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In Harry Potter the Order of the Phoenix, the traumatic experience caused by Sirius upon Snape by having him encounter Remus Lupin in his Werewolf form is a particular turning point for the whole plot. Snape is horrified by the lies sprout by his bullies and the blatant favoritism shown by Dumbledore and so then he joins the Death Eaters willingly.

But the potion prodigy was not the only one changed by that situation. Remus Lupin is shaken by how close he had been to actually turn or kill a fellow classmate. He then recovers by being cheered by the other Marauders and he start to be wary of his curse.

In this What If, an eavesdropped conversation will change completely the fate of many. The one mostly straying will be the same Remus Lupin.

'What if Remus Lupin reacted more harshly to the Shrieking Shack Accident?'

Chapter 2: A longed return to home

1975, Lupin Household

Remus found himself more ill the more steps he made. While the letter from home had been positive to his decision, he still felt that returning to his family was going to cause problems.

During his childhood his parents had been forced more than once to change house because of his peculiar condition.

It got even worse when one time his mother, Hope, had fainted from the accumulated stress and his father almost had a heart attack because of it.

Thankfully, this Wolfsbane potion created by Damocles Belby will avoid the problems that usually came with the transformation.

Dumbledore had been regretful for the whole situation and, in an attempt to once again ingratiate the young werewolf, gifted him some batches received from the potioneer before he had officially licensed it at the Ministry.

Remus wasn't going to forgive him yet. The man was not someone who would ask for forgiveness and the fact he had those potions for a while made the young werewolf suspicious of the Headmaster.

Those will hold for a while and hopefully his parents might be able to buy it monthly. It wasn't right to say his family was wealthy but his father had been able to secure a position at the Department for the Regulation and Control of the Magical Creatures when he was little and the workplace gave him a substantial wage.

Lyall Lupin had always been Remus' hero. He remembered how his father would tell him about his jobs around Great Britain and how he had met his love during one of those.

It was funny how a Boggart, a creature that fed from fear, could bring a man and a woman together. It was sad how because of a bad comment Greyback took offence had ambushed him.

Lyall had always considered that he himself was the culprit, because he shouldn't have offended the werewolf in public. Remus pitied his father and sometimes felt responsible himself for having brought this man, this hero, to his knees.

Hope Lupin was a muggle by all means. She was a beautiful Welsh woman that had been working for an insurance company sited in Cardiff. When Remus was barely one year old, she had decided that his son would have some muggle education too.

Maths, English Grammar and Literature, Arts, Story and Geography. So much to learn from and Remus was ecstatic at the prospect of so many possible subjects to study.

When Greyback attacked their temporary home, Hope had been able to make Lyall agree to the very possibility of Remus' inability to obtain a scholarship at Hogwarts.

The Muggle studies had intensified and their son showed an impressive grasp of the books he received once in a while about the various subjects.

When Dumbledore voiced for his attendance at the Magical School in Scotland, Remus had been thrilled at the greater study possibility but, after two-three years, the young werewolf found the school system obsolete and the Muggle Studies, something that should have shown the contemporary Muggle's life, stopped by the 40s lifestyle.

He had been ignoring the messy curriculum because of his friends. Now that he thought about it, his ambitions to have a job at the ministry seemed even more surreal to his mind.

Shaking his head, Remus knocked at the entrance door of his family's home. He waited few moments before the door was opened by his mother.

She stared at him for a while before tackling him into an hug and sobbing. "My baby boy is back."

This made Remus realize one important detail he had not evaluated. When he left home, he had left his parents alone to protect them but also left them alone without letters from him.

The missive he had sent recently was the first letter he had sent to home and the fact that he had spent more at the house of the Potters than to his own had been like stabbing them in the heart.

Tears started to fall from the young werewolf's eyes and Remus hugged his mother closer. "I'm sorry, mom."

"D-Don't worry, my son." She said still sobbing. "You are here. That's what truly matters."

His eyes closed to enjoy more the hug, Remus felt someone else hugging him.

"D-Dad?" was the teen's guess.

"Yes Remus. It's me." His father replied with a soft voice. Remus could feel relief and tiredness in his tone.

The hug lasted for an eternity, yet the young Lupin would have wanted it to last more.

As they released each other from the hug, Remus looked at his parents with serious look in his eyes.

"M-mom, dad. I have a lot of things to say."

A more detailed explanation later saw the trio enjoying the rest of the day together.

The proplems will have to be solved later because today was a day of reconciliation for the Lupin family.

AN Second Chapter done!

In the movies, the Lupins' situation is quite unseen but JK Rowling had decided to add a bit more of their backstory in Pottermore.

Lyall Lupin could be considered as another Newt Scamander for his adventures about Magical Creatures. I would actually enjoy if someone decided to make a movie about the Lupins.

Next Chapter: New Life, New Me