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A/N: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I decided to get off my 'Moping About MST's' kick and make a 'James Comes Back To Life' fic. Actually, I was talking to Allie on the IM when I came up with this. She also helped me with the some of the pairings in here so this first chapter is dedicated to AllAboutMe.
And I've been having a rough day. You see, my cat had to be put to sleep (she had cancer), and I've had her for my whole life (not really, but since before I could remember), so please save your flames for the next chapter. And, excuse me if this sounds lame (she was like my best friend), this chapter is also dedicated to my cat, Snowflake.
And if you people haven't read my fic, Prisoner No. 30846, Name: Sirius Black, then you won't know these little tidbits of info: Ness (me! Flame me about that and I'll hurt you! I'm more fictional in this fic) is Remus' wife (in the one chappie fic about Sirius, Remus and I have a kid, but not in this one). Hannah is my own original character. She's Sirius' wife. She probably won't show up until later. I'm not sure when. I haven't worked that out yet. Allie (oh, come on! You all know Allie! She asked me to make her a character. Please don't flame me) is Snapeypoo's wife (Allie's voice can be heard in the background: DON'T CALL HIM THAT!). Again, I don't know when she'll show up. I'm trying to avoid that confrontation (Ness: ::is being cursed into a fish and back by Allie:: Wow. That's something new…). Okay, I think that's it. There isn't anyone I forgot is there? ( ::everyone shakes heads:: ) Good. Then we can, GO ON TO THE FIC! ( ::everyone cheers and takes their positions in the fic:: )
Chapter One: How many Cups Of Sugar Does it Take to Get to the Moon?
"Drink this," Ness Lupin said, setting a purple, bitter smelling, potion down in front of her husband. Remus looked at it with disgust before swallowing it as fast as he could.
"Thanks," he replied, coughing on the bitter liquid. "What is this stuff? It's definitely not Pepper Up Potion."
"It is," Ness said, smiling mischievously, "but I added an another ingredient to give it an extra kick."
"W-what?" Remus sputtered, looking at her as though she had three heads. "I think the potion had enough 'kick' without your help, my dear."
"Well, Potions is my best subject," Ness said, stirring the cauldron in front of her. She walked over to the cabinets on the other side of the room and started searching through them for something.
"I'm so happy I fell in love with such a talented witch," Remus said, smiling as he watched her rummaging through the cabinets.
Ness laughed, "You could have done much better than me, Rem, but I appreciate it. I love you too." She stopped looking through for whatever it was she was looking for and asked Remus, "Have you seen the Aconite?"
"Oh yeah," Remus said in a small voice, and blushing as Ness looked at him expectantly. "You used the last of it in the Wolfsbane Potion last night."
"You mean, the one you didn't drink?" Ness said, looking at him amusedly.
"Sorry," he said, going even redder.
She sighed, "I guess I'll just have to go out to the garden and get more."
"But it's pouring out," Remus said, looking startled, "you'll catch cold."
"Don't worry about me," Ness said, slipping on her cloak.
Remus tried to get up, wincing when weight was put on his injured keg, but Ness walked over to him and pushed him back down.
"Sit," she said firmly. "I'll only be a minute. There's no possible way I could catch cold."
"But — mmm…" his protests were silenced as Ness leaned down and kissed him deeply.
"I'll be right back," she murmured against his lips. "Stay put."
She pulled away and walked over to the counter and picked up a basket, and then turned and walked out the back door into a raging thunderstorm.
He sighed. Last night had been the full moon, and (unfortunately for him) he hadn't taken the Wolfsbane Potion that night, so it had been a horrible transformation. Much like the old days. He shuddered at the thought. Ness had come with him too. Given her Animagus ability, he wouldn't be able to hurt her, and she could keep him away from the town. She had been furious with him for not taking the potion, but by the time he had admitted it to her, it was too late to do anything about it. Just then there was a knock at the front door.
With a sigh, Remus stood up and limped out into the hall and over to the front door.
