Chapter 11
FLASHBACK
"Who are you going to the Yule Ball with?" Alex asked her sister as they walked towards the lake.
"Remus Lupin asked me this morning." Anita giggled.
"Be careful around him. I don't want to find you killed because of a full moon."
"I'll be careful, don't worry."
"Moony, where's your date?" Sirius asked, they were sitting in the Gryffindor common room. Everyone buy Anita had come down already.
"Just go ahead if you're so bloody eager to leave." He replied, getting annoyed by his friend's impatient ways.
"Alright, we'll see you down there." James said as they walked through the portrait hole.
"Don't worry Remus, she'll be down." Lily whispered to her friend, knowing that he was beginning to get nervous.
As soon as they had left Remus heard footsteps on the stairs. He looked up to see Anita in a dark red gown. It was very simple but at the same time very elegant.
"Sorry it took so long." She said, a blush creeping over her face when she noticed his mouth was hanging open.
"That's alright… you look very… I mean… uhm… wow." He finally managed.
"Thanks, you look very wow too." She smiled with an awkward laugh.
"Shall we?" He asked, offering his arm.
"Lets." They went down to the ball to find that everything already started. Including a brief fight between Severus and the Marauders.
Some how as the night progressed Anita found herself sneaking off to the shrieking shake with Remus. After that night everything began to change. Anita found herself feeling unwell, she went to her sister who insister on her going to the nurse.
There they found out that not only had Anita been pregnant, but miscarried. "What ever you do, don't tell Remus. It's better if he doesn't know."
"Fine." Alex nodded. "Whatever you think is best."
END FLASHBACK
"Remus, I'm sorry. I figured that it would be better if you didn't know about it." Anita apologized, tears burning her eyes.
"You could have told me, I would have understood… I can't believe that whole time you were lying to me." Remus was still in shock. He felt ill and betrayed. "I don't know if I can forgive you for this." With that he stood and walked out of the room. Leaving a stunned Alex and a crying Anita.
"I'm sorry Anita… I didn't mean for him to hear us… I know how hard this is…"
"No you don't! You don't know what it's like to loose a child! Don't even try to pretend you understand!" Anita said cutting her off midsentence.
"I understand, better then you could know." Alex said, keeping her head high and walking out of the room before the tears could escape her eyes.