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Lupin was about to punch Severus again when he heard a commotion begin downstairs.
"They have come for me. Please, just let me go and no one has to get hurt." Snape tried to reason.
"You think I am just going to let you go after everything you have taken from me? James and Lily are dead, Peter became a Death Eater, Sirius was murdered, and now Harry is gone too!"
Remus Lupin had had enough of this. He raised his fist to hit Snape one more time before he was going to leave. The sounds of the fight were becoming increasingly closer to the room they were in. Just as he was about to bring his fist down, Snape said something that shocked Remus.
"Sirius Black is alive!"
"What?" Remus said just staring dumbly at Snape.
"Black is alive, and if you let me go I will take you to him and Harry. I assure you the Dark Lord is holding neither by force. They both stay of their own free will."
Remus was starting to get mad. How dare Snape pull a joke like that and mess with his grief! Sirius hadn't been dead that long, and he knew that Severus hated him.
"Don't you lie to me! I know Sirius is dead. I watched Bellatrix LeStrange kill him!"
Right now Severus was just trying to use the element of surprise to buy some time for the Death Eaters to find him.
Remus was about to start wailing on Snape yet again, but his window of time had run out. The door to the room swung open. Several Death Eaters came in and stunned Lupin and they ran to free Severus and get him out of there.
"Wait! Bring him with us!" Snape said as they were about to leave the room.
He figured that he owed Remus some peace after everything he had been through. Plus, he knew it would delight both Black and Harry to see the werewolf.
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Harry and Draco were now in Harry's room, and they were eating their dinner there tonight because of all the commotion going on downstairs.
Bellatrix had been called to come and help with Snape since he had passed out as soon as they arrived at the Manor. So now Harry and Draco were being fussed over by the house elves while everyone else was occupied.
Harry was worried about Snape he didn't look good yet, at the same time, he was excited about seeing Remus. He hadn't seen him since the night Sirius had fallen through the veil. Tom had briefly pulled Harry aside and told him about the rescue.
The Order had been so shocked at the sudden appearance of the Death Eaters. That they were able to get in, stun most of the Order and get to Severus without anybody being seriously hurt. Why Remus had been brought there was still a little unclear. All Harry had been told is that Snape had insisted on it.
"Do you think Uncle Severus is going to be okay?" Draco asked.
"I think so. From what Tom told me they didn't curse him. He was just beaten, so with a few spells and potions he should be alright." Harry answered.
Draco had been especially worried; he had never actually seen blood like that before. He also had never been on a raid. So the new reality of the situation had him panicking a bit.
"Maybe we should just go down to his room to make sure everything is okay. You know, just to show that we care." Draco said yet again trying to convince Harry.
"No Draco, we were told to stay here. The Dark Lord said he would send word to us when Severus is awake." Harry said, "Until then just finish your dinner and then we can play some chess if you want."
"Another game of chess?" Draco said exasperated. "Anyway, since when do you follow all the rules and do what you are told like a little saint?"
"Since the Dark Lord keeps his word and punishes accordingly." Harry laughed, "Now come on and play or read a book, but we aren't going downstairs until we are called."
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Lupin woke up and realized that he was in a bed and not in a prison cell. He sat up quickly and looked around. There sitting by his bed was Bellatrix LeStrange.
"Hello, Puppy-wolf!" She said with a cackle. "It's about time you woke up."
"Where am I? And where is Harry?" Remus asked.
"You are at the Dark Lord's Manor, and as for Potter. I imagine he is around here somewhere."
"What I meant is why am I not in a prison?" Lupin said.
"I don't know." Bellatrix giggled, "But the Dark Lord is going to have some fun with you!"
Lupin tried to get her to talk some more, but he quickly realized there was no sense in trying to have a rational conversation with someone who was insane. So he lay back down on the bed and just stared at the ceiling wondering what was going to happen to him.
