-~*Illusions*~-

James looked around at the familiar sight and saw his parents sitting in the couch watching a movie on that Muggle thingy which they call it a television.

'James? Why are you back so early, where's your sister? Why isn't she with you, dear have you been crying, what's wrong sweaty?' his mother stood up and walked over to her son and embraced him. 'James sweetie has something happened at Hogwarts?' James nodded slowly and his mother let him go. 'Tell us what happened dear.' She dragged him to the sofa and made him sit next to her and his father.

'Mu.mum.Kate.well.mum.Kate's.' James stammered as memories of the night flooded him again, he could hear her scram but it seemed louder this time he could see the creatures tear her apart he could see the pool of blood surrounding her bracelet, everything seemed so much clearer, but why he didn't want to see it he didn't want to see his sister dead he wanted her alive he wanted her to be with him and his parents at that moment he wanted her to be happily laughing next to them he wanted to see her smile and laugh and tell them jokes, he didn't want her dead that was the last thing he wanted her to be.

'Dar? What's wrong, has something happened to your sister? Is that why she isn't here? What's happened to my little baby, James, tell me please!' his mom began to be hysterical, James could only guess that mother mode was stuck on overdrive, he cringed as he heard Kate's scream again and looked at his hands as tears were falling on them. 'Oh god, something has happened hasn't it?' She embraced James again and drew him back so he could tell her what happened, her eyes now filled with tears as well, his father put his hands on her shoulder and looked at James with saddened eyes.

'Mum.Kate's.Kate's dead.mum I'm so sorry I tried to protect her I did but they surrounded her and we got there too late, mum.mum please say something!' James begged as his mother burst with tears and turned to her husband who held her tightly to his chest.

'Come here James' his father asked, he too had tears clouding eyes, James came closer to his father and was drawn in to a hug as his mother flung her arms around James and cried harder, they sat there cuddled up on the sofa silently crying for a couple of minutes and then James withdrew from the hug and sat across from them and watched is parents cry, mainly his mother, he hated seeing his mother cry so he decided to go up to his room and try to sleep. Even in his sleep he was haunted by the images of his sister and her scream, then everything stopped, in the middle of his dream where she was being torn to pieces it went suddenly white, a cloaked figure walked towards James where he was standing in the middle of the whiteness. The cloaked figure placed a hand on James's shoulder and with its other hand it removed its hood revealing his beloved sister.

'James don't cry, please don't cry, you know I hate it when you're sad, I'll always be with you James, I swear, I promise that whenever you need my help I'll always be there with you maybe not physically but I'll be here' she placed a hand on his heart and then looked at him with her sapphire blue eyes. 'Take care of mom and dad for me and do take good care of yourself also, oh and please don't torture Serveus anymore, I know he annoys you but please do it for me' she smiled weakly. 'And don't worry about me I'll be just fine where I am ok? Be happy please I hate it when you're sad.' With those last words she put her hood back on and walked away form James leaving him to his normal dreams.

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The stars glittered high above the trees as a small cloaked shape lay on the floor soaking wet and unconscious. An old man walked up to the unconscious body and lifted it in his arms and walked back to his small cottage deep in the forest. The front garden was filled with beautiful flowers and ivy covered the house and made it look almost like part of the forest, he kicked open the fence gate and walked to the front door where he pushed it open with his back and took the girls body up the stairs into a brightly decorated room. He laid her down and took out his wand he pointed it at her and whispered something, the girls clothes immediately dried off. He placed her in the bed and covered her with the covers sighing heavily, he left her to sleep and went to his own room and got in the bed after he changed and fell asleep almost instantly.

The girl's eyes fluttered open and looked around at the bright room filled with sunlight. She sat up and heard a knock at her pale pink wooden door.

'Yes?' the girl asked wearily.

The man walked into the room and held out some bright coloured robes and laid them down on the bedside table. 'I brought you these, thought you might want a change of clothes.' He said and smiled at her, he sat down in a chair next to the bed as she sat up to get a better look around the room.

'Where am I?' she asked.

'Your at home dear, did you forget?' he said smiling.

'I live here?' she asked again sounding unsure.

'Yes, oh you must have hit your head quite bad to forget.' He said looking worried.

'Are you my father' the question seemed to catch him of guard and he looked up at her.

'Oh no dear, I'm your grand father.' He smiled widely at her.

'Who am I?' She questioned him.

'Well dear your name is Faith' he though for a bit 'Faith Hobbs.'