Jamie and Harry had graduated from Auror Training School a year ago, which
meant they had been out of Hogwarts for four years, making them both twenty-
two. They knew they weren't old, but it was hard to consider themselves
young. They both had tough, time-consuming jobs, and they already had a 13
month old son. Being an Auror was so mentally and physically exhausting, it
was becoming increasingly difficult to consider themselves young. But they
were.
Jamie put the sleeping baby Sirius into his crib, and climbed into bed to see Harry was already sleeping. She smiled and followed suit. It didn't take long to drift off - she was already extremely tired.
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Harry wasn't sure if he was very short, or if everyone else was very tall. Things that were normally up to his waist, now towered over him. He felt so small. *Where was he?*
All he could see were numerous pairs of feet passing by. He looked up to see who the feet belonged to and found the underside of a large dining table staring back at him.
Wondering what in the world he was doing under there, he went to climb out from under the table. When he emerged from under the lacy white tablecloth, he found that he couldn't stand. His legs just couldn't support him.
In fact he felt as if he had never walked before.
Somehow, he knew Jamie was here. He shuffled around on his hands and knees, looking for her. People looked down at him and smiled warmly. *Did he know them? Did they know him?*
He was vaguely aware of somewhat calling out his name. A woman with a voice that was distantly familiar to him.
"Harry, now where'd you get to?"
Harry was about to respond, when he found he couldn't talk, either. A jumble of incoherent sounds stumbled out of his mouth, and he woke up to see that he was normal size, lying in his bed. He looked around and saw that it was morning already, and also realized that Jamie wasn't next to him.
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Jamie found herself standing on Hogwarts grounds. She hadn't been there in a while, but every detail seemed so real to her - she must have been here yesterday. It was the same as it always was.
Timeless. Ageless. Ceaseless.
It was dark, and the only source of light was the full moon shining above her. It seemed to be grinning wickedly tonight, and Jamie wondered how the moon could smile.
A wolf's cry made her shiver, and she heard the screams that followed.
April Summers - dead.
Joel Stratus - dead.
Leslie Stratus - dead.
Jenna Hancock - dead.
*What had killed them?* A monster. A monster filled with anger and pain.
The wolf howled again, and Jamie saw a little girl standing alone in a dark corridor - crying.
The little girl had brown hair, and brown eyes behind tears, and freckles just like Jamie.
Jamie cried.
She wept as her vision was cleared. She could remember everything she had yearned to know for so long. She had wanted to know for years, and years - her whole life it seemed. Now that she knew, it hurt so badly she felt like ripping apart this blankness that enveloped her.
She couldn't bare the pain.
The wolf howled. He couldn't bare the pain either.
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Harry walked into the kitchen to see Jamie making eggs and bacon. Harry was relieved to see there were no potatoes. He had had enough potatoes to last him a lifetime.
Jamie lazily waved her wand, and watched as the breakfast magically cooked itself. Jamie felt two arms wrap around her waist and she visibly jumped. She spun around, and Harry couldn't help but laugh at the frightened look on her face.
Jamie sighed and went back to her cooking.
Harry smiled and sat down at the table and said, "Somebody needs a little more auror training."
Jamie turned around and squinted her eyes at the grinning Harry.
He continued, standing up, "If I'm not mistaken, I'd say that I actually frightened you. Aurors aren't supposed to be scared."
Jamie waved her wand at the breakfast, and it scooted itself onto a huge platter. "Excuse me, but I believe I'm the one that received top marks on my Auror Test, thank you very much."
Harry frowned. "Yes, but that's because you could see what was around every corner," he countered, grinning.
Jamie gave him a challenging look, and grabbed the platter along with a knife and fork, and sat down. She decided Harry had lost his right to eat the breakfast she had cooked.
Harry watched as she started eating the four or five eggs, and mounting pile of bacon. He spoke up after a minute or two. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you made that breakfast for two people." he said with a small smile.
Jamie smiled back, and stabbed an egg with her fork. "Nope. Just really hungry."
Harry pulled up a seat next to her, and picked up a fork before scooting half the food onto his own plate. Jamie looked up at him harshly.
"Just helping out." he said, sticking a piece of bacon into his mouth. Jamie smiled, and laughed.
It wasn't long before she could hear the baby's cries coming from the other room.
