A/N I know I have exaggerated Professor Lamia's accent but it was fun doing
so. And as for Jasmine and Harry... In this story Harry is sixteen and she
is fifteen, but she is smart and skipped ahead a year. Hope that clears
some questions up!!
CHAPTER TEN- Remus's Past
I leaned against my desk, feeling drowsy as Professor Lamia talked about Animagus.
"Mizz Morlinz?" I jerked and looked up into his pale, pale face.
"Yes Professor?" I asked.
"Iv you'd vather vezt. you may leave clazz."
"Er, sorry Professor." I said, sitting up straight.
"It iz pervectly all vight." He said and returned to teaching.
My mind kept wandering to the poor student who had had the Dementors Kiss on her..... it was seventh year Ravenclaw, Elizabeth Marlows.
"I think he's a vampire..." Seamus muttered as we left class.
"You'd like that." Dean laughed.
"I think vampires are fascinating." Seamus said with a smile.
"Good vor you." We jumped as Lamia appeared.
"Oh, er, hello Professor..." We all said rather nervously. "Vampirez are nozing to vear. Juzt... mizunderztood." He said, lifting the books in his arm.
"Like werewolves." Jasmine said quietly and Lamia smiled.
"Ezactly. Verevolves, vampirez... all zoze are juzt mizunderztood. I muzt going, now. Have ze evening nicely." Lamia nodded and whisked off.
"I'll bet you money he's a vampire." Seamus said.
"Seamus.. .. shut UP about vampires!" Dean snapped.
***
Soon it was known throughout the school about Elizabeth. No one knew what happened to her afterwards, though. I was guessing she was taken home. Everyone's names, who had battled in the Dementor battle, had been inscribed on a shield placed in the Trophy Room. And Elizabeth had been given a Special Award, and quite a few points had been given to Ravenclaw.
That Saturday, Saturday the Fifth, was Quidditch try-outs for Gryffindor and I went to cheer Ron on. I didn't like flying on brooms but I'd be safe in the stands. "Good luck." I told him, before sitting down.
"Thanks..." He mumbled, looking quite nervous.
"You'll be fine..." Jasmine assured him. She and Hermione were here, too.
Ron stood with the students trying out for the Chaser and Beater spots. Harry and Allison, the only ones on the team, were waiting and soon the try- outs were underway. I didn't really pay attention. In fact, I fell asleep.
"Peggy, wake up." Jasmine said, nudging me.
"Hmm? Oh." I sat up and stretched my arms out. "Did you get the part?" I asked.
"What?" Ron asked.
"You mean spot." Jasmine said.
"Part, spot, whatever."
"Oh. We'll find out Monday evening..." Ron replied quietly. He was looking quite nervous.
"I'm sure you did fine." I said as we walked back to the castle. "A capitol job." "How would you know, you were asleep." Hermione said.
"Shh." I hissed at her. "Ron, I'm sure you did a good job."
"I hope so..." He said looking suspiciously at me. "Asleep?"
"No! I wasn't." I said and he folded his arms. Finally I grinned sheepishly. "Okay maybe a little cat nap."
By the time we got to the castle, it was time for lunch. Oddly, there wasn't any food on the tables. "Another prank?" Harry asked, glancing at the teachers table where Sirius, Remus and Emerin were talking to Trixie, who still hadn't left.
"Dunno." Jasmine said with a shrug, smiling at the Slytherin table. Draco smiled back, ignoring the murderous looks on his house mates.
After the tables were full, Dumbledore stood up. "Before we start eating lunch, I have an announcement... we have two new, fifth year, transfer students who need to be Sorted." He announced.
McGonagall had brought in the stool and Hat then went back through the double doors and brought in two kids. Twins. One boy, one girl.
Medium height, though the boy was about an inch taller. Tannish skin with light brown hair. The boys was long and quite messy, and the girl's was waist-length and smooth. The boy was quite skinny, and the girl a bit curvy. They both wore baggy jeans and gray sweatshirts with hoods and kangaroo pouches. They were whispering excitedly to each other as they followed McGonagall. They waited on either side of the stool, looking around the room.
