Author's Notes: This story starts off during the summer before Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with my original character (Doctor Terra Marie Greengrass) who was living in the USA in the city of New York. She decides to move back to London in order to work at Hogwarts with her crush, Remus John Lupin whom she went to Hogwarts with when they were younger.
Chapter One: The Lion and the Raven: Part 1 of 3:
Twelve years after the end of the First Wizarding War and the deaths of the two people who I had never thought would be killed for the cause by the person who we were protecting Muggles and the Wizarding community who could not or would not fight, I, Terra Marie Greengrass, was living in the USA in the city of New York working as a doctor at one of the many hospitals in the city. I am a former Ravenclaw house student who had graduated alongside the Marauders (James P., Sirius B., Remus L. and Peter P.) and Lily Evans P. and a couple of others and I also the godmother of Harry James Potter also known as the Boy Who Lived. All that I know about Harry is that he has been living with the Dursleys at Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey and that he is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which had me realized something and that was I decided to send a letter to Professor Dumbledore. Two days after I had sent the letter in question, Fawkes appeared with a copy of the Daily Prophet with a job opening for Defense Against the Dark Arts with the words "I need you to help Remus this year, Terra."
I immediately wrote the following words on a piece of parchment in blue ink: I accept the job, Professor Dumbledore. Do you know where I can find Remus at, by any chance? I would like to stay with him if it is possible at this very moment? Yours sincerely, Terra Marie Greengrass which she gave to Fawkes who immediately disappeared in a flash of flames with the note. Within seven minutes, Fawkes had reappeared with a piece of parchment with Remus's handwriting on it which read: Terra, it is me, Remus. I am staying at the Leaky Cauldron in London, England right now if you really want to stay with me. How have you been doing, by the way? Yours sincerely, Remus John Lupin which got me to smile as my long light brown hair with light purple highlights fell over my right shoulder as my pale blue eyes with a hint of silver in them shined with tears of happiest as I wrote on a blank piece of parchment in blue ink once more: Hey, Remus. I have been living the USA in the city of New York working as a doctor for the past twelve years and I know that Sirius has escaped Azkaban, so I am getting on the next flight out to London. I need you to meet up with me over at the airport since it has been way too long since the last time that I was last in London. Yours sincerely, Terra Marie Greengrass. P.S: Here is my cellphone number: 561 426 2356. Call me instead of sending Fawkes back, all right! with I quickly gave to Fawkes who winked at me as he disappeared in another flash of flames as I started to pack my bags with all my things after booking my hopefully last flight out of the USA back to London, England with a small smile on my face.
As soon as I arrived at the New York airport, my cellphone started to ring, and I immediately answered it in a whisper, "Hi, Remus. How are you doing?"
That got him to laugh a little bit as Remus answered my question also in a whisper, "I have been doing all right, Terra. I just told Molly and Arthur Weasley about you coming back to London and they are wondering with you are to want to talk to Harry in private at some point. He does not even know about you, girl, I think that Professor Dumbledore thought that he would be safe without you there to protect him, but he realized that he was wrong, so he told me to be ready to help Harry understand what you will be telling him, all right. By the way, is your greatest fear still failing to help the Order of the Phoenix win the Second Wizarding War?"
I sadly answered his question by saying as I untied my white tennis shoes and took them off right in front of an ATF agent who smiled in understanding at me, "Yes, that is still my greatest fear, Remus. I need to think of what to tell Harry, by the way. I have not had to tell someone that I have never seen that I am related to them in more than one way and you know that perfectly well. Remus, do you remember back during our fourth year at Hogwarts when Lily had asked me a question that got me to blush a little bit?"
Immediately he said with a slight chuckle to me, "Yes, and she told me about your answer, Terra. Is it true that you were in love with me back then?"
I immediately said with a happy laugh as I stood up and took off my jacket and hat, "Yes, Remus, it is true that I was in love with you back then. Now, I really need to get off my cellphone so that I can get through security at the New York airport. You will not believe how much I must do get onboard an airplane to return to London, Remus."
Remus laughed as he said to me, "I know and Terra, I really am glad that you finally told me about that. I will see you whenever I see you, all right. Bye for now."
