Gooey Melting Hearts | By : Blackkitten23 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 24972 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 6 |
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Of course, Lucius had to get back to training, but he wondered what he’d have to do. A little later he felt the mark heat up again and the words ‘under desk’ appeared on his sleeve. After subtly feeling under the desk and pulling out what he found he knew what he had to do …
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“Here we are.” Gill commented as he strolled casually down the muggle street.
Interestingly he went completely unnoticed by the muggles who were out and enjoying the nice weather. The only sign that anyone sensed his presence through the simple notice-me-not spell was the seemingly random shiver that went up a few muggles’ spines as he passed by. Not every muggle would even feel a shiver and those rare few who did just shrug it off as nothing special or a ghost. It’s precisely because of that lack of awareness that Gill was able to stroll right up to the door of one humble home.
“I hope I came at-“ Gill saw the door open wide and a cheerful red haired teen girl left. Instantly he knew that it was Lily Evans. However, he decided that now was not the best time to introduce himself so he stepped aside to let the oblivious teen pass by. “I wonder where she’s going?” He pondered finding something ever so slightly suspicious about her scent.
For now the Auror just made a mental note to find out what she was doing later. At this moment he wanted to talk to her family and not having her there might be the best way to get the unfiltered answers he wanted. With his decision made he removed the spell that hid him, knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer it.
A moment later a sweet blonde woman answered, “Hello!’
“Hello, to you. Am I correct in assuming you’re Mrs. Rose Evans, the mother of Lily Evans?” Gill asked calmly.
“Yes I am. You just missed Lily.” Rose said kindly, but she paled slightly when Gill showed her something that looked like a badge with magically appearing words that said ‘Ministry of Magic’ in gold letters. “Oh dear! Please, come in!” She said and let him into the house.
As Rose closed the door a dark haired man with red highlights came out of the living room, “Hey, honey. The damn fur ball somehow got into the stored decorations.” He said as he carried out an orange striped cat who was caught up in Christmas lights. He smiled sheepishly when he saw the stranger. “Hello. Who’s our guest, Rose?”
Gill smiled and held up his badge, “I’m Gill Jackson. I work for the ministry of magic as an Auror. Basically, I’m a police officer.” He clarified when he saw the confusion at the use of the word Auror.
“Oh! I’m Eric Evans. Is something wrong, sir? If this is about magic should Lily be here? … or is she in danger?” Eric asked, clearly starting to panic for a dangerous situation that wasn’t even real.
The werewolf shook his head, “Lily is in no danger.” He said and with a wave of his wand. In an instant the string of lights came alive and unwrapped themselves from the annoyed cat. Right after the ungrateful cat was freed it jumped away and the lights coiled themselves up neatly in Eric’s hand. “I’m here because of some things that have happened at Hogwarts. Has she told you about Severus Snape or Remus Lupin?”
Eric blinked and they went into the living room to sit as he stared at the lights in his hand, “Thank you! How-“ He heard his wife clear her throat and remembered that the lights weren’t the point. “Oh! I don’t know anyone named Remus, but her boyfriend, James, might. Severus was a kid that lived a few streets away, but Lily said he was being kind of mean lately.”
“What does this have to do with Lily and school?” Rose asked, noticing that the Auror seemed surprised by what her husband said.
Gill sighed, “Ok. Please allow me to clarify a few things first. This summer Severus Snape was saved from … honestly, it was one of the nastiest abuse cases I’ve come across and still had a living victim to save. As for Remus Lupin, who is James Potter’s best friend, he had also been the target of an abuse case as well as other things that seemed to be motivated by him being a werewolf … also I think I should bring up that James Potter doesn’t have a girlfriend. I know this because of why I’m here, which is helping with investigating the school incidents and a letter.”
“A werewolf?” Rose pondered out loud. Thankfully, Rose and Eric seemed more intrigued than frightened. However, the rest of what Gill said sank in. “I’m sorry to say that apparently we aren’t told much about what has been happening.” The mother said sweetly that hinted she was going to have a talk with her daughter later.
