Chapter 1
As Amy sat in the back of Sirius' car she couldn't believe the events of the past week had actually happened. She had actually done it. she had defeated Voldemort. She was free. no more looking over her shoulder, no more having to wait and wonder when he would strike again. she knew it had been a stroke of luck that they managed to find the horcruxes and destroy them and also get the opportunity for her to be close enough to Voldemort to kill him.
Soon, they were back at Grimmauld place. it helped the home was close to King's Cross. As soon as the car stopped, Amy dashed out and into the house straight to her parents' portraits. she found her mother reading a book while her father was pestering her and looking over her shoulder. Amy fought a grin at the way they interacted and she wondered if that is how they would have been in real life.
"Mum, dad! We did it! He is gone!"
Lily looked at Amy, her green eyes wide in disblief. James on the other hand had almost fallen off his chair. "Oh my God! You really did it?" said Lily.
"Yes mum. It's all over. I am free. We all are." said Amy with a large grin.
"I wish I had been there to see it. We are so proud of you my love." said James both Lily and James' eyes reflecting the pride they had for her and Amy beamed.
"So tell us. How did you do it?" asked Lily anxiously.
"I better sit down for this." said Amy settled down on the settee in front of her parents' portraits and told them everything she had done. Sirius, Remus and Emmeline who were there added information when needed.
Everyone was so happy only saddened by the loss they suffered. They all knew it would have been worse had the war had dragged on and that several people would have been killed or hurt.
After talking to her parents, Amy went to her room to unpack and freshen up. As she finished placing her books on the book stand, her cell phone rang and it was Cedric.
"Hey." she answered smiling. She missed him terribly already.
"Hey baby. How are you?" floated Cedric's deep soothing voice.
"I am good. Just feeling tired and a bit sore. What are doing?" asked Amy.
"Unpacking my stuff then going to spend time with mum and dad. I am excited to see them. I miss them and I know they will be asking about you."
"Hmm, make sure you tell them all the good things…"
"I am perfectly sure there are no bad things to say about you."
"Charmer." said Amy and heard Cedric laugh,
"Always baby. Hey, I got to go. Take a nap. You will feel better ok? I'll call you later."
"Ok. I love you."
"I love you too."
Feeling tired and sore, she changed into a grey and red sleep shirt and grey shorts and took a nap.
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Emmeline passed through Amy room and saw she was fast asleep. She gently closed the door and went downstairs. "She is asleep. The train ride must have took a toll on her." said Emmeline.
"I hate seeing her ill." grumbled Sirius.
Emmeline rose and hugged Sirius at the waist. "She will be fine soon. She is a strong girl. She defeated the baddest bad ass of all time... We are lucky she got away with few injuries. It could have been a whole lot worse."
Sirius knew she was right. Voldemort was ruthless and it was amazing she fought through it and came out best.
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Amy was awakened by someone running a hand in her hair. "Ced?" she said sleepily.
"No. It's Lyn."
Amy sat up and saw Emmeline sitting by her bed a concerned look on her face.
"How are you feeling?" asked Emmeline.
"Well rested."
"Good. Are you good to come down for dinner?"
"It's dinner time already?" Emmeline nodded. "Ok. Give me 5 minutes." Amy said.
She freshened up, changed in a simple knee length red dress, slip ons and left her hair down and she went downstairs.
"How are you feeling?" asked Sirius looking at Amy up and down.
"I'm ok. The nap did wonders." said Amy.
"So you and Cedric huh…" Amy blushed and nodded.
"Does he treat you right?" asked Sirius with a frown.
"Yes. He is the best. no need to worry Sirius." said Amy smiling.
"That's good." said Emmeline.
They soon began talking about the wedding preparations and Sirius and Emmeline affectionate as always. The wedding was going to be mid July and Sirius was planning on taking the 2 of them for a holiday after the wedding and Amy couldn't wait. It was during dinner when she told them her plans.
"I am going to private drive tomorrow." said Amy. Sirius looked at Amy in surprise and Emmeline in confusion.
"Why?"
"I need to tell them Voldemort is gone. They deserve to know." said Amy. "They are my aunt, uncle and cousin." she explained to Emmeline.
