Epilogue: Harry Remembers Part I
Seventeen years later
A young woman with long red hair, pulled into a bun, and startling blue eyes walked to an old telephone booth and went in. She picked up the receiver and punched 62442, Magic.
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business."
"Liz Weasley. I'm here to see the Minister of Magic." A silver badge shot out of the money return with:
Liz Weasley. Visit
with Minister of Magic.
The telephone booth started to move. Startled she grabbed the side of the booth. It came to a staggering stop. The voice then said:
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please register your wand with Security. Enjoy your visit here."
Liz walked over to the sign that said Security and handed over her wand to the young man seated at the desk. He then put the wand on some kind of scale which started to glow. A long thin sheet of parchment shot out and the man tore it off.
"Hmm this wand Holly 10 inches made with a unicorn hair is registered to one Lizabeth Lillian Weasley and has been in use 10 years. Is this correct?" Liz nodded. He continued. "I keep this and you get your wand back. Please enjoy yourself. You look familiar. Do I know you?" Liz picked up her wand, shook her head, and walked over too the Map of the Ministry and pointed to the words Minister of Magic which shimmered and changed into the words 'Fifth Floor Department of Magical Law Enforcement.' She walked over to the lifts and pressed the button then stepped into the first available lift. Each floor was called until the lift went to the fifth floor.
Liz stepped off and walked down a long hallway and stopped at the door with a plaque that said Minister of Magic and knocked.
"It's open." The strangely familiar voice boomed from the other side of the door. She hadn't heard that voice for nearly 17 years. Liz opened it and walked in. There sat the man who haunted her mother's dreams.
"Hello, Uncle Harry."
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Harry Potter stared at the young woman that had entered the room. He stood up.
"Oh my wizards alive, Emilie you look just like Emilie." He went around the neat desk and stood in front of the woman.
"That's what my dad tells me." She said smiling.
"What is your name child?"
"Lizabeth Lillian. For some reason I remember you calling me Lizzie."
"L-Lizzie? Pull up a chair. I want… no… need to talk to your Aunt. I'll be right back." Harry walked over to the fireplace and threw a handful of Floo Powder and yelled out an address then stuck his head inside.
"HERMIONE ANNE-CATHERINE GRANGER WILDING-BLACK POTTER, ARE YOU HOME?" A woman ran to the fireplace and stared at her husband.
"Harry what in all that is magical is going on?"
"You will never guess who is in my office right this minute. Come on darling guess."
"Oh umm Emilie?"
"No even better. Keep guessing."
"Um Ron?"
"Nope you're closer. It's a relative of theirs.
"OH Lizzie! Its Lizzie right. Or Will… Brice…Kaylee?"
"Ding…Ding…Ding give the lady a prize. It's our Lizzie."
"OH Bring her home with you, Harry, please? I haven't seen my goddaughter in 18 years. Or send her home now, and you can see her when you get home. Maybe then you can get home sooner than usual." Harry pulled his head out of the fire. He turned to face his niece.
"Ok, Lizzie you can go and be with your aunt. She wants to see you. Go on before we lose the connection. I'll see you when I get home. Tell Hermione that I will be home in an hour at the latest I promise. Go on get." Liz stood and walked around her uncle's desk and stepped into the fireplace and ended up in a neat kitchen. There in front of her stood a carbon copy of her cousin and best and only friend Lin Potter. The only difference between mother and daughter were the eyes. Lin had blue eyes like Liz herself. Her aunt stared at her.
"My stars you look like your Grandma Lily. Come here child and give your 'untie 'Ermi a hug… that's what you called me when you were a baby. Now you can call me Hermione. Lin and Siri may be stopping in a little later." Liz stared at her aunt. Wow this woman can talk. I wonder if she was as smart as Lin.
"Hermione? Where you Head Girl at Hogwarts? Like Lin?"
"Yes I was why do you ask dear?"
"Well I knew Lin was my cousin but Daddy never talked about you or Uncle Harry. Mum did. A lot. Why did we move away, because my parents never talk about it." Hermione frowned.
"When did Harry say he would be home?"
