asked.

"Now that was just plain mean." He faked hurt. "You tell me I'm not imposing and then asking me if I found a job?" She looked at him with shock for a moment before bursting with laughter. Remus laughed with her and then got up from his seat and pulled her after him towards the living room. "Actually, I might found one that's suitble. It's mainly a night job, four night's a week, no weekends."

"That's good." Rose sat beside him on the sofa. "A muggle job?" she asked and he nodded his head. "Where?"

"London, not very far from here." He said. "It's a pub…a muggle pub."

She gazed at him for a moment. "Is it a cleaning job?" She asked gently.

"No!" He exclaimed. "They offered me to be the bartender." He said, somewhat embarrassed.

"A bartender? But you don't know anything about muggle drinks." She said.

"Well…I do have a few speciall traits." He smiled and then leaned in to smell her hair.

"Like what?"

"I can smell the drinks." He stated and she laughed. "Seriously, I can learn how to make drinks easilly. All I need to do is to smell them and I know what they're made of."

"Well…" She hesitated. "It's a good idea…I'm not sure I like it very much."

"Why not?" He looked at her pouting face.

"Don't you know that all the good looking girls try to lure the bartender into their beds?" She asked, faking hurt and innocent face. Remus grinned and pulled her towards him for a kiss.

Tracing her lips slowly with his own, he moved his hands to touch her bare arms, slowly touching her with the tip of his fingers, smiling at the long moan she gave into his mouth. Suddenly, she traced his lower lip with her tongue, making him moan with delight at the contact and grab her arms more firmly, pulling her towards him.

The kiss turned wild and passionate in a matter of seconds and Remus was almost shocked to discover that he was underneath her now, paying dearly for his early teasings as she slowly opened the bottons of his shirt. He moved his hands slowly on her back and her stomach and she blushed. "I'm beginning to show quite a bit, right? Especially with those muggle clothes… do you want me to put an illusion charm?" She asked quietly.

"Have you lost your mind?" He smiled. "This is by far the most sexy thing I have ever seen…" His smile turned to a wide grin as he laid his hand on her exposed stomach, it was warm and silky to his touch and he cocked his eyebrow at her. "Speaking of pregnancy…is it just me or that you've been a little too keen to play married couple in the last month…" He teased, tossing her shirt away from her shoulders.

"Well, that's only because you are a very attractive man, Remus Lupin…" She purred, grinning at him. "But right now, I think you should shut up and kiss me or I'll have to reconsider the married couple game all over again…"

"We can't let this happen." He said, mock worry written all over his face and then kissed her slowly, smiling happilly to her lips.

Today.

Remus Lupin hurried towards the rehabilitation ward where his wife was and frowned as he walked through the door. The department was almost empty and he moved quickly to his wife's room only to see a very disturbing sight. The head nurse, Annie, was arguing loudly with no other then Lucius Malfoy.

"Look, she can't be moved from here. She just made wonderfull progress and I'm not going to let you bring her back to her old ward. It could only harm her."

"I'm terribly sorry, miss, but this department will be closed by morning. The boared decided on some measures and there is nothing you can do about it. Now, take Mrs. Lupin out of here, please." Lucius turned to some of the hospital guards that stood next to him.

"Wait a minute." The werwolf spoke from his position next to the door. "What's going on?"

Lucius Malfoy turned to him and sneered at the sight of his old, slightly dirty robes. He then turned back towards the only bed that was occupied and eyed the woman who sat there with hatred. Not bothering to reply to the question, he turned to the guards again. "What are you waiting for?" He asked.

"Remus, they're closing the ward. Theris nothing I can do." Annie said quietly and Remus approached Malfoy again.

"If it's a matter of money, I can pay." He said and the blonde wizard snorted.

"You bearly have enough money to live, Lupin, now…stop interrupting us." Malfoy hissed.

Rose looked at the scene from her position on the white bed and frowned at the sight of the tall wizard and the words he said to her husband. He was familiar…horribly familiar but she couldn't identify him. The hospital guards came closer to the bed and she curled herself to a tight ball when one of them reached out to touch her.

"Leave her alone, I'll take her to the new ward." Remus said and moved towards the bed but one of the guards already pulled her out of the bed and she whimpered as he touched her. "What are you doing? Leave her alone!" Remus exclaimed and hurried towards his wife who started screaming at the guard, desperatly trying to escape his grasp.

"She's obviously disturbed, tie her up." Malfoy said in a bored voice.

"What?! NO!" Remus turned to face Malfoy and was about to draw his wand when he discovered that the long piece of charmed wood was no longer in the pocket of his robe. He turned around, fully alarmed now, only to discover that his wife was standing there with the wand, examining it with her eyes. The guard let her go when he noticed she has a wand and his friends kept their distance as well.

Malfoy glared at her as she observed the wand carfully and then spat at Remus. "Get that thing away from her before she'll blow us all!"

"Honey…Rose…give me the wand." Remus asked gently but she shook her head and looked at Malfoy's direction.

"You idiot…" Malfoy sneered and then raised his wand. "Stupefy!" He screamed.

"Expelliarmus…" Rose spoke before he even finished uttring the spell and he fell backwards, his wand flying out of his hand.

The silence in the room was heavy and stressed and Remus stared at his wife with mixture of happiness and horror. She was obviously shocked and Remus's wand fell from her hand. She started shivering and Remus came to his sensses and grabbed her hand. "Rose? Can you hear me? Are you alright?"

She raised a pair of bright hazel eyes to meet his and swallowed hard. "I want to go home." She whispered. "Please, let's just go home."

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