Laura slipped into the Leaky Cauldron just as the fire flared emerald green and seven people stepped out. Two of them blonde and eerily familiar. As she got closer, she heard the dark haired man say to Lucius,
"I need to speak with this Sneak person you told me about."
"Why?"
Laura cocked her head as she examined the man through narrowed eyes. He looked familiar.
"Because, someone has modified my memories and you told me he was good at getting information."
Lucius turned slightly and stifled a laugh at the affronted look on Laura's face.
"Sneak is a girl, Severus."
She couldn't see his face, but Laura could just tell this Severus person was rolling his eyes.
"Regardless of her gender, I need to speak with her."
"So speak." Laura answered, slightly disgruntled. Both men turned to face her, along with a third man and the children with them. She smirked at Lucius,
"You have very convenient timing, Luc. I was just looking for you."
Lucius raised a brow,
"Oh? Why is that?"
She took the letter from her boot and unfolded it before handing it to him.
"I need you to check this and see if it's legitimate." she turned to Severus and her jaw dropped. Now that she could see him properly, she realized why he so familiar. This man was her father.
Severus was finding it hard to speak. He was staring at the daughter he'd thought long dead.
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Selene, being the child of Sirius Black and unable to stand even slightly awkward silence, stepped up and said,
"Would someone please care to explain what the hell is going on?"
"Selene Lilian!" Papa and the strange girl snapped, causing Kathryn, Teddy, and Draco to giggle and the two in question to look at each other in surprise. The girl grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly,
"Sorry. I've just gotten so used to reprimanding Harry that it's just become second nature." she stopped a minute and stared, then stomped her foot and pouted. "How many other people am I suddenly going to remember today?"
Remus laughed,
"I'm surprised you didn't recognize Luc, cub."
Laura looked at her old friend and groaned,
"You are a right bastard, Lucius Malfoy."
Lucius laughed while Selene cried "Hypocrite!" Laura snorted,
"When you're thirteen and raising your little brother on your own on an income of whatever the hell you can convince someone to pay you, you can afford to be a bit of a hypocrite, Moon-beam. Is it real, Luc?" she asked, addressing Lucius again. Lucius nodded,
"It's real. Do you want me to go with you?"
Laura nodded,
"Moony too, if he doesn't mind."
Remus agreed immediately,
"Of course. But, if you don't mind my asking - how do you remember us? Why don't you want Severus to go?"
Laura shot the werewolf a droll look,
"I was four, not an amnesiac." she told him dryly, smirking when he blushed. She bit her lip as she considered the second question,
"It's not so much that I don't want him to go, it's just - I need to find a way to explain this to Harry before I let him meet you. He doesn't remember any of you at all. He's met Lucius before and I tell him about Moony all the time so the two of them would be the easiest to explain. He's grown up all his life thinking both our parents were dead, and I never had the heart to correct him. I don't want him to think that you hate him after all those years at the Dursleys and you not trying to find us." she held up her hands placatingly when Severus opened his mouth to protest, "I know Dumbledore erased both your and Lucius' memories, I was there. But Harry wasn't there and doesn't there and doesn't remember. I'll explain everything to him, but I'm going to need some time."
Severus nodded his understanding and Laura narrowed her attention onto four very confused children. She smiled warmly at them,
"Do you have question, Kitten?"
Kathryn looked startled at being addressed by her nickname, but nodded quickly.
"How do you know us?" she asked gesturing to herself, her twin, godfather, bearer and Uncle. Laura chuckled,
"Well, I should hope I would know you, as I helped name all of you but Mini Moony. Severus is my father, Luc my godfather, and Moony my uncle. Who is Mini Moony anyway?"
Teddy grinned,
"I'm Teddy."
Laura grinned back,
"Nice to meet you Teddy, but I have the oddest feeling that your sisters have another question for me." she said in a stage whisper, winking when both girls turned pink. Teddy laughed and both boy and teen turned expectantly towards the twins. Selene cleared her throat,
"We were wondering if you could help us prove our father's innocence?"
Laura looked confused briefly, then grimaced,
"Ah, you mean poor Padfoot's incarceration. Yeah, I can help with that, but it'll have to wait until tomorrow. Their going to read my parents' will tomorrow and I think some of the evidence is in there. I'm also going to need a crash course in politics." she directed this at Lucius, who looked startled,
"You mean -"
Laura nodded,
"The Potters are coming out of hiding. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have food to buy and dinner to repair." she kissed each child's head, hugged the men, and left. Selene and Kathryn were pouting.
"We wanted her to come with us!" Selene whined. Remus laughed before leading his children into Diagon Alley.
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Laura leaned against the hard stone of the Alley wall and breathed deeply, fighting eight years worth of hurt and anger the sight of her father had caused. She knew it wasn't his fault, but damn it, it hurt like hell. Her father had forgotten her. Had forgotten her brother. She shook her head and sighed, pushing away from the wall. She had things to do.
A/N: This story merges with Prongslet and Prongsette from here on out, so I will be continuing it there.