Hey everyone. This isn't really the first chapter of my story. It's kind of the prologue. It's long and sucks, but I wanted to write it. You know how it is, you have to write it or your head will explode. Or you'll wish you head would have exploded. I invented this new character named Elaine. I'm so original, huh? I couldn't even think of a name besides my own. I don't own anything, but Elaine. It's an AU story about the new DADA teacher. This is just her life at Hogwarts and stuff. Some of the times might be messed up, but well the series is supposed be in '95 (I think) in the fifth book, but I'm writing that it's 2003 when the fifth book would take place. So, the dates get moved up. Thanks to Monika for betaing. Love ya! Hehe

A blonde girl with deep blue eyes looked at the castle before her. It was her new school, Hogwarts. She closed her eyes for a minute. Letting the magic of the beautiful castle envelope her for a minute.

The peace was broken by a boy saying, "Hello there, Mudblood!" 

The girl opened her eyes looked at him confused. She didn't know what a mudblood was. She had seen the boy around school before, though. He was a seventh year and his name was Lucius Malfoy.

"What's wrong? Don't know how to talk, Mudblood?" another boy asked. He was tall with pale skin, greasy black hair, and a crooked nosed. His tone was menacing.

Her mother had told her that if anyone one starts anything with you, especially at this magical school, it was best to just walk away. The girl clutched the books she was holding tightly to her chest and started to walk away from them.

Both boys stepped in front of her. Lucius knocked her books down and said, "Show some respect when people are talking to you, Mudblood!"

"Yes, show some respect. Besides, did we say you could leave?" Severus said.


The little girl was more scared now than in any other time in her life. Meekly, she tried to pick up her books. Lucius kicked her hard in the chest and said, "Did I say you could pick up your books?"


She gasped for air. Lucius kicked her down had knocked all of the wind out of her. "Answer me, Mudblood!" Lucius said pushing his foot on her tiny chest. The girl gasped harder for air, and Lucius pressed down harder on her chest with his foot. 

"Yeah! Answer, Mudblood!" Severus said and kicked her in her side.

Whimpers of pain came out of her mouth between gasps for air. Her body was feeling sore and it was getting harder to breathe. 

James, Sirius, and Remus were walking down the path to school. They had just started one of their new practical jokes and wanted to go inside before anyone caught them. As they walked down the path, they heard high-pitched screams and gasps. 

"Did you hear that?" James asked.

"The screaming and gasping?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah," James said. It grew strong as they walked down further. 

"It's getting louder," Remus said weakly. There was a full moon the night before and he was feeling weak.

"I wonder what it is?" James said.


They walked further down the path. A minute later, they had reached the castle and heard louder screams. They saw Lucius and Severus kicking something. "What are those two up to?" James asked.
 

"What are they kicking?" Sirius asked.
 

All three Marauders went over to them. Once it became clear what Lucius and Severus were kicking, all three boys gasped. It was a little girl who was squirming on the ground crying and gasping for air. Tears were running down her face.

"Picking on little girls now, huh?" Sirius asked.
 

Both Lucius and Severus stopped what they were doing and said, "Stay out of this, Black."

"Too weak to pick on someone your own size?" James asked looking at the little girl. He tried to pick her up but she squirmed away in fear.
 

Lucius got between the girl and James and said, "Makes sense you've came here. You're a Mudblood lover. Have to defend all of them because your little girlfriend is one?"
 

James got mad and said, "Step aside, she's hurt."
 

"Make me," Lucius said.


"I will!" James said and punched him in the face. Severus looked ready to pounce on James at any second. Sirius looked at Remus and whispered, "Look, I'll take Severus. You go and get that little girl. Bring her to the nurse."
 

Sirius ran at Severus and Remus snuck behind Lucius. Remus went over to the shaking and coughing girl. He bent down and said, "I won't hurt you. I'm going to take you to the nurse." The girl looked at him weakly and he picked her up. She clutched on to him tightly. He could tell she was scared.



"You'll be ok, now." Remus said carrying her into the castle. The little girl started coughing. She coughed on him and blood went on his cheek. Remus knew something was wrong and ran to the hospital wing.



As soon as he got inside, he called for Madam Pomfrey. She looked at the little girl and said, "Put her on a bed. What's wrong with her?"
 

"I don't know, but she's coughing blood. Lucius and Severus were kicking her," Remus said.



