Previously: Sirius and Arthur leave to track down the Prewett brothers, Molly send a Patronus to Dumbledore demanding some help.

Even If...

Chapter 30

When Arthur landed in Diagon alley, Sirius was already waiting for him outside of the leaky cauldron. "I should have known something was going to happen today," Sirius said, "they said they had to check something out, and that I should go ahead without them."

"You couldn't have known," Arthur said, "I'm sure that they'll be as careful as they can, they aren't always fooling around."

"You'd be surprised," Sirius said, "sure they do one hell of a job at being Auror's but sometimes I wonder if they would be better at something a little less serious."

"Do you think they're here, somewhere?" Arthur asked.

"I'm sure they are," Sirius said, "you start at the Leaky and I'll walk down through and see if I notice anything out of order."

"IS there anyone who we should tell first before we go off?" Arthur asked, "this really isn't my area; but could they be doing something under cover?"

"No I don't believe so," Sirius said, "we don't have time to contact anyone. Lets just search, I don't fancy explaining to a nearly 2 yr old why her uncles didn't come back. In fact I would prefer to spare all your children that talk.

"I would prefer never to hear her scream like that again if I can help it," Arthur said.

So they split up, Arthur checked with Tom at the Leaky, "I don't remember seeing them today," Tom said, when Arthur asked, "sorry."

"No problem," Arthur said rushing out into Diagon Alley. He walked as best he could towards Gringotts bank, when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. There across the street at the Florian Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, it looked to be empty of all customers. Perhaps this late in the day they were closed. They he saw some red flashes, and the building blew apart from the inside out. Arthur covered his face with his arm, while turning his back. Before he knew what to expect Sirius was standing next to him.

His mouth was agape unsure what to make of the events that just transpired. Before the two of them could react, their vision went black, and they were suspended in darkness.

Back at the burrow Molly was trying very hard not to over react. Not only were her brothers names on the clock moving from traveling and danger, her husbands was pointed to danger, whilst moving towards mortal peril.

She was pacing and chanting, "please be OK," over and over again. Charlie and Bill were keeping the children occupied, they weren't sure what was going on but they were sure it had something to do with all off Mi's screaming. Although she became increasingly quiet since their father and Sirius left. What could that mean? The boys weren't sure that it meant anything good.

Before anyone could think, Dumbledore arrived at the door knocking three times. Molly answered answering a question to be sure it was him. Even the great Albus Dumbledore could be held under the Imperious curse or Polyjuiced. After passing Molly's test, Dumbledore entered the house. To her knowing he entered alone, but then Dumbledore was known to be a brilliant wizard, the mist brilliant in fact.

It was to Molly's surprise, when suddenly those who were invisible were suddenly very visible. It was very odd, for standing there in the middle of the room were four grown men, two of which seemed to be unconscious. "I do hope that I'm not interrupting anything madam," Dumbledore said.

"No sir," Molly said suddenly needing to take a seat. "Where did you find them? And why is my husband and Mr. Black unconscious?"

"Your brothers were in the middle of a test to see if their lives were in danger. They were seen going into the ice cream parlor, but weren't seen coming out. The place was then destroyed, luckily no one was really in the shop to begin with. Your husband and the young Mr. Black were seen in the area, although they weren't targeted I thought it was a good idea to get them out of there, before the Death Eaters saw them."

"We were so worried," Molly said, "i thought something bad had happened. Mi was screaming about them not being careful a few minutes before these two left to Diagon alley to see if my brothers were in trouble."

"She's a smart girl," Dumbledore said.

"That she is," Molly said, as she watched her brothers wake her husband and Sirius. They sputtered awake, still standing in place. Arthur nearly fell over as he went to step forward, bringing Fabian down with him onto the floor. Sirius on the other hand drew his wand and reacted as he would in Diagon Alley when he was knocked out.

His wand was pointed into the face of Gideon, who stepped back raising his hands in the air. "Oh," Sirius sighed in relief, "it's just you, you shouldn't sneak up on people like that."

"Had the two of you just stayed put," Fabian groused, "we wouldn't have had to get you out of there before the Death Eaters saw you. We're sorry that we didn't warn you that we had a plan going on."

"I'm sorry that I panicked," Sirius said, "But Mi, screamed her head off, nearly exploding everyones eardrums not to mention the windows. That girl has a set of lungs on her."

Mi turned towards them from the window seat at the sound of her name. She carefully climbed down from the window seat and waddled over to Fabian and Gideon, clasping onto one of their legs.

Fabian leaned down and picked her up hugging her to his chest. "Everything is fine pumpkin," he said.

In return she latched her arms around his neck, and quite literally spent the entire evening sitting in his lap.

