Harry looked around and smiled. He had just turned 15 a few weeks ago and was on the Hogwarts express with his best friends, Ron Weasly and Hermonie Granger. They walked around trying to find an empty compartment in which they could sit. Hermonie went of to look for one then came back several seconds later. She grinned happily; "I found one in the back! You're not going to believe who is there!" Ron and Harry quickly followed Hermonie back to the empty car. When they opened the door, Harry almost jumped in the air with surprise and excitement. Professor Remus Lupin was sitting in one of the seats. "Hello there!" Professor Lupin smiled, got up and embraced the three of them. "What are you doing back here?" asked Ron excitedly. Lupin or nicknamed Moony at school smiled. "I will be teaching for awhile. Then someone else will have to take my place. We have some things with Dumbledore we need to have worked out." Harry felt a sense of dread; he remembered only all too well what had happened the previous year, during the Twizarding Tournament. Lord Voldemort had risen to power again. Harry had been worrying all summer over the subject, he felt safe now that he was going back to Hogwarts, and the only place he felt truly safe. Lupin smiled again. He pulled a letter out of his pocket and handed it to Harry, "Snuffles wanted me to give this to you." Harry felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Lupin. Dumbledore had had His godfather, Sirus Black, who was running from the Ministry of Magic at the moment, after breaking out of Azkaban for a crime he never committed, stay with Lupin for awhile. "How is Snuffles?" Hermonie asked. Lupin smiled again, "He is much better. He had gotten much stronger and is not all skin and bones anymore. He also wanted me to give you this." Lupin pulled out a leather-enclosed book, an album, Harry realized. "Spent all summer putting it together. Late birthday present for you from the both of us. He also sent these to Ron and Hermonie." He pulled open his briefcase and took out a couple of books and some small bags. He gave Hermonie the books, inclosed were several useful spells and charms, and for Ron he gave him a small bag, to Rons excitement, had the last few cards he had been trying to collect from chocolate frogs. Lupin looked behind them suddenly, "I want you three to meet someone." He turned around and went to the row behind them. Harry noticed someone was sitting in one of the seats. It was a woman, who had green eyes, strawberry blond hair, (wrapped in a bun) and was wearing deep maroon robes. She looked to be in her early 20's and had a lost look to her eyes. Lupin leaned down and spoke to the girl. "Callie?" The woman did not respond. "Callie. I have some friends I want you to meet." He looked up quickly to Ron, Hermonie and Harry. "My assistant, Callie Drachen. Callie, Ron Weasly, Hermonie Granger, and Harry Potter." The woman turned around slightly and simply looked up at Lupin, she seemed to not understand what he was trying to do. Lupin pointed to the three of them and repeated "Ron Weasly, Hermonie Granger, and Harry Potter." Professor Drachen looked at the three of them. "Hello." Said Hermonie politely. Drachen just stared at them, as though she wasn't able to register who they were. She turned and looked back at the window. Lupin sighed. "I don't think she understands. She used to be an Auror. She was attacked and had some of her soul sucked out by a Dementor. She used to be friends with your dad and the rest of us Harry. She's never been the same since." Hermonie looked very sad. "I'm sorry Professor. How did it only get some of her soul?" Lupin shook his head. "No idea. It just didn't take it all, so she wasn't lost." The four of them were very quiet for a few minuets until a voice startled them from the silence. It was Callie, "T…Tell…Tell James…that…I have…his…his…" Her voice died away. "This is not James, Callie." Lupin said gently. "It's his son, Harry. Remember, Dumbledore told you about him?" Callie turned and looked at them, she seemed to understand, only for a few seconds though. "Black?" she said looking up at Remus. "No dear." Lupin said gently, looking even sadder. "Black went to Azkaban remember?" She looked at him quietly for a few more seconds. "Dead?" Lupin shook his head, "I don't know." She have him an annoyed look then looked back out the window. "Ugly git," she muttered. Lupin looked slightly confused. "I think she is confused. Maybe you three should sit up front. I'll see you in a little while!"



Harry, Ron, and Hermonie moved into the compartment next to the one they had just been in. "Well hurry up! Open it!" Ron cried. Harry looked down at the letter and opened it.

Dear Harry,

I've got the old crowd together; you'll meet them later. Just wanted to let you know that I am hidden again. Dumbledore said that he'd arrange a way for me to be able to see you more during this year. Lupin was supposed to have given you a birthday present from him and I. I'm sorry we couldn't have sent it on your birthday, but it took forever to get all of the pictures, Happy Late Birthday! Hope you got the cake we sent at least. Well, I better go, say hello to Ron and Hermonie for me. Hopefully see you soon!

-Sirus

P.S. Don't even think about leaving Hogwarts grounds unless Dumbledore, Moody, or Remus accompanies you. If I find our you have I'm coming over and putting a hex on you so you cant get out of the dormitories. I mean it!

Hermonie looked surprised. "Well I guess he really is worried about you now. Especially about you-know-who." Harry couldn't believe it. "Put a hex on me! He's acting like he was my mother or something!" Ron shook his head. "Well he's the closest thing to having one you've got at the moment, but I agree with Hermonie. He's worried about you. Especially with Voldemort rising again, and he is NOT acting like a mother. Mine would have put a hex on me that would freeze me, stick me inside a closet, and put all kinds of spells on it so no-one could get close." Harry laughed quietly. "I guess your right." Hermonie looked up suddenly. "We should change soon. I wonder why he didn't mention Professor Drachen? Does he not know that she is here?" Ron shook his head, "No idea. What kind of pictures are in there Harry?"

Harry, Ron and Hermonie spent the rest of the train ride looking at the album. Inside were all kinds of pictures;

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs stared up at him from almost every page, there was one picture of pettagrew where someone had drawn a mustache and horns on him. Lots of pictures were marked. Like some of the teachers. Some scowled up at him and some smiled happily. Harry found some pictures of Snape with "Ugly git" in Sirius's handwriting on some of them. He was surprised to see some pictures of a girl he had never seen before, a lot of the first ones of her were of her scowling up at him, one was actually throwing something at the camera. The girl looked extremely like the one that they had just met, except the name "Kalina Kadindale" was written next to the pictures. Harry also found pictures of some kind of ball, where there were pictures of all of them, several of James and Lily. Then to Harris Astonishment, a couple of pictures of Sirus with Kalina. She was smiling in them though, as though they had been the first time she had ever been happy. Harry also found a section of Quiddich. Sirus and Lupin had written down lots of funny remarks on these. There were a lot of ones of James, like all of the others, that moved. And even one of Kalina again. It had written "First female Quiddich player for gryffondor." Next to it. Harry was even more surprised to find a section of him, Ron, and Hermonie, even some of them with their dates at the Yule Ball. The end had been left blank, for Harry to fill in the pages. Harry felt, for the first time in a long time, a great feeling of happiness, that even later, malfoy couldn't destroy.