Disclaimer: I am not the awesome JK Rowling not even close. Only David, Rebecca, J.J., Josh, Jake, and Jason belong to me.

It was a dark quiet morning in the small English village. All of the village residents were sound asleep, all of them except for one. Rebecca Bell was wide awake going through some old boxes and sorting the contents into new boxes with several different names on them. This wasn't the first time that Rebecca found herself in this room recently. Up until two months ago this room was never disturbed in the fourteen years the Bells had lived there. When the family first moved in Rebecca claimed this room for herself and her family knew better then to ask questions about it. Rebecca had a feeling that her husband and oldest son knew what was in here and respected her need to not tell them about it. She never really gave this room or its contents any conscious thought, well she tried not to. This room represented a painful past and Rebecca tried to forget the memories. She had been trying to forget them for twenty years and she acted like she had forgotten them. But in reality they were still as fresh as if they happened yesterday. For twenty years she pretended that she didn't still love that man and that she loved life. When she really had a hard time getting through the day without thinking about what could have been. She never got over what happened so long ago. When she told her two oldest children that their Daddy died she didn't tell them that he took their mother with them. Rebecca had a feeling that they knew anyway. As she put the final items in their respective boxes she realized that when she started this project two months ago she had been waiting for the day she was finally done. That she would be able to let this go finally and be at peace. Stacking the boxes in the corner, Rebecca's emerald green eyes fell on a photograph on the floor. Realizing what it was a picture of, she closed her eyes trying not to cry at the site. The picture was taken exactly twenty years and two months ago, right after Katie was born. Rebecca clutched it to her chest and hoped that Katie and J.J. would understand why she did this. Then before she changed her mind, Rebecca grabbed a potion off the desk behind her sat on the couch and drank it.

That was where her husband found her three hours later.

David Bell had become use to waking up alone in the last two months. Ever since the war ended Rebecca hadn't been able to sleep. He had a bad feeling that she was trying to finish something that should have been over twenty years ago. David knew that she wasn't well. If he thought she would talk to one, he would have sent her to a therapist years ago. But he knew that she would never talk to one. Rebecca never seemed to be comfortable in her own skin. She was always jumpy and paranoid. She became even worse during the summer before Katie's fifth year at school. On some level David was afraid that one day he would wake up to find her gone. And when he woke up on the morning the last day in July he had that bad feeling. The one he got when he knew something was wrong. Usually when he woke up alone he went about his routine and Rebecca would come in sometime later. So he tried to act like this was a normal day. He went through his morning routine and tried to ignore the feeling in the pit of his stomach. However he couldn't ignore it anymore when his wife never came into the bedroom and he couldn't hear her in the kitchen. With a sigh David made his way in the direction of Rebecca's memory room.

When he got there the door was open and he saw the boxes stacked against the wall with different names on them. As he entered the room, looked around and took a deep breath when his eyes landed on a peaceful looking Rebecca. At first David thought she was asleep, but then he saw the potion bottle and picture in her hand. When he saw those two things, he knew. David didn't let himself fall apart; instead he started to get things done. He sent a note into the office telling them he wouldn't be in. Got the local doctor to pronounce her and take her to his office until the service. After the doctor left, he got ready to go to London. He had to go see J.J. and Katie, tell them in person.

When David got to London he decided to go see Katie first. He knew she would still be at home getting ready for work. He tried not to look upset as he knocked on her door but knew he failed miserably when the smile Katie answered the door with disappeared and concern filled her face. David moved towards his only daughter and wrapped her in a tight hug.

"Your Mom she…" David started. Katie pulled away from her father to look at him. Seeing how upset he was she pulled him into her apartment and shut the door. She would have asked him to explain but there was no need. Katie knew what he was trying to tell her and knew that it had been a long time coming. So with tears in her eyes she asked him the only thing she really needed to know.

"What happened?"

"Well you know that she hasn't been sleeping that much since the war ended." Katie nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"She hasn't been in bed in the morning when I wake up for the last two months. Usually she comes back into the bedroom while I'm getting ready for work or goes into the kitchen to start breakfast. That didn't happen this morning. When she wasn't in the kitchen I went looking for her. I found her in her memory room and she looked like an angel. She was just laying there holding on to a picture for dear life. I could have taken her to the hospital but I knew that there would be no point in that Katie. I knew she was gone. And when I saw what picture she had I knew that you and J.J. needed to be told the truth." Katie just stood there looking at David silently crying. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Katie broke the silence.

"The truth about what? And where are Josh, Jake, and Jason?"

"Your brothers are staying with some school friends and I haven't told them yet. I thought that you and Jay should know first. The truth about what really happened all those years ago Kate. The reason your mother was the way she was." The young woman accepted her father's answer and started to pull herself together. She dried her eyes and sent an owl to her boss explaining her absence at work that day.

"Where is J.J.? We should probably go get him so I can tell you guys what I know."

"Jay is at practice. Let me get my coat and we can go." While Katie got her coat she thought about what David told her. She knew her mother wasn't happy. It really didn't surprise her that her mom was gone. That doesn't mean it hurt any less but Katie honestly expected her mom to leave them behind years ago. And what was it David was talking about telling her and J.J. the truth about what happened? 'Well I guess I'm going to find out.' She thought to herself as she and David left the apartment.

