New Years Eve. In a memory
And you ask me what I want this year. And I tried to make this good and clear, just a chance that maybe we'll find better days.
"Fleur?"Viktor asked. She turned to him.
"When is it that Aly's coming back?"he asked her from the couch.
"I don't think she is."She said before going back to her Jack Daniels bottle.
"No. She is."Ryan said to them.
"Yeah. She is."A woman's voice said from the door.
Real time.
"She's not coming back is she?"Viktor asked.
"No, she isn't."Fleur confirmed.
An unknown location
A girl was walking down the street. She was walking alone. She looked like she had been through hell and had hair was long, black, and uneven. She looked around. And she kicked open a a bar. Then, she looked around, her eyes were green.
Godric's Hollow
Two people, no older than twenty-three, were walking. It was a man and an women. The women had red man had glasses and unkempt black hair. They were walking and looking around without knowing didn't.
The Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts
A woman with pink hair was walking, around her waist was the arm of a tall man with mousy brown hair. Near them was a man that looked like he had been put in prison in years. Near them was a man with flaming red hair. And, far, far away, there was many more people walking into Hogwarts.
Time skip, January 15th
" , they have been in custody for weeks. It's really them, we are positive."McGonagall said to Harry.
"All of them, you are sure about all of them?"He asked.
"Every single one."She confirmed.
"Let's go."He said. They went into the Great Hall, due to the serious issues at hand, all of the students had been sent to Durmstrang and Beauxbatons for the time being.
"Harry?"They heard someone yell as they entered the Great Hall. He looked. It was walked over to him and tripped. He caught her.
"Still clumsy."He said nothing and just hugged him.
"Teddy?"She asked.
"Is nineteen and just like you."He said. It was then that Sirius, Remus, Lily and James came over.
"Were you all briefed on everything?"he asked. They all nodded. Then. Sirius gave him a hug, and then Remus did. THen Lily did, and she started crying. Then James did, he said he had something in his eye.
"Did any of you meet a girl named Aly?"he asked. Everyone shook their heads no.
Shell Cottage
"Harry. If you're lying.'Fleur started.
"I'm not, I can't be positive if she did. But people are.I just met my parents and saw Tonks. No one saw Aly anywhere. Where would she go"Harry responded.
"The safe house."Viktor said.
"She would go to the Safe house. It has everything she would need to would go there until she got everything sorted out."Ryan finished.
"Where is this safe house?"Bill asked.
"I'd rather not say."Fleur said. "We can apparate you there though."She suggested.
"Just Bill, Ron and already knows Bill and to many new people would get her edgier."Ryan said.
"That works."Ron said.
"She isn't going to be in a good state when we get , confused.I would be on your guard, she shoots to kill, not to maim."Ryan said.
"She sounds fun."Ron joked.
"Matters on your definitions of fun."Viktor said."We'll apparate you there"he finished.
All that was heard outside the house was three pops.
Bulgaria
There was a house. Somewhat big, looked like nothing from the were no lights was dark. Six people appeared. Three of them were comfortable in the surroundings, three were looking around.
"She's waiting it out."Fleur said looking in. She took off her shoes and grabbed a handgun from a bush and a knife from under a rock.
'Waiting for what?"Harry asked.
"Anyone. Family members, hell she might even be waiting for me. She was trained to make a point when she needs to ,and that will be when she puts you on your ass."Fleur said.
"How did you guys get this place?"Ron asked while looking around.
"My uncle left me some stuff. This was one of it, we started using it when we got into Delta."Fleur said while keeping her eyes on the door.
"So let's do it, me and Fleur will go in the front, Bill and Viktor each side, Ron and Harry the back. I'd be prepared for her to come from above."Ryan said. No one spoke, they just started.
Bill saw that one door was unlocked. He opened it and went in with his wand at the went in the other door and found he had to kick the door lights were still all and Harry both went in the back and found that they had to work in the dark. Ryan went in the front first. That was when things started to get came in after. In a flash, Ran was on the was pulled into a fight with something unknown, everyone heard found a light and then they all saw it.
Fleur, and a girl with black hair fighting. Ryan on the it went and separated them both, throwing them into groaned. The other girl got up and aimed a gun.