Dumbledore having done his duty excused himself, claiming that there was other business that he needed to attend to.

As the night wore on, Fabian took Mi to bed while Gideon handled the twins, giving Bill the task of seeing Percy to bed, while Arthur took care of putting little Ron to bed.

After having a cup of tea, the Prewett brothers left along with Sirius, "let us know when you go into labor," Fabian said, "we'll come stay with the kids."

"We will," Arthur said, "we would call the Lovegood's but Mrs. Lovegood is pregnant as well, I'm not sure when their child is due."

"We would take it as a insult if you asked anyone else," Gideon said.

Molly laughed and pushed them out the door, and watched them apparate away.

After what seemed like a week, Molly gave birth to a the first Weasley girls in a long line of boys. It seemed that Molly and Arthur were finally able to break the curse, of only Weasley's are boys.

It had seemed though that in all the commotion that they had forgotten to celebrate Percy's birthday. So they had a joint party to celebrate his 5th birthday, and the coming of Ginevra Molly Weasley. Percy didn't seem at all upset about this, he was very easily amused, as long as there was cake; which there was.

As time progressed, it became increasingly dangerous out in the world. Muggles and wizard alike were dying everyday.

Mi's birthday was a quiet affair, celebrated with just family. Sirius had taken to staying with the Weasley's all the time. He was an Auror sure; but The Borrow was unplottable and protected under the Fidelius charm. On the day of Mi's birthday Arthur arrived home with news that The Lovegood's had a beautiful daughter. She had been born early that morning, it seemed that little Mi would share a birthday with the Little Luna.

As the days passed, time seemed to pass by slower and slower. Sirius although he had his own place to stay seemed to be spending more and more time at the Burrow. By the middle of October he was piratically moved in with them. They had offered him a home and family that he never wanted to leave.

Until Halloween, when Dumbledore sent him a patronus that he was needed at the Potters residence in Godrics Hollow. When he arrived, he found out information that he hadn't expected to find. All three Potters, James, Lilly and Harry were all alive. James was a bit bruised from being tossed about, Lilly was a little sore from being tossed aside. What surprised him most was that Miah had just disappeared into thin air. James said she was hit by the Killing Curse, he wasn't known to lie of exaggerate; it must be true. How was he going to tell Remus?

When he found out that it was Peter; the same Peter who they spent time with. The boy that was always there, he never missed a moment. And then he was hit with a seed of doubt, yes but how many times did you cast him aside, no wonder he turned on his friends. No, this couldn't possibly be their fault, there had to be another answer.

Before hearing what else was to be said, about where the Potter's would stay until they had a proper house was ignored. He sped out of there in search for that rodent, with out letting anyone know where he was going. He followed Peter to a little village not far away.

"Sirius," peter said from the shadows, "what are you doing here?"

"Why did you betray them?" Sirius asked, "tell me why, before I turn you into the ministry."

when peter didn't answer, Sirius advanced on his, now ex friend. Calling out a spell to bind him, with roped and chains, he was suddenly surprised when he missed his target. Peter managed to step out of the way just in time.

"They were your friends and you betrayed them," Sirius called to the shadows, "what did he offer you that would cause you to betray that trust?"

Sirius found himself near a bench in the park, near the village they had wondered into. He silently wondered if anyone had been woken by their yelling. Suddenly tired Sirius sat down on the bench and sobbed.

"She's gone Peter," Sirius said as he tried to hold back his tears, "Miah is gone."

At that sudden admission, Peter stepped from the shadows, "what do you mean she's gone?" Peter question bewildered.

"She's disappeared into thin air," Sirius said bitterly, "she'd still be here if you hadn't lead that bastard right to her."

perter was surprised, he hadn't stayed long enough to see what became of the duel between her and his master. He got out of there as soon as he could to evade capture by any order members that might arrive. He had been secretly hoping that The Dark Lord would expire in his fight inside the house. Not only had he been right in his hoping, he had over looked one large detail. Miah had been a friend to him when it seemed that everyone else had abandoned him. He loved her it was true; but she was more like the sister that he'd never had. She and Remus had been so much in love that it over ran into everything that did, and onto everyone they knew. He loved nothing more that to be around her when ever he could.

Peter sat down across from Sirius, on a bench not more than 10 feet and wept. Had he know that he would loose the only sister he'd ever known, he would have taken death instead.

"Why did you tell the bastard where to find them?" Sirius asked quietly barely above a whisper.

