the case of dawna flynn - r.j lupin

twenty-three

Auror Laila Penny was much older then Dawna rembered her to be. She always forgot how much time had really passed. The bubbling 26 year old she'd known to lead searches for her was now a hard set and actually rather intimidating woman in her forties.

Sat on the couch beside her was someone Dawna didn't recognise but by the pad of paper and quill in hand, she assumed he was there to make notes on everything they talked about. He seemed a little friendlier then Penny but she couldn't be sure.

They both smiled at her in welcome but it waz rehearsed and not genuine. But atleast they tried, her parents who were sat on the couch opposite them had glaring eyes and tight lips.

Dawna stiffened her posture as she walked forward and stopped at the head of the coffee table in the middle.

"Miss Flynn," Penny stood up and reached a hand out, "I'm Auror Laila Penny and this is my associate Auror Fry Kent." Dawna took her hand and gave Kent a friendly nod.

"Nice to meet you both, I have a question before we start." Dawna announced as Penny gestured for her to take a seat between her parents, she stayed stood where she was.
"Anything Miss Flynn."

"Please, call me Dawna. Is there no way I can have Remus in here with me? Remus Lupin." She asked and gave an anxious look towards the door, "I just think it'd be better to have him-"

"This is what I was telling you about Auror Penny, she's entirely dependent on that Mr Lupin." Her mother but in and Dawna frowned at her, "Can't stand to be without him for even a short amount of time. It can't be healthy."

Penny glanced at her mother and then at Dawna.

"Why don't you sit Dawna?" Dawna frowned at the ignorance to hee question but complied and lowered herself into the seat beside her parents.

"So, tell us everything."

So she did. She told them everything. Well almost, she had to leave out all the bits with Sirius and Remus running rampant as a werewolf. But she recounted from when she first became an animagi, to her disappearance, the fifteen years she'd spent here as an ordinary cat and everything up until now.

It was a terribly long one sided story and she felt bad for poor Kents writing hand which seemed to quiver slightly.

"Thank you Dawna, for letting us know everything and answering all out questions. There's just a few final things I want to talk about." Penny told her and the girl nodded.

Her parents had been unnervingly silent the whole time. It didn't seem right and Dawna felt the hairs on the back of her neck raise and something suddenly felt really wrong.

"The first is do you mind if we take your photo with your parents for The Daily Prophet?" Penny asked and Dawna nodded and put on her best smile as Kent pulled up a camera and snapped the photo. "Wonderful, second I think it's okay and safe for you to finally leave Hogwarts grounds. We have everything we need from you."

Dawna lit up at those words.

"That's amazing!" She exclaimed happily, "I was speaking to Remus and he agreed to let me-"

"You'll be going home with your parents Dawna." Penny interrupted and Dawna felt as if the the whole room began to collapse in on her.
"What? No. No I don't want to."
"Its what been deemed safest for you Dawna, the Ministry have decided-"
"I'm 31! I'm an adult! I can very clearly make my own decisions and I choose-"

"Miss Flynn!" Penny snapped and Dawna shut up immediately and stared up at the Auror who ran a stressed hand though her hair, "May I remind you that although yes you may physically be an adult, but you have been stuck in the body of a cat for the larger part of your life and there is no way of telling how exactly your mind has developed over them years." Her voice was heated and harsh. Dawna shrunk back into the couch as she continued.

"Over the years you seem to have developed an unhealthy reliance on your friend Remus Lupin, your parents have expressed their concerns and they're afraid that since you're all new to being human again he'll try to.." Penny trailed off and gave Kent a sideways glance.

"He'll try to what?" Dawna asked, she suddenly had a rush of lividity.

"He'll try to take advantage of you." Kent finished and Dawna was on her feet.

"No! He would never! Remus would never!"

"See?" Her mother cried and Dawna stared at the woman wildly. "He's already got her in his grasp he's going to hurt my poor daughter!" There were actual tears streaming down the dotted cheeks of her mother's face and Dawna had never felt so betrayed in her life.

"Mum-"

"Dawna Flynn," Penny stood up and Kent scrambled up after her, "You'll be going home with your parents and until further investigation and we're 100% sure that your brain has developed properly you will remain there and will have no contact with Remus Lupin in the near future."

"Might I suggest a restraining order?" Her father jumped in and Kent frowned but nodded,
"If he presents any real harm we can get one under way."

Dawna was out of her seat and running for the door.
" Dawna!" Her father screeched and Penny ran forward to grab at her but she'd already wrenched the door open and was flying out of the door.

"Remus!" She called and the man was on his feet in a seconds and she was in his arms, holding onto him for dear life. "They're gonna take me. I don't want them to-"

"Mr Lupin, please step away from the girl." Penny ordered and Remus looked at the Auror with a confused expression.
"What's happening?" He asked, Dawna looked over her shoulder at the three Aurorz with their wands out. Padfoot let out a low growl as he stood infront of the pair,.

Dawna looked around wildly, where was Dumbledore?

"Make the dog stand down or we'll have to remove it by force." Penny ordered and Remus shooed Padfoot to the side with a soft kick. He was still tall enough for Dawna to drop her hand to his head for comfort for the both of them.

"Just tell me whats going on?" Remus asked as the Auror who'd been standing guard surged forward at a meer hand swipe from Penny.

"Remus they're-" She lost her grip on him as she felt an arm around her waist tug her back. He caught her hand.

"You can't do this! You can't!" Dawna screamed as she felt tears sting at her eyes. "I don't want to go! Please!" Remus' grip started to slip on her hand and she stared at him with wide helpless eyes,

"I'll get you Red, I promise you."

Her hand slipped from his as she was pulled away and she let out another cry and she thrashed in the mans arms as he took her away.

All Remus could do was look on and do nothing.

"You'll be safe with us my sweetpea." Her mother cooed as they crowded her into a floo fireplace after a bit of walking.
"No. Penny please, you don't understand-"

"We'll be in contact Miss Flynn."