In another part in England...
Sirius had just been told the news of Abbey's death, he wept and wept, until he could no longer. It pained him terribly to know that he would never see her again and that he was not allowed to go to the funeral, that Dumbledore was arranging. The guards thought him crazy "We don't need to put this one in Azkaban, he's already mental" they would say. He really didn't care anymore, he saw no reason to live, and the cruel irony was that he had no means of taking his own life. He was seriously thinking of pleading guilty in the trial. Boy did he need comforting....
In a pizzeria by central park...
Kat was busy playing with her stuffed fox, she seemed to love that fox, while Remus and Fay talked. "Uncle Wemus, why awe you sad?" Kat said seeing that her beloved godfather was sad and felt desperately lonely. "Its nothing my dear Kat. Say would you like an ice-cream?" Remus looked at Fay to see if it was okay and she nodded. Remus took Kat to the ice cream parlor and there they talked about what Kat wanted for Christmas, and the broom she had gotten and about her parents, while they ate their ice creams of course.
Fay had left Kat in her godfathers capable hands.... he needed comfort...and Kat seemed to do that better than anyone...she apparated home where Manny was putting Kat's stuff together
"How is he?" Manny said without turning
"Distraught mostly, are you mad I went to see him?" Fay asked...
"No, of course not, he's a good person Fay, I would never be mad" he said putting Kat's tiny cloak in the bag
Fay came up to him and wrapped her arms around him, "I love you Emanuel Ares Vulpus, and you know that"
"And I you Fay, where is the munchkin?"
"Having an ice cream with her godfather, he needs a distraction Manny, and Kat seems to do the trick, besides he's fully capable of handling a two year old as calm as Kat"
"I know sweetheart, is he coming over here or are we all meeting at the airport I made arrangements for all of us to go over"
"Manny I thought you hated flying, and why are we packing so much stuff?"
"Fay, we're moving back"
Meanwhile, at an ice cream parlor in Times Square...
"Wemus?"
"Huh? Yeah kitten?" Remus was jostled out of daydreaming, Rommie would have been three years old by now...god he wished him and Kat could have met...
"You went bye-bye"
"I did? Bad, bad Remus, for leaving little Kat all alone" Remus said jokingly Making Kat laugh...
"Uncle wemus funny" Kat giggled...
"You like that stuffed animal don't you?"
"I love fox!" Kat hugged it
"What else do you like baby?"
"Doggy"
Remus looked sad again...
"And kitty" Kat added..."Wemus don't like doggy?"
"No I love dogs too Kitten I'm just sad that's all"
"Why sad? People who make uncle wemus sad, bad" Kat said, it was surprising how such a tiny little girl could look so angry for someone being hurt...
"No Kat, I'm lonely that's all"
"You not lonely, me here, mama here, papa here"
"Yes Kat, you're all here" he hugged her, a tear fell, but he didn't care...
"Wemus funny" Kat giggled...
Back at Vulpus manor...
"Manny what do you mean we're moving back, Kat has pre-mage school next year"
"I've figured everything out, I even enrolled her in a pre-mage over there"
"You sure about this Luvs, I mean its been a while since we've worked at the British ministry there"
"Everything will work out" Manny said, "I promise, trust me ok?"
Fay nodded..."you know what that means"
"What?"
"We have to pack all those books again"
"Don't remind me"
They both laughed
Finally Remus took Kat back home, giving her a big hug, he learned that the Vulpus family was moving back to England. He asked if he could stay the night and go with them the next day, they gladly said yes, so he took Kat outside and played with her until it was time to go to sleep.
In England...
Dumbledore was in his office in Hogwarts with a crying baby Harry. Dumbledore gave him some milk and let him play with Fawkes, Harry calmed down. It looked like if Dumbledore was Harry's grandfather.
In another place in England (I use the word England too much hehe)................
Sirius was frantic in his cell, demanding that the guards let him go to the funeral the next day. They of course laughed at him and left him alone.
The following morning Fay came down to see the cutest sight, Kat had found Remus sleeping in the lower guest room and curled up in bed with him...
Manny wrapped his arm around her..."you know if anything happened to us I'm glad Rem is her godfather" he whispered...
"I know, love you" Fay said and kissed him
Rem sent the luggage ahead to the cottage in Pembroke, (profits of the wolfbane potion made life very cushy)
They headed for the airport in their funeral clothes; since their first stop was the funeral for abbey...
Kat cried at the funeral, like all children do...and it wasn't just her who cried, there wasn't a dry eye in the place...
SEVERAL HOURS LATER
Fay was hunched over the court files, pouring over the data...
"How's it going?" Manny asked bringing her a cup of coffee
"Tediously slow, this is killing me, I'm sure almost to a point that Siri is innocent, I don't know luv its an inkling I have Manny, I know he couldn't do it"
"Fay, what if he did?"
"HE didn't, and after thinking about the four of them together I think I know who"
"Who then?"