"Miss Luna Everett?" McGonagall asked and the girl, giggling, sat down and was promptly put into Gryffindor. "And Mr. Lupus Everett?" The boy sat down and was placed into Gryffindor as well. The two had sat across from us.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Dumbledore informed them and then food appeared.
"Welcome to Gryffindor. My name is Hermione Granger, Prefect." Hermione said, shaking their hands.
"You already know our names." Luna said.
"Unless you weren't paying attention." Lupus said with a nasty grin that look slightly familiar.
"Er... right..." Hermione mumbled and waved her hand at us. "These are my friends. Peggy, Ron, Harry and Jasmine." She said.
"Harry Potter?" Lupus asked.
"Yeah." Harry mumbled, waiting for them to stare at his forehead but neither did.
"Neat." Luna said, staring around the Great Hall with eyes the color of sapphires.
"Look at the sky..." Lupus told his sister, pointing at the ceiling.
"Its not the sky, you nitwit, its the ceiling- bewitched. Right?" Luna asked.
"Yep." Hermione said.
"I read about it." Luna said with a smile.
"Goodie for you."
"Lupus, shut up."
"You shut up."
"Squeak me!" Luna snapped. The twins glared at each other then looked at us.
"He/she is an idiot." They chorused, pointing at each other.
"Er..." Harry said, raising his eyebrows slightly. "yeah..."
"Sorry, we're weird." Luna giggled.
"Very weird." Lupus added with a grin. They both had Irish accents, accents like Matthew Mugg's from the Muggle movie 'Dr. Doolittle' starring Rex Harrison.
"You guys look familiar." Harry informed them.
"We have one of those faces." Lupus said.
"Way-way-wait a minute- 'we'?! Excuse me?!" Luna demanded.
"We're identical twins, Luna." Lupus snapped.
"No, no, no. Not identical. There's a couple of things different. And my face is prettier." Luna said, smiling.
"You mean uglier." Lupus said with a grin. Luna smacked him and he smacked her back.
"You two are just full of love, aren't you?" Jasmine asked.
"Oh yeah." Lupus laughed.
*** (Luna's point of view)
"Hey, time to wake up..." I felt myself being shaken awake early on Monday morning.
"Too early..." I yawned.
"Its half an hour till the first class, you need to get up." The girl said.
"Okay, okay..." I slowly sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I fumbled out of bed and got dressed in the uniform. White long-sleeved shirt, long-sleeved gray shirt with gold and scarlet stripes along the collar and bottom, tie with gold and scarlet stripes, gray pleated skirt ending an inch above the knees, gray socks ending right below the knee, black shoes, and black robes with house badge on left side.
I used a spell to pull my hair into twin braids, grabbed my backpack and thumped down the stairs. "Hey Lupus." I said, flopping into the seat next to him in the Great Hall. The boys uniforms were almost exactly like the girls only instead of skirts they wore slacks, and I dunno if they had to wear certain kind of socks.
"Nice skirt." He said.
"You'd look better in it." I said, stretching my arms out.
"I used to hate the uniform." One of the sixth year girls, Peggy Morlins, said from across from me. "But now I'm used to the skirt."
"You got the legs for a skirt." Lupus said.
"Uh... okay..." Peggy said, obviously confused.
"Ignore him." I said, pouring myself some milk.
"Here's the fifth year schedules." Hermione said, handing us our schedules.
"Hmm... History of Magic first." I said, and looked up. "Is that a good class? What's the teacher like?"
"The new one is great!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Yeah, he's awesome." Harry added.
"Cool." Lupus and I chorused. After breakfast we got our things, and followed some of the other Gryffindor fifth years to the History of Magic classroom. The teacher was sitting at the desk, looking through a book.
"He looks familiar." I whispered to Lupus.
"Yeah..." Lupus said and we sat down.
"Welcome... er, new students..." He said, staring at us oddly. "I am Professor Lupin but you can call me Remus." He said.
"Hi." Lupus and I chorused. He continued staring at us a few minutes then looked back down at his books.
"Have we met him before?" I whispered to Lupus.
"Dunno. he looks really, really familiar." He whispered back.
"Yeah." I muttered and settled back in my chair.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Please, Peggy!" I begged, staring at her with puppy dog eyes.