"In an hour. Why?"
"It would be best if Harry was here to talk to you dear. I will be right back make yourself comfy." Hermione left the room.
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"Mione?" Sirius Black asked coming into the living room.
"Yes Dad?"
"I heard a voice, who's here?"
"Oh no one just Lizabeth. That's all."
"Who? I know only two people whose name is Lizabeth. One person died over 40 years ago. And one is Emmy's daughter."
"I know who they are Dad. Where's Mum?"
"Right here dear what's up?" Caitlin Black said walking into the room.
"Come to the kitchen Mum. Bring Lily and James too. Please? Hurry."
"Okay Hermione you are scaring me. What is going on with you?"
"Come on Mum, Dad hurry." Hermione walked back to the kitchen where she saw Liz looking at the photographs on the fridge.
"That's me with Lin and Sirius when we were little. That one is of Kaylee when she was born with Will and Brice. And that one is of Mum and Uncle Harry and Daddy. Aunt Hermione? Where did you get these? They are smiling. Daddy never smiles anymore. Neither does Mum. They look so hap- Gram! Grandpa! Grandpa Sirius, Grandma Cate! Oh it's good to see you."
"Liz? Lizabeth? James, get Remus over here now I know he wants to see his favorite girl. Where are your brothers and sister?" Lily said hugging her oldest granddaughter.
"In Romania with Uncle Charlie and Aunt Becky. I came myself. Daddy thinks that I am looking for jobs. I started asking questions about the family Mum told me most of it except the part where we moved so far away from… well the Wizarding World." Liz said hugging each person minus her grandfather and 'Grandpa' Remus who she hadn't seen since graduation almost three years ago. Suddenly there was a pop and Harry and Remus appeared in the crowded kitchen.
"Lizzie, get your butt over here and give me a hug girl… and I mean now!" Remus Lupin said squeezing through many bodies to get to his godchild. Liz laughed and complied. Then James could be heard saying:
"Ok, enough with the mushy stuff this grumpy old man wants to see his granddaughter properly. Come on move it, Sirius, thank you." James Potter came into the room pushing his best friend out of the way. Liz smiled and went over to her grandfather.
"Hi Grandpa it has been forever since I've seen you. Mum misses all of you greatly. Especially Uncle Harry. But still I don't know why we moved away when I was three."
"Well Lizzie-girl, we can tell you but it would be best if we all go into the living room. Come on people get." James said pushing everyone into the living room.
"Liz, go with Lin and get your brothers and sister, as it would be a shame that they have to read what I tell you. Hello, Lin, dear just in time for a little family reunion." Cate said looking at her granddaughter who just walked in looking confused until she saw Liz.
"Lizabeth Lillian Weasley, what the devil are you doing here?" Lin said laughing and crying at seeing her best friend. Liz just started to laugh.
"Nice to see you too, Caitlin Potter. I'm here to find out why the hell I grew up in Romania and not with you. Where's Siri?"
"Oh him? He's a comin' he just had to stop at your uncles' shop and pick up some stuff. You know Siri. Come on girl let's get this over with. I want to see my other cousin… Brice and Will too I guess if I have to." Lin and Liz started to laugh and headed to the kitchen.
"Liz? Lizabeth Weasley? Is that you?" a male voice said when the two women went through the kitchen door.
"Sirius James Potter! Its soo good to see you are still alive. Ever since we graduated I figured you wouldn't live to see your 20th birthday and here you are almost 20 going on 5. Get over here and give me a hug, Cuz." Liz said going over to her other cousin. Sirius Potter frowned at her poking fun at him but hugged her anyway. She gave him a cheeky grin. Sirius looked just his father and grandfather with his mother's chocolate brown eyes.
"Liz you will never change. Where are Will, Kaylee, and Brice at lately?" She grinned at him again.
"Oh I know that you like it admit it. We were just about to get them just so you know. Wait a minute and you can see them. I thought that I might see if my... Oh never mind you will find out later." Liz wanted to surprise her uncle with something. Something that would hopefully make him smile again. She hoped. Liz shook her head and grabbed a handful of Floo Powder. She threw it in and yelled "200 ICABOD LANE, ROMANIA!" then stuck her head in. Five minutes later she pulled it out and three bodies fell out of the fireplace, two boys and a younger girl all with hair like Liz's.
