He turned around, and there she stood. Krys…Padfoot… family. She had a big box in her hand also. Actually, she had a big box, with a little box on top of a big box. She let it go and it floated to the ground, before she and Harry ran to each other mockingly. He hugged her when they met up. He pulled back and looked at her, then hugged her again.

"I've missed you too, Prongsie." Krys said, as she pulled away from him. Harry laughed.

"Why did you leave?" he asked.

"I had to go. I had to get away." Krys said.

"You kn-"

"Don't talk about Ares." Krys warned. "All we talk about tonight are… good things." Harry nodded.

"Where did you go?"

"Nemonora."

"They didn't write the usual letter."

"I changed my address."

"Weren't you two a package deal? You and Hermione?"

"Yeah. And I huffed and puffed until they said that she would get paid anyway." Krys said, as she sat down.

"How's it been?"

"I've been horrible. I can't even sleep. And those students… some are young, some are old… but they're all lazy and horrible. It has showed me one thing. I am not meant to be in the classroom. I like it better when I can actually heal things. I started class of with the 'In this classroom, I am the law.' then I got all horrible, and said 'In this classroom, I am the punishment'. There's this smartass rich kid. I just want to punch him in his mouth all the time." Krys said. Harry laughed. "The best student that I have is this cool ass girl… and she is great. Honestly, the spell is wandless. This spell cannot be done without a certain amount of concentration. Only one person can do the spell so far, and that's the girl. She couldn't even do wandless when we started the class… we spent the entire class working until she got it right."

"What have you been doing?"

"Well… I have unlimited power with the course, so… I've been working around schedules to try and get everyone on task. The class runs almost everyday. Plus- I have a lot of visitors. Minnie and Poppy came to see me last week. Poppy was a visitor to my class. Oh- and I got a visit from Moody and Moony. Mrs. Weasley, Ms. Delgado, and Ronnie came to see me earlier."

"So the only people who didn't know where you were, were us?" Harry said. Krys looked thoughtful, before she nodded.

"Yeah." she said. "Pretty much. What have you been doing?"

"Waiting for phone calls from you." Harry said. Krys laughed.

"How is everyone?" she asked.

"And by everyone, do you mean A-"

"Don't, Prongsie." Krys said. She looked at the cake. "Are we gonna eat?" Harry handed her a fork. Krys took the fork, and ate around the edges. Harry watched her, and held back on asking his question.

"When are you coming home, Padfoot?" he finally asked. Krys looked up at him and smiled slightly.

"Um… Prongs, I don't know. I- I kind of……"

"Padfoot, what are you saying?"

"I don't know if I'm coming back." Harry looked at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Prongs…" Krys sighed, and ran her hand through her hair. "I…"

"You can't ruin your life because of what happened with you and Ares. You can't make everyone else suff-"

"You're not suffering." Krys said. "You can always come and visit me, Prongs."

"Padfoot, it isn't the same. California is your home. You made California everyone's home away from home. I haven't been in England in a month." Harry said.

"Prongs… I'm sorry. I have a future there. I've only been there for two months and already they want to grant me tenure."

"You have the opportunity to sit in and run your dad's business everyday, and you don't want to. You have a future there, too."

"Because people that have been running it under my father can run it better than me. No one, except Hermione, can teach this class better than me, Prongs. And it feels good."

"Padfoot… you're talking about picking up and leaving." Harry said.

"Prongs… just support me. Please, I don't want you to hate me for my decision."

"Whatever." Harry said.

"Prongs-."

"Its fine." he snapped. Krys looked down. "Padfoot, I'm sorry." Krys looked up and Harry held the box out to her. She looked at it, and waved her wand. Her two boxes whizzed to the two of them. She handed Harry the two boxes, and Harry handed her the box. Krys opened Harry's gift, and her eyes widened.

"Prongsie… I love you." she gushed. In the box were a pair of low black Adidas. They were spray painted with a white paw print outlined with an electric blue. Next to the paw print 'Padfoot' was written in electric blue cursive. There were little rhinestone sapphires inside of each 'o' of Padfoot. "Okay okay… open yours. The big one." Harry looked at the big box. Inside was a new set of auror robes. 'Potter' was written in emerald green. Harry looked at her. "You don't like it?"

"No, I love it. But- Padfoot, you know I don't work. I only go in when they need me. I'm lazy."

"Prongs… you should really make it full time. You know that you could be Class 3 in no time, detective even. I forget- is Class three higher, or is class one higher?"

"I don't even know." Harry said. They looked at each other and laughed.

"Okay- open the second box." Krys said. Harry nodded, and opened the second box. Inside was a small electronic item that Harry couldn't identify. "It's a self tracking device. I swear, I think all aurors should have one. If you ever get captured, then you know where you are… and when you escape, you'll still always know how to get back to the psychos, once you have backup." Harry nodded.