"Okay, I'll go look." Peggy got up and went over to the Gryffindor board. She read who made it for the Gryffindor spots (I didn't dare to even look), then returned.
"Well?" I asked.
"I dunno if you're ready to hear this." She said slowly.
"I didn't make it?" I asked, staring at her.
She grinned. "No. you did make it!"
"YEAH!" I screamed, leaping into the air and ignoring the looks I got.
"Congratulations!" Peggy said, hugging me. I wondered (and hoped) if she'd kiss me.
"Thanks. oh my gosh I'm one of the new Gryffindor Chasers. ALL RIGHT!" I shouted, hugging her even tighter.
"Uh. Ron. you're squeezing me." Peggy gasped and I let go.
"Sorry." I said, grinning.
"Its okay." She laughed. "I understand."
"So... no congratulations kiss?" I asked casually.
Peggy rolled her eyes then kissed my cheek. "There."
I grinned even more and felt remarkably happy.
***
"There is something so familiar about those two new students." Harry said the next night.
"Lupus and Luna? Yeah they do look familiar." I said, thinking of them.
"Where's Jasmine?" Hermione asked.
"Where do you think?" Harry growled.
"Ah."
"If they're happy." Peggy said, quill posed over her parchment.
"Yeah but I'd be happy to wrap my hands around Malfoy's neck." Harry said. Peggy shook her head and looked up as Lupus and Luna appeared, grinning nasty grins.
"Oh, hello." We said.
"Hi." They said.
"Mind if we-" Luna began.
"Join you?" Lupus asked in a smooth voice, grinning at me and Hermione.
"Sure." We said and they sat down.
"So, you liking Hogwarts?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, the girls are sexy." Lupus said and Luna smacked him.
"One-track mind, I swear." She muttered.
"Whaaaaat?" Lupus asked innocently.
"Hogwarts is great. Lots of secret places, and plenty of people to play tricks on." Luna said with an extremely familiar grin.
"I know the secret.. I know the secret..." We glanced up and jerked back as we saw Professor Dumbledore prancing by.
"Er, Professor?" We asked and he froze. He held his beard up like a lady would do with a long skirt.
"Oh hello students." He said.
"What. secret?" Harry asked.
"You'll find out sometime but not right now." He nodded and left. "I know the secret. I know the secret." He continued singing as he pranced off.
"What is he talking about?" Peggy asked.
"It's Dumbledore. who knows." I said.
"Is he-always like this?" Luna asked uncertainly.
"Pretty much, yeah." Hermione said.
"Hey!" Peggy suddenly snapped at Lupus. "Get your hand OFF of my leg!"
"It wasn't me!" Lupus demanded.
Peggy scowled and got THAT look in her eyes. "Uh, if it was you, then you better stop before she hurts you." I said, still remembering the slap she had given me. "Baaaaaaadly."
"Okay, okay."
"So it WAS you!" Peggy growled.
"Hey, can't blame a guy for trying." Lupus said with a sheepish grin.
*** (Hermione's point of view)
Wednesday, after I ate lunch, I headed to the library to study but found it closed. "What happened?" I called.
Madame Pince appeared at the door, looking extremely mad. "Some kids rigged it so if you pulled a book off the shelf a firecracker will go off." She said and heaved a sigh. "Since you're a Prefect." She let me in and I stared around in shock. There were quite a few teachers, and the Head Boy and Girl, working. They'd pull books off the shelf, and a firecracker would go off. The ceiling was filled with whizzing firecrackers and sparkling lights.
"We need to fix these because if you put the book back and pull it off again." McGonagall trailed off and put a book back before pulling it off. Another firecracker went off.
"Who did this?" I asked.
"I'd blame the twins but they don't come to school anymore." McGonagall said as she pulled a couple books off the shelf.
"Yeah." I said and headed to the Great Hall and reported this to the others.
"Sure Fred and George don't come to school anymore. but there are other sets of twins." Peggy said and I saw her look at Luna and Lupus.
"They were grinning rather mischievously last night." Harry said, looking at them. Their light brown heads were bent together, whispering. Luna was shaking her head 'no' vigorously, while Lupus was nodding.