"Kaylee! Brice! Will!" Lin squealed at the site of the arrival of the new comers. They all grinned and shared a group hug.
"Hello Kay its good to see you. Bri Bri looking good." Then Sirius broke into song. "And little Willy, Willy won't go home. Cause you can't make Willy because Willy won't go..."
"Shut it Potter." Will said grinning at his cousin and the song Sirius sang at school every time they saw each other, which was every day. Kaylee was silently laughing at her family. She was a couple years younger than the rest but part of the gang all the same.
"Are you all finished with making fun of each other cause we better get back into the living room. I have a surprise for everyone. Go on get it will be here in a bit. Tell Uncle Harry and everyone that I will be right there. Okay?" Liz said when the greetings were done. The others left to see their uncle, aunt, and grandparents while Liz stayed behind.
Twenty minutes later Liz entered the living room again while everyone talking quietly. Her brothers and her sister were smiling when she arrived. The group looked up. She quietly sat down on the floor next to her uncle, Remus, and the elder Sirius. Harry looked down at her then quickly looked up when at the very next second the kitchen door opened for the second time since Liz returned to the living room. The woman standing in the door way smiled at the look on Harry's face.
"Hello Harry James. It's been a long time." The woman said laughing at the shocked look on everyone's but Will, Brice, and Kaylee who just smiled even broader.
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"Emilie? Is that really you? A long time? Bloody hell it's been 14 flicking years. Why now? What does Ron say about this? Let me guess… he doesn't know does he?" Harry grinned at his twin. Then he got up and went to embrace her. She just smiled and hugged her brother tightly.
"It was Liz's fault, not a word, and yes he has no freaking clue where I am. Thank your niece or kill her if you don't want to see me. It's her neck not mine."
"Gee thanks Mum, I love you too." Liz mumbled and Lin who was next to her just laughed.
"What was that Lizabeth?" Her mother asked.
"Nothing Mum, not a thing." Liz said and Lin started to laugh harder. Emilie shrugged and pulled Hermione then Sirius, Catie, James, Lily, her nephew, her niece and finally Remus in to a hug then sat down next to her brother.
"OK Lizzie you want to know why we were here and you guys in Romania?" James said looking down at Kaylee who was leaning against her grandfather.
"Hell yes why do you think I am here? Hmm do you think it was just to steal your food and butterbeer?" She replied making the whole room erupt with laughter. A few minutes later James started to talk after he calmed down.
"It all started after Adrian came into the picture." He said and Liz looked confused.
"Hang on who is Adrian?" Liz said when she interrupted James.
"I am." Said a male voice from the kitchen door. Startled Liz looked up to see a man with Lily's hair and Green eyes but with James's face and build. Emilie shot up out of her seat and walked over to the man.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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I know I said that it would be the last Chapter but I couldn't wait for you to see all of this. I am sooooooooo proud of my story. I love the way I portrayed the Harry Potter Characters and Emilie and her children. I also love the fact that Lily, James, and Sirius are alive and never died. I know that you all are angry that the beginning of the story is short and choppy but hey it's my first fic. I also know you people hate cliff hangers but it took me so long to get this far. It is all my fault I neglected to type when I had time to work Call it lack of ideas but thanks to a friend I started to type a epilogue where Liz was returning to the house to say goodbye to her parents for the last time. I was going to kill Ron and Emmy. I know I know Bad Allie but after she told me it was no good to do that this came into my head. I feel that your support has kept me writing and I want to thank you ALL for reading what I have to type.
I also want to give a shout out to my new Beta Reader Monique. Hon you are the best! J
I also want to say thank you to Anne who showed me the idea to do the epilogue this way and not kill off Em and Ron.
Well it's getting late and I have another chapter of a different story I want to work on before I go to bed. Good night all and good health. He, he I sound like Fraser (SP?) ~*~Allie~*~