"He threatened my family," Peter said just as quietly, "threatened to make me watch them tear her apart peace by peace. I was scared, being tortured for days. Had I known Miah would have gotten hurt I would have chosen death. She was, is the closest thing to a sister that I've ever known. When you, James and Remus were off doing things together. She would sit with me and help me study, sometimes we'd sit in silence; but mostly it was to bask in her presence. Because you guys were bastards, not realizing that you weren't including me in things. It was usually she that would ask if I wanted to come along. Or if I wanted to join her and Remus to study. It's not an excuse, it's just a fact. Had I known that she would get hurt, well I would rather die. The look on her face when she saw that it was me that betrayed James and Lilly to The Dark Lord, was enough to rip my heart out."

Sirius stood, rather numbly, to all the words that were said from his former friend, whom he could no longer trust. He stood, and walked over to where his friend sat.

peter saw him draw his wand, saw Sirius point it in his direction, and he freaked. Peter did the first thing that came to him mind. Him being the cowardly rat that he was. He shifted into his animagus form and fled the scene.

Anyone watching Sirius from a distance would think that he was drunk, and ignored his searching and screaming for a coward named peter to come out and face him like a man.

Dumbledore eventually came to the park bench where he was now lay instead of sitting. Flanked by James who instead of talking just disapperated him back to their home.

Although the house was intact they could no longer stay there. When Sirius mentioned that he'd been staying with a friend almost like an honorary family member, he remembered that hey had an extra room. Perhaps they wouldn't mind the extra company for the night.

Dumbledore seemed to think it was a bad idea seeing as, Molly already had a full house. Thus reminding Sirius that he had his own flat, and perhaps they could bunk there. No one wanted to go to Remus's place, not just because he wasn't there; but because with Miah bing suddenly gone, there really was no point in it all. Remus would want to box himself up when he found out. Which brought up a very good question, just where in the world was Remus Lupin?

Dumbledore thought it best that they move to a more permanent location before having a long talk. So they all went to Sirius's flat, where Lilly put Harry to bed. Sirius made a pot of tea, but not before pulling out a bottle of Firewhisky. It had been a long night, and they were in dire need of something stronger than tea.

A few days later when tempers were no longer so high; and certain men were given the chance to calm down. Lilly posed a very good question aloud, "Where is Remus?"

"Dumbledore said he would be back in a few days," Sirius said, "but now that the war is sort of over, I don't understand why he isn't back yet."

"You don't understand why who isn't back yet?" a voice said from the door way.

"Remus," Sirius and James called, running and latching on to him.

"Where is Miah?" this was the only thing that had kept him alive while he was away.

"She's gone," Lilly said sadly, tears were dripping down her cheeks as Harry started to wail from the bedroom.

Lilly rushed from the room to take care of her son, who seemed to be very moody since Miah disappeared. Lilly feared he would never calm again.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Remus said collapsing into a chair, "Dumbledore assured me that she would be fine."

"Uh well, in trying to keep You-Know-Who from getting to Harry, they dueled, and she didn't survive.

"But he spared you?" Remus asked bewildered, "how did he know where to find you? I thought Sirius was secret keeper."

"Lilly and I changed at the last minute to Peter," James said, "We thought Sirius would be a better decoy, but somehow they didn't bother Sirius at all. We're not really sure how they found out about Peter being secret keeper."

"This is all very puzzling," Sirius said, it was then that he revealed the confrontation that he'd had with Peter that very same night. How in his anger and mournfulness he'd unwittingly allowed Peter to shift into his animagus from.

"It can't be helped," Remus said dejectedly, "Peter getting away I mean. Miah should be here, she promised she would be here."

After that, Sirius decided to introduce The Potters to the Weasley's against Dumbledore's better judgment. Molly adopted the family as her own right away, after hearing the sad tail. It would be until a few years later, that Lilly and James would make the connection between Mi and Miah.

The Weasley's never mentioned little Mi's full name, and Sirius never corrected her on it. Lilly and Molly were both very surprised when it was little Mi that calmed Harry from hims screaming fit.

"Wat you cry for?" she asked stroking little Harry's hair. It was something she had seen Molly do with Ron and Ginny many times, when they were crying or upset.

Little Harry hadn't been able to pronounce Miah's name, he was still learning to speak. He had taken to calling her Iah, iah, which sounded much like eye eye or I I.

"Iah Iah," he cried arms waiving and legs kicking, "want Iah Iah."

Mi just laid her head on his tummy, and cried along with him, after that he was a lot calmer to be around. He would have flair ups every now and then.

Around the middle of October James and Lilly decided to go away for a while. They asked Sirius and Remus if they wanted to come, Remus refused the offer, he just wanted to be a lone for a while. He spent the majority of his free nights at the Orphanage where he had offered to help a child who'd been bitten. After explaining why he and Miah hadn't been around for the past year. Mrs Jones enveloped him in a hug and set him to work. After about three years, he had finally come to terms with Miah's disappearance and moved back to their flat. For another 7 years he left her stuff how'd she left it. The bear skin rug stayed where it was. Her books were still sprawled out on the kitchen table, where she had been reading or working from. Until finally he decided he had mourned long enough and allowed Lilly to help him put the things away. The books to the book shelves, the bear skin run was cleaned and rolled up and put into storage. All of Miah's things were cleaned out of the bathroom, mostly just put into the case she kept her travel things in and put into the closet.

He still loved her but he knew it was time to let her go. Until that fateful Christmas during Harry's first year at Hogwarts when he was over at the Potters for Christmas, when Harry told them about his friend, Hermione Granger. "she's the smartest person I've ever met," he said in awe inspiring voice, "she looks a lot like Aunt Miah." It wasn't until that very moment that Remus ever thought he'd hear that name again.

Backtracking, a bit now that I've finished up with Remus and the Potters.

Sirius, decided to stay as well but not for the same reasons that Remus did, although he saw his friend about once a week for drinks. He spent the majority of his time with the Weasley's.

Sirius felt a little guilty keeping such a secret from his friends. "Sirius I really must press upon you the seriousness of the information that you hold, if the wrong people were to find out, she could be in danger. You wouldn't want that would you?"

"Of course not," Sirius said offended that Dumbledore even felt the need to ask that question. Sirius wasn't all that sure that he could keep the information to himself much longer.

"Of course you know that once she leaves the Weasley's care, I'll have to take the memories you have of the child till the proper time." Dumbledore said, "I could be persuaded to take them earlier than I planned if you prefer?"

Dumbledore watched with a knowing smirk as Sirius said it wouldn't be necessary and excused himself, leaving the headmaster to once again question his own actions.

Sirius spent the next three years spending as much time with the Weasley's as he could. They became his family, until the day that Mi left them.

Oh how many hours had he taken to listening to her playing the piano, in her own way. It wasn't until she was nearly five that he was able to sit down with her and actually teach her the keys on the piano. She was an expert within days.

She had already been reading, she would read little books to Ron and Ginny while Molly was making lunch. And during the short three weeks before her 5th birthday, he accompanied the family on a trip to platform 9¾ to see Bill off to Hogwarts in 1982.

Three short weeks later, Dumbledore accompanied Mr, and Mrs. Jones to the Weasley's to pick up Mi. They had told her weeks ago that she would be leaving them; but that she should be sad about it. They would always remember the time they got to spend with her. After all she was first and foremost family.

It was just to bad that they wouldn't remember until she was 16. that she wouldn't remember the days she spend building towers with blocks on rainy days in the living room with Percy. That she wouldn't remember the Mud Pies that she'd made with Ron and Percy in the Garden when Charlie and Bill were De-gnoming the garden during the summer. That she wouldn't remember the sound of Molly's voice reading to them as they put together floor puzzles, or played with their toys. That she wouldn't remember Charlie teaching her how to play Chess while Bill looked over her shoulder. She wouldn't remember the fist time she was bitten by a Gnome in the garden. The list was endless. And of course, neither would they remember her. Because even though they promised to keep the memory to themselves, Dumbledore thought it necessary to block all memories of little Hermione Granger and the role she played in the Weasley's life. The sad same fact was true for the Potters and for Sirius. Remus was the only one omitted; because he had never actually met the girl.

It wasn't until the girls return to the future in 5th year that the memories were restored. Of course they never knew they were missing in the first place, until the morning they woke with their memories intact.

A/N: I'm very sorry that it took so long to get this chapter to you. I've been wrestling on where to go with it for about a week. I knew Tuesday, it was just a matter of getting in the mood of writing it.

I'm sorry it's not longer, it just seemed like a good place to stop. I may or may not going into how Hermione and Harry meet again, I may skim over the details of first year, until Christmas and gloss over details till summer. Or I could put it in as flash backs. I haven't decided yet. Depends on how long I want the story to be. As I'm already nearing 90,000 words it's a little late to speed things along. Lol. You may have noticed that the twins are only a year ahead in this fic. That because for the longest time I thought that when they left school in Order of the Phoenix that they were only in 6th year. That and I read their DOB wrong on Harry Potter Wiki. Hehe (nervous laughter) my mistake. Its to late to go back and change it now. We'll just have to live with it like it is.

I would like to thank everyone whose reviewed and given me tips and useful facts. I shall endeavor to put all your helpful hints into future chapters. Unless of course they go against what I'm working towards. Then I'm sorry to say I'll have to disregard them. No disrespect intended.

P.S. I do not in any way shape or form own Harry Potter. Nor shall I endeavor to make money from this Fic. This is just for entertainment purposes.