"No!" Luna hissed as Lupus pushed her.
"Yeah!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Go for it!"
"No way!" The two glanced over here and Lupus pushed his sister slightly. "Don't touch me."
"Oh for God's sake." Lupus grabbed Luna's arm and dragged her over.
"No. don't!" Luna hissed.
"Hi." Lupus said and his twin ducked behind him.
"Uh. hi." We said.
"Luna was wondering if she could have your autogra-" Lupus began.
"I do not!" Luna shrieked angrily. "You're the one who wanted his autograph."
Lupus grinned sheepishly. "Okay, so I do." He offered a piece of parchment and quill at Harry.
"You are so embarrassing!" Luna snapped as Harry signed the parchment. "I hate you."
"Cool, thanks." Lupus took the parchment and glared at his sister. "You're the one who wanted to ask him on a date." Luna's eyes got wide and her face got very red. She turned and ran from the room. Lupus snorted and took his quill back. "Sisters." He said with a shrug before going off somewhere.
"I swear I have seen them somewhere before!" Harry demanded.
"I know. they look so familiar." I said, watching Lupus walk off.
"Hey kids." We jumped slightly as Remus appeared.
"Oh, hey Remus." We chorused.
"Hear about the library?" He asked.
"Yep. Wonder who did it." I said though I had a very strong feeling.
"Sounds like something the Marauders did. Only we didn't do it so if you put the book back and pull it off again another will go off. Very clever. Wonder who did it. anyway, gotta go." Remus ran his fingers through his hair and nodded towards the door. "All the teachers are supposed to help with this."
"Even you Sirius and Emerin?" Peggy asked.
"You mean they are actually entrusting you three?!" Jasmine demanded in shock.
Remus grinned broadly. "Yep. Can't imagine WHY though. well, see you." He walked off and was joined with Sirius and Emerin at the door.
"Has your aunt left yet?" I asked Peggy who shook her head.
"Nope. And I have the feeling she's staying because of tall, dark and goofy." Peggy shook her head and took a sip of water. "I have never seen her act that way around a guy before."
"Did you ever find out if they were dating or anything before it all happened?" Harry asked.
"No, think I should ask her?" Peggy inquired.
"Maybe." Harry trailed off and finished his pumpkin juice.
"I'm inquisitorial about that Sapphire and what she did to Remus." Ron said, speaking up for the first time in our conversation.
"Yeah, me too." Jasmine said, staring into her water glass.
"Well." I said, and they all looked at me. "maybe we should start to do some researching."
***
"Renew my memory and tell me exactly what we are looking for?" Ron asked from the isle in front of the one I was in. It was the next day and the library was open.
"I found these books a while ago. Its sort of like a yearbook. It has a bunch of stuff from each year of the school." I said, scanning the titles.
"Okay so we find these whatevers. How do we know who this woman is?" Ron demanded. "Or in case you forgot, none of us know her REAL name."
"Hermione, Jasmine and I saw her photo. At Remus's house when. you know." Harry said from another aisle and Ron snorted.
"Yeah. I know."
"Anyway, her nickname is Sapphire and its most likely due to the fact she has eyes the exact color of sapphires." Harry said.
"Oh my God you're right! All we have to do is find a girl with blue eyes and we've found her!" Ron said in an obvious sarcastic voice. "That SO narrows it down!"
"And besides, she might be in a photo with the girl gang Trixie mentioned." I said.
"Won't the pictures be in black and white?" Ron asked.
"Probably not. How old are they?" I asked.
"Sirius said he turned 32 on his last birthday which was a couple months ago." Harry said.
"That can't be right." I said, counting in my head. "Cause that would mean your parents were. sixteen when they had you, Harry, and I seriously doubt that's true.
"Remus told me he turned 34 on his last birthday." Jasmine said in confusion.
Peggy, however, was giggling like mad. "Both wrong, they're 38."
"What?!" Harry and Jasmine both demanded.
Peggy continued giggling. "The last time I saw my aunt was on the birthday which we share. I turned fourteen and she turned thirty-six. That means she, and Sirius and Remus, are thirty-eight." She explained.
"Figures they'd lie about their age." Harry mumbled to himself.
