Another World

By Moony

I don't own any characters from Harry Potter, whom are all owned by the genius J.K. Rowling who is killing me with torture at the fact that there are currently only five days left.

Chapter 9

Remus had not barely moved a few steps away from the cottage, before he heard loud footsteps and banging approaching behind him. He turned around to face Aisling, her hair a mess.

"I forgot, you don't know how to get back to the place," she said.

Remus realized he didn't.

"Oh. I forgot too," he replied.

But he would have rather walked around looking for it and ask someone else than be bugged by Aisling, when he wanted to think hard. It was extremely hard to think when someone was constantly babbling nonsense.

"You have to lerrn your way around here. I can get you a map. Although maps aren't really helpful when you don't know where anything is, so I have to think about that. Uh… we can get you a locating device and locate your house, but I don't have enough money for that. So… I guess I can just show you around until you get used to things. I only have a week though. That's the limit for an angel. Then I have another assignment. Another angel to show around the place. So you better learn how to get around quick. But if you don't, you know, you can ask other people. They've been here for years and they don't even need to think about which routes to take – they could close their eyes and still end up at their place. Don't worry, I'm sure after you stay here a long while you should be just like that. Besides, it's really hard to get lost here, because there's people inhabiting like almost every place. So you could always ask, and usually they always know so everything is very convenient and safe. In fact, the only place that I know of that isn't that inhabited is Tsudnwot. It's all covered in dust and only a few people live there, it's very isolated. Those people have their own little marketplace and school and stuff, and they're really weird. They're not normal at all. Some people say they're outcasts from Hell, but not completely accepted in the Spirit World. I don't think so. I mean, weird people are always going to exist, right?"

Remus really wanted to scream right now. Did Aisling EVER shut up? He wanted to stuff his ears and hum and yell 'blah blah blah'. He hadn't endured endless talking for a long time now. In fact, he couldn't remember when he ever had met people like Aisling. She was a hyperactive little girl. Remus shook his head. He couldn't imagine her at Hogwarts – oh the torture of the teachers!

"So basically Tsudnwot's just a weird place, I've never been there, but I really want to meet them and stuff," Aisling paused for a breath.

Remus debated with himself whether to ask. For one thing, it could spur a talking spree. But another thing was, the talking spree could get him important information, and make his assignment faster. Then again, it could be full of useless information. But she was going to give him useless information anyway, so why not just ask and have a chance of getting important information? How confusing.

"Aisling, tell me about that place… Tsudnwot."

"A lot of weird people," she said impatiently. "I've already explained that. They used to be mean, but a few days after my wing assignment, they turned nice, just nice, but still weird. They have their own little government thing. The leader is uh… oh… what was it – Rachael Black I think. She used to be really evil I heard. She has a son named Re-Regulus. Yeah. I think her son went missing a long time ago, and they were searching for a long time, but he never got found. Of course, that's a really weird case, because children like never get lost here. Unless some kindly woman tried to take him in or something. There's really nothing dangerous here that could kidnap you, unlike the Living."

Remus tuned out. He had gotten some information. He was pretty sure Sirius's mother's name was Rachael. And pretty sure his brother's name was Regulus. So what did that mean, that Regulus was missing? Had something happened? And did it have to do with anything with Sirius?

"This Regulus, when did he disappear?"

"After I got back from my wing assignment, I think. I heard he was a little brat, but he was really secretive. Some big secret about Chan's destruction, but he wasn't telling anyone for some odd reason. Sounds like a brat, I mean, Chan was like the head angel, how can he not tell anyone what happened? I'm surprised he wasn't in like quarantine or something. Well actually I think he was supposed to be, before he disappeared. Some people say he ran away so he wouldn't have to face questioning. They also say he became a bit lunatic after the destruction."

Now this was something important that he wanted to hear.

