FIC: Once in a Blue Moon - Prologue
Title: Once in a Blue Moon
Rating: Will rate the various chapters individually, highest rated will be R. For information on the more adult version of this story please see this thread.
Pairings: Remus Lupin & Sirius Black (plus a few others: JPLE and various OC combinations)
Genre: Friendship, romance, angst, drama (a bit of everything really)
Length: 397,644 words - 75 chapters (plus prologue & epilogue).
Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognise. J K Rowling retains all copyright.
(But Romulus is mine ;-)
Summary: An AU Remus/Sirius story set in a world where an eleven year old werewolf named Remus Lupin never got his Hogwarts invitation, and where Sirius Black was not accepted by the rest of the Gryffindors. The two outcasts form a friendship despite overwhelming odds, but will their friendship survive when Sirius finds himself falling in love with his best friend...his friend who wants nothing more than to be 'normal', despite the passion he feels for the heir to the Noble House of Black.
Beta: lostandawaiting (who has been betaing the story from chapter 11 onwards - everything prior to that is unchecked, so all mistakes are mine.)
Warnings: Slash (later on in the story), character deaths, violence, non-graphic sex and strong language. There will also be mention made of the idea of a male pregnancy, though not an actual one.
If you don't like any of the above then don't read it.
HAPPY ENDING GUARANTEED!
Notes: All chapter titles are lines or titles of songs. For the really curious - the name of each song is included in the "Music" entry of each chapter. And, although it should be obvious, I will repeat it here for those who are unsure - all characters engaging in sexual intercourse are over the age of consent. Which, as will be apparent by chapter one, means that you are in for a long wait before they get any action ;-)
Runner-up for Best WIP & Best AU.
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Prologue
“You’re not taking him,” the wizard ordered, his wand raised towards his eldest son, who could see that he had every intention of using it.
“You’re condemning him to death,” the younger man replied with equal venom.
“He’s not our son any more,” the witch sobbed. “It’s for the best.”
“He’s six years old,” the young man yelled. “I won’t let you do this!”
“The Ministry officials are on their way. It’s too late.”
“He’s your son!”
“Not any more. Now, he’s a monster.”
“For one night of the month; the rest of the time he’ll be a scared little boy.” Romulus Lupin pushed his parents aside and ran up the stairs to his younger brother’s room.
“Remus?” he called as he pushed open the door.
“Rom?” a small voice called out from beneath the bed and Romulus cursed his parents for the fear he heard in his younger brother’s voice.
“I’m here, Remus,” he said softly. He held out his arms and his younger brother threw himself into them. The boy was thinner than he remembered and there was blood on his robes. That Romulus didn’t know whether they were injuries from his brother’s first transformation or inflicted by his parents only made him that much more furious.
“I’m scared, Rom,” Remus whimpered.
“It’s all right now,” Romulus assured him. “I’m here now. You’re going to come and live with me.”
“Mum and Dad, too?”
“No Remus, just us two.” Romulus swore silently to himself as he felt Remus relax at the news that he was being taken away from his parents’ care.
“You’re not taking him.” Romulus turned to face his father who was now blocking the doorway, his wand raised ready to fight. “You’re still underage.”
“And that he’ll be better off with me, an underage wizard, than his own parents is hardly something to brag about!”
“You’ll be hunted down all your life if you take him now.”
“I’m not going to let you turn my brother over to the monsters that work for the Ministry. And if that means I spend my life on the run, then so be it.”
“He’s the monster!” the elder Lupin snapped before spitting on his younger son.
Romulus pulled out his wand and sent a disarming spell at his father. He vaguely noted the sound of Remus crying, but he didn’t have time to comfort him. He pulled the young boy into his arms and ran for the door. There was no time to pack and no time for explanations. They were on their own.
-o-xXx-o-
“Is that our new home?” Remus asked as he and Romulus walked the short distance from the village of Hogsmeade to the rundown and dilapidated house that stood on the hillside.
“It’s not much to look at,” Romulus admitted.
“They won’t find us, will they?” Remus asked quietly.
“Not while I’ve breath in my body,” Romulus promised. Remus nodded seriously in response and they continued on their way.
With little money and no chance of a legitimate, well paid job, Romulus knew that this shack of a house was the best they could hope for. He prayed that they could remain hidden from the Ministry of Magic officials who were even now searching for both himself and the young werewolf who was in his care. Realistically he knew it was only a matter of time before the long arm of the law caught up with them.
