On the run from her own mistakes, the headstrong vampire Lux Erzsebet has been drawn out of her seclusion through a promise from Albus Dumbledore. He dangles before her an offer of safety and freedom from the dangerous vampires who seek vengeance on...
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And it's my whole heart While tried and tested, it's mine And it's my whole heart Trying to reach it out And it's my whole heart Burned but not buried this time
- "Which Witch", Florence + the Machine
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September 16th, 1977 ✦ Hogwarts
Mulciber, as predicted by everyone who knew of the situation, was expelled as quick and with ease as he'd crushed Lux's windpipe.
Lily and Lux had spoken only briefly on the subject, with Lux dismissing it every time the redhead brought it up, and Lily having enough sense after a while to understand that there was no use pressing it further. The bruises littered across her throat had vanished, according to one of Lily's spoken observations, yet the phantom fist remained.
It had always been there, long before Thomas Mulciber touched her.
Mary, Marlene and Dorcas must've been informed by Lily not to question Lux on the poisoning and subsequent assault either, as they kept their mouths shut throughout the next few days, only occasionally inquiring on any news regarding when Remus would be able to leave the Hospital Wing. They weren't close enough to him to visit on their own, it seemed.
Remus was discharged on Monday evening, and spent the rest of the night holed up in his dorm, apparently in a deep state of sleep. On Tuesday, he was in the Great Hall with the rest of Hogwarts students, avoiding the glances of the entire student body.
"You were popular enough before," Peter mused over his porridge, his skin still a bit pasty from the remnants of his illness. "Imagine how much your popularity has spiked now that you were nearly murdered."
"It was meant for Luxie," Sirius pointed out. She gulped, stomach aching from hunger as she eyed the food she could never eat.
"Doesn't change the fact that Remus was the one who was poisoned, though," James said through a mouthful of toast.
