Harry Potter and the Secret's of the Order
Chapter 16
A New Time?
By: Sirius Padfoot
May 11, 2004
Recap
Anna woke up in a dark room as her eye's adjusted to the lighting she noticed some one else in the room with her. "Who's there?" she asked as she sat up trying to see who it was in the dark.
"It's me of course my wife." Remus said lighting a candle to show him self and the room they were in.
The room looked like a bedroom elegantly decorated. With gold colored window curtains, a bed with silk sheets and rose patterns on them. Beautifully engraved dresser supporting the names Remus and Anna with doves and beautiful rose designs on each drawer.
Anna looked around stunned then back to Remus, but something just wasn't right to her. About the room and Remus, but she just couldn't figure out what it was so she smiled a loving smile to Remus.
Remus smiled as he sat down on the bed next to Anna and he brought his hand up to feel her forehead and smiled again. "Your fever went down finally." He said and let his hand slip down to where it was caressing her cheek.
"What are you talking about Remus?" Anna asked confused as she looked into his eyes, which she noticed looked more like the student Remus then the Remus she knew.
"We thought you weren't going to make it. Your fever just wasn't going down." Remus said as he pulled Anna into a hug and he kissed her forehead.
"Dad how's mum…" A little boy asked timidly as he walked into the room. He has short sandy brown hair with beautiful amber eyes. He smiled once he saw Anna sitting up on the bed.
"As you can see Alex she is fine." Remus said smiling as he motioned for the little boy to walk over to them.
"Alex?" Anna said confused as she watched the little boy walk towards them. "Since when are we married?" she asked as she looked back at Remus confused.
"Anna we've been married for 7 years you know that." Remus said and looked at Anna strangely.
Anna looked at the little boy that had crawled up on the bed beside her. "Hello Alex." She said and smiled as she held her arms out a little so Alex could hug her, which he did.
"Are you all right mum?" Alex asked as he hugged her tightly, like he was afraid to let her go.
"I'm fine, I think…" Anna said and smiled down at the little boy as she hugged him lightly.
"Come on you're supposed to be in bed Alex." Remus said placing a hand on Aelx's back.
Alex just started shaking his head 'no' against Anna and she felt her shirt start to get damp a little. "I don't want mum to leave me again!" he mumbled against Anna's shirt.
"I'm not going anywhere Alex. You need to go to bed I won't leave you." Anna said in a calm soothing voice only a mother could do, as she hugged Alex a little tighter and rubbed the back of his head comfortingly. She kissed the top of his head then looked up at Remus.
"Come on Alex, your mother needs her rest." Remus said as he rubbed Alex's back softly.
"You promise mum?" Alex asked as he leaned back and looked up at Anna with tears still in his eye's.
Anna smiled and kissed Alex on the forehead. "I'll be right here when you wake up in the morning. Now go to bed as your father asks."
"Come on." Remus said leading Alex to the door. "Go on to bed." He said leaning down and kissing Alex on the forehead as he opened the bedroom door.
"Yes, father." Alex said then walked out of the room and down the hall.
"Remus what's going on? We're not married yet and we don't have a son." Anna said in a quiet voice once she heard a door shut down the hall.
"Anna, my love, as I said we've been married for 7 years and we had Alex a year after our wedding." Remus said as he looked at Anna confused. He sat back down and felt her forehead again. "Why don't you remember, you were so happy when we had Alex." He said as he removed his hand.
"Remus we're just engaged see…" Anna said and raised her hand to show her engagement ring to see two rings on her hand instead of just one.
"Married…" Remus said making Anna lay back down.
"Impossible…We've only been engaged for a month…" Anna said as she laid back still looking at her hand.
"What is the last thing you remember, my love?" Remus asked as he looked down at her lovingly as he moved some of her bangs out of her face. He then took her hand in his and held it in his hand.
"Voldemort…" Anna said and closed her eyes putting her other hand up to her forehead.
"Voldemort…nothing's been said about him in about 8 years of so…" Remus said stunned.
"I remember James, Lily, Sirius, you, me, Harry, Ron, and Hermione…Quidditch game Ravinclaw vs Gryffindor." Anna said confused as she looked out the window in the bedroom sadly.
"What year for Harry?" Remus asked curiously.
"Sixth." Anna replied as she looked back at Remus.
"Anna, James and Lily were dead long before Harry's sixth year." Remus said as he looked at her confused.
"I know that Remus I was there." Anna said annoyed as she looked back away from Remus.
"What are you talking about…You weren't there when Voldemort killed them and tortured Sirius." Remus said as he looked at Anna like she was strange.
"Remus what are you talking about. I was there not Sirius. James and Lily were brought back after Harry's forth when he fought against Voldemort when Cedric died." Anna said confused as she looked at Remus like he had lost his mind.