She swallowed and said, "That would be Sirius."
She got up and left the room. Harry had barely gotten past his second egg when a knock sounded at the door.
He got up, and opened it to see a very tired, but cheerful Remus Lupin.
"Just thought I'd visit." he said.
Harry welcomed him in, and Lupin looked around the room expectantly. "So, where is he?"
Harry smiled. "Oh, the baby? Jamie just went to get him."
At that moment, Jamie entered the room, holding the baby Sirius in her arms. She blinked, and Lupin drew in a deep breath.
"Hello," he said awkwardly.
Jamie nodded and blinked again.
Harry smiled and offered Lupin some breakfast, which he gratefully accepted. They talked for a while about the people who had been in the Order, and about the baby, and even briefly about quidditch. The whole time Jamie remained silent, and sat lost in her own thoughts. *Should she say anything?*
Lupin got up from the table, handed Sirius back to Harry, and got ready to leave.
Jamie only realized he was leaving when he had come to face her, and had said good-bye. Jamie returned the farewell, wondering if she should say anymore. If she did, this would be the perfect chance.
Lupin gave one last wave and took a step out the door, when Jamie looked up and came to a decision.
"Mr. Lupin?" she called to his back quietly. Lupin stopped but didn't turn around.
"R-Remus?" she surprised herself along with Lupin by using his name. He turned around slowly with a pained look on his face. He stood in the doorway, waiting for Jamie to speak - afraid of what she had to say.
"I know," she said simply.
A moment of confusion at this abrupt statement passed across Remus's face, but in another moment, he knew exactly what she was talking about - though, he wasn't sure how.
Remus nodded, and let out a deep breath he had been holding in for twenty years. He felt relieved that she hadn't been erased forever. She knew, now. She just might forgive him.
He made her forget all those years ago, and now she knew.
"I knew you would, someday." he said, and smiled a sad smile.
SO! Does this make no sense or what? Well, guess what? It's supposed to be confusing. That's the suspense! If you knew everything, you wouldn't read the sequel, now would ya? I'm sorry to say, this is the end of the story, BUT I will have a sequel, the story of Jamie's parents and the Marauders and all that, and EVERYTHING WILL BE EXPLAINED. In the meantime, I'll be working my butt off writing.
Keep checking in! The second story will be up a lot sooner than you think.
Jamie put the sleeping baby Sirius into his crib, and climbed into bed to see Harry was already sleeping. She smiled and followed suit. It didn't take long to drift off - she was already extremely tired.
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Harry wasn't sure if he was very short, or if everyone else was very tall. Things that were normally up to his waist, now towered over him. He felt so small. *Where was he?*
All he could see were numerous pairs of feet passing by. He looked up to see who the feet belonged to and found the underside of a large dining table staring back at him.
Wondering what in the world he was doing under there, he went to climb out from under the table. When he emerged from under the lacy white tablecloth, he found that he couldn't stand. His legs just couldn't support him.
In fact he felt as if he had never walked before.
Somehow, he knew Jamie was here. He shuffled around on his hands and knees, looking for her. People looked down at him and smiled warmly. *Did he know them? Did they know him?*
He was vaguely aware of somewhat calling out his name. A woman with a voice that was distantly familiar to him.
"Harry, now where'd you get to?"
Harry was about to respond, when he found he couldn't talk, either. A jumble of incoherent sounds stumbled out of his mouth, and he woke up to see that he was normal size, lying in his bed. He looked around and saw that it was morning already, and also realized that Jamie wasn't next to him.
~~~~~~~~~~
Jamie found herself standing on Hogwarts grounds. She hadn't been there in a while, but every detail seemed so real to her - she must have been here yesterday. It was the same as it always was.
Timeless. Ageless. Ceaseless.
It was dark, and the only source of light was the full moon shining above her. It seemed to be grinning wickedly tonight, and Jamie wondered how the moon could smile.
A wolf's cry made her shiver, and she heard the screams that followed.
April Summers - dead.
Joel Stratus - dead.
Leslie Stratus - dead.
Jenna Hancock - dead.
*What had killed them?* A monster. A monster filled with anger and pain.
The wolf howled again, and Jamie saw a little girl standing alone in a dark corridor - crying.
The little girl had brown hair, and brown eyes behind tears, and freckles just like Jamie.
