They traveled down a street, which led to a road then in turn led to a busy street.

"How are we going to get our school supplies? I mean we have to start out in the first year. Don't we?"

"No, we made special arrangements so you don't have to." Remus said walking into a pub.

"This is the Leaky Cauldron!" Lene gasped.

"Yes it is, stay down low," Sirius instructed quietly. Lene and Relina slouched a little so they didn't appear to be so tall.

"Hey, Lupin? What are you doing in here?" a voice rang out.

"Oh, god no!" Remus said out loud, more directed at himself than anyone else. Out from the crowd came a woman, around the age of 25. She had blonde hair that was almost drained of all color. She had cunning gray eyes that seemed to pierce her pale features. "Long time no see,"

"Um, hello, Raymarra,"

"Raymarra?" Lene and Relina both asked quietly.

"I'm getting out of here before she notices me, too," Sirius said quietly grabbing the girls by the arms.

"Sirius!" she cried.

"Damn," he cursed silently.

"Come here and give me a hug,"

"I'd rather not,"

"Oh, are these your kids? They look just like you! Sort of,"

"No, we're just babysitting them, right Raylifa?" asked Remus.

"It's Relina!" she growled at him.

"Raylifa? Who is this?" she asked looking at Lene

"Um." Sirius began looking down at her, without words he told her to introduce herself.

"OH! I'm Lene Philips,"

"That's so precious!"

"WE'RE 15! STOP TREATING US LIKE CHILDREN!" Relina demanded.

"What?"

"Nothing," Remus said covering Relina's mouth.

"Come on kids, we're got to go, I'll see you in a while, Raquin!" Sirius said grabbing Lene by the arm and dragging her from the pub.

"That was close," Remus sighed leaning ageist a brick wall.

"Who was that?" Lene asked Remus.

"That was Raymarra Alquin,"

"For the last time Remus! It's Relina! R-E-L-I-N-A! RELINA! GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!"

(Rachel: T_T;; calm down Relina,)

"Now, let's go to Diagon Alley!" Remus said pulling out his wand. He tapped on the bricks opening up Diagon Alley.

"Wow, it's even better than the movie!" Relina exclaimed.

"Movie?" Sirius asked.

"Never Mind!" Lene said walking into the Alley.

Sirius was gone, next to Lene's side came a shaggy black dog. "Sirius, no!"

"It's Snuffles!"

"I'm not going to call you Snuffles!"

"Why, are you embarrassed by me?"

"Yes, now turn back into a man!"

"I can't, not until my name is clear."

"Then I'll put it on my to do list, just turn back into a man!"

"Too late," Sirius (Snuffles) said.

"ARGH!" Lene screamed at him.

"Yeah, let's go and get your supplies," Remus said dragging Relina behind him as Lene was arguing with a dog.

Lene and "Snuffles" caught up with Relina and Remus after they got her robes. Lene picked up some robes and off to the bookstore. Snuffles had to wait outside with Remus.

"'100 of the best hexes!' I've got to get this!" Lene said looking the book over.

"Unfogging the Future, please!" Relina sighed.

They gathered all the books they needed and a few others. They also went to a pet shop and picked up animals. Relina got an eagle owl and named him Sherwent. Lene got a beautiful Barn owl and named him Clarol. Next came Mr. Olivander.

"You go first," Lene said looking at the door.

"No, you,"

"You,"

"YOU!"

"YOU!"

They began a shouting matching in the street. It took a while for them to calm down. But finally they did. Relina ended up going first.

They walked inside the shop. It was stacked to the ceiling with boxes containing wands of every shape, size, and cores.

"Hello?" Relina called.

A latter came from the right side of the room. Lene and Relina both jumped from shock.

"Have I seen you before?" Olivander asked stepping down from his latter. He walked toward Relina.

"No, this is my first time in Diagon Alley," she replied.

Mr. Olivander looked her over more carefully. "Are you sure, me dear?"

"Yes,"

"Last name?"

"Um.Birch."

"Birch?"

"Yes, Birch."

"What was your father's name?"

"Mark"

"I see,"

"And you.I've seen you before too," he said turning to face Lene.

"You.have?"

"Yes, by any chance are you a.?" but he never finished.

