"She ran off like the river. Swift and coursing, not only running, but carrying a message. The message of hope, of peace, of love.
"What many called the song, I call the truth.
"She ran through the places which needed these things the most. And they never had a chance to thank her. For she had already left." A soft voice drifted into the young girls mind, as she fell asleep, watching the river flowing in her mind.
The woman looked fondly upon the small child who laid on her bed. She reached for the comforter emblazoned with wolves. She tucked it around the girl, her daughter.
"She's a pretty little thing, isn't she?" A man said from the doorway. "Obviously your daughter."
The women just kissed the girl's forehead. "Yes, yes indeed. Come on, she needs her sleep. Its remarkably hard to get her to sleep, but easy to wake her up." She said pushing the man from the doorway and closing the door behind them.
She floated down the stairs, to the living room. The walls lined with books and chairs, a boy sitting in a chair near the fireplace. "'Ello mum." He said before turning back to his work.
"Its nearly 11 Jack, what are you still doing up?" The man said as the women walked into the kitchen fixing a cup of tea. "Homework. I'm doing NEWTS father."
"You have all summer boy, what classes are you working on?" Said the women who shooed the man away, sitting across from her son. "Potions, and Defense."
She smiled. "While I do commend you for doing my work, I shall have to say, you need to get to bed. It's late, and you're doing yourself more harm than good." She took a sip from the cup. "If you want to be an Auror, you will need your rest. It's even harder now then the past, since Harry's taken the post of Head-Auror. Go rest. I shall help you in the morning."
Jack nodded, and stood about to collect his things, but the women reached across to him. "Leave it here, nothing shall get at it." He nodded and went up the stairs without another word.
The man smiled and took the vacated seat. "Yet another one who's like you." The woman grinned. "But of course. Stubborn and hard-headed." She laughed. "Did the others give you any trouble?"
"The Aurors? Not really. We had an easy day today." The man joked. The women glared at him. "Oh you mean the kids? Oh well in that case they were very easy to put to bed. One story and they where out... Well exept for Cedric and Zach, but they were out before the second one was finished."
"Good." The woman nodded. She stood up and went to wash out her now empty tea cup. "Come on, we need to get to bed ourselves, Travis," she said as she reached up and put the cup in the cabinet.
Travis came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "And none of that tonight." She said pushing his arms away, even as his face nuzzled her neck. "Stop that you idiot Ravenclaw."
Travis laughed. "That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one Alayna." "No its the truth." She said and pushed him away.
"Come on, bedtime." She said kissing his cheek and then heading up the stairs.
"You love me anyway!" He called up, she sent him a glare before calling down. "Yeah, I don't know why though!"
Continuing up the stairs, she could hear him laugh.
She checked on Jack, pleased to find him asleep and headed off to bed.
A/N: A special thanks to Sarah3Noelle for beta-ing for me! Thanks~!