Half-Breed [ON HOLD]

eight

1975;

THREATS OF GOOD INTENTIONS

To any other Hogwarts students, it would seem after their squabble at breakfast that morning Dorcas and Leonie had made up. But Remus Lupin was not just any other Hogwarts student, he was a Marauder, and Leonie's best friend.

Which is why after Charms the Friday following the full moon Remus tracked Dorcas Meadowes down with the use of his and his friend's pride and joy; the Marauder Map.

The map was one of a kind, something that'd never been done before, it showed each and every hall, student, teacher and secret passageway in- and out of -Hogwarts.

Which is how he found the dark-skinned female tucked away in the library.

"Meadowes," Remus greeted as he stood across the table from her.

"Lupin?" Her eyebrows came together, "What the bloody fuck do you want?"

"Why are you Leo fighting?" You two never fight.

The concept had always used to bug the werewolf but now that the two had fought, and Lenny constantly looked upset, he'd much rather go back in time and have the two girls closer than ever then spend another dinner watching the two across the hall in an obviously tense silence.

"We're not fighting," Meadowes told him dully. Remus pulled out the chair across from her and leaned forward.

"Not fighting my arse, you two don't talk anymore. Why?" Meadowes sighed through her nose.

"Because your girlfriends being an idiot!" Meadowes snapped.

"Don't call her an idiot," Remus practically snarled. He didn't deny that Leonie wasn't his girlfriend because Meadowes knew that she wasn't. She wasn't like Sirius or James who'd take the Mickey out of him for not denying it, so there was no point in stating the obvious. Even if his gut somewhat twisted at the fact that he and Leo weren't dating; that they were just friends.

Meadowes pressed her lips together for a moment and breathed in deeply, "Look, Lupin, I'm not calling Leonie an idiot because she is one. She's not, I wouldn't be best friends with an idiot, but the reason I'm calling her that because she's acting like one."

"And why's she acting like one?"

"Because she won't just ignore Avery and his mates."

"What's Avery done that you want her to ignore?" Remus questioned tensely. Avery was an older boy, a seventh year pure blood somewhat related to Sirius- but then again, weren't all purebloods somehow related to Sirius -who had never been found of the idea of having a half-breed in his house. But Sirius had claimed he was all talk and that Remus shouldn't worry about Leonie.

"Everything!" Dorcas snapped, "Every night since term started Avery and his little gang hang out in the common room and he goes on how mudbloods-" Dorcas spits the dirty word, "And half-breeds like Leonie are stains in this school and how in a few months when he graduates he'll make sure they know it."

Red flooded Remus's vision. His blood turned to fire and for a moment he stopped breathing. "He threatened her?" He growled.

"Yes, and she won't back down! She keeps saying how she can't just back down because if she does now she'll never stop!"

"She's right!" Remus snapped back. Meadowes gave Remus an angry look.

"I don't think you or Leonie understand, Avery is dangerous. He acts like he's fine with murdering people, and to be honest Lupin I think he is, so pray tell me what's stopping him from finding a way up the girl's dormitory one night and murdering Leonie in her sleep?"