July 8

If a stranger were to glance into the Great Hall it would never have occurred to them that a school reunion was occurring. All of the drapes were in black including most of the people and decorations. Each person was conversing quietly or murmuring sadly with tears in their eyes. No laugh echoed off the walls making it seem more like a wake than what it really was. None of it was nearly as cheerful as it should have been but they were what remained of the class of 1978.

They were the class that had suffered so many deaths, both deserved and undeserved. This was the class that had risen to the growing threat of the Dark Side and had won…but at a terrible cost.

Dumbledore sighed as he stood causing silence to fall as he gazed around at them. There were so few of them. And of course there were no slytherins out of fear or betrayal no one could be sure which. He could see the worry shining in each of their eyes as they looked up to him. And who wouldn't be? Everyday the prophet was telling of more killings by the one person they had suffered so much from.

"Welcome one and all back to Hoggy Hogwarts." He smiled warmly trying to give them some comfort. "Before we eat I would like to ask you to remember Lily and James Potter who saved us all along with Rose and Marie." Each closed their eyes for a moment, almost seeing the four sitting with Lupin and Black joking around.

"We remember." Dumbledore said as he raised his goblet to the star filled ceiling his eyes slightly filled behind his half moon spectacles.

"We remember." They murmured slowly. The words echoed off the walls all the way up through the ceiling to the stars and to their deceased friends.

"Are you okay Remus?" asked Tonks softly as she joined him under the familiar beech tree looking out across the lake. He nodded with a sad smile as memories washed over him. He was still getting over the fact that nothing would ever be like it was. That he would never be seeing any of them again. At least that's what he thought.

"It's just being back in this spot where so many things happened and without them…" he trailed off with a sigh shaking his head. Everything in this spot that had happened was always important.

"I know what you mean." Tonks nodded wrapping her arms around herself and taking in a sharp breath. She'd heard the stories of them and of everything that had happened. She'd even seen the Daily Prophet picture and still had it somewhere. Most of all though she missed her older cousin who had been one of the best people to grow up with and learn pranking from. "Sometimes I just expect them to jump out and say 'got ya' or 'I can't believe you fell for that'."

Both of them fell silent as they remembered. Remus wrapped an arm around her shaking shoulders wondering what was in store for them. They were the last ones remaining.

Somewhere far, far away…

The man cursed as he crept along the hall as he heard the old woman's voice. He had just gone to get a drink and look where it had gotten him. The dark lord would kill him if he discovered that he had missed part of it. It could destroy the plan that they had been planning for years to get Hogwarts and bring down the mudblood lover. He placed the tip of his wand in his ear.

"-the three girls will be born. Chaos and tragedy will pursue them no matter where they go or what they decide. In the middle of their teen years a serpent will be placed among them causing one girl's inevitable choice to change their destiny forever. –"

"Can you determine what choice?" There was silence for a minute.

"It most likely will be a pull to the dark side. The final piece of the puzzle will be determined if they learn to love and trust one another and one another alone. They will determine the fate of Hogwarts and the world itself if the paths they choose take them that far."

6 1/2 years later...

"Lily!" Mrs. Evans called from the bottom of the stairs. "We need to meet our new neighbors."

"Do I have to?" Lily whined, as she peered over the banister railing. She didn't want to meet another Ms. Simpleton who constantly invited her to poker night to judge their games.

"Yes Lily." Mr. Evans smiled as he walked into the room. "Come on honey." Heaving a drammatic sigh Lily hopped onto the banister and slid down landing neatly in her father's arms.

"Petunia if you don't turn off that T.V. you will be grounded for a week!"

"Sirius will you please set a better example for your brother." Gloria Black snapped causing him to stop juggling the candy in a flash. He sighed deeply tucking the candy away. They took the fun out of everything. He hated having to come to these balls because he had to dance with those icky girls who had cooties. Not to mention that they were a day early for the event. He glanced up at the nudge that he had received in the side. Standing beside him was his cousin Andromeda, her dark hair shining in the light. She had just finished her seventh year of Hogwarts and was by far the kindest person in to him in his family among the older kids. And took care of him more than he knew. On her right stood her sisters Bellatrix and Narcissa, both of whom were his age and didn't really get along with him. They had a bad version of the cooties.

