Here's epilogue 2! Who's ready?!

The Forest

Sarah had been over at the Burrow with Andromeda and Teddy one day when Harry asked to show her something, which involved traveling to the closest patch of forest they could find. He wouldn't tell her anything, just that it was a surprise. Curious, she agreed.

"We're almost at a good spot, come on!" he said.

He grabbed her hand, mischief in his eyes, and started at a faster pace. Sarah imagined how many times someone looked at the Marauders, looked at that same look. She thought of how many times people looked at her when she had this look. She wondered why people trusted her. Looking at her brother, there was no harmful intent, no desire for anything but good natured fun in that look of trouble. She smiled and let him take her hand, leading her.

They stopped at a small clearing in the forest. Harry turned to her and held out his hand. In his palm there was a small black multi-sided stone. "Turn it once."

"Harry wha-"

"Just turn it." She frowned, but flipped the stone one time. He turned it another.

"If this is-"

"You have a process to brace yourself for emotional moments to maintain the spell, right?"

"….Yeah?"

"I suggest you do it. And when you are ready, turn it again and hold my hand." His face gave nothing away, just the same knowing look. She paused, but then closed her eyes and went through her process. Then she twisted the stone and laced her fingers in his, the stone in both their palms. Nothing happened for a moment, and then 5 forms shimmered into existence in a semi-circle in front of them. Ghosts. Sarah gasped and put her hand in her mouth as a last resort magic stabilizer. Harry smiled.

"Harry you need to be cautious with using the stone too many times," Lily said.

"Lils please, he's used it one other time," Sirius said.

"It still is good to be careful," Remus said.

"I'm sure Harry knows what he's doing," James said.

"Are we going to acknowledge the person standing next to him or should we just keep acting like neither one can hear us?" Tonks said, rolling her eyes. This pulled their attentions to the two.

"Harry, who is this?" James asked.

Looking over her again, Tonks exclaimed happily. "Merlin's beard, is that Sarah Evans?" The rest looked at her in confusion, and then to Sarah.

Harry spoke up, "Well, technically yes. But Evans isn't her actual last name."

Tonks raised her eyebrows, "Oh really?"

Harry looked at each of the ghostly intently, landing last on his parents, and slowly grinned at them. Remus, Sirius, Lily and James' faces all grew wide with surprise and heartbreak and shock and joy, all staring at Sarah.

"Can't be." Sirius muttered.

"Aaaand I'm out of the loop again." Tonks said, exasperated.

"Dora how do you know her?" Remus asked, voice full of shock.

"She's a Hufflepuff. There the same time I was, couple years younger. And how do you all know her?"

"Well she's….she's…." Remus' words got caught in his throat as tears started to stream down his face. Sirius, James and Lily were in a similar state.

"Tonks, I'd like to introduce you to my older sister, and Remus' goddaughter, Sarah Potter." Harry said.

Tonks looked at them for a moment, confused and surprised. "Alright, didn't see that one coming."

"We were so scared! What happened? Where were you?" Lily sobbed.

"McGonagall said…so I put….but I didn't believe…" Remus tried before losing it again.

"You were alive this whole time?" Sirius cried, heartbreak in his voice. "How is that possible! They said there was no one left in the house!"

Realization dawned on James, "You listened to me. You found the box."

Meanwhile Sarah was trying her hardest to soak up the sight of all of them in front of her for as long as she could hold, but at her father's words she finally lost hold of the spell and broke down in gasping sobs. Harry clenched their hands as she doubled over her knees to let everything out and gather it up again.

"Are they still here?" She asked Harry once she found her voice again.

Harry looked at the ghosts, a small somber smile on his face. "Yeah, they're still here. They'll be here for as long as we hold the stone, so don't let go alright?" She sniffled and nodded as she stood up straight and clenched her hand in his. She took off her glasses and put them in her pocket, as they wouldn't be needed for a long while. She ran her hand over her face, then smiled and waved at them like a little sheepish kid.

"Hi."

All the ghosts, except Tonks, were looking at her, both drinking in her presence and in confusion at what just happened.

Tonks analyzed their stunned silence, slowly piecing together this new information with what she already knew about her quick and warm friend. "Heeey, Sarah."

"Heeey, Tonks." She replied with a giggle, head titled to her voice.

"I uh, I think I figured some things out about that accident you had when you were little that left you blind and killed your family."

She huffed a laugh, "I think I have as well, though probably in much more detail. … You're still the legend of the House you know. Students still talk about you."

She smiled, but her face was watery. "And you? Have you done anything legendary?"

"Just the stunt in the Restricted section. I've faded into the walls like always. Even as a professor. I'm odd because I'm a Hufflepuff leading Slytherins in a cursed position with perfected spells and I'm Harry's sister. All nothing extraordinary."

"You deserve more than shadows."

She shook her head and went on. "Your mother misses you. I'm staying with her now. And Teddy. She wishes she could have had a better relationship with you."

"I'm sorry we couldn't meet up before you left for university in Australia. I'm sorry that I can't convey to you everything I want to say because I can't touch you and you can't see me. So imagine I'm punching your shoulder a couple times and hugging you, alright?" Tears streamed down her face. Sarah nodded sadly.

There was a silent pause. "Hey Uncle Remus?" she asked, kind of quietly.

His face was hit with emotion, "Yeah?"

"How did you know I was still alive?"

