Characters:
Michael Henson-
Alive
25
Spouse- Chelsea Henson
Kids- 1) Mia Henson
2) Mya Henson
3) Jacob Henson II
Auror
Chelsea Henson, née Smith
Alive
26
Spouse- Michael Henson
Kids- 1) Mia Henson, 6
2) Mya Henson,6
3) Jacob Henson II, 3
Charms Professor
Mason Henson
Deceased
Died when 20, would be 22
Twin Sister- Masey Henson
Bookstore worker
Masey Henson
Alive
22
Fiancé- Justin
Twin Brother- Mason Henson
Unspeakable
Teddy walked back into the Wotters' waiting room, expecting to be bombarded with questions as soon as he stepped into the room. He wasn't let down. Amelia immediately went up to him and grabbed him in a hug.
"What'd Hermione want?" She asked him, her voice expressing so much want.
Teddy sighed and shook his head, "I can't say Aunt Emmy. All I can say if Bailey will be okay if all goes to plan. I'll admit it's an iffy plan, but I put my full trust into the people involved." Teddy told her and the rest of the room. Scorpious sighed and stood up from his seat with Rose. She still held onto his hand, even though it was an awkward position.
"We've been thinking about postponing the wedding. Rose and I've talked about it and we both agree that with everything going on, it seems like the best idea." Scorpious announced. Amelia looked at her nephew and glared.
"I do not think so. You will have your wedding in two weeks, Scorpious Malfoy; I don't care if I have to drag you down the aisle by your ear. You are getting married and will be going off on your honey moon right afterwards. If Bailey knew you were thinking about postponing it, you know she'd be a lot worse than I am right now." Amelia gave Scorpious and Rose a look, daring them to argue otherwise. Rose smiled happily and nodded, thankful that Amelia cared about them. Scorpious opened his mouth and closed it a few times, no words coming out.
"But, Aunt Ems… It's not that easy. We want Bailey to be in the wedding, now that she's back. She isn't exactly in the condition to walk down an aisle right now. It's our wedding! We decide!" Scorpious was very upset; his aunt couldn't just tell him what to do, or so he liked to think. Draco laughed at his son.
"Son, I'd rethink what you just said. Emmy is a lot scarier than all of the Weasley woman and you mother combined. She could have you hanging upside down form your undies with a simple swipe of her hand." Draco told him.
Scorpious gulped before looking back at his aunt who was glaring at him, if looks could kill, he'd be dead a million times over. Scorpious opened his mouth to reply but Hermione walked into the room then.
"Alright, Bailey is sleeping and she seems to be perfectly fine at the moment. I will let visitors come in, but only five at a time, twenty minutes at a time, and the minute it starts getting loud, I will terminate visiting rights. Albus is with her right now and will be at all times, so he isn't included in the five. I suggest Amelia, Draco, Isaac, Scorpious, and Teddy going in first. Do not wake up Bailey, she needs to rest and heal. Let's go." Hermione was in her business mode. At the moment it wasn't her family she was speaking to, but instead a family of her one of her patients. She left the room, heading to her office to do some paperwork and research. Amelia looked at Isaac and immediately walked out of the waiting room, headed to Bailey's room.
Bailey felt warmth, and it was a really good warmth. She felt arms around her and her pillow felt warmer than any pillow she's ever had. One of the arms moved and a hand was running along her arm. One of her hands was held by another hand, that didn't belong to the person in the bed with her. Voices started to make their way into her ears. She heard her name a few times and someone mentioned something about, "Bailey waking up. A week." She couldn't help but smile at the fact that whoever it was, they were worried about her. She stirred and little and moved her head, her eyes fluttered open a little, but all she saw was brightness. Groaning she burrowed her head in her abnormally warm pillow and waved her hand, turning the lights down. She opened her eyes and saw that she wasn't lying on a pillow, but a person. 'He is definitely male and toned,' Bailey thought, 'he smells really good too.' She slowly looked up and found a pair of bright emerald eyes looking at her amused. She smiled slowly, before detangling herself from his arms and sitting up.
"What happened?" She asked, her voice hoarse. She gasped and put a hand to her throat, trying to clear it, but it only making it hurt worse. She closed her eyes and took a deep breathe. Sitting in a chair beside her, holding her hand was her mother, sleeping. Bailey smiled softly at the image of her mom so peaceful; none of them have had any peace in a long time. She heard shuffling at the end of her bed and looked toward the noise. A woman with brown curly hair was standing there along with the two Weasleys she remembered from earlier. The woman was smiling brightly at her, holding a clipboard.
"I'm Hermione Weasley, and I'm your healer. You, my dear, have been out for a week. You gave us quite a scare showing up the way you did. Albus here has been taking good care of you though." Hermione told her smiling. Bailey snapped her head up and looked at everyone confused.
"Albus?" She questioned.
Hermione and the other two Weasleys nodded their heads, Hermione motioned her head in the direction of the boy next to her, pointing him out. Bailey slowly moved her head around and looked at him, his face conveyed his nervousness as he lightly bit his lip, his eyes moving around anxiously. Albus looked anywhere but at her, trying to avoid her reaction, scared it would be anger. Bailey slowly put her hand on his cheek, making his eyes fall into place with hers. She smiled at him, amused by his anxiousness.
