Sirius and Remus got back to the Weasley's around 7 'o' clock the following morning. They had gotten… distracted… at their new house, and hadn't gotten up until 6. As soon as they apparated, they knew something was wrong. Molly Weasley was standing outside with her husband and children, except for Ron. Hermione was also missing, as was Harry. Molly and Ginny both had tears in their eyes as they sat outside on their porch. All of them jumped when they heard the crack, signaling Sirius' and Remus' apparition. "What's happened?" Sirius all but shouted as he and Remus ran up to the family. Molly opened her mouth to answer but was cut off by a piercing yell that came from within the house.

"ARGH!" It was Harry's scream. All the color left Remus and Sirius' faces before they booked it inside the house and up the stairs. The sight that met them was horrifying. Ron and Hermione were shaking Harry roughly while said boy was yelling in obvious pain. His whole body was shaking and his face was covered in sweat.

"Dear God, it's the cruciatus curse," Remus gasped as he and Sirius took in the sight. "What's going on?"

"He's been having a nightmare and he's been yelling in his sleep," Hermione said, tears pouring over her cheeks as she turned away from her friend. "Just a few minutes ago it got this bad."

Sirius stood over Harry's bed and began to murmur to Harry. "Come on Prongslet, you can fight this. You need to wake up now! We're both here to help you through this, but you need to wake up. Please, please, please Harry." A tear trickled down Sirius' cheek.

Suddenly Harry's body lurched as he shouted "SIRIUS! NO!" Then his eyes flew open.

"Harry!" everyone said at once, surprising the shaking boy. Tears filled Harry's eyes as he laid his head back onto his pillow. Reaching up, Harry ran a hand through his hair before shooting to his feet. The room began to spin so he grabbed onto the bed post. Sirius grabbed onto Harry's shoulder, causing the boy to flinch.

"Take it easy Harry," Sirius said softly as he pushed the boy back onto the bed.

Hermione gasped and spoke up. "Harry, what's that on your arm?" Everyone looked down at Harry's arm where a fresh wound was bleeding. Etched into his arm was the phrase: I will kill everyone you care about. Tears spilled over Harry's cheeks as he flipped his arm over to hide it.

"Harry, what was your dream about?" Remus said as he knelt in front of Harry.

Harry shook his head frantically as fear filled his eyes. "Caine... Caine Renwick," was all that Harry could force from his lips. A dark look passed over Sirius' face. "Who is he?"

"Caine was a follower of the Dark Lord, and a few years under us when we went to Hogwarts. Did he do this to you?" Remus asked as he wrapped Harry's arm up in some gauze.

Harry was still shaking. "Y-yes. He used the C-cruciatus."

"That bastard!" Sirius shouted as he stood up, frantically running his hands over his face.

"Sirius," Remus chided softly.

"S-Sirius, why d-does that man hate you so much?" Harry asked quietly. Ron and Hermione sat next to Harry, offering him comfort just by being beside him.

"He must have visited you in your dreams for you to know him, that wasn't just your genuine nightmare." Sirius said to himself before answering Harry's question. "Caine Renwick was – is – a Death Eater who was one of Voldemort's favorites. During one of my strolls through London, I came across a man with the Dark Mark. He introduced himself as Caine Renwick before I attacked him as a dog. Those scars on his face came from me."

Harry inhaled sharply as he took in that bit of information. Sirius continued. "Needless to say, him and I didn't really have a friendly relationship during school either. We Marauders had pulled countless pranks on him as a kid, and when I scarred his face, that was the last time I ever saw him. To think that he's still alive and is able to contact you in your dreams is a terrifying thought… What happened during that nightmare?"

Still shaking from the aftereffects of the curse, Harry shook his head. A part deep inside him didn't want to tell Sirius what he'd seen as it would cause people to watch him more closely and worry. No, it's safer if they don't know. "I c-can't say," Harry croaked out as he tried to stop his shaking.

"Hermione, Ron, can you give us a few minutes?" Remus asked softly. "You can tell your folks, Ron, that they can all come back inside but not up here."

"Certainly Professor," Hermione said as she tugged Ron from the room.

As soon as the door closed behind them, Sirius and Remus engulfed Harry in a hug. "It's okay Harry," Remus murmured as he soothed his cub. How dare someone use the cruciatus curse on my cub! The wolf inside Remus agreed protective of Harry. "You need to tell us what happened so that we can help you."

Harry shook his head furiously and came up with a quick lie. "I-I don't remember much, other than Renwick's face, and he mentioned someone named Greyback." Harry felt Remus and Sirius stiffen at the later name. "Who is Greyback?"

"He is the one who turned me into a werewolf," Remus said in a strained voice.

Neither Sirius or Remus inquired about his nightmare again, they just comforted him before they all went down for breakfast with the rest of the household. To Harry's relief, his nightmare wasn't brought up around him for the rest of the morning. It took over an hour for Harry to stop trembling, but the pain caused by the curse was still tucked away at the back of his mind. I will not allow for Renwick or anyone else to hurt my family.