the_debt_of_time

Moody grinned, his crooked smile looking sadistic. "Yes. I. Am."
"And do I look like the kind of man who can be intimidated?" Vernon barked.
Moody pushed back his hat to reveal his sinisterly revolving magical eye. Vernon
leapt backward in horror and collided painfully with a luggage trolley. "Yes, I'd have to say
you do, Dursley." He turned back to Harry. "So, Potter, give us a shout if you need us. If
we don't hear from you for three days in a row, we'll send someone along."
Remus looked at Petunia, who was staring at him with horrified recognition, and he
growled low at her in reply, enjoying the way that the woman whimpered in fear. It pleased
him knowing that Sirius would have threatened the Muggles similarly if he had... if he
was...
"Take care, Harry," Remus said, patting the boy on the back. He went in for a hug,
but Molly was all too eager to grab the boy and smother him, and needlessly shouldered
Remus out of her way. Annoyed, he turned back to Moody, who was already limping away
from the Muggles as Molly released Harry into their care.
"Right then," Moody began, going right back into Order mode. "Potter's taken care
of. Weasleys, grab your brood and get out of here. Everyone else, I suppose, wait for news
from Albus when he figures out how to access Headquarters without Black. Could've just
used Tonks if the old bugger hadn't gone and got the goblins involved. Now who knows
who the bloody owner of the house is? Lupin, if you've got time today, I'd like to―"
"I don't," Remus stated firmly. "I'm taking Hermione and her parents home.
Minerva set up security wards for the Grangers, but I'm going to check and strengthen
them." He turned to look at the witch, who smiled at him in gratitude. He could tell that,
especially after the recent battle, she was worried for her family. He dipped his head to her
as she walked away from the group to tell her parents to wait for him.
"Tomorrow, then," Moody said.
"Owl me in a week."
Moody huffed, not used to having his orders ignored by anyone other than Sirius.
"If you've got something better to do than―"
Remus turned on the man and snarled, feeling the wolf hovering just under the
surface of his skin. He could see his gold eyes reflecting back at him in Moody's magical
one. "I'm sorry, Alastor, but yes, I do have something better to do! Tomorrow's the fucking
full moon, so I'll be trapped in my cellar while all of my bones break and then reset