Chapter 6: The Marauders Reunion.

Mom and Dad conjured two comfy armchairs to sit in so they could have the long awaited talk with their children. "So why are you in the hospital?" Dad asked almost guiltily. Riley started to shake the hardest I have ever felt her shake. "It's okay, Riles; I'm not leaving." I said softly to my sister. She seemed to calm down but buried her face in my neck. I looked up at my parents and took a deep breath. "Well, while Remus and Sirius were fighting custody for us, the Dursley's decided to make us feel like we were nothing and…" I took in a long, deep breath and let it out; trying not to cry in front of other people. "Hurt us to say the least." I hugged my little sister tighter and tighter and buried my face in her watermelon scented hair. "It's okay, Buba." She said hugging me as tight I was hugging her. There was a long pause until my dad finally spoke up. "How did they hurt you?" He said almost choking up. "Verbally, Physically, Starvation; you name it we were there." I said very quietly. Riley, to my surprise, spoke up. "Since I was 5, Uncle Vernon…." Oh. That's what I forgot. I rubbed her shoulders and she breathed in a long breath. "Touched me…." She said quietly but loud enough so my parents could hear her. That was my last straw. I felt my whole life of hurt, sorrow, guilt and confusion out by releasing my tears that I have built up for the majority of my life. I held my sister and cried; And cried; And cried while she was doing the same. "Don't-sob-leave me-sob-Buba." I heard Riley cry into my chest. "I-sob-won't." I promised. Meanwhile my parents looked at us so haunted and distraught as we had our little 'moment'. Dad finally came over and stroked our hair and we couldn't repress the flinch that was building inside of us. My dad looked more distraught and started to cry a little bit. "I won't hurt you, kids. I will never hurt you." My mom came over and kissed our foreheads and Riley eventually cried herself to a deep slumber. I carefully carried her to the bed beside me. I got up, hissing in pain, and exposing my bodily structure. I was wrapped in bandages and I was black and blue all over, I was so skinny that I had all my ribs having no problem sticking all the way out. I had a tore left thigh so it hurt when I practically moved it. I walked over to the other bed to set Riley down. I tucked her in and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, My Guardian Angel." I smiled and walked over to my bed and laid back down. I smiled weakly at my parents and waited for them to speak. "So do you have a girlfriend?" My mom asked. Somehow I feel that this going to bite me in the ass. "Yes, I do." I said; smiling at the fact I had the most gorgeous girl on Earth. My dad mischievously grinned and I sighed. Yep, I was right.
"What's her name?" She asked. "Ginny Weasley." I answered softly. "Harry and Ginny kissing in a tree; K-I-S-S-I-N-G." My dad said in a sing song voice. I chuckled and smiled at my parents' demeanor. "Does Riley have a boyfriend?" I smiled and nodded. "Neville Longbottom; he's a pretty good guy." I simply stated. My dad's facial expression totally stated, "My little girl has a boyfriend?! What is this madness?!" "It's okay, Dad. Do you really think I would let Riley date someone who could eventually hurt her?" I asked almost teasingly. My dad chuckled and smiled at me. "Yep; you're definitely my son." I smiled proudly and looked at my mom. "Were you and Riley always so…skinny?" She asked. I smile faded and I nodded. "You get used to not eating after a while." I saw both my parents hold their breath. I heard Riley whining in her sleep and once again I walked over to her bed and sat on the end of it. "Bu-ba." I heard her whimper. I laid on the bed and felt Riley curled up on my chest. "It's okay, Riles." I said softly and I heard her whimper some more. I rubbed her shoulders with my thumb, which calms her down, and kissed her forehead. "I'm not leaving." I saw my parents smile and I smiled back. "Buba?" Riley asked in her melodic voice; full of pain and sorrow. It has always depressed me how her angel-like voice sounded when she is in pain. "Yeah?" I asked her softly. "I had that dream again." She said so quiet that only I could hear her. I hugged her and let out a deep breath. "I'm not letting you go back there. Not at any chance." She curled up on my chest and started to shake. Riley nuzzled into my neck and I smiled at our parents. "How are your studies going?" Mom asked. "Well, Riley and I have the highest grades in our year." I said; proud of ourselves. It made us feel even more proud of ourselves when we saw our parents' faces light up with pride. Then, Neville's barn owl came through the door and landed next to me and Riley. I untied the letters of the owl's foot and pointed it towards a bowl of owl food. I realized that there were 4 letters; 2 for Riley and 2 for me. Riley took her letters and began to read.