The Auror nodded and pulled a letter out of his pocket, “In short, someone tried to slip Remus a love potion.” Gill nodded when he saw the disturbed and horrified look on the parents’ faces. “You understand the seriousness of the situation. Now, the love potion wasn't made by very skilled hands. However, you have to have a certain level of skill even if it’s low quality. The person who tried to drug Remus has no such skills so someone else made it. With your daughter being in the Slug Club and because she has expressed some anti-werewolf opinions I was asked to get the full story. Since your daughter has also been spotted in Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley throughout and buying several things that are relevant to these issues I’d be a fool if I didn’t look into it.” He explained as he handed Rose the letter, which was actually the letter Lily sent to Severus.
“We get it. You’re just doing your job.” Eric said as he leaned over his wife’s shoulder to read the letter. However, he suddenly looked up in confusion. “Wait … I haven’t had a chance to drive her to the Leaky Cauldron this entire summer. Besides the fact that I had to take extra shifts because of some money issues, Rose and I want her to, at least, spend the summers with us.” He said hoping it cleared his daughter. Rose nodded absentmindedly in agreement as she focused on the letter.
“Yes. In fact, I already confirmed that it was her buying a lot of books. She has been seen many times and even tried talking to James Potter, which would not be a wise thing to do. Severus’ family, the Prince family, and the Potters aren’t interested in people who write these kinds of letters.” Gill warned.
Rose looked up in shock as she finished reading the letter, “Lily never spoke like this before. It’s so entitled-”
“I’m not surprised.” Everyone turned to see a brown haired woman just a little older than Lily standing in the doorway. “She always acts as if she’s entitled to everything just because she has magic and you both are fine with it!”
Eric sighed, “Petunia, this really isn’t the-“
“It never is! You clearly don’t want to see it. Why would you? You like her more! She always is the center of attention even when she isn’t here!” Petunia ranted and when her mother touched her shoulder to comfort her she yanked it away. “Did you even think to ask if I wanted that stupid sexy witch costume last Hallow-“ Petunia froze mid rant and paled. “What the hell is that?!” She screamed and pointed at the mantel.
All eyes went straight to the fireplace and immediately everyone saw the shocking issue. There was an arm growing out of their mantel! It was so surprising that Eric and Rose went to the shaken Petunia and pulled her back. The muggles saw the Auror very quickly place himself between them and the fireplace and carefully inspect it. No human moved or said anything as the Auror examined the arm and the white cauldron it carried, but the cat had other ideas.
Petunia spotted the orange troublemaker getting ready to jump on the mantel, “No, Crooksy! Come here!“ She hissed, but the cat ignored her. The muggles, who weren’t sure if the arm would hurt it, stiffened when the cat landed on the mantel.
“It’s ok. He’ll be fine. This would only pose a great danger to anyone using the powder.” Gill said as he pressed the badge to the arm and cast a spell. “Not a clever set of passwords … secret magic.” He said and the arm went back into the mantel where it disappeared.
Rose sighed in relief, “As nice as that is to know, what exactly was that?”
Gill used his wand to scan the fireplace, “I discovered how Lily got to the magical world. She turned your fireplace into an illegal floo so she could teleport to other floo connected fireplaces. Sexy witch.” He said and the arm holding the cauldron re-emerged from the mantel. “The actual arm is a simple guardian golem that’s meant to guard the green powder. The powder is what runs the floo … she’s incredibly lucky she didn’t get splinched.”
“Splinched?” Rose asked, getting a sinking feeling about that term.
“It’s not pretty.” Gill commented as he visibly winced as if recalling a painful memory. “Magical transport isn’t that different from non-magical transport. If things are poorly put together or one small thing goes wrong then injuries happen. For example, it’d be trying to drive really fast through a narrow tunnel with an arm hanging out of the window. In this case, you’d go from one fireplace to another and end up leaving a limb behind.” The Auror said and looked a little worried that he’d need to get the deathly pale muggles medical attention. Despite her earlier rant even Petunia looked horrified. They clearly realized that any day they could’ve walked in the living room and found Lily in a bloody heap on the floor. “Oh. By the way, everything she has bought and getting floo powder costs money. That and the fact that you mentioned having money issues I would like, for everyone’s safety, to get the wizarding bank involved and I’m taking this.” He said as he took the mini cauldron filled with floo powder.
