A/N: Ok I have noticed I fatal flaw in my fic. Remus's birthday is May 10, but for the purpose of this fic it's going to be about a month or two later.
Disclaimer: if I really did own Harry Potter and all the characters that go along with it then Sirius would still be alive!
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I called in advance this time to ask Pomfrey if I can take Remus out. She was hesitant but in the end I smooth talked her into letting me. Remus is doing so well that they're moving him into another room. So now I have to memorize another route to get to him, but I'm fine with it as long as he's doing better.
Well I arrive on time to room 306 and enter without knocking. Inside I'm met with a half naked Remus and Dr. Pomfrey. Yeah I defiantly should have knocked. I try my hardest not to blush and avert my gaze from Remus as he finishes getting dressed. Pomfrey greets me with her usual hand shake and 'Hello, Mr. Black'. Remus finally pulls on a shirt and turns to face us. He does look much better.
"Oh sorry dear forgot to give you your shoes!" Pomfrey scurries out of the room to go fetch said shoes. I try to start a conversation but he doesn't seem interested, he's just keeping his gaze down. Pomfrey comes back with a pair of tennis shoes and hands them to Remus. "Mr. Black may I have a word?" I nod and she heads for the door. "Remus finish getting ready, we'll be back in a minute I just need to speak with Mr. Black," he nods and we leave the room.
"We have a problem," The look in her eyes makes me tense.
"What's wrong with him? I thought you said he was doing fine," she sighs
"It's not about Remus's health. He is doing fine and that's the problem. We can't keep him here for long. Give it another two days and we'll have to release him. But he has no where to go,"
"I see,"
"I suggest a foster home,"
"I'll have to run it by Dumbledore. If I'm not done questioning him by then placing him in a foster home could cause a problem," I pause to think. "He's almost 18, correct,"
"Yes, in about two weeks," Yeah this could turn into quite a predicament if I don't hurry.
"Doctor?" Remus had just exited his room and now stood in front of us fully dressed. "I'd finished but no one came back in so I thought…"
"Oh it's ok Remus. Mr. Black and I were just finishing anyway," Pomfrey smiles at him warmly and he walks to us. "Well have fun Remus. I'll see you in a few hours alright." He nods and Pomfrey gives him a reassuring pat on the back before we leave.
Like always I fail miserably at starting a conversation with him as we navigate out of the hospital and to my car. I open the door for him and he gets in without a word. I start up the engine and check to make sure he's buckled in before pulling out of parking lot. It's dead quiet and I can't stand it so I turn on the radio. Remus's mood seems to lighten up considerably.
"So, where are you taking me?" I can't help but smile.
"It's a surprise," he cocks an eyebrow but doesn't say anything else. Although after a while he speaks again.
"How do I know you're not going to kidnap me? You could be some psycho path for all I know," I laugh.
"Wow you got me all figured out don't you. Yes that's exactly what I was trying to do. My ingenious plan was to impersonate a cop, kidnap you and then hold you for ransom,"
"I knew it…" he murmurs and gives me a small smile.
We arrive at our destination and Remus looks at me curiously.
"A lake…"
"Yup, a lake," I park the car and get out and I open the door for Remus and he steps out as well. We start to walk around the edge of the lake admiring its stillness and beauty.
"So now that you've kidnapped me, you mind telling me why,"
"Well, I've always wanted to kidnap someone so I thought 'Hey why not Remus!'" I smile and kick a rock into the water. "So tell me Remus do you have any hobbies?" He looks shaken by such a personal question but answers anyway.
"Uh, yeah I use to draw and paint a lot, but I haven't been able to in months. And I use read a lot too," I nod thoughtfully. "What about you?"
"Me?" I wasn't expecting that. "Nothing much I play guitar, not very well, and I'm sports kind of a guy,"
"What kind of sports?"
"Rock claiming, sky diving, BMX that sort of thing,"
"Into extreme sports then?"
"Well I like to try everything I can," We continue to walk around the lake in silence. We've now walked around the small lake once and I notice an ice cream stand. "Hey you want some ice cream?"
"Uh…sure," he shrugs and follows me. I let him choose first (Rocky Road) and then select mine (Chocolate Chip). We walk over to a huge shady tree and sit under it. He looks extremely relaxed underneath the tree an ice cream cone in one hand. He closes his eyes for a second and leans back against the tree trunk. He sighs in content and I can't stop starring at such a beautiful scene. Eventually I peal my eyes away and instead watch the children play along the edge of the lake, closely guarded by their parents.
"Thank you…for the ice cream" I look at Remus and smile.
"Sure thing," I get up to go through away the sticky mess that was my ice cream. As I do so I notice that Remus gets up to dispose of his trash as well. I quickly check my watch and hear Remus move next to me.
"Is it time to go?" he bites his lip in the cutest way possible and I flush slightly.
"No, I was checking to see how much time we have left. I promised your doctor I wouldn't keep you out too late. Why, are you bored?"
"No," he shakes his head and looks down at his feet. "I'm having a good time. So I just wanted to know if we had to leave yet," There's an awkward moment where neither of us has anything constructive to say, but as quickly as it came it left.
"So do you like school Remus?" we'd started walking again on the paved side walk.
"Yeah, I want to become a teacher someday,"
"Really?"
"I've always wanted to work with kids and when I tutored students at my old school I discovered that I really liked it,"
Little by little Remus started to warm up to me and I found myself enjoying every minute of his company. But out time together was running short and I'd made a promise to Pomfrey. So by four o'clock Remus was back at the hospital and by four-thirty I was at the office knocking on Dumbledore's door.
"Come in," I heard him mumble and I did as instructed.
"Excuse my sir," Dumbldore looked up from the stack of papers he was filling out. "We have a situation," he set down his pen and motioned for me to sit down. "Remus is due to be released in a few days and I still haven't finished questioning him," I continue as I sit down. "His doctor suggests a foster home but I'm not sure that would be best," he nods thoughtfully before speaking.
"What do you suggest Sirius?"
"I'm not sure that's why I came to ask you sir," Dumbledore removes his half moon spectacles and rubs his temple.
"I know you're being put under a lot of pressure to finish this assignment, and I also know that it's a difficult task but if you could finish it with in the next few days then we need not worry about where Remus is going," I start to speak but stops mw with a wave of his hand. "If I didn't think you could do this case I wouldn't have given it to you Sirius. You know that," I nod and make to get up.
"I'll try my best to complete my task sir," but before I could even set foot outside the door Dumbledore spoke again.
"Don't worry about it Sirius. If you need more time I'm sure we can arrange something," I nod in return and walk out of his office.
A/N: So that's it for this chapter. I know it's a bit short but I promise next chapter will be longer! So please review, I mean don't you wanna find out where Remus is going to go? Or if they ever fall in love? So review please! .
