Chapter 100 - Meeting with Remus (1/2)

Remus was nervous.

Harry could tell that just by looking at the man's countenance.

Harry had no idea what the old man had told the werewolf about him but he doubted that it would be something good.

If he had to guess then he would guess that Dumbledore would have told the werewolf that he was an emotionally unstable child who needs all the protection he could get.

He might also have told Remus to ask him to attend his classes.

And in the off chance that Dumbledore decided not to interfere and did not tell anything to Remus, he must have still known about his Parselmouth status.

Something that none of his parents or their parents were.

So Remus must have suspected something. After all, despite his lack of confidence in himself, he was a rather smart guy.

Which would explain all the nervousness.

Or maybe Remus was nervous because of the icy cold glare he was sending toward the man.

Who could tell.

”Have a seat.” He said, bȧrėly withholding a sneer.

Remus didn't even have the time to widen his eyes before Harry applied a few paralysis charm on th werewolf, just to stay on the side of caution and took away his wand.

”Harry. What are you doing?” he asked, not looking afraid in the least but still a bit worried.

”Interrogating you. I thought that was clear enough to you. What with the rope and all that.” Harry said with a blank expression before he pointed his wand at the werewolf and fired a dozen or so bug removing charms.

And yes, there were a few charms placed on him that would allow the caster to eavesdrop on them.

Harry didn't know if Remus knew about these charms or not but if Werewolf didn't then Dumbledore was probably even more powerful and dangerous than he had initially thought.

He performed the dozen or so charms on himself as well but thankfully there were no charms placed on himself.

Still, he knew needed to be sure and he turned to the magic revealing expert.

”Selena. Is there any other kind of magic on or around our body.”

Remus visibly flinched at his liberal use of Parseltongue and shivered a little as Selena came out of his sleeve and started flickering her tongue around in the air.

Why had he not thought of that before.

Whelp… at least he now had one more thing to try in his research of the Mage Sight.

Maybe this would work.

He jotted it down in his mind and after Selena gave him a 'Clear' he pulled her back in his sleeves and sat down on the chair before performing a dozen or so privacy charms.

”Nonverbal casting. You're very advanced at charms Harry. I can see why people would think of you as a prodigy in that subject. Even your mother was not that good in that subject when she was of your age. Your parents must be very proud of you.” Remus said with a warm smile though there was a little bit of wariness in his expression as well.

”No.” He replied ”I don't think they would. Especially if they knew that ypu came to have a private conversation with me while have a bunch of tracking and eavesdropping charm on your body.”

Remus's expression fell at his words and a look of hurt and betrayal cross his face and Harry realized that yes, the man did not know about the charms placed on him.

Or maybe he was just that good at acting.

Maybe he was in truth Albus Dumbledore himself who had polyjuiced himself into Remus in order to talk with him.

So Harry performed a charm to check and no, this was no Albus. Though that situation would have been fun as well.

”I guess now that we've purged you off all the outside influences, we should start with the interrogation.” He said and sat down on the chair once again.

”Tell me Remus. If you had a son during the last war and you died during that war, then do you think that my parents would have taken care of your son.”

Remus calm facade turned guilty at once but he remained silent.

”Give me an answer Remus. Would my parents have taken care of your or not?” he asked once again but with a bit of steel in his words this time.

”They would have.” Remus admitted trying to find solace at the lace of his shoes.

”They would have.” Harry admitted with a nod”I never knew them personally but from what I've heard of them, I can safely say that they would have raised your son to be a proper wizard no matter what.”

”They would have.” Remus repeated, still not looking up at him.

”And yet you left me in a muggle house with my abusive relatives where I thought my name was a Freak until I was 5 years old.”

”Harry I… I wanted to raise you. Please believe me. I did. But…”

”But Dumbledore told you that leaving me with my abusive relatives was for the greater good and you followed his words without a second thought. Is that what you're trying to tell me.”

”Harry… I know you're angry.” Remus said while looking up at him ”And I wanted to raise you. I did. But I couldn't do it even if I wanted. Not with my condition.”

”What condition?” Harry asked, fully knowing what Remus was talking about but wondering if the Werewolf would admit to it.

”Harry… I…”

”What condition Remus?” Harry snarled and Remus flinched before he lowered his gaze and said.

”I'm… a werewolf Harry. I was mauled by Fenerir Greyback when I was a child for something that my father did and survived those wounds and turned into a werewolf.” Remus admitted, looking like he was expecting some kind of scorn from him as well but Harry just shook his head at the Werewolf's antics.

”I know Remus. I already knew that you were a werewolf. I just wanted to see if you would hide that fact from me or be man enough to admit it. But don't worry, I don't hate werewolves. They're just people who lose their sanity for two days in a month because of their condition. Nothing more nothing less.”