This is my first attempt at writing a fanfiction, I have been writing for a while now let me know what you think! I will try to stay as true to the original Harry Potter storyline if you notice anything that's wrong in my story please inform me about it so that I can fix it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or its characters only my OC's.

Prologue

1993

No one paid much attention to Sophie as she read today's edition of the Daily Prophet. So little, no one had noticed she had been staring at the front page for almost ten minutes. There wasn't much to read on it either, one article almost filled the entire page: 'BLACK SIGHTED AT HOGSMEADE' it read in big bold letters, together with a large photograph of the man. A shiver went down her spine and Sophie immediately realized why she had seen so few people walking around the town. She folded the newspaper and with a sigh threw the paper on her table at the Three Broomsticks, alerting the landlady, Rosmerta, again of her presence as she walked past her table.

'Anything else for you, dear?', she asked as she took the empty mug from her table. Sophie shook her head handing her a few coins.

'No thank you, I was just leaving. Keep the change.'

The landlady gave her a polite nod and walked back to the bar.

Sophie grabbed her coat and tugged the newspaper under her arm. Once outside she took a deep breath, pulled the hood up from her coat and walked through the fresh snow towards the castle. Hogsmeade looked even cosier with the all the early Christmas decorations the shops had put up. She spotted a few students who were rushing back to the castle, no doubt trying to make it back in time for dinner, their red and gold scarfs flew behind them. The image brought a smile to her face, it seemed like only yesterday she and her friends hurried back to the castle for dinner. Only to be awaited by a lecture from McGonagall, for being late, but who quickly after hurried them into the Great Hall. The professor always had a soft spot for members of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Luckily for Sophie, their close circle consisted of two: James and her. The thought of James turned her smile into a frown. Although she was never as close to him as the rest of the infamous Marauders, she had considered him a good friend.

I can't believe he's gone and Lily… sweet Lily.

Sophie let out another sigh, looking down at her feet, pressing down on the snow, as she continued to walk towards the castle. She searched through her bag reading through the letter she had gotten again.

Sophie,

I was pleasantly surprised when I received your letter. We haven't exactly talked much these years. I would say we have some catching up to do, Dumbledore himself said he would like to see you again as well. He made sure you can come visit when the Christmas break starts. I'll meet you at the gates at 17:30, try not to be late. Your punctuality was never one of your best qualities if I remember correctly.

Take care,
Remus.

It had indeed been a long time she'd seen her old school friend, Remus Lupin. After James and Lily died they had taken care of the funeral together. They picked out a stone and made sure it got a spot in Godric's Hollow. After that they hadn't spoken much. It was only when Sophie heard Remus had gotten a job teaching at Hogwarts she contacted him again. She was surprised, to say the least, he had responded so quickly to her letter. Lost in her own thoughts Sophie almost hadn't heard the sound of footsteps behind her, it sounded like they were following her. She placed her hand on her wand that was concealed in a pocket of her coat. During the war she had to be on guard at all times, a habit that hadn't left her. To surprise her follower she quickly turned around, her wand lighted. Sophie always had a gift for non-verbal spells. But the road behind her was empty.

Had she been imagining things, she was certain she heard something behind her.

Sophie looked at the watch she had bought in London.

Almost 17:30 already? She must have been walking slower than she thought.

Quickly turning around on her heels again to continue walking towards the castle. This time, however, she found that the road in front of her wasn't empty as it had been just a second ago. A large black dog was blocking her path, its teeth bared growling softly in the back of its throat. Sophie froze at the sight, the newspaper that had been tugged safely under her arm fell on the ground landing softly in the snow. The dog stopped its growls for a second as it seemed to stare at the cover of the paper, as if reading it. Sophie didn't know what came over her when she knelt down to pick up the newspaper without averting her eyes from the dog. Its eyes looked up back at her. Sophie let out a soft whimper as she watched it walk back into the forest. She quickly jumped back to her feet, she didn't remember must of the rest of the walk towards the castle. When she reached the gates, a familiar voice brought her back to reality.

'Sophie Stuart, some things never change.'

Sophie looked up to meet Remus' smiling face, she must've looked especially horrified when Remus didn't even give her moment to greet him.

'Merlin, Sophie! You look like you've seen a ghost, are you alright?'

She simply nodded slowly, 'I- I think I just saw Sirius."