"May I help—" Remus was cut off as the cloaked figure pushed passed him and walked hurriedly inside. "Hey!"
"Sorry, Moony," Sirius Black said, as he took off the cloak.
"Padfoot?" Remus said in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
"Is that how you treat a guest?" Sirius asked jokingly. "By the way, what were you doing before I got here?"
"Why?" Remus asked, raising an eyebrow.
Sirius smirked, "Because you have lipstick smeared all over your mouth."
Remus put a finger to his lips and then looked at it. Sure enough, there was Ness' glossy pink lipstick. He blushed as he wiped the rest off with his sleeve.
"Come on," he muttered as Sirius snickered. They walked back into the kitchen and took seats at the table. Just as they sat down Ness walked back in. She was soaking wet from head to toe.
"Sirius?" she said, stopping dead.
"Nice to see you too," Sirius said, smiling jokingly at her.
Ness rolled her eyes and then turned to Remus, "You moved, didn't you?"
"I had to get the door," Remus said defensively.
"He could've gotten it himself," she said, dumping the plant onto the table, grabbing a knife, and sitting down.
"What is this stuff?" Sirius asked, picking at the plant.
"Aconite," she replied, chopping it up.
"Aconite?" Sirius said. "Moony, I think she's trying to poison you."
"I know," Remus said, grinning, "I should file for divorce."
Ness glared at the both of them as they laughed. She opened her mouth to say something when thee was another knock at the front door. With one last glare at the pair, she stood up and went to see whom it was.
"So," Remus said to Sirius when they had stopped laughing (which was a good five minutes later), "What are you doing here?"
Sirius began to look sad and opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off by Ness' voice floating in from the hall.
"Margret! What a surprise!" she said, her voice full of false cheerfulness.
"Oh no," Remus said, putting his head in his hands.
"Who's Margret?" Sirius asked, careful to keep his voice low.
"She's our neighbor," Remus said, making a face. "She's a bit nosey." They grew quiet as they heard footsteps nearing the kitchen. Remus turned hurriedly to Sirius, "Quick! Transform!"
Sirius transformed just in time because a second later Ness walked back into the room followed by a middle-aged petite blonde.
"Look, honey," Ness said to Remus with a very forced smile, "Margret's here."
"Hello, Margret," Remus said, smiling nervously at her.
"Hello, Remus," she replied, looking excited. "I was just telling Vanessa about an offer I got on this house. Twelve thousand pounds (A/N: I'm American, so I'm just guessing at how much houses go for over in the UK. It might be a little too much. I'm not sure)! The man said—"
"Margret," Remus said, holding up a hand to stop her from saying anymore, "we told you before: we don't want to move."
"Oh, but this house is much too big for just the two of you," Margret tried again. "It really ought to belong to someone with a family."
Remus instantly felt a pang a guilt and regret at that statement, and upon seeing Ness' I'm going to kill her look, he decided that it would be best for Margret to leave. Quick.
"Er — we'll think about it," he lied.
"Margret looked at him suspiciously, "Well…alright, then. I should be getting back anyway," she added, walking back into the hall. "I left the back at the house."
Remus sighed and ran a hand through his hair distractedly as the front door closed with a snap. A second later Sirius had transformed back into a human. He was looking between Ness and Remus in curiosity.
"What was all that about?" Sirius said.
"She's just trying to rub it in." Ness said angrily, sitting back down and starting to roughly chop up the Aconite. They all jumped when a glass on the counter blasted apart, sending shards everywhere. Ness looked back at them and smiled apologetically, "Sorry."
"Hey," Remus said gently, putting a soothing hand on her arm. "Don't worry about it. We'll break the charm."
"I-I don't feel to good," Ness said, trying to change the subject and wiping a tear hurriedly from her eye. "I think I-I'll go lay down."
With that she got up and walked quickly out of the room.
Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Care to elaborate?"
Remus sighed and Sirius was startled to see that Remus' eyes were red rimmed.
"Are you crying, Moony?" he asked. "Because, you know, big boys don't cry."
"Sorry," Remus replied.
