A/N: I'm sorry for the delay in updates and for the shorter chapters but I aim to remedy that next chapter and beyond. Thank you for being loyal my darlings! See you soon!

Chapter Four

James' head was still reeling from the Wizengamot meeting. Ophelia had always said that Selina Carlisle was a close friend of hers, so why would a close friend of Ophelia's accuse her of being a Death Eater. Yes, the rest of her family were Slytherin's but Genevieve and Cassidy Bardell weren't Death Eaters and Ophelia was the most unlikely person to be a Death Eater.

But so was Peter.

No. Ophelia was different. They hurt her family, she wouldn't do that, she wouldn't be one of them. James took a deep breath, he wouldn't mention this to Ophelia, not just yet.

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James paced up and down the living room of the flat as he waited for his guest to arrive, although his guest was late and that was his reason for pacing.

Remus was never late.

"Mooony? Mooooony? Moooooony?" Harry called out as he toddled into the living room,

James smiled at Harry. "Moony is on his way,"

James said picking Harry up and placing him on his hip.

"Yaaaay!" Harry called out clapping his hands.

James laughed, although his laughter was joined by two others from outside the door.

"Moony!" Harry called out as James made his way towards the door. James opened to door to see Remus and-

"Lia!"

"Hey Harry!" Ophelia said picking Harry up, out of James' arms, who had begun reaching towards her and carrying him into the house.

"Jamsie," Ophelia greeted with a wink and left James and Remus to talk.

"You took your time, Remus," James said patting him on the back and letting him into the house.

"I was busy." Remus responded to which James wiggled his eyebrows.

"Busy with Padfoot?" James asked suggestively.

Remus blushed. "No. Shut Up, Prongs!"

James held his hands up in surrender. "If you say so, Remus. Thanks for agreeing to look after Harry, by the way."

"It's alright, I bumped into Ophelia on the way so she's gonna help out a bit as well." Remus admitted.

"That's fine, she's been helping me out as well," James said putting his work robes on as well.

Remus raised his eyebrow.

"Not like that! She's been helping me with Harry." James said facing Remus. "Right, I'll be back around six!" James yelled out.

"Take your time!" Ophelia called out from the kitchen.

"Bye dadda!" James heard Harry called out before giggling.

James smiled and nodded at Remus before disapparating.

Remus wandered into the kitchen to see Ophelia and Harry surrounded by ingredients.

"Cookies, Moony! Come help!" Harry said from where he sat on the kitchen counter enthusiastically stirring flour and sugar in a bowl.

"I'll taste test them, Harry." Remus said with a smile before pulling out a book and settling down on the sofa, listening with a grin at the laughter coming from behind him.

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Ophelia watched as Harry stirred the bowl covered in flour, a huge grin on his face.

"Having fun, Harry?" Ophelia asked.

"Uh huh," Harry said nodding with a huge smile.

Ophelia cracked the egg into the bowl and helped Harry to stir.

"Lia?"

"Yes, Harry?"

"Do you have a mummy?"

"Yes, Harry, I do."

"Can I see her?"

"If daddy says yes, then of course we can." Ophelia told Harry with a smile, adding in the baking soda and milk.

"Do you have a daddy?"

"Yes, but I haven't seen him in a long time." Ophelia said handing Harry the chocolate chips.

"Why?"

"Because he's a bad man, Harry."

"Oh, that's ok then because I still got you," Harry said leaning against Ophelia looking up at her with a grin. Ophelia ruffled the near two year olds head.

"That you do, Harry, that you do." Ophelia said with a smile before showing Harry how to put the cookie dough onto the tray.

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"Thank you for seeing me, Mrs Bardell," James said as he sat in the hunter green parlour of Bardell Mansion.

"It is quite alright, Auror Potter," Genevieve Bardell said as he said opposite James.

"Please call me, James,"

"Well then, James, what can I do for you?"

"I need you tell me everything about your family's affiliation with the Death Eaters, I believe someone at the Ministry is trying to frame yourself and Ophelia," James admitted.