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Definition of a hero

It was an warm evening and the sun set was placating everything in a lovely light.

Suddenly the peaceful scenery was disturbed by a bright glow and too figures stumbled out of it.
"Sorry Remus, I have to practice the landing a little bit more."
"It's okay Harry, how many times did you do this before?"
"Twice before this one. I am here the second time in my life, the time I remember."

Remus stood up and looked at his sourroundings.
A clearing in the middle of tall trees which seemed to be out of gold, as they glowed in the sun. The sky was iluminated by the sunset and every once in a while he could hear the birds in the sky.
"This place is magic, isn't it, Remus? At first I was desoriented and even scared, but then I looked at this eyxactly as you are doing now and I fell instantly in love with this place."
Harry was standing next to Remus.
Remus glanced at his right side to see Harry's peaceful expression – but was startled at he had to look up to Harry.
Remus grabbed the younger mans arm and turned him to face him.
"Harry, is that you?"
"Yes, this is me. I wanted to tell you a long time now, but I never was courageous enough to do it."

"Are you human?"
"No I am not human, Remus. I am an elf as were my parents and many other people you knew."

Remus was looking at his godson in wonder. Here he was standing in his elven body.
Tall, with long hair and without glasses he was phenomenon. Gone was the unhealthy and scrawny human boy, replaced by an young adult men of supernatural build.

"And I thought elves to be a fairy tale. Silly me." Remus smilies at Harry and he answered with an melodic laughter, convincing the last bit of doubt Remus had about Harry.

This laughter was the laughter of his mother and this smile was the ever charming Potter smile.
"Remus, lets go to the home of my ancestor and you shall learn more about my heritance and long lost family member I have and I had."
Harry started walking into the shadowy trees and Remus hurried after the fast elf.
"Harry, where is this home?"
"My home is not far, only a few minutes walking, and you will face it."
Remus walked by Harr's side in comanioble silence and Harry was happy that Remus handled this situation better then he even imagined him to do.
Perhaps the little secret he still held was not going to send Remus in any kind of shock anytime soon.

About ten minutes later the fellows where in another clearing. This time Remus saw lights and heard voices in the darkness.

"This is home, Remus. More than ever now that you are here with me."

"Mae govannen, mellon." "Mae, govannon Elerosse Tinethele."
"Mae govannon?"
"This is Remus Lupin, one dear friend of my parents and my godfather."
"Welcome, Remus Lupin. Welcome to Lothlorien, the golden forest."
"Thank you. I am honoured to be here."
"It is seldom for any human being to set foot into our forests, but not after the fellowship decades ago."
"Lothlorien is the last true homes of our race in this dimension. The rest of the elves all have left for a better place. And we will leave now as well."
The other elf placed his hands together and in a bright light they were gone.

Remus blinked and stared in the amused faces of two elves.
"It is not good to travel dimensions more then one per day if you are not used to, or if you are human."
"Why?" Remus tried to ask, but he was vioelently sick.
Harry comforted him from behind and helped him stand up after he was finished.
"Thank you, for the warning, Harry."
"Hey, it was not my fault. Elrohir is guilty of this one.
"Well spoken, young one." Another melodic voice sounded to Remus.
Both elves turned and inclined theis heads shortly to the new man.
"My lord, may I present you Remus Lupin."
"Ion nin, no formality, please. I must endure more than enough in this place. But now you are here and I have hope that you will be the center of attention."
"Adar, I hope not."
"Ion nin, you are special, regardless where you are. Here or on Earth. You are special."

Harry groaned and Remus laughed at him.

"Why you are here so special, you have to tell me. Why you are special on earth, I know."
"Has his highness told you nothing about his heritage?"
"No, he has not. His highness?"
"Yes, Elerosse Tinethele, Prince of the Elves."
Remus blinked and started to laugh.

"Oh, Harry. Everything really happens to you, does it? I mean. Your Highness, I am sorry for laughing out loud."

Harry grinned and just winked.
"Believe it or not. But this is exactly the same way his highness reacted. Just laughing and not believing anything we said."
"I must insist. That is something sounding like a silly joke. But now everything makes perfect sense. Sirius was constantly teasing James, that at home he was treated like a prince and when James would react Sirius would just salute and say something like. Mae Caun. Now it makes sense." Yes, geraif, it makes sense." "Sirius was an elf!" "Sirius was an elf." Harry smiled fondly at his mentor and friend.

"Sire, we must go to the palace. The taur and rin are waiting, along with your muindor and muinthol."
"Ai, lets go to them. Leed the way, please."
Remus and Harry followed the elf into the palace, a big tree to be exact, so it looked for Remus anyway. On their way Harry snapped his finger once and the clothes of Remus changed into something similar to Harrys tunic. "
"Remus, promise me one thing. You will follow me and you will stay in the palace."
Remus saw the serious expression on Harry's face and the first thing coming to his mind was "Mae caun." Harry smiled at this. Yes, he hoped Remus would stay with him in the next minutes. Everything he was going to learn was special and overwhelming.
"Remus. I have a family here. Not any kind of friends or the like. But blood family. And you know them all very much, thought the most. Please don't be shocked. We will expkain everything to you."
Harry nodded to the soldier and the door to the throne room opened.
Remus openly gaped at the room. It was magnifent with lights and the treecrwon. And in the middle of the room were two thrones. Occupated by someone looking vaguely familiar to Remus.
Suddenly he heard a loud scream and his name and had his arms full of a person, a person he didn't know.
"Excuse me, madam. But who are you." He notices familiar red hair and then it clicked.
"Lily!" She looked up and he gazed into the same emerals eyes as Harry had.
He looked to him for confirmation and saw him smiling broadly and nodding.

"Yes Remus. That is my mum." "Oh, Harry. You're here." She hugged him tighly.
"Remus, may I reintroduce you to some people." Remus was looking at Harry who stepped aside to open the space to five people who looked all very familiar , yet slightly different.

Aran James, Bereth Lily, Idhren Dumbledore, Caun Daniel Ryan and arn Sirius. My family. Father, mother, grandfather, twin brother and muindor."
Remus looked at his assembled friends and did the one thing a person in his position could do - he fainted.

Mae good

Aran king

Bereth queen

Cau nprince

Garaf wolve

Muindor brother

Idhren professor