Despite the wolfsbane potion, Remus still had a horrible transformation. The wolf had been whining and howling the whole night. And when Remus came to the next morning, he woke with a sense of dread and worry. He tried to get up from the hard stone floor he was lying on, but his body hurt way too much. Remus wanted to give into is body's protest to rest and just lie there or perhaps make his way to his bed, but he couldn't. The fact that Sirius was not here already fussing all over him was proof that something was wrong and every fiber in his body told him that it had to do with Harry.

Remus dragged himself to the corner of the room, where his wand was sitting in the box he used to keep it safe and out of the wolf's way. Remus numbed the pain in his body, knowing full well that when the spell wore off, the pain would be much worse. He opened the gate to the cell he usually stayed in for his transformations, quickly made his way to his room so he could change and head over to Grimmauld Place immediately.

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The first thing he noticed when he arrived was Hermione, Ginny, Ron, Fred and George all looking quite somber as they sat in the living room. Sirius's voice could be heard arguing with someone about taking Harry to St. Mungos.

As Remus stepped into the living room, Hermione and Ginny burst into telling him about how sick Harry was and that Madam Pomfrey did not seem to know what was wrong with him. Remus went into the kitchen where he heard the arguing coming from. In here he saw Sirius in the middle of arguing with Molly. Dumbledore was sitting at the head of the table, while Arthur and Madam Pomprey stood around.

"What's going on?" Remus asked the room in general

"I think we all need to sit so we can discuss this" Dumbledore said.

"Remus what are you doing here, you should be resting, who called you?" Sirius asked coming towards his friend.

"I wanted to make sure Harry was okay, but from what I hear from Hermione he has gotten worse" Sirius bowed his head nodded.

"I didn't want to worry you when I wasn't sure yet" Sirius said

"Here, take a sit Remus" Molly said pushing a cup of tea in front of him, but Remus did not seem to hear her. He walked out of the kitchen and headed up the stairs as fast as he could. Sirius, Molly, Poppy and Dumbledore followed.

Remus opened the door to find Tonks sitting beside an unconscious Harry, putting a cold cloth on his head.

"Hi Remus" Tonks said standing up going a bit pink in the face, but no one seemed to notice.

Their eyes were on the very pale boy lying in his bed in a cold sweat. Occasionally he would groan and move around. Remus felt tears sting his eyes. No wonder the wolf had a terrible time last night, his cub was really sick and Remus was nowhere near him to give him comfort. Ever since Harry was younger, Remus was the one who stepped up when he got sick, it always terrified him that one day Harry would start showing signs that he was indeed a werewolf and cursed to suffer the same fate he did. The fact that the truth about Harry's parentage would come out never really bothered him, he just wanted Harry to be a normal boy.

"He was worse last night. He couldn't sleep, couldn't keep anything down. Every potion we gave him came back up as blood. It wasn't until this morning that he was able to fall asleep." Sirius told Remus. It was then that Remus realized that Sirius was still wearing his clothes from yesterday and that his animagus friend had most likely not slept at all.

Remus looked at Poppy "You don't know what's wrong with him?" He asked quietly and the witch shook her head

"I was just telling Sirius that I have a friend at St. Mungo's, who has dealt with all sorts of strange illnesses and I think we should bring her here to check on Harry. I don't know what else to do"

"Her specialty is magical creatures. Harry is not a magical creature!" Sirius snapped giving the reason why he had refused this idea in the first place. Remus looked at Poppy knowingly, fear clearly in his eyes. The witch gave him a very discreet nod, telling him that this sickness most likely had something to do with him. Of course she could not be sure, but they needed to do anything to help Harry get better.

"Let's get her here then" Remus said. He looked at Sirius "We need answers Sirius, whatever this medi-witch can give us would be a good start." He pleaded.

Sirius looked at Harry as he groaned in his sleep. He swallowed hard and slowly nodded his head. Poppy was out of the room within seconds so she could go contact her friend. Everyone else but Sirius and Remus left the room as well.

Remus went to sit beside Harry and looked him over. He wanted to cry. If it turns out that he was responsible for this illness, Remus was not sure he would be able to forgive himself.

