And so the opportunity to talk Auror Popplewaite into cooperation was removed from Remus' hands.
Perhaps it was just as well. Gryffindor though he may be, Remus was not above using whatever means were necessary to ensure the safety of his pack and they could not take the chance of Brocerick Nevin being the next one on the scene. After the interrogation two months ago, he had little reason to believe Nevin would care that it was a werewolf who had saved the little girl. He would only see a chance to visit the same torture upon Perry that he'd used on Remus.
"Right." Decision made, Remus switched gears in an instant. Turning to Perry, it was the pack Alpha and not the school professor who began giving orders. "Go home by the least direct route. But be quick about it."
Sparing the briefest of thoughts for Wood, he paused long enough to clasp a hand reassuringly on the younger man's shoulder.
"I'm glad she'll be okay, Wood."
He turned then to regard Severus seriously for a moment, knowing the dark man would need to be the last to leave to make sure his spells hold. Much as it galled him to leave Severus behind, he was still able to see the wisdom in getting them all out of there NOW.
"I'll be waiting. If you don't follow in ten minutes," he warned, "I'll be coming back to find you."
Perhaps it was just as well. Gryffindor though he may be, Remus was not above using whatever means were necessary to ensure the safety of his pack and they could not take the chance of Brocerick Nevin being the next one on the scene. After the interrogation two months ago, he had little reason to believe Nevin would care that it was a werewolf who had saved the little girl. He would only see a chance to visit the same torture upon Perry that he'd used on Remus.
"Right." Decision made, Remus switched gears in an instant. Turning to Perry, it was the pack Alpha and not the school professor who began giving orders. "Go home by the least direct route. But be quick about it."
Sparing the briefest of thoughts for Wood, he paused long enough to clasp a hand reassuringly on the younger man's shoulder.
"I'm glad she'll be okay, Wood."
He turned then to regard Severus seriously for a moment, knowing the dark man would need to be the last to leave to make sure his spells hold. Much as it galled him to leave Severus behind, he was still able to see the wisdom in getting them all out of there NOW.
"I'll be waiting. If you don't follow in ten minutes," he warned, "I'll be coming back to find you."
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