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It had taken a couple of hours, but they had gotten Snape all cleaned up and healed. Now he was resting comfortably. So Sirius took the opportunity to go and see Harry. He got up to Harry's room to see him and Draco actually behaving and reading books. At the sound of the door Draco looked up.
"Is Uncle Severus okay?" He asked anxiously.
"Snape is going to be just fine. He is sleeping it off right now." Sirius answered.
Immediately he saw Draco relax.
"Why is Remus here?" Harry asked.
Remus? This was news to Sirius. All he had done on the mission was to get the Death Eaters to the Grimmauld Place and open the wards for them. He didn't want to actively betray his friends, but he did want to rescue Snape from an unfair situation.
"What are you talking about Harry?"
"Tom came and told me that they were holding Remus in one of the guest rooms at Snape's request. Why? I don't know. He said we would have to wait until Severus told him."
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Severus woke up and gratefully realized he was in his room at Riddle Manor. He had moved in there recently to assist the Dark Lord in Potter's education.
"Welcome back, Severus." Voldemort said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better, thank you. Did they do what I asked and bring Remus Lupin?" Severus asked.
"Yes, what is that about by the way?"
"He desperately wanted to see Harry, and I thought it might be nice for Black to have his friend here. Plus, I owed it to Lupin after everything I have put him through."
"If you say so Severus, but I hope you do realize something. Unless he is willing to do the whole Unbreakable Vow as well. He is going to stay our prisoner and he can't leave."
"I am aware, my Lord."
"Very well."
With that, Voldemort left the room to go and sort out the remaining Death Eaters that stayed behind from the raid.
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Sirius, Harry, and Draco went down to go see Snape after they were told he was awake. They had thought he would be in bed still, but they ran into him in the hallway. He was on his way to go see Lupin. So they all decided to go join him.
When they got to the door, Draco got a little nervous.
"I don't think I really should go in. I was never close with Professor Lupin."
"That's okay Draco, your aunt is in there. So you can wait out here with her." Sirius replied.
"Are you ready for this Black?" Snape asked.
"As ready as I ever will be."
So with a nod Snape opened the door.
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Remus heard the door open. He looked up and saw Snape come in, but then he also saw an excited Harry peeking around from behind him.
"Remus!" Harry said excitedly as he ran across the room to hug the werewolf.
"Harry!" Remus hugged him with relief. "Are you alright? Have they hurt you?"
Harry laughed. "I'm fine Remus. I chose to stay here. Tom has been great to me, I have been learning a lot, and Draco is also my friend now too."
"Tom? Learning? Draco!?"
Harry could tell that Remus looked a little more than confused. So he sat down and explained everything as quickly as he could to Remus, leaving out the fact that Sirius was alive and waiting out in the hallway.
While they had been talking Bellatrix went to wait outside with Draco, and Snape sat down in her chair to wait for Harry to finish his tale. He knew that what he and Harry were about to tell Lupin would probably give the werewolf an early heart attack.
"So that's how I got here." Harry finished.
Remus still looked confused as to why Harry wanted to be here. But he was relieved that Harry was okay and that nobody was hurting him. Severus chose at that moment to speak up.
"Now, Harry and I have something to show you, Lupin." He said.
With that Snape got up and went into the hallway. Remus looked at Harry who was just smiling with a weird look on his face.
The door opened again. What happened next is pretty much what Severus had predicted. Remus laid eyes on Sirius Black and promptly fainted.
Meanwhile, Harry was doing a very good impression of Bellatrix, and laughing like a maniac on the bed. And Sirius just smirked at the whole scene.
Everything was about to get a whole lot more interesting at Riddle Manor…
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A/N: Okay, so I didn't have a lot of time to edit this. So if there are any typos or mistakes please let me know. I just really wanted to get this chapter out for you guys so I can move onto the next arc of the story. Sadly, we are getting closer to the end. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it, and feel free to leave a review. Please and Thank You.