Disclaimer: I do not own any characters other than Artemis and Victoria. All others belong to J.K. Rowling.
Prologue
The sky was gray with black clouds threatening to rain. Its presence was unknown by those who stood around to say good-bye to loved ones. It was a perfect match to the mood that had spread amongst the people gathered to say good-bye to two more of their own. One in particular, however, stood away from the group, silent and staring at the sky who had begun to let the rain drops fall. No one could tell if she was crying for the rain was mixing with the tears of those who were. Only one person knew the pain and sadness that raced through the blood of this young girl.
"You should say good-bye before you catch a cold."
She looked up as he approached, concern written on his face as usually. Leave it to him to always be the one to look after her. He always had since the first time she met him on the Hogwarts Express.
"I'll say good-bye in a minute,"she said as she turned away from him. She knew it pained him to see her act like this, but he knew that she would need him a little while later.
She listened as he retreated and sighed. He was her best friend after Victoria. Victoria had always been her best friend since they were little. Until now. She felt more alone than ever despite the fact she knew she had him still left. She couldn't bare to say good-bye because it was worse saying good-bye to James and Lily, and even Sirius for that matter, but saying good-bye to her best friend really took the icing. It was hard and the tears were beginning to fall faster as she turned around to the grave where people were starting to disappear from. The caskets had already been lowered into the ground and the caretakers beginning to cover them up. She held back a sob as she picked up a rose that had been left behind from another person. She ripped the rose in half and let both parts fall into the graves.
"We should go before anyone worries and drags you to St. Mungo's."
She looked up as he returned once again. She gave a grateful smile that he couldn't see as she nodded and began to walk toward the exit of the cemetery. He had been her best friend throughout their time at Hogwarts and remained close still, especially in this time of need.
"Remus? Do you remember when Victoria and I first came to Hogwarts?" I asked as I looked up at him.
His brown eyes eyed me suspiciously before he started laughing.
"How could I forget? You and my sister were just like Sirius and James, only more mature, if you want to call it that," he replied.
I smiled and nodded as I started thinking back to when Victoria and I had first met on the Hogwarts Express on our way to our first year of magic school and the first to the rest of lives as best friends.
And it all started with having two impossible brothers who just so happened to be best friends...