Eric nodded seriously, “Yes. I’d feel better-
“I’m back!” Lily yelled as she came through the front door. Before anyone could say anything she skipped into the living room. Her eyes went straight to the mental arm and then to the white cauldron in the Auror’s hand …
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“Where is he?” An anxious Lyall muttered to himself as he waited at the floo for Gill to arrive. If the two Aurors weren’t present he couldn’t see Remus. He heart skipped a beat when he heard the floo flare up. “Remus!” He smiled, feeling happier than he has in a while, but he stopped himself from hugging his son and looked at Amber who apparently flooed with Remus. “Is this ok? Gill isn’t here yet?”
Auror Pepperton nodded and chuckled, “He’ll be here soon. Somehow he always gets the simple cases that have the most fascinating twists. We can start without him.”
Lyall nodded before looking at his son nervously, “I changed some things while listening to Gill’s lessons … that room is gone … I missed you-” He was cut off when Remus hugged him. In that moment Lyall realized how tall his nearly 16 year old son was and how long it’s been since they hugged. The thought nearly made him cry.
“Dad, are you ok?” Remus asked. Apparently, Lyall did actually tear up and Remus smelled the tears.
Lyall smiled as he brushed the pesky tears aside, “Much better now.” He said sincerely and they went into the living room.
Remus’ eyes widened the second he saw the place where he used to spend the full moons, “Wow … can we afford this?” He asked as he looked at the gorgeous countertop and stained glass.
“Didn’t cost anything.” Lyall said firmly and smiled softly. “Your mom loved being creative and I still have some skill in construction spells. I was never really creative like her, but I remembered a lot of her tips and tricks.”
Amber raised an eyebrow, “Looks very creative to me.”
“Yeah.” Remus said as he sat on the new window bench.
Lyall scratched his cheek sheepishly, “Come to think of it, Hope always said creativity is powered by emotion.”
Everyone jumped when they heard laughing behind them and they turned to see Gill standing there, “That explains a lot. I witnessed the emotion that made this little nook. It was both terrifying and a turn on.” He snickered, getting a playful shove from Lyall.
“Pervert. What took you,Gill? Did something happen when looking into that Lily girl?” Lyall said and that’s when Remus noticed something. His father started by referring to the Auror by writing using the name Auror Jackson in the letters, but recently he switched to just saying Gill. Now that Remus could see them interact he was wondering if there was something more between them.
Gill groaned, “Lily Evans is a piece of work. I had to get Gringotts involved and it’s a mess. Unfortunately, with the whole illegal floo thing and tracking the money she’s been swiping from her parents I couldn’t confirm if she wrote the letter.”
Lyall rolled his eyes, “An illegal floo? Stealing money? That confirms a lot for me.”
“Yes. I want to know if she was the one who brewed the love potion.” Gill said and immediately winced when he saw Remus pale.
“You think she … helped Peter.” Remus said anxiously. On top of that Lyall was giving him a look that basically demanded answers and his fellow Auror was walking away to let him deal with this mess on his own.
Gill sighed, “I saw Peter’s grades. He’s not talented enough to brew love potions. Lily is close enough and she has bought some of the necessary ingredients. The ingredients she didn’t buy could be grown. I’ll look into it more after she’s back at school-“
Lyall’s eyes widened, “She’s allowed back in Hogwarts? Just make her take Veritaserum and get it done.”
“We tried.” Gill said, clearly very annoyed about something and it surprised everyone. “The first thing I insisted the goblins do was give her Veritaserum and her parents agreed once I explained what it was. However, she apparently had a terrible DIY solution … at some point she ate a charmed piece of paper that carried the antidote to Veritaserum. The paper sewed itself to her esophagus and is booby trapped so potentially dangerous to remove.”
