RP: Remus and Alex Who: Remus Lupin and Alex Weasley Where: Hogwarts When: Wednesday, 3 March, 2025 after classes Rating/Warnings: Summary: Remus finds another of his young charges now withdrawn in class.
After what had happened with Lily Luna, Remus had taken extra care with his classes, paid extra attention to students who seemed to exhibit subtle changes in behaviour. It was one thing to accept Regulus' reassurances in the dark of the night when his own guilt threatened to swallow him whole. But, it was another to let himself get lax with his charge to guide the children as best he could while they were in his class and in the school.
This week they had begun the Creatures Unit work in all forms. Remus saw no practical purpose in limiting the subject matter to third years. His sixth year NEWTs students had spent the afternoon discussing Lethifolds and similar creatures. Most of the classes had been excited to start the Creatures Unit. Most classes were. Spells and dark wizards were exciting. But, creatures held that fascination from childhood that loved to be scared, but called for Mum and Dad to make the monsters under the bed go away.
Still, because he was paying attention, it did not escape his notice that one student who he had thought would enjoy the lesson, if for no other reason than the potential use of Lethifold skin in certain potions, seemed distant and not truly there during the lecture and discussion.
"Remember, three feet on the myths surrounding the evolution of Lethifolds and how those myths can be interpreted into methods for subduing them are due tomorrow morning," he called as they all scrambled for the door, eager to get to dinner and their common rooms, if not eager to spend their evenings writing three feet on shadow creatures.
"Alex," he said as the young man passed his desk on the way out. "Could you stay for a moment, please?"