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Remus flooed over to Dumbledore's office later that day. In order to enter his office, however, the password was required. "Cockroach Cluster," Remus said. He stepped into his former headmaster's office. "Ah, hello Remus, sit down."

"Hello, thank you." Remus took a seat near Dumbledore's desk.

"I trust that you got my letter."

"I did. How can I possibly take care of Harry? I can barely afford to take care of myself and I am a werewolf after all. It just wouldn't be safe." Remus noted the familiar twinkle in his former headmaster's eyes.

"I think, Remus, that you'll find it quite doable." Dumbledore raised a hand to silence the much younger man. "You see if you were to get a roommate, someone that you trust, and preferably someone who was in the Order then you would have someone who could help you take care of Harry and watch over him during the full moons."

"That's great and all, but why does Harry need to be moved? Isn't he safer with his aunt and uncle?"

"He's safer to a degree. You see it's possible for Harry to be kidnapped away from his relations, and Black knows where Harry's been staying. However, if Harry moves in with you Black won't suspect it. Black knows that you aren't supposed to take care of a child no matter how much you'd like to."

Remus was slightly taken aback by Dumbledore; his former headmaster had certainly given this a lot of thought. Remus closed his eyes. How he would love to take care of his best friend's son, but Remus had never taken care of a child before. He never expected to, and his house was definitely too small for Harry and a roommate. When he expressed his concern to Dumbledore he noticed the familiar twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes.

"Remus, don't worry. Everything will work out. What'll happen is that your basement will be turned into two rooms. One room will be for your roommate and one for Harry."

"But what about the full moon? I use the basement for my transformations."

"I understand that, but you could transform in the woods behind your house."

"I suppose that would work."

"Great, then you'll do it."

"Alright, just a few more things. What does the Ministry think, and who's going to be my roommate?"

"Kingsley Shacklebolt will be your roommate, and I've worked it out with the Ministry. They want young Mr. Potter safe, after all."

Remus left Dumbledore's office a little later. He entered his basement and wondered just how long it was going to take to have this straightened out. After a few hours of work Remus stepped back and looked at what he had managed to accomplish. Remus had performed some quick cleaning spells to scrub the floors and he used another spell to fix up the walls. He had then magically divided up the room into two smaller ones. Remus found some rocks and transfigured them into rugs. The two rooms both had a bed, dresser, and nightstand.

The next day at around noon Remus' roommate showed up. "Hello."

"Hello." There was an awkward pause between the two.

"So, how're you doing, it's been awhile." Remus broke the silence.

"I'm doing fine. How are you?"

"Just fine, let me show you your room." Remus led Kingsley into his half of the basement. "I'm sorry it's so small, but this is about the best I could do."

"Don't worry about, it's fine. I'm in charge of the search for Black, so I'll be at the office for most of the time."

"Any idea where he is?"

"None, I'm afraid. He's somewhere in England, and there is a hotline set up for muggles to call. I'm not really supposed to talk about it, sorry Remus."

"That's fine. When is Harry coming?"

"Soon, Dumbledore told me that he just has to finalize a date with the Ministry. They will be watching you closely. I think that we have to get Harry out of there soon though. The longer he's there the closer Black can get. Dumbledore's going to owl us with more details soon."

A day later Dumbledore owled with a letter telling them that they could go get Harry at any time.

"We'll go tomorrow it's far too late now, I'll tell you how were going to get Harry out of there." Kingsley said.

"I hope he's all right, he won't remember me, but…"

"What Remus?"

"I'm just worried about him, that's all."

"He'll be fine. You're excellent at Defense and Dumbledore trusts you. He wouldn't ask you otherwise. I'll have a lot of work to do. I was put in charge of the hunt for Black so I won't be here often. However, on the nights of the full moon I will be here to take care of Harry."

"All right, I feel a bit better."

"It's a big change, but you'll do fine."

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