Cynthia Lupin and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter Ten a Death to Remember
Cynthia went to see Aunt Lilly the next morning. Aunt Lilly welcomed her kindly as she was a wonderful woman. "Hello Cynthia how are you?" she asked kindly. Cynthia smiled. "I'm okay how are you?" she replied as Lilly had been captured and that's not such an easy recovery. Lilly just smiled again. "I'm all right. Your father has a slow recovery though." Lilly told her. Cynthia immediately looked worried. "Will he be okay?" Cynthia asked worriedly. Lilly didn't reply. What am I supposed to tell her? She knows about the stone but how can I tell her that James and Sirius haven't been able to find it yet? That Remus might not survive? Tears ran down Lilly's eyes and the more she tried to stop those tears the more they came. She's only eleven. "Aunt Lilly?" Cynthia said looking even more worried. Why is she crying? Is Dad still alive? The silence was unbearable for Cynthia. She knew she should've found a way to sneak out. Cynthia took one look at Lilly's tearful face and ran out of the room and straight to the hospital wing. When she found Madam Pomfrey she asked "Can I please Dad, Poppy?" Madam Pomfrey nodded and let her in. Her dad was still alive. She ran up to his bed. "Dad!" she cried and hugged him. Mr. Potter and Sirius were there too. She angrily got up and turned to Sirius. "Do you still think I shouldn't be involved in this Sirius?" she asked him and surprisingly he didn't look up. Actually she noticed neither Mr. Potter nor Sirius was moving. "Sirius?" she asked and suddenly an evil laugh filled the room. Cynthia took a step back as the people who were Mr. Potter and Sirius changed into Greyback and Peter. "Peter I know this isn't really you, stop being evil I know you want to stop." Cynthia pleaded with him. Peter took a step back and looked at Greyback who was glaring at him furiously. Peter trembled at the glare he was receiving and took his wand out. Cynthia didn't know what to do. Should she run out and call for help? Or should she stay and try to fight Greyback off? She knew she was going to die but she would go down fighting. Greyback aimed a spell at her and she felt herself going unconscious. If this is death then take me. Before she fell unconscious she felt hands push her out of the way.