When they got to the Puddlemere United practice field Katie told David that it might be better if she told J.J. As they were walking toward the pitch they ran into Marshall Sanders, the team's manager.

"Hey it's my favorite Ministry official. I didn't know you were coming for a visit today Katie how are you? And who did you bring with you?" Katie gave Marshall a weak smile.

"I'm not here as a Ministry employee Marshall, I'm here as a sister. And I'm not the best at the moment. This is David Bell my Dad."

"It is nice to meet you Mr. Bell that son of yours is a good kid. I'm sorry to hear that you aren't doing so well Katie but you know that I can't let you yell at J.J. till they stop for lunch."

"Actually Marshall I need to speak to him now because I have some bad news."

"Of course Katie you can go out to get him but Mr. Bell I'm afraid I can't let you go out on to the field. I wouldn't want you to be hit by a stray bludger." Katie thanked Marshall and went to get her brother. Walking out onto the pitch she noticed that he was practicing by the hoops with Oliver and the team's two other Chasers. Katie couldn't help but smile at the sight of her big brother trying to get the quaffle past his best friend. 'Some things never change.' She thought to herself. After J.J.'s failed attempt at a goal, Katie tried to get Oliver's attention. When the Keeper noticed her he grinned, and said something to his teammates causing them to look her direction. The four of them flew down to meet her.

"Hey Kit-Kat I didn't know you would be stopping by today." Oliver greeted the young woman with a smile and a hug. Katie rolled her eyes at him for using his nickname for her.

"Gross Oliver you're all sweaty. And I didn't know I would be stopping by today either. Amy, Greg how are you?" Katie asked the other two Chasers.

"We're good Katie. It's good to see you again." Greg answered her. Katie didn't respond to Greg, instead she looked at her brother. Jonathan James Bell was looking at his sister with a confused expression on his face. He seemed to not be too happy that she was here. No one but Katie and Oliver seemed to notice J.J.'s odd reaction at his sister's presence. Normally J.J. was thrilled to see Katie. The two of them were incredibly close and saw each other regularly. But Katie didn't seem to be happy to be here. In fact it seemed like the last place in the world she wanted to be right now was the Puddlemere practice field. Greg and Amy flew off to practice some more when the two siblings started their little staring contest; it felt like they needed a family moment. Oliver, who was always treated like another brother in the Bell family, stayed right where he was trying to figure out what was going on with two of his favorite people. He was about to ask that very question when J.J. broke the silence.

"What's wrong?" J.J. asked her quietly. Katie looked at him and tried to smile but tears filled her eyes instead.

"It's mom Jay. She um…" Katie couldn't finish her sentence before the tears spilled out. J.J. came forward pushing Oliver out of the way so he could pull his sister in to his arms.

"When?"

"Th This morning. Dad found her in her memory room. He said that she looked like an angel just lying there and that she was holding a picture of some sort. He also said that he needs to tell us the truth about what happened all those years ago." J.J. just held on to Katie tighter. He had a feeling he knew what picture his mother had been holding and what his step-father was going to tell them. J.J. wasn't that young when everything went down to not remember what it did to their mother. But he pretended that he was. His mom and Katie needed him to pretend that he didn't remember. So he pretended. He pretended that his real father really did die that night. He pretended to believe that his mom was over it, completely happy and totally in love with David Bell. And for ten years or so he was able to keep up the pretense but things changed the summer before his seventh year at school. His mother changed. She became paranoid and jumpy, always glancing at the door or fireplace. As if she was waiting for someone. Katie never really understood why their mother became like that but J.J. did. He knew who she was waiting for and he also knew that he was never coming. He sighed and locked eyes with Oliver over Katie's head. Oliver was one of the only people outside of the family that knew that David Bell's two oldest children weren't his own. Oliver was also one of the only people that J.J. had ever come close to almost telling about his real father. But he never did, because he made a promise to his real father and despite what that man did to his family J.J. could never bring himself to break it. J.J. silently asked Oliver to tell the captain why he had to leave before leading his sister off the pitch. Oliver just watched them go hoping they would be able t make it through this.

Well this is my first Harry Potter story and I am really excited about it. There are just a couple of things that you need to know. First this story follows the books for the most part. I am just taking a few characters and changing/expanding their story a little bit. I also would like you to know that I am not from England nor have I ever been there. I am American. So I will be using American words/slang because if I tried using English words/slang I know that I would butcher them. I hope ya'll like this first chapter. I hope it wasn't too confusing. I always appreciate hearing what people think about my stories, even if it isn't nice. I have also done a lot of research to make sure the storyline works with the books. If I got something wrong please feel free to correct me. One last thing, I am currently working on two other stories for two other fandoms. So updates will depend a lot on what I have inspiration for. Reviews do help A LOT. Because if I open my inbox and there are reviews for this story it makes me happy and I usually go start the next chapter right away. Alright I am going to shut up now. My author's notes aren't usually this long.

Brianna