JULIET {remus lupin}

ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE

"Sorry," Sirius said sheepishly to Harry as Juliet retreated to Remus. "Probably stole a beautiful moment from the two of you."

Harry laughed at that, "Professor Romilly doesn't like me much, I think."

Sirius grinned, "Juliet's a Slytherin at heart, always will be. She's gone through a lot."

Harry nodded, "Hermione started to tell me."

"I'm sure she will tell you herself, in time. We've all got so much to talk about."

"At least there'll be time now, we can write, in the holidays."

Sirius stiffened, "that's- er- actually what I wanted to speak about. You're still at the Dursley's?"

Harry groaned as he remembered term was soon due to end, "yeah."

"I understand if you don't want to... I'll have to speak to Dumbledore... but if you wanted er- a different home..."

"Live with you?!" Harry asked, startled.

"Of course, you don't want to... It was just an id-"

"Of course I want to!" Harry replied, staring at his new Godfather in shock.

Sirius grinned, "really, you mean that?"

"Yes!" He replied.

"Sirius-" Juliet shouted, panicstricken, her face shining from moonlight.

Sirius watched Remus stiffen and pushed Harry away, "castle, now-"

"Pettigrew-" Harry shouted, but as soon as Remus released him, the man vanished.

"No!" Hermione shrieked.

"Sirius-" Juliet shouted again, her hands were on Remus' shoulder, gripping him as he fought to be released. "Remus," she pleaded. "It's me, please." She shook him and put a hand on the back of his neck, he pushed her off him effortlessly and Sirius helped her up, pushing her away.

"Go," he said to her, grabbing her when she ran forwards again.

"Remus," she said again. "It's me, Juliet."

"Jules," Sirius said, in Regulus' voice. The witch stumbled, overwhelmed by deja vu. "He'll be okay," he said softly. "You can't fight him, I'll be okay."

Juliet gave Remus a sad look then glanced at where Professor Snape had began to shield the students, a furious look on his face. Before anyone could protest, Sirius was a huge black dog. Whimpers and barking could be heard and Juliet and Severus did their best to hold the three children back.

"Sirius!" Harry roared, breaking free from Juliet and darting after him. 

"Harry, no!" Hermione screamed, sprinting after him.

"Fucking children," Juliet snapped. "We need to tell Dumbledore."

"You're on your own, Romilly," Severus hissed.

Juliet sighed and rubbed her forehead, helping Ron up and aiding him as he limped towards the castle, his face pale and sweating.

"What a bloody night," he muttered.

"Yep," she replied.

Juliet hovered outside of Dumbledore's office until the minister retreated, he gave Juliet a filthy look which she returned, no doubt he thought she helped Sirius. As soon as he had left, she entered the office, not bothering with knocking, and walked in to see Remus, looking utterly shattered, already stood with the man. He had new cuts on his face, worse than she had ever seen.