The girl laid on the bed shaking and coughing blood. "Poor thing. You may leave now, Remus. Thank you for bringing her in," Madam Pomfrey said.



Remus was about to leave, but the little girl took held his hand. "Can I stay? I think she wants me here," Remus said.



"Alright, just don't get in the way," Madam Pomfrey said and put an oxygen mask on the girl's face.


Remus sat next to the girl as Madam Pomfrey gave her four different shots. He held her hand for hours, until she drifted off into sleep. "Sleep well," he said and left the room.



When he got back to his common room, James and Sirius asked him where he had been. Remus explained everything and all three decided to go and visit the little girl the next day after all of their classes were over.



The next day after all of their classes were over James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily went to the hospital wing. They made their way to her bed. She was still wearing an oxygen mask. "Hi. Do you remember me?" Remus asked.



The little girl picked up a notepad and a quill and wrote, "Yes, I do. You and your friends saved me," and showed it to them.



"We came over to see how you're doing. I'm Remus, this is Sirius and James," Remus said pointing to them.



"Who's that?" she wrote and pointed her quill to Lily.



"That's Lily," Remus said.



"She's pretty," the girl wrote.



Lily blushed and said, "Thank you."
 

James put his arm around her shoulders and said, "She's my girlfriend."

 

Sirius went over to her and handed her the books she had dropped. "You dropped these. I brought them 'cause I know you're dying to do homework," Sirius joked.



"I am. I'm a nerd," the girl wrote.



"Me, too. You got the right idea," Lily said.



"I wanted to thank you all for visiting me. It made me very happy. No one else visited me," the girl wrote.


"No one else?" Remus asked.



"Nope. Thank you for coming," she wrote in reply.



Sirius looked over at her and jokingly said, "Hey! We told you our names. How come you never told us yours?"
 

"Because I can't talk now," she wrote.



"Ha ha! Very funny," Sirius said.



"Oh, come on. You know that's exactly what you would have wrote," James said.



"So it is. I like your style, kid. What is your name?" Sirius asked.



"Thank you. My name is Elaine Martin," she wrote.



"That's a pretty name," Remus said.



Elaine blushed and wrote, "Thank you."

 

"You're welcome," Remus said.



"It's getting late," James said.



"Yeah, we should get going," Lily said.



"Hope you get better soon," Sirius said.



"You will," Lily said cheerfully.

"If those two keep bothering you, just tell us," James said.



"Thank you for coming. It was very nice of all of you. Good bye and good night," Elaine wrote.



They all said their good byes, except for Remus. "Aren't you going to say good bye to me?" Elaine wrote.



"Nah, I'm going to stay awhile longer," Remus said.



Elaine smiled at him and wrote, "You are a very nice person."

 

"Thanks," Remus said and smiled at her.



The two spent the rest of the night chit chatting. Just like the night before, Remus stayed until Elaine fell asleep.



For the next, four days, Remus, Lily, James, and Sirius visited her everyday. Lily and Remus spent more time with her than the other, though. Lily and Elaine had a lot in common. Lily felt kind of like Elaine was her little sister. Remus was also beginning to feel that way.



On Elaine's last day there, Remus visited her by himself. Elaine was breathing on her own. Her left lung which been ruptured was fine. So, she could breathe and talk now.
 

 Remus looked at her. He handed a bag filled with chocolate frogs. Elaine smiled and said, "Oh, thank you, Remus, but my Mum says I can't eat chocolate."



"Trying to watch your figure?" Remus joked. It was funny because he had never seen anyone as small as her.


"No, I have diabetes," Elaine said looking down.


"Oh, I'm sorry. I know what it's like to be sick," Remus said holding her hand.



"You do?" she asked surprised.



"Yes, I'm a werewolf," Remus said softly. He knew she probably wouldn't want to talk to him anymore.


"That sounds horrible," Elaine said feeling bad for him.



"You're not scared of me?" Remus asked.



"I know you'd never hurt me," Elaine said and hugged him.



Remus hugged back. It wasn't going to bad having a first year as a friend he thought.



The months had flown by fast and December was upon them. As was the Yule Ball. On the night of the Yule Ball, Elaine sat in Lily's room watching her get ready. Lily was putting on her make up. "How come you're wearing make up? You never wear make up," Elaine said.



"I want to look good for James," Lily said putting on eye shadow.



"I think you'll look good even if you don't wear make up," Elaine said.



"Thank you, but I don't think a little make up will hurt, do you?" Lily asked.



