The Dark Side of the Moon

Chapter 9

Remus walked down the street, reflecting on his life so far. He almost got killed by his friends. He joined the Dark Lord. He killed his once best friend. He discovered that there might be a way for him to be in contact with his wolf. He fought the people he supported his entire life. Then, an annoying bitch tried to seduce him, so that his "friends" can try and kill him again. On top of that, he feels weird every time Fenrir looks at him. 

Remus came up to an alleyway, where he heard voices.

"I'm telling you mate, there is something weird in that room."

"Of course there is. It's the Department of Mysteries."

That got Remus's attention. He crept a bit closer, using his wolf hearing to listen.

"There was this rumor going around a few years ago that the energy source that is used to power the Department of Mysteries belonged to these people in the woods."

"I've heard that rumor. It sounds like rubbish."

"Why can't it be true? About twenty years ago, the whole Ministry got a huge boost."

The gears in Remus's brain were turning. If the rumors were true, then that could mean the Ministry stole the moonstone from the werewolves all those years ago. They needed to make it work for them, so they had to do something to it.

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"That's the fifth werewolf they killed this month," Remus heard Jasper say as he walked into the den.

"Who killed?" Remus said.

The three wolves looked at each other before Fenrir answered. "The Death Eaters."

Remus sighed. "Of course they have. Nobody's ever going to trust us enough not to kill us."

"That's why Vishaka wants to find a way to stop You-Know-Who." Jasper said while nodding his head towards Vishaka. "She nicked something off of Malfoy."

Remus turned to Vishaka who had a black book in her hands. "It's a diary, but there's nothing written in it."

Remus took the book. He felt something wash over him. Remus traced the words at the bottom of the book. "Tom Marvolo Riddle. Who's that?" 

Vishaka shrugged. "No clue." 

Remus suddenly remembered the conversation he heard before coming here. "Hey Vishaka. Do you think the moonstone might be in the Ministry of Magic?"

Fenrir groaned. "Not this again."

Vishaka ignored him. "Maybe, but we don't have any proof of that. Unless you found something." Vishaka said while raising an eyebrow.

Remus smirked. "The Ministry got a boost 20 years ago. There was a rumor a few years ago about the power coming from an unknown source from the woods."

Vishaka's eyes widened. "You're right. Before I turned into a werewolf, I was training to work in the Department of Mysteries. When I was training, they wouldn't let me in a certain room. Maybe the stone could be in there."

Jasper looked at Remus and Vishaka talking excitingly at the prospect of finding the moonstone. Jasper moved to where Fenrir was sitting. "You know. If they're right, then we can..."

Fenrir cut him off. "Not you, too"

Jasper sighed. "Come on, mate. I can tell you don't want to get your hopes up, but maybe if you go along with this, you can spend more time with Remus. I know you want to."

"W-why would I - Remus. What no." Fenrir sputtered.

Jasper laughed "Oh come on. It's obvious. You are a little protective of him."

Before Fenrir can reply, a Death Eater walked into the den. 

"Do you people not know how to knock?" Vishaka snapped.

The Death Eater ignored her. "The Dark Lord has a mission for you."