One year later . . .

Remus lay in bed, tossing and turning in the throes of a dream. He was back at Hogwarts, and Black was attempting his first animagus transformation, but had gotten stuck halfway through. It had been a fun experience when it had happened, but now he couldn't forget what Sirius had done, and what would have at one time been a good daydream had turned into a nightmare. Remus was trying to make sense of the dream when suddenly Hogwarts disappeared around him and he stood in a quiet forest glade. He looked around in bemusement.

"We have a problem." Remus turned around to see Zoe.

"What do you mean? Is this real? Is that really you?"

She nodded. "Yes, this is real."

"Really? Wow. How does it work?"

She frowned, impatient. "That is not important now. Lady Artemis has been taken captive."

"What?" he gasped. "But she's a goddess. How could someone capture her?"

Zoe glared at him. "I do not know how, all I know is that it has happened."

"Right," Remus nodded determinedly. "So what can I do to help?"

"Thou wilt remain here and maintain control at the sanctuary and be prepared for our arrival when we do find our Lady."

"Is there nothing I can do to help you rescue Lady Artemis?"

She shook her head. "No, we would never accept men to hunt with us for an extended period of time. The only thing thou can do to help is to wait and be ready."

Remus sat on the porch, looking up at the evening sky as a soft breeze blew past his face. It had been a few weeks since he had gotten the dream message from Zoe, and he had not heard anything since. He was starting to get concerned that something bigger was going on. He glanced up at the stars, trying to ignore the bright star twinkling in the middle of Canis Major. He heard a noise off to the side and glanced over before dismissing it. Looking up in the sky, he frowned. It looked as if the stars were brighter now. They made a pattern Remus had never noticed before- a gleaming constellation that looked a lot like a girl's figure- a girl with a bow, running across the sky. Remus sat up suddenly. It looked like Zoe.

Remus was working at his desk filling out the paperwork for the magical congress allowing for the immigration of a few new house elves who had been recently freed through the dying wish of their master. There was the sound of footsteps from the hallway and he looked up. "Lady Artemis, are you alright? Zoe said that you were taken captive."

Artemis sighed wearily. "Yes, I am fine."

Remus peered around her. "Where's Zoe? I have some new ideas that she needs to approve before they can be implemented here."

Artemis sighed again. "Remus, child, Zoe is dead."

Remus gaped at her. "What? But she- how?"

Artemis smiled sadly. "She died in battle, a true hero. The world will honor her forever as she lives forever among the stars." She stepped aside. "I would like to introduce you to my new lieutenant, Thalia, daughter of Zeus."

Remus nodded distractedly at her. "Welcome to the hunt, Thalia."