After all this time

Pairing: Remus Lupin and Sirius Black

Rating: M for language and possible slash.

Summary: AU. Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are on the run from the Ministry. To protect them, Dumbledore creates a heavily-warded home for them in muggle London. The only problem is, they haven't seen each other in 15 years due to a guarded secret slipping out.

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Chapter one- A troubled past

A tawny-coloured owl tapped it's bright beak feverishly against the broken, grimy window of Remus' one-bedroomed fat atop of Madam Malkin's robe shop in Diagon alley. Light streamed through the now-opened window into beautiful amber eyes, which were focused on his long, delicate and graceful fingers prising open a hogwarts-sealed letter. Lupin gently slid a fing under the seal and pulled out a neat, hand-ritten letter.

Dear Remus Lupin,

I daresay, I shall get straight to the point of this unfortunate letter. Due to 'death eater' infiltration of the ministry, an unconvinient law has been passed, so it is now perfectly legal to hunt werewolves. As you do suffer from lycanthropy, you must undoubtedly go into hiding. I have heavily warded a comfortable home for you on the border between muggle and wizarding London. You will be sharing your new home, for yours and his protection, with Sirius Black. I trust you to resolve your personal issues and past in order to help and protect each other.

Yours,

Albus Percival Brian Wolfric Dumbledore.

Remus gulped, trying to drag in as much air as possible. He had been expectibng this change in law for a number of years, but sharing a house with Sirius Black. He had not spoen to the animagus in fifteen long years. Not since...

Sirius awoke to a snowy owl pecking just above his eye, right on his brow bone. Muttering and cussing, he rose and tugged the letter of the poor owls leg and shoo him through the open window. He did not notice the seal depicting the lion, snake, badger and raven. Bleary-eyed, he read:

Dear Sirius Black,

I am quite sure you do not wish to hear my fussings and ramblings, so I shall get straight to the point of this letter. The ministry believe that you are the sole culprit of the murder of your dear friends, James and Lily Potter. This means that your leaving to go into hiding is imperitive. I have heavily warded a comfortable home in muggle London. You shall share this house for your own, and his protection, ith Remus Lupin. I trust you can resolve issues to help and protect each other.

Yours,

Albus Percival Brian Wolfric Dumbledore

Sirius just said two very clear words. "oh, shit".

Flashback:

Sirius quietly led an incredibly worried Remus into the boys dormitories. At the age of 18, they were due to leave Hogwarts forever the next day.

"I...I.." Sirius could not seem to get the words out of his mouth. "Mum found out, Ree!" He blurted, tears streamng don his perfect face in a heavy turrent. "She says I am forbidden to see you ever again. She's sending me off to France where a witch can...can cure me". It all came tumbling out of his mouth in a jumble of words that made little-to-no sense to Remus.

"Siri, you don't need curing-"