The House of Black
Remus Lupin sat at the table in the kitchen, pondering on something he never thought would happen again. Once again he was the last Marauder. He couldn't believe that after finding that two of his friends were not what they seem, Peter for faking his own death and being the rat that he is, and Sirius for being sent to Azkaban when he was really innocent. He lost Sirius and Peter on the same day, and now he had lost Sirius once again. Once again he was alone.
Harry was at the Dursleys' once again, though he would be moving back to the House of Black as soon as the two weeks were up. Hermione was on vacation in Germany. Ron was back at the Burrow, along with his brothers and sister. All of them were thinking of the friend they had lost before they even knew him, and Harry was thinking, too, of the godfather and brother that was taken from him.
As there was no meeting, no one from the Order was in the house, and that made for a very empty house. Even the old house elf, Kreacher, would could occasionally be seen, was never heard. So, Remus Lupin sat, lost in thought, in an old house, waiting for either a message from the Order, or the full moon, which ever arrived first.
A light began to appear in the kitchen. Lupin noticed a new light behind him and turned towards it. The light grew brighter and began to take the shape of a man. The form became more defined over a few seconds. Before Lupin could grasp the fact that someone had just materialized right in front of him, the man spoke. "Remus Lupin, I have come here because there is a task that, if you were to accept and complete, would bring Sirius back here to the world of the living."
Remus asked, "What do I need to do?"
"You must go beyond the Veil and retrieve his body. Severus Snape will be able to make the potion that will keep you alive when you pass through the Veil."
"How will he know what the potion is?"
"Ask him if he will make the Anna Eva Coi. If he accepts, when the potion is complete, take it and the pass through the Veil. Once you find Sirius's body, bring it back through the Veil. Pour some of the remaining potion into his mouth and he will awake."
"I shall do as you have said."
With that, Saint Peter left the House of Black and returned to the Gates.
Remus was once again alone in the house, and once again waiting for the Order to call a meeting, but the sorrow he had felt at the loss of his friend was no longer bordering on despair. A hint of hope had brightened the gloom that had hung over Remus since that day in the Ministry of Magic. Remus received the letter he had been waiting for. The Order of the Phoenix would meet on the Friday before the next full moon.
A/N: For anyone who began reading this when it was first written, I am sorry about the delay. For new readers, I hope you enjoy the story. I will try to update soon. Reviews are always appreciated.
Relaeh.