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Lindsay sat in the Great Hall with her best friends Lily Evans, Alice Prewett, Marlene McKinnon, and Mary McDonald. Although her four friends were all Gryffindors, she herself was a Ravenclaw. She might as well have been half Gryffindor and half Ravenclaw for all the time she spent in her friends' common room and how often she ate the their table. In fact, Scarlett had very few friends in Ravenclaw. Not because they weren't nice, but because she avoided her own house more than anyone else did. That was not to say she didn't like her house of course. A house is a student's family. In Scarlett's case, her "family" was the don't-really-want-to-be-around-you-but-I-love-you kind.

"...so all day?" Lindsay had been listening to Lily tell all of her friends the jinx she had put on Potter. It was a rather inventive one, especially for what he had been doing to the first years.

"Could be longer. I've never actually used it before," Lily said with a mischievous smirk. "Potter might end up walking around all year with snowballs hitting him the face."

"I guess we'll see if he fixed it yet, here they all come." Lindsay had noticed the distinct change in most of the girls around her, and that only ever meant that James Potter and Sirius Black had arrived.

"Hello ladies!" Sirius plopped down next to Lindsay, and she gave a derisive snort. James sat opposite her, so that he could attempt to talk to Lily. Next to him sat Remus and, finally, Peter.

Meanwhile, Marlene and Mary were drooling over the boys. Alice was dating Frank Longbottom, who arrived shortly after the others, sitting next to his girlfriend and planting a kiss on her cheek. Lily was trying to avoid James' blatant attempts to woo her, while Sirius loaded his plate with as much food as humanly possible, maybe more. Remus was attempting to show Peter how to do a spell McGonagall taught in Transfiguration, and Lindsay just looked around at all her friends, smiling.

Just then, Lindsay's younger sister, Celeste, hurried up to the group. Celeste was two years younger than her sister and was in her third year. However, the younger of the two was in Gryffindor. "Mum sent us letters. I haven't read them yet, I don't know what they say." She handed over an envelope. Her parents alternated between which daughter they sent letters to, just so that there were no hard feelings. As Celeste moved further down the table to sit with her friends, Lindsay opened her letter.

Darling Lindsay,

I know I shouldn't have to tell you this in a letter, and I know it's not easy for you to hear. As you know, your mother has been ill for some time now, and over the past week she got much worse. Lin, she passed last night. I know this will be hard for you, and I'm here for you and your sister. I have to ask you to take care of her, as well. And I know that you were looking forward to coming home for Christmas, but I have to visit your mother's family for legal reasons. You know as much as I do that it may not be a good idea for you to come. And Lindsay, I did try. I really did, and I hope you can forgive me. I love you with all of my heart.

-Dad

As she read, her eyes gradually filled with tears, and when she finished the distraught girl fled from the Great Hall, leaving the letter behind. Sirius looked over just as she rose from her seat and was the first to reach the letter. He looked up to see everyone staring at him.

"Padfoot, what is it?" James looked over at him, the worry clear on his face. "What's happened?"

"Her mother passed last night. Aunt Selena had been sick for a while, but she was supposed to have had more time." The silence grew, and the first person to recover was Remus.

"Sirius, I'm so sorry. I know she was one of your favorite relatives."

"Thanks mate. But I think I'd better go find Lindsay." And with that he was gone.

Lindsay and Sirius were related, something like second or third cousins. Lindsay's grandfather, Marius, who was a squib, had been cast out of the Black family as a teenager. Her mother, Selena Black, had also been a squib, and her father, Avior Lutia, a muggle. It was a surprise when Lindsay discovered her powers, and another when Celeste did the same. Sirius' grandfather had been Marius' brother, although the two did not speak. When Sirius had been sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin, his aunt had been one of the only relatives who supported him and understood his hatred of his family. When he was younger he would often run away to her house.

As Sirius ran towards the Astronomy Tower, all he could think of was his family and how they would all be cheering. 'Another blood traitor gone', they would say. His mother would cackle and speak out against the mudbloods and blood traitors and muggle-lovers as if they were dirt beneath her feet. He ran faster, imagining that every step he ran put him further from them and could somehow detach him from his pure blood family.

Sirius came to the tower and stopped to catch his breath. Leaning against the wall, he heard crying from above him. He knew it was Lindsay, and for the first time questioned whether he should be there. Despite this, he walked up the stairs to comfort his cousin.

I promise, there WILL BE more of Remus and Lindsay after this. I kind of got off track a little and this is what happened. But it will happen! Thank you again for reading, and please please please review! I need to know you're all alive out there!