Everyone looked at each other and a long awkward silence followed.
"OK."
"Well I think we should start with introductions" suggested Dumbledore.
At this the tension in the room dropped suddenly.
"OK. Who doesn't know whom? Oh yes Harry, Ron and Hermione this is Alexandra Potter."
"But if you ever call me that then I will hex you into the next century. Just call me Lexa."
"Yes I was getting to that, and as you can probably tell, this is Lily and James."
The questions running through Harry's head were too much at the moment so he tried to get rid of some.
"Professor, they can't be my parents, they are dead."
"Yes, yes we know Harry but all will be explained in a moment." He then turned looking expectantly at Lexa. "I think firstly we should start with any questions. So who wants to start?"
Everyone looked at Harry but the first question came from the person everyone least expected. Ron.
"Why is Lexa sitting in Remus's lap?"
At this question Remus flushes a dark shade of crimson where as Lexa gave him a cheeky smile.
"Because we're engaged." Came the short answer.
"What? Professor, when did you get engaged?" Asked Hermione speaking for the first time since entering the room.
As the question was directed at him Remus answered. "For about fifteen years. But I am very sorry to say that I had almost given up on her, I had thought she was dead."
"Oh you have such little faith in me. You know better than anyone else does, that when I set out to do something, I always do it. I have never failed."
At the end of this short speech Lexa leaned her head forwards around three inches and pressed her lips to Remus's. The only broke apart from their light kiss when Dumbledore cleared his throughout loudly.
"OK. I think that we need a new question. Any one want to go next?"
Again everyone looked at Harry only to have Hermione speak next.
"You said her name was Alexandra Potter?"
"Yes that's right."
"Well what relation is she to Harry?"
"Aunt." Came the simple answer.
"I'm also his godmother."
"So you are James's sister?"
"Twin to be exact. I'm sixteen minuets older than him and he still hates me for it."
"You can't be his twin you look nothing alike."
"Well that's obvious. Do you really think that I would ever have my hair that colour let alone that messy, and really, he's to tall and skinny for me to even want to look like him."
"Hey, I'm not skinny I just do a lot of exercise."
"If you did a lot of exercise then you would have some muscles, and you are just a skinny wimp. Besides, who beat you in every Quidditch match that you have ever played in?"
James didn't answer this but just turned away from her grumbling something about annoying sisters.
"OK children, if you are done arguing, let's continue."
Finally Harry asked a question when everyone looked at him.
"Why was I told that you were dead when you obviously aren't?"
"Well that's an easy question. We were dead but now we aren't"
"That's impossible. No spell or person can raise the dead and for them to arise without becoming zombies." Stated Hermione.
"Well I'm going to have to say you are wrong there, because I think that you will find that I have brought them back. True it took me fifteen years but I did it, and they definitely aren't zombies"
At this remark Hermione started spluttering and looking for a way to prove the new girl wrong. After a while Ron interrupted the spluttering and put his hand over her mouth to shut her up. Then he turned to Lexa and stated casually,
"You will have to excuse her she is the top student in the year and has never been wrong about anything before. She will probably go straight to the library to try to find a book to prove you wrong first thing in the morning."
"Oh I'm sure she will but I can also assure you that I have never been wrong about anything either and I can promise you that both Lily and James are alive after being dead for nearly fifteen years and I was the one who brought them back."
"Yes Miss. Granger. I can assure you that she has never failed to do anything that she set her heart to and bringing them back was her top priority, therefore I have no doubts that she has completed this task."
"Thanks Sev." Came Lexa's reply to the statement. She also smiled warmly in his direction and to the shock of the three young Gryffindor's Snape smiled back. He didn't sneer he smiled!
"OK here's the next question. Why are you being nice to Snape?"
At this Snape turned and openly glared at Ron as if he wanted to burn a whole through his scull.
"Because he's a friend." Came the short, clipped answer.
"Why would a Gryffindor be friends with a Slytherin?"
"Who ever said that I was a Gryffindor?"
"What? But you're a Potter. I thought all Potters were sorted into Gryffindor."
"No. My parents were upset for weeks. Their only daughter sorted into Slytherin. They didn't know whether to cast me out of the family as Sirius's parents did to him for being sorted into Gryffindor or to just ignore it and pretend that I was the sweet innocent little Gryffindor they had always wanted. In the end they chose the second one and just pretended that I was in the same house as my brother. It annoyed me so much that they wouldn't accept that me for what I was, so during the holidays of my fifth year we had a very big argument, with both me and my father ending up in St. mungos for a week. They always accepted me after that and never brought up the subject of the school houses again."
