A/N: For disclaimer, see prologue. Thanks beta readers Melian, and Yami
Yugi!!
Chapter Two: A Fight and Reunited Siblings
The next morning, Sarah awoke, in the room she had rented for a night, to loud noises downstairs. 'Oh no,' she thought. 'Who's fighting anyways?' She knew what the sounds meant; after all, she had been in several fights herself!
Quickly, Sarah dressed, grabbed her wand, and headed downstairs. When she reached the bar, she realized that the fight was in a side room. "Rosa, who's fighting?"
"I don't know, I didn't pay attention to them when they came in! Three men, who all showed up within the past half hour. I think they came for Hogwarts, but I'm not sure."
Sarah stood for a moment, stunned. Hogwarts? She sighed and threw her hood over her head. Walking over to the room, she fingered her wand beneath her cloak. Slowly, she opened the door.
Two men were at each other's throats, and the third was trying to pull them apart. Finally, the man trying to make peace, punched one of the men, who proceeded to take him by the shoulders and throw him. Immediately, Sarah came to the fallen man's aid. With only a side-glance, she knew who he was. "Remus!"
"Who are you?" he asked, his voice cracking.
"Um - I'll tell you in a minute," she replied as she stood. Producing her wand, she walked over to the man who had thrown Remus.
Grabbing the man by his robes, Sarah pushed him up against the wall. Pointing her wand to his chest, she said in a hostile voice, "Leave, or you'll get cursed.Snape!"
"Who the heck* are you?"
"That isn't any of your business now, is it?"
"I think I have the right to know who's threatening me!" he exclaimed, as he twisted her wrist, and got away from her wand. Then, he pulled off her hood, unleashing her dirty blonde locks.
"Lupin?" cried Snape.
"Sarah?" Slowly and almost sheepishly, Sarah turned around. This was not what she had had planned. Quickly, she regained her composure. "Yeah. I'm back!"
"How? Where?"
"I've been.hiding in the United States for the past seventeen years. I've changed; I've had to ever since."she trailed off.
"Sarah?" The third man had regained consciousness, after being pushed against the corner of a table.
"Hey 'Rius."
He walked over and hugged her, while at the same time, Snape snuck out the door. Remus rushed over and pushed Sirius out of the way so he could hug his sister too. "Sar, where are you staying?" asked Remus.
"Well, tonight, I thought I was going to be here, but from there on out, I don't know."
Remus glanced at Sirius. "Why don't we pay a visit to our dear old grandfather?"
Albus Dumbledore sat quietly at his desk reading. Yes, the book was muggle, and written by a woman about a woman, but it was one of his favorites. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was a classic.
Tiring from reading for so long, he set the book down, and walked over to his phoenix, Fawkes. Silently, he ran his fingers through the bird's feathers. Suddenly, there were three knocks upon the door. "Come in," he said as he sat back down at his desk.
At his call, Remus, Sirius, and a cloaked figure came in. "Hello Grandpa; how are you?" asked Remus cheerily.
"Very well, thank you. Hello Sirius. Who is your friend?"
Slowly, the figure removed her hood. "Hello Grandpa," Sarah said quietly.
Albus sat for a moment stunned. "Sarah? Is it really you? I thought you were - "
"Dead?" she finished.
He nodded, and came forward, wrapping her in an embrace. "For the past seventeen years, I thought I had lost you forever, like your mother, at the hands of Voldemort. Where have you been?"
"In the United States. I was as happy as I could have been, but it would never have become home."
Remus smiled at his sister, and shook his head. He wondered what it had actually been like for her.
"Um - can I go get something to eat from the kitchens?"
"Of course! Do you - know the way?" Albus asked with a twinkle in his eye.
Sarah laughed and turned to leave. Slowly, she walked down to the kitchens, pondering everything that had happened. Harry was alive, Snape worked at Hogwarts (:), and Remus and Albus still knew and loved her; things were a little different than she had expected.
Grabbing a double chocolate muffin, she decided to go to the library. Entering quietly, she found Madam Pince (a/n: gasp!) reading. "Madam Pince?" She jumped a foot out of her seat. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you! Is Quidditch Through the Ages still where it used to be?"
Madam Pince could only nod. Smiling and suppressing laughter, Sarah went and grabbed the book. When she looked in the front cover, she saw that Harry Potter (!) had checked out the book numerous times. Silently, she sat down at a table, not knowing that she wasn't alone.
*-Well, my parents see these, so I can't swear. : / Anyways, please don't think I'm a wimp, for those of you that like a good swear word, I simply believe that I don't need swear words to make this a decent story! And for those who hate lots of swearing, this is for you!