"No.I'm a Philips,"

"I see."

"Come with me, Miss Birch,"

Lene coughed to hide her laugh. Relina glared at her.

"Hold out your arms," he instructed.

Relina lifted her arms up. He began to measure her.

"Here, 12 ¾ inches birch with Scrabbin scales,"

Relina gave it a whirl; sparks flew from the tip. "Cool!" she said. Mr. Olivander took the wand, Birch that was her last name. This is just too strange!

"Now, your turn, Miss Phillips," Olivander said motioning her forward.

Lene sighed and walked toward him. He began to measure her arms width, length, her head size and even how big her nose was.

"Here, 13 ½ inches, oak, core of Wolfs Bain. Try it out." He instructed.

Lene gripped it in her hand, she swished it a bit, and sparks flew from the end.

"This must be the first time I have ever given anyone their wand on the first try!" Olivander exclaimed. He walked behind his counter and began to wrap the boxes. "I was wondering when I would sell those two," he said quietly to himself. Relina and Lene barely heard him. Relina shot Lene a knowing glance.

"Here you are, my dears," he said and handed then their boxes back.

"Um.thank you," they replied quietly and quickly came from the shop.

"What did you get?" Remus asked.

"Wands," Relina replied.

"No duh. What kind of wands!" Snuffles barked.

"I got 12 ¾ inches, Birch with Scrabbin scales." Relina said.

"I got 13 ½ inches, oak, with Wolfs Bain." Lene said.

"Really?" Remus asked.

"Yeah,"

"Oh, my, look at the time. It's almost time to go!" Remus said checking his watch.

"Go? You mean to Hogwarts?"

"Why, yes. I have made arrangements so you are already in Gryffindor house." Remus said beginning to walk.

Relina, Lene and Snuffles all followed him. They walked, and walked, and walked some more. Then they came to the station.

"It's about time," snorted Lene as she pushed her trolley.

"Now, all you have to do is pass through here and you'll be at Hogwarts," Snuffles said transforming back into Sirius (finally!).

"Nu uh!" Relina said to them as she stopped pushing her trolley.

"Yes huh!" Remus replied.

"You have to go on the train first!" Lene said giving Clarol some food.

"Well, yeah, you have to do that too," Sirius said.

They ran into the wall that leads to another station, and then they loaded onto the train. They were the only ones on the train.

"Are you sure you have the right people?" Relina asked Remus as they walked down the aisle to get to a compartment.

"Yes, more than sure, in fact, we're rather positive on the issue!" Sirius said smiling.

"Who chose us for this 'mission' that we know nothing of, and if we're so 'special' why weren't we at Hogwarts 4 years ago?" Lene demanded.

Remus and Sirius both thought, "You know, something's don't always make it." Remus said.

"Don't make it?" Relina asked

"Some things just.well.get lost, you know! Like mail!" Sirius replied

"In other words you two think our applications got.lost?" Lene asked.

"More than likely, happens all the time you know!" Sirius said.

"It does?"

"Oh yeah,"

"I don't believe you."

Remus chuckled, as Sirius seemed to have gotten to the conclusion that these are not the most agreeable people in the world.



They came to a compartment, it was large with red seats and wallpaper and curtains. Oh, hell, everything was red! Sirius was getting a little paranoid that they knew everything so he began to quiz them on Harry, Ron, and Hermonie. He was very scared because they knew of everything.

"Oh, watch out for-" Sirius began.

"Snape?"

"Yeah, damn, you two know everything." Sirius said.

"Do you know about the dark times?" Remus asked looking at them from over his book.

"The Dark Times? You mean the time of Lord Volde-" Lene began.

"Shhh! Never say his name, call him 'You-Know-Who' or 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named'." Sirius said. "You can only say his real name around few individuals!"

"Like Dumbledore?" Relina asked.

"Yes, Sirius and I will understand if it slips," Remus said setting down his book.

"Snape will worship the name, the smile ball!" Sirius growled.

"What if it slips?" Lene asked.

"Um.correct yourselves. I don't know, I've never had to say his real name," Remus said.

"Is that it?" Relina asked.

"You two never answered my question," Remus said.

"Not much," Lene said lowering her head in shame.