Chapter 1
Rating: Will rate the various chapters individually, highest rated will be R. For information on the more adult version of this story please see this thread.
Pairings: Remus Lupin & Sirius Black (plus a few others: JPLE and various OC combinations)
Genre: Friendship, romance, angst, drama (a bit of everything really)
Length: 397,644 words - 75 chapters (plus prologue & epilogue).
Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognise. J K Rowling retains all copyright.
(But Romulus is mine ;-)
Summary: An AU Remus/Sirius story set in a world where an eleven year old werewolf named Remus Lupin never got his Hogwarts invitation, and where Sirius Black was not accepted by the rest of the Gryffindors. The two outcasts form a friendship despite overwhelming odds, but will their friendship survive when Sirius finds himself falling in love with his best friend...his friend who wants nothing more than to be 'normal', despite the passion he feels for the heir to the Noble House of Black.
Beta: lostandawaiting (who has been betaing the story from chapter 11 onwards - everything prior to that is unchecked, so all mistakes are mine.)
Warnings: Slash (later on in the story), character deaths, violence, non-graphic sex and strong language. There will also be mention made of the idea of a male pregnancy, though not an actual one.
If you don't like any of the above then don't read it.
HAPPY ENDING GUARANTEED!
Notes: All chapter titles are lines or titles of songs. For the really curious - the name of each song is included in the "Music" entry of each chapter. And, although it should be obvious, I will repeat it here for those who are unsure - all characters engaging in sexual intercourse are over the age of consent. Which, as will be apparent by chapter one, means that you are in for a long wait before they get any action ;-)
Runner-up for Best WIP & Best AU.
-
Prologue
“You’re not taking him,” the wizard ordered, his wand raised towards his eldest son, who could see that he had every intention of using it.
“You’re condemning him to death,” the younger man replied with equal venom.
“He’s not our son any more,” the witch sobbed. “It’s for the best.”
“He’s six years old,” the young man yelled. “I won’t let you do this!”
“The Ministry officials are on their way. It’s too late.”
“He’s your son!”
“Not any more. Now, he’s a monster.”
“For one night of the month; the rest of the time he’ll be a scared little boy.” Romulus Lupin pushed his parents aside and ran up the stairs to his younger brother’s room.
“Remus?” he called as he pushed open the door.
“Rom?” a small voice called out from beneath the bed and Romulus cursed his parents for the fear he heard in his younger brother’s voice.
“I’m here, Remus,” he said softly. He held out his arms and his younger brother threw himself into them. The boy was thinner than he remembered and there was blood on his robes. That Romulus didn’t know whether they were injuries from his brother’s first transformation or inflicted by his parents only made him that much more furious.
“I’m scared, Rom,” Remus whimpered.
“It’s all right now,” Romulus assured him. “I’m here now. You’re going to come and live with me.”
“Mum and Dad, too?”
“No Remus, just us two.” Romulus swore silently to himself as he felt Remus relax at the news that he was being taken away from his parents’ care.
“You’re not taking him.” Romulus turned to face his father who was now blocking the doorway, his wand raised ready to fight. “You’re still underage.”
“And that he’ll be better off with me, an underage wizard, than his own parents is hardly something to brag about!”
“You’ll be hunted down all your life if you take him now.”
“I’m not going to let you turn my brother over to the monsters that work for the Ministry. And if that means I spend my life on the run, then so be it.”
“He’s the monster!” the elder Lupin snapped before spitting on his younger son.
Romulus pulled out his wand and sent a disarming spell at his father. He vaguely noted the sound of Remus crying, but he didn’t have time to comfort him. He pulled the young boy into his arms and ran for the door. There was no time to pack and no time for explanations. They were on their own.
-o-xXx-o-
“Is that our new home?” Remus asked as he and Romulus walked the short distance from the village of Hogsmeade to the rundown and dilapidated house that stood on the hillside.
“It’s not much to look at,” Romulus admitted.
“They won’t find us, will they?” Remus asked quietly.
“Not while I’ve breath in my body,” Romulus promised. Remus nodded seriously in response and they continued on their way.
With little money and no chance of a legitimate, well paid job, Romulus knew that this shack of a house was the best they could hope for. He prayed that they could remain hidden from the Ministry of Magic officials who were even now searching for both himself and the young werewolf who was in his care. Realistically he knew it was only a matter of time before the long arm of the law caught up with them.
Chapter 1