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Chapter 4-Family History
After the shock of seeing Sirius again and realizing that he wasn't a hallucination, Remus and Harry both got a chair and sat down over by Sirius. "But how can you be alive? I always thought that anyone who goes through the veil dies," Remus said curiously.
Sirius looked from Remus to Harry, who both seemed to be looking at him for answers. "I guess I should start from the beginning. Well you obviously know about the veil that's in the Department of Mysteries. What you don't know is how it's related to my family. Back when my grandfather was in his 30's he would meet with other pureblood families. They would discuss everything, but always had to be careful about what they said since they were never truly alone. People could hear them from their houses and they couldn't talk about mudbloods in public. That's when he came up with the idea of making a void in space, a place where only the purebloods could meet. He came up with a charm that he could cast on solid object that would transport someone to a separate void in space. All he had to do now was pick the object. That's when he saw my grandmother's curtain. It was plan, made out of dark navy velvet that hung over the doorway to the library. That was it, he thought, he would make the portal be a curtain. The only problem with the charm was that there had to be more than one portal since you couldn't leave the way you came in. He duplicated my grandmother's curtain and cast the charm on all 200 of the "veils" and gave 2 to each pureblood family he did business with and talked to. Soon, though, the World War started, and many wizards and witches had to leave their homes, since they were among muggle homes that were being bombed and destroyed. Many of the "veils" were destroyed. Some got into the hands of muggles and others into the hands of wizards and witches who weren't pureblood. They would walk through the curtain and be transported to the area, but when they turned around to get out, they couldn't. They believed they were trapped. Once families lost loved ones to the veil they would destroy them. Soon there were only two of the original 200 left. One of them is in the Department of Mysteries and the other is in this house."
"But how did you know that there was still another one when you fell through the veil in the Department of Mysteries and why doesn't anyone else know how to get out of the void?" Harry asked.
"I didn't know there was another one still. All I knew was that there was one in the Department. I only know about how to get out since my family has passed on the history of my grandfather and we all learned about his "genius" so in case we ever found one of the veils, we would never be lost in the void forever. When I fell through the veil in the Department I remembered the stories and decided that I had to try everything I could in order to get back to you Harry. I've been wandering in that place for what seems like forever until today when I finally found the veil. For all I knew it was the one I entered through but I pushed against it and fell through it and into Lynell's closet and here I am."
"Well I'm glad that you made it out alive. I missed you Sirius," Harry said as he got up and hugged his godfather. "Did either of you see where Lynell went?"
Both shook their heads. "She probably went upstairs to start unpacking her room in order to give us some time to talk to Sirius alone," Remus said knowing Lynell was raised to be a polite and considerate young woman. "I'm sure she would appreciate any help she could get."
Harry took Remus' advice and went to find Lynell upstairs. She was still sleeping on her bed, which was bare and surrounded by all of her boxes of stuff and a few paint cans. It looked like she was planning on painting her bedroom from the plain white it was to a vibrant blue. That's when Harry got an idea. He picked up Lynell carefully and brought her to her mom's room and laid her on her mom's bed. Harry went back, covered Lynell's bed and began opening the cans of paint. Back in the study Sirius and Remus were talking. "How has he been Remus?" Sirius asked after Harry had ran upstairs.
"I won't lie. He didn't take your "death" lightly and kept on blaming himself for it. I don't know what he would do if he lost you Padfoot. He's not a boy any more but he still needs you to be his godfather."
"Yes I know. You know I never thought I would be grateful for Amelia not throwing that veil away when my mother gave it to her for Christmas that one year. Remember? We were in 4th year and I was dating Amelia. My mother wanted to meet her and thought I had made a good pick for my girlfriend. Sure she was in Gryfindor but she was a pureblood, prestigious, and extremely smart. She asked me to bring Amelia over for Christmas Eve dinner and that's when she gave it as a gift. As soon as we got to her house I told her to destroy it, it was just dark magic that my mother gave her because she thought that Amelia was going to be her future daughter-in-law. Amelia laughed at that and said maybe she would keep it just in case she did become the next Mrs. Black and went into her house. I wonder how Lynell's family got it."
That's when Remus and Sirius heard a door open and an older woman's voice.
"Lynell? Remus? Anybody home? I have pizza." They heard footsteps coming towards the study. "Where is everybody..." Amelia stopped in the middle of the doorway to the study in shock. "Remus what is he doing here?"
"Hi Em," Sirius said as he tried to sit up more. Lynell was horse back riding along the seashore with the wind her face. She stopped as a handsome young man came riding up next to her. Then she heard her mom's voice. Suddenly Lynell woke up realizing she had fallen asleep. When she looked around, Lynell discovered that she was in her mom's bed instead of her own, and she remembered going to her bedroom when she left the study.
