Chapter 23 Explanations

"D-daddy?" she said again. "Is that you?"
"Yes Baby Girl its me" James Potter said as his daughter took one more look at him and Lily and promptly fainted into her husband's arms.
"But how? Why?" Harry asked stunned.
"We'll explain I promise." Lily said looking so proud of her children. "Is Emmy Rae ok? Its just shock which she doesn't need at this time." Harry helped Ron take Emilie in to the living room and laid her on the couch.
"Emmy. Sweeting, wake up your parents are here Hon, come on. that's it, Baby sit up. come on I'll hold you. that's it. come here. Ok she's as fine as she can be giving the circumstances." Ron said the last bit to the other people in the room staring at his in-laws. Harry and Hermione sat next to Ron and Emilie holding hands. Harry was holding Emilie's free hand with his own free hand. They watched the scene taking place.
"CATY! OH you never looked better." Lily said squealing as she saw her best friend (I know Lily sounds like a child but hey she hasn't seen her best friend in over 20 years). As James shook hands with Remus which promptly turned in to a brief hug, he then saw the look Sirius gave him. "What? I damn well know you are happy to see me Padfoot." His best friend stood up and smiled but he didn't look happy. "Oh I'm happy James but why didn't you TELL me I had a daughter? You're my best friend you could of told me Caty was pregnant after the fact that she gave the baby up unwillingly. I never got to see my little girl here grow up." James looked confused. "That's right Hermione here is my little girl. We're in-laws." He said smiling. James and Lily looked shocked.
"Caty is this true? Are they actually married?" Cate nodded. "Oh Great Merlin that's big news. Remus what ever happened to Beth and William?" Lily addressed Remus.
"They died. Lily, they were killed by Voldemort like I thought you were. I still can't believe you guys survived. How?"
"All right I want answers and I want them NOW!" Harry said standing up so fast the girls squeaked as their hands were pulled up with him. "HARRY! Behave yourself!" Emilie scolded her brother
"Can we sit down first then we'll explain." James said as his son nodded. They all sat down and Lily started to speak. " You all know why Voldemort wanted to kill Harry and James?" they all shook their heads. "Well Harry, Emilie, and James are Godric Gryffindor's heir. That means that James and well I don't know about Emilie, and you Harry dear but James could do advanced magic that that Voldemort didn't count on."
"I figured out the cure for the werewolf bite, and Harry could produce a Patronus at thirteen it is a stag, Mum so yea we were advanced." Emilie cut in indicating she wanted to get the story on with.
"So Harry can do advanced magic. But on with the story. That night James put an ancient and rare charm on the household, James had to look up and learn that charm with the help of Flitwick in the space of about a week . He was gone for most of it but on Halloween he came home and put the charm on three of us. Voldemort didn't know that I had twins even though Peter was a traitor. He didn't know you existed, baby." She told them looking at her daughter. James continued.
"So that night Sirius offered to take Emmy Rae and keep her at his house as we knew that Voldemort would strike. I then placed the charm on Harry, Lily and myself."
"Daddy. um why couldn't Cate take me?" Emilie interrupted her father wanting the truth.
"Well Baby Girl. Cate was very upset still she had just been forced to give up Mione and was very depressed. She couldn't handle a little girl at the time as it would remind her of the baby. But on with the story. Boy Lils we say that a lot don't we? Any way when He came I told Lily to go and get Harry and try to run. But it didn't work. The charm is called the Fortificationous Charm it protected us and even though we looked dead we weren't. after the attack Hagrid came and got Harry. I guess Sirius took Emmy Rae to a friends to raise. So we lived as muggles. Now that you two are, 21 married and expecting children you deserved the truth." He finished and Emilie got up and went to her parents.
"Daddy, it's all coming back to me. I remember sitting on your shoulder as we picnicked at your school reunion. I remember now that I was with my Uncle Sirius that and Harry wasn't. I was your little girl and Harry was Mom's little boy. Mom? I'm sorry for all the interruptions. I love you!" She went to her mother and hugged her then went into her father's arms and stood there for 5 minutes then coughed and went to sit down next to Ron. Harry then got up and hugged his father then mother. Lily's eyes filled up with tears.
"Lily? Are you my godmother?" Hermione asked looking at her husband's mother at which she got a nod. She then got up and hugged Lily. "I'm so glad that you had Harry and Emilie otherwise I wouldn't have my husband and sister." She then went to James. And smacked him. "As for you, James if you had told my father I was created I would have had a different life with parents that would kill for me." She then hugged him quickly. "But anyway thank you. Thank you for caring so much for your family to make sure that everyone was safe otherwise I wouldn't have a family period." Tears were in all the women's' eyes after her little speech. The doorbell rang again.
"Umm. I'm going to get the door now." Hermione said wiping her tears away. From the other room she was heard talking to Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Ron's entire family.
"Come in, come in we umm got a surprise this morning. Now Molly before you scream there are a couple of people who were thought dead but they aren't. Come on now. Get in there and feast your eyes on your in-laws- in-laws ( I know its not a word but I love using it). Molly did scream but unlike her daughter-in-law she didn't faint.
"L-Lily is that you? James how.. did you survive HIM?" Lily and James recalled the story to the newcomers. After they finished Dumbledore spoke.
"This calls for a celebration!" he said clapping his hands once. "After Christmas say Valentines Day after all students are back. James, Lily, do you have a place to stay?"
"Well." Lily started to say.
"They can stay with Harry and myself, Professor. We can make room." Hermione said. "Really? You two mind? Thanks son." James said. "Yea no problem I don't care. You guys are welcome. But Cate."
"I can stay with Emmy Rae and Ron if they have an extra room. I just might get an apartment in Hogsmeade. Yea that's what I'll do. I'll get an apartment." She was saying this very fast -`and to herself.
"Caty we NEED to catch up NOW! Girls would you like to come with?" Lily asked Molly, Ginny Emilie, and Hermione pulling Caitlin towards the door. They nodded and Emilie said they could go next door to talk. The women left the room. The men looked at each other and just shook their heads.
"Women! Who will ever understand them." Sirius told the others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/n Awwwwwwwwww wasn't Ronnie sweet? Ok this chapter is done. What do you think? I'm not sure it makes sense. Sorry, well the next chapter will be done soon.