"No, just makes you look better. I wish I could wear make up," Elaine said.



"You're too young and cute for it. Besides, you already have a boyfriend," Lily teased.



"I do not!" Elaine said blushing.



"Bill Weasley is not your boyfriend?" Lily asked thinking about the red headed first year that Elaine talked to a lot.



"Nope!" Elaine said still blushing.



"Well, I think he will be one day," Lily said.



"Never. Boys are crazy," Elaine said.



"You got that right," Lily said putting her dress on over the slip she was wearing. "Zip me up?" she asked Elaine.



"Kay," Elaine said and stood up and zipped her up, "Turn around! I wanna see the front!"
 

"Hold your horses," Lily said and spun around. She was wearing a green and gold dress. Her curly red hair was in an elegant bun.



"Wow! Lily you look so pretty. I wish I could go to the Yule Ball," Elaine said sadly.



Lily felt bad and said, "It's going to be boring."

 

"Not with Sirius! He makes everything fun," Elaine said.


Lily was about to say something when the door opened and James, Sirius, and Remus came into the room. They all looked amazing in their suits. James' hair was even tidy.


"Good evening, ladies," Sirius said faking a snooty voice.



"Why ya talking like that, Sirius?" Elaine asked.



"So people will think I'm a gentleman," Sirius said.



"Do a lot of people there know you?" Elaine asked.



"Everyone knows me! I'm Mr. Popular!" Sirius teased.



"Then, no one will believe it," Elaine said.



"Ah! A girl with a sense of humor. I like your style. Wanna be my date? Hmmm?" Sirius asked playfully.



Elaine giggled and said teasingly "No way!"
 

"Yes way! I'm gonna carry you there in your pajamas!" Sirius said and picked her up.


A fit of giggles came over Elaine as she tried to squirm out of his arms. "So, will you go with me now?" Sirius asked.



"Nope!" Elaine said and laughed more.


Sirius put her down and said, "You're too hard to persuade. I give up!"
 

"Quitter!" Elaine said making everyone laugh.



Remus went over to her and said, "You said no to Sirius so you can go with me, right?"
 

"Dream on!" Elaine said.



Remus made sniffling noises and said, "I can't believe it! You've broken my heart!"
 
"Oh no! Will it ever be fixed?" Elaine asked in mock drama.


"No! Never!" Remus said and put his hands over his heart while continuing to sniffle.



"This is so sad! Wwwwhhhhaaaaaa!" Elaine pretending to cry.



Sirius sniffled and said, "He cried and then she cried, and then I cried!"

 

It was starting to get close to the time the ball started. Lily looked at Elaine and said, "Will you be ok by yourself?"

 

"Yes, I'll manage. Some how!" Elaine said dramatically.



"Will you be my last dance when I come back?" Remus asked. Elaine nodded, then they all said their good byes and left.



A few hours later they went back to Lily's room and found Elaine sleeping on the bed. "Isn't that cute?" Lily asked.



"Get up!" Remus said and shook her.


She groaned and looked at him confused. "You said you would be my last dance when I came back," he said smiling cheekily.



"Wait, I went to my room and got my camera. I want a picture of all of you. I want to remember James' hair behaving," Elaine said and smiled.



Everyone laughed and gathered around for a few quick pictures. Once the pictures were done, Remus picked up Elaine and said, "Now for my dance!"
 

Remus spun her around the room a few times as Lily took pictures of it. As they finished Remus put her down on the bed and said, "I think you're the best dance partner I've had all night."
 

"I think, besides for me, you just danced with Sirius!" Elaine teased.


"How did you know?" Sirius teased.



The saying was true. Time does seem to fly when you're having fun. The year went by so fast it was almost a blur for Elaine. Her friends were going to graduate today. She knew they had done their time, but she wished they could stay with her longer.



The first of her friends to receive their diploma was Sirius. Elaine, who wanted to cry from the minute she took her seat to watch the graduation, lost it when Sirius got his diploma. A few people later, and it was Lily's turn. More tears came from her eyes as the girl that was like a sister to her received her diploma. Elaine really lost it when Remus got his. Not because he got his diploma, but he looked into the watching crossed and crossed his heart with his finger. It was his secret sign to Elaine. Tears just started gushed from Elaine's eyes. Remus was her best friend. They had all been close to her, but Remus was the closest. James went up and more tears came from her eyes. It surprised her how much he had matured. James took his diploma and looked into the crowd and said, "May the class of '85 be remembered forever!"

