Classes and days passed, as did Hogsmeade trips with the odd occasion of a Sirius Black break in thrown in the mix somewhere. Scarlett still hadn't found the time to write go Charlie but he sure had written to her, so had AJ, the two assuring her that Alas was perfectly fine but missed her dearly. Charlie had even sent her a gorgeous dragon pendent, telling her that he had begun working on it since she officially started living there and had finished it a week into her school year. Scarlett was now never seen without it around her neck.

Quidditch matches had also been and gone, and because of them, Harry had slowly begun to perfect the Patronus charm with the help of Scarlett and Lupin.
There was something that Scarlett had also realised, despite being the same age as Harry, she had remembered a lot more than him from when they were babies.

This was what brought Scarlett to her current situation, skirt fluttering about her softly and boots clicking against the corridor floor. Her red tresses spilled wildly down to her waist and her green eyes shone determinedly behind stray locks of her fridge.
Coming upon the oaken door which led to the DADA's professors office, she firmly knocked on the door only for a voice to call out;

"I have no time to entertain as of right now, sorry"

"Professor please!" Scarlett called, the messrs map that she had borrowed from Harry in her hand after he had stolen it back from Lupin.

"I've got guests, can it wait?" He called again, and she noted he sound rather weak.

Sceptical of this, she raised her wand and placed it against the parchment in her hand.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" she whispered, watching as ink flooded the parchment whilst she opened it.

She was there correct of her suspicion, Lupin was on the mind and pacing but he had no company in his presence.
"Mischief Managed"

Pocketing the map into her cloak, she placed the tip of her wand against the lock of the door and promptly chanted;

"Alohamora"

A click sounded, the door creaking open and she slipped inside whilst slipping her wand into hidden view whilst coming face to face with her DADA Professor.

"Scarlett," Lupin sighed, collapsing tiredly into his seat behind the desk and looking up at her through heavy lidded eyes. "What was so important that you couldn't wait to see me?"

"I thought you had guests?" She piped up, arching a brow and jutting out her hip.

"I'm not exactly in the best of healths right now in all honesty" the shabby man replied with deep breathe.
"So, what is it you needed?"

She just stalked over to his desk, placing the empty parchment atop of it and looking at Lupin with a pointed look. He gave her a confused look before she placed her wand to the parchment and recited the few words that seemed to vault Lupin back to his fifth year at Hogwarts.

"I'm not Harry Uncle Moony, I've remembered a lot more than he has"

He seemed at a loss for words, gaze flicking from the map to this young Gryffindor student who had just addressed him so as 'uncle'. A sheepish smile made its way onto Scarlett's face, producing a bar of chocolate from her robes that she gingerly offered to Remus.

"Chocolate?"

A bubble of laughter left Moony, moving from his seat and engulfing Scarlett into a hug which she happily reciprocated.

"You defiantly got all your looks of Lily, but your heart and humour is James' alright"

"Uncle Moony...." Potter trailed off, looking up at the shabby man who released her and moved to sit back behind his desk with a small grin of happiness despite his current predicament. "My boggart...."

Remus sucked in a harsh breathe, to which Scarlett noticed but didn't address.

"Uncle Paddie....right?" She questioned. "Sirius Black isn't guilty...is he?"

Remus opened his mouth to speak, but found he couldn't as the bell chimes to signal the start of dinner feast.
His shoulders deflated, passing the map back to Potter who pocketed it once more and shot her Uncle a confused look.

"He's innocent through and through, but I'm afraid not many people can see that. Now run along, you don't want to be missing your chance at food"

Scarlett just huffed, turning to leave but not before dropping the earlier offered chocolate bar onto the professor desk.

"I happened to have heard chocolate helps your furry little problem" she grinned up at him, remembering a rather mousy looking man saying that exact think back at her old house in Godric Hallow.

"Goodnight Scarlett"

"Goodnight Professor"