Whilst she had been saying this a scowl had crept up her face as if just talking about the subject had brought a bad taste to her mouth. Now she was staring at a dark corner of the office.
The tension from the beginning of the meeting was back full force now just waiting fore someone to break it. Eventually Remus did the honours and spoke.
"She may have been a Slytherin but she was the only one of them to hang out with Gryffindor's. She made a lot of enemies the night she left the Slytherin common room the hang out with us."
"Yes but I also made a lot of allies. People from Gryffindor respected me for turning them down to be with my little brother and his friends. Hufflepuff lost some respect for me because they think that I was being un- loyal to my house and the Ravenclaw's were just mixed. By the end of my third year every one loved me though."
"Yeah. She's the only person in the school more popular than the marauders."
"Well I don't think that, that's a hard thing to accomplish."
After saying this the three remaining marauders all shot her dirty looks.
"Any way if we could get back to the subject now. Are there any other immediate questions that need answering, or can we continue in the morning?"
No one spoke so Dumbledore continued.
"Very well. Since tomorrow is Sunday we can all meet back here tomorrow after breakfast. Now I think that we should sort some rooms out for our guests."
"I think that I might be able to find some room for Lexa in me quarters." Offered Remus.
Dumbledore looked at them and smiled at the couple sharing a chair.
"Of course Remus, I wouldn't expect anything less of you. As for you two I think that you will find a new set of rooms leading off from Remus's and Sirius's common room. Good night to all and I will see you in the morning."
On this final not all occupants of the room got up and left slowly.
A/N Thank you to any one who reviewed and I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to update but I've had exams and they have taken up all of my time.
Please review!!!!!!!!!
Thanx to:
Jamaiceskater08 = thank you for the great review. I hope this chapter is long enough.
Gothickitty08
Andrea912004
Celtic ember = this review was very helpful. Thank you so much. In the future I will try to get rid of some of the dialogue and make the chapters longer.
Amandinka = I am trying to get the chapters longer. How's this one?
"OK."
"Well I think we should start with introductions" suggested Dumbledore.
At this the tension in the room dropped suddenly.
"OK. Who doesn't know whom? Oh yes Harry, Ron and Hermione this is Alexandra Potter."
"But if you ever call me that then I will hex you into the next century. Just call me Lexa."
"Yes I was getting to that, and as you can probably tell, this is Lily and James."
The questions running through Harry's head were too much at the moment so he tried to get rid of some.
"Professor, they can't be my parents, they are dead."
"Yes, yes we know Harry but all will be explained in a moment." He then turned looking expectantly at Lexa. "I think firstly we should start with any questions. So who wants to start?"
Everyone looked at Harry but the first question came from the person everyone least expected. Ron.
"Why is Lexa sitting in Remus's lap?"
At this question Remus flushes a dark shade of crimson where as Lexa gave him a cheeky smile.
"Because we're engaged." Came the short answer.
"What? Professor, when did you get engaged?" Asked Hermione speaking for the first time since entering the room.
As the question was directed at him Remus answered. "For about fifteen years. But I am very sorry to say that I had almost given up on her, I had thought she was dead."
"Oh you have such little faith in me. You know better than anyone else does, that when I set out to do something, I always do it. I have never failed."
At the end of this short speech Lexa leaned her head forwards around three inches and pressed her lips to Remus's. The only broke apart from their light kiss when Dumbledore cleared his throughout loudly.
"OK. I think that we need a new question. Any one want to go next?"
Again everyone looked at Harry only to have Hermione speak next.
"You said her name was Alexandra Potter?"
"Yes that's right."
"Well what relation is she to Harry?"
"Aunt." Came the simple answer.
"I'm also his godmother."
"So you are James's sister?"
"Twin to be exact. I'm sixteen minuets older than him and he still hates me for it."
"You can't be his twin you look nothing alike."
"Well that's obvious. Do you really think that I would ever have my hair that colour let alone that messy, and really, he's to tall and skinny for me to even want to look like him."
"Hey, I'm not skinny I just do a lot of exercise."
"If you did a lot of exercise then you would have some muscles, and you are just a skinny wimp. Besides, who beat you in every Quidditch match that you have ever played in?"