 

Remus and Sirius ran up and the three put their wands together. Everyone in the audience and class graduating, except for Lily and Elaine, got drenched in green slime. The slime made everything it touched turn green for five hours.



The party after for James was filled with good food and lots of fun. Elaine got to meet James' parents, Sirius' parents, and Lily's parents. They all also got to meet her mom and dad. At the end of the party, they all promised to write each other. Lily promised to call Elaine on the phone, too.
 

Over the summer, they all kept in touch. James and Lily moved in together and got engaged. At the party for their engagement, Sirius pulled out a ring her had gotten from a box of Cracker Jacks and got down on one knee asking Elaine to marry him. Elaine laughed at the joke and said yes.
 

The next year of school was hard for Elaine. Although, her worst enemies were gone, so were her bestfriends, but Remus and Lily wrote to her every day. While Sirius and James wrote to her once a month. Nothing seemed the same. Qudditch seemed wonderful with James playing, but now it seemed boring. It did, however, give her a chance to get to know her housemates, which were Hufflepuffs.
 
On her first day home for summer holiday, Elaine received a letter. It was from Lily. It was an invitation to her wedding. Lily had also asked Elaine to be a junior bridesmaid. Of course, Elaine accepted.
 

The wedding was beautiful. Lily looked gorgeous. James looked so dapper and handsome in his tux. Sirius didn't look too shabby, either as bestman. Elaine couldn't help, but cry as two of her best friends got married to each other. At the party, she danced with Remus and Sirius mainly. Two dances she danced with Bill Weasley, though. He was her "date" for the wedding and him and his parents had brought her there. Bill later complained of feeling left out at the wedding and party, though.

 

***

Another year at Hogwarts went by for Elaine. It was her third year. She was thirteen and starting to grow into a women. She had once been a skinny little kid, but in her third year she stood 5" 6, with wider hips, and some curves in other places. Her and Bill had officially became boyfriend and girlfriend. Elaine still kept in contact with Lily and James, Remus, and Sirius when he wasn't busy chasing girls.
 

Over the summer that followed, Lily and James invited her to their house many times. Lily was pregnant with her first child. The baby was due in July. Sirius and Remus often visited the house. Unbeknown to Elaine, Remus started to find her attractive. He shrugged it off, though. He knew it was only because she had grown into a young women while they were away from each other. Nothing more. They were only friends. Besides, even if he did like her as more, she was dating Bill Weasley.

On July 31, Lily had a boy and named him Harry. Elaine adored him. Her parents had allowed her to spend the rest of the summer with Lily and James. She spent the summer playing with Harry. She loathed having to leave him on September 1st.
 
***
 

Elaine's fourth year, would be the worst year of her life. A few months into the year, she had received a letter from Remus. This was not unusual, but what was inside was horrible. It told of how Sirius had betrayed Lily and James. They were dead, but Harry was still alive and living with his muggle aunt and uncle. Days later, she had seen in the Daily Prophet that Sirius was sent to Azkaban for killing a block of muggles. It was too much for to handle and she pushed it aside for a while. She went to the Yule Ball with Bill. Shortly after attending it with him, she broke up him. He was heart broken and it hurt them both to see each other in class or in the hallways. In March, her parents, whom were both muggles, were killed at the hands of the raising dark lord, Voldermort.
 

Over the summer, she was sent to live with her old aunt, Helen. It lifted her spirits to see her oldest and closest friend. She told him of what had happened. Remus told her to get back with Bill, but she told him she didn't love Bill. He would visit her two more times that summer.


***
 

Fifth year proved to be hardest for Elaine. She was depressed and the thought of suicide seemed better and better with each passing day, but she managed to hide her true feelings from everyone. Bill asked her to be his date for the Yule Ball and she said yes. Remus seemed to be mailing her everyday, but she stopped replying after the first week of school. She didn't want to hurt him, but he was the past. Elaine wanted the past behind her. Remus had to be behind her for her to move on. 

The day before the Yule Ball, Elaine got a howler from Remus. She opened it up before it exploded. It read in a deep yelling voice:
 

"I don't know why I bother wasting my time thinking about you anymore. Honestly, you're more immature than when I met you! If you want to waste four good years of friendship go ahead! I won't stop you! Never mind telling me why you don't want to talk to me or apologizing! I really want nothing to do with you anymore! The other night I had a dream. I was a werewolf and I killed you! I'll stop bothering you by mailing you to see how you are. Since you clearly don't care about me or my feelings. Oh, yeah, have a happy Christmas."
 

