Chapter 7

Talking With Lupin

SilverFang Harry Potter

GoldFeather Charlie Weasley

Whitestone Marlene ? (Last name comes later on)

If there's anymore questions, go ahead and ask.

"Dumbledore said that you're the one who sent me this letter." A voice from SilverFang's office door caused SilverFang to look up. Remus Lupin was standing there. He nodded and gesture for him to come in. When he was inside of the room, with a wave of his hand, the door magically shut, surprising Remus.

"Please sit down. You know, you can take down the glamours. I can see through them." SilverFang informed Remus. He swallowed and sat down, the glamours disappearing.

Remus was covered in bruises. SilverFang sighed deeply. This was going to be harder than it had been with Crystal.

"You mentioned Crystal in your letter." He began, and SilverFang cut him off by nodding.

"Yes I did. Why don't we bring Crystal in. Crystal, I know you're eavesdropping. Come on in." SilverFang called, and a sheepish looking Crystal walked in. She shut the door carefully before she turned to face the occupants of the room.

"Hi, father." She whispered and walked over and sat down next to him. SilverFang smiled at her.

"Chocolate Frog?" He asked. She smiled and accepted the frog from him.

"I don't see why you called me for a meeting if it involves Crystal. You could have talked to Sirius about any problems that she might be having. Not that I mind. I'm actually flattered that you called me, but it would have been less of a hassle if you talked with Sirius." Remus started, and SilverFang waited for him to run out of breath.

"It's more about Sirius than it is about Crystal." He said flatly. Crystal nodded, blushing.

"I didn't tell him." She whispered.

"No, she didn't. I witnessed Sirius in the act." SilverFang said flatly. Remus paled considerably. "I'm not going to report him or anything, but I need your help. I'm going to try and help him, as a favor to my old friend, Harry Potter. Crystal told me that you knew him." He lied. Crystal already agreed earlier that she would agree to the lies that she was supposed to lie to and disagree with.

"But Harry's dead." Remus began with a whisper.

"Yes, so Crystal told me. Harry and I were friends before he died. Remus, or Mr. Lupin, if you prefer that, I want to begin by saying that what Sirius has been doing is wrong. I know for a fact that it's wrong." He began and Remus exploded.

"You don't know what you're talking about! He's only been under stress for a little bit!" Remus cried. Crystal grabbed her father's hand.

"Papa, please just listen to him." She whispered. Lupin calmed down and ran his fingers lovingly through his daughter's hair.

"No, Remus, I do know what I'm talking about. I'm sure that by now, you know that Harry was beaten as a child. He told me about it. I too was beaten as a child. So I know exactly what I'm talking about, from both expirencing it and hearing about it. I know, being beaten by a spouse is different, but still, it's wrong, Remus. No matter what excuse you come up with, he shouldn't be doing this. It's wrong." SilverFang told him, looking him straight in the eye. Remus winced and looked away, and only met the pleading eyes of his daughter, and winced again, trying to escape the eyes that pleaded for him to give in and admit that his lover was wrong.

"What do you want to do?" He asked, resigned. SilverFang grinned internally.

"I want you completely out of contact with Sirius." He began and Remus looked up alarmed, but SilverFang raised his hand to silence him. "I'm hoping that by the end of the school year at the very latest that he'll realize what he's been doing and how wrong he is." He told Remus softly. "I have a home in Hogsmead where you can stay. You'll be near Sirius, but you can't see him either unless you're positive that he can't see you and you come and ask me about it." SilverFang paused and decided to pull out his trumph card when he saw the look in Remus's eye. "I want to help, Remus. Truly I do, but I can't unless you cooperate with me. I'm doing this for Harry. You should have heard him talk about Sirius. You used to praise him all of the time. How honorable he was, how kind he was, how heroic he was, and here I see is a man who beats his child because she's in Slytherin." SilverFang said, shaking his head.

"You're in Slytherin?" Remus asked Crystal in shock. She beamed and nodded. "I'm proud of you no matter what house you're in." Remus informed his daughter, who's smile broadened and she hugged her father tightly.

"Will you comply Remus?" SilverFang asked softly. He nodded, looking sad.

"If you really think it'll help Sirius, then yes, I agree." He whispered.

TBC