"Anna I believe you may need to go to St Mungo's Hospital." Remus said as he stood up and walked over to the door when some one knocked on it.
"Remus is Anna all right?" An older Harry said when Remus opened the door.
"Harry…" Anna said stunned recognizing Harry's voice.
"Ah…Anna you doing all right?" Harry asked as he walked in around Remus.
"Yes but you need to set Remus' memory straight." Anna said as she smiled at Harry.
"My memory is just fine Anna." Remus said as he closed the door and walked back over to the bed and sat down beside Anna.
"Your memory is out of wack Remus." Anna said as she looked at Remus like he was crazy.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked confused as he walked over beside Anna and Remus.
"Your sixth year Harry." Anna said as she looked over at him and smiled lightly.
"What about it?" Harry asked as he sat down in a chair beside the bed.
"Anna seems to think your parents and Sirius were there during a Quidditch match." Remus said and sighed lightly as he looked over at Anna worriedly.
"What on Earth would give you that idea?" Harry asked amused as he looked over at Anna. "Sirius died during my fifth year and my parents died when I was a baby. Sixth year had no Quidditch cause we had that evil woman as headmistress." He said then looked over at Remus like Anna had lost her mind.
"Sirius was my assistant during DADA Class sixth year. Was second in charge of Department of Auror's II. We went after Voldemort together… to save Snape." Anna said and stood up. She walked over to the window and looked out.
"No, you taught DADA by yourself. Snape went missing and was never found. Know one's heard from Dumbledore in years, after he was taken from Hogwarts he wasn't seen until he was needed then he just vanished again." Harry said as he watched Anna closely.
Anna crossed her arms. "No, that's wrong. It's all wrong. We found Snape. He was in Liverpool. James, Remus, Sirius, and myself went after him on Dumbledore's orders." She said confused then turned around quickly and smiled at the two men in front of her.
"What?" Remus asked seeing the smile Anna had. That's the same smile we all had when we were at Hogwarts together about to do something against the rules… Remus thought worriedly.
"Dumbledore. He'll know." Anna said as she walked over to the door and walked out into the hall.
"Anna wait… Where are you going?" Remus asked as he ran out of the room after her.
"To find Dumbledore. He knows I'm not crazy." Anna said and smiled as she walked down the stairs. She just stopped when she reached the bottom and looked around at the beautifully decorated house.
"Anna no one knows where Dumbledore is. Look Snape died sixth year, Sirius died the year previous and my parents died when I was a baby. Dumbledore never got Hogwarts back." Harry said running after Anna and Remus.
"No! Dumbledore got Hogwarts back, continued the order, helped clear Sirius' name, made it so you would stay with him, Hired me, Remus, Sirius, James and Lily as Professors. We saved Snape. Stop playing around cause it's not funny Harry." Anna said angrily as she looked at the two men behind her.
"We're not Anna. It's the truth. You've made an alternate world where every thing worked out. It didn't!" Remus said as he looked at Anna a little scared that she had lost it.
"I've not made up anything. I'm not crazy I know what happened unlike you two. What I've said is what happened as far as I'm concerned Harry is just about to get out of sixth year, and I don't know you two cause I'm only engaged to Remus. I don't know that little boy…" Anna said but was cut off when she saw Alex watching them from the stairs.
Alex looked at Hanna hurt in his eyes as he started to cry a little. He ran back down the hallway back to his room and slammed the door.
Anna sighed sadly as she watched him. "Oh Alex…" She said in a low sad voice as she started back up the stairs then turned and looked at Remus "I love you but we've not been married and I don't have a child." She said then turned and went up the stairs towards Alex's room.
"What are you doing now Anna?" Harry asked confused as he glanced between Anna and Remus.
"She's going to Alex." Remus said and sighed as he walked over to the living room and sad down in a chair.
"You think it wise to let her calm him down?" Harry asked as he followed Remus and sat down across from him.
"You'll learn on day a woman is a natural mother even to children they don't know…" Remus said as he placed his hand on his face and leaned over placing his elbows on his knees.
"It'll be all right Remus, you'll see she'll get her memory back." Harry said in a comforting tone as he placed his hand on Remus' shoulder and smiled weakly at his friend.
"She don't remember anything of the last 8 years, our wedding, having Alex, raising Alex, finally destroying Voldemort, getting revenge for you're parents and Sirius against Peter… Bloody hell what am I saying, She don't remember James, Lily, or Sirius' death." Remus said as a tear fell from his eyes and hit his leg.
"Com on Remus. Give her some time to remember. She's been out of every thing for nearly a month." Harry said comfortingly.
"Alex…" Anna said as she opened a door quietly. She didn't get an answer from him so she just walked over and sad down beside the crying little boy.