"Peter"
"Fay, he's dead"
"Yea and they say a whole bunch of muggles saw Siri kill him, so if it was Peter, all evidence resides in Sirius' head, I may ask for a code 79 on him"
"Verita serum?"
"Only if he agrees to it, that's why I'm going to see him"
"Want Company?"
"I don't know luv, he may be mad already from not being able to go to the funeral"
"Fay I'm going with you, Kat will be fine with Rem.You need someone to go with you"
"Alright"
Sirius had to be given a tranquilizer to calm down. Dumbledore felt sorry for him. Fay and Emanuel came in, seeing dumbledore they knew something was wrong. Fay hurried to Dumbledore's side as Emanuel followed behind. "Albus are you okay?" Fay asked. Dumbledore just turned around, looked at Fay and his eyes did all the talking. Fay's expression turned to pure sadness, she went to Sirius' cell and found him asleep, twitching now and then, she went back to Emanuel, crying she whispered "Rem is right, our group is getting smaller and smaller"
Remus and Kat were outside, holding hands and eating an ice cream. They saw Dumbledore leave the jail and get into a muggle car which contained Harry Potter, no wait their eyes were deceiving them, Harry was with his aunt and uncle, but no, there he was, with Dumbledore. Remus rushed over to Dumbledore, but dumbledore drove off without noticing them. Kat was confused but she knew something troubled Remus.
"Fay maybe we should go"
"No, I'm staying manny, I have to talk to him so I have to wait till he gets up, but you take Rem and Kat home ok?"
"I'm not leaving you"
"Please Manny, there isn't much for you to do"
"What about when he wakes up?"
"Then you'll be the first one I contact luv, please, make sure Rem and Kat are safe at home, and stay there until I call?"
"You sure you'll be ok?"
Fay kissed him..."I'll be fine now go"
"But"
"Go Emanuel please" Fay said softly
"Ok, I will" manny said...
"Oi rem lets go"
"Isn't Fay-"
"No she's staying behind for a while, make sure Sirius is ok, and get a chance to talk to him later"
"Oh"
"Papa? Where mama?" Kat asked.
"Mama has to stay here for a bit she'll be home later pumpkin"
Kat clung to Remus' and manny's hands...something was wrong...that baby in the car, Harry ...her friend Harry...she only saw him once but why did it upset her godfather so?
"Wemus?"
"Yeah baby?"
"Hawwy wuz thewe" Kat said...
Remus closed his eyes for a moment..."yes sweetheart that was Harry"
"I wanna see hawwy" Kat said stubbornly...
"We'll see kitten ok?" Emanuel said...
"Ok papa" Kat smiled...dad would know what to do he always did
AT THE JAIL...
Fay sat on the edge of Sirius' bed...he was twitching and fretting, something awful to watch...
She stroked his hair, and his shoulder...padfoot was looking frailer than moony and that was saying something...
Sirius stirred..."Fay?" his eyes wouldn't focus...
"Hey there paddy"
"Where's manny, and Kat?"
"At home, Sirius is it true did you kill them"
"I as good as Fay"
"no you misunderstand, did you DIRECTLY kill them?"
Sirius looked at her, Fay had a way of getting the real answer even in school no one could beat around the bush...he shook his head...
"Peter did, didn't he?"
"How did you-"?
"Don't matter about that, Sirius there is a way to get you outta here, but it means you have to take the verita serum"
"Will you be there?" Sirius said so sadly that Fay only nodded...
"Fay she's gone, abbey, she's-"
"I know paddy...I know"
Sirius started to cry and the guard came with another tranquilizer but Fay waved him away..."please he needs to cry" she explained...she wrapped her arms around him..."please siri, just let it all come out"
"Gods I want it to end...please let it end" he cried...
"Sirius I promise I will do everything I can to get you out, I brought you something, they wouldn't let me bring the chain in but the charm they aloud" she opened Sirius hand and placed the footprint charm they had all made in school a week before graduation...
"Don't lose hope padfoot, I'll get you out"
"Fay?"
"Yeah?"
"Thank you, thank you so much for just coming"
Fay got up...
"You're leaving?!?" he asked in a scared voice...
Fay knelt down bringing their eyes to meet..."you'll see me real soon, I swear to god Sirius, you're getting out even if I have to break you out"
"Once a marauder..."
"Always one, exactly, have faith padfoot"
"I will brownie"
Fay gave him a kiss on his forehead..."seeya soon" she said...
Fay left...but she left something with Sirius, that no one could take away...hope...hope that wouldn't be lost as long as Sirius was breathing...
Fay headed home...
MEANWHILE...
"yes i know that you don't want Harry to see-"
"Yes I know but-"
"Albus will you just-"
"Look we'll meet you at your office, Remus Kat and I have Harry there ok? Ok. Good we agree on something" Emanuel said finally, he hung up the phone...
"Rem get Kat, we're going to Hogwarts!"