"But it's really odd Remus, because all this weird stuff started happening after I earned my wings. Was my assignment weird? I wonder about it all the time, and I wish I could remember it. Strange stuff's been happening all over the Spirit World, strange stuff that never happened before. Does it have to do with me? Did I do something wrong? I wish our memories weren't wiped."

Remus's mind was spinning fast. Could Aisling's 'wing assignment' have something to do with Sirius? And was Sirius's disappearance, effecting the Spirit World? Was it related to Regulus's disappearance, as well as Chan's destruction?

"Aisling, what are the chances of a spirit being destroyed?" Remus asked.

He needed clues, he needed to figure this whole mess out. What the hell was going ON? He had to put the puzzle pieces together, because if he didn't, he would be partly responsible for the whole terror that the Living would experience because Sirius wasn't there. And already many years had passed in the Living. How long did he have to get Sirius back before the Earth was 'doomed'?

"As much chance as being struck dead by a gigantic asteroid when you're living. Very very few have been destroyed, that's why Chan's destruction was all over the news. Especially head angels, they have a chance of being destroyed that's like… one in a googol! That's ten to the hundreth power (100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) by the way. And it's still a mystery that everyone's trying to figure out, and that Regulus guy knows something, but he won't say, so it's driving us all crazy! Oh, here we are," Aisling said, as they arrived in front of the apartment. "I'll just leave you here, since I have to hurry back to Auntie. I'll see you tomorrow, Remus!"

"Bye!"

He hurried into the elevator and up the floors, then wrenched open his apartment door and almost ran to the couch to sit down and think hard.

Aisling had given him a wealth of information. He would need to thank her later. But he needed to think things over, if he wanted to complete the assignment as fast as possible. There was so much mystery surrounding Sirius. Where the hell was he? He grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill and began to write down the things he knew so far. He always liked to keep organized.

Things I Know:

1. Regulus disappeared shortly after Aisling's 'wing assignment'.

2. Rachael Black (Sirius's mother) is the leader of a town called Tsudnwot, she became nicer after Aisling's 'wing assignment'.

3. Chan (head angel) was destroyed shortly after Aisling's 'wing assignment'.

4. Regulus Black knew something about Chan's destruction.

5. Regulus disappeared before he became questioned.

6. Regulus became sort of a lunatic after Aisling's 'wing assignment'.

Things I Need to Find Out:

1. Where the hell Sirius is.

2. Why James seems to think Sirius is alive.

3. The cause of Chan's destruction.

4. What Regulus knows.

5. Where Regulus is.

6. Why Rachael Black became nice.

He stopped and looked at his list, sucking on his quill. What he knew wasn't enough to solve half of the questions on what he needed to find out. When he had agreed to this assignment, he had thought that he would just go, get Sirius, come back. He never thought that Sirius wouldn't be here, that there would be a myraid of mysteries, and that they perhaps were related – or not – to Sirius's disappearance. This was by far, the most confusing assignment he had ever agreed to.

Remus put the quill down and sat back. Suddenly, something sharp poked him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the shards of Sirius's Two-Way Mirror that he gave to Harry. He laid them on the coffee table, intending to fix it later. Then he felt another package in his pocket.

He pulled out the other mirror that Tonks had given him. There was a note, folded neatly. Remus had promised not the read it, and so he left it as it was. He honored everyone's promises. He was a very trustworthy person anyway, and Tonks was a good friend.

He thought me might shower off and then go to sleep, but the phone rang. Wondering who else knew his phone number but Aisling, he dreaded picking it up and hearing Aisling's chatterboxy voice.

"Hello?"

"Hi Moony, it's James."

"Oh! Hi."

"I was wondering, can me and Lily come over for a bit?"

"Lily and I. Sure."

"You're still correctional huh? Ok, cool. We're apparating, so be expecting us in a few seconds."

He hung up.

