Emily Michelle Lupin

Chapter 7 ~ In Dreams

Just so you know, this chapter has now been edited. (I accidentally forgot to add the flashback when I came back to the chapter) If you have already read it (before my revising) please read again!!! :D Thanks for reading and enjoy!

Chapter 7 ~ In Dreams

          "Emily! Wake... Emily! Emily!"

          "Mum! No! Come back!" I screamed, my voice breaking as tears streamed down my face. Where was she? Why didn't she come back? "Mummy!"

          "What's going... here?"

          "...don't know, ...woke up like this."

          "...we do?"

          "Someone go... Flitwick, I'll... Lupin."

          Disjointed sounds and voices flashed through my mind, but I couldn't take them in. The only thing I could think of was trying to find my mum, or at least my dad. Something was terribly wrong and hopefully they could help. My vision was fuzzy and my breath came in short gasps, as though I'd run for miles. I needed my dad. I did the only thing I could think of. I started yelling for him.

          "Dad! Daddy! Help me!"

          "What do we do?"

          "Just wait for the prefects to get back! Luna!-"

          My hearing was coming back and I could clearly hear the voices of what I assumed were my dormmates. Realizing I had an audience I whimpered and tried to escape from the voices. I rolled over, parying for release, but a gentle hand was rubbing my arm. No matter what I did I couldn't get away and more tears were falling from my eyes. I dared not open them, frightened of what I would find.

          Loud thumps seemed to come from a great distance and I suddenly felt strong arms encircle me. I cried out and pushed against the bonds constricting me, but then I smelled something familiar... Pack... my mind told me.

          I cracked my eyes open and saw my dad's concerned brown eyes looking down at me. Assured that it really was him, I flung myself at his chest and clung onto him tightly as though frightened he would slip away. He stroked my hair and rubbed my back like he always did after a nightmare. He whispered reassuring words in my ear and even though I couldn't understand exactly what he said, the feeling of his warm breath on the side of my face made me feel safe. He was my pack and I knew he would take care of me.

          "Daddy." I whispered into his robes. "Daddy." I was so relieved to feel his presence, to feel his comfort, that I didn't notice him lift me from my bed or even think to wonder why the worried voices of my classmates were fading away. I just hung onto him and buried my face in his chest. I only took in my surroundings once my dad set me down on the dark blue couch in his private rooms. That was when I realized I was still at Hogwarts and not in the forest behind our house.

          Dad made to get up, but I whimpered quietly and held him closer. "Don't leave me." I choked out, looking up at him, my eyes pleading. He gave me a sad smile and  looked down at me sympathetically. 

          "I wasn't planning to." He said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "But, if it makes you feel better..." He pulled me into a tight hug, which I returned, and called out "Yuri!"

          A house elf popped into the room, her pale blue eyes glancing at me for a moment before turning to my dad. 

          "Oh hello Mr. Remus sir!" she breathed, her face lighting up. "It has been very long since we elves has been seeing you sir!" I smiled at her enthusiasm. Apparently she knew my dad from when he went to Hogwarts. He told me that he and the other Marauders made frequent visits to the kitchens throughout their years in the school. "What can Yuri be getting for Mr. Remus and Little Miss sir?"