Summary: Can one person and fate make the difference in Severus' life?
Disclaimer: I own nothng but the plot, sue me and become poor.
A/N: This fic is AU, not canon. Any reviews will be welcomed, flames or references to that is not possible in the book will be thrown into the fire to keep me warm.
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Chapter 4
Remus Lupin had spent the entire night waiting for someone, anyone, to return to the house. He feared his reaction, for it was one born of hatred and grief. As he stood to pace the floor for the third time, the door opened and in walked Lily's sister.
The door opening had caught him by surprise, and now Petunia Dursley was standing in her sitting room at wand point. She let out a small gasp, and then her face, turned white. The man's eyes were changing from blue to red, and she could see and feel the monster raging to get out.
Vernon Dursley came bustling through the door followed by a pudgy little boy. "What is the meaning of this? he roared, slamming the door shut to avoid anyone hearing. "I have told your kind before never to come here."
Vernon was angry, and when he took in the shape of his house, his rage intensified. "Look at my house! Where is that no good boy? He did this, didn't he? Just like all the other freakish things that have been happening lately. I will teach him a lesson he won't soon forget."
Vernon Dursley spouted off the ways he was going to harm Harry, for the destruction of his house, when Petunia whacked him on the shoulder.
"What?" he growled.
Petunia pointed a shaky finger at Remus, who by now was close to foaming at the mouth, "Do you not know what they can do? Lily spoke of it before. They can be horrible, freaky, and cruel. Be quiet before he kills us all."
"I will not bow down to this person, freak or not. Get out of my house at once!"
Remus had taken all he could, and pointed his wand at the man. A jet of light shot from his wand, and Vernon Dursley was slammed against the wall. "You will speak no more of Harry, ever again. He is not here, for he was taken away. You left him here to die, like some animal. You do not deserve to live, but that is not my choice to make."
Petunia hovered over Dudley, who was shaking. "What do you want from us?"
Remus turned on her. "I wanted to know if Harry had any friends, who he might have run to if he were in trouble."
Dudley snorted at this, and blurted out the answer before Petunia could stop him. "The freak didn't have any friends, I made sure of that, and mum and dad kept him in the house. How can he have friends if he's locked in a cupboard all day and night? That was really a stupid question."
"You kept him locked in there all this time!" Remus shouted
"Of course we did. Did you expect me to welcome that thing with open arms? We kept him hidden away from everyone and everything. We sent him to school, of course, but seeing as it is summer we kept the boy locked in when he wasn't doing his chores."
Remus couldn't take it anymore, and he could feel the werewolf inside him begging to get out. Pointing his wand at Vernon Dursley, he yelled out persentio excrucio, and Vernon Dursley began to cry, writhing around on the floor. Remus, knowing the Muggles had nothing further to tell him, turned to leave.
"Wait," Petunia shrieked at him. "What have you done to Vernon?"
"Simple, I have made him feel the pain he has inflicted on your nephew all these years. It serves him right. Think of this as his just rewards for all of your actions." With a pop, Remus apparated away from the Dursley house.
persentio excrucio: to feel deeply, torment, torture
A/N: It is short I know, but I will update again on Monday for it.