James didn't answer this but just turned away from her grumbling something about annoying sisters.
"OK children, if you are done arguing, let's continue."
Finally Harry asked a question when everyone looked at him.
"Why was I told that you were dead when you obviously aren't?"
"Well that's an easy question. We were dead but now we aren't"
"That's impossible. No spell or person can raise the dead and for them to arise without becoming zombies." Stated Hermione.
"Well I'm going to have to say you are wrong there, because I think that you will find that I have brought them back. True it took me fifteen years but I did it, and they definitely aren't zombies"
At this remark Hermione started spluttering and looking for a way to prove the new girl wrong. After a while Ron interrupted the spluttering and put his hand over her mouth to shut her up. Then he turned to Lexa and stated casually,
"You will have to excuse her she is the top student in the year and has never been wrong about anything before. She will probably go straight to the library to try to find a book to prove you wrong first thing in the morning."
"Oh I'm sure she will but I can also assure you that I have never been wrong about anything either and I can promise you that both Lily and James are alive after being dead for nearly fifteen years and I was the one who brought them back."
"Yes Miss. Granger. I can assure you that she has never failed to do anything that she set her heart to and bringing them back was her top priority, therefore I have no doubts that she has completed this task."
"Thanks Sev." Came Lexa's reply to the statement. She also smiled warmly in his direction and to the shock of the three young Gryffindor's Snape smiled back. He didn't sneer he smiled!
"OK here's the next question. Why are you being nice to Snape?"
At this Snape turned and openly glared at Ron as if he wanted to burn a whole through his scull.
"Because he's a friend." Came the short, clipped answer.
"Why would a Gryffindor be friends with a Slytherin?"
"Who ever said that I was a Gryffindor?"
"What? But you're a Potter. I thought all Potters were sorted into Gryffindor."
"No. My parents were upset for weeks. Their only daughter sorted into Slytherin. They didn't know whether to cast me out of the family as Sirius's parents did to him for being sorted into Gryffindor or to just ignore it and pretend that I was the sweet innocent little Gryffindor they had always wanted. In the end they chose the second one and just pretended that I was in the same house as my brother. It annoyed me so much that they wouldn't accept that me for what I was, so during the holidays of my fifth year we had a very big argument, with both me and my father ending up in St. mungos for a week. They always accepted me after that and never brought up the subject of the school houses again."
Whilst she had been saying this a scowl had crept up her face as if just talking about the subject had brought a bad taste to her mouth. Now she was staring at a dark corner of the office.
The tension from the beginning of the meeting was back full force now just waiting fore someone to break it. Eventually Remus did the honours and spoke.
"She may have been a Slytherin but she was the only one of them to hang out with Gryffindor's. She made a lot of enemies the night she left the Slytherin common room the hang out with us."
"Yes but I also made a lot of allies. People from Gryffindor respected me for turning them down to be with my little brother and his friends. Hufflepuff lost some respect for me because they think that I was being un- loyal to my house and the Ravenclaw's were just mixed. By the end of my third year every one loved me though."
"Yeah. She's the only person in the school more popular than the marauders."
"Well I don't think that, that's a hard thing to accomplish."
After saying this the three remaining marauders all shot her dirty looks.
"Any way if we could get back to the subject now. Are there any other immediate questions that need answering, or can we continue in the morning?"
No one spoke so Dumbledore continued.
"Very well. Since tomorrow is Sunday we can all meet back here tomorrow after breakfast. Now I think that we should sort some rooms out for our guests."
"I think that I might be able to find some room for Lexa in me quarters." Offered Remus.
Dumbledore looked at them and smiled at the couple sharing a chair.
"Of course Remus, I wouldn't expect anything less of you. As for you two I think that you will find a new set of rooms leading off from Remus's and Sirius's common room. Good night to all and I will see you in the morning."
On this final not all occupants of the room got up and left slowly.
A/N Thank you to any one who reviewed and I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to update but I've had exams and they have taken up all of my time.
Please review!!!!!!!!!
Thanx to:
Jamaiceskater08 = thank you for the great review. I hope this chapter is long enough.
Gothickitty08
Andrea912004
Celtic ember = this review was very helpful. Thank you so much. In the future I will try to get rid of some of the dialogue and make the chapters longer.
Amandinka = I am trying to get the chapters longer. How's this one?