“Dear Merlin.” Lyall exclaimed as he rubbed his temples. “So you need to investigate … does she have to be in the same school as Remus?”
“The goblins found a lot of the things she bought, but not a brewing set up or ingredients. Without those the charges are fairly light so yes she’s going back to Hogwarts.” The older werewolf growled, sounding uncharacteristically pissed, but he soon smirked. “For now she’s on house arrest, is cut off from the charmed bills she used to steal from her parents and everything was resold to get the money back. That’ll keep her out of the way for the summer and as for Hogwarts …”
Lyall twitched in irritation, “Quit with the dramatic pause and explain.”
“But it’s fun to tease you.” Gill said and chuckled as he got a glare from Lyall. Interestingly enough, the comment got Remus to laugh and the glare didn’t last long after that. “You’ll like this. While she is going back to school the goblins were concerned about my suspicions so they had her parents sign off on a magic ankle monitor. She’s not allowed anywhere near you and the dorm issue is being sorted or should I say re-sorted. Lily is now a Hufflepuff! Different house, different classes and different table in the Great Hall.”
Remus’ jaw dropped, “Oh, she’s going to hate that.” Remus muttered though he sounded like he was trying to respectfully hold back some laughter.
“Oh she did and she let me hear it!” Gill grumbled as he absentmindedly rubbed his ears.
Lyall, unlike Remus, was not going to be respectful and had no problem laughing, “I love it! Serves her right!”
“Mmm love you say? Is there a bit of that love for me?” Gill asked with a cheeky smile. Remus noticed his father gave the Auror another playful shove, but there was a very light shade of pink on his father’s cheeks .
Amber came back into the room carrying a large sturdy brown trunk “Since it seems many other things have been worked out, shall we take a tour of the trunk?”
The trunk was opened up revealing a staircase, which took them down into a cozy cabin. It was only one room not including the bathroom. However, there were lots of windows, a rug on the ceiling, a kitchenette, a couch and plush seats set up around a table. Remus thought it seemed like a great place to relax, but not to spend a full moon.
Gill smiled when he saw the confusion on the young werewolf, “It’s different than yours, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. Mine does have a little house, but the trunk first takes me to the forest first.” Remus said curiously as he looked around.
“That’s the difference with ministry compartmentalized trunks.” Gill said as he opened the sliding door that led to the forest and lake outside. “A regular trunk will have a shrinking ladder with a timer and a little place to keep some healing potion or a friend safe. We have a less casual set up so any number of healers and Aurors can come into the cabin in case of emergencies. It’s safer especially if the werewolf is in school or a prisoner … which I guess can be the same thing.” He commented, getting a chuckle from everyone there.
Everyone walked around the forest, along the lake and valley in the trunk and chatted casually about random topics. Remus didn’t even realize it was time until they returned to the cabin. Apparently, the Aurors were keeping track of the time and brought them back when the full moon was close.
“Any minute now.” Amber said as she set the tea kettle up. “Ready to get undressed, Remus?” She asked and smiled understandably when Remus looked a bit shy about the idea.
Gill quickly started undressing, “Nothing to be embarrassed about. Lyall will strip down too if that helps.” The werewolf was cut off when Lyall threw a helpless pillow from the couch at him.
Amber snorted in amusement, “There’s no time for this.” She said and snapped her fingers. The rug on the ceiling dropped down and made a privacy screen so Remus could undress in private. “Have a seat, Lyall.” Amber said as the two werewolves walked out of the cabin and slid the door shut.
“Right.” Lyall murmured and sat down as the rug went back up to the ceiling.
Soon he found himself getting more nervous by the second as he watched the two through the windows. In a second everything started and Lyall’s eyes widened as the werewolves transformed. Every single time he heard a painful bone snap and creak as their bodies shifted he flinched. A part of him really wanted to get the healing potions. Of course, he knew now was not a good time.