"Sorry."Viktor said. Fleur got up.
"No you're not."Fleur said.
"Aly, are you putting that gun down?'Viktor asked turning to her.
"Maybe if someone will explain."She had a thick Bulgarian accent.
"You were dead."Ryan spoke all turned to him. Aly lowered the gun a little.
"You were dead, and now you're not. Unless, it isn't really you and just someone polyjuiced. How would I know?"Fleur said.
"Prove that its you."Viktor said.
"Me and Fleur always one squirm week because I have no morals."She said.
"Everyone knows that."Ryan said.
"I was stabbed so many times that I lost count. I called Vik and when he came I was half dead. He laid with me until I died."She said. Everyone looked at Viktor.
"It's her."he said.
"Now how do I know that it's really you guys?"she asked, raising the gun again.
"I was forced to compete in the Tri-Wizard tournament so I wouldn't be sent to Azkaban."Fleur lowered her gun.
"Hello Bill, you're looking well."Aly said turning to Bill.
"Hello Aly. It's good to see you."He said to her.
"So to make sure you have no injuries the aurors are doing would like you to come to Hogwarts for a little while to brief you on some things. Of course, being a decorated Auror yourself it is up to you."Harry said to Aly.
"So I'm guessing that you two are Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, head aurors for England."She said. The nodded.
"Who's running Delta?"she asked.
"We've been running it, not very well. So we are looking at Bulgaria for a temporary option until we can get someone permanent."Ron said.
"Okay. I don't mind at all. You seem to know what you're doing as opposed to the guys that were in charge when I was needed for joint missions."Aly groaned.
"Viktor did you have to throw me into that wall so hard. I think I have a few broken ribs."Fleur said.
"Yes I did. You will survive."Viktor said.
"Stop fighting we don't have time for it."Ryan said sounding like a kindergarten teacher.
Great Hall
While some of the now alive people had taken to temporarily staying in dorm rooms,many were still staying in the great hall. Aly was sitting against a wall with a bottle of firewhiskey. The Marauders had taken to sleeping in a corner. And the room itself was beginning to resemble an evacuation center. Some people were slowly going home, familie were being , the marauders were still curious about the girl sitting against a wall. So, Sirius decided to sit next to her.
"How many of those you got?"he asked sliding to her left.
"Enough to kill a Horntail."She said.
"One for me?"he asked. She reached to her right and a bottle appeared.
"Wandless magic?"he asked.
"Couldn't afford a real wand. Had to learn without one."She shrugged.
"How were you killed?"he asked.
"A death eater beat the shit out of me, stabbed me a thousand times, and left me on my kitchen floor."She said, "You?"
"My cousin knocked me into that Veil thing."He said.
"How many years for you?"he asked.
"Seven."She said.
"Twenty-one."He said.
"Old man."She joked.
"What did you do?"He asked.
"Delta Auror."She said.
"Fugitive, but I was an auror before."He said.
"Alessandra Maria Black."She said.
"Sirius Orion Black."He said.
"Cousin, sister or unknown child?"He asked.
"Unknown child."She said. Finally, they shook hands.
"Who was your mother?" he asked.
"I couldn't say. She O.D'd"She said.
"My stepdad had me until I ran."She said.
"Sorry about that."He said.
"Not your fault. Heard once that she stopped taking her pill."She said.
"Where'd you grow up?"he asked. He wanted to know her even if he didn't when she was a child.
"Bulgaria."She said.
"Should've guessed by the accent."He said.
"You know that you don't have to do this right?"She asked him.
"Yeah. But I want to."He said.
"Call me Aly, everyone does."She said to him.
"Padfoot."James yelled before coming over.
"Who's this?"He asked when he got there.
"Aly."Sirius said simply.
"And we know Aly how?"he asked.
"Come on. We have explanations to do."He said getting up. He helped her up and noticed her walked over to where, Lily, Remus, Tonks, and Fred were.
"Oh look theres Harry and Ron, he can help me explain."Aly said when she saw the two aurors, she waved them over.
"Help me."She mouthed.
"On your own."Ron said.
"Well we could use your help on a mission later."Harry said.