"Okay, searched this whole aisle and zip, zero, nada." Jasmine came out from the aisle across from mine and went into another.
"I know I saw some somewhere." I said with a sigh.
"Why can't we just INQUIRE instead of spending even more time in the library?" Ron asked bitterly.
"Because we can't ask Remus. It might bring back bad memories." I said.
"Then why don't we ask Sirius? Or Emerin? Or Trixie?"
"They seem upset about Sapphire leaving. They might not like it we're searching." I said.
"But it can't be all THAT bad if Remus still has her photo."
"Ron just shut up and look." Peggy growled.
There was silence for quite a long time. "Okay I give in!" Ron demanded and stormed out of his aisle.
"I'm not giving up." Jasmine said.
"Okay what are you doing here?" Harry snapped and I stepped out of the isle to see him and Ron glaring daggers at Malfoy.
Malfoy sneered and crossed his arms. "Get out of the way, Potter, I am not here to see you."
"Draco!" Jasmine practically leapt out of her aisle at his voice. I actually saw Malfoy do something I never have seen before- smile.
"Jasmine." He said.
"See you later, guys." Jasmine grabbed her backpack and started to leave.
"What was that about not giving up?" I asked and she froze.
"Oh... yeah..." She said and looked at Malfoy.
"Oh my God you guys!" Harry suddenly said causing us all to jump.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
Harry smacked his forehead. "I am such an idiot-"
"Took you that long to realize it?" Malfoy asked. Jasmine glared at him and he stopped smirking.
"Guys. the album. The family album Hagrid gave me at the end of my first year! It has all sorts of photos and- oh my gosh! Hagrid probably knows all about her! He said he wrote to all my parents friends." Harry said.
"Great, you mean we spent." Ron checked his watch. "Two bloody hours in the library when all along we just had to ask Hagrid?! Oh bloody hell." He added when Harry nodded.
"Let's go. Jasmine, you coming?" I asked.
"No, that's okay." Jasmine said and Harry glared at Malfoy.
"Let's get going." He mumbled and we ran out of the library. En route, we slammed right into Lupus and Luna and crashed to the ground. After much pain we finally managed to untangle ourselves from each other.
"So sorry we weren't paying attention." Lupus as he pulled apart from me.
"Ouch Ron! Don't move!" Peggy shrieked as Ron tried to stand up. "My hair is caught in your cloak clasp." While they tried to get her hair untangled, Lupus helped me up and we looked as Luna and Harry finally managed to get apart. Luna was blushing a deep red. "Sorry." She mumbled.
"Its okay." Harry said, standing up.
"Ron! You're pulling my ha-OUCH!" Peggy screamed as he tugged.
"Quit screaming in my ear."
"I am NOT screaming in your ear! I can't get TO your ear!" It took quite a while to get her hair untangled from Ron's clasp. By that time, Peggy was scowling. "Now I have a headache..."
"Let's go." I said.
"Where you headed to?" Lupus asked.
"Visit Hagrid. You know, the gamekeeper." I said.
"Oh yeah." He said and I stared at him. Or rather, at his eyes. "What?" He demanded.
"Your eyes are the color of sapphires." I said.
"Oh my God, really? I've never noticed before!" He said sarcastically.
"Are you originally from Ireland?" I asked.
"We didn't come from Ireland." Luna said.
"You have Irish accents." I pointed out.
"We went to SCHOOL in Ireland." Lupus said.
"Yeah, we LIVE in America." Luna said, nodding.
"Live? You still live there?" Peggy asked.
"Yeah."
"Then they did you come to Hogwarts?" Harry asked.
Luna shrugged. "Mum just decided to send us here."
"Anyway," Lupus said, "we are originally from where we still live- Missouri."
"Oh."
"Why did you want to know?" Lupus asked as he pulled out a Cauldron Cake and bit into it.
"Well we're looking for a woman from here who has eyes the color of sapphires." I said.
"Wow... you should find her very easily. I mean, how many women have blue eyes?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes.
"Wait a minute, Lune." Lupus said.
"I'm waiting."
"Mum's originally from here. From England." He said.
"Really?" I asked.
