The Dark Side of the Moon

Chapter 2

The room was filled with many people, most wearing masks. Wow. Didn't realize Voldemort had so many followers, Remus thought as he looked around the room.

"Fenrir. You're late," said a chilling voice from the front of the room. It's Voldemort, Remus thought. Merlin. I can't believe I'm about to do this.

Once they made it to the front of the room, Fenrir gave a quick bow to the cloaked figure sitting on the chair and said, "Yes. Sorry about that my lord, but I was meeting someone who is interested in joining our ranks."

"Joining our ranks. Interesting. Who is it?"

Fenrir pushed Remus in front of him and took a step back. No turning back now, Remus thought.

Voldemort got up from his throne-like chair and walked to where Remus was. "Remus Lupin. Dumbledore's pet. What do you think you're doing here?"

"I wish to join your ranks."

"Yes that much I knew, but why? Are you trying to spy? Give me a reason why I shouldn't torture you for information and then kill you."

"Because I'll willingly give you the information. I could be very valuable to you," Remus said putting up a brave front, while on the inside, he was bloody terrified.

Voldemort was impressed. Usually his new Death Eaters would just quiver and stutter. Maybe having Lupin won't be such a bad idea.

"You must prove your loyalty to me first, Lupin. Then I'll give you the Mark."

Remus gave a slight bow and walked to the back of the room. There he was intercepted by someone wearing a mask. The person dragged him to a corner and took their mask off. It turned out to be a girl with bright hazel eyes and long black hair. "What do you think you're doing, Lupin?"

"I'm sorry, but do I know you?" Remus said with a slight frown.

"Probably not. You and your friends turned your nose down on anyone that's a Slytherin. My name is Vishaka Sehgal, but that's not important. What is important is that I don't trust you, even if Fenrir and does."

"Why not?"

"Cause you can never trust Dumbledore's pets. You're trying to spy for them, aren't you?"

Remus felt something stir inside of him and he fought to control it. "I am done being 'Dumbledore's pet.' and I am not doing this for him. They tried to kill me and now they are going to pay. I don't need your approval."

Vishaka looked taken aback by the tone of his voice, but quickly covered her surprise. "Listen here Lupin. If you hurt anyone that I care about, then I will make sure you regret everything you ever did."

"I already regret everything. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go prove my loyalty to your lord."

Vishaka watched him walk away. She glared at the back of his head. Domestic bastard. She thought turning to go find Fenrir. He better have a good reason for bring Lupin here.