"Alex…" Anna tried again as she placed her hand on his back lightly. She rubbed his back lightly as her other hand straightened his hair slightly.
Alex turned his head so he was looking away from her while he continued to cry.
"Come on Alex look at me…" Anna said in a pleading voice as she watched him closely.
Alex just shook his head 'No!' as he kept crying.
"Come on Alex…" Anna said sadly as she pulled him into her lap and started to hug him. "Alex I'm sorry…" She said as she rocked him a little.
"I'm just that boy…" Alex said in a muffled voice as he cried into her shirt.
"Alex I'm sorry, I was angry." Anna said as she held him a little tighter in her arms.
"You said you couldn't remember me…" Alex said looking up into Anna's eyes as some tears made their way down his cheek.
Anna smiled weakly down at Alex as she wiped away his tears. "Alex you are mine and Remus' son of seven years." She said as she smiled down at him.
"What's my whole name?" Alex asked as he stopped crying lone enough to look into Anna's eyes.
"I can't remember your full name Alex. I can't even remember your father's full name." Anna said sadly as she hugged Alex again and kissed his forehead.
"Alexander James Sirius Lupin." Alex said as he hugged Anna not wanting to let her go.
"I'll remember that this time." She whispered in his ear not wanting to let him go. Alexander James Sirius Lupin… I like that…I know Remus name but he don't need to know that… She thought and smiled lightly as she hugged him still.
"Mum are you going to remember every thing one day?" Alex asked as he looked up at her hopefully.
"Yes I'm sure I will." Anna said and smiled lightly. "Now you need to go to sleep okay." She said in a motherly tone. She hugged him and kissed his forehead then released him.
Alex smiled lightly as he laid back down and coved up. "Good night mum." He said and smiled again.
"Good night Alex." Anna said and smiled down at him as she stood up and started to walk towards the door to his room.
"Where are you going now mum?" Alex asked remembering that she was about to leave.
"To find Dumbledore I'll be back by morning." Anna said and smiled back at Alex.
"You won't find him." Alex said and motioned for her to come back over to him. "Unless you remember where he is, course I know unlike every one else around in the wizarding world." He said in a low voice then laughed lightly.
"What do you mean Alex?" Anna asked curiously as she walked back over to him.
"Only when the wizarding world needs him will he show up. I've needed him for the last month cause of you being sick for that time. Besides he gets his information from you so I helped him too." Alex said with a proud little smile that he could help his mother.
"Well where is he Alex I must see him?" Anna asked as she smiled down at her son and messed up his hair a little.
"Come on…" Alex said and smiled as he jumped out of bed and changed. "You go down stairs and go out that way." He said and winked at her as he ran over to the window and crawled out before Anna could give him an ear full.
"REMUS!" James yelled as he chased after their friend. "What do you plan to do?" He said grabbing his arm and making him stop and look at him.
"I don't know just get her back." Remus said angrily jerking his arm away from James.
"Let us help Remus." Harry said landing and walking in front of Remus making sure he wouldn't walk off again.
"Absolutly not Harry. You and the other two get back to the school." James said as he looked at Harry angrily.
"No!" Harry said hotly. "I know more about Voldemort then any of you do and I'm not going back to Hogwarts until Anna and Remus are safely back." He said and glanced back at his other two friends. "You two go back."
"No Harry we're just as worried about Anna as you are. We know just about as much as you do." Ron said landing beside Harry.
"That's right Harry." Hermione said as she ran up beside them.
"Back to the Castle all of you now." Sirius said as he pointed back to the castle annoyed.
"I done said no Sirius. I'm sorry for not listening to you but I will not leave you guy's to Voldemort. I'm the only person that can defeat him." Harry said angrily as he glared annoyed at James and Sirius.
"Harry go back to the castle. Now's not your time." Remus said as he smiled weakly down at him.
"Listen I'm tired of people getting hurt over me. I'm not losing one more person. Either we go with you or we'll go with out you. Your choice." Harry said angrily as he looked between his friends and parents.
"Oh all right Harry we're wasting time. Lets go." Lily said annoyed as she walked by all of the guy's and just stopped a little past then. "Well let's go."
"Where to?" James asked as he looked at his wife stunned.
"London. We need to see what James knows." Sirius said and got a strange look from James.
"I don't know anything Sirius…" James said and looked at Sirius like he had lost his mind.
"No you. James…uh…I forgot what that boy's name was…" Sirius said and laughed.
"The idiot's name is James Williams I think." Remus said as he looked back at Sirius and James Potter.
"Well that's nice Remus…" Harry said and laughed lightly.
"He's an idiot. He doesn't deserve to be an Auror. Especially an Auror in Anna's department." Remus said and shrugged lightly.
Authors Note: This is going to get confusing but I'll try to keep it as non-confusing as I can I promise.