There was a soft knock on the door.
"Come in."
Neville walked in.
"Oh, hey Nev." I said giving him a small smile.
"Hey Laney, mind if I sit down?"
"Be my guest."
He sat down next to me and said "Thinking about Cedric?"
"Yes, I'm really going to miss him." I lamented leaning my head on his shoulder.
"So, you were close?"
"I met him through D.J right before first year."
Neville nodded.
"How is Harry taking it?"
"As well as expected. I mean he saw him die."
I shuddered and Neville wrapped his arm around me. We stayed like that for the rest of the ride home. Once at the station we all met up with our parents/guardians. Grimmauld Place was the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. This was also Harry and Sirius's house so I had been here over the summers. I met the real Mad Eye Moody. I met Bill Weasley. I saw Sirius's cousin Tonks again. It was a couple days later we had just received our Hogwarts letters. We were just about to open our letters when Neville tumbled out of the floo network. I ran to greet my best friend/boyfriend and help him up. He sat next to me on the couch.
"Let's open them!" Hermione almost squealed.
"You go first." I stated.
"No, you go."
"Will one of you just open the bloody letter!" Ron exclaimed annoyed.
Hermione and I glared at Ron.
"I'll go first." I stated.
"Okay."
I opened my letter and a badge fell out.
"I got prefect!" I exclaimed happily.
"Congratulations." Harry and Hermione said.
"Thanks."
"Cedric would've been proud of you." Neville whispered in my ear as I hugged him and he kissed my forehead.
"I know." I whispered back as I pulled out his hug and settled closer to him so I was practically on his lap.
"I also got prefect!" Hermione said.
"Like that wasn't predictable." Harry laughed at his best friend.
She laughed.
"I got prefect too." Harry said.
"We can be prefects together for different houses but we're still both prefects!" Hermione squealed hugging Harry.
"Who's the male perfect for Ravenclaw? "
"Terry Boot, how about the female for Gryffindor?"
"Lavender Brown."
"Lucky, she's quite fit." Ron said.
"Who's the male prefect for Hufflepuff?"
"Luca Andersen."
"I really need to get myself a girlfriend." Ron stated.
"There's always Sue."
"Or Luna."
"I'll go with the less crazy one for now."
"Luna is not crazy!" Harry and I exclaimed.
It was now the day we were going to see my mum. Neville and Alice were coming along as well.
"Hello I'm Minerva McGonagall, is this woman here?" She asked showing the nurse the old newspaper.
"Yes, but she has no identification."
"She does now, she's my daughter Shirley McGregor."
"She's been here for about eight years and you're barley claiming her now, what a good mother you are."
"I don't appreciate the sarcasm miss." My grandma said sternly.
She sighed and said "Who else is with you?"
"My daughter's fiancé Joseph Gladstone, their daughter Delaney, her best friend Alice and her son Neville."
"Okay, right this way." She said picking up the file and leading us to the room.
Neville held my hand tightly as we walked to the room.
"Here we are." She said.
We walked into the room. There was my mum.
"Miss, this woman here claims to be your mum." She said.
She turned towards us and recognition dawned in her eyes and she asked "Mum?"
"You remember?"
"Of course, you're my mum."
My grandma gave her a tearful smile and they hugged. I had never seen her cry.
"My, Delaney you've grown."
"That tends to happen, mum."
"You got your dad's sense of humor, I missed that."
"I missed you as well, Shirley."
She smiled at my dad and turned to Alice.
"Hey Shirley." Alice smiled at her.
"Allie."
They shared a hug.
"And this must be your son." She said looking at Neville.
"Yes, ma'am. I'm Neville."
"You can call me Shirley, if you like."
Neville nodded.
"Well, isn't this touching." The nurse said.
My grandma glared at her. My mum was released.
"So, has it just been you two all this time?" My mum asked.
"It was just us for about two years until we moved in with Danny."
"Did something happen to Pam?"
"She died in a car accident in November of 87." My dad told her.
My mum gasped and said "Oh, that's horrible."
"I'll take you there right now."
My mum nodded. We went back to our house.
"We're back!" My dad called.
A few minutes later Aunt Becky walked in with one twin in each arm.
"Hey Beck." My dad said.
"Hey Joey."
"Who's kids are these?" My mum asked. I think she may have been a bit suspicious.
"Mine and my husband Jesse's."
"Jesse?"
Before anyone could respond Uncle Danny and Uncle Jesse walked in with little Michelle.
"Danny?" My mum asked.
"Should I know you?" Danny asked.
"You remember Shirley, my ex fiancé?" My dad asked.
"Yes."
"That's me."
Uncle Danny didn't say anything.
"So, you finally came back?" Uncle Jesse asked icily.
"Mr. Katsopolis, don't you dare take that tone with my daughter!" My grandma exclaimed.
"I can handle this mum, thanks though."
My grandma nodded.
"You have no idea I regretted leaving them the minute I left but I had to keep my family safe."
"Safe?"
"Death eaters were trying to recruit me because they knew I was the daughter of a powerful witch. So, I had to leave my family and change my name so they wouldn't find me but I was found anyway and tortured into insanity by said death eaters."
"Including Barty Crouch Junior." I said.
"How do you know that, sweetie?"
I slightly flinched and Neville wrapped his arm around me. My mum turned to my grandma to explain.
"He was under the Polyjuice Potion first term of last year and he taught those horrible curses."
"And I reacted to the Cruciatus curse and we told grandma."
We continued the story.
"You guys all live here, it's quite small."
"We manage mum, I like to think we're the muggle version of the Weasleys" I said.
"You know the Weasleys?"
"Yes, I'm quite close with Ginny, Fred and George but Ron can get on my nerves sometimes."
My mum nodded just as Stephanie and D.J walked in.
"Who's this?" Stephanie asked.
"This is my mum."
"It's nice to see you girls, I haven't seen you since Stephanie's second birthday."
They nodded and we sat down.
"So, you four must be students at Hogwarts."
"I just graduated with top marks and I was a Hufflepuff."
"I'm just about to start my third year as a Gryffindor," Stephanie said.
"I'm a Hufflepuff, mum."
"Gryffindor." Neville said.
We continued talking.