"Hi I'm Aly. My full name is Alessandra Maria Black. No, I don't know my mother. Yes, I am his daughter. And I am a Delta auror. No, I did not go to Hogwarts. Actually had no formal schooling. No, I do not currently have a wand, I only do wandless magic. And, yes, I am Bulgarian."Aly said very quickly. She then tried to make a break for it. Harry grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.
"I said later, not now."Harry said when she gave him her 'WTF?' look.
"Sirius you had a kid?"James asked his friend.
"Sirius you got a girl pregnant?"Lily asked a little louder and angrier.
"You can only do wandless magic?"Remus asked Aly.
"I knew that I recognized you."Tonks said to Aly.
"And Aly, that mission could now use you. Goodbye family."Harry said, grabbing Ron and Aly and bringing them with him.
"That was nice."Ron said as they left the great hall.
"Learned how to do that when I was fifteen to annoy my C.O."She said.
"You know that my mother is probably killing Sirius right about now."Harry said.
"He was in Azkaban for thirteen years. He'll survive."Ron said.
"By the way, there are a couple Umbridge's that absolutely hate me and Fleur."Aly said.
"There was more than one of her?"Harry asked.
"There was two. And one has been trying to get me and Fleur in Azkaban since ever."Aly said.
"Aly, can you come talk to me in private for a minute."Harry asked. She nodded and they rounded a corner.
"He lives with Ryan."Harry started.
"Ryan never got remarried. His name is Alex. He's in curse breaker training. He has your eyes, but besides, that, he looks like Sirius. He's in Gryffindor. He's protective. He's dating Fleur's youngest daughter."Harry finished.
"Harry."She started.
"And he would want to know you are alive."he finished.
"I will, I swear. I just need to get my living situation sorted out first and then I swear I'll do it."She said.
"I'll help you with that."he said.
"There isn't actually a mission, is there?"Aly asked. He shook his head no.
"He goes by Black you know, not Putrova."Harry said to her as she went to turn away.
"He'd probably be better off without me."She said.
"No he wouldn't."Harry said.
"I just screw stuff up wherever I go. He'd do so much better without me."Aly said. She didn't give him time to answer and just left. She didn't go back to the Great Hall. She just right out the door, and he didn't ask where she went.
Ryan
I remember loving her, but I do not remembering her loving me in return. I saw Aly and I tried not to smile from seeing her. And, no, I was not surprised to see her come at my door.
"Took you long enough."I said as I opened the flung her arms around my neck.I wrapped mine around her back. It was a feeling that I missed too much.
"You smell the same."She said before letting go, I motioned for her to come in.
"Have you showered since you woke up? You smell like death."i joked when she came into the kitchen.
"You still live here."She said.
"Vik and Fleur convinced me to stay. I wanted to take Alex and head to the lake house."I told her truthfully.
"Might have saved you some trouble."She said when she went to the kitchen.
"might have." I agreed. She walked to the fridge and opened it. She pulled out a bowl of strawberries and a smart water. I find it how remarkable Alex was like her. She had gone back into her old ways, and it made me as mad as hell.
"when are you going to talk to him?"I asked her.
"Soon."She said.
"He doesn't even know that this happened yet."I told her.
"Do you think he would be better off thinking I just didn't come back?"she asked.
"No."I said.
"What if you told him I didn't want to see him."She suggested.
"He's your son Les."I told her.
"Ryan I don't want this kid to have to deal with me. I fuck up and he does not deserve that."She said.
"Really, maybe you don't want to deal with the fallout of everything you did."I said to her, it was bothering me how angry I was getting.
"I know exactly what I did. And the fallout is going to be nothing new. I am used to you all hating me, but you have no idea how hard it is for your family to hate you. It is easier for you to just accept it and go on. Don't drag it out, or keep false hope. Do not do that to the kid."She said, she stood up and her voice got louder.
"You're being selfish."I said to walked to the door.
"Maybe I am."She said before leaving.I already regret not following her, I don't want to think of what she could be doing.
Auror office
"Sir I believe that it is time to notify the last of the families. There is only the ones with close connections to you and your family left."A random person said.
"Alright. You can call them."Ron said. The random person looked scared.
"Yes sir."He said.