"Hey, is everything ok?" asked Lucius as Cameron wrapped her green and silver scarf around her neck.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Juliet and I just got in a little fight, that's all."

"Oh, well you should go talk to her. She's just up there," He pointed towards her twin sister. They were walking the short distance from the school to Hogsmead.

"No, I'll talk to her later. We're meeting at the Hogshead around noon. Where is that by the way?"

"I'll show you were it is. I didn't know you were meeting her, is that why she needed to talk to you yesterday?"

"Kind of"

"Well do you want me to go with you?"

"No" she said a little too quickly "I need to go by myself"

"Ok, if you're sure" he said wrapping his arm around her shoulders.

"Juliet!. . . Hey Juliet. . . Slow down" Sirius ran up next to her. "What's the hurry"

"What?" mumbled Juliet just now noticing his presence. "Oh, hi Sirius, what's up?"

"Nothing. Are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine. Why?"

"Because you seem a little, I don't know, distracted" he lightly grabbed her arm so that she would stop. "Something's wrong"

" I know you saved me the other night and everything, but that doesn't change anything" she looked into his eyes which changed from concerned, to confused, then to almost hurt.

"What are you talking about? There's nothing to change." he said, his eyes recovering from their brief show of emotion.

"You treated me like shit and-"

"I thought we'd been over this"

"You can't just say that you're sorry and expect everything to be alright."

"But Juliet, I ignored you for a couple weeks. I didn't know you and I didn't want to. But now-"

"I don't care why you did it, you shouldn't have and why should I have to forgive you just because you came back!" Tears were slowly sliding down her cheeks.

"Juliet. Are we still talking about me?"

"Of course we are. Who else would we be talking about."

"I don't know. You tell me." he said wiping the tears from her face.

"I. . . I can't" she shook her head slowly.

"Come on, We should get going. Let's start at the Three Broomsticks I'll buy you a drink. A good fire whisky sounds good about now."

"It's eleven o'clock in the morning and we're under age."

"Oh right. Well to the Hogshead then"

"What does that change?" she laughed

"Cause the beauty of the Hogshead is that nobody gives a shit." he put his arm around her and led her into the small village.

"Are you sure you don't want me to stay" asked Lucius asked as he pulled open the door of the Hogshead pub for Cameron.

"I'm sure. I'm Just meeting with Juliet. I'll find you later ok." She responded kissing him on the lips and smiling.

"I still don't see why you have to meet her here. You guys could've gone to the Three Broomsticks like every other student. She shrugged avoiding the same question for the third time today. Honestly she had no idea why her father had chosen to meet here.

"Just Go" he kissed her again and then turned to leave.

"If you're not at Honeydukes at three I'm coming back here to look for you." He said glancing back at her over his shoulder.

"Go. I'll be fine. I promise" she laughed shooing him out the door. She turned around and immediately lost all confidence. At least ten creepy old men were staring at her. She made her way through the smokey pub toward the small table in the corner at which Juliet sat with another Gryffindor.

"Hey Cam. Sirius you should go." Juliet smiled up at him.

"Ok, if you say so" he smiled back. "I can wait at the bar if you want."

"No, but thanks. I'll be fine. You should go find Remus, and the others."

"Ok then. Bye. Find me later ok." he said standing

"Ok"

"So who was that" Cameron said the moment Sirius was out of ear shot

"It was Sirius" Juliet shrugged. "I know what your thinking. He's Just a friend"

"Yeah like Johnny Hartman was a friend until you made out with him at mom's Christmas party last year." she giggled

"Cameron!"

"What?"

"Oh never mind. He's here" Juliet nodded to a man who was walking toward their table. He had deep blue eyes like the twins but his hair was nearly black. This was defiantly their father. With the exception of his hair color he looked almost exactly like his daughters. Only twenty some years older and a man.

"Hello" He said as he approached the table. "Cameron, you came. I've missed you so much" Cameron looked at her father who kissed Juliet an the cheek as he sat down between his daughters. "Juliet I can't tell you how glad I am to have seen you yesterday."

"Did you get the teaching position?" Questioned Juliet hopefully. If he taught at Hogwarts then she could see him every day.

"I'm afraid not. Professor Dumbledore does not seem to think that I would make a good teacher" he shrugged.

"Didn't you grow up in London? Did you go to Hogwarts?" Juliet asked. Her and her father had much more in common than she knew.

"Yes, I went to Hogwarts. That was a long time ago though. I was in the Slythern house. Like you Cam."

"How did you know what house I was in?" She questioned still not trusting the man who claimed to be their father.

"Dumbledore told me." He said simply. He glanced at her hand and smiled. "You still wear that ring I gave you" It was true. Cameron wore her ruby ring wherever she went. Juliet had a matching emerald ring which she also always wore. Juliet heard a tapping and turned to look out the window to her left. Remus was standing outside knocking on the window to get her attention.

"I'll be right back" She said standing and leaving the pub to see what Remus could possibly want. "What?" She questioned when she turned the corner to see him. "You know how important this is to me."

"I think it's a trick." he said obviously feeling bad for ruining her meeting with her father.

"You think what's a trick." Juliet tapped her foot impatiently.

"I don't think he's your father." He looked at Juliet fully aware of the anger in her eyes. "There have been rumors, about a dark wizard rising to power. What's the likelihood that your father comes back now. When a dark wizard is looking for followers."

"No. He's my father. He came back for me." there was doubt in her voice "I don't believe you, why are you lying to me?"

"Juliet, why would I lie?"

"I'm going back inside."

"Juliet"

"Leave me alone Remus" she stormed back into the pub just in time to see her father leaving.

"Where are you going?" asked Juliet

"I have to leave" Replied her father kissing her on the top of her head. "I don't know when I'll be back but I'll write."

"Okay. Where are you going? I want to write you to."

"No don't. I don't know where I'll be. Good bye" Then he left. Juliet had the feeling that she was losing her father for the second time.

"What did you say to him?" Juliet questioned Cameron. "It's your fault he left"

"Julie, don't see him again ok."

"What? Why? You don't think he's our father either do you?"

" I know he's our father, but he's not the man who we grew up knowing and loving. He's changed, Julie. Mom must have had a good reason to kick him out or she never would have. You know that." Cameron stood to leave.

"I don't care what he did to piss her off, he's our father."

"Our father left us three years ago. If he's back now he wants something. Just be careful until you know what it is." Cameron smiled at her sister then turned to leave. "Bye Julie, we really need to see each other more often, I miss you." Juliet nodded. "I love you"

"I love you too Cam."