''Charlie cub? Can I ask you something?'

'Yeah sure, what?'

'Well, it's just have you been doing magic? It's just the magic levels have gone up in the house and it's not me.' Charlie looked up, his face a picture of pure innocence, immediately Remus was suspicious. Charlie was a Marauder to the bone, he was in fact the only person who could near fool Remus, even James hadn't been that good! Charlie's face was the perfect blend of confusion, shock and upset to make any person think twice about accusing him - but Remus knew better. He knew that Charlie was so good at hiding his true thoughts that he would only divulge with Remus if he wasn't ashamed or embarrassed, Remus was sometimes put out by that, but then again, he was the same at his age - lycanthropy did tend to do that to you.

'A bit yeah...'

'How- what do you mean 'a bit yeah?' Remus' eyebrows raised so high they disappeared into his hair, he hadn't expected such an immediate and simple response.

'Well... I've been doing some spells and stuff... Without a wand though... And no words. How did you know the magic's up? I thought only I could do that-'

'WOW! Charlie! Cub, hold your hippogriffs! You can do wandless and non-verbal magic? What else?' Remus' eyes bulged - that he really HAD NOT expected!

'Oh, nothing really. Occlumency, legilimency...' Charlie said excitedly, his hair turning green with red and blue highlights - that boy! Remus laughed inside his head. Charlie's hair often showed his mood, it was a give away sign that only showed with true emotion as Charlie had got better and better at guarding it. Quite a few of the local muggle children who were sometimes at the park would laugh at Charlie with his hair so slowly, Charlie had gotten more controlled over it, which Remus supposed was a good thing really, it just wasn't achieved in the right way.

'Oh my- Merlin. Merlin cub! That's something else! No wonder the magic level has gone up! You're exerting magic that I'm not even sure a 10 year old turning eleven should be able to! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?! YOU COULD HAVE DIED!' Remus shouted, the realisation of what Charlie said sinking in. His son could have DIED! But he hadn't, deep breaths!

' I'm sorry! I found it fun and- well you'd tell me off.' Charlie said pitifully.

'No I wouldn't! I would have just supervised! I can't believe you didn't trust me or quite frankly think that I should know that my son was doing controlled magic! I'm disappointed cub.' Remus said, his disapproval evident in his tone.

'I'm sorry! I promise I won't do it again!' Charlie said, desperately trying to hold back tears, his dad, who he thought the world revolved around, was disappointed in him and that hit home. Charlie was chasisted all the time for pranks, he was used to it to an extent, it was disappoitment that he couldn't stand, the feeling that someone you adored was upset because of you!

'I can't have you using a wand around the house, but I would appreciate and bit of help around the house now there're two able wizards around the house a bit more, you know, washing and stuff. You're grounded for a week, no flying or magic unless it's to help me or until I say you can. I'm sorry, I'm very proud of you, but you need to learn actions have consequences and your actions could have had grave consequences, but I'm not angry anymore - not that I properly was originally but still. Hug?' Remus held his arms open wide and Charlie ran into his embrace, tears had just started to spill but not because of his punishment.

'Now, I do believe we should reconsider your first year-'

Oh. Will I still be able to go to Hogwarts? Please say I can! Please!' Charlie said, his face turning white.

'Of COURSE! Of course you can you silly cub! We need to get you a year placement though. First year may be a bit beneath your level. I'm not sure though...' Remus scratched his chin.

'Oh ok. Well shall I show you some stuff I can do?' Remus nodded at Charlie, Charlie flicked his wrist and Remus' hair turned bright blue!

'Ah, that looks better than I thought it would daddy,' Charlie giggled.

'Charlie James Remus Lupin! What have you DONE?!' Remus shouted in amusement and ran off to find a mirror. A few seconds later a bark of laughter sounded out and Remus came back. That boy was good! Not only had he changed his hair colour, but done it so that Remus coudln't change it - not that he really wanted to, it was cool!

'I think it looks good, thanks cub!' he said mockingly and ran his hand through his hair 'I shall keep it for a day as a treat for your newly found out by me magic!'

'Daddy?' Charlie whispered.

'Yeah cub?'

'Can we go to Hogwarts together?'

'Why? What's up cub?'

'It's just my- problem may be difficult and I want you there to help.'

Remus stared long and hard at Charlie, his brain ticking over with the numerous possibilities. He had been offered the DADA job for September and he still could say yes. He pondered in his thoughts until Charlie's wandless sparks broke his trance. His eyes flickered to the clock, he had been out for 3 minutes.

'Er... Yes? Sorry, I zoned out there...'

'Yeah' Charlie snickered 'You did rather!'

'Oi! My zoning out is not a problem!' Remus said in mock defence.

'Sorry father, I shall be seen and not heard.' Charlie said in fake poshness, his eyes glinting mischievously.

'That's it, you- you- you FURRY FIEND!' Remus growled playfully and jumped on a surprised yet amused Charlie, pinning him down and tickling him.

'I beg for mercy dad! I beg for mercy! HAHAHA! Please stop!' Charlie laughed, tears streaming down his face. Remus retracted his tickling hands and half sat on Charlie, leaving Charlie on the floor. Charlie, seizing the opportunity, performed a wandless feather light charm and pushed Remus off before grabbing a cushion and hitting him on the stomach playfully.

