Ethereal ✭Fred Weasley✭

5.

She stepped forward and waited for the legless spider to take the form of her greatest fear, knowing full well that her father's eyes were trained on her as well as the rest of the class. With a sudden 'Crack!', the huge arachnid suddenly changed into a huge, nearly hairless wolf. The creature stood on its horrifyingly tall back legs and bared its vicious teeth at the terrified girl, drool dripping out of the wolf's mouth as it stalked towards her. Professor Lupin stood to the side, the smile that once graced his scarred face disappeared and gulped at the sight of his very own daughter's Boggart. He was ready to step in front of the poor girl, until she raised her wand and cried,

"Riddikulus!"

The wolf shrunk considerably into a tiny chihuahua, yapping continuously as it shook in its place. The class had again erupted into laughter at the sight of the tiny dog that attempted to bark loudly at the people in front of it. Sophia cracked her own laugh before turning and walking towards the back of the line, allowing Harry to come to the front to stand in front of the Boggart. Remus's eyes followed Sophia's figure as she walked to the back of line, starting a conversation with Ron. He planned to keep her back after class in order to have a much-needed talk with his daughter.

Before Harry could have his Boggart change, Professor Lupin jumped in front of the boy and the Boggart began to buffer and change from its previous form. Sophia watched as a shining orb suddenly formed, creating the illusion of a full moon breaking a night sky's clouds. She already knew that her father's Boggart would form this and watched as Professor Lupin performed the Riddikulus charm. The orb deflated into a balloon, before exploding completely and signalling the abolishment of the Boggart.

The timely laughter died down when Professor signaled the end of the lesson, receiving a range of groans and 'awe's in disappointment. Harry met back with Hermione, Ron and Sophia in the classroom, confused at why Professor Lupin had jumped in front of him and that his Boggart had formed the full moon breaking through the clouds of a night sky. Sophia stayed silent at this wonder of the three and began to follow them out of the room when her father stopped her.

"Sophia, can I talk to you for a moment please?" Professor Lupin stood in front of the wardrobe that was now empty. Sophia and the trio looked at him, before Sophia nodded and motioned for the three to go on without her. The trio asked no questions at this, and said they'd meet her in Divination after Lunch in the Great Hall. Sophia walked towards her father with a sense of dread, hoping that he was only going to ask how her new friends and lessons were going. But she knew he was not going to stray from the obvious previous events.

"Is it really what you fear most?" Remus asked as he crossed his arms over his chest with his wand in his hand. Sophia bit her lip at her father's stern yet concerned tone, wishing that her Boggart had formed maybe into another fear of hers. Maybe her standing in front of the whole of Hogwarts in nothing but her undergarments would have been better.

"Partly..." Sophia answered as she shuffled her feet. "But not so much you in particular. More the man who did this to you."

Remus's shoulders slacked from their tense position, seeing his daughter's nervous yet embarrassed expression. He had thought that his own daughter was afraid of what he became, which hurt him deeply. Even though he had been sure she would never have to see him in that state, Remus hated the idea of Sophia being terrified of him and his problem. But seeing as he had found that she was afraid of who initially made him what he was, he felt a new form of respect and admiration towards his daughter.

"You don't think anyone was suspicious about our two Boggarts, do you?" Sophia asked as she peered up at him with a look of concern.

"I doubt it," Remus answered, with another kind smile forming on his face. "It would take a very bright witch or wizard to patch those two together. Now head off to Lunch, I'll see you at Dinner Soph."