Here is the epilogue. Thanks to all those who read and reviewed.
Rowling owns all characters but the Larrocas and lyrics go to Sammy Cahn (sung by the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra).
Almost immediately after graduation, the Marauders and Lily began Auror training while Calli went to work at Gringrotts, they all joined the Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix, and James and Lily became engaged.
The two were married in a small ceremony that December, with Sirius as best man and Calli as maid of honor. When some asked James, "Why the rush?" He answered he was not rushing because he had known they were meant for each other years ago. Lily's explanation was that James had to marry her before she realized what she was doing.
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
The wedding was barely over as everyone began to speculate when Remus and Calli would be next to tie the knot but they were in no hurry to walk down the aisle. Then things got bad, with Voldemort gaining more and more power everyday, causing many to go into hiding, including Remus and Calli. They moved in together, into a small apartment near Calli's old school, where Remus got a job teaching. Americans seemed more open to werewolf professors than their British counterparts.
Deeper than the deep blue see is
That's how deep it goes if it's real
Despite the distance, they made sure to stay in frequent contact with the Order members and were present at the birth of Harry, James and Lily's son. As expected, Calli was named Harry's Godmother and Sirius his Godfather. Around that time, it was discovered that there was a traitor among Order members, which led to there being tension between some members. Everyone had their idea of who it might be but no one spoke of it. All were on edge, fearing their loyalty was being forever tested. All the while, the Longbottoms and Potters were facing increased attention from Death Eaters and Voldemort himself and so they went deeper into hiding.
One night, Calli returned home after spending some time with Lily and the baby and after about an hour, realized she had forgotten something back in England. Using the port key, she returned to Godric's Hollow to find the Potters' house demolished, her two friends dead, and their child crying, but still alive. Calli rushed to him, cradling him, trying to comfort him but knowing it was useless. Sirius showed up only seconds later on his motorcycle and turned on her as if she was Voldemort himself.
"Is this your doing?!" he roared at her.
"My doing?" she hissed, trying not to upset Harry anymore than necessary, "You're the damned Secret-Keeper! How could you?"
"If I was the Secret-Keeper, this would have never happened! If you're not responsible, how is it that you're here and still alive?"
Her answer seemed automatic as she took in the scene, "I forgot something and came back for it."
"So you happened to miss the entire thing. How convenient."
The glare she shot him frightened him slightly, "How dare you, Sirius Black, how dare you! If I had stayed a little longer, I could have helped them... I-I could have been one of them. Merlin... where is Remus?"
She began to break down as everything began to come to light. She could be dead along with two of her best friends, whose child was now an orphan, and someone she loved and trusted was responsible. Holding Harry close to her, she crumbled to the ground.
And when somebody needs you
It's no good unless she needs you all the way
Trying to collect herself, she thought, "If you're not the Secret-Keeper, who is then, huh? And why wasn't I told about it? Or Remus?"
At that moment, Rubeus Hagrid showed up, demanding Harry. Both Sirius and Calli offered to take him, each demanding the other was untrustworthy but Hagrid refused, insisting Dumbledore had ordered him to take the boy to his aunt's. Finally, Sirius gave Hagrid his motorcycle to get Harry to a safe place as soon as possible, claiming he would no longer need it.
With Hagrid gone, Sirius was about to Apparate in search of Peter Pettigrew but Calli called out to him, "Are you not going to answer me, Black?"
"You weren't told because I suspected Remus of being the spy within the Order," he said with little emotion.
Her anger quickly began to boil over, "No wonder you didn't tell me then! You must have known I would have shot you down! How could you even think that? Now look what's happened because you can't even trust your own friend! Did you suspect me as well? You think I would put my own best friend and Godson at risk?"
"And you think I would?!"
Calli shook her head, "I don't think I even know you anymore Sirius... I've got to tell Remus…"
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what may
With that she was gone and Sirius went on to find Peter only to be framed for his and twelve Muggles' death and sent straight to Azkaban.
Upon the news of Peter's murder and Sirius' guilt, Calli broke down completely, sinking into a deep depression. James, Lily, Peter, and Sirius were gone, whether it be to death or imprisonment. Who was left? Only Remus… and Harry.
She and Remus relied on each other to get through the pain together and it made them stronger as a couple. But Calli's determination shifted direction. She would no longer hide out in America, she had to return to Britain, no matter how unsafe, if only to protect Harry. She was his Godmother after all.
For the next few years, Remus tried to bring up the issue of marriage with Calli, always fearful he might somehow lose her, but Calli shied away from the topic, scared of what could happen. Finally, after eight years of dating and five years after that fateful night, Calli submitted and the two eloped. Two years later, they were blessed with a son, Aeneas Evan James. His middle names were in honor of their dear friends.
Who knows where the road will lead us?
Only a fool would say
In the summer of 1993, Sirius became the first prisoner to escape from Azkaban and Remus decided it was best to apply for the open position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts to keep an eye on Harry. Remus would not allow Calli and young Aeneas to move close by, fearing what Sirius may do if he knew. Remus befriended Harry and told him of his parents, of Sirius, and of Calli, his Godmother. On one of Harry's Hogsmeade weekends, Calli was reunited with Harry.
Before the school year was out, Sirius was caught but again escaped and Remus quit when it became known that he was a werewolf. He returned home a different man, a man who had learned the truth and no longer had to live in uncertainty about his own friend. Calli felt relieved Sirius was innocent but angered that Peter had betrayed them and was still free.
With that, the Order was revived and Remus and Calli were some of the firsts to re-join. When Harry began his fifth year, the Lupins moved in with Sirius into his childhood home, 12 Grimmauld place, which, ironically, was now the Order's headquarters. Soon, the Weasleys, Harry, and their friend Hermione Granger joined them. Despite the number of people, Sirius remained gloomy. Calli decided to finally mend the rift between them -- she had never truly thought Sirius was capable of betraying James and Lily, for she knew he felt about them the same way she did. He admitted the same and they were just like old friends again, working together to aid Harry as his respective Godparents.
From there, times only got worse. Sirius was lost in a battle that broke out in the Department of Mysteries. Amelia Bones and Emmeline Vance were murdered later that summer. A short time after Sirius' death, Dumbledore was murdered by Snape -- this murder hit everyone harder than any other. But even more died, including Hogwarts' Muggle Studies professor, Mad-Eye Moody, and Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour.
Vengeance should have been felt when, during the fight at the Malfoy Manor, Peter's silver hand, given to him by Voldemort, strangled him due to his hesitation at killing Harry, but Peter's remorse had proven he was still the lovable boy he had been at Hogwarts.
The final battle took place at Hogwarts, where Fred Weasley, Snape (who turned out not to be a traitor), Tonks, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Voldemort were killed. None of these hurt more to Calli as the loss of Remus, who was killed by Antonin Dolohov, who was later defeated by Professor Flitwick. Calli had come out of the battle with many bodily injuries, but all could be healed. She never fully recovered from Remus' loss and she never remarried.
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way, all the way
For his first year, Aeneas Lupin attended Grant School of Sorcery, his mother's first school, until Hogwarts re-opened the next year. He was sorted in Gryffindor, played on the Quidditch team as Chaser, got practically all Os (especially in Defense), and became Head Boy in his seventh year. Unlike his parents, he did not wait to marry. At the age of 21, he married Gabrielle Delacour, Bill Weasley's sister-in-law. Calli was later blessed with two grandchildren -- Renée Jacqueline and John Remus.
I'm gonna love you all the way
