"Remus?" The kind voice asked. Remus blinked slowly several times, and saw the familiar room of the infirmary of Hogwarts. What was she doing here?
"You are going to be staying here at Hogwarts for the remainder of your summer." The kind voice explained.
Staying there…but why, her father, she had to see her father. He had to be worrying about her.
"You were very weak when we found you. If it had not been for that patronous you released, you would have died. I talked to the Ministry, and it was unanimous. You can go to school. You will not be expelled for performing magic since it was obviously an emergency. There will be no trial."
Remus looked into the eyes that peered over the half-moon glasses. Dumbledore's eyes seemed different than normal. They seemed to be…tired.
"My… father." She croaked.
"Remus, I am sorry to ell you this, but your father is sick."
Sick. No. Not her father. He couldn't be sick, and if he was, she had to take care of him!
"It is nothing you can fix, I am afraid. Your father has an illness in his head."
Remus knew what that meant. Her father was going insane. Of course he was going insane. His wife died and left him with a child he had to raise himself, and soon a monster he had to raise all on his own. He had to listen to his child turn into a beast that any sane man would have murdered.
This was all her fault.
Dumbledore grabbed her hand lightly, "Child, We all have both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we chose to act on. That's who we really are."
Remus smiled half-heartedly.
"Lemon drop?" He offered. Remus took the candy and popped it into her mouth.
"Oh, and Remus," Dumbledore said before he left, "This year, we have a new place for you to go during the full moon. There is a Whomping Willow. Hit the knot, and it will freeze. There is a tunnel underneath it that will take you to a special place where you won't have to be chained."
"Thank you, Headmaster."