Lynell got up and walked towards her room. She heard her Beatle's CD being played and the door was closed. When she opened it she couldn't believe it. The entire room was painted, her shelves were set up and it seemed that most of her stuff had been placed on them, with the last few things being set up by a boy with raven black hair. "Harry James Potter, I didn't pick you as a Beatle's fan."
Harry turned around and saw Lynell standing there giving him the biggest smile ever. "Surprise I guess," Harry said. "I wanted to do something nice for you since you gave me my godfather back, which is the best gift ever."
"I think this will work. Now come on. I think my mom woke me up with her calling me and I smell pizza. Let's go and get some food and I need to tell her about Sirius." They walked down the stairs and found Amelia standing still in the doorway as Sirius said something along the lines of 'Hi Em'. Lynell went towards her mom. Before she could say anything her mom turned toward her.
"Lynell what is he," with a nod toward Sirius, "doing here?" Amelia asked with the strictest tone ever.
"He fell through that veil, the one you had me put in the closet, this morning," Lynell said. "He's Harry's godfather and I'm taking care of him till he can go back to his house and as his healer I'm saying that he needs to get his rest and we need to eat dinner. Harry and I have only had soup and doughnuts today."
With that Remus got up and muttered something to Sirius as he went out of the study. He closed the door and took the pizzas from Amelia. "Lynell, why don't you and Harry take the pizza. I have to talk to your mom."
"Alright, just don't expect any of the meat lovers left when you decide to eat the pizza. Come on Harry." With that they left for the kitchen. "Amelia, I think its time you told them the truth."
"Remus, I closed that chapter of my life along time ago. Besides he's still healing, he's not completely healthy. I'll tell him when he is and then I'll tell Lynell."
"You can't keep avoiding this situation Amelia. They need to know the truth. Also, Dumbledore told me to give this to you." Remus gave Amelia a letter. "Inside is the location of Headquarters for you and Lynell. Are you sure you want to join again?"
"I'm sure. I've been running from the past for so long that I need to stop running. I just didn't expect that an entire chapter of my past would be sitting in my house. I figured I would have seen him at Headquarters one day." Remus shared a look with Amelia and they walked towards the kitchen, where Harry had one pizza box open and Lynell had another. Both of them had eaten half of their pizza already and they both laughed seeing the two teenagers.
Author's note: I'm so sorry that I haven't updated this for a while but I've been busy with school and our school play, but now is spring break so hopefully I'll be able to update a couple of times this week. That all depends on reviews of course so submit reviews if you liked it or hated it. I just want to have some feedback. Thanks.
Chapter 4-Family History
After the shock of seeing Sirius again and realizing that he wasn't a hallucination, Remus and Harry both got a chair and sat down over by Sirius. "But how can you be alive? I always thought that anyone who goes through the veil dies," Remus said curiously.
Sirius looked from Remus to Harry, who both seemed to be looking at him for answers. "I guess I should start from the beginning. Well you obviously know about the veil that's in the Department of Mysteries. What you don't know is how it's related to my family. Back when my grandfather was in his 30's he would meet with other pureblood families. They would discuss everything, but always had to be careful about what they said since they were never truly alone. People could hear them from their houses and they couldn't talk about mudbloods in public. That's when he came up with the idea of making a void in space, a place where only the purebloods could meet. He came up with a charm that he could cast on solid object that would transport someone to a separate void in space. All he had to do now was pick the object. That's when he saw my grandmother's curtain. It was plan, made out of dark navy velvet that hung over the doorway to the library. That was it, he thought, he would make the portal be a curtain. The only problem with the charm was that there had to be more than one portal since you couldn't leave the way you came in. He duplicated my grandmother's curtain and cast the charm on all 200 of the "veils" and gave 2 to each pureblood family he did business with and talked to. Soon, though, the World War started, and many wizards and witches had to leave their homes, since they were among muggle homes that were being bombed and destroyed. Many of the "veils" were destroyed. Some got into the hands of muggles and others into the hands of wizards and witches who weren't pureblood. They would walk through the curtain and be transported to the area, but when they turned around to get out, they couldn't. They believed they were trapped. Once families lost loved ones to the veil they would destroy them. Soon there were only two of the original 200 left. One of them is in the Department of Mysteries and the other is in this house."
"But how did you know that there was still another one when you fell through the veil in the Department of Mysteries and why doesn't anyone else know how to get out of the void?" Harry asked.
"I didn't know there was another one still. All I knew was that there was one in the Department. I only know about how to get out since my family has passed on the history of my grandfather and we all learned about his "genius" so in case we ever found one of the veils, we would never be lost in the void forever. When I fell through the veil in the Department I remembered the stories and decided that I had to try everything I could in order to get back to you Harry. I've been wandering in that place for what seems like forever until today when I finally found the veil. For all I knew it was the one I entered through but I pushed against it and fell through it and into Lynell's closet and here I am."
"Well I'm glad that you made it out alive. I missed you Sirius," Harry said as he got up and hugged his godfather. "Did either of you see where Lynell went?"
