I Dreamt Of You (Wolfstar)

Chapter 21

The next morning, the Gryffindor table waited in barely contained excitement for the morning's paper. The other houses and most of the teachers and staff still had no idea of the events of the previous night and they couldn't wait to see their reactions, especially the youngest Prewetts and Harriet. Some of the other houses had noticed that Monroe was missing from the staff table, but probably just assumed he was sick or something.

Remus was still hovering around Sirius, his wolf not yet having relaxed from the protective mode of yesterday. Sirius had completely given up on trying to convince him to calm down at this point and instead had cuddled into Remus' lap, holding his necklace with the fur of his mate, allowing Remus to feed him bites of toast and fruit.

There was a sound of fluttering wings and then the owls swept into the Great Hall carrying their letters and papers for the students. Sirius looked up expectantly and caught an envelope that Alexis had brought. Good, hope had received his letter. The water elf had sent her an owl the previous morning, telling her about the first day of school. Remus' mother had insisted that Sirius write her too and that he was part of the family now.

The letter was just a light-hearted reply, seeing as the group had realised both the ministry and Dumbledore would probably be trying to go through the mail at some point and used other methods such as connected journals so sensitive information was not intercepted. Remus had received his own reply from hope along with a box of treats containing a note asking that the two shared some with their friends. The brunette tucked the letters away in his bag and returned to feeding Sirius, ensuring that he had enough food. Alexis watched fondly from her perch on Sirius' head while she ate the mouse he'd given her.

After a minute or so, there was a loud uproar as everyone started chattering loudly to each other about Monroe, the article on the previous night's events having made the front page. Neither Remus nor Sirius were subscribed to the prophet, so James lent them his copy to read.

Student Tortured By Ministry Appointed Professor. Minister In On It?

By Elladora Rithal

Dear readers, I was quite surprised the previous evening when I was visited at my home by the entire school board of Hogwarts. These distinguished parents, see pg. 3 for a list of board members, had some shocking news to share. The board had been called to Hogwarts only a few hours before for an emergency meeting, where proof had been provided that none other than the eldest black heir himself, Sirius black, had been forced to use a blood quill illegally for an hour to carve the words I must not tell lies into his hand by Abrax Monroe in detention. The offence? According to classmates, the reason black received detention was for, in the words of Monroe himself, "not addressing a professor properly and lying to them." when Sirius responded politely "No, sir." after Monroe asked him if he had anything to say in response to his declaration that they would not be allowed to use their wands in his classroom. Now, other than the highly disturbing event itself, more concerning questions present themselves. How did Monroe get his hands on a quill of that kind in the first place? It is common knowledge that only the goblins and the Minister himself have access to blood quills, so now I am investigating whether the Minister had the quill stolen or there was a more sinister plot going on. During the meeting, evidence was collected in the form of photographs of Blacks's injury, see pg. 4 for the photographs which were provided by board member Brianna Abbott. Monroe was promptly removed from the castle after the board meeting and Lord Lupin confided to me that he hoped that the Ministry would arrest her as his son and Sirius wanted to press charges. Remus Lupin was revealed to be Sirius Black's mate as he felt all of the pain from his mate being tortured and testified during the board meeting. For more information about Sirius black and his mate, see pg. 5.

Sirius read through the article, and nodded approvingly, pleased that the blackmail Lynal had used against Elladora Rithal had worked well. While the reporter had done her best to sensationalise the news, it wasn't twisted or fabricated like usual. Although he wasn't sure how to feel about the wizarding world all knowing about his mate, overall, everything had turned out well. He exchanged a pleased smile with his mate.

Large amounts of students, even more than before, were now shamelessly staring at him and Remus. Over at the Slytherin table, Robert was bright red with anger and appeared to be ranting to Harriet, though the Gryffindors were unable to hear it over the ruckus, though if the nearby Slytherin's expressions were anything to go on, that was probably a good thing. Molly also looked really upset and was glaring at Remus, seeming to be complaining and whining to the other two of Dumbledore's minions.

The students then had another source of gossip when the doors to Great Hall swung open suddenly, admitting none other than Lynal Lupin into the large room. He had arrived, looking as put together as usual, for breakfast and to be introduced to the students and other staff. Hope would be staying at Hogwarts with him this year, leaving the house elves in charge at the manor.

Dumbledore pasted a fake smile on his face as he stood up to welcome Lynal, and looked over the students with a grandfatherly look in his eyes. "After the departure of our DADA professor, we will be welcoming Lord Lupin from the school board to teach Defence for the year." The headmaster said, eyes twinkling before returning to his seat.

Breakfast finished soon after and the students hurried off to their classes, leaving the Great Hall empty before long. The house elves brought the remaining contents of the five tables to the kitchens and began work on cleaning up and preparing for lunch. Amidst all the organised chaos, a small pup sneaked along one wall, on the hunt for something tasty to eat.