"Thanks."

"Dude- I tried." Harry laughed.

"No, I love it." he said. He pulled a tube from behind his back, and held it out to her.

"Ooh- more gifts." Krys said. Harry laughed.

"Its from Ares." Krys looked at the tube, and reached for it tentatively. She popped off the cap, and dumped the contents in her hand. Blueprints dropped from the tube. She looked at the design that he came up with and smiled.

"Cool." she said. She went through the sheets, until she was done. "Very cool." She stood up.

"I won't tell them, you know." Harry said. Krys nodded.

"I know." she said. "You ready to go?" Harry nodded, and they both apparated to Potter Manor. They walked through the mansion, looking around. Finally, they got to the main room, where the portraits were. Four big portraits were on the wall. One of each parent. Then two big wedding pictures. All of the portraits were sleeping. "Prongs, maybe we shouldn't wake them this year."

"Padfoot… they'll be mad." Harry said.

"Okay." Krys said, before all the portraits yelled,

"Boo!" Harry and Krys jumped back, slightly startled. Then the two laughed, along with all four portraits. "Happy twentieth birthday."

"Thanks." Krys said.

"Thanks." Harry said.

"So… are you going to tell us how everything is?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah… we haven't had any visitors for a while." Lily said.

"And the last few weren't pleasant." James said. "By the way, Krys, how are you?"

"Happy." Krys said.

"Are you eating?" E.J asked. Krys nodded. "What are you eating?"

"Chocolate, chocolate cake, cookies, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies-" Harry recited, before Krys punched him. "Ouch."

"Snitch." Krys complained. They all looked at her.

"Are you staying healthy?" they all asked her in some form.

"This is not 'gang up on Krys' day, okay?" Krys asked. This made all of the portraits laugh. "Why is everybody always asking if I'm healthy? Why don't we grill Prongsie over there?"

"Because he's not the one always scaring people." Sirius said. Krys looked at him.

"Well… I apologize for that. It seems that I'm always doing the wrong thing." she said.

"Is it me, or did they get along a lot better before we knew they were related?" James asked. This question broke the ice and made them laugh.

"You're my little girl… and I only want you safe." Sirius said. Krys nodded.

"I know." she said.

"Happy Birthday." said Sirius. Krys nodded.

"Thanks… daddy." she said.

"So… did everything pan out with that… boy?" Krys laughed and shook her head.

"He got married." she said.

"Well… then he's an idiot."

"I know. He is." Krys said. "Then again, I'm an idiot, too. I paid for the wedding… voluntarily." They all looked at her. "Don't judge… it was a personal choice, and he doesn't know. I got him a few Kryscounts."

"So… how was auror training?" Sirius asked Harry.

"Oh- it was good." Harry said.

"How was healer training?" Sirius asked Krys.

"Hermione and I got the grant. We healed the tissue and now I'm teaching a course in Nemonora, where all these incompetent rich kids have no idea what they're doing." Krys said.

"Hey… we were those rich kids." E.J joked. They all laughed.

"Yes, but you knew what you were doing." Krys said. "I mean… I'm teaching the slackers that didn't have the common sense to show up to class and write their names on the attendance sheet, before they left. A few of them were in classes with me, you can imagine how awkward that is. We were classmates, now I'm your teacher." They all laughed.

"So… how's Ginny?" E.J asked Harry.

"She's good." Harry said.

"When am I going to hear wedding bells?" Lily asked.

"When I have a steady job." Harry said.

"Yeah, your son is a slacker. He doesn't want a stable job. He gets called in when the ministry has a problem that they can't deal with. He's supposed to be like 'Super Auror'." Krys said.

"Shut up." Harry said.

"Make me, you punk." said Krys. "Um… mom."

"Yeah?" E.J asked.

"When were you going to tell me that you know Julia Jade Delgado?"

"When I tell you who killed me." E.J said.

"What?" Krys asked.

"No, Thalia. She didn't kill me." Krys exhaled. "I said I'd tell you, when I tell you who killed me."

"Can we not talk about this?" Sirius said.

"Get over it. We're all dead." Lily said.

"Yeah, can we stop talking about it like its no big deal?" Krys said.

"Whatever." E.J said. "It's the truth… but, whatever." Krys and Harry nodded. "When you're ready to know the truth, I'll tell you the truth. Its blocked for a reason, Thali… and I don't want you to look for it. You're not ready."

"Okay… whatever." Krys said. "I just want you to know that you just switched from really, really, British, to really, really Hispanic, and back… within the course of a second. But continue." E.J chuckled slightly.

"I don't want you looking for it, either, Jamie." E.J said to Harry. Harry nodded.

"Okay, Jazzy." he said.