All right, there's chapter two! You all were lucky to get it though! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! I need to know what you all think! HUGS to Kelpylion who was my one and ONLY reviewer!!!! Oh and Kelpy - you'll just have to wait and see :)
Chapter Two: A Fight and Reunited Siblings
The next morning, Sarah awoke, in the room she had rented for a night, to loud noises downstairs. 'Oh no,' she thought. 'Who's fighting anyways?' She knew what the sounds meant; after all, she had been in several fights herself!
Quickly, Sarah dressed, grabbed her wand, and headed downstairs. When she reached the bar, she realized that the fight was in a side room. "Rosa, who's fighting?"
"I don't know, I didn't pay attention to them when they came in! Three men, who all showed up within the past half hour. I think they came for Hogwarts, but I'm not sure."
Sarah stood for a moment, stunned. Hogwarts? She sighed and threw her hood over her head. Walking over to the room, she fingered her wand beneath her cloak. Slowly, she opened the door.
Two men were at each other's throats, and the third was trying to pull them apart. Finally, the man trying to make peace, punched one of the men, who proceeded to take him by the shoulders and throw him. Immediately, Sarah came to the fallen man's aid. With only a side-glance, she knew who he was. "Remus!"
"Who are you?" he asked, his voice cracking.
"Um - I'll tell you in a minute," she replied as she stood. Producing her wand, she walked over to the man who had thrown Remus.
Grabbing the man by his robes, Sarah pushed him up against the wall. Pointing her wand to his chest, she said in a hostile voice, "Leave, or you'll get cursed.Snape!"
"Who the heck* are you?"
"That isn't any of your business now, is it?"
"I think I have the right to know who's threatening me!" he exclaimed, as he twisted her wrist, and got away from her wand. Then, he pulled off her hood, unleashing her dirty blonde locks.
"Lupin?" cried Snape.
"Sarah?" Slowly and almost sheepishly, Sarah turned around. This was not what she had had planned. Quickly, she regained her composure. "Yeah. I'm back!"
"How? Where?"
"I've been.hiding in the United States for the past seventeen years. I've changed; I've had to ever since."she trailed off.
"Sarah?" The third man had regained consciousness, after being pushed against the corner of a table.
"Hey 'Rius."
He walked over and hugged her, while at the same time, Snape snuck out the door. Remus rushed over and pushed Sirius out of the way so he could hug his sister too. "Sar, where are you staying?" asked Remus.
"Well, tonight, I thought I was going to be here, but from there on out, I don't know."
Remus glanced at Sirius. "Why don't we pay a visit to our dear old grandfather?"
Albus Dumbledore sat quietly at his desk reading. Yes, the book was muggle, and written by a woman about a woman, but it was one of his favorites. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was a classic.
Tiring from reading for so long, he set the book down, and walked over to his phoenix, Fawkes. Silently, he ran his fingers through the bird's feathers. Suddenly, there were three knocks upon the door. "Come in," he said as he sat back down at his desk.
At his call, Remus, Sirius, and a cloaked figure came in. "Hello Grandpa; how are you?" asked Remus cheerily.
"Very well, thank you. Hello Sirius. Who is your friend?"
Slowly, the figure removed her hood. "Hello Grandpa," Sarah said quietly.
Albus sat for a moment stunned. "Sarah? Is it really you? I thought you were - "
"Dead?" she finished.
He nodded, and came forward, wrapping her in an embrace. "For the past seventeen years, I thought I had lost you forever, like your mother, at the hands of Voldemort. Where have you been?"
"In the United States. I was as happy as I could have been, but it would never have become home."
Remus smiled at his sister, and shook his head. He wondered what it had actually been like for her.
"Um - can I go get something to eat from the kitchens?"
"Of course! Do you - know the way?" Albus asked with a twinkle in his eye.
Sarah laughed and turned to leave. Slowly, she walked down to the kitchens, pondering everything that had happened. Harry was alive, Snape worked at Hogwarts (:), and Remus and Albus still knew and loved her; things were a little different than she had expected.
Grabbing a double chocolate muffin, she decided to go to the library. Entering quietly, she found Madam Pince (a/n: gasp!) reading. "Madam Pince?" She jumped a foot out of her seat. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you! Is Quidditch Through the Ages still where it used to be?"
Madam Pince could only nod. Smiling and suppressing laughter, Sarah went and grabbed the book. When she looked in the front cover, she saw that Harry Potter (!) had checked out the book numerous times. Silently, she sat down at a table, not knowing that she wasn't alone.
*-Well, my parents see these, so I can't swear. : / Anyways, please don't think I'm a wimp, for those of you that like a good swear word, I simply believe that I don't need swear words to make this a decent story! And for those who hate lots of swearing, this is for you!
All right, there's chapter two! You all were lucky to get it though! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! I need to know what you all think! HUGS to Kelpylion who was my one and ONLY reviewer!!!! Oh and Kelpy - you'll just have to wait and see :)