As soon as he had ended the call, I placed my cellphone with my wallet and keys into one of the gray plastic bins and send in through with a laugh before putting my long light brown hair up into a ponytail as the ATF agent asked me with a smile on her face, "I take it that this might be the last time that I see you the USA, Doctor Greengrass?"
As I passed her, I said to her as I answered her question with my usual smile on my face, "You are most definitely correct on that front. What was your name again, Ms.?"
The ATF agent immediately answered by saying to me, "My name is Aileanna Tina Coulson and I am the daughter of Special Agent Phil Coulson of Shield. I also went to Hogwarts with you and I was in Hufflepuff. I am going to miss you, Doctor Greengrass."
She helped me with my things and as soon as I had finished tying my white tennis shoes once more, I told her that I was going to be helping out at Hogwarts with Remus, Aileanna immediately handed me a bag of clothes and books as she said to me with a laugh, "Give these to him for me, please. Tell him that he is going to need to send me from chocolate since the Dementors do not know when to quit."
I simply nodded my head in understanding as I walked over to gate E3 for my flight to London where I sat down next to a man and his daughter who said to me in a whisper, "Why, hello, Terra. It has been a very long time. It is me, Xenophilius Lovegood. This is my daughter, Luna."
I immediately said to Xenophilius Lovegood as I smiled at Luna, "Hi, Xenophilius. You will never believe where I am going to be working at this year?"
He took a minute to think about it before saying to me, "I am going to guess that you are to be going to helping out at Hogwarts this year."
I immediately said with a laugh, "You guess correctly, Mr. Lovegood. I take that Luna is going to Hogwarts."
Luna immediately answered by saying to me, "That is correct, and I am a second year Ravenclaw house student."
Right then, our plane was starting to board as I said to Luna, "Well, I am going to be helping out your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. His name is Remus John Lupin. Do you remember that name, Mr. Lovegood?"
Immediately Xenophilius Lovegood answered by saying the following words to me, "Yes, I most defiantly remember that name. Remus John Lupin is a former Gryffindor house student who graduated with the both of us from Hogwarts. Why is he needing your help this year?"
I whispered to Xenophilius my answer to his crazy question, "He is not be going to be able to teach after the full moon for a couple of reasons, Mr. Lovegood and you should know what they are by now."
That got him to realize that Remus was a werewolf and Luna knew better than to ask him what I meant by that. I very quickly onboard the airplane and into my seat in first class while both Mr. Lovegood and Luna went to the back of the airplane. I opened the bag and pulled out one of the many books that Aileanna had packed into it and laughed a little bit when I read the title "The Tales of Beetle the Bard". I opened the book and started reading the first story with a smile on my face after I had fastened my seatbelt for the flight. After twenty minutes later into the flight, one of the flight attendants came around asking people if they wanted something to drink and or to eat from the snack cart which got me to ask for a coke and peanuts with my usual smile on my face as my long light brown hair with light purple highlights fell over my right shoulder. The flight attendant immediately handed me a bag of peanuts and a cup of coke as she asked me, "Where are you headed to, madam?"
I immediately answered as I smiled at her, "I am heading back to London for the first time in thirteen years. And it is Doctor, by the way. My name is Doctor Terra Marie Greengrass."
The flight attendant immediately said in apologizing voice to me, "Oh, I am sorry about that, Doctor Greengrass. So, is there a reason that you are going to London?"
I smiled at the flight attendant as I answered her question as best as I could without saying too much, "All that I can say right now is that I am going to be helping an old friend teach at a very special school, Ms."
That got the flight attendant to walk away in silence so that I could drink my coke and eat my peanuts in peace after putting my hair back up in a bun this time. Three hours later, I looked out the window and watched as big, white and fluffy clouds passed by the airplane as it headed towards London as it flied high in the sky-blue sky and I silently thought to myself: I can not believe that in a couple of hours, I will be landing in London, England where Remus Lupin was waiting for me patiently at the airport. I am starting to get a little bit cold, so it is time for my jacket to come back on. Ten minutes later I had putted on my jacket, I saw someone from the Ministry of Magic and said to them in a whisper as I took off my glasses, "What brings you to London, boy?"
