Chapter 69: Wolf Who Cries
Earlier :
"Alright, we got three double cheese', three medium chips, two large, two milkshakes, coke, and a nugget pack, get on it!" one of the Boulger King workers calls out before continuing on with his own work, leaving his colleagues to begin the order.
A scarred man with light brown hair and blue eyes lets out a sigh as he begins slapping patties on the grill, when he'd first been accepted into Hogwarts at the Headmaster's grace he hadn't expected his life to turn out this way... A relatively talented wizard in his thirties, forced to flip burgers for barely a pittance... Truly, Remus Lupin's life was a tragedy any way you look at it.
Even his colleagues at this fast food joint ridiculed him for working there at such an age, especially since his illness forced him to take extra days off, leaving them with his share of the work... It was only his tentative friendship with the manager that allowed him to continue working at all with his 'lazy schedule'.
All of his friends were either dead, in prison, or had forgotten him. He spent most nights watching Television with a T.V dinner and half a bottle of whisky, the latter being the only thing making his existence bearable.
"Oi, your shit's burning!"
Remus' reminiscence quickly ends as the smell of burnt meat enters his nose, quickly realising that he'd burnt the first batch of patties. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he tosses them in the trash and starts another under the antagonistic eyes of his colleagues.
"So old and can barely do his job right, what a joke."
"Mate, if I ever turn out like that, just off me. My mum wouldn't stand me being such a failure."
Remus quietly nods his head, inwardly agreeing with their remarks, he was a failure in every way that counted. He'd even allowed James and Lil's son to go missing... What would they think if they saw him now...?
He firms his face and wipes his moistening eyes with his sleeve, "Burger's done..." he mutters, barely loud enough to be heard.
"Get another six burgers ready, with bacon and extra cheese!"
Remus nods, monotonously getting started on it while taking a glance through the shelves to see who'd ordered it. "H-Harry...?" his voice unconsciously escapes him as he spots the child.
Somewhat long hair, glasses, white-somewhat tanned skin... And he could spot the lightning bolt-shaped scar when he runs a hand through his hair... Sure, the strangely intelligent-seeming bat on his shoulder was curious, but he couldn't even consider that right now...
"Are you even awake today? Get to work or we'll ask the manager to find someone who will!" a voice brings Remus back to his duty.
"I-" he starts, wanting to excuse himself to catch his friend's son, but is interrupted.
"Not buts, get to work!"
Remus chews his lip, was catching Harry worth a stable job he'd struggled to get for years? A stupid question, of course it was. "Someone watch these, I need to use the restroom." he says, tossing his apron and leaving, quickly casting the Patronus once he was alone to report to Dumbledore.
With that sent off, he tries to leave the back of the restraint but gets stopped once more, this time by his manager...
"Remus, I don't know what's gotten into you, but you need to get your head down and do your job. There's only so much I can do for you, you know? I'm barely able to give you so much time off, but if you don't even work properly when you're here, what's the point?"
...
"I'm sorry, but I quit. There's something important I need to attend to." he abruptly says before moving the man, only to find that Harry had already left... He rushes outside and spots him in the back of a taxi, driving away.
Remus spots another taxi parked nearby and hurriedly jumps in the passenger seat, "Quick, follow that car!"
...
The Indian man in the driver's seat sends a dumbfounded look at him, "This isn't the movies you bloody fool! You want to get me done for stalking? Don't tell me you're like one of 'those' people!? I know the person in that car is a kid, you creepy kid fucker! Get out of my car! Now! Before I call the bloody police!"
Remus is left on the sidewalk as the taxi drives off, Harry already long out of sight... He palms his face, realising that he'd failed once again, even losing his job over it... He looks over to a disturbance and spots Albus Dumbledore quickly shuffling over to him, a concerned and somewhat desperate expression on his face...
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Harry leans back in his seat within his treehouse, a collection of all the stuff they'd bought piled on the ground in front of him, "Think they can follow us here"
Kali shakes her head, "No, we covered our tracks well. Did you recognise that man? He was staring at you rather intensely. His mind was well protected too. He cast a spell too, some kind of message from what I could sense, light magic."
"Light magic?"
She nods, "An annoying school that suppresses or sometimes destroys dark magic depending on how powerful it is. What he used wasn't anything to worry about, but it's the first instance of it I've seen in this world."
"Is it worth learning?"
She nods, "Yes, if only to figure out a counter to it. Demons are completely unable to use it, but that doesn't mean it's a direct counter to us, well, I supposed it depends on the type of demon." she shrugs, "My race is less affected by it than most."
"Does that mean there's 'Holy Magic'?" Harry hums in thought.
Kali sniffs, "Holy magic? I know what you're asking but it's funny to consider it that. For someone to use that they need to give their soul, or at least, a part of it, to a higher being in exchange for some of their power... Doesn't sound too dissimilar from Demonic Magic, does it? They're rather hypocritical, the 'Benevolent Gods' who take their follower's souls the same as Demonic Gods do."
"I thought you said most realms were ruled by Demon Gods?"
"They are, that doesn't mean none are ruled by 'Benevolent Gods', since they are usually weaker, they tend to form alliances and help protect one another's realms. I'm not too sure how they produce 'Holy Magic' though, or how their power differs from their 'evil' counterparts."
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