Perfect, Remus could talk to James too. James ought to know some things. He could help him in fact, locate Sirius and figure out all these mysteries. Maybe he could even come visit Sirius's mother with him, after all, he was pretty sure he needed someone with him in that place. James, Peter, and him had never really been welcome to Sirius's house, and it was because of his mother. Another thing was, he knew of the portrait in Grimmauld Place, and well, that portrait hadn't made him exactly feel welcome. From that portrait, he had quite an idea of what Sirius's mother thought of 'half-breeds' and 'half-bloods'. It would be good to have a 'pure-blood'.

Lost in his thoughts, Remus was startled when he heard a loud crack. The next moment, James and Lily were standing at the door.

"They picked a good place for you," James said, looking around.

Remus jumped up.

"Yeah, come on, sit down. I'll go get some tea."

He wasn't even sure there was tea here, but he would look around for something. He didn't find tea bags, but tea leaves. He shrugged it off. Tea with tea leaves was usually better anyway. Quickly he seeped the leaves into hot water and brought them out into the living room.

It was quite awkward. James looked like a complete stranger now. So did Lily. He didn't know what to say. It had been almost seventeen years now. He had quite forgotten anything the older James looked like, and all he remembered was the idiot that he had been as a schoolboy. But he was sure James wasn't still that idiot.

"Moony, I didn't properly say hi. But I don't have a proper way to say hi, but I hope this is better than asking what the hell you are doing here."

"Remus! It's so good to see you!" Lily said, giving him a hug. "Well not really. I mean, actually, you're not supposed to be dead, but it is good to see you."

"So, what'd you do? I called you earlier and you weren't home. Was Aisling torturing you or something?"

"No, she said her aunt was having dinner with the Council, and I wanted to ask them a few things and you wouldn't believe everything I heard from them! I asked about Siruis and stuff and…"

He launched into the story.

"Then on the way back, I asked Aisling things too, and she gave me some information, here look," he said, handing James the list.

James and Lily looked at the list for awhile, then put it down thoughtfully.

"That is odd. It seems that everything happened after Aisling's wing assignment. But what was Aisling's wing assignment? I can't remember," James said.

"I think the assignment is the key to everything. I think her assignment had something to do with Sirius."

James nodded.

"Are you really going to visit Sirius's mother?" Lily asked.

"I suppose I have to, I need all the information I can get – though I really have some premonitions about that mother."

"You shouldn't. She's been really nice lately. She called me a few times, and I almost fainted because she was so nice to me, when we were younger she called me that 'strange Potter boy'. But now she acts like I'm a friend or something. It's really odd," James said.

"But look, there's a portrait in Grimmauld Place, which is the Order headquarters now, on Sirus's mother. That portrait's always calling me a dirty scum of a half-breed. You're pureblood it's different I'm sure."

"Nope, she's been treating even Muggles nicely these days. It's very very odd. And again, this is after Aisling's wing assignment," Lily said. "She's nice even to me!"

"I think the fastest way to do this whole thing is to figure out what the heck Aisling's wing assignment was."

"That's impossible, Aisling's wing assignment was wiped from memory. All the records of all angel wing assignments were all recordered in Chan's head, and he's been destroyed," Lily said.

"Well, we'll have to get it by other means."

"Like what?" James asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Like the fact that we're going to visit Sirius's mother tomorrow."

ShOrTnSwEeT9013: Yes, a bit confusing, but I hope it was interesting.

RonnieikinzLuvr: Well, I just think I have too much, but I'm working on it. And you will eventually find out all you ever need to know about Sirius and the Council.

Donatella: Yay! I won't tell you whether Remus gets out. /evil smile/

IamSiriusgrl: Really? 17? I always thought it was 16. I'll check the books some other time. I don't know how long it'll take Aisling /evil smile, maybe never? Heh heh. You'll just have to read on!

Sirius-Black-Sfan: Yes, mystery. What I love aiming for. Of course the story continues! I don't know how James is still sane either.

GMUXMenSoaps: Yay! Intriguing! I like that compliment! Here's more!

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