Love in Disguise-Chp24

*a week has passed n the triplets finally do not require to be put in thei incubators any longer. It was quickly discarded n Remus spent as much time as he could frm his DADA training to dote on the triplets*

Remus: *was currently giving the triplets a nappy change*

James went back to training but he spent as much time with his family as he could. But after training he was so tired that when he came home he just want to sleep and rest but he knew he could not. He was just getting home form a hard day. He came into find Remus with the baby. "Hey, Remus."

Remus: *looks up at him* Hey, Jamie. Just a sec. I'm almost done wtih Serene's nappy *cooed at the triplets* Look who's here~? Daddy's here~!

Harry: *was already making grabby hands at his father*

"Hey there, baby." he took Harry, but he felt like a 50 pound bowling ball. "Wow is he heavy or is is jsut me." he smiled.

Remus: He's been gaining weight considerably evr since they're taken out of the incubator. *finished Serene's nappy* There ya go. U n ur sister r all nice n squeaky clean now

House elf: *peeks in* Master Potter. There is someone frm the Ministry at the door

"Alright." He nodded. "I will take the boy with me. We need some bonding time anyway." James grinned going down stairs to see what there. "I am James Potter."

Dolores: *look at Harry in his arms in distaste* Dolores Umbridge, under the Magical Creatures n Dark Beings dept. R u currently engaged to Remus J Lupin?

Harry: *whimpered as he held his father tight; he didnt like the look of this toad-ish woman*

James held his son close. "Yes I am. What is this about?" he asked, frowning a bit. Remus was not a dark creature.

Dolores: Then ur vry well aware tht u hv... *shuddered a little* mated with a werewolf n produced werewolf spawns, did u not?

Remus: *comes dwnstairs* Who is it, Jamie? Wat r they... *sees Dolores n froze, recognizing her*

"Yes I am well aware that I ahve as you say mated with him and had our children. What does thath ave to do with anything." James gave Remus Harry. "Go up stairs now." He whispered to him.

Dolores: Ah, ah *cast a spell to make Remus stay there* Since ur here, u knw wht is in store for ur little spawns, dont u?

Remus: No, pls...Pls, anything bt tht, Umbridge, pls... *was terrified*

Harry: *was starting cry in distress*

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" James stood in front of Remus. "Release him!"

Dolores: *jerked at her companions, who in turn came to restrain him* U knw the rules, wolf. Ur filthy little spawns hv to be branded, just like u *pulls up the bk of his hair to reveal a marking of a wolf skeleton underneath the scalp*

James faught against them. "You touch them and I will fucking kill you where you stand." He faught harder. "They are not even wolves! They did not turn on the last full moon." Which had been only a week past.

Dolores: Nvrtheless, they're still born frm a wolf, n should be treated as such. Come now *cast another spell to control Remus' body* Walk with me. Show me how many more spawns hv u got

Remus: *couldnt resist as he led her to show her the other two girls who were in their playpen*

Dolores: My, my, busy, arent we?

"NO! REMUS!" He faught tooth and nail but the men kept him in place. "REMUS!!!!!!" He screamed after him.

Dolores: *takes Harry frm Remus* Hand the rest of the spawns to me. U knw the rules

Remus: *cried as he reached dwn to pick the girls up despite his mind telling his body not to*

Dolores: Good. Now I would appreciate u would come with us to witness the branding. Aftr all, I cannot do this without ur presence as a consent. Human rights n all, humph, wat a farce

The girls started crying her arms.

James could hear them. "Selene, Serene. STAY AWAY FROM MY CHILDREN!!!"

Dolores: I'd appreciate if Mr Potter calm dwn, we dont want to wake the neighbours

Remus: *sobs as he moved at Dolores' puppeteering, going dwnstairs as he walked ahead of her* I'm sorry...Jamie...I'm sorry... *sobs*

*the triplets were crying reli hard, wanting their parents*

"Remus!" he looked form his lover to his children. "I swear. I will kill you." He was fuming. "Just leave them be, you hag."

