Chapter 2: Elizabeth
All was well pretty much. It was a sound place to be in the manor. But Sirius Black was worrying. He wasn't sleeping at night. Even worse he had not permitted Harry and Cate their own bedrooms yet. So they shared the room across the hall form the master bedroom. This wasn't exactly the most thrilling thing there was, because there were so many rooms. Cate liked her space most of the time, and just when she thought she got out of sharing the boys' room... Here she had to share again. But worse seemed to be the fact that Sirius never slept at all. He would tiptoe into the room every fifteen minutes just to make sure a terrible monster didn't eat them up.
" Well, here he comes again to check on us…" Cate said in her mind to Harry. " Quick pretend to sleep!"
" Alright…"
He opened the door, and looked around to make sure nothing was behind him. Then he did something he had never done before. He walked to Cate's half of the room and knelt down by her bed. Smiling a little bit he stroked her chin and sighed.
" I never knew. Lizzie… I miss you. I wish I had help. She's so beautiful, you can see your genes in her. Our little baby, I wish I had seen her grow up, to raise her in a decent family. But now I'll raise her, and do the best I can, Catie and Harry. My daughter… It sounds so nice even. Daughter. I still love you Liz, and our daughter." He kissed Cate on the forehead and moved to Harry's half of the room.
" Lily and James, you must be so proud, he's such a great boy. So brave and so headstrong. James, he looks so much like you, but Lily, he's got your eyes. What a great person. I don't really know what else to say."
Then he got up and simply left, as if he was saying goodbye forever. " Aw… that was so sweet of him." Cate said. What a darling. He really loves us, don't you agree?"
" Yeah, I know he'll be a great parent."
" Maybe we should tell him, you know, we don't need to share a room, and he doesn't need to check on us so often…"
" I agree with you. Let's…"
He was interrupted by a shout and a loud thunk from the other room. Harry and Cate gasped and dashed from their room to Sirius's. They gasped and looked at Sirius, who was sitting on the floor, in obvious shock staring at a few people on the other side of the room. Cate however, grinned and ran for a hug from a pretty woman with light brown hair that was fanning out behind her. She had blue eyes, and was obviously none other than Elizabeth, Cate's mother. Behind her were two other people, a woman with red hair and green eyes, and a man with messy black hair and blue eyes.
" Well… Harry, I think you know your parents, but this is my mom!"
" Um… Hi." Harry gaped. He smiled at his parents, and then looked to Sirius, who was still on the floor in awe.
" Sirius, oh get up…" said Elizabeth. She smiled and walked across the room followed by Cate, and Lily and James Potter. As she pulled Sirius to his feet he snapped out of being in shock.
" So you're all really here? I wasn't dreaming? I'm not sick? Are you sure? So why are you here?" He asked all at once.
" Well…" Elizabeth started.
" We came for a visit!" James said. " How you been old buddy! So good to see you again. Hmm… That Youth Potion really worked I see…"
" Yeah, and I'm staying. For good. To help you all out." Elizabeth, and now even Cate's jaw dropped. " Yes, Gryffindor decided to make use of my being an heir, you know my second chance to live…"
" Lizzie, you mean this?"
" Yes, I'm serious."
Sirius had nothing to say but a huge hug for everyone in the room. Cate looked thoughtful and asked a question.
" Lily, why can't you stay too?"
" We aren't heirs… We can't you see…"
" Oh, I was hoping you could. Can you still visit?"
" Yes… Pretty much anytime we want. But we can't be seen by anyone but you four." James answered.
While his time with his parents was short-lived, Harry enjoyed it. Finally they left after Elizabeth fussed over how no one had slept well in so long. James protested that Sirius wouldn't sleep anyways, but Elizabeth gave the death look and they left at once.
" Harry! I have both parents! I had one… Then two, then none, then one, and now two again! It's so great1" Cate said to Harry, letting her eyes shine. Harry was slightly jealous now of her, but he scolded herself and reminded himself that he was living here too and could see his parents whenever he wanted…
The next morning they awoke to the smell of cooking food. Not cold cereal, or fruit made quick, but actual breakfast! Cate beat Harry down the stairs and to the kitchen, and Elizabeth scolded them for being so loud.
" He's still asleep! He hasn't' gotten this much sleep in ages, so- I'm yelling at you… Sorry about that dears… I don't know what's the matter with me."
" There's nothing wrong with ya." Cate said through a mouthful of sausage. " You're just being a mom. I suppose anyways…"
" Good. I was beginning to think I was going to turn into one of those old shrewds…"
" Well… Let's hope that time isn't coming anytime soon." Cate said, and with a grin changed the subject. " Tell us stories, about school in your time. About dad. What was he like? Nothing mushy please!"
" Hmm… He was a lot like he is now. He was funny…"
The stories continued until Sirius woke up. Then they went to boring talk of planning a party for Elizabeth to be introduced back into the world… It was going to be right in the Manor, in the ballroom, and the whole world was invited…..
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