"I think that's why she sent us here. To get a taste of her childhood days. I think she went to school he---"
"She did." Luna interrupted her brother.
"Well, must be going." The two walked off.
"Hermione, you don't think." Harry trailed off.
"Well." I said and looked at him. "let's go find out."
***
We waited for Hagrid to answer as he poured us tea. "The members of the Shamrocks?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"Easy enough." He finished and set the pot down. "There were Emerin Elm, the teacher here. Trixie Stone, Ivana Everett and your mum, Harry." Hagrid said as he ticked them off his fingers.
"My mum was in a gang? Hmm." Harry said but the one name stuck in my head.
"Did you say Ivana...... Everett?" I asked.
"Yeah." Hagrid nodded.
"Thanks...." I said. We finished our tea and headed back to the castle. "Guys. did you hear that? Ivana Everett."
"We heard. So?" Ron asked. I sighed as we went through the doors.
"Lupus and Luna's last name is Everett."
*** (Jasmine's point of view)
"Okay so they have her last name, and the color of her eyes. I've heard the last name loads of times before and... blue is a fairly common eye color if I'm not mistaken." I said after Harry, Ron, Peggy and Hermione informed me what they found out.
"Yeah but they said their mother used to come to school here. Those three can't be coincidences." Hermione said.
"Yeah but... even if they are related to... to Ivana, wouldn't Remus or Sirius or Emerin of noticed by now?" I asked.
"I don't know."
"Hermione. Maybe we should just ask." Ron said.
"Okay fine ask." Hermione snapped.
"Good, let's go." We stood up and left with Hermione reluctantly following. We finally found Emerin emerging from a secret passage.
"Emerin!" We called and ran over to her.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"Who is Ivana Everett?" Harry asked and Emerin went slightly pale.
"Ivana?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Ivana... also known as Sapphire... she was a member of our gang, the Shamrocks. She... she was my best friend. Lived a few blocks away from me. Only other magical family in the Muggle community we lived in." She explained with a sad look in her eyes. "Then... when everything happened, as you know the gang broke up. I went to Romania. Sapphire and Mac left, too. No idea where they went. I have a feeling Mac went to Australia, always wanted to go there. Anyway, Remus..." Emerin leaned against the wall and sighed. "Remus and Ivana were... were close-"
"How close?" I asked.
Emerin glanced around the hall, took a deep breath and stared at us and then whispered: "They were married."
"Married?!" We shrieked and Emerin hissed at us to keep our voices down.
"Remus was-was married!?" Harry demanded, trying to picture Remus Lupin as a married man.
"Yes. They got married seven months after your parents did. Remus proposed, I think, right after James and Lily got married. I knew he had been weighing it out for a long time... they were dating and Remus, me being his best friend, told me he loved her and wanted to marry her. I, ofcourse, yelled at the thick dolt to propose. But did he listen to me? No." Emerin shook her head at this. "Well he didn't wait too long. I mean, your parents got married in early May, almost a year after we all left school. Anyway, yeah. they were married."
"And she just... just up and left him?" Ron whispered.
Emerin nodded and dropped her voice even lower. "Yeah. He told me. he woke up one morning and found a note from her. It said: 'Remus I love you and will forever but I cannot stay. Not with the deaths of Prongs and Wildflower and Wormtail, and Padfoot being put in Azkaban, and Ember and Mac leaving. I will always be yours, Moony, and hope one day you'll understand. Love, Ivana.'." Emerin quoted.
"That is so sad." Hermione said, on the verge of tears.
"Poor Remus." I said, ready to cry as well.
"You know that James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were unregistered Animagus?" She asked.
"Of course we do."
"So were us girls." She said.
"You were?"
"Yeah. James, Sirius and Peter found out about Remus... then they started working on becoming Animagus. It wasn't until they started calling each other by their nicknames till we girls forced it out of them. We could be very persuasive with them." Emerin grinned now. "The other three had power over them. Lily over James, Trixie over Sirius and Ivana over Remus. So we found out and became Animagus as well."
"What were... are... er, what forms?" Harry asked.