"What is it Andi?" He asked in a whisper so as not to attract their parents attention or their relatives.

"We're at the Carter house." She smiled causing his entire face to light up. "That means Addie's here." He and Addie had met two years ago when the Blacks had been staying on with them for two months of the summer. They'd gotten along extremely well and were almost always given the room with the bunk beds on the second floor.

"Welcome back to Carter manor Gloria, Jonathan." A blond woman with hazel eyes smiled; Mrs. Carter.

"Its good to see you again too Brianna." Gloria grinned as they broke apart. "Its pouring out there."

"Hi i'm Adrianna Evans." Mrs. Evans smiled as she shook hands with the blonde woman with green eyes. "This is my husband Chuck and we just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood.

"I'm Julia Smith." Mrs. Smith grinned as her husband and daughter joined her. "This is my husband Chris and our daughter Michelle."

"Its a pleasure to meet you." Mr. Evans smiled as they shook hands. "These are our daughters Petunia and Lily."

"Hi." Lily said as she waved semi shyly to the blonde who waved back. "Do you want to come play?"

"Can I mum?" Michelle asked eagerly as she turned to face her parents. Both shared a glance. With everything that had happened she deserved a break.

"As long as its okay with the Evans." Mrs. Smith smiled looking at them over her daughters head.

"Of course it is."

"Sirius! Addie! Get in here!" Andi called as she stood in the doorway. The two came running up soaked to the bone.

"Hey Andi look what we found!" Sirius grinned as he motioned to Addie's hands. She opened them to reveal a frog.

"We named him Frogger." Addie smiled as she held up the frog so Andi could see it better.

"Well hello Frogger." Andi smiled as the frog blinked up at her. It definitely didn't have a clue why it was facing this human and was probably freaking out because he thought he was going to be turned into frog legs. They were in France after all. "We can't take him in though because without the rain he won't survive."

"Okay then." Addie knelt down and released the frog. "Bye Frogger!"

"Bye!" Sirius called as they watched him hop away as fast as he could.

"Come on you two." Andi sighed as she shut the doors. "You're soaked and covered in mud!" She led them up the stairs to her room, a small smile on her face. She had kind of become the closest thing to a mother that the two had and enjoyed it.

"Thanks Andi." Addie smiled through a mouthful of sandwhich. The two of them were now clean and sitting on the couch in front of a roaring fire wrapped in blankets with a tray of sandwhiches in front of them.

"Any time." Andromeda smiled as she continued to read up on the training required to be a teacher. Unfortunately her mind kept wandering to the more immenent things that were going to be taking place in the future. She was leaving her family once and for all this time and going to marry Ted. Of course her family was going to explode with him being a muggle, but that was their problem. He knew about the wizarding world now and he hadn't left her even knowing that she could do magic. Then there was the whole issue with the promising that took place every year when all of the girls turned sixteen and were to be introduced to the boy that they were promised to. It was all arranged by their parents so it wasn't as if they had much say in the matter. She'd been lucky enough to be promised to Bode who as it had turned out had the same views on the pure life. Both of them had lucked out and agreed that they weren't going to marry if their lives depended on it. No the problem wasn't her; it was the fact that she had promised Addie that she would return for hers. Her parents knew of the promise since they had been present, but they had no idea that she was going to go leave the family forever. That was going to be a fun round to go at with her parents but it would be worth it. They would just have to live with the fact that she would come back in ten years to see the brunette promised. She glanced up at the two and couldn't help but smile.

Both of them had fallen asleep to the rythm of the rain above. Addie was resting on the arm of the couch and he had fallen alseep sitting up. She levitated them at opposite ends to make them more comfortable.