Chapter Eighty-Eight
Socks
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
(Brave - Sara Bareilles)December 20th, 1978Infuriated. That had been a good word to describe how Alastor Moody looked the
moment they told him about Remus's recovery only to deny him the details of how. The
old Auror demanded that a report be given about what occurred a month earlier at Potter
Manor. Not a single member of the pack was willing to speak until Sirius's job was put on
the line, which Mia thought had been a low blow, even for Moody. Sirius angrily pouted
while Remus sat looking guilty. Meanwhile, James and Lily were both in an uproar over the
attempted manipulation. Alice, Frank, and Mary all came to their defence, while Peter sat
on the far side of the room, still being shunned by Sirius.
Mia rolled her eyes at everyone screaming and very dramatically pulled aside the
collar of her robes to reveal the mark on her neck. Complete silence filled the entire room.
One by one, Sirius and James followed suit, revealing their matching marks, leaving Remus
looking ashamed as Moody stared at him.
The rest of the meeting erupted into chaos.
"I knew it! I knew we shouldn't have let him in the Order!"
"I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for this!"
"Give them a chance to explain."
"I thought werewolf bites looked bigger... that looks almost.. ."
"Dumbledore! Aren't you going to do something?!"
Everyone was screaming except for the pack in the back of the room. Remus looked
decidedly uncomfortable at the attention being given to them, likely knowing full well that
he was the reason behind all of it. Sirius lazily sat between Remus and Mia with his arms