#remus stan

Me:

One: is him going out of his way to allow Remus Lupin to go to Hogwarts. To allow him to make friends. To let him be a kid when no else would.

And I know I have heard things about him only doing it so he could manipulate him later to have werewolves on his side of the war. But at the time of his offering to Remus Lupin a place at Hogwarts and at the time of making those preparations in order for a little werewolf to come, there was no war. Lord Voldemort’s name was nothing more than Tom Riddle. So allowing Remus Lupin to come had nothing to do with any kind of manipulation. And everything to do with giving a little boy a safe home and a chance.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13846990/1/Start-of-a-War

Updated my marauders era fic on both ao3 and ff.net

Chapter summary/excerpt:

He entered the living room and was met with a sight that caused him to drop his gobstones. Albus Dumbledore was sitting by his fireplace as if it was his home. He wore light purple robes and half moon spectacles. He looked just like the chocolate front card Remus had in his chest of cards by his bedside table.

“Ah Mr. Lupin, just the young man I wanted to see,” Dumbledore said casually. He waved his wand and gathered the scattered gobstones. “Gobstones, how did you know it was one of my favorites?”

“How did you—my father— enchantments—“ Remus stuttered out.

“The floo network is quite a magical invention don’t you think?” Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye. “Now, how about a round of gobstones, my boy?”