Both shook their heads. "She probably went upstairs to start unpacking her room in order to give us some time to talk to Sirius alone," Remus said knowing Lynell was raised to be a polite and considerate young woman. "I'm sure she would appreciate any help she could get."
Harry took Remus' advice and went to find Lynell upstairs. She was still sleeping on her bed, which was bare and surrounded by all of her boxes of stuff and a few paint cans. It looked like she was planning on painting her bedroom from the plain white it was to a vibrant blue. That's when Harry got an idea. He picked up Lynell carefully and brought her to her mom's room and laid her on her mom's bed. Harry went back, covered Lynell's bed and began opening the cans of paint. Back in the study Sirius and Remus were talking. "How has he been Remus?" Sirius asked after Harry had ran upstairs.
"I won't lie. He didn't take your "death" lightly and kept on blaming himself for it. I don't know what he would do if he lost you Padfoot. He's not a boy any more but he still needs you to be his godfather."
"Yes I know. You know I never thought I would be grateful for Amelia not throwing that veil away when my mother gave it to her for Christmas that one year. Remember? We were in 4th year and I was dating Amelia. My mother wanted to meet her and thought I had made a good pick for my girlfriend. Sure she was in Gryfindor but she was a pureblood, prestigious, and extremely smart. She asked me to bring Amelia over for Christmas Eve dinner and that's when she gave it as a gift. As soon as we got to her house I told her to destroy it, it was just dark magic that my mother gave her because she thought that Amelia was going to be her future daughter-in-law. Amelia laughed at that and said maybe she would keep it just in case she did become the next Mrs. Black and went into her house. I wonder how Lynell's family got it."
That's when Remus and Sirius heard a door open and an older woman's voice.
"Lynell? Remus? Anybody home? I have pizza." They heard footsteps coming towards the study. "Where is everybody..." Amelia stopped in the middle of the doorway to the study in shock. "Remus what is he doing here?"
"Hi Em," Sirius said as he tried to sit up more. Lynell was horse back riding along the seashore with the wind her face. She stopped as a handsome young man came riding up next to her. Then she heard her mom's voice. Suddenly Lynell woke up realizing she had fallen asleep. When she looked around, Lynell discovered that she was in her mom's bed instead of her own, and she remembered going to her bedroom when she left the study.
Lynell got up and walked towards her room. She heard her Beatle's CD being played and the door was closed. When she opened it she couldn't believe it. The entire room was painted, her shelves were set up and it seemed that most of her stuff had been placed on them, with the last few things being set up by a boy with raven black hair. "Harry James Potter, I didn't pick you as a Beatle's fan."
Harry turned around and saw Lynell standing there giving him the biggest smile ever. "Surprise I guess," Harry said. "I wanted to do something nice for you since you gave me my godfather back, which is the best gift ever."
"I think this will work. Now come on. I think my mom woke me up with her calling me and I smell pizza. Let's go and get some food and I need to tell her about Sirius." They walked down the stairs and found Amelia standing still in the doorway as Sirius said something along the lines of 'Hi Em'. Lynell went towards her mom. Before she could say anything her mom turned toward her.
"Lynell what is he," with a nod toward Sirius, "doing here?" Amelia asked with the strictest tone ever.
"He fell through that veil, the one you had me put in the closet, this morning," Lynell said. "He's Harry's godfather and I'm taking care of him till he can go back to his house and as his healer I'm saying that he needs to get his rest and we need to eat dinner. Harry and I have only had soup and doughnuts today."
With that Remus got up and muttered something to Sirius as he went out of the study. He closed the door and took the pizzas from Amelia. "Lynell, why don't you and Harry take the pizza. I have to talk to your mom."
"Alright, just don't expect any of the meat lovers left when you decide to eat the pizza. Come on Harry." With that they left for the kitchen. "Amelia, I think its time you told them the truth."
"Remus, I closed that chapter of my life along time ago. Besides he's still healing, he's not completely healthy. I'll tell him when he is and then I'll tell Lynell."
"You can't keep avoiding this situation Amelia. They need to know the truth. Also, Dumbledore told me to give this to you." Remus gave Amelia a letter. "Inside is the location of Headquarters for you and Lynell. Are you sure you want to join again?"
"I'm sure. I've been running from the past for so long that I need to stop running. I just didn't expect that an entire chapter of my past would be sitting in my house. I figured I would have seen him at Headquarters one day." Remus shared a look with Amelia and they walked towards the kitchen, where Harry had one pizza box open and Lynell had another. Both of them had eaten half of their pizza already and they both laughed seeing the two teenagers.
Author's note: I'm so sorry that I haven't updated this for a while but I've been busy with school and our school play, but now is spring break so hopefully I'll be able to update a couple of times this week. That all depends on reviews of course so submit reviews if you liked it or hated it. I just want to have some feedback. Thanks.
