Chapter 2
Remus apparated straight to Hogsmead and headed straight for Honeydukes. He couldn't waste a second trying to get into the castle. The passage would be quicker and he needed to talk to Dumbledore right now. As Remus exited the passage out of the one-eyed witch, he sprinted through the corridors to Dumbledore’s office. When he got there he slammed open the door, and he was just sat there in his seat. Dumbledore was just sat there with a cup of tea. Remus lost it.
"Where the fuck is Sirius and what happened at the Potters?" he screamed at him.
Dumbledore just sat there and calmly stated, "Sirius is in Azkaban".
Remus's whole world stilled to that single word. Azkaban. Then everything came back to him. He sank to the ground. How was Sirius in Azkaban? His Sirius. There must have been a mistake, sure Siri was reckless, but he wouldn't do anything to hurt anyone, would he? No. No Sirius wouldn't do that. Then Dumbledore started talking again and his life collapsed around him. He felt detached from himself, then he realized. He started to laugh. It was so obvious this had to be Sirius and James. They are playing a prank. Yes, that's what is happening. Yes, they will pop out and scare him at any second. That is the only explanation, because this isn't true. James, Pete and Lils are alive and Sirius isn't a murderer. Yes, it is a prank. Then Dumbledore hands him the newspaper. It said it there on the front page. ‘He who must not be named dead after trying to kill Harry Potter’. Underneath that, in smaller print, it said the words that changed Remus's life forever. Lily and James Potter died leaving the boy who lived an orphan. Harry was an orphan and two of his best friends were dead. He broke down. Racking sobs came; this was the worst pain he had ever felt, worse than any transformation. Worse than the prank. Then it hit him what Dumbledore had said earlier. Pete is dead. Sirius killed Peter. Sirius betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort and murdered Peter.