Riley's POV

I took the 2 letters into my possession and noticed that one of them was from and noticed the one that I was momentarily opening was Neville's. And it read:

Dearest Riley,

Hello Love. I can't stand to be away from you; it makes my heart break. That is why I am coming over after classes today. I will bring Mason also, sweetheart.

Love you with all my heart,

Neville

I smiled and looked at Harry and saw him also smiling. "Ginny?" I asked. He nodded and I got myself up and walked over to my bed and grabbed my bag underneath to grab my quill and parchment to write Neville back.

I wrote:

Dear Neville,

Thank you for your letter. And I miss you to; a lot actually. And I miss Mason also. And, I have to introduce you to some very important people.

Love Always,

Riley.

I folded the letter and put it on the side table. She saw the next letter on the table and picked up her other one; it was from Ginny.

The letter read:

Riley,

OMFG why the hell are you in the hospital wing? Do I even want to know? YES! Anyway I'll talk to you when I come visit Harry.

Sincerely,

Ginny

I smiled and handed the letter to the owl. She hooted in appreciation and flew off. Riley smiled and grabbed some jeans, and oversized sweatshirt and some converse sneakers and headed to the bathroom to change. Might as well take the glamour charm off while I'm in here. I waved my wand and my true self emerged right before my eyes. I looked terrible. I waved my wand again, only this time my hair was let down and had soft, natural waves that reached down to her back. She walked out of the bathroom and saw that her parents were gone. 'They probably went to get something to eat' I thought to myself. Then the thought of food got me hungry. Just had to think about food, didn't I? I wonder if I could go down to the kitchens to get something. Yeah, I just have to be careful and bring my inhaler thingy. So; that's exactly what I did. I grabbed my inhaler and walked down to the kitchens. I haven't seen Dobby in a while; I wonder how he's doing? In the mince of my thoughts, I bumped into someone I definitely did NOT want to see; Draco Malfoy. "Oh it's the freak with the drunken uncle." He sneered. "Go away, Malfoy." I told him. "No; it's not my fault you have a pathetic life. Fag godfathers, an aunt, uncle and a cousin that don't give a complete shit about you and a brother that is a self-centered dick." He sneered. That was the last straw. I changed into my animagus form, a red wolf, and started to snarl at him. I inched closer and closer to him; snarling louder and louder. And as intended, Malfoy ran away from me and I changed back to my human form. Then I continued my journey to the kitchens. I walked in to be greeted by my favorite house elf, Dobby. "Hello Mistress Riley!" Dobby squeaked and I sent him a warm smile. "Hello Dobby. I was wondering if I could get 2 plates of Chocolate Chip Pancakes for me and Harry." I told him. "No problem, Mistress Riley. Do you want some milk also?" He asked. "I would like that. Can you send it to private room 13 in the Hospital Wing?" She asked. "Dobby is willing to do anything for Mistress Riley." He squeaked again. "Thank you, Dobby." I said as I walked out the door and headed back down to the hospital wing; unknowing that my parents and Harry were watching the whole time. I entered the door of our private room to find the pancakes on trays on the bedsides on the tables and to find Harry digging into them. "In the courtesy of me and Dobby, I present you delicious food." I said as Harry smiled at me. "Thanks; I think we need to eat." He said. "Thanks for sticking up for me." He said. "You saw?" I asked. "Yeah; mom and dad did also. Then I had to explain our animagus' and stuff." He said. "Was he disappointed in me? You know-being a wolf." I said almost expectant to him to answer 'yes'. "Actually he was very proud of you. He was also proud of me being a silver wolf" He answered. I released a breath I hadn't realized I had been holding. "That's a relief." I told him. I started to eat my pancakes; I hadn't realized that I was this hungry.

James POV

I was getting ready to head off to see Padfoot and Moony; I haven't seen them in FOREVER and they need to be notified of my presence so I made my way to the house I knew that they were living in; The Old Clubhouse. So; off that note, I apparated to The Old Clubhouse.