"Daisy said that Peter popped up in the auror office, hemorrhaging and crying. Would you two know anything about that?" E.J. asked. Harry and Krys shook their heads in harmony. "The truth." Harry and Krys nodded. "Explain."

"He tried to kill me." Krys said. "Actually- he didn't get a chance to try… but he was lurking around outside the house. What was I supposed to do?"

"Let the ministry handle it." Lily said.

"Well… if its any consolation, Harry's an auror. He works for the ministry." Krys said. They all laughed, except for Lily.

"Not funny. You could be in serious trouble for that. I don't want you to abuse your power." she said.

"Mum, we didn't. Just imagine it… the person who ruined our lives flaunting the fact that he ruined our lives. He deserved it." Harry said.

"Honey, he deserved it." James said to Lily. Harry and Krys scrunched their noses, as Lily and James kissed.

"Ill." they chorused.

"But… in all reality, Melrose Pearl didn't even get detention when she put me under the Black Bone Shadowin-" Krys started,

"What?!!!" the portraits yelled.

"You didn't tell them, Prongsie?" Krys asked Harry.

"You were put under BBS?" E.J asked. "Who did it?" She was talking though clenched teeth.

"It wasn't maliciously." Krys said. "Plus… I was lucky. She didn't do it right, and no harm done. Just a month of my life."

"That's my girl." Sirius said. Krys and Harry laughed. "So… are you sure that you're okay? Is everything okay with you?"

"We're good." Krys and Harry said simultaneously.

"Call Daisy up here. She has your gif-" E.J said.

"Mom, I want to know." Krys said.

"Know what?" E.J asked feigning obliviousness.

"If you're not gonna tell me who killed you, you can at least tell me why."

"E.J, she deserves to know. They tried to kill her too." Sirius said.

"Too secretive, E.J. Its been affecting her too." James said.

"Yeah. They're right, E.J." Lily said. "Harry, leave the room."

"Why? I want to know. I have a right to know." Harry said.

"I'm gonna tell him anyway." Krys said.

"Thalia, I… the reason that I was in hiding was because, I- I created the ultimate weapon. And when you're ready, you'll know who killed me and what happened. But you're not ready." E.J said. "Trust me, when you're ready… you'll know. And you'll wish that you didn't have to carry it with you."

"Well… thank you. I'll sleep soundly tonight." Krys said in a jokingly sarcastic way that made them all laugh.

"I trust you, Thalia. I really do… but, I don't trust your ability. And I will not lie to you about that. You have too much power for someone so angry, and not enough self-control for someone with such power and capability. And when you learn or develop that self-control, your mind will be more than happy to let down all barriers to the secrets of your past." E.J said.

"Okay." Krys said.

"E.J, weren't you the one who accidentally set me on fire, when you thought I forgot your birthday?" Sirius said.

"I'm just not good with surprises." E.J said. "And it served you right. Turns out, you were just proposing."

"No, you have little to no self-control, E.J." James said.

"Listen, E.J… Krys spent an entire week with her trigger's fiancé, and didn't once hit her. I think she has good self control." Harry said.

"Yeah, and didn't you punch Emily in the face at the dance, E.J?" Lily said.

"Emily is Ares' wife." Krys said. They all looked at her.

"Emily Jr." Harry said.

"Oh honey." E.J said. "You really do have self-control."

"Especially after how you handled Emily Sr." Sirius said.

"Not enough self-control, obviously." Krys said. "I can wait."

"You'll be happy you did." Sirius said. "Nobody wants to remember what happened. When I found out… it took Daisy two hours to put me back on the wall." They all laughed.

"Um… I'm sorry. I have to go. Prongs… I have to go." Krys said.

"Padfoot…about not coming home. Are you sure?" Harry asked. Krys looked at him and smiled sadly, before she nodded.

"Yeah. I'm sorry, Prongsie… but its not gonna change."

"I was afraid you'd say that." Harry said.

"Looks like we're all moving our party to Switzerland." Krys said. Harry laughed. "Are you gonna come visit me?" Harry nodded.

"Yeah." he said, before he hugged her.

"Well- I love you guys. I'll see you guys." Krys said, before kissing each of their portrait cheeks. Harry groaned, and snapped his finger, making the cake disappear, before he kissed E.J and Lily. Then he and Krys disapparated. When they landed in the graveyard Harry turned to Krys.

"Why does your mum call you Thalia?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"My first week there. When they took care of me, you know." she said. Harry nodded. "They broke out into this story and told me everything that kids don't usually want to hear, but adopted kids live for. You know, the story of how they got together, their relationship, their marriage… all that shit. Well- she was talking about naming me. Dad wanted to name me Krystal, and mom wanted to name me Thalia. So, they did the most ghetto thing imaginable and put the names together, instead of using one and giving me the other as a middle name." Harry laughed. "My name in Spanish, is also Krystathalia… or that's what E.J claims. But I like it. I might even use it."

