Rescued

A Little Help From Lily: Sirius

I groaned as I stretched. My wounds were still healing.

The skin stretched taut as I leaned towards the nightstand.

Stupid Remus. This wasn't the first time I had been hurt by him! At Hogwarts it happened all the time!

I suppose, he never actually almost killed me...

But whatever! I was totally fine with it! And he goes and runs off and leaves me wounded and alone, with a note and a sandwich!

A sandwich! Does he not remember I can't cook? At all? Stupid Moony.

When I find him, I won't feed him for a few days, see how he feels.

I want Harry to come back.

As I pour myself a cup of tea, Lily appears beside me and nudges my hand. I nearly drop the kettle.

"What in the-- oh, it's only you. I forgot you existed." I growl at her. "And I nearly dropped the kettle! I could have burned myself! And now I'm talking to my dog like a lunatic!"

That's the best you could do?

I jump, splashing some boiling water as an eerily familiar voice sounds in my head. "Now I know I'm a lunatic," I say.

Wow. I try to converse with you and--

She breaks off, and I look at her.

Sorry. It's hard for me to speak to humans. If you would--

I don't say anything, I just transform. A lot of the pain vanishes. I groan a sigh of relief.

"Thank you," Lily barks. "It's a lot easier this way."

"What," I say. "What do you want? You've never talked to me before," I whine.

"I only talk if I absolutely have to. "

"On with it, woman." I want my tea.

"Remus is in Switzerland." My legs nearly buckle.

"How do you know?"

"Don't you remember? I 'hear things dogs don't normally hear'." Lily cocks her head.

"You can hear him from Britain?!"

"Not everyone. Just people or animals I have a strong connection with. And I heard Remus say something about Switzerland. " I feel my jaw drop. I start panting to try and shake it off. I could swear Lily smirked. "I'm amazing, aren't I?" Arrogant and cocky, just like her namesake. I scowl a doggy scowl and transform.

"Well, thanks to your ears--" I tweak one and she squeals--" I know where to head."

I sit in the kitchen, waiting. Waiting for Harry. For as soon as he came, we would set off and find the missing puzzle piece. The hole in our hearts. Our family. Our friend.

The idiot.

Remus Lupin.