A/N: I am SOOOO Sorry that I have not updated for so long. First the laptop
broke and had to get fixed which took absolutely forever, then our programs
weren't compatible to fanfiction.net and I couldn't upload. All of my
stories have suffered in this fashion and I hope that I will never have to
leave updating for so long. Once again I am really sorry about the delay.
A/N: Another point that I would like to make is that I was going to
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the completion of the story and then give my thanks. In the mean time I am
really thankful to all the readers that have taken the time to read my
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Disclaimer: All Buffy the Vampire Slayer works and facts etc belong to the talented Joss Wheaton, and everything Harry Potter related belongs to the wonderful J.K. Rowling.
Chapter TEN.
Lily ran to the boy's dorms, not bothering to get dressed, just slipping on slippers. Her pajamas were warm enough for her to deal with anyway.
"James!" She screamed as she burst the door open with her wand.
"Lily!" He cried out sitting up suddenly in his bed, "What's happened?"
"They've taken Buffy! I left it too late! They took her!"
The other boys were now all up and alert now and they also knew that something had happened to the little girl they had come to think of as a sister.
"Well go straight to Dumbledore!" Remus said firmly, pulling on slippers and a dressing gown. The other boys did the same and soon they were all running towards the headmaster's office, Lily still crying.
People turned to look at them, wondering what it was that was happening as the kids ran past in their nightclothes. They got to the statue of a phoenix and it opened to them with out them needing the password. When they got up to the office, Professor Dumbledore took one look at the five of them and stood up immediately.
"What's happened?" He demanded.
"Buffy's been taken by social services. They took her away from me and they are going to send her away. I'll never see her again!" Lily sobbed into James shirt. He rubbed her back gently.
"Buffy, as in your sister Buffy?"
"Yes sir."
"Now why would the Muggle Social Services want to take your sister away?"
"Because our father beats us sir." Lily replied softly. She told him the whole story that she had told the Marauders on the train to Hogwarts. All of the boys stood behind her. James holding her left hand, Remus her right, Sirius had his hand on her right shoulder and Peter her left shoulder.
Dumbledore listened without interrupting her at all. When she was done he cleared his throat. "Thank you for telling me all of this Lily. I know that it was hard for you. You must understand that you are not the only one who is going through this and that your friends are there for you." He smiled at the boys. "Even if they happen to be these four." He said causing them all to laugh. "Don't you worry, we will try to discover what it is that has happened to your sister."
"Thank you Professor." She mumbled.
"Quite alright. I'm always here if you need to talk. Now I suggest that you five go and get dressed and then have some lunch in the great hall. You must all be hungry."
"Yes. Thank you sir." They all mumbled and left the office.
Two months later Professor Dumbledore called Lily to his office.
"What is it professor? What has happened?"
"Take a seat Lily." She sat. "We have tracked down you sister, but I believe that you are not going to like the news that we have to tell you."
"What has happened to her? Where is she? Is she okay?"
"The social services made an error on their behalf and are already facing the consequences. They mixed up the case files and your sister was sent to America and adopted out to a couple called the Summer's. They are nice people that weren't able to have children. They have taken her in as their own."
"America!?" Lily exclaimed her heart breaking.
"Yes Lily. I am sorry, but there is nothing that I can do as I am not a direct relative and you are underage." Lily stifled a sob.
"Is she safe?" She asked determinedly.
"Yes. She is." He told her firmly.
"Good. Then she is better off there than at home. Can I write to her sir?"
"Of course you can, but keep the letters few. There is a dark lord on the rise and he may go for any family of a wizard or witch who is not pure blood." Lily had heard the rumors of this dark lord but hadn't worried about it up until this point.
"Thank you sir. For everything."
She returned to the boys and informed them that they had found Buffy. Then she told them where she was. They agreed that she was better where she was than home with her father. All of them sat down and wrote letters immediately.
Dear Buffy,
I am so sorry that I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most. I knew that something had happened to you but I couldn't be there to help you.
I had professor Dumbledore track you down and when he told me that you had been sent to America I felt as though my heart was breaking. Still, he told me that you are safe and that is good enough for me. You are better off there than you are at home with dad.
I have been informed that there is a Wizard that is using Dark Magic to kill muggle born witches and their families and also warned that I should keep the letters that we write few and far between. Know that I love you and that you are my one and only little sister and I will keep on loving you forever.
From the bottom of my Heart.
Lily.
Dear Lady Bug,
Finally we found you. Lily was frantic when we didn't know where you were. I think that she actually got a B on one of her essays! It was a huge thing!
It's good to know that you are safe, and that you're with some people that can look after you well and love you the way your father couldn't. Yeah, Lily told us all about your father.
Remember that we are your family too. Don't forget us.
Yours truly,
James Potter.
Lady Bug,
We had fun and will in the future. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do. That pretty much gives you permission to do anything because I would do anything. Don't tell Lily that I said that though. See you soon...