Tears threatened to pour over his face. The others looked to him with surprise and curiosity, but his eyes never left her. "Well, um, when Teddy was born, McGonagall gave me a note that Dumbledore left for me. It just said She lives. I'll admit, I didn't believe it, but something inside me told me to put it in the will. And then I asked Harry personally, so there was at least one guaranteed godparent."

She tilted her head to the side, "But how did you know it was me?"

He chuckled and smiled at her fondly, "Why wouldn't I when you're etched in my soul, never to be forgotten?"

She whimpered, brushing back her tears.

"All this time, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. I am a bad charm on everyone-"

"Don't say that."

"It's true! Look at you! Look at us!"

"I've survived situations where the world doesn't give a shit about me, like you have. We both are stronger for it, and found people that do care."

"But-"

She pointed to the sound of his voice. "What happened to me is not and has never been your fault!" She pointed to where she guessed Sirius would be. "Or yours neither! I've made that official." She said promptly.

Sirius smiled, affection in his features. "You fought the Ministry?"

"I was away at Uni. My friends and I sent many letters." She smirked, "A load of parchment with Australian postage with colorful diction may have intimidated them a bit."

The rest chuckled and smiled, while Sirius beamed and laughed full on. "Fantastic!" He look at her. "You doing well for yourself?"

"Yeah."

He nodded. "Good."

"Sarah's patronus is a black wolf, by the way." Harry grinned. Sarah smiled sheepishly.

Tonks slow clapped, chuckling, and Sirius grinned. Remus crossed his arms, suppressing his smile.

"Patronus' don't have fir colors," he said.

Sarah held in a laugh and said, "No, but an Animagnus form does." Tonks and Sirius cheered and Remus sighed in defeat and smiled warmly.

"I should hope you've done so legally."

She grinned, "Why of course. What sort of wizard becomes an unofficial animagnus?"

"In my personal opinion and professional experience, a very impulsive stupid lot of wizards does," Remus said.

Sirius gave them both a look, (at least Sarah assumed so), said "I can at least hit one of you," and swat Remus on the shoulder. Remus and Sarah burst into giggles. Tonks held the sound in her heart.

She paused, her face dropping a little. "I miss you both."

Remus and Sirius looked at each other, then to her. "We miss you too, kid." Sirius said.

"And we love you. And we're very proud of you," Added Remus. She nodded.

The last two on the line had been quiet this whole time. They were soaking in every interaction, attempting to connect that this battle-worn blind woman in front of them was their daughter, once so young and little, who is still alive and thriving and now older than them. Gone to university. Became a Professor. Became an Animagnus.

"Mum…Dad…" It was like she was 5 years old again.

The words from that small voice echoed in their hearts. Lily and James broke down in sobs.

"Oh come on, don't cry. You'll make me cry," Sarah said, a sob rising in her throat. Harry wanted to reach out and comfort their parents, but it would do no good.

After a couple minutes they calmed down enough, but they were still very emotional.

"Sarah…Little Sarah…Small Tiny Sarah with small hands and small ears and small eyes and small feet that ran everywhere..," Lily muttered, trembling and tears threatening to pour out more.

"You listened to me. You found it. You found the box. You listened. You listened to me and found the box and got the cloak and you went to go find Harry and you somehow survived. Bloody hell I can't believe you listened to me" James rambled on, distressed.

Sarah started to giggle at their ranting. "Do they do this often?"

"Yes," Remus and Sirius said simultaneously. She smiled and shook her head.

"Hey hey, look at me please," she said gently to them, then listened for silence.

Her voice pulled them from their rantings.

"Take a breath. Look," She nudged Harry with her shoulder, "we're okay. Everything is alright now." She smiled. "Yes, I found the box. Hid under the cloak, as all children would do. And I went to find Harry." She chuckled sourly, "Seems I wasn't the only one."

"And your eyes?" Lily asked.

"When he threw the spell, it bounced back, creating a powerful force of energy that threw me back. Concussion and blindness, couple of broken ribs."

"And a house full of dead bodies and a baby," James lamented.

"Don't think like that, it's bad for your health."

"I'm dead!"

"Doesn't mean you should drive yourself crazy over the past. There is no changing it."

James looked at her, tears in his eyes. "You've grown too fast."

She gave a small, sad smile. "I know," she said quietly. "But everything is well now."

"I'm so happy you are alive," Lily said tearfully.

"I'm thankful to be alive. That we both are. And it's because of you both that we are. I miss you both so much."

"We miss you too, and we love you both dearly. We're so proud," James said.

Lily sniffled and said, "W-We'll look out for you, like we have for Harry." Sarah nodded.

Harry nudged Sarah, "We should head back now."

She nodded. "I love you. All of you." She said, and then grinned as bright as she could.

"I love you all too." Harry said.

They all smiled warmly at the pair of siblings. "Until we meet again, then," Remus said, "Keep working hard."

"Be good," Lily said.

"Stick up for yourselves and each other!" Sirius grinned.

"Give Teddy a life full of love," Tonks smiled.

"Live you lives by your design," James said gently.

Sarah and Harry let go of their hands, letting the stone drop. With a flash of a smile, they were gone once again.

She reached over and pulled Harry into a hug, "I love you so much."

He hugged her back tightly, "I love you too. I just wanted to give you closure, and them."

"I appreciate it, thank you."

Sarah pulled out her cane on her right and reached out her left hand to take Harry's. Harry smiled and took it, and together they made their way back to their homes, a part of their hearts finally at peace.