always the one (drarry oneshots)

wolfstar part 4-coming home

Ok, a quick warning, this is gonna be a kinda sad story, idk how long it will be but I got the idea from a picture I saw on instagram, I don't remember where unfortunately.

Summer was still in its early waves when Remus recieved a letter that shocked him to the core. A letter from a person he never expected to hear from or see again. A letter that changed everything.

The day said letter arrived, Remus was busying himself with cleaning his small cottage, dusting, mopping the floors, of course he could do this all by magic, but it was much better to do it himself. He had just finished cleaning the sitting room when an owl sat tapping on a window. Slightly confused as to who would be sending him mail, since very few knew where he lived. But, he opened the window and accepted the rolled up bit of parchment from the bird, who flew away once its job was done. Remus sat down on the sofa and unrolled the paper.

Dear Moony,
I know its been a long time, twelve years to be exact. Crazy to think how time passes. I'm writing this quickly, as I don't have much time to explain. But I am about three days away from home. I have much to tell you but the main thing is that I did not betray Lily and James, I am not a murderer. I know you probably don't believe me and think this letter is a hoax but please know I still care about you. I'm coming home moons, I'm getting close. I hope you can forgive me.
Love,
The stars to your moon

Remus was at a loss, the breathe in his lungs was stuck, and he couldn't breathe for a moment. Finally the air returned to him and he read the letter again. Over and over again Remus read the letter, in disbelief of what he was reading. Knowing exactly who wrote it, knowing HIS handwriting by heart. But he still couldn't believe it, that person was locked up in azkaban, how could he have written it. For a long time Remus sat with the letter, not daring to look at the slightly slanted and neat writing, despite the urgency with which it appeared to be written. Finally, he stood and went to the bedroom, sitting on the bed and looking at a picture he kept on the nightstand, a picture he held dear. He picked up the picture and looked at the two smiling people in it, holding a tiny baby in their arms.

"How could you have written that? You're in azkaban" Remus asked one of the people in the picture

The moving figures in the picture didn't stall their movements, as they tried to get the baby to look at the camera. Remus sighed heavily, still unsure he completely believed the letter, but how could he not. That night, Remus sat in bed, staring at the ceiling, not sleeping, but thinking. Every fiber of him wanted to believe the letter, finally he came to the conclusion that he would find out in three days if it was true. The days past by agonizingly slow, as if someone has stalled time. Remus spent it reading, writing, and doing odds and ends, willing the time to pass. Finally, the day arrived, Remus had prepared himself to be disappointed, for the one person in the world he ever wanted to actually see to not show up.

The sun was setting when Remus began to give up. He had been sitting in the small room he called his library all day reading, hoping to hear something. He got up to go make himself something to eat, as he was finally hungry after not eating all day due to nerves. Remus was moving about the kitchen, cooking himself some dinner and making extra just in case, when he heard pawing at his back door. Curious and cautious, Remus opened the door and sitting on the paving stones was a large black dog, skinny, with matted fur and a sad look to it, but its eyes instantly brightened at the sight of Remus. Remus stepped aside and the dog slowly walked in, wiping its feet on the mat before walking fully into the small home.

The dog sat down and began to change, slowly back into its human form. After a moment, there standing in the kitchen, was the person Remus had been waiting for, it was Sirius. Sirius stood still, barefoot on the cool stone floor, exhausted, skinny and dirty not only from his travels but from being locked up in azkaban. Remus didn't know what to do, he stood, in utter shock that Sirius was in front of him. The two men stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do or how to feel.