"Oh the ones who raised you?" said Emmeline and Amy nodded.
"That is more than they deserve." Sirius muttered then said, "Well you can go but be careful. There are still death eaters on the loose who would do anything for revenge."
GOING TO THE DURSLEYS
The next morning after breakfast, Amy took a cab and went to Surrey. Soon she found herself walking down the familiar driveway to the door of number 2. She was dressed in black skinny jeans, grey top and cute ballerina pumps.
Everything was still the same around the house, the perfectly manicured lawns and the same pretentious atmosphere. She had flashbacks of the hell time she had been here before Hogwarts but she pushed the thoughts away. That was not the reason she was here.
She quickly dismantled the wards on the house that had been placed by Dumbledore and then she knocked on the door. A moment later the door opened revealing her aunt Petunia (a tall thin blonde haired long necked woman) looking the same as she remembered her dressed in a ghastly blue flowery dress.
"Hello Aunt Petunia. May I come in?" Petunia nodded and Amy entered.
The house was the same but Amy noticed the subtle changes, family pictures that had plastered the walls were very few and there was an air that something wasn't right. Amy went and sat down in the now sparse lounge. Amy could see some furniture was missing. There was silence with Amy not knowing where to start.
"How…How has been your life?" Petunia started.
"It has been great. I have been with my godfather as you know." Petunia nodded. "I came to tell you that Voldemort is gone."
"Y…you did it? You killed him?"
"Yes. We fought. It was ugly but I came out the best."
"Are you ok?" asked Petunia with concern a foreign look when directed to her.
"Yeah. I was unconscious for a week but I am fine now. Just a few pains here and there."
Petunia nodded but before she could respond, a voice called, "Mum, I can't find my…." Then it trailed off.
There in front of Amy was a very pregnant Diana dressed in a peach loose maternity dress and black flats her blonde hair in a pony. Amy had to force herself not to gap at her.
"Um, hi Diana."
"What are you doing here?" she said harshly.
"It's none of your business." said Amy just as coolly.
"Diana, go to your room." Diana glared at them well mainly Amy before she left the room.
There was silence then Amy said awkwardly, "Um, congratulations on Diana." Petunia sighed. "What is it?" asked Amy confused.
"Diana was seeing this older boy. I didn't particularly like it but how could I stop her? When she has her mind on something… Anyway, as soon as the boy realized she was pregnant, he refused the pregnancy and took off. She is on her own."
"Oh, I am sorry." said Amy feeling saddened. Even though Diana had made her life hell, she still didn't deserve what happened to her. Amy had a fleeting thought of Cedric. He was an older guy. She wondered if he would leave her if she got pregnant too but she dismissed the thought immediately. She wasn't planning on doing 'that' for a long time. Beside Cedric was too honorable for that.
"It is ok. It happened."
"How did Uncle Vernon take this?" asked Amy suddenly. She would have expected Vernon to hunt down and murder the man who hurt his little princess.
Petunia wore a look of hate surprising her. "Oh don't talk about that man to me."
"Oh, I am sorry. What happened?"
Petunia sighed. "He was arrested."
"Arrested! For what?"
"He hit me. He hit me bad that I was in the hospital. He was arrested and charged with battery. He went to jail. Amy I am so sorry for what I put you through."
Suddenly Amy was filled with anger at what she had suffered at the hands of her aunt and uncle. She didn't really blame Diana. She was a child and took to the example of her parents who encouraged her to be a bully. "You hurt me! You denied her a childhood she deserved while stealing from her! You had no right!"
"I am sorry. Vernon made me do it."
"Oh so now you blame someone else. Typical. He didn't make you do anything! He didn't hold your hand did he?" said Amy furious.
"I… I didn't realize Vernon was so controlling till we married. I don't deny I hated Lily for being perfect. Stupid yes I know but I did. She was always the best and I couldn't compare from beauty to magic. I let it get to me and I… I forfeited my sister's relationship due to jealousy. I know that is not an excuse of how I treated you. He might have forced me but I should have been stronger. I should have fought him or left him or…"
Amy walked to her and hugged her. "Shh, it's ok."