"I'm a Golden Lion Tamerin." She said with a smile. "Cute little things... anyway, Trixie can become a Red Fox. Your mother became a lovely house cat and Ivana... well, that's another thing. She loved Remus- even when they were that age- she became a gray wolf."
"Wow..." Peggy said.
Emerin nodded. "I know. Oh, and Mac is one, too. He can become kuckaburra."
"And you have no clue where Ivana is?" Harry asked and Emerin shook her head.
"Nope. I thought maybe Dumbledore did but I asked him and he only knew about Trixie. Well, better get going. Don't tell Remus I told you this. He'll. eat my spleen or something." Emerin said before walking off.
We waited till she was out of sight before heading back. "God... poor Remus..." Peggy said.
"His wife... left him." I whispered.
"I never even knew he was married." Harry mumbled.
"Come on, its getting late, we better get back." Hermione said and we ran back to the common room. I spotted the twins there and got an idea. I left the others and walked over. "Hi."
"Hey." They said.
"I have a question."
"Go ahead." Luna said.
"What's your mothers name?" I asked.
"Oh, Ivana." Lupus said.
***
"Hmm. imagine that. Just like a movie or something." Jason said as he floated in circles around me.
"Its so sad." I said, staring into the vanity mirror. It was the next night and I had just told Jason everything. All the other girls were down in the common room.
"And Lupus and Luna are her kids?" He asked.
"I really think so. It almost fits. Their mothers name, their eyes, the fact their mother went to Hogwarts but. what doesn't fit is Emerin said the note said she'll always be his. but then she'd of broken it. like, right after writing it. I mean, the twins are fourteen. A year younger then me." I said, thinking.
"Hmm." Jason said.
"I dunno. I just-do you HAVE to float in circles?! Its getting quite annoying!" I snapped.
Jason stopped and floated over. "Sorry." He mumbled, sitting on the vanity.
I shrugged and turned back to the mirror. "It just doesn't. it doesn't FIT!!" I shrieked, slamming my hands down on the table.
"Okay, got a crazy idea here." Jason said.
"All right, what is it?" I demanded.
"What if. okay this is going to sound crazy BUT." Jason floated down and stared at me in the eyes. "What if Ivana left Remus when she was pregnant?"
I was silent a moment then slowly stood up. "But then that would mean. its true and."
Jason nodded. "Lupus and Luna are Remus's kids."
***
"But Harry! It all fits!" I said, exasperated.
"No it doesn't, Jasmine!" Harry said rather angrily. "Remus cannot have kids!"
"Look at it... just look. Luna and Lupus have the same eyes as Ivana, and same last name, and Ivana was married to Remus and left... and I found out the twins were born on April 3rd which means Ivana left when she was four months pregnant so it wouldn't be too obvious and look!!!" I thrust my finger over at the twins. "Who do they look like?! Who EXACTLY do they look like?!?! Just imagine their. or rather, Lupus's eyes closed."
Harry stared at him then back at me in shock. "He... he... he..." He stuttered.
"Yeah. He looks like REMUS. So does Luna, only. girl. And the names." I sat down and stared at him. "Luna is the moon goddess. and it means moon or moon crazy that's where the word lunacy comes from. And Lupus is part of the scientific name for gray wolf! Wolf! Moon!" I shrieked, waving my hands about.
"Jasmine you are insane." He snapped, standing up. "Remus can NOT have kids!"
"It fits." I growled.
Harry rubbed his temples and clenched his teeth. "Remus.. can not... have... KIDS!"
"Yes he can, Harry. He does. Luna and Lupus are Remus's kids. I'll bet everything I own on it." I hissed and stormed upstairs. I knew I was right. That idiot just didn't want to admit it.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"They can't be... they just... they can't!" Harry said, pacing up and down in our dorm.
"I think they are." I said from where I was spread out on my bed.
"They CAN'T be!"
"I mean, that's why they're so familiar."
"They... it's just... impossible."
"No it isn't, Har. You just don't want to concede it." I said, rolling over and watching him upside down.
"Its impossible." Harry said, shaking his head.
I got up and stood. "Well, coming back from the dead was impossible but here I am!" I said, opening my arms out wide. "And down there is my grave!" I added, pointing at the window. Since the leaves were falling, you could see my headstone. It was quite creepy.