Elaine watched as the letter exploded. "He wants me dead? I'll do him a favor," she said and opened the drawer next to her. She took out a bottle of sleeping pills and opened them. After taking the top off, she swallowed the whole bottle of them and fell back on her bed.
 

Her roommates found her and got her to the nurse on time. She said it was an accident, and people seemed to believe her. She went to the ball with Bill. They got closer and closer, or so he thought. Elaine was even made a perfect.
 

During the summer that followed, Elaine told her aunt Helen of how she tried to take her own life. They discussed it and she got counseling. Two months later, Elaine understood what was wrong with herself and started to get better.
 

***
 

In her sixth year, things seemed to get better. Remus had been mailing her since Dumbledore, who he still talked to, told him about the pill overdose. She never read any of them, though. Just put them in a shoebox under her bed. Remus never sent her a howler again, though. During Christmas break, Bill visited his family. He invited Elaine, but she declined. Over the break, she read Remus' letters. They all had him apologizing and saying what a jerk he was. That it was the wolf that wanted her dead that night not him.
 

Elaine picked up a piece of paper and wrote:
 

Dear Remus,

 It's not your fault I tried to kill myself. I was really depressed at the time, but I've gotten help and I'm almost better. Just taking it one day at a time. It's hard not to go insane. You, Si, Lily and James were my only true friends. I loved Harry. I adored that little boy like he was my own. His parents are dead! I just feel like it should be me dead, instead of Lily and James. I'm getting over that, but I hear voices. I hear Sirius. He's telling me he was innocent. It's not my voice. It's his in my head. My mother could hear voices, too. She knew she was going to die. That's why she let me spend the summer with them that year. My aunt told me I wasn't allowed to go back home. That I had to live. She wouldn't tell me why, though. I'm sorry, Remus. Please forgive me for being rude. I love you. You're my bestfriend and I hope we can be friends again. I need you in my life again. I hope you don't think I'm insane.


Hoping To Still Be Your Friend,

Elaine


After Elaine sent the letter to Remus, she got a prompt reply. Remus did forgive her. The rest of the year she spent writing to Remus. Before school ended, Elaine broke up with Bill for the final time. She was made head girl.
 

The following summer, Remus asked her to stay with him. Her aunt allowed her to. Spending the summer with Remus really allowed Elaine to get better. Remus was always loving and kind to her. Secretly, she wished she could stay with him, but she knew she couldn't.
 

***
 

The seventh and final year of Hogwarts was a weird one for her. She had gone in a little girl and was going to come out a woman. She stopped thinking about the past, and had a pretty good year. She met a boy named Shawn Tyler and they started to go out. Shawn was from Gryffindor. Gradation came soon.
 

Not surprisingly, Remus was there for her. It was strange, though they had started out as five friends, now there was only two. When she received her diploma she looked into the audience and crossed her heart with her finger. Tears started to fall from Remus' eyes. He couldn't believe she had remembered their secret sign.
 

At the party for her graduation, Remus asked Elaine to stay with her until she got a job and her own place. She refused stating that she was going to live with Shawn. Secretly, Remus was hurt and he didn't know why he felt so hurt.
 

Two months later, Shawn and Elaine broke up. For the next six years, Elaine went through college. Going from phases of being single, to have a boyfriend, and having many boyfriends. The voices in her head kept going, but it didn't bother her so much anymore. Once out of college, Elaine became a teacher and got back with Shawn.
 

The next three years seemed very peaceful, yet something seemed to be missing in Elaine's life. She had always loved children and figured that was it. Her and Shawn tried their best to have a child. A year later, Elaine was pregnant.
 

Two months later, Elaine woke in the hospital dazed and confused. She saw a nurse and said, "Why am I here?"
 

"What's the last thing you remember?" the nurse asked.
 

"Being at home with my boyfriend and then someone coming in, but I don't remember who," Elaine said.
 

"It was He-who-shall-not-be-named and his death eaters," the nurse said.
 

"How's my boyfriend? And my baby?" Elaine asked nervously.
 

"You defeated him, but your boyfriend died. Before dying he who shall not be named hexed you. You went into labor and had the baby. The baby wasn't formed enough to live. It died," the nurse said gently.
 