"It's not ok. I was horrible."
"You were protecting yourself and your daughter. It's hard to break through. I was bitter at first but I let it go. It's no use living in the past. I have a great life now with a godfather, soon to be aunt and lots of friends. I hold nothing against you." Amy said.
Amy looked to her side toward the entrance to the lounge and saw Diana holding some booties looking shame faced. "I am sorry too. I was jealous of you. You were always the better person than me. People liked you more than me. I am so sorry for being a bully. When I became pregnant, I realized I really had no real friends. They all left."
"Hey, it's ok. Everything will work out." said Amy hugging the tall girl. "So how are things really like?" she asked as the 3 of them sat on the couch.
"It has been really tough. We lost a lot with what Vernon did. Most of our money we had saved up went towards lawyers. I now go to work but it doesn't pay much and with a baby coming…it's hard."
"What about Aunt Marge?"
"Oh she blamed me for everything. She said it was my fault Vernon was in jail. She came and took everything she could and the rest of the money. She wanted the house but it's in both Vernon and my name so she couldn't take it."
Amy nodded. "Listen, I am going to need your account so I can put some money for you."
"What….no. You couldn't…"
"You are my only blood family left and frankly most of the damage was done by Vernon. I have a lot of money my parents left me and I will not let my only relatives suffer."
"We don't deserve this."
"You do. You acknowledged you did wrong even if it wasn't your fault. That means a lot to me. Use the money to get your life back. Buy baby clothes and take care of yourselves."
The 3 hugged and Amy turned to Diana. "When is the baby due?"
"She is due end of July."
"Wow! So how does it feel?"
"I am so excited but terrified. I mean I am only 16 so I am scared."
"You will be fine." Said Amy gently. She spent the day with her aunt and cousin. It was refreshing and she was amazed what nice people they were actually. She enjoyed this version of her family. She eventually left around time for dinner.
"I will come and check up on you guys." said Amy and she left her number. "Call me if you need anything." said Amy and they hugged again and she left.
When Amy got home, she found Lyn had already finished preparing dinner. She took her seat and Sirius soon joined them.
"So how was the visit? Good I believe given you stayed the whole day?" asked Sirius.
"Definitely good." said Amy and she told them about her visit.
"That was unexpected that is for sure." said Emmeline.
"You did the right thing. You know you have a really big heart. Not many people are able to do what you did for them. They treated you like hell yet you protected them and now, you are helping them. You are truly amazing." said Emmeline and Remus and Sirius agreed.
Amy blushed red. She was glad they approved of what she had done.
After dinner and Amy talked to Cedric then went on to her computer mainly on her LinkZone page sending messages to her friends Parvati, Lavender and some DA members chatting to Lisa, Terry, Hermione, Lavender and Angelina who were online.
Hermione said she was feeling much better now though she still had chest pains and got tired quickly from the dark curse that hit her. Hermione still blamed herself for being hit saying she was stupid to forget spells could be done non verbally. Amy promised to stop at her home with Jen if she could.
After chatting to Hermione, she shut her computer and went to bed. x
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Sirius, Lyn and Remus were startled awake by a piercing scream and they ran to Amy's room and switched on the light. Amy was having a nightmare. She was writhing on her bed in cold sweat. "No! Please! Wake up! Please! You can't leave me!"
Their hearts broke at the anguish on the girl. Emmeline rushed to her and took her in her arms. "Wake up Amy…"
Amy finally opened her eyes and looked around widely till her eyes focused on Remus, Sirius and Emmeline.
"Shh, you are safe and at home."
"You died." She said in a low trembling voice. "You all died at the Ministry. I could see your bodies. So much blood…I couldn't save anyone…"
"Shh, we are all alive. We made it." Amy nodded as Emmeline wiped her brow with a wet towel that the elf had brought her. Amy burrowed her face in Emmeline's arms feeling like a baby but unable to help it. She was really shaken.
Sirius returned with calming draft and gave her looking worried. Amy drank the bitter potion and began feeling her muscles relax. Within moments, she was asleep.
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