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-Professor Lupin? May I stay after class? I have a few questions about the assignment you gave us last week.
-Of course Miss Weasley. While your classmates leave the classroom and while I finished cleaning my desk, you can go to my office and wait there. Feel free to grab some chocolate and tea.
-Thank you, Professor- Said Ginny, after she gave Remus a little smile and went back to her desk.
15 minutes later, the class was dismiss and Remus started sweating. Of course he knew what she was going to tell him, and he was freaking out about what she may do after their talk. He knew he was going to get fired, again. But this time thanks to parents. How could someone like Dumbledore hired someone under HIS condition. It was stupid.
After organizing his desk he went to his office to find Ginny looking at a few pictures of James, Lily, Marlene, Dorcas, Peter, Baby Harry and Sirius. She was looking at a certain picture that a Red Hair took many years ago of her husband and son playing with a toy while a black hair kissed the boy with many scars on his face.
-So, you knew them? Harry's parents I mean.
-Yes. Lily was my best friend, my sister. And James, well he was my best mate too.
-May I ask, who the others are?
-Of course Ginny. The blonde and beautiful girl here is Marlene McKinnon, she was an amazing friend. The girl next to her was Dorcas Meadows, marls girlfriend. They were an amazing couple, but they both die in the war, at Marlene's mansion. Death Eaters murdered all the McKinnon's and Dorcas who was there visiting. The blonde and chubby boy was Peter Pettigrew, he was my roommate and friend. He wasn't very brave or Smart but he was a good friend.
-Who's the other boy? The one with the leader jacket.
-Sirius Black. James Potter's brother and my boyfriend at the time.
-Do you believe he is guilty?
-I want to believe he was never capable of create any harm towards James or Lily or me (after a huge fight in our 6th year) or Harry.
-So you think he is innocent? Because I do. I asked my mum about him, and how she described him and now looking at this picture's. I believe in him. I don't think he was a traitor. He never got a trial so he never told what he knew.
-You are so similar to Lily. Not only because of the hair. You are smart like her, and you are kind, and you have a wonderful mind too.
-Thank you professor. You are not the first one to tell me so.
Remus was smiling but he was so anxious at the same time, he wanted to listen to her saying it as soon as possible but at the same time, he didn't.
-So Miss Weasley. What do you wanted to ask?
-Nothing, Sir. I just wanted you to know, that I know you are a werewolf, and I get how you feel. I don't know if you know, but last year I was possessed with a part of You-Know-Who's soul, and I know how it feels to be controlled by something you can't control. I'm not going to say anything, though.
-Thank you Ginny. I'm so sorry to hear what happened to you. You want to talk about it?
-I don't remember much really. So I can't talk much, even what I do remember, I don't think I'm ready, yet.
-Of course! It is still so fresh for you! Whenever you are ready and you want to talk about it you can come to me. Even if I'm not at Hogwarts.
-Thank you professor. I will accept that offer.
Remus and Ginny stay looking at each other with a sad smile on their faces.
-Can I ask other thing Sir?
-Sure you can, Miss Weasley.
-Why you didn't fight for Harry's custody?
-I wasn't his godfather and then my condition and loosing 3 friends and my boyfriend on less than 2 days; I was emotionally unstable for Harry's care. And the ministry would never allow it, even if I was his godfather.
-I'm so sorry, Sir! It was a stupid question
-Ginny, it's fine. You were curious and it's a thing a worked through the years. But I have to ask you, to not tell Harry about what we talk. It's going to be so much for him and I don't think he wants to hear about me after not fighting for him.
-Sorry, Sir. But you are wrong. Harry will get mad at first but then he will be fine. You are his family after all, and these pictures are the prof of that.
-Anyway, please let me be the one...
-Of course, Sir! It was never an option to me to tell him about any of this. I have to go. Have a good day Professor Lupin.
-Have a great day too, Miss Weasley. And If you ever need something, you are always welcome here.
-Thank you, Professor.