Alex walked down the stairs beside Ron and Hermione. Harry was trailing along behind them absorbed in his own thoughts. Although Alex was his girlfriend, she decided that he needed some time with his god-father. Sirius was the only family Harry had.
She thought about her god-father that Max had said about Remus Lupin. She still had yet to meet this man; she had obviously met him as a child but couldn't remember him.
Alex looked down at her wrist. She had a watch covering her scar today, instead of the usual scuffed old wristband. Alex noticed Harry had slipped away from the group to talk to Sirius. She smiled knowing, that Harry would get the answers to some questions he had been asking for years.
Alex was laughing at Hermione and Ron arguing about Ron's jumper his mum knitted him. Her laughing was cut short though when someone patted her on the shoulder giving her a fright. Alex stopped walking and spun around to face the person.
He was a tallish man, with scruffy brown hair, brown eyes, slightly ragged robes and lots of scars. But instead of feeling frightened or disgusted by his appearance, Alex thought he looked like a lovely person. He had a warming smile on his face and his eyes almost sparkled.
Hermione and Ron, too busy arguing to notice, had kept walking and were already down three floors, stilling arguing about the maroon jumper.
The man stretched out a hand for me to shake.
"Hello Alex. I am Remus John Lupin, your god-father." Alex shocked Lupin and herself by ignoring his outstretched hand and launching herself into a hug.
It took a few seconds for Lupin to realise Alex was hugging him.
When he realise he hugged her back.
"You've grown so much! Last time I saw you, must have been about when you were five, you just reached my waist!" Alex laughed as let go of him.
"Sorry Remus, but I don't remember you much. I don't remember a lot about my childhood. Except from one thing but that was hard to forget." Alex said feeling slightly guilty. She self-consciously rubbed her watch.
Remus shrugged. "I guess we're going to have to catch up on the years then yeah? I would have been around a lot more but your dad, he was different. One day I saw the Mark on his arm. Never went back. I wanted to for you Alex but Greyback started turning up and I feared I might make something bad happen to you so I kept a distance. When I read in the paper about you and your brothers going to Hogwarts, I knew you would be safer."
Alex smiled.
"You're the only family I want and need Remus. I don't need them Voldemort worshipers." Remus laughed then his face turned serious.
"You said the name?"
"Yup! Bald head doesn't scare me! I think…"
Remus smiled again. "Hey kiddo! You know what? You're the only family I have as well. My parents died a long time ago. It's great to have a family again. Oh and I got you something for Christmas!"
He pulled out a small charm; it was in the shape of a wolf howling.
"It's a charm for a necklace or bracelet or even a chain. I'm a werewolf so that's me!" He rubbed his arm worried about how Alex would react about being a werewolf.
Alex grinned. "I don't care if you're a werewolf Remus, your still family."
Remus face broke into a huge grin.
"You can call my Lupin, everyone does." Alex chuckled.
She reached for the chain around her neck and pulled it out. Alex clipped the charm onto the chain so that it rested against the key.
"It was great meeting you again Alex, but I need to go, it's a full moon tomorrow."
Alex nodded and gave Remus another hug.
"Until next time." And then with a pop, Lupin was gone.
Hermione popped her head round the door.
"Alex! Time to go!" Alex smiled and followed Hermione away.
Harry and Alex were walking in the courtyard heading towards the huge doors. They were laughing and talking.
"Your brother really turned himself into a sandwich? Really?" Harry was laughing his head off. Alex was about to reply when Hermione ran up to them.
"Harry, Alex! Hagrid's back." Ron and Hermione hurried away towards the other side of the courtyard. "Come on Alex!" Harry grabbed Alex's hand and pulled her along, following Hermione and Ron.
They ran down the grassy green hills towards Hagrid's hut; Harry still pulling Alex along by the hand. Alex started to laugh when Ron nearly fell over.
When they reached the hut though, they heard Umbridge inside.
"-I will say this one last time! I am ordering you to tell me where you've been." The four of them approached the window and peered into the cabin.
"I told you, I been away for my heath." Hagrid stated. Umbridge peered around Hagrid and the four teenagers ducked out of site.
After a few more conversations between Umbridge and Hagrid, she finally left; after spraying tons of perfume; and the four teens entered the hut.
"This is top secret. Dumbledore sent me to party with the giants." Hagrid spoke leaning forward slightly while rubbing his cuts with a lump of meat.
"Giants?" Hermione exclaimed before Alex gently smacked her in the head making her quieten down. "You found them?"
Hagrid laughed slightly. "They're not that hard to find to be perfectly honest. There so big see. I tried to confines them to join us. I wasn't the only one that was trying to win them over."
"Death Easters." Alex stated with pure hatred in her voice thinking of how her family betrayed them all.
"Yes. Trying to persuade them to join you-know-who."
"Did They?" Harry asked rising his eyebrows slightly while squeezing Alex's hand under the table.
Hagrid muttered about how some did join Voldemort but only a few didn't. Fang started barking and Hagrid sighed and threw the meat at him. "Go on, you have it then."
The five of them could hear the rain and the storm from outside. Hagrid stood up and walked towards the window.
"It's changing out there. Just like last time." Hagrid shook his head. "There's a storm coming 'Arry, and Alex. We'd all best be ready when she does."
"Oh, don't worry Hagrid." Alex spoke up and everyone turned around to look at her. "We will."