Despising You || 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆

• N E W S T A R T •

Narrator's POV
6 years ago

Remus sat sobbing in the big chair in front of the fireplace. The fire would spike up occasionally.
The house felt empty, trying, as if a dementor had came and sucked the life out of it.

It' had been almost a year since Madeline Lupin had been killed. He remembered it briefly, as he stood away from her for just a second to fight of a death eater, the next thing he heard were the unforgivable words of the one deathly unforgivable curse.

"Avada Cadavera!" Remus jolted up and turned quickly as he saw the death eater smirk and disappear.

It was as if time had stopped and all the screaming and crys around him became faint. He ran as fast as he could to her and held her as she fell in hid arms.

"No. No. Please Maddy." He softly cried as he moved a hair strand from her face. Her pale, lifeless face.
He thought he could save her but he couldn't, just like Sirius.

His crys got louder he didn't care anymore. He didn't care he could be killed by a death eater right there as he mourned the death of his true love.

"No!" He shouted as he held her tightly, pulling her in closer and closer.
This couldn't be happening, he thought to himself. I already lost my best friends, why kill the one person I had left? Why me?

Remus jumped back into reality when a faint voice called out for him causing him to wipe away his tears.

"Daddy?" Called out 10 year old Josephine clinging to her white slightly dirty bunny. She noticed the tear stained cheeks and moved closer to him. "Why are you crying dad?"

Remus quickly wiped away his tears once again as he sniffled "I'm not my darling I just- allergies." He thought of the quickest explanation he could.

Young Josephine unfazed crossed her arms in front of her chest. "I'm not 2 dad, I'm 10 you can't trick me." Josephine smiled shaking her head in disbelief. Remus huffed as the corners of his mouth lifted.

"That you are. Come here." He gestured to her to come where he was sat. She smiled, a huge smile that lit up the darkness within Remus. He picked her up and cuddled her on her lap.
She looked up at him and stared at his scars. She dragged her dainty finger across one softly not wanting to cause him pain.

"Do they hurt?" She asked looking up at him concerned. He shock his head immediately "Not when you're gentle." He smiled a soft smile reassuring her.

She engulfed him in a big hug sinking into his scent "I love you dad." He smiled holding her tightly. "I love you too."

There he knew he wasn't gonna make a same mistake he did with Madeline. He was going to put Josephine protection on top, even if that meant having to keep her a way from him for a while.

Present

Josephine's eyes shot open with a beat of wind hitting her finally. She looked around examining where it was she was.
The walls were different shades of blue sometimes green. It looked old, it smelt old.

Jo turned to Remus "Where are-" before she could finish he cut her off.

"Come, follow me. I want you to meet someone." He slightly smiled as he grabbed some of her bags and headed towards an entry. She was hesitant at first, but the hallway were very crammed, she felt suffocated. So she followed.

She entered a large dinning room where Remus dropped the bags quickly and hugged his beloved best friend with a big smile, Sirius Black.

Sirius Black? She thought to herself.

She had seen his name in the wizarding paper but not a lot since she lived in France. But one word they would always use associating his name was evil.

She gulped as they turned towards her. Merlin Jo pull it together will you? "Uh I'm-"

"Merlin's beard, Josephine." He stopped, smiling at her before he continued. "Remus has told me a lot about you- oh and how rude am I not to introduce myself. I'm Sirius Black, your uncle."

Blimey I never knew I had an uncle. This day keeps getting weirder and weirder.

"Nice to meet you." She responded back flatly. Now it was her who stood there awkwardly looking around.

Remus knew it would take time for Jo to get use to this new life he was showing around. He wanted her to know as much pain he had caused her he still would give his life for her.
He was gonna make up all those years he missed. She was his daughter and her her father.

"Jo let me show you your room." Remus said breaking the awkward tension as he picked up the bags he had dropped.
He led her up a dusty, creaky staircase. The walls had a few pictures dangling on them. It was a big yet quiet place.

They finally stopped at a floor and Remus led her to a room.

"I know it isn't much but it's all I can offer for now." Remus rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

The room was a crammed space with a pretty big bed in the middle. One dresser. With blue wall once again.

She didn't care how dusty or old the house and rooms looked. This was someone's home and a home is home for them, no matter the state of it.

She slightly smiled towards Remus before she walked in placing her bags on the bed. Setting herself down on the bed. "Where are we?"

"12 Grimmauld Place. This was Sirius's parents house. Also known as the head quarters for the order of the Phoenix, well fill you in tomorrow." Jo nodded softly letting the silence between them sink in again.

Remus stood at the doorway just admiring her daughter after. She had her moms deep brown eyes. Long nose. Long beautiful straight yet messy brown hair.

"I know this probably is a lot for you right now but- I promise everything will unfold eventually." Remus broke the silence between the two.

Jo kept her eye contact with the floor. "Time. I need time."She finally looked up seeing his dreadful, pain, glowing eyes.

He nodding "Of course." He was about to leave until he turned towards her once again "You'll meet the everyone tomorrow."

More people?

She said a silent ok. "Get some sleep. It's been a long day." He shut the door as the sound of him going down the stairs faded.

She swallowed hard. She felt as if someone had turned her life around. She was still mad at her dad though. She didn't think the anger, frustration, towards him will ever leave but- but she wanted it to. She wanted to love her father once again.

She ran down her hands down her face as she sighed.

At least I get to meet some new people tomorrow, hopefully something good will come out of that.

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Authors note: This is going a bit slow but everything will speed up in the next few chapters.
Also I'm not gonna really be following the story line/plot line of the movies it's just gonna be Jo's first and last year at Hogwarts.
Voldemort will probably be included but not as much. Thank you. Enjoy:) also we'll meet fred next chapter soo;)