We all stood around the dark patch of earth. Sirius was strange; he was standing as if made of stone. His face was shadowed. The twins were together, they didn't seem to understand what was happening. Remus moved up closer to Sirius, who gave his best friend a look and walked briskly out, Remus stared after him. James went to Remus while I watched Charisa and Will. They were almost 2 years old and had lost their mother. Harry came with me clung to my leg. I didn't know whether he understood what was going on or not. Remus came up behind me and kissed my cheek before following the direction Sirius had gone. I glanced down at the dark patch of earth that now covered my best friend. Out of the four girls in our Gryffindor Dormitory in year 7 at Hogwarts one was dead, one is insane, one is alive and one is missing. I sighed and left the cold dark cemetery. As James drove away I shot one last glance at the place Sansa's body had been laid. We left and drove into the growing darkness of night.

I woke with a start, it was a long time since I had thought about Sansa's funeral. After she had died the weeks had gone in a blur. Years had passed since that fateful day. Years since my baby Harry had defeated Voldemort. He was 11 now, his sister Megara was coming up to her 7th birthday. James had left early this morning leaving me with the two kids. I sighed and rolled myself out of bed. It was the summer holidays, hopefully Harry's Owl, accepting him into Hogwarts would be here soon, ever since he had found out about the school he had wanted to go, James egging him on to follow his and Sirius's footsteps of mischief. I went downstairs to see to breakfast and found Harry sat on a tool already, staring out of the window.

"It won't be here yet." I said gently.

"I know, I'm just waiting." He said dreamily.

I laughed and went up to go and get Meg up. To my surprise she was up and sat on her bed reading.

"Morning Meg." I said with a smile. She grinned at me.

"Mum, can we go to Diagon Alley today?"

"We'll see, why?"

"I want to meet with Risa and…"

"If Harry gets his letter then yes, we'll defiantly go and we'll ask Sirius if him and the twins can come too, alright?"

Meg nodded happily. "Mum…?

I recognised that tone. "What?"

"Can Risa stay round?"

"I'll ask Sirius later ok?"

"Thanks mum."

"You going to have breakfast?" I asked my little girl. She shook her head.

"I had it earlier."

"Ok, if you want Risa to stay round you're room will have to be tidy"

"But mum."

"No buts. If you're rooms not tidy Charisa doesn't stay. Simple as."

"Ok mum." She said in a sulky type of voice.

I smiled I was like her when I was her age. "Thank you Megara."

"The names MEG" she called after me as I left the room. Since she was little she had preferred to be called by her nickname.

I went back into the kitchen where Harry was still staring quietly out of the window.

"Still not come?" Harry inclined his head to something on the table, I went over and picked it up, it was the daily prophet, and I sat in the kitchen so that I could read it. Nothing was new, the ministry was complaining about this and that. Suddenly Harry jumped up, making me jump in the process.

"What is it?" I asked him, scared that it was something serious.

"AN OWL" he yelled at me and caught the letter that it dropped.

I glanced at the envelope in Harry's hands. It was the same one that I had received years ago, after my 11th birthday.

"You going to open it?" I asked, sneaking a glance at my son. His tongue was poking out of one corner of his mouth.

He opened it and grinned.

"Mum? Can we go to Diagon Alley?" He asked.

I laughed and nodded. "I'll get Meg ready." I said and took the household owl Ayra off her perch and send her with a note to Sirius's before crossing the room and flooing my head to the Weasleys.

"Molly!" I called through the deserted kitchen.

Ginny came in, rubbing sleep from her eyes. "Wha…?"

"Ginny, is you're mother there?"

"MUM!" Ginny yelled out of the room. "LILY WANTS YOU!"

"Thanks Gin." I said with a smile. Molly appeared drying her hands on a towel.

"Hi Lily, something wrong?"

"No, just wondering if you wanted to come to Diagon Alley with us. Harry got his letter today."

Molly smiled. "Yeah, I wouldn't be able to stop Ron when he sees his letter."

"You mean he hasn't seen it?"

"He hasn't been bothered to get up yet."

I laughed. "Harry was up before me."

"Well, anyway, we'll meet you at 12 by Gringotts?"

"Sure, that's fine." I brought my head from the fire. Harry looked at me with his eyebrow raised.

"Can we meet Neville?"

"I think he's going with Augusta next week darling. She wanted to shop with him on her own for the first time."

"Oh Ok." He said and disappeared upstairs.

"Harry, Get Meg to hurry up." I called after him.