Sirius.
The other letters from Peter and Remus were much the same. All five of them walked up into the owlery and tied the letters to two owls and send them off, tears in all of their eyes. That summer they had all formed a special bond that would never be broken.
Disclaimer: All Buffy the Vampire Slayer works and facts etc belong to the talented Joss Wheaton, and everything Harry Potter related belongs to the wonderful J.K. Rowling.
Chapter TEN.
Lily ran to the boy's dorms, not bothering to get dressed, just slipping on slippers. Her pajamas were warm enough for her to deal with anyway.
"James!" She screamed as she burst the door open with her wand.
"Lily!" He cried out sitting up suddenly in his bed, "What's happened?"
"They've taken Buffy! I left it too late! They took her!"
The other boys were now all up and alert now and they also knew that something had happened to the little girl they had come to think of as a sister.
"Well go straight to Dumbledore!" Remus said firmly, pulling on slippers and a dressing gown. The other boys did the same and soon they were all running towards the headmaster's office, Lily still crying.
People turned to look at them, wondering what it was that was happening as the kids ran past in their nightclothes. They got to the statue of a phoenix and it opened to them with out them needing the password. When they got up to the office, Professor Dumbledore took one look at the five of them and stood up immediately.
"What's happened?" He demanded.
"Buffy's been taken by social services. They took her away from me and they are going to send her away. I'll never see her again!" Lily sobbed into James shirt. He rubbed her back gently.
"Buffy, as in your sister Buffy?"
"Yes sir."
"Now why would the Muggle Social Services want to take your sister away?"
"Because our father beats us sir." Lily replied softly. She told him the whole story that she had told the Marauders on the train to Hogwarts. All of the boys stood behind her. James holding her left hand, Remus her right, Sirius had his hand on her right shoulder and Peter her left shoulder.
Dumbledore listened without interrupting her at all. When she was done he cleared his throat. "Thank you for telling me all of this Lily. I know that it was hard for you. You must understand that you are not the only one who is going through this and that your friends are there for you." He smiled at the boys. "Even if they happen to be these four." He said causing them all to laugh. "Don't you worry, we will try to discover what it is that has happened to your sister."
"Thank you Professor." She mumbled.
"Quite alright. I'm always here if you need to talk. Now I suggest that you five go and get dressed and then have some lunch in the great hall. You must all be hungry."
"Yes. Thank you sir." They all mumbled and left the office.
Two months later Professor Dumbledore called Lily to his office.
"What is it professor? What has happened?"
"Take a seat Lily." She sat. "We have tracked down you sister, but I believe that you are not going to like the news that we have to tell you."
"What has happened to her? Where is she? Is she okay?"
"The social services made an error on their behalf and are already facing the consequences. They mixed up the case files and your sister was sent to America and adopted out to a couple called the Summer's. They are nice people that weren't able to have children. They have taken her in as their own."
"America!?" Lily exclaimed her heart breaking.
"Yes Lily. I am sorry, but there is nothing that I can do as I am not a direct relative and you are underage." Lily stifled a sob.
"Is she safe?" She asked determinedly.
"Yes. She is." He told her firmly.
"Good. Then she is better off there than at home. Can I write to her sir?"
"Of course you can, but keep the letters few. There is a dark lord on the rise and he may go for any family of a wizard or witch who is not pure blood." Lily had heard the rumors of this dark lord but hadn't worried about it up until this point.
"Thank you sir. For everything."
She returned to the boys and informed them that they had found Buffy. Then she told them where she was. They agreed that she was better where she was than home with her father. All of them sat down and wrote letters immediately.
Dear Buffy,
I am so sorry that I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most. I knew that something had happened to you but I couldn't be there to help you.
I had professor Dumbledore track you down and when he told me that you had been sent to America I felt as though my heart was breaking. Still, he told me that you are safe and that is good enough for me. You are better off there than you are at home with dad.
I have been informed that there is a Wizard that is using Dark Magic to kill muggle born witches and their families and also warned that I should keep the letters that we write few and far between. Know that I love you and that you are my one and only little sister and I will keep on loving you forever.
From the bottom of my Heart.
Lily.
Dear Lady Bug,
Finally we found you. Lily was frantic when we didn't know where you were. I think that she actually got a B on one of her essays! It was a huge thing!
It's good to know that you are safe, and that you're with some people that can look after you well and love you the way your father couldn't. Yeah, Lily told us all about your father.
Remember that we are your family too. Don't forget us.
Yours truly,
James Potter.
Lady Bug,
We had fun and will in the future. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do. That pretty much gives you permission to do anything because I would do anything. Don't tell Lily that I said that though. See you soon...
Sirius.
The other letters from Peter and Remus were much the same. All five of them walked up into the owlery and tied the letters to two owls and send them off, tears in all of their eyes. That summer they had all formed a special bond that would never be broken.