"Here, have a drink of this chicken soup before you eat, soothes and nourishes your stomach." Hope Lupin's eyes looked lovingly at Remus, so much that Remus couldn't look at her probably, the pain in his chest intensifies.

He couldn't tell a mother that her child has someone else living in their body.

"Come on then, just a little. I know even if you don't remember me, you'll remember this taste. You've always loved my soup since you were a little."

Remus took over the bowl, scooped up a spoonful of the delicious smelling soup, and put it into his mouth. The taste was delicious and warming, he couldn't resist drinking some more.

"Careful, don't burn yourself."

After he finished the soup, he looked at Hope and said quietly, "I... Mom, you don't have to send me food every day, the hospital has some prepared."

It has been three days since he has woken up, and two of the days have been raining. Hope comes in early in the morning, with her legs all wet, just so she can give her son a warm meal. Sit in a bus for half an hour and then walk for ten minutes for each journey. He is very moved and feels very protective of this small woman who would go through such lengths to look after him. This feeling of a mother caring for him is something he never thought he would be able to experience.

Hope sighed: "I like bringing food here? I couldn't give you them before." She thought of the hardship of the past two years, her eyes watered, but she then immediately laughed, "let's not talk about this now, you woke up, mum doesn't wish for anything more, I won't stop you from doing anything anymore, as long you're well."

Remus had a vague feeling that Hope was hiding something, but he didn't ask, afraid he will make her upset again. He heard from her and the nurses, that two years ago he was hit by something heavy that broke off a side of the building. Originally everyone thought he would be in a coma for the rest of his life, and did not expect him to wake up. He also found out that it has also been two years since he fell in that rainstorm.

He looked at the old man on the bed beside him who is sick. The man was paralyzed by a stroke and has been lying on the bed for more than six months now. They say he is still conscious but is as good as dead. His wife has already passed, and the old man has only one son. The son is busy with his work, so he can only come here once or twice a week. Hope sometimes helps the nurses take care of the old man. Remus can only imagine how Hope must have taken care of him in the past two years as he watched her and the nurse sweating from taking care of the old man. When Remus looked at her, he could not help thinking that if his mother was still alive, she too would have had to worry about him in the same way.

In his heart, he gradually accepted the fact that Hope Lupin was his mother, and he even felt a little glad that he woke up with a mother he has always dreamed of. He feels he is very lucky and fortunate, not only was has he been given a second life, but also a mother.

He finished his meal under the supervision of Hope, who fanned him with a fan and looked at him with a smile of kindness in her eyes. So much so that Remus started feeling a little bit embarrassed, she then asked, "Love, would you like to watch TV for a while"

"Ok."

Hope turned on the TV, but neither of them had their minds on it. Remus asked, "Mom, when can I leave the hospital?" He could see that Hope wasn't rich. He feels better and felt there was no need to continue staying in the hospital.

She replied: "Don't worry, these years we've spent all the big money, a few more days isn't going matter. Mom just wants you to be healthy. We'll listen to the doctor. The doctors who treat you are all very nice."

He nodded, "Mom, tell me something about our family. The doctor also said, to remind me about it. Maybe I'll be able to remember it one day." Every time he says "mom", Remus felt his heartbeat very fast. He didn't know whether it was because of relief or guilt.

"There's no need to rush, when you get out of the hospital, I'll find you some photos of you when you were a child. I can tell you while we looking at them. The doctor said that you should be overstraining your brain right now.

Remus agrees, inadvertently he put his eyes on the TV screen, it was broadcasting a film conference, the camera turned, a familiar figure appeared on the screen.

He stared.

Lucius Malfoy

The director has given the male film star a big article piece, undoubtedly about how he was a handsome man, elegant and graceful. With the tailored suit emphasizing his tall and straight figure, gently raised his mouth in a confident smile. The number of women and men that are lost in that smile. Remus is familiar with the famous actor. He has acted as a stunt double for him in many of his films, because of their similar figures and back.

If it were not for this, Sirius Black wouldn't have even looked at him. But he really didn't know then, if he did, he would have just stayed as his fuck buddy. Not let the horrible and ugly situation after to occur.

There was a dull ache in his heart. This heart shouldn't be counted as his, but still withers in pain from the lost time and broken relationship, it is really sickly hilarious. He laughed at himself bitterly, "Mom, change the channel."

"Hmm.." She turned her head and regarded him. "Isn't this Lucius Malfoy?"

"You know him?"

"Oh Rem, your mother's not so old that I haven't watched TV." Hope smiled and flicked at him. "Lucius is very famous. When he got married in the first half of this year, your aunt Weasley's little girl next door was crying her eyes out. I don't know what children are thinking nowadays."

Remus stiffened. "He... He's married?

Hope gave him a strange look, "Remus, what's wrong, do you remember him?"

"No, just… I thought all male stars married late, he looks in his late twenties or thirties."

"Yeah, the papers say he and his wife have been together for years. Although I heard the girl's background is very mysterious. I remember his wife's last name was very unique, Blake… no Black I think..."

Remus didn't listen to what she said after that. One thing echoed in his mind repeatedly, that is, Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black got married.

They got married. What about Sirius? Did he hide away and cry? Holding a bottle of luxuries wine then falls asleep at the back of that soft leather sofa. He was so infatuated with Lucius, seeing him go from his sister's boyfriend to his brother-in-law, he would go crazy, right?

Ha, this is so ridiculous but Sirius Black, although we are destined to be passers-by, you cannot deny the similarities. We are both too greedy, we want what will never belong to us.