"Dannitti Thalia, Davetti Eris?"

"No. Dannitti and Davetti was reserved for my children with Ares." Krys said. "You know Dannitti and Davetti Delgado." Harry laughed.

"Padfoot, about Mark-"

"Prongs, I don't want to talk about it."

"Padfoot, please. You haven't done any healing." Krys looked at him and nodded.

"Lets go to my place." she said, as she took his hand and disapparated. Krys sat at her new apartment's kitchen table. "You wanted to talk…lets talk."

"You have to stop blaming yourself."

"Prongs… how do you think it makes me feel to know that I could've just left, and everything would've been alright?" Krys said.

"You saved over two hundred lives that night."

"Yeah. People who don't give a damn about what I lost that day. Okay… true. I probably made the right choice, but… I killed a part of me, for a bunch of people that don't give a flying fuck. And people who got pissed when the flight to Germany had to be delayed, and I got let off on the plane, bleeding, writhing and crying, with a pregnant stomach. And the worst part is that, I looked different, but they knew I was pregnant… so tell me what I killed my son for, Prongs. Filicide… I killed him." Krys said. "Tell me why I no longer have anything going for me."

"You didn't kill him, Padfoot. It was an accident. You're right." Harry said. "But you have to stop blaming yourself."

"No. I always have to play the goddamn hero. It happened because I was too damn weak and fucking do-gooder. 'Ooh- I'll risk my baby's life to save a bunch of bitches, who have nothing to do with me. Everything will be fine if I just do a good selfless deed'" she said in a happy tone. "Well guess what, not everything is fine. I have no one. I'm gonna die alone. I haven't had sex in two years. And the father of my late and nonexistent son is married to someone that he loves more than he loved me. Life is shitty, Prongs."

"Padfoot… it isn't your fault. These things happen and… no one can explain them."

"No. These things don't just happen, Harry. These things happen to me. Okay- you know what… in all truthfulness… you're right. I shouldn't blame myself… but that doesn't change the fact that I do. I lost everything because I couldn't just turn away."

"What about Hermione? You saved her too, that day."

"We could've both left."

"Hermione didn't leave because she wasn't going to leave you."

"I could've flamed. Pregnant phoenix-women can flame."

"Padfoot… you saved lives that night. You saved so many lives in that one night."

"Yeah, but I lost mine. I didn't even break even. Prongs, I got so used to the idea of having that baby. And… I kept thinking that if I did, I'd probably have a sense of contentment or a life, even. I just forgot that nothing ever goes the way its supposed to, when it comes to me. I'm like a jinx. Everything that I go near turns to dead." Harry took his cue and moved a few paces away from Krys, earning a laugh and smile.

"Come on, Padfoot… it cant just the fact that you lost the baby. It can't just be that."

"Its not. Its just-… I was used to the idea of having Ares' baby. Not just a baby… but his baby. I know, that seems psychotic." Harry nodded, and made Krys laugh again. "I just- I also- I wanted him. I wanted to be able to do my part in the cycle of the world. I wanted Mark Raphael John James Rodriguez-Black-Delgado." Harry laughed. "He sounds like a law firm, I know. But… I'll never have that." Harry nodded.

"I have to go." he said. "Happy twentieth."

"Happy twentieth." Krys said.

"Don't do anything crazy, okay?" Krys laughed.

"You're right. I did some major healing in half an hour." she said. Harry nodded.

"See. I told you so." he said, before he hugged her and kissed her cheek. "I love you."

"Whatever." Harry looked at her. "Alright, I love you, too." Krys said.

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September 30. They all sat in Krys' dining room, waiting for Harry to walk in.

"What do you think he has to tell us?" Hermione asked.

"Maybe Krys is coming home." A.J said.

"Oh- you're right." Hermione said. "She's coming home. He even said that she and him had their annual birthday meeting." They all looked at Ares. His hair had grown a considerable amount, and he looked like he hadn't shaved in years. He was growing a mustache and a beard, while his sideburns continued. He looked hopeful. A minute later, Harry walked in.

"Um- hey guys. Thanks for doing this and coming here to listen." he said. "Um- I saw Padfoot last month, and I've been trying to think of a way to tell you all this. But……she told me that she isn't coming back." No one said anything for a while.

"She has to be back for my wedding." Hermione said. "Did you tell her about my wedding?"

"She- I'm sorry guys. I tried to talk her out of it, but in the end… she just wanted me to be happy for her." Harry said. No one else said anything.

"You know what? I have to go." Ares said, as he got up and walked away.

"Me too." Hermione said, before she an Ron disapparated.

"Okay… I feel a little… I have to go too." A.J said, before she and Jason disapparated. Ginny was the only one left. She looked at him and smiled slightly.

"Its okay Harry. Come on, lets go." she said. He nodded.

"Yeah." he said.