Jamie cried.
She wept as her vision was cleared. She could remember everything she had yearned to know for so long. She had wanted to know for years, and years - her whole life it seemed. Now that she knew, it hurt so badly she felt like ripping apart this blankness that enveloped her.
She couldn't bare the pain.
The wolf howled. He couldn't bare the pain either.
~~~~~~~~~~
Harry walked into the kitchen to see Jamie making eggs and bacon. Harry was relieved to see there were no potatoes. He had had enough potatoes to last him a lifetime.
Jamie lazily waved her wand, and watched as the breakfast magically cooked itself. Jamie felt two arms wrap around her waist and she visibly jumped. She spun around, and Harry couldn't help but laugh at the frightened look on her face.
Jamie sighed and went back to her cooking.
Harry smiled and sat down at the table and said, "Somebody needs a little more auror training."
Jamie turned around and squinted her eyes at the grinning Harry.
He continued, standing up, "If I'm not mistaken, I'd say that I actually frightened you. Aurors aren't supposed to be scared."
Jamie waved her wand at the breakfast, and it scooted itself onto a huge platter. "Excuse me, but I believe I'm the one that received top marks on my Auror Test, thank you very much."
Harry frowned. "Yes, but that's because you could see what was around every corner," he countered, grinning.
Jamie gave him a challenging look, and grabbed the platter along with a knife and fork, and sat down. She decided Harry had lost his right to eat the breakfast she had cooked.
Harry watched as she started eating the four or five eggs, and mounting pile of bacon. He spoke up after a minute or two. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you made that breakfast for two people." he said with a small smile.
Jamie smiled back, and stabbed an egg with her fork. "Nope. Just really hungry."
Harry pulled up a seat next to her, and picked up a fork before scooting half the food onto his own plate. Jamie looked up at him harshly.
"Just helping out." he said, sticking a piece of bacon into his mouth. Jamie smiled, and laughed.
It wasn't long before she could hear the baby's cries coming from the other room.
She swallowed and said, "That would be Sirius."
She got up and left the room. Harry had barely gotten past his second egg when a knock sounded at the door.
He got up, and opened it to see a very tired, but cheerful Remus Lupin.
"Just thought I'd visit." he said.
Harry welcomed him in, and Lupin looked around the room expectantly. "So, where is he?"
Harry smiled. "Oh, the baby? Jamie just went to get him."
At that moment, Jamie entered the room, holding the baby Sirius in her arms. She blinked, and Lupin drew in a deep breath.
"Hello," he said awkwardly.
Jamie nodded and blinked again.
Harry smiled and offered Lupin some breakfast, which he gratefully accepted. They talked for a while about the people who had been in the Order, and about the baby, and even briefly about quidditch. The whole time Jamie remained silent, and sat lost in her own thoughts. *Should she say anything?*
Lupin got up from the table, handed Sirius back to Harry, and got ready to leave.
Jamie only realized he was leaving when he had come to face her, and had said good-bye. Jamie returned the farewell, wondering if she should say anymore. If she did, this would be the perfect chance.
Lupin gave one last wave and took a step out the door, when Jamie looked up and came to a decision.
"Mr. Lupin?" she called to his back quietly. Lupin stopped but didn't turn around.
"R-Remus?" she surprised herself along with Lupin by using his name. He turned around slowly with a pained look on his face. He stood in the doorway, waiting for Jamie to speak - afraid of what she had to say.
"I know," she said simply.
A moment of confusion at this abrupt statement passed across Remus's face, but in another moment, he knew exactly what she was talking about - though, he wasn't sure how.
Remus nodded, and let out a deep breath he had been holding in for twenty years. He felt relieved that she hadn't been erased forever. She knew, now. She just might forgive him.
He made her forget all those years ago, and now she knew.
"I knew you would, someday." he said, and smiled a sad smile.
SO! Does this make no sense or what? Well, guess what? It's supposed to be confusing. That's the suspense! If you knew everything, you wouldn't read the sequel, now would ya? I'm sorry to say, this is the end of the story, BUT I will have a sequel, the story of Jamie's parents and the Marauders and all that, and EVERYTHING WILL BE EXPLAINED. In the meantime, I'll be working my butt off writing.
Keep checking in! The second story will be up a lot sooner than you think.