"Thank you." She told him sincerely, Albus' smile grew twice the size it normally was and he pulled her into a hug.
"You're welcome. I'd never leave you alone." Albus told her.
Suddenly Albus felt a pull, like a memory.
"Come on Issy!" A young Albus Potter yelled to a little girl with black hair. They were running through a field, the burrow in the background.
"Albus Potter! You stop this instant! I'm a girl, I can't run in this dress!" She yelled back at him. Albus wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"You aren't a girl. You're my best mate, my best mate can't be a girl." He told her defiantly, crossing his arms in a 'manly' stance. The little girl rolled her eyes at him.
"Of course I'm a girl, Albus. I wear dresses and have long hair." She told him matter of factly.
"Well then, you cannot be my best mate than." He told her, completely serious.
The girls eyes weld up with tears, her lip quivering.
"You- you… You're a meany! I hate you!" She screamed before turning around and running away from him, towards the woods.
Albus stood there for a moment, the weight of what he just did registering in his head.
"Issy! Wait! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" He screamed running after her. She just ran harder, crossing into the woods. A few seconds later a scream came from where she just entered, Albus felt his blood run cold.
"Issy?! Are you okay?" He yelled, running faster. He got no response. As he got closer he heard crying and whimpering. He finally made it into the woods and saw Issy lying on the ground, her ankle twisted around a tree root, turning a horrible shade of purple.
"Issy?" He whispered, scared. She looked at him through her teary vision.
"It hurts. It really hurts, Albus." She sobbed, grabbing onto her ankle. He immediately moved to her and gently touched her ankle.
"I'm going to get it out, okay? It will hurt, I'm sorry." He told her softly. She nodded her head and looked away. He gently pulled it out from under the tree root, causing a few whimpers of pain from the girl. When it was out he looked at Issy and felt so much guilt.
"I'm so sorry Issy. It's all my fault. I shouldn't of said that." He told her remorsefully. Issy looked at him and saw him looking away, a few tears falling down his cheek. She put a hand on his cheek, forcing him to look at her.
"It's okay. Thank you." She told him sincerely. He smiled and pulled her into a hug, careful not to hurt her ankle more.
"You're welcome. I'd never leave you alone." He told her seriously, hugging her close.
Albus came back from the memory. He blinked his eyes a few times. Hermione was looking at him in concern, as was Molly and Louis.
"Issy." He whispered. His mind filled with the image as his old friend. Bailey froze in his arms before pulling back slowly. She looked him in the eyes and nodded, searching his face for a clue to what he was thinking.
"You're Issy. Issy Jacobs. You would spend the summers with Andromeda. You're my old best mate, when I was younger, before I went to Hogwarts." He said softly, finally realizing why she was so familiar. Her eyes filled with tears and she nodded frantically, happy that he finally realized.
"I'm actually Bailey Isabelle Henson, daughter to Amelia Malfoy and Isaac Henson. Granddaughter to: Andromeda Black-Tonks, Jacob Henson, Lucius Malfoy, and Annabelle Snape-Emerick. I have two siblings, and a sister-in-law. I'm an Aunt to twin girls and a rambunctious little boy. I've been dubbed as 'The American Princess' and saved the Wizarding World. I love Mac and Cheese and I'm a huge fan of Disney, even though it's completely muggle. You might not have known my real name, but you knew the real me." Amelia told Albus, her voice stronger than it was before, hoping he would be okay with this information.
Albus smiled at her before pulling her to him, to lie beside him.
"Of course I knew the real you. It'd be really hard to pretend to be a different person all together. A name is easy, a personality, not so much." He told her smiling. Bailey smiled, and snuggled into him, enjoying the warmth.
A throat cleared and they both came crashing back down into reality. Hermione was standing there confused; Molly and Louis were giving Albus a knowing smile and Bailey's mom seemed to have woken up. Bailey looked at her mom and smiled sheepishly, while sitting up.
"Hey Mom. He's gone. I finally got rid of the jerk, all is good. How're you and Dad?" Bailey asked, trying to keep the conversation from going where she knew it would go. Amelia glared at her daughter.
"'HEY MOM?!' You've been out for a week, a week full of worry and anxiousness for your father and I, and all you have to say is 'HEY MOM'?!" Amelia screamed, clearly upset. Bailey rolled her eyes at her mother's antics.
"Mom! I'm clearly just fine! I'm sure Aunt 'Mione has been just fine taking care of me! Along with the other healers! I'm sorry that I ended up here but you need to CALM down!" Bailey yelled back at her mother, knowing speaking any other way wouldn't get to Amelia. Amelia immediately backed down and closed her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"What happened? You weren't supposed to defeat him until another few months. I thought that he was too strong and you had to wait until you were officially nineteen before you could do anything, because the ministry's power block would finally give up then. What changed? Actually, what did you do?" Amelia asked her daughter, dreading the answer.
Bailey looked down and her shoulders slumped. A hand was rubbing her back, comforting her and she smiled a little bit.
