Disclaimer: I only wish that I could own Remus like I own my other characters. But it's only a wish.
Author's notes: The climax of the story...Dum Dum Dum Dum!
Upstairs Dan quietly opened the door into Remus' room. Remus was asleep as he crept over the floor beside him. He didn't know that Remus' nose was twitching. He could smell him.
"Uncle Dan? What are you doing here?" Remus asked as he rubbed his eyes.
Dan stopped in mid walk and frowned. He turned to Remus and made a smile.
"Well, of course I wanted to see my favorite nephew. I didn't mean to wake you." He replied.
"That's alright. I should be up anyway." Remus replied as he sat up in his bed.
He noticed that Dan was holding a brown package. He gazed at it.
"What do you have there, uncle Dan?" Remus asked as he pointed to the box.
Dan looked at it and smiled.
"This Remus, is for you. I thought you might like it. Since you are a little ill, I am going to opened it for you. Is that alright?"
"Sure I don't mind." Remus asked as he shrugged.
Dan smiled again, but it was a mischievous smile that Remus noticed. Dan carefully opened it and pulled out a long silver chain. It was beautiful. None of it was rusted. It looked like Dan recently polished it.
"What is that for, Uncle Dan?" Remus asked as he made a very curious face.
"This my boy, is your present from me. I want you to lay down." Dan said as his face became dark.
"What? What are you talking about Uncle Dan?" Remus asked. He started to become worried.
"Don't you ever call me your uncle anymore you filthy werewolf. You are a disgrace to this family and the name Lupin. I told you to lay down." Dan said as his voice became harsher. Remus could now see the hate in his uncle's eyes.
"But, Uncle-" Remus said but was cut off as Dan took the chain and wrapped around Remus' neck.
"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Remus yelled and choked at the same time. The silver burned his flesh on his neck.
"Your stupid father wanted to keep you. I would have told the hospital to kill you. I don't understand this family. Why would they want to keep you? You are just a bothersome problem that we….well, I have to take care of." Dan whispered in his ear as he pulled the chain tighter.
"AHH…" Remus gasped for air.
"You can feel it can't you? The silver embedding itself in you. I usually make killings fast and easy, but I want your father to see you take your last breath."
"Flipendo!" a voice yelled. A stream of yellow lights flew across the room and hit Dan in the chest. The chains fell off Remus as he fell back wards on the bed.
"Dad, get Remus and get out of here!" John yelled as his approached Dan.
His dad ran over and yanked the rest of the chains off of around Remus' neck. Blood trickled on the floor as his grandfather carried him out of the room.
Dan stood up and took his wand out of his pocket.
"You know brother I was trying to save you a lot of pain in the future. I know what is going to happen. Remus is going to be alone and you going to find out that it is all your fault for saving him." Dan said as he pointing his wand at his older brother.
"Expelliarmus!" Dan yelled. A blue light flew and hit John's wand. It flew from his hands and hit the wall.
Dan walked up closer and pointed his wand under John's neck.
"I could do it you know? But why? You aren't the person that I want to kill. The monster that is in our father's arms. That's my target. One day he is going to turn on you and I wont be there to help you." Dan whispered.
"How do you know that about Remus?" John asked. "You don't know him!"
"Don't you get it! They are all the same! Those gruesome, bloody monsters! And what is worst that one of them is your son!" Dan yelled pointing the wand harder into John's neck.
"Don't you dare say that about him!" John yelled again as he punched Dan on the cheek. Dan fell backwards on the floor. John scrambled to his wand. As he did Dan kicked him on his side.
"AHH!" John yelled as he turned around to face his brother.
"What happened to you?" John said gasping for air.
"Reality my dear brother." Dan said as he bent towards John. John saw the hatred in his eyes.
"He's my son and your nephew…why?"
"Not anymore! He's a werewolf! Don't you get it!"
"No, he's not. He's my son and I love him! You won't kill him, I'll make sure of that." John said as he jumped at Dan and tackled him to the floor.
They continued to kick, hit and yell spells at each other.
"You know if you kill me, you'll be sent to Azkaban! I'm Chairman! You're nothing!" Dan yelled.
John stopped in his tracks. For the first time that whole day, Dan was right this time. He would be sent to prison, if he killed him. But, he couldn't let Dan get away with this. Trying to kill his one and only son.
"I'll put your son in the paper. You and your wife too. How are you going to keep your job now? Your low dirt job. Have you realized since your son is a….werewolf that he won't be attending Hogwarts! And if he gets the letter I'll make sure that he won't be going!" Dan yelled as he grabbed his side where John punched him earlier.
