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Onward to Hogwarts: ) Kind of.

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Chapter 6

A Letter of Hope

"Uhhhhnnnn," Remus tossed and turned in his straw pile. He was so hungry. He stayed locked in the shed for three days. No one remembered to feed him, much less let him out to stretch his legs. He tried to focus on his last happy memory. His Granma Zelda visited him at least twice a month. Remus liked those times the best. His parents gave him nice clothes, fed him big meals, and let him sleep in the house while she was there. When she visited she was always there to smother him with love and attention.

The best visit was in the cold month of January on Remus' eleventh birthday. His parents bought him new socks. Zelda gave him a giant box of brand new books like she did every year.

"Thank you so much Granma!" Remus said as he took out each book and carefully peered through them. Langston Hughes, Mark Twain, Garfungus Hinkelstar.

"No problem kid," Zelda smiled and motioned for Remus to follow her into the kitchen.

"What do you think?"

Remus' jaw dropped, exposing his little canines, "Granma, is-is that a cake!"

"Damn straight!" Zelda swore as she was wont to do in moments of excitement.

The cake was nearly four feet high, made as an exact replica of Mount Olympus. It was entirely made up of various kinds of chocolate. Little fairies dressed as Greek gods and goddesses frolicked on and ate bits of the chocolatey behemouth. Gold Galleons an Silver Sickles glinted from within.

"Granma you didn't have to do this. It must have been such hard work..."

"Are you kidding me? You know I can't cook to save my life. I held my good friend at Chocos&Squish up at wandpoint to make this. It was really no trouble," Zelda smirked, "Alright let's sing Happy Birthday!"

Remus chuckled as everyone sang him Happy Birthday. When the song was over he literally had to run around the table to blow all eleven candles out. After gorging themselves on Mount Olympus' chocolatey goodness, Remus and Zelda had a snowball fight and went sleding in the powdery snow. Zelda amused him with some fancy moves from her double wand technique. After she turned the snow into evey color she could think of, Zelda turned the snow into the sweet blue stuff found in snow cones. She and Remus enjoyed themselves, stuffing their faces with snow. They came back into the house blue and sticky.

Later on in the evening, Remus and his grandmother relaxed in the rocking chair by the warm fireplace. Remus was still small enough to fit comfortably in her lap. Although he felt a little childish, Remus woul not give up the feeling of comfort and love for anything. He relaxed his head on Zelda's shoulder as she told him stories about her days as an Auror.

"You could literally see the dragons entrails sliding out, it smelt so aweful!"

"That's gross Granma," Remus laughed.

"Yeah, but it was fun," Zelda paused, "You know Remus, you could be an Auror someday."

"Really?" Remus asked, his eyes alight.

"No you can't," Mr.Valent said from the couch across the room.

The light went out in his eyes as he turned to his mother for confirmation,"He's right," she said.

Zelda glared at both of them, "And why not?"

"You know damn well why not!" Mr. Valent glared back, his voice rising,"In order to be an Auror he'd have to get into Hogwarts and then be accepted for a job at the Ministry. Niether of which will ever happen because of what he is!"

Remus dropped his head further. He knew it would never happen. He would never be able to get into Hogwarts and learn all the wonderful things it had to teach him, much less get a job at the Ministry. He expected his grandmother to into go a rage and wished she would not. To his surprise she did not.

Zelda pursed her lips and rose from the chair, sliding Remus over, "Wait here Remus, I have one more birthday present for you," she said defiantly and dissapeared down the hall. She reamerged struggling with a large, unwieldy box.

She set the box down,"Open it," she ordered Remus.

Remus looked nervously at his parents who both had sour looks on their faces and opened the box. He gasped. A cauldron, standard issue black robes, The Standard Book of Spells: Grade1, The History of Magic,--everything a first year student would need at...

"Here read this and don't lose it," his grandmother said as she gave him a bulky envelope.

Remus took it. It was sealed with the Hogwarts coat of arms. He opened it gingerly. Can this really be happening? Inside was a letter from Albus Dumbledore. Remus' eyes grew wider and wider as he read it. It said:

Hello There Remus Lupin!

This is a letter of acceptence that will allow to come to Hogwarts and warp your mind with all the fun (and dangerous) things we teach here. You were going to be accepted anyway, but your wonderfully eccentric (and frightening) grandmother insisted (threatened) that I send you an early confirmation. There is the inconvience of your lycantrophy of course, but not to worry all of that will be taken care of. So welcome to Hogwarts, my boy!

Sincerely Yours,

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore

P.S: Zelda told me you read and enjoyed my book, The Obscure Adventures of Oddment and Winkernoodle. This pleasantly suprised me because I was certain only the homeles insane read this piece of work. Wish your grandmother well for me.

P.S.S: Also enclosed is your school supply list.

Remus folded the letter up and held it to his chest. His eyes were wet and he was completely speechless. Mr. Valent rose up from the couchand snatch the envelope up from the floor. He saw the official school supply list inside. He was speechless as well, only his muteness was caused by rage, not joy and gratitude.

"Dumbledore has gone mad!" he shouted, "Remus can't go to school, he'll be a danger to everyone around him! He's different, he's a monster, he doesn't learn like other children, he-"

"Oh shut up and quit yer babbling Derek," Zelda snapped, she looked lovingly down at Remus who was still kneeling over his things with the letter still clutched to his chest, "Go upstairs Remus I'll bring your things up just as soon as I tear ol' Derek here a new one."

Remus obediantly drifted upstairs as if in a dream, not even bothering to wonder what a "new one" was. He flopped on his rarely used bed. Remus knew relations would get progressively worse with his parents now. He knew he would be punished when his grandmother left.He heard the arguement downstairs escalate and all the names he was being called. Right now, however, all this seemed far away. For the first time in his life Remus cried tears of happiness.

Half an hour later the arguement subsided and Zelda entered Remus' room.

"Hey how you doin' Remy," Zelda asked as she plopped the box full of school essentials on the floor.

Remus hopped off his bed and wrapped his arms around his grandmother, "I love you Granma Zelda, you've done everything for me. I'll never be able to repay you."

"I love you too Remus," Zelda said tenderly, "You don't have to do anything for except to do well in school and become an Auror, she smiled.

"I will, I promise," Remus smiled back.

"Be ready on July 13th Remus. I'm going to pick you up and we'll buy the rest of the things you need for school in Diagon Alley," Zelda said.

Remus must have thought of that day a thousand times since. He sighed as his stomach rumbled angrily. He looked up at his calender, everthing was blurred by hunger. Today was, he squinted his eyes...Saturday...July...13. July 13th!

Squueeee! Remus is going to Hogwarts! Whoa, I think this is my longest chapter so far...woo!

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