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dragonhideboots (dragonhideboots) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-03-04 13:50:00

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!1998: 03, bill weasley, harry potter, remus lupin

Remus visits Shell Cottage
Who: Bill, Remus (eventually Harry, maybe Ron/Hermione/Luna/Fleur)
What: Catching up
Where: Shell Cottage
When: Evening, after dinner
Rating/Warning: Likely PG

Bill sat on a rock at the cliff's edge outside his home, cigarette in hand, watching as the smoke trailed out towards the sea. It was, perhaps, his worst habit but he kept it as one guilty indulgence. The last of the butt was nearly gone and he snuffed it out on the ground and reached for the pouch in his back pocket, carefully pouring out some of the herbal tobacco and rolling another fag before putting it in his lips and lighting it.

It was chilly outside in the crisp March air, but he'd needed a little escape from the house and a place to sort out his thoughts. Plus, Lupin was due to arrive soon and Bill wanted to catch him before he had a chance to speak with Harry, both to fill him in on the week and to ask a few questions. Bill liked Remus a lot but with Dumbledore gone and Remus now the Order's somewhat-replacement when it came to leadership, Bill'd noticed the increased strain on Lupin. With a kid on the way and Fenrir's pack always a threat, Bill couldn't find good reason to feel angry at Remus for being absent lately, but at the same time, this was exactly when they needed Lupin around. Bill was glad he'd managed to contact him and arrange a visit.

Pulling his scarf and coat tighter, he took a long drag from his cigarette and sat back on the rock, waiting.

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sonofastag
2010-03-23 04:21 am UTC (link)

"Oh," Harry looked a little relieved - most news these days were of the bad sort, after all. He smiled. "Brandy would be brilliant. So long as you never tell your mum. Or Hermione." He wouldn't get knackered or anything, but a drink would be nice.

He followed Bill out to where Remus sat. The werewolf stood when Harry entered, standing with the awkward uncertainty of someone who didn't know if he should hug or no.

Harry solved it or him, stepping forward to wrap his arms around Remus in a quick hug. "It's good to see you," he greeted.

Remus hugged back, and then let go. "Better to see you, as you were the one we nearly lost. Again."

Harry smiled, a but wry and a little bitter. "Yeah well, not anything new at this point, is it. And I found something out at least, while I was there. We got Griphook, who has some information. And I found out about Snape."

Remus looked from Harry to Bill, considering that. "You're sure you saw him?"

"I've TAKEN polyjuice. I've seen it fade from myself, from Ron, from Crouch - I know what I saw. It was Snape. Sod if I knew why - but he sprang us." He hesitated, and then confessed what he hadn't told the others. "I think he was rescuing us right before You-Know-Who got there. My scar was hurting worse and worse. I think he got us out before He got there."

Remus sat back down as Harry perched on one of the other chairs. "I believe you. . . so the question becomes why. Severus must have some purpose we're not seeing."

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	dragonhideboots 2010-03-23 04:26 am UTC (link)
	Bill poured a glass of brandy, a little less full than his and Remus', and set it on the table next to Harry before taking the third chair in the room and tucking his legs up. "Does McGonagall know what you saw?" Bill asked Harry. "If anyone would know about Snape, I'd think it'd be her if Remus didn't and no one else in the Order does." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sonofastag
2010-03-23 04:57 am UTC (link)

Harry lifted the glass, waving it vaguely in Bill's directions. "Cheers," he offered by way of thanks, and then leaned back, taking a sip, nose wrinkling a little. Harry had a drink now and then, but he wasn't exactly used to that first burn of it.

He shook his head. "I didn't tell anyone that bit yet. Hardly anyone believed me as it was, I didn't want to give them a reason to think I might have been losing it," Harry explained.

"No one thinks you're losing it, Harry. We know how much you've been through, and trust your judgment. If you say you saw Snape, then you did."

Harry looked a little grateful, and nodded. "You think I should tell McGonagall?" he asked.

Remus nodded in agreement with Bill. "Minerva is the closest we have to knowing how Albus' mind was working. She may see things the rest of us miss. I think it's best you tell her everything." Though Remus doubted Harry would. Harry had learned not to trust adults early on, and had never shaken that - with good reason, given how many had failed him over the years.

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dragonhideboots
2010-03-23 05:06 am UTC (link)

"Exactly," Bill said. "She'd be the only one who'd know what Severus is up to if the rest of us don't, especially you, Remus. Perhaps it's some sort of repentance; I'm not sure."

He took a rather large sip of his brandy and looked towards the door.

"If you prefer, I can leave you two to chat in private. I'm sure you're got a good deal to catch up on. I don't mind owling McGonagall if you'd like, Harry. I think I was a favorite of hers during my Hogwarts days, or at least I hope I was. She probably wouldn't mind an update, but if you want, you can certainly contact her instead."

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sonofastag
2010-03-23 07:48 pm UTC (link)

"I've known Severus for years. He's even helped me, at times. But I can't say I ever understood him," Remus admitted. "Albus seemed to see things no one else ever did. But then, my opinion was colored in early by the company I kept. And so was his." Since James and Sirius had been less than glowing fans of Snape, and Snape had felt the same about them.

Harry scowled. "Whatever it is, it happened. I just wish I had some clue why. I'm tired of never sussing things out until it's too late to do anything."

Remus made a sympathetic sound. "We'll figure it out," he promised, though they had no real assurance of that.

Harry's expression said he knew it, and he took another sip of the brandy. He looked over at Bill and smiled. "Yeah, that'd be great. If you want to Owl her for me. I can write something too, but I wanted to figure out what to say first, I guess." He wouldn't mind a chance to talk to just Remus, either, though Harry didn't want to chase Bill out of his own living room.

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	dragonhideboots 2010-03-24 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Great," Bill said, clapping his hands together. "I'll get on that, then. Give a shout if you two need anything. I'll be in the kitchen." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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