"Don't worry Moony, he would be okay" said Sirius. Remus looked at him knowing that he was trying to convince himself too.

"I'm here now, go shower and eat something. I'll stay with him until the healer comes"

Sirius looked at the trembling Harry once more before leaving Remus alone with him. He knew Remus always got a bit attached when Harry got sick.

Remus took in Harry's trembling form, he reached out and took his hand in his noticing how hot it was. He noticed though that Harry had stopped shaking when he held his hand.

"It's alright son" he whispered quietly "Everything would be okay"

He didn't notice the young metamorphoguswith the cup of tea in her hands who slowly creeped back out of the room.

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Everyone waited patiently in the kitchen as the healer, Jane Novak and Poppy examined Harry. Remus stared into space, Sirius nursed a glass of firewhiskey occasionally tapping his foot loudly on the floor. Hermione, Ron and Ginny whispered amongst themselves. Dumbledore and Arthur conversed normally, while Molly and Tonks made dinner. Remus, was so lost in thought that he did not notice Tonk's constant glances. If anyone else did, they only saw it as the usual and they all, with the exception of Remus, knew Tonks had been pinning for the werewolf for the last few months. Tonks however, could not quite believe what she thought she heard and she had to wonder what was really going on.

Not long after, Poppy and her friend Jane made an appearance in the kitchen causing all to jump to their feet.

Jane Novak cleared her throat. She was an older woman with white hair and dark blue eyes. She had the kind of look that said 'I have seen everything awful in this world' which she probably had. When she began to speak, however, her tone was not harsh as her appearance would make seem. Everyone listened intently.

"We took a blood test and it seems Harry has werewolf traits in his bloodstream" She began

"What!"

Sirius was the first to yell and Molly had to touch his shoulder to calm him down

"How is that possible?" Arthur Weasley asked

"Usually it is passed down from a parent who is a werewolf, but in the case of Mr. Potter, I am not quite sure. This does not mean Harry is a werewolf. Hereditary lycanthropy is not fatal or dangerous in anyway. When the full moon comes, instead of going through a transformation, Werewolf children usually just feel the pull of the moon, depending on their day they can get moody or hyper. Their senses improve and they crave mostly rare meat. Sometimes and this varies, they get ill, but it is usually nothing a dreamless sleep potion and a pain reliving potion can't handle"

"If this is the case with Harry, which I doubt it is, then why is he so sick" Sirius asked. No one but Tonks seemed to notice how deadly pale Remus was looking now.

"From what I can see, Mr. Potter's body is rejecting something. If this is the first time he is showing signs of being a hereditary lycanthrope, then something has immunized him until now and it seems fifteen years' worth of the resistance is causing this sickness." Healer Novak said "Until we figure out what it is, I'm afraid Harry would remain sick"

"This is insane!" Sirius yelled "How can you possibly explain Harry being a hereditary lycanthrope. It's Impossible. Neither James nor Lily were werewolves!"

"Maybe it's somewhere in the family and it skipped a generation?" Molly questioned

"It's not possible!" Sirius snapped

"It has to be because his blood test says that it is" Healer Novak said

Poppy looked at Remus and unknown to them so did Tonks. Remus met Poppy's eyes and she could see the fear in his face. He looked away from her and at Healer Davis and Sirius as they argued. Dumbledore stayed oddly quiet the whole time.

"It's a spell" Remus said. His voice sounding hoarse.

Sirius and Healer Davis stopped arguing and everyone looked at Remus

"A glamour spell to be more specific. That's what's kept him immune for the last fifteen years" Remus continued

Sirius looked at him as if he had two heads.

"Remus, what are you talking about?'" Sirius asked frustrated and confused

"Why would Harry need a glamour spell?" Ron asked speaking for the first time.

"Because…" Remus looked at Sirius knowing that after this moment Sirius would most likely hate him for the rest of their lives. "Because Harry is my son"

DUN DUN DUNNNN. Thanks so much guys for following this story. I'm really enjoying writing this and I hope you continue to like it. Please leave your reviews, tell me what you think!