Author's Notes: back to the past...
Disclaimer: JKR owns all the lovable characters used in this story.
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Chapter 5: The invisibility Cloak
Remus moodily stared at the cream coloured wallpaper of the living room. Idly, he kicked the chair with his small foot. The chair had always been his favorite. It was white and large enough for him to curl up in. The cushion was also bouncy When he was three years old, he had loved bouncing on it, much to his parent's displeasure. He sighed as birds sang and chattered outside the ornate window, through which golden sunlight was pouring. He hated the sunlight. It was teasing him, mocking him, reminding him that he wasn't allowed to go outside.
Remus restlessly got up and walked into the kitchen, hoping there was something snacky to eat. He opened the pantry and tried in vain to reach the bread on the top shelf. He stomped his foot in annoyance. Frustrated, he went upstairs to read a book.
Lately, he had found books more and more appealing. While his body was cooped up inside the house, his mind was free to wander the worlds he glimpsed through the pages of books. He wasn't too fond of scientific books, or history books, they were far too dull for a six year old. He adored fiction, mostly muggle fantasy. He was currently reading the Lord of the Rings. It was hard going, and he read very slowly, but the story was fascinating because his father said it was based on fact.
The muggle, J. R. R. Tolkien had found many scrolls that contained the history of a magical community in northern England. While the plot of the book had been fiction, all the characters had once existed. There really had been a Sauron (one of the first dark lords), an Aragorn, Arwen, Frodo, Legolas, Gimli...they just had never really met.
The sun set, but there was still no sign of his parents, who had gone out to get supplies. They lived several miles from any village (the closest being Hogsmeade), so Remus wasn't expecting them back until later.
As the last rays of the sun disappeared from the purplish-blue sky, a rock hit his window. It had been enchanted to never break, but the sound of the empact caused Remus to look up in alarm. He crept quietly over and looked down. To his astonishment, none other than James Potter grinned up at him. James motioned for him to come down.
Abandoning his book, Remus ran down to the first floor as fast as his little legs would carry him. He burst out through the front door of the mansion for the first time in weeks. "James!" he yelled happily as the ran to him. "I've missed you so much! What are you doing here?"
His friend grinned. "I missed you too, Remmy. I thought I'd pay you a little visit."
Remus' smile faded. "What if my Mummy and Daddy catch you?" he asked quietly.
James' grin widened. "They won't because my Daddy gave me something really cool." He held out a strange, glittery fabric for Remus to inspect. Remus gently took the strange thing and gasped as he touched it. It felt so sleek, it was almost wet. The cloth was gey-ish blue-ish purple-ish, Remus thought.
"What is it?" he asked.
"It's an invisibility cloak. Daddy says, if you wear it, nobody can see you."
Remus' eyes widened. "That's so cool! Can I try?"
"Not right now," said James, mischevious smile fading. "It's real late and my parents are gonna get worried." he brightened. "But I'lll come and see you again soon!"
"Promise?" asked Remus
"Promise." answered James.
He put the cloak back on and disappeared. Though he had been expecting it, Remus gasped as he vanished into thin air.
"Bye Remus!" James' disembodied voice called. And he was gone.
Slightly disappointed, but happy all the same, Remus went back into the house to await his parents' return.
Over the next three weeks, James appeared at Remus' house almost every night after Remus' parents were asleep. Together, they explored the woods around Remus' house and once even ventured to a farm where they played with the animals half the night.
Though he lost a lot of sleep, Remus had never been happier.
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Number 12 Grimmauld Place
Mrs. Esmeralda Black sat facing her husband in a dark, depressing living room. The room was ornately decorated in black and green silks and velvets. Depressing tapestries dating from the Middle Ages and embroidered with silver thread were hung on the walls. A beautiful ebony fireplace took up half of one of the walls, but the fire had long since died.
Regulus Black I, paced back and forth on the faded carpet, hands behind his back, head bent, and muttering. After a while, he stopped, and turned to face his wife, a diabolic expression on his unnaturally pale face.
"My dear," he said, his voice cool and calculating. "I believe I have found the solution to our problem."
Esmeralda watched him, waiting for a response, her dark eyes glittering.
"Jonathon Lupin has many weaknesses, the largest of which is his love for his wife and snivelling son, Remus. What a muggle name." he spat the last sentence with distaste.
"So what's your brilliant plan?" asked Esmeralda sarcastically.
Her husband ignored the tone of her voice. "It's quite simple. We must break him. And to do that, we first break his son." he grinned evilly. "As an added bonus, it will teach our Sirius never to associate with muggle-lovers." Regulus smiled, but his eyes remained cold.
Esmeralda nodded her approval and with an equally cold smile she said, "Excellent, but how do we do that? Simply killing the boy wouldn't be enough."
"I have it all taken care of." replied Regulus.
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dun dun dun...I hope you liked chapter five. Chapter 6 is on its way. PLEASE REVIEW!
Moony