Harry scowled at this. I shook my head and went downstairs. "Hi Ron." Peggy said from where she was stretched out.
"H'lo, Peg." I said with a sigh, flopping onto the couch after she moved her legs.
"What's wrong?" She asked, shutting her book and setting it down. I told her everything and she listened carefully. "I see." She said when I was done. "No wonder Lupus and Luna look so familiar."
"Yeah." I said with a shrug. "Harry just won't admit it."
"Yeah, well, whaddaya going to do?" She asked and I shrugged. "Ron, is something else troubling you?"
"No." I said quickly.
"What is it." She said, rather then asked.
"Its. well. you."
"Me?"
"Yeah." I sunk back into the couch and stared at her. "I really like you."
"Ron I said be-"
"Before, yeah I know. You're not worth all I'd have to give up." I stared into her eyes. 'What would I have to give up."
"Ron." She turned her head away, "leave it alone."
"Tell me. Why do you refuse?" I asked.
"My dad. my dad left my mom. Few years back. He left her for some model and it just kind of. made me mad. I don't want to be hurt like that." She said and walked off. I then remembered something and had to ask her. she said it wasn't her in the cave but maybe now I could trick her.
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I walked away from Ron when he shouted my name. I turned as he ran over. "What?"
"In the cave. you told You-Know-Who he killed your mom but how could he of if your dad left her a few years back?" He asked. I frowned.
"Uh. well. I meant a few years back when I was around one. and before he killed her. and-"
"So it WAS you in the cave!" He demanded and I stepped back, eyes even wider.
"N-no!"
"But you just admitted it." He stepped closer to me. I felt myself trembling.
"No! I didn't! I-"
"What's the truth, Peggy?" He demanded, staring into my eyes.
"Ron, I didn't. I mean." He now had me cornered.
"Peggy." He said, staring harder at me. "You have been lying to us. I think now is the time to tell the truth."
"The truth?" I asked.
"Yes." He said.
"The truth is." I straightened up. "My dad never did leave my mom." I said and he stared at me in confusion. I smiled. "And I love you."
"You what?" He gasped. I pulled my wand out and sadly pointed it at him. As much as I didn't want to, I had to do this.
"I love you even though I'm not supposed to. And I really wish it could be otherwise. Oh, and you're never going to remember this conversation. Sorry." And with that I wiped his memory of the past ten minutes.
"Peggy?" He asked looking at me.
"Yes?" I asked, putting my wand up.
"What am I doing down here? I was upstairs with Harry and now suddenly down here." He said.
"Hmm. That's weird." I walked past him and went up the stairs to my dorm.
***
Ron was quite disorientated the rest of that day and most of the next. But finally he shrugged it off. Meanwhile Jasmine was determined to find out the truth out Lupus and Luna. She insisted they were Remus's kids. I had a strong feeling they were as well but I wasn't as determined as her to find out the truth.
"Maybe I could write to her." Jasmine said Saturday, while the boys were at Quidditch practice.
"Oh yeah that's a nice letter. 'Dear mother of two kids I hardly even know- '" I began but Jasmine cut me off.
"I need to know the truth. I want to. What if we can get Ivana and Remus back together?" She asked.
"She left him, Jasmine." Hermione pointed out, pouring over her schoolwork.
"I don't care. Remus is my godfather and I love him and want to-"
"What if it hurts him?" I asked gently. Jasmine blinked, obviously never thinking of this. "I think we should just leave it alone." Jasmine looked down at the table and sighed.
CHAPTER TEN- Remus's Past
I leaned against my desk, feeling drowsy as Professor Lamia talked about Animagus.
"Mizz Morlinz?" I jerked and looked up into his pale, pale face.
"Yes Professor?" I asked.
"Iv you'd vather vezt. you may leave clazz."
"Er, sorry Professor." I said, sitting up straight.
"It iz pervectly all vight." He said and returned to teaching.
My mind kept wandering to the poor student who had had the Dementors Kiss on her..... it was seventh year Ravenclaw, Elizabeth Marlows.
"I think he's a vampire..." Seamus muttered as we left class.
"You'd like that." Dean laughed.
"I think vampires are fascinating." