Epilogue II
Diagon Alley
"Where did you wake up?" Harry asked in particular to his friends, and Hermione grinned while looking for the group from where Harry came.
"At home, usually." Ron said, shrugging his shoulders "By the way, Emmeline is married to my uncle Fabian, can you believe it?"
"What?"
"Yeah, man. So, who are they?"
"Good question." Harry chuckled. He looked at the group, and pointed to some people. "Look, that girl over there, as far as I know, is called Adhara and is the eldest daughter of Sirius. And those two kids there are her brothers. Over there, that bloke looking likes Mr. Mckinnon and the other, a copy of Sirius. If I'm not mistaken, there're twins."
"And you have any siblings?" Ginny asked, and Harry smiled.
"I have two. One they called Sam, should be something like Samantha, you know, and Violet. But both and my mother and Lene are in Flourish and Blotts talking to Lockhart. "Added the boy, rolling his eyes."
"Oh, damn, I forgot that now this guy has not lost his memory."Regretted Ron, under a censure gaze of Hermione. "What? You know he was annoying, was him not, Harry."
"Oh, and that with the book is Romulus, son of Remus."
"Who wants to take a look around on broomsticks?" James called, excited."Come on, girls. I'll shut Lucius Malfoy's mouth and his precious seven Nimbus 2001." he added with a sarcastic grin. Harry cast a meaningful glance at the friends who accompanied him to the store.
Once entered, each one went in one direction. Adhara and Jack ran to see bludgers and bats with Sirius, while Romulus was looking for a good book of chasers who made history. Next to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna the only remaining, Leonard, glared at them surprised.
"Are you not running away like animals too?"
"Hmm .. No." Harry mumbled, not knowing what to do. Discouraged, Leonard sat -waiting on a bench near the door and sighed:
"I'd rather go to Flourish and Blotts."
"So why don't you go, Leonard? Gilderoy Lockhart is there, ouch!" Jack sneered, bringing an armful of bludgers. Leonard's eyes narrowed at his brother and replied:
"Shut up, Jacques."
Jack was very red and went quietly up to the counter, under the laughter of Ginny and Ron.
"What he was so ashamed of?" Hermione asked. Leonard laughed.
"Wow, you all forgot?"
"What?"
"Jack is nickname only, remember? His name is Jacques, but nobody ever calls him that. Just me, when I want to annoy him. Can't believe he is my twin."
"Oh, sure." Neville tried to pretend to understand, but suddenly stopped talking when Harry jumped in fright at his side.
"What the ..." began the boy, and a giggle was heard from behind him. When turned a chubby boy smiled at him.
"Hi, Prongs! Where are Pads and Moony?"
"Hmm ..."
"Wormtail, you're back, buddy!" Adhara exclaimed, and pulled him from Romulus. "How was Spain?"
"Great. Never seen such beautiful people." the boy smiled satisfied, and Romulus jumped onto him, ruffling his straw-colored hair.
"These days we were remembering of you, man. Right, Prongs? Had a problem in the Honeydukes chocolates and ran out of our provisions of vacation."
"Ahem, and where our food savior, Lewis?" Adhara complained.
"In Spain!"
The boy laughed and pulled out a chocolate bar from his pocket, handing a piece to each one.
"Okay, we're all saved. Three cheers for me."
Harry could not help smiling at the other, and when Sirius came to them, he was still smiling.
"All good, Lewis?" asked him, and greeted the boy.
"Hi, Uncle Padfoot. Okay, yes. My parents were looking for you, but my mother and Mary saw Lockhart and dragged my dad to the bookstore."
"Poor soul "Regretted James, come with big bags in their hands."We'll go there."
The group left the Quality Quidditch Supplies excited and could not even enter the bookstore, so was the crowding inside."
"Let's sit down somewhere." suggested Hermione, and everyone went to the Leaky Cauldron, talking loudly and taking a big table. Gradually others came along, and Harry felt a growing happiness to see everyone happy and excited. Accompanied by Nymphadora, Remus arrived, and the boy poked Romulus.
"Aee you not Remus' son?"
" I Am, Prongs. Man, now you're weird."
"Is your mother Tonks?"
"No. Dorcas is my mother. Pads, Wormtail, Prongs' hardly the same."
"Remus and Dorcas are separated, man. Don't you remember?" Adhara whispered to him quietly, avoiding looking at Romulus.
"How do they separate?"
"I do not know. Moony said nothing to us, but it's alright now", and slapped him in the head.
"Ouch!"
"Well, how will we form the team this year?" Remus asked, concerned as he patted the boy who was in his lap. Harry saw that all eyes were put on it, and noted that he was the team captain. Not knowing what to say, felt the weight of responsibility when Adhara took out front.
"Well, this year we're going to kick ass. Jack I've been training all summer. Since the departure of the Weasley's not good to have someone to take turns with me, honestly. But Jack will get along, have a good shot."
Jack smiled pompous, a fact that was ignored by Adhara.
"Prongs here said it will not change much. Ron played too well last season, and the chasers are clinking."
Harry tried to smile confidently, as if everything had been his idea, for a moment and tried to remember anything useful from this life.
Suddenly, he collapsed.
"Prongs!"alittle girlscreamed,franticallyrunning around theplatform,withSiriusat hisheels.
"Wait for me, Pads!" Harry smiled guiding the trolley into the Hogwarts Express. They were eleven years old.
"No matter the house you'll stay, big boy." James assured, kneeling on the level of the child. Harry smiled, still worried.
"I'll be in Gryffindor, Dad."
"It's not important, angel." Lily smiled affectionately holding Violet and Samantha (that's her name!) in each hand. Samantha ran to her brother and hugged her tightly.
"I'll miss you, Harry. Next year is my turn!"
"I still have two years!" Violet demanded, her eyes filling with tears. "Two years is too long!"
James laughed and took his daughter on his lap.
"You will spend two more years with Dad, my flower. I'll take an extended vacation, and we can go get ice cream, ok?"
Violet's cryturned intoasmile.
"So bye, Harry!" she nodded, still supported in James' arms. Eager, Harry turned around as if looking for the Blacks. Sirius kissed Adhara on her forehead.
"Stay where you stay, princess. We'll be waiting for you at Christmas."
The girl smiled, and then shouted, waving to a point in the distance;
"Uncle Moony!"
Remus came pale, Romulus carrying on her lap.
"There, wolf. Time to go."
"So?" James asked, worried. Remus smiled.
"It's okay, James. Dorcas is rational; she knew he would not give more. And agreed too well my love affair with Dora. I think Gideon is investing in her."
James and Sirius smiled, and a lively group arrived. Peter brought a little girl on her lap, while Lisa was dragging the boy with the trunk near the train.
"Are you ready?" Lewis asked, and Harry smiled.
"I'm hoping Ron ... Does Uncle Fabian brings him?"
"We are here, kids!" Fabian said, smiling. Stood next to James and several red headed boys came from behind him. "I left Molly at home taking care of Ginny and I decided to bring the boys. Now, personal call!"
Emmelinewas with ablond boyclutchingherhand,but herantowardJackbefore shecouldsayanything.
"Rick!" said Jack, going away from parents toward the friend.
"Jack!"
"Found the caterpillars?"
"Aham! Fred and George said they bite, but I think it's just a joke."
"They do." Fred smiled, and then ruffled his cousin's blond hair. "They would have to wear gloves. Do you also want a lizard, Leonard?"
Jack's twin, still clutching her mother and said nothing.
"Well, shall we?" called George "Lee Jordan has a tarantula that I want to see."
Excited, the children said farewell to their parents and left.
"Harry! Harry say anything, man!" Adhara said shaking, worried, as Harry opened his eyes, smiling.
"I'm good."
"Wow, you gave us a scare, man!" Romulus sighed, annoyed. "You fell out of nothing!"
Recalling the scene of the platform, Harry smiled at them.
"I'm fine."
While the conversation began to return to normal, Hermione whispered to Harry:
"It reminded me that last Quidditch match, remember? When James nearly fell off his broom?"
As much as we struggled, Harry could remember seeing any game. Ron, Ginny and Hermione's eyes widened.
"Don't you remember?"
"No. When I think of the last game just see myself raising a glass. Must be last year."
"Oh, God."
"What?"
"I think we're forgetting now, Harry." Hermione said, puzzled. – "This is our life now. We are going to forget everything"
"It's better this way." Luna murmured, joining the circle whispers. "I like them."
"Me too." Harry smiled when Jack sank Leonard's face on the piece of pie he ate. "Now that we are saved, I want to enjoy my family. Excuse me."
And turning to look at the group, Harry tried to keep small reminders of that past which had gone out, and focus on what, for him, really mattered. Now, in 1997 it would be different, and he took one gulp of Butterbeer in the hope that nothing bad happened again.