"No!" Remus screamed and tore away from Kingsley's touch. "It wasn't supposed
to.. ." He had seen it. Mia's memories. Sirius was alive in them. None of this was supposed
to happen. He remembered seeing Bellatrix, Hermione, and Sirius at Malfoy Manor. He
remembered seeing Sirius and Hermione in the library at Grimmauld Place. She was
nineteen. That had not happened yet. Sirius was supposed to be alive. What had happened?
"It says you used a Time-Turner before? To save Sirius?"
"He got in trouble," Mia said in a clipped tone.
"He does that. And the Department of Mysteries?"
"That's a long story. And one better to be lived, I think."
"What lives are lost?" Remus asked her. "Who dies in the war?"
Mia frowned and averted her gaze. "You know I can't say that."
"Fuck!" Remus screamed as the tears finally broke free. He threw a fist out into the
air, needing to strike something. He came into contact with nothing, so he fell back to the
ground, crumbling to his knees where he dug fingers through his hair and sobbed loudly.
Something had happened. Something had changed, and the future was gone. Sirius was
gone. Mia was... She would never forgive him for losing Sirius. He was supposed to take
care of him. He had promised her. He had failed her again.
He looked up at Kingsley, his face wet, his eyes swelling. "I need to see Dora. Is she
okay?"
"She'll be fine. Remus. Moody already Disapparated her out of here. We need to
take care of the kids, though."
Remus inclined his head. "Hermione," he said and immediately rushed out of the
room.
June 23rd, 1996For days, Hermione remained unconscious in the hospital wing of Hogwarts.
Though he stayed protectively by her side, Remus asked for constant updates on Dora,
who was staying at St Mungo's until she recovered; she, too, remained unconscious after
the battle. Unable to go to his mate, Remus tried to ease the panicked wolf inside of him