"SHUT-UP! Just shut-up! You won't do anything!" John yelled again as he punched Dan hard in the face.
Dan went back into the wall. It took a couple of gasps to realize what happened.
"You just wait! Your time is coming…See you later, Big Brother. Here is a future tip. I would watch my back if I was you" Dan said. He apparated in front of John's eyes.
"Trust me Dan, I would watch yours." John whispered.
In the hospital Remus was laying down. Bandages were wrapped carefully around his neck. His mom and grandparents were lucky enough to get a doctor that would help. He was the same one that helped during Remus' first transformation. He was a middle-aged man with reddish hair. He wore square silver glasses that went over his bright blue eyes.
"Remus will be fine. It seems that his wounds will recover quite well. I am very pleased. I'll be back in a hour so to see if he has awakened. He'll need to eat. Tomorrow is the full moon. I know he won't be feeling well." Dr. Langford said as he bid the Lupin family a good bye.
"Thank-you doctor." Liz whispered as she rubbed the shaggy brown bangs from Remus' face.
They heard a small pop and John appeared in the room. His face was bruised and cut.
"Son!" Remus' granddad explained as he took hold of John's arm to keep him steady on his feet.
"I'm alright dad. How's Remus?" John asked as he took a seat beside Remus' bed.
"Dr. Langford said that he's making a good recovery. He put a sleeping spell on Remus. Langford said that he'll be back around an hour." Liz answered.
-------The Next Morning-------
Remus was wide a wake listening to his relatives talking. He was nibbling on a muffin, he didn't have a much of an appetite though. Doctor Langford walked in and greeted everyone. He walked over to Remus and checked his wounds.
"Everything looks fine. I'm going to let you go, Remus. Your parents persuaded me last night to let you come home today. And since you look fine as you can be at the moment I will keep my promise. Now, I want you to take it easy today. You need to eat." The doctor said as he pulled up a chair.
"Thanks, Dr. Langford." Remus whispered. He looked at the doctor and smiled. "I appreciate it."
"You are very much welcome. And remember Remus not everyone is like your uncle. There are some true and bonifide people out in the world that will respect you. Don't ever let people, like your uncle, get to you." Dr. Langford said as patted Remus' arm and walked out of the room.
"Well, sport. Let's go home." John said as he stood up.
---------That evening-------
Remus, his dad and grand dad were playing poker. His mom and grandma were in the kitchen drinking hot tea.
"Ah, now you're raising the stakes a little." his granddad said as Remus put 6 red poker chips in the middle.
"Are you afraid that I'm going to beat you Grand dad?" Remus asked as he looked at his cards.
"Well, well….me and your dad might have taught you everything we know about Poker, but I know that I got of few tricks up my sleeve." his grand dad replied as he placed 8 red poker chips in the middle of the table.
John placed 8 and took a card. Remus looked at both of them. They truly loved him, more than he would ever know. There was so much that was going on and they were all there for him.
Remus took a card and looked at it. His hand started to shake and he dropped the cards. His mouth opened and his teeth started to grow.
"Remus?" his grand dad asked in concern. Remus' eyes turned from that beautiful blue/grey color to the goldish color of the werewolf's.
John looked out the window the full moon was up and shining.
"Crap!" John yelled. "We gotta get him out of here! NOW!"
John picked up Remus and ran outside to the shed. Remus' body was transforming fast.
"Dad…." Remus whispered in agony.
"It's alright son. You're going to be fine. Trust me." John said as he ran faster. Remus' hands started to grow. His fingernails became longer. They dung into John's skin of his arm.
"AHHH!" John yelled as he tripped. The pain from the nails distracted him as he let go of Remus.
Remus bent over in pain. His body was lengthening more. His clothes were tearing during the process.
"Son!" Remus' grand dad yelled as he, his wife, and Liz caught up. He stood close to John as the women were farther away just in case the werewolf wanted to attack.
John stared at the creature that was his son. The werewolf was grey with gold eyes. He bared his huge fangs and growled at them. Spit dripped from them.
"Re-mus…" John whispered as he tried to walk closer.
The werewolf growled again and took off away from them. John ran after him.
"John! NO!" His father yelled running after him. He grabbed his son. John tried to come out of his father's grasp.
"Dad! Stop! I have to get him! They'll kill him!" John yelled he struggled.
"Stop! Listen to me!" his dad yelled. John fell on his knees. "What's going to happen if we find him? Huh? He'll kill us before we even get a chance to walk near him. We'll find him in the morning. There is nothing we can do." his father said as he hugged John.
"I don't want him to die. He's my son." John said through his crying.
"I know. He's strong, he'll make it. Trust me."
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