Half-Breed [ON HOLD]

six

1975;
FULL MOONS AND CAT FIGHTS

Leonie had been eight when she first snuck into the Lupin house. Remus hadn't arrived at the lake in nearly a week and she was worried.

Had she done something wrong? Did he not want to be her friend anymore?

Leonie, having remembered that he lived just over the hill south of the lake, arrived in the Lupins back yard. The house was small, only one floor, it had dark green shutters that blended in with the forest that surrounded the house and if the wondows had been ooendd she would have heard Remus' mother Hope singing off key in the kitchen.

The young girl crept past the kitchen window, making sure not to be seen by the woman whod she one day grow to love as her own mother. Leonie careful peeked into every window until she found Remus'.

The boy in question sat on his bed aginst the wall reading a thick book.

Leonie quietly knocked on his window. His head snapped away from his book, his shoulders stiff until they saw it was Leonie at his window.

Remus set his book aside and snuck over to the window, "What are you doing here?" He hissed when he opened it.

"Looking for you," thr blonde told him, "You haven't been at the lake in days, I got worried."

Remus smiled softly at that. She cared.

"I've been sick," Remus told her, and she nodded. Anyone with eyes could see he was sick, his skin was incredibly pale, his brown hair stuck to his forehead and there were dark bags under his eyes.

"I can tell, it's not congeatous is it?" She wondered.

"No," Remus told her, "It's not. And I think the word you meant was infectious." She did not; Leonie in fact meant contagious but since neither child knew thr applicable word the conversation moved along.

"Can I come in?" Leonie asked. Remus pressed his lips togetger and thought about for a moment.

"Okay but you have to be really quite. My mum's home."

"I know," Leonie told him, climbing through the window, "I saw her through the kitchen window. She's very pretty."

"Thanks," Remus smiled.

"Now get under your covers before yiu get more sick," Leonie instructed.

"You're not my mum." Remus climbed under his covers anyway. Leonie looked around the room and spotted an empty glass cup, covered in pictures of the sea, atop his dresser.

She grabbed it before sitting on his bed.

"What are you doing?" Remus wondered. Leonie smiled kindly at him.

"I want to show you something, but you can't tell anyone about it. Ever." She sounded so serious.

"I promise." Leonie nodded and then something that made the young boys eyes widen happened.

Her palms, pressed toghtly aginst the glass started glowling; heating up causing lights to dance around the inside of the cup, illuminating each picture, making each one seem much more real.