Next Wednesday...
Remus sat in the three broomsticks sipping a bottle of mead.
He wondered why Ilya Chang had called him out of the blue since they hadn't spoken in fifteen years.
The door opened and Remus shielded his eyes from the light.
Ilya walked in dressed in a long black dragon Hyde skirt and matching boots with a red tube top.
She spotted him and ordered a drink before sitting at his table.
"Hi Remus." smiled Ilya.
"Long time no see Ilya," said Remus.
"Remus do you know where Sirius is?" asked Ilya casually.
Remus spit out his mouthful of mead.
"Why do you ask?" asked Remus wiping his lips.
"Just curious." said Ilya coyly, avoiding his gaze.
"Come on Ilya. What is it?" asked Remus.
Ilya sighed.
"I don't know if Sirius told you about our 'night' together fifteen years ago but well...we slept together." said Ilya.
"Ohmigod." whispered Remus.
"He left the next morning and well I left Hogwarts the week after." sighed Ilya.
"I always wondered why you left." frowned Remus.
"I got...pregnant," whispered Ilya.
"What?" hissed Remus.
"And well Sirius never found out." said Ilya.
"Sirius was a father?" asked a shocked Remus.
"He still is." said Ilya.
Cho burst into the pub and walked towards their table. "Mum are you done yet?" whined Cho.
"Remus this is my daughter Cho." introduced Ilya.
"Shit." hissed Remus.
"Professor Lupin?" asked Cho.
"Professor?" asked Ilya.
"Yeah I was a defence against the dark arts teacher last year," explained Remus.
"How do you know my mum?" asked Cho suspiciously.
"He's a friend of mine Cho. Why don't you take some money and go buy some new dress robes?" asked Ilya handing Cho a velvet pouch filled with galleons.
"Expensive ones?" asked Cho hesitating, suspiciously.
"Sure." smiled Ilya.
Cho took the pouch and ran out the pub.
"You realise it will be all gone." said Remus.
"Back to Sirius." said Ilya.
"She sure does look like him." said Remus, "it's amazing."
"Yeah if only he knew about her," said Ilya.
"Well I could try and find him. I'll let you know." smiled Remus.
"Thanks Remus. I owe you." smiled Ilya getting to her feet, "I'd better go and supervise Cho's decision."
"Bye Ilya." said Remus as she walked out.
Remus sighed, he had no idea where Sirius was and didn't even know where to look.
He was definitely going to need some help
Ilya walked into madam Malkains robes shop to see Cho buying three robes.
"You ready to go home yet Cho?" asked Ilya.
"Of course, just a minute." said Cho passing the cashier her money.
"So what were you and mister Lupin talking about?" asked Cho taking the bag containing her three dress robes.
"Oh we were just catching up. We haven't seen each other for a long time." explained Ilya as mother and daughter walked out the shop and back towards the leaky cauldron to floo home.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with my father would it?" asked Cho suspiciously.
"Of course not honey don't be so paranoid." smiled Ilya.
"You would tell if it was right mum?" asked Cho.
"Of course Cho. Now come on we have to go home and set up for your sleep over." said Ilya as the two walked in and walked towards the fire place.
Cho could tell her mum was avoiding the question but walked into the fireplace and flooed.
Ilya apparated home and began to set up the sleeping bags for Cho and her friends on the sofa and floor in the lounge.
Cho arrived in the fireplace and went up to her room with the bags in her hands.
"I'm going to put some pizza in the oven. You four don't wake the neighbours and no parties. I have to go out but I'll be back around midnight so make sure you are asleep by ten." called Ilya charming three pizzas n the oven.
"Will do." called Cho.
"Good now I have to go. See you tomorrow morning bye." smiled Ilya grabbing together her briefcase and cloak before apparating to the ministry.
Cho came downstairs and saw Gabriel, Gabrielle and Wanona stood in the lounge.
"Hey guys." said Cho.
Gabrielle and wanona set up their stuff next to their sleeping bags while Gabriel followed Cho into the kitchen.
"You OK?" asked Gabriel hugging her.
Cho looked up at him and smiled.
Gabriel kissed her forehead and whispered ' love you.'
"Love you too," murmured Cho.
"Come on love birds! We've got a movie waiting," yelled Gabrielle from the lounge.
Gabriel rolled his eyes at his sister but let Cho go.
Cho pulled the pizzas out the oven and put them on plates before going into the lounge and sitting in between Gabrielle and Wanona.