"That's all right I don't know much myself," Remus reassured them.

"Ah, the dark times, there was never a time like it. Not a time scarier or more horrible. I was out of school at the time. So I had nothing really to fear, until the night." Sirius said.

"You mean when Lily and James died." Lene asked lifting her gaze from the floor.

"Yeah, that night. But before that night there was another tragedy." Remus said.

"Another?" Relina asked.

"Oh yes, the Governor was attacked. It was an awful day, he was the best governor we ever had in Hogsmade." Sirius said lowering his head in tribute. "His house was in ruins, much as the Potter's had been, both killed without a mark; the sign of the Avada Kedavra curse. A deadly

curse."

Lene thought for a moment, just before she heard Remus and Sirius talking she had a dream about that! The Governor, he was a Death Eater!

"That was how Lily and James died, Wormtail betrayed them. But why was the governor killed?" Relina asked.

"The governor was on the Potter's side of the dark lord's issues. The Potter's were on Dumbledore's side, the side of good. So he knew to wipe them out, despair set in among the town. A new governor took over, named Lucuis Malfoy." Remus explained.

Lucuis Malfoy! That's Draco's father! He's a Deatheater, too!



An hour or two passed and Lene began to nod off.



Dumbledore leaped to the side as the bright light missed him by a whisper. It shot and hit a mirror, breaking the glass. Dumbledore turned around; there stood Myamer Goshca.

"I'm sorry Professor Dumbledore, I didn't know it was you, I'm so sorry," Myamer apologized.

"It's alright, Myamer. I'm still alive," Dumbledore said.

"When I heard what happened I rushed right over!"

"That's good,"

"Mr. Crouch and Mr. Fudge should be coming soon,"

"How long will they take?"

"I don't know; we need to investigate this matter, why would someone kill the Governor?"

"I have no idea but I think we'll find out soon." There was a gentle knock on the door, there stood a man in his early 20's. He was in dress clothes as the Governor had been; he had a cape draped over his shoulders. His blonde hair was neatly back in a ponytail. He had a worried expression on his face but guilt in his blue eyes.



"Lucuis? What are you doing here?" Myamer asked clearly not pleased with him.

"Is it a crime to investigate my boss' death?" he asked walking into the nursery.

Dumbledore clutched the baby in his arms more tightly.

"Is that their child?" Lucuis asked walking toward Dumbledore.

"Yes it is, Mr. Malfoy"

"Indeed it is," Lucuis said examining the child. "Could I hold it?" he asked reaching out his arms to take the baby.

Myamer gritted his teeth, "I don't think she likes you," and with that he took the baby into his arms. Lucuis retracted his arms, glaring at Myamer, hatefully.

"Myamer, seeing that you are the baby's uncle you now are the legal guardian of the little girl," Dumbledore said smiling.

"But, Professor Dumbledore. I feel that I have more authority over this matter. I should become the legal guardian of her!" Lucuis demanded. "I could raise her as a Malfoy!"

"Why? So we can put more people like you on this planet, no thank you. There are already enough of your kind!" Myamer said to Malfoy, much disrespect in his voice.

Lucuis glared at him without words he cursed at Myamer. Myamer knew this; the Malfoy's and the Goshca's have hated each other for over 50 years ever since the Dark Lord took power.

"And how do you think they were killed?" Lucuis demanded folding his arms.

"I think it was Voldemort," Myamer said after looking over the dead bodies. "And someone else,"

"Why do you think that?" Lucuis asked shifting uncomfortably.

"One person couldn't have killed them both, there had to be two in on this operation!"

"Why couldn't there have been three?"

"Because I saw two!" Dumbledore added.

"Do you know what he looked like Professor?" Lucuis asked trying to hide his guilt.

"He was a Death Eater. I could tale it was a male by the bulky way he moved. He had on the Death Eater's traditional mask. I couldn't see his face,"

Lucuis blushed a bright crimson. Bulky way he moves? How humiliating! Dumbledore seemed not to have noticed. Myamer walked up toward Lucuis, so close that all he had to do was whisper to him.

"I know you're up to something, Malfoy! I'll just have to figure it out! Then I'll have you. I don't know how you got hear so fast, but I'll figure it out! Just you wait."