Elodie goes to the library to look for books to help her learn all the magic she can. She also has a chat with someone who makes her feel less like a fake.

First impressions aren't, like, the *very most important*, right?

 

Right??

 

(Elodie meets Remus Lupin)

Elodie finds out that her choice to cast the speed-up charm has cost her very dearly.

I just HAD to post this, even if I'd just posted a chapter recently. Because this chapter? Is one of my very, very favorites.

 

Readers, I present to you (eventually, it's a long chapter), Sirius Black.

I always feel like there should be more random magical creature encounters, so here's one with a massive cliché that happens to be one of my favorites. Also, Sirius is sick of sleeping in caves.

Elodie has some serious conversations, and heads to Diagon Alley with Remus to get furnishings for their new home. Who knew three three months ago that she would be deciding whether or not to buy curtains for Sirius Black?

Remus describes what it's like to be a werewolf, and Elodie decides that what she wants most in the world is a hug.

Elodie wakes up for the first time in her new house to a surprise that leads her to Diagon Alley for some supplies. Once there, she runs into someone who says something concerning, but not before she gets what feels like a lifetime's supply of chocolate wands...

Remus is not adjusting well to house sharing, especially not when he feels mothered by Elodie. The result is a tense few weeks, culminating in a fight right before the full moon.

 

Moony, uh... makes it better?

 

(this chapter, you guys. OH MY GOD)

An overheard conversation, a living in history moment, and a tentative question. Understatement, much?

Elodie sleeps upstairs when she comes home past the full moon's rise. The housemates read Remus's first published article, but then tensions rise as Sirius's cabin fever flares up.

After being rescued by a housemate, Elodie and Remus talk about what to do about Harry participating in the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

 

A kiss for Valentine's Day (almost)!

Elodie says goodbye to Charlie, heads home, and decides to get serious about saving Alastor Moody. She enlists Sirius's help with part of her future plans, and then he guesses the truth about a recipe she's deciding whether or not to try.

It's time to bake Gâteaufidél! This should go very smoothly, with no hiccups or unexpected results at all.

 

{Welp, here it comes, bahahaha. When I started this story, did I expect it to take me nearly 200,000 words to get to this point? No I did not. It's been fun getting here though. And we're NOWHERE near finished.}

Elodie goes for a walk before her planned talk with Remus about how she feels. When she comes back, Sirius intercepts her with a talk of his own.

NOTE: I had to delete two chapters because this one was omitted somehow. I am sorry. Clarity and Good Idea, Bad Idea will be replaced in the correct order.

Elodie gives Sirius a really good idea for a Christmas present for Harry, but her idea of a present for Sirius gets rejected as too risky by Remus.

Christmas 1994 dawns clear and bright and brings presents from each housemate to the other, none more poignant than Sirius's gift to Remus.

With both of them trapped in Sirius's room, Elodie makes the most of it by showing Sirius her memory of a bookstore with copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on sale. This leads to a tense moment of confession for Elodie about events yet to happen.

Second Chance Christmas at Phoenix House brings some pre-visit anxiety and during visit anxiety for Elodie, thanks to the implications of the visit showing up in the books.

Elodie comes face to face with Barty Crouch, Jr. in a frightening confrontation. Later, Albus is forced to concede to the Minister of Magic despite strong misgivings.

Elodie has a long conversation with the real Alastor Moody, and is dismayed by the possibility of meeting a rival so early.

Albus calls an emergency Order of the Phoenix meeting at Phoenix House, and Elodie finds that her worries about Tonks might have been too hasty. Are the changes that are being wrought a comfort or a concern for her, now that they're already put in motion?

Elodie comes home to a slightly different Phoenix House, some changes bittersweet, others touching. A letter from Albus has her concerned about her attacker and what his motivations could have been.

Mad-Eye Moody's teaching style leaves a lot to be desired, sometimes, but Elodie rises to the challenge. She has a sobering realization related to her avoiding reading the end to the book series, but she remains confident that the choices she's made so far will help their cause.

Elodie thinks she was stressed out in the leadup to the Third Task, but that was nothing to how stressful it is to be a spectator to the Third Task and think you spy a fake Alastor Moody.

NOTE: If you are picking this story back up, 'Exceeds Expectations' is the chapter that the story stayed on for a few months.

The fallout from the Third Task continues, and our trio settles into a comfortable summer... until the events at the beginning of August bring a cataclysmic change.

(or)

Elodie finds out that everything really does hinge on Harry Potter's safety.

(and)

'To Be Continued...'

STORY CONTINUED IN 'INSPIRES US TO GREATER POETRY'