Remus sat in the three broomsticks sipping a bottle of mead.
He wondered why Ilya Chang had called him out of the blue since they hadn't spoken in fifteen years.
The door opened and Remus shielded his eyes from the light.
Ilya walked in dressed in a long black dragon Hyde skirt and matching boots with a red tube top.
She spotted him and ordered a drink before sitting at his table.
"Hi Remus." smiled Ilya.
"Long time no see Ilya," said Remus.
"Remus do you know where Sirius is?" asked Ilya casually.
Remus spit out his mouthful of mead.
"Why do you ask?" asked Remus wiping his lips.
"Just curious." said Ilya coyly, avoiding his gaze.
"Come on Ilya. What is it?" asked Remus.
Ilya sighed.
"I don't know if Sirius told you about our 'night' together fifteen years ago but well...we slept together." said Ilya.
"Ohmigod." whispered Remus.
"He left the next morning and well I left Hogwarts the week after." sighed Ilya.
"I always wondered why you left." frowned Remus.
"I got...pregnant," whispered Ilya.
"What?" hissed Remus.
"And well Sirius never found out." said Ilya.
"Sirius was a father?" asked a shocked Remus.
"He still is." said Ilya.
Cho burst into the pub and walked towards their table. "Mum are you done yet?" whined Cho.
"Remus this is my daughter Cho." introduced Ilya.
"Shit." hissed Remus.
"Professor Lupin?" asked Cho.
"Professor?" asked Ilya.
"Yeah I was a defence against the dark arts teacher last year," explained Remus.
"How do you know my mum?" asked Cho suspiciously.
"He's a friend of mine Cho. Why don't you take some money and go buy some new dress robes?" asked Ilya handing Cho a velvet pouch filled with galleons.
"Expensive ones?" asked Cho hesitating, suspiciously.
"Sure." smiled Ilya.
Cho took the pouch and ran out the pub.
"You realise it will be all gone." said Remus.
"Back to Sirius." said Ilya.
"She sure does look like him." said Remus, "it's amazing."
"Yeah if only he knew about her," said Ilya.
"Well I could try and find him. I'll let you know." smiled Remus.
"Thanks Remus. I owe you." smiled Ilya getting to her feet, "I'd better go and supervise Cho's decision."
"Bye Ilya." said Remus as she walked out.
Remus sighed, he had no idea where Sirius was and didn't even know where to look.
He was definitely going to need some help
Ilya walked into madam Malkains robes shop to see Cho buying three robes.
"You ready to go home yet Cho?" asked Ilya.
"Of course, just a minute." said Cho passing the cashier her money.
"So what were you and mister Lupin talking about?" asked Cho taking the bag containing her three dress robes.
"Oh we were just catching up. We haven't seen each other for a long time." explained Ilya as mother and daughter walked out the shop and back towards the leaky cauldron to floo home.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with my father would it?" asked Cho suspiciously.
"Of course not honey don't be so paranoid." smiled Ilya.
"You would tell if it was right mum?" asked Cho.
"Of course Cho. Now come on we have to go home and set up for your sleep over." said Ilya as the two walked in and walked towards the fire place.
Cho could tell her mum was avoiding the question but walked into the fireplace and flooed.
Ilya apparated home and began to set up the sleeping bags for Cho and her friends on the sofa and floor in the lounge.
Cho arrived in the fireplace and went up to her room with the bags in her hands.
"I'm going to put some pizza in the oven. You four don't wake the neighbours and no parties. I have to go out but I'll be back around midnight so make sure you are asleep by ten." called Ilya charming three pizzas n the oven.
"Will do." called Cho.
"Good now I have to go. See you tomorrow morning bye." smiled Ilya grabbing together her briefcase and cloak before apparating to the ministry.
Cho came downstairs and saw Gabriel, Gabrielle and Wanona stood in the lounge.
"Hey guys." said Cho.
Gabrielle and wanona set up their stuff next to their sleeping bags while Gabriel followed Cho into the kitchen.
"You OK?" asked Gabriel hugging her.
Cho looked up at him and smiled.
Gabriel kissed her forehead and whispered ' love you.'
"Love you too," murmured Cho.
"Come on love birds! We've got a movie waiting," yelled Gabrielle from the lounge.
Gabriel rolled his eyes at his sister but let Cho go.
Cho pulled the pizzas out the oven and put them on plates before going into the lounge and sitting in between Gabrielle and Wanona.