“Oh Merlin.” Lyall said softly as he looked at the two fully formed werewolves. The sight of his hairless and frighteningly skinny son compared to Gill, who looked very strong with thick blue fur, made his heart break. “Gill said the werewolf form reflects what you feel about yourself … I did this to him. He hates himself because of me.” Lyall muttered sadly, but he immediately panicked when his son seemed to panic and bite down on his own paw. “Remus!”
Amber immediately stopped Lyall from opening the door, “I know it sucks, but you can’t do anything right now. Gill knows how to handle frightened cubs.”
“Gill! Stop him!” Lyall yelled, hoping to make the large werewolf turn and see what Remus was doing. The large blue werewolf did suddenly turn after smelling the blood and wrapped his strong jaws around Remus’ hairless throat. “Dammit, be gentle!” He snapped even though there’s a chance no one outside could hear anything from inside the cabin.
Despite clearly only pinning Remus down it was a very unnerving sight. There was just something about seeing those large sharp teeth on the scrawny neck that scared Lyall. Still he waited hoping Gill could control the young werewolf. After a few deep growls from the fluffy Auror, Remus finally let go of his own bloody paw.
“Thank Merlin.” An immensely relieved Lyall sighed as he slumped into his chair. He watched Gill instinctively lick at the bloody paw and almost chastise the young werewolf. When Gill seemed to invite Remus to run with him through the woods he saw Remus’ bony tail wag happily. “That’s cute.” He said as he watched the larger werewolf howl followed by a clumsy howl from Remus before they ran off.
Amber handed Lyall a cup of tea, “If you want to rest, the couch turns into a bed.”
“Thanks, but I think I’ll stay awake.” Lyall commented as he sipped his tea. More than anything he wanted to be there once the full moon ended and he refused to risk missing it. He can catch up on sleep tomorrow.
Hours passed and the full moon ended. Lyall immediately opened the door to find Gill and Remus, but the ceiling rug flew past him. Amber pulled him back and he realized the rug was designed to safely carry injured people. After all, it flew back with both werewolves,
“Gill. Are you ok?” Lyall asked Gill, who was conscious despite his wounds and getting off the rug before it landed. He quickly stepped forward when Gill stumbled and helped the blue haired wizard stand. “Oh Remus. He must be in so much pain.” Lyall whimpered when the rug finally landed and he saw his battered and wounded son. Of course, Amber immediately started healing Remus, but Lyall was still worried.
Gill smiled despite his own injuries, “Stay back. Amber will fix him up. Other than the bite to his hand he didn’t suffer any wounds. What you see is from transforming-“ The older werewolf was cut off when Lyall shifted slightly and was now ever so slightly hugging him.
“Thank you for taking care of him.” Lyall said sincerely as he helped Gill over to a seat.
“I was happy to!” Gill exclaimed happily before leaning over to Lyall’s ear. “If you need to be taken care of I’ll help there too.” He whispered and chuckled as Lyall gently pushed him so he fell back onto the plush seat.
Amber continued healing, but did smirk at the antics, “Unfortunately, Remus will have to go back to the Potters.”
“Yeah … protocol, right?” A disappointed Lyall said and sighed when the Aurors nodded. “Ok … give me a moment to get something.” Lyall exclaimed before quietly rushing up the ladder and out of the trunk.
“Think I have a chance?” Gill asked once Lyall was out of earshot.
Auror Pepperton blinked and looked at her colleague with a dumbfounded expression, “If you actually need me to answer that then hand over your badge right now.” She jokingly demanded making Gill chuckle. As Lyall came back down she finished healing Remus and spelled his clothes back on. “He’s all healed and sleeping peacefully.” She whispered as she went over to start healing Gill.
“Good. This is for him.” Lyall said and proceeded to spread a lovely blanket over Remus. “Take care of him.” He said, but when he looked at the Aurors he remembered that Gill was naked and looked away quickly.
Gill grinned, “We’ll get him back safely. That’s the easiest job we have right now.” He said implying the Aurors had more complicated things to do and that meant more than finding Lily’s secrets.
After all, the ministry and Gringotts had many things going on in the background …
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