"So," Sirius said. "Spill: What's going on? Maybe I can help."
"Before Ness and I got married," Remus started, "we had to go to the Ministry and sign the Marriage forms. On the form it asked if either one of us was a Dark Creature."
"So, you put that you were a werewolf?" Sirius asked.
"I had to," Remus continued, and then added bitterly, "You can't hide anything from the Ministry."
"Okay," Sirius said slowly, "So what happened?"
"Well, we only found out about a year ago," Remus said angrily, "but, apparently, the Ministry puts a charm on any female Dark Creature or the fiancé of a Dark Creature. So that they can't get pregnant."
Sirius gaped at him, "Is there a counter-charm?"
"There is," Remus said, beginning to look hopeful, "but we haven't found it yet."
"Remus," Sirius said, his voice hoarse, "I-I'm sorry. I'll do everything I can to help find the counter-charm," he grinned and added, "Besides, we're the Marauders. There isn't a piece of information that we can't find."
Remus grinned and said, "Except the answers to the next potions quiz."
"That's a minor detail," Sirius replied, frowning, "Besides," he added, grinning, "we could always get the answers from Ness if we were really desperate."
Remus laughed and then turned away.
"Thanks, Padfoot," he said quietly, a break in his voice. "It means a lot to me."
"I'd do anything for a friend," Sirius said sincerely, his eyes darkening.
"You still haven't answered my question," Remus said, trying to change the subject. "What are you doing here?"
Sirius sighed and began to explain (A/N: Finally!), "Insert GoF, Third Task, Voldie Resurrection here" ( A/N: Great explanation, don't you think?)
Remus gaped at him, "Oh my God. Is Harry all right?"
"Yes," Sirius said grimly, "but what he saw will probably haunt him forever."
Just then there was a crash of breaking glass from upstairs. Remus and Sirius jumped.
"What was that?" Sirius asked, looking startled.
"I don't know," Remus said slowly, "but I've got a creepy feeling. Let's go see if Ness is all right."
They got up and quickly walked upstairs. When they reached the top they turned right and walked on until they reached the fourth the fourth door to the left.
"Ness?" Remus asked, knocking on the door. "Honey, are you all right? We heard something break." There was no answer, and the two began to worry.
"Vanessa?" Sirius tried using her long name, but, still, she did not answer. Sirius tried the handle, "Locked."
"Here," Remus said, taking out his wand. He tapped it against the doorknob and said, "Alohamora." The door swung open and they stepped inside.
Everything was messed up and the object that they had heard break – a vase – looked as if it had been thrown.
"I knew she had a temper," Sirius said, "but I didn't know she could destroy a whole room."
"Something's wrong," Remus said nervously. "I can smell it."
"Remus," Sirius said in a hoarse voice, "look."
He was pointing to a knife lying on the floor below an open window. It was covered in blood.
"Oh my God," Remus choked out.
Just then there was a soft whimper from behind them and they slowly turned around…
A/N: Oh, am I evil or what? A cliffy on the first chapter ::grins evilly:: It's SO much fun. Oh, and I forgot to put a disclaimer ::blushes:: How could I be so stupid? Anywhoo,
Disclaimer: I own nothing ::looks sad:: Wait, I do own something! I own ME! And I stole Margret from the Beetlejuice movie. So All the HP characters you recognize belong to J.K. (not me. I know, it's extremely shocking. Of course, if I did own the HP stuff, I wouldn't be going around getting pregnant. I'd be finishing book 5) and Margret belongs to the person who came up with her character in the Beetlejuice movie.
And just so flames me: Remus is a MAIN character. Most of the stuff is from his PoV. Although, I tend to switch PoV's without knowing it, so please excuse me if I do that. The reason this story is not in the Remus L. section is because I need to put it in the James P. and Harry P. section, because they're main characters too. Forgive me.
I have part of the next chapter written not typed, but I'm working on it. And just a Cover-my-own-arse warning: The next chapter is EXTREMELY gory.
Okay, that's it. Review!