A/N: I'm really sorry that I haven't been updating very much! I promise you, I have a lot of chapter already written for Halloween and the build up to Christmas! They are already typed up and are currently hidden so that I can simply unhide (is that even a word?) them on the dates which I have decided to upload them on. I have also set reminders On my iPod so that I won't forget to update! I've made a promise to myself to try and update at least once a week and this update will probably be on a Friday.
Thank you to everyone who has read and or commented on this fan-fiction and thank you for bearing with me!
Now, enough from me...onward to the chapter!
It was breakfast, the following morning.
"Morning Ellie!" Indis called to her younger sister as she headed past her with several of her friends.
"Morning Indy!" Eleniel called back, grinning.
As Molly, Lily and Eleniel wandered along the corridor, in no great hurry to reach the Great Hall, Aredhel also passed them, arm-in-arm with her boyfriend (a half-blood called Christopher), and called good morning to her youngest sister.
As Eleniel and her friends walked down the corridor towards the Great Hall, they passed Peeves, who was getting a severe scolding from the Bloody Baron. Nearly-Headless-Nick greeted the three girls with his usual trick of pulling his head off at an angle rather than tipping his hat.
Giggling, Eleniel, Molly and Lily headed across to the Gryffindor table and found empty seats. They had just stopped laughing when Remus, James, Sirius and Peter came in.
The four boys sat down opposite them, much to the disgust of Lily and the amusement of Molly and Eleniel.
Lily was about to move further down the table, away from the boys, when Molly gave her a stern look and said "Lily, remember your promise!"
Sighing, Lily sank back down onto the bench.
The four boys looked interested.
"What promise?" James asked curiously.
"None of your business Potter" Lily snapped.
Molly and Eleniel exchanged a despairing look, which only Remus noticed (and was greatly puzzled by).
Everyone was distracted however when an eagle owl landed on Eleniel's shoulder. Laughing, she took the envelope (which was addressed to her) from it's beak. She fed it an owl treat from the pocket of her robes before it flew off with a soft flutter of wings.
"Is it from your brothers?" Sirius asked, before she'd even had chance to open the envelope.
"At least let her open it!" Remus chuckled.
"It probably is..." Eleniel replied. "Screech is Caspian's owl...unless Lassiel borrowed him, which she never does because she has her own owl..."
Peter looked up from his toast. "What's her owl called?" he asked.
Sirius groaned. "Peter! No one cares! We just want to know who the letter is from!"
Eleniel looked disapproving. "Well I care about my sister's owl, thank you very much!" she retorted. Turning to Peter, she told him "Aredhel's owl is called Flash"
Sirius looked like a child who had just received a scolding. "Sorry El" he muttered.
Lily and Molly gave Eleniel a knowing look, which she purposely chose to ignore. Slowly and deliberately, she opened the envelope and took out the letter. Silently, she read it, before handing it to Remus (who was sitting opposite her), a smile spreading across her face...