The Ministry of Magic worker immediately answered my question by saying to me in return, "Now that you mention it, Old Friend. I was just to ask you that question myself. Your name is Terra Marie Greengrass, am I correct, by any chance?"
I immediately answered his question with my usual laugh as he sat down next to me in a whisper, "You are correct, sir. Did you go to Hogwarts, by any chance?"
He immediately whispered his answer to me as he introduces himself to me, "My name is Kingsley Shacklebolt and I did attend school at Hogwarts myself. I do not remember which house that I was sorted into during my time there. I am an Auror also known as a Dark Wizard Catcher who works for the Ministry of Magic."
After he said those words, I took a very deep breath as I whispered to him, "I am a former Ravenclaw house student who graduated with Remus John Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Frank and Alice Longbottom and finally, James and Lily Potter who have been dead for over thirteen years now. They had named me the godmother of their son, Harry James Potter, but he does not know about me yet. I am moving back to London after living in the USA in the city of New York working as a doctor and I met lots of new people like an ATF agent who went to Hogwarts with me and is a former Hufflepuff. Her name is Aileanna Tina Coulson. She has been taking her daughter and son to the hospital before I decided to come back to London to help Remus at Hogwarts this year with teaching the students Defense Against the Dark Arts."
That got Kingsley Shacklebolt to immediately said to me with a smile on his face still in a whisper, "So you are the girl who had asked Professor Dumbledore with there were in jobs available at Hogwarts this year? It is good to know that someone wanted to go back besides Remus after all the memories of James and Lily Potter had made there with both you and him, Doctor Greengrass. I forgot to mention that I am also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, by the way."
After that we both stopped talking as the airplane started to land in London at the airport as I looked out the window once more with my usual smile on my face. As the plane finally touched down, I jumped a little bit, but I very quickly shaken my long light brown hair out of its hairpiece so that it fell in waves over both of my shoulders as I zipped up my jacket. Four minutes later, the pilot said over the speakers to the airplane in a happy voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally arrived in London, England. I am asking you to all please take your time getting off the airplane and be nice to each other on your way."
I was quickly stood up and walked out of the airplane in search of Remus who immediately waved me down as I ran over to him with a laugh. Remus very quickly hugged me as he said, "Hi, Terra. I have really truly missed you so much. Let us get to the Leaky Cauldron, I hope that you remember Stan and Ernie from the Knight Bus."
I immediately said to Remus, "Did you already get my bags from luggage claim for me then, Remus?"
Kingsley Shacklebolt answered my question for him with a laugh, "I had Stan and Ernie come and get them for you, Terra. They are just waiting for you and Remus to get outside."
That got me to laugh out loud as I said to them, "It is good to be back in London. I wonder if Tom is going to be awake when we get there, Remus."
Remus said to me with a laugh of his own, "I am pretty sure that Tom is going to be awake, Terra. I really need to come up with a nickname for you, just in case."
I smiled at Remus as I said to him in return, "Aileanna Tina Coulson nicknamed me Doctor Terror Greengrass, already, Remus, so that one is out for you."
Remus immediately laughed as he said to me, "I was the one who helped her come up with that nickname, Terra."
That got me to glare at him as I said to him in return, "Well, now I know why she wanted me to give you this, Remus." I gave him the bag of clothes and books with my best smile on my face as he rolled his eyes at me. He accepted the bag with a large grin on his face as he helped me onto the Knight Bus with a laugh.
Ernie simply started to drive to the Leaky Cauldron as fast as he could and within seven minutes, we had arrived at the Leaky Cauldron and Tom came out to help us get my bags inside as he said to me in greeting, "Welcome to the Leaky Cauldron, Miss. Greengrass. It has been a very long time since the last time that I saw you. Mr. Harry Potter is in with the Minister for Magic and I am sure that you would like to talk to him in private."
I immediately said to Tom, "I will talk to Harry in the morning, Tom. I am tired right now."
Remus smiled at Tom as he said to him, "She is staying with me, Tom. So please take her things up to my room."
Author's Notes: The next chapter will include Terra's first conversion with her godson, Harry James Potter, going shopping for new robes and the Hogwarts Express and much more. It is going to me some time to come up with the next chapter so please be patient with me.
