Title: Injustice For All
Author: Erika
Rating: PG-13 (swearing)
Summary: When a Hogwarts student is killed by a werewolf, Remus is arrested for murder. Is he guilty? Will James and Sirius be able to save him from execution?
Timeframe: Remus, Sirius, James, and Peter are seventh-years.
Spoilers: For PoA
Category: Angst, H/C, POV
Disclaimers: Hogwarts and all of its characters belong to JK Rowling, I'm only borrowing them to have a little fun and I promise to return them unharmed (well, at least mostly unharmed). I'm making no money from this and this is written for entertainment purposes only. Any characters that are not recognizable as being part of the HP universe belong to me, but you guys probably figured that out, right?
Feedback: Both positive feedback and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated and will be cherished!
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Author's Note: There are references to my stories "Moonlit Perdition" and "Absolution" but everything important is explained in this story. If you would like to read the rest of my HP fics, they can be found on my website.
Prologue
Sirius:
"Prepare to execute the werewolf," the Minister of Magic ordered in a steely tone.
The two wizards nodded mutely, raising their wands in unison.
Numbly, my eyes raked over the crowd of people that had gathered to watch the murder. There was a satisfied glint in their eyes. It was as if they were witnessing a neighborhood pest being put down. Not one of them seemed to grasp the atrocity that was about to be committed. I wanted to scream at them. Don't you realize? I wanted to shout, don't you realize this is a person we're killing? This wasn't a rabid dog or deranged psychopath who had tortured and raped fifteen women. This was a human being.
My stomach gave a lurch. I was going to be sick. God, how could this be happening? How could they execute someone for doing something he had absolutely no control over? It wasn't his fault! He was the victim of a horrible condition that cursed him with madness once every month. He wasn't a murderer! He wasn't–
This wasn't real. This couldn't be real. This had to be some sort of sadistic nightmare. Any moment now a hand would grab my shoulder and shake me back into wakefulness. I would open my eyes and see Remus leaning over me, face gentle and concerned. He would ask me if I was all right and I would say that I was and thank him for waking me. Smiling, he would return to his bed and I would fall asleep again, knowing that everything was all right.
However, looking into Remus' tortured and fearful eyes, I knew the truth. This wasn't a nightmare. This was very real.
Sorry that the prologue is so short. The story has seven parts (not including the prologue) and the other parts are all much longer. Anyway, I hope you like it so far.