Dolores: Sorry, bt rules r the rules. Orders frm the top. Bt dont worry. They wont go thru this alone at least. U get to watch. Come along now *hands one of the triplets each to her companions while she held onto Harry n cast the Imperius spell to make them follow her to the Ministry building*

Remus: *by the time he gain consciousness n control, he saw himself in the dreaded dark branding room he used to be in wen he was 9 yrs old, the day he was turned* Oh god...

"If anyone is a dark creature then that is you." James had been still insulting her all the time.

Dolores: *ignored him n gestured for the man who did the branding to come forth*

Remus: *his legs became jelly as the branding man showed up; he may hv looked older now, bt its the exact same man who branded him n his other fellow turned wolves*

"Don't you dare touch them!" He tried to move, to fight the othes but his body would not. "I am an arour in training."

Dolores: Wat's an Auror in training without his wand? *gave tht annoying giggle n puts the kids on the branding counter* Do it

Remus: No! No, pls, no! Anything bt tht, pls~!! *cried desperately*

"Remus close you eyes." James told him. "If you can, do it." He didn't want Remus to see it.

Remus: *thankfully he could n closed them*

*the branding man soon whipped out his wand, one of his guys holding Harry facedwn, then he whispered a spell n drew the brand in the mid-air, whispered another spell n cast it onto the boy's scalp, earning a loud agonized cry by the boy n a smell of burnt flesh*

Remus: Oh god, Harry...!! *sobbed hard, bt kept his eyes closed tight, his heart breaking into a million pieces*

James was biting his lips so hard that he could taste blood. He wished he could hold Remus at that moment. He kept his eyes on Harry. He would remember this forever. someone was going to pay.

*the branding man did the same for both Serene n Selene, n they cried just as badly as their brother*

Remus: *had opened his eyes for a while to see Selene being the last to be branded n she was wailing, screaming her first word "Mama". If it were any other occasion he would've been thrilled, bt this was the worst time* Oh god, oh god, Selene, Mommy's here...Mommy's here... *sobs in agony*

"Remus please don't look." James said, wanting to reach out for both of them. "Please stop this. Let us have our babies back."

Dolores: Oh do be patient. Its almost done *once done, she released her hold against Remus n James n levitated the babies to them* There is a medic bay at the end of the corridor. If u hurry, u might make it without giving them gangrene. See? I'm not so cruel aftr all

Remus: *took Serene n Selene in his arms n cried hard, noticing tht James had the looks to kill n begged* Pls...Pls...they need a doctor. Pls...Pls lets go...Our babies...

James took Harry. "I will be back, bitch." He took Harry and put an arm around Remus and took them out of the room and down the hall to where the doctor was. All the time trying to get Harry to stop crying.

Remus: *was also trying to get the girls to stop crying as well as he barged into the medic bay* Pls, we need a doctor. Our...Our babies...

A woman came over to them and he saw the babies. "Come over here." She motioned them to a bed over on the side away from others. "Monster all of them." She said looking at each baby. "I need some clothes of here." She turned back to the babies. "Doing this to babies even."

*an assistant brought in the cloths as requested*

Remus: R...R they OK? Will it heal? R they getting an infection? I knw the brand will be permanent, bt will it damage their heads or anything? Pls tell me they're gonna be OK *fresh tears poured all ovr again*

"They will be fine." She finished with Harry then moved on to Serene. "The cloth on the back of their head will need to stay on for a few days. But they will be fine. There hair will grow over it." She finshed with the second two. "There, and here is some medicne for them." She gave them each a spoon full of white liquid.

"What is that?" James asked.

"An antibioic and a mind pain killer. The babies will want to sleep for a few hours. Let them. I suppose the best thing is that they will not remember the branding. In two days they will have forgotten everything about it."

Remus: Thank u, thank u so much *cradled the girls close to him n watched them slowly droop off to the land of nod* Thank u so much *bowed to the doctor*

"Thank you." James nodded to her and tired to pay her but she would not take it. James went out with Remus and flooed back to their home.