"I- I… I found a spell, mom." Bailey told her mom in a hushed voice. Amelia felt her blood go cold.
"What type of spell?' Amelia asked, making each word definite. Bailey sighed and looked at her mother.
"It was called the 'Working Love' spell. I could do anything I wanted regarding my powers under a few conditions. I knew that we wouldn't survive that battle mom. When I saw Masey go down… I snapped. I wasn't about to let anyone else get hurt, so I took matters into my own hands. I used the spell and the next thing you know, Romalde and I are battling it out and everything else seemed to freeze. I killed him with a simple 'Expelliarmus' and then I fell. I felt the world collapsing around me, and this weight of doom resting on my shoulders. I think all of that has to do with the spell's conditions…" Bailey sighed before closing her eyes and moving her head to face the ground.
"Bailey, look at me." Amelia snapped. Bailey immediately looked at her mother.
"What were the conditions?" Amelia asked in a cold tone. Bailey shook her head and looked up at the ceiling.
"It had to do with my heart. My heart would break and my soul would be torn up from the inside out. The only way to stop it was if someone from the afterlife fought for me to stay here…" Bailey trailed off, not daring to look at the occupants of the room, especially not her mother. Amelia growled.
"You did what?! You knew these conditions and yet you did it anyway! We could've lost you, Bailey! Ever think of that?!" Amelia snapped. Bailey looked at her mother coldy.
"Yes, mom! I did think about that! I also thought about everyone else we've lost and were going to lose! I thought of Michael and how he hasn't seen his family in months! I thought of Mason and how he had to die, my own brother, because he was protecting Masey and me! Masey lost her twin, mom! Your son! Everything happened because a stupid guy went power crazy and I had the power to stop it all! I had to do it, mom! I had to! I wasn't about to lose Masey or Michael or God forbid little Mya and Mia! You don't understand though, do you? You never have! I did it for you, you know?! I saw you after Mason died, you died with him and I wasn't about to let it happen again!" Bailey yelled, standing up and glaring at Amelia, her voice was shaking the room and the windows shattered as she started to glow again. Suddenly… Bailey was gone; she disappeared right before Amelia's eyes… again.
Amelia stood there shocked, tears running down her face, her face gone pale.
"Bailey… Bailey! Come back!" Amelia screamed, rushing to where her daughter just stood. Albus was staring at the spot Bailey was just standing in shock, his face pale. Louis ran out of the room and Molly rushed to Albus' side as Hermione ran to Amelia.
"Where'd my daughter go? Where'd she go, dang it?!" Amelia yelled at Hermione. Hermione just pulled Amelia in her arms, smoothing her hair and whispering comforting words to her. Amelia just went limp in her arms and sobbed, finally realizing what just happened, what Bailey just said.
Molly was sitting next to Albus who had his head in his hands, shaking with sobs. Molly rubbed his back comfortingly and was silently crying herself.
Louis ran into the room followed by Isaac, Draco, Teddy, Victoire, Scorpious, Ginny, Harry, and Ron. Isaac immediately went for Amelia and took her from Hermione, slowly falling to the floor with his wife. Draco froze when he saw Bailey's empty bed and tears filled his eyes, spilling over, he grabbed Scorpious in a hug. Ron went for Hermione who was now crying as well. Harry and Ginny immediately went to Albus and Molly, Ginny hugging Molly and Harry hugging Albus. Victoire was crying, as was Teddy and they were embraced.
"Where could she have gone? Why would she leave again?" Amelia asked, her voice thick and her tears still coming. Isaac shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"We need to look for her! Go search for her, now!" Albus said hastily, after he pulled himself together. Louis nodded.
"I'll go get some of the guys and pull a team together. None of you should go; you're too unstable right now." Louis said making his way to the door.
"I wan to help, Louis. Please, let me help." Albus pleaded. Louis looked at him and then at Harry. Harry shook his head, saying no.
"Albus, you can't go. You're definitely not okay to go out there right now. James will go and find her, along with Fred, Hugo, and Louis. Your uncles will go too, okay? They'll find her in no time." Harry told his son softly, still holding him in his arms. Albus looked like he was about to protest, but didn't, instead he slumped back into the bed grabbing a pillow and burrowing his face into it. Harry just rubbed his back comfortingly while sitting on the edge of the bed. Harry was upset that his son had to go through all this; it was visible on his face.
Eventually everyone calmed down and Hermione cleared her throat. Everyone turned to look at her, wondering what she was going to say.
"Isaac, you have some explaining to do. Why didn't you think to mention that you were Daniel Jacobs and that Bailey was Issy Jacobs?" Hermione asked, confused and a little angry.
"WHAT?!" Several voices shouted around the room. Harry stood up and looked at Isaac with wide eyes.
"Issy's not dead?" Harry questioned in a whisper.
Isaac looked at Amelia and she nodded.
"You have to understand…" Isaac started.
Across the country a young woman was standing in the woods. Memories from her childhood running through her head and she walked deeper into the woods until she stopped and looked up, sitting in a tree was a big tree house, looking just the way it had when she left it nine years ago.