~SBRL~

Sirius POV

Remus and I have been living in the clubhouse James and I built when we were in 4th year. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. And, since Harry and Riley's 3rd year I think, Remus and I have been in a 'Romantic Relationship'. We haven't told anyone, well besides the twins, but everyone has suspicions. I was washing dishes from breakfast and I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and felt Remus' chin set gently on my shoulder. "Well Hello." I said as I turned around and wrapped my arms around his waist. "Hi." He said as he kissed me gently on the lips. "Are we going to see the twins today? I got a letter from Hogwarts saying they were in the Hospital Wing." Remus asked. "Sure; I haven't seen my Godson in a while." I said as I kissed him back. "And I haven't seen my Goddaughter in a while. I might as well take a shower." Remus said as he let go of my waist and walked off to the bathroom. Then I heard a knock at the door and was curious enough to answer and opened a door to find a friend I knew to be gone; James Potter. I pointed my wand at his throat and asked. "What were Riley and Harry's first words?" I asked; almost in a snarl. "Riley's first word was Buba and Harry's first word was Prongslet." He answered very calmly. I lowered my wand I took James into a tight hug. "I missed you Prongs; so much." I said; shakiness evident in my voice. "I did too, Padfoot." James said; the same shakiness shared with my voice. I let go and signaled him to take a seat on the couch. He sat down and asked, "Where's Moony?" He asked. "He's taking a shower right now…we were going to see the twins today." I answered. I hope they're okay. "Yeah…..I'm just glad they turned out to be great kids. Riley she's an angel and Harry's just a great kid in general." He said; smiling. "I know. Remus was pretty proud of her when she got top grades in her year. She's a very studious girl. And Harry, he made seeker first year and is quite studious himself. They have always been clingy to each other." I said smiling once more. Then we got to catching up on a lot of stuff. Until today, I didn't know I missed my brother this much. In the middle of our "Catching Up", Moony came down the stairs and he looks so adorable when he gets out of the shower with his hair wet and wild. I smiled and turned to James. "Found Moony." I told him happily. He turned around to find Moony staring at him with shock. He was hesitant at first, but he couldn't help himself and gave Prongs one of the strongest hugs I had seen him give to anyone. After 10 minutes, they released the embrace and they turned to me. "Do you want to go see our godson and daughter?" I asked. Remus just gave me the 'Are you really going to ask me that question?' look and we apparated to Hogwarts.

Riley's POV

I was working on my healer homework in the hospital wing; Harry was released but I had to stay for a little longer for my punctured lung. So, might as well work on homework. So, I was deep into my studies when a knock on my door was heard. "Who is it?" I asked as I finished my sentence. "Your favorite Godfather." I heard Remus say. I set my homework on the nightstand and opened the door to find my smiling Godfather. "Remus!" I exclaimed as I threw myself into his arms and hugged him tight. Remus didn't even hesitate to hug back with full force. He buried his face into my hair. "Hey kid." He mumbled into my hair. He let go of the embrace and he looked at me. "Why don't we go inside?" I offered. He nodded and he conjured a chair to sit in beside my bed and I smiled. "So how's school?" He asked. "It's okay. I have a lot of homework but I don't really mind. Oh, do you remember Neville?" I asked; might as well tell him about us. "Yeah he's the sweet kid with the Herbology talent. Why do you ask?" He said slow and curiously. "Well, we're dating." I said with a small side. Remus looked at me with shock then his shock turned into happiness. "Well at least it's not Draco Malfoy." He said. I laughed and he smiled back. "I have a question….Why are you in the hospital wing?" He asked. I sighed. How am I going to explain this to him without him getting pissed off? "Do you remember when we were at your house last summer and you asked us if the Dursley's were leaving us alone?" He nodded his head. "Well they didn't. It was really bad. We ate at most 2 times every 2 weeks and…" I inhaled and exhaled a long, shaky breath. Remus got up and laid on the bed and pulled me into his arms. "Don't worry, cub; Because we are going to be a big family now. Your mom, dad, Sirius, me, Harry and you are going to be a happy family." He promised. "I missed you, Remus." I mumbled; hugging him closer. "I missed you to, Riley." He mumbled in my hair once more. He seemed to notice my homework on the bedside table. "Is that your homework?" He asked; clearly trying to change the subject. "Yeah…..it's kind of hard but I'll live." I said shyly. "Maybe I can help you with it." He offered. "I would like that." I answered truthfully. All I could be thinking that I finally have a family; and it feels awesome.

Hello my spontaneous minions! How are you today? I have a couple questions for you to answer for me...

Should Riley and Neville get an apartment?

Should Neville get Riley a promise ring?

Should Ginny have a teen pregnancy?

Should the large family live in The Potter Manor?

Should James and Lily have another kid?

Should there be a winter ball?

Should Lily, James, Sirius and Remus work at Hogwarts?

And so on and so forth?

Another question; Favorite Avenger and why? Just Curious :P

Love you my spontaneous minions! And reviews are loved and appreciated!

Byee!