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More Than Words Can Say

Chapter Two

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?

Remus Lupin woke slowly, the pain not setting in right away. The first thing he was consciously aware of was an unusual warmth in his arms. Keeping his eyes closed, he imagined that it was Nymphadora Tonks. Tightening his arms around her, he heard a voice.

"Did you two stay here all night, alone, together?" said Molly Weasley. "Remus, I would never have expected this sort of behavior from you! And you are a responsible young lady, Tonks!"

At the sound of 'Tonks,' Remus sat up and opened his eyes. Sure enough, it was his Dora! Then the memories came flooding back. Fighting, Voldemort, Neville, Harry, and…oh Merlin. Sirius. The tears came to his eyes despite his efforts to hold them back. Dora brought him back to the present with a hand on his knee.

"Rem? You okay? Come on, let's eat breakfast. Molly's here…" She trailed off uncertainly. Remus nodded and got off the couch/bed. His muscles protested at every move, reminding him that he had worked hard yesterday. He stumbled walking out the door, and Dora caught him.

"Sorry," he muttered. She kept her hand on his arm the whole way to the kitchen. As they came in, Molly looked disapprovingly at them. They sat on opposite sides of the table in an effort to make the glares cease. Remus tried to make Molly understand what had really happened last night.

"Molly, we didn't sleep together last night. I know that's what you're thinking, but we didn't sleep together."

She snorted at this. "I came in this morning. The two of you were curled up together on the couch, asleep. Tell me you honestly didn't sleep together!"

He realized what she was talking about. "Okay, Molly, I hadn't thought of it that way. I suppose we did sleep together, but we didn't do anything else…except…" he broke off, perilously close to tears.

"Mourn Sirius," finished Dora quietly. Molly looked from one the other, and then gave them their food.

"We're going to keep on cleaning this place, if that's okay with you. There's noting else to do, and it does need done." They nodded their heads in acquiescence.

After a long day of work, it was finally time for dinner. The sun was going down as Molly finally finished dinner.

"Eat up, you two. You need your strength." She placed heaping plates of food in front of them. They ate in silence. Suddenly of look of remembrance crossed her face. "Remus! Tonight's the full moon! Did you ever get your potion?"

Remus glanced out the window and saw the moon coming up. He suddenly looked horrified. "Quickly! You must leave; I will transform soon! Get out! Come back tomorrow afternoon, not before! I don't want you to get hurt!" There was an absolutely frantic look in his eyes even as they began to change color. Dora pushed Molly out the kitchen door.

"Run, Molly! Go tell Dumbledore. I'll be at the Burrow as soon as I take care of him. I'll be fine, don't worry. I'm not scared of you, shut up being noble!" Dora's last words were directed at Remus's attempts to push her out after Molly. Her hands instead pushed Remus towards the "safe room" that he had been using for the past year. Fur sprouted under her hands, and Remus's robes ripped down the back as his body began the transformation.

She got him into the safe room not a minute too soon. Just as she closed the door and began the incantations that would keep him in there, he howled as the last of the transformation was completed. What was left of his rational mind fought valiantly for almost a minute to keep the wolf away from the door, away from his prey. By the time the wolf had finally wrested control from Remus, Dora was finished with the safeguards. He remembered nothing else until morning.

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