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Author Notes: I don't think Tonks and Moody are out of character, but if you do let me know. Kay?
Chapter 15
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The second he walked in, Potter shot him a terrified glance before whimpering and shuddering.
"Who's there?" Remus called in a voice unheard, and unresponded to, by Severus.
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"Harry wh-ho is it?" he asked scared now. Everything about Harry's behavior suggested violence done to him. What if the person was back to finish the job? The footsteps stopped, and he heard the swish of a cloak, "Who's there!" he asked again, now panicked.
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Severus heard that, and was trying to respond when Remus fearfully called for, "HEEELLPP", cutting off his," Remus…it's-"
The doors flew open, as Albus Dumbledore, Alastor Moody, and Nymphadora Tonks worriedly came in. They'd been on their way, and had merely worriedly quickened their pace.
"Snape! What the hell are you doing, man!"
"Severus!" Remus asked, looking and sounding, relieved.
"Y-yes…" he said watching Headmaster Dumbledore's lips move in reprimand.
"Severus", Dumbledore said turning to him," I need to speak with Remus in private!"
Severus looked at the two aurors, one an ex, who showed no signs of leaving, and said," Just…whis..per"
"He means leave Snape!"
"Al…tor…ring-" Dumbledore's lips moved angrily. Severus settled himself down next to Remus's bed, and Dumbledore, Tonks, and Moody, albeit grudgingly, followed suit. Not even semi-adept at reading lips with his bad vision, he watched Remus's pale face that glanced at him once, before turning and nodding.
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"Remus, I'm afraid there's ample evidence for rape", Dumbledore said and with that one sentence, drained all the color from his face," but Harry", he gestured at the form laying in Remus's lap," dear boy, won't say a word", Dumbledore finished referring to the attempt he'd made after Severus had left.
"But he has spoken Headmaster".
"But not about this", Tonks interjected.
"Who can blame Potter, with THAT in the room", Moody pointed at the man too absorbed in Remus's face to notice.
"I will repeat again, for the third time. You are here to guard not-"
"You have to admit he's not helping", he looked at Tonks who gave him the tiniest of nods, and went back to thinking.
"He comes to visit Remus, Alastor, not torment Mr. Potter", Remus turned his head to look at Severus before nodding," And that is the last I want to hear of this."
"Why does Snape come to visit-"
"We love each other", Remus replied.
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"Remus..what…di-id…they say?"
"It's nothing", he said in a falsely cheery voice," tell me about your day!"
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Tonks pulled him aside after he'd walked out the door setting her plan into motion," He didn't tell you, did he!"
"Tell…what?"
"What we talked about!"
Moody looked at her curiously
"No..what?"
She winked at Moody," I told Dumbledore we shouldn't have left it to Remus."
"You're not supposed to come here anymore!"
"What!"
"You're not supposed to come here anymore!" Moody echoed, not sure what she was doing, but liking where this was going. He didn't like that Snape fellow, never trusted him. The less they saw of him, the better.
"You're making Potter worse!"
"I-"
"And you've got poor Remus so stressed out, but of course, he's too nice for his own good!"
"What…do you…mean?
"Harry's probably going to have another magical release, and Remus well…"
"I…won't…let him…be hurt"
She pretended to sigh," Yes, he told me you were in love with him"
He blinked as her words impacted him," you were in love with him", was what she'd said not," he told me your both in love". Did Remus love him? Of course, of course, he did. He'd have to correct her.
"We're in…love with…each other"
She gave him a tragic look.
"H-he..kiss-sed…me"
"To make you calm down…you were acting pretty psycho, you know!"
"I-I" he closed his mouth thinking back. It must have been all an act, one that worked pretty darn well, and with that realization he felt instantly sick. Did Remus care at all, or was I just a pest? Why'd he take care of me at all, then.
"Wh-hy di-id…he tak-ke…care…of me?"
"Everyone else was busy!" she said unleashing the final blow that sent everything he'd built up over the past months crashing down. Before he'd been like a contented angel in heaven, until Tonk's truth pushed him off cloud nine, and back into his cold hell. Gathering as much of himself as he could, from the wreckage he managed to say," I…must go…classes", before he hurried off thinking that he could at least repay Lupin, by leaving now before he got the man blown up with his needless pestering.
"Why'd you do that?" Moody asked her once Snape had disappeared from sight.
"I don't like the idea of him around Re-Harry"
She grew uncomfortable under his stare, knowing that he knew, and relaxed only when he looked away saying," Thanks".
Author Notes: Moody evidently dosen't like Snape, judging from the books, and as for Tonks well…I've read too many Tonks and Remus love fics, but I promise this one isn't one. My mind just won't hurry up with that happy ending for this fic, and threw this at me.