'Ah cub, you are getting too good!' Remus said, pulling Charlie into a hug.

Charlie walked down the long corridor of Lupin cottage slowly, he store outside a door with a large rusted handle, lions engraved on the knob. He opened the door slowly, trying to make as little noise as possible. This room was normally locked and Charlie took that it was off limits, however, his mischievous side was coming through and so he walked through the door way into a unlit room. He cupped his hand and cast a lumos ball, he looked around the room.

Charlie gazed around the seemingly empty room, he was at a loss of why the door was normally locked. Until he saw the slash marks on the walls, deep, painful looking slashes with dried blood dispersed between. He knew what this room was. This was the room daddy used to change in. He walked into the room a bit further and reached his badly scarred hand out, he ran his small fingers down the gaping holes in the wall. He shuddered, was he like this when he transformed?! No... Daddy said he was still a toddler when he transformed... A very cute on at that. Charlie slowly backed out of the room and locked it, he looked up and down the hall and ran down the stairs. Charlie knew that dad had been hiding it for a reason, he knew that his dad wouldn't like him knowing, but at the same time, Charlie sort of hoped dad would open up about it.

REMUS' POV:

The little wolf walked shakily over to me, obviously the potion hadn't started working yet. I knocked cub back onto his feet as he fell, it was rather sweet really, I never would have thought I would look after such a small thing anyway, he was minuscule! It's no wonder he falls over all the time! Who wouldn't at that size?

As cub walked over to the water, I watched him. His fur was getting lighter, more... sandy. Like me. Maybe, because I bit him he has some of my traits as well as the blood adoption.

I chuckled in my head at this realisation. Cub had drunk some water and curled up into a tiny ball and fallen asleep, I walked over and lay down next to him, encompassing him in my fur and warmth. I woke up a few hours later when cub was nudging me with his nose, he whimpered and when I cleared my eyes from sleep I noticed he had a scratches and cuts over him along with bite marks... Stupid cub! I sat up and went on to clean him and check him for any other problems. He was fine apart from the already made cuts and bites. He had a large gash down his face and bite marks down his chest, that wolf really did know how to beat himself up! Morning came, I was reluctant to become human?! I was dumbstruck at the very idea! Yeah, I liked looking after cub Charlie, but staying a wolf?! Really?! I laughed... Until the sun came up. Then I screamed with pain.

Even now, Charlie was still only a 'toddler' as a wolf, he was not getting much bigger until he came of age or found a partner. Remus watched Charlie as he walked into the sitting room, flopped onto the cream leather settee, picked up broom monthly started flicking through the pages happily. He picked up a pen and started circling various items in the magazine, his eyes glanced up at Remus, his eyes curious and inquisitive. Remus looked back, wondering why Charlie was looking at him in such a way. Then he realised, Charlie most likely was hearing Remus' thoughts- one of his newly found talents- and thinking about the incident in the basement that he had no recollection of. Remus chuckled when he saw Charlie's face become more relaxed and focus back into his reading.

Remus started reading his book again- 'Fantastical Beasts and Where To Find Them' - to work out how to tackle a vicious gnome problem in the back garden. He knew the basics about confusing them and such, but Remus was more interested in prevention. But so far to no avail. Remus' eyes flickered up to the clock, they had 25 minutes until they were meeting Dumbledore to discuss the solution to Charlie's lycanthropy.

'Cub, we have to get ready to go now. Try and control that hair of yours, please! ' Remus joked.

'Yeah sure dad. I'll fetch my stuff and do you think I should change into robes?'

'I think smart jeans and a polo shirt should be absolutely fine. Just look- presentable.'

'Right. Well... Easier said than done!' Charlie laughed as he walked up the stairs.

Remus contemplated his son's hair, and general appearance really: he had light brown hair, tanned skin, a tall but slim build and startlingly emerald green eyes. In comparison to when Charlie first arrived, he looked more like he could be Remus' son, well technically he was due to the blood adoption. Charlie looked pretty much a younger, taller, more tanned version Remus, with a select James traits, that thought made Remus cringe, he knew that Charlie was his son now, but he couldn't help but feel that maybe James would be a bit disappointed that his son didn't look like him? Well, personality wise, he was practically identical just liked to study a tad more, not that Charlie really needed to anymore! Remus was broken from his monologue by Charlie bounding down the stairs two at a time before coming to a sudden stop on the bottom step and then proceeding to jump off onto the floor. Remus sighed in amusement. Had he been this... Eccentric and bouncy at that age? Probably.

'Dad? I've got my stuff! Are we going?' Charlie asked, sticking his head round the door frame.

'Yeah, let's go! We're going by floo to 'Professor Dumbledore's office' ok?'

'Yeah sure! ALLONSY!' Charlie said loudly.

'What-' Remus shook his head in bemused confusion 'Anyway, you first, let's go!'

Charlie stepped in the green flames and was gone a second later, shortly followed by Remus.

'Ah, Remus, Charlie, sherbet lemon?'

A/N: REVIEW PLEASE!