Tears started to fall from Elaine's eyes. They just kept coming. She had a feeling inside of her that she would never stop crying.


The nurse looked at Elaine and said, "Miss. Martin, there is an older gentlemen waiting to see you. Would you like me to tell him to leave?"



An older gentlemen? This confused Elaine. None of the people she knew would be classified as older gentlemen. "Who is it?" she asked.



"I don't know, Miss. Martin. I just know it's the same guy that left the flowers," the nurse said.



"You can just call me Elaine. What flowers?" Elaine asked.



"On the table next to you, Elaine," the nurse said.



Elaine looked over. Sitting on the table next to her was a beautiful vase with a dozen white roses in it. There was a card. Elaine picked it up and read it. It said:
 

Dear Elaine,

 I know you'll pull through. You're strong. I'm very sorry about Shawn If you need to talk or a place to stay; I'm here for you.



Love,
Remus


"Yes, please send him in," Elaine said smiling.
 

"Alright," the nurse said and left the room.
 

A few minutes later, Remus came in. He was carrying bouquet of pink roses. "Hey you!" Elaine said smiling.
 

Remus sat on her bed and said, "It's been a long time. Almost ten years in June since I have seen you."
 

His appearance shocked her. He had changed so much. His light brown hair had a lot of gray strands mixed in. The sparkling eyes he once had looked weak and tired. He just looked weak and frail. Remus looked old. Elaine was 28, and he wasn't that old. He wasn't as old as he looked. He was only 34.
 

"It has been a long time, but you know why I stayed distant," Elaine said trying not to stare.
 

"I know. I know, but I thought of you almost every day. Did you ever think of me?" Remus asked.
 

"Just about the same. Almost everyday here, too. I was going to name my baby Remus, actually," Elaine.
 

"Oh," Remus said sadly.
 

"You know?" Elaine asked.
 

"Yeah, about Shawn and the baby. It was in the news a week ago," Remus said.
 

"A week ago?" Elaine asked.
 

"Yeah, you were kind of in a coma for a week," Remus said.
 

"I feel better now that you're here, though," Elaine said and held his hand.
 

"Really? I mean look at you," Remus said.
 

"What do you mean?" Elaine asked confused.
 

"You're beautiful and I look like I could be your grandpappy or something," Remus said.
 

"I know, but you're a good person and the outside doesn't matter," Elaine said honestly
 

Remus smiled and said, "You know why I look like this?"
 

"Why?" Elaine asked.
 

"Because," he said and squeezed her hand, "the changing from man to werewolf and back takes a toll on the body. I won't live long."
 
"How old will you live to be?" Elaine asked.
 

"200, at best." Remus said.


"Yay! I get to bother you for 166 more years!" Elaine teased.
 

"Well, a year or less so if you take away the night I change," Remus said.


"I missed you," Elaine said simply. It was heart felt and Remus knew it.
 

"I came here to tell you something else, though." Remus said.
 

"Tell me," Elaine said.
 

"Well, Dumbledore wants you to be the new DADA for the next school year. Which is five months away. I also wanted to tell you, I think you should stay with me, until you get settled that is," Remus said sheepishly.
 

"I know I will be staying with you, because I am a wreck now!" Elaine said and Remus laughed. "Honestly," she continues, "I don't know if I can take the job. I mean I was never any good at that stuff. I have no idea how I defeated Voldie. That part of my memory is a blank. Also, I didn't come off Scott free. He killed the baby I was carrying. Besides, in five months, I could still be a bucket case. Those kids need a real teacher."


"I think you will be able to, and if you are you should do it," Remus said.
 

"Why?" Elaine asked.
 

"One, you defeated, as you called him, Voldie. You're strong, so I know you won't be a basket case."
 

"Remember you're talking the girl that almost committed suicide because of a howler," Elaine interrupted.
 

Remus laughed and said, "You will pull through, besides, you love kids and it'll take your mind off of the baby. Also, you'll get to see someone special."
 

"Who?" Elaine asked confused.
 

"Harry! The boy you adored. I taught him last year. He's kind of like James. Before you ask, yes he does have the untidy hair. He is also the ring leader of his group of friends," Remus said.
 

"That makes things different," Elaine said.
 

"You gonna take it?" Remus asked.
 

"Maybe, still not sure, but leaning more towards it now," she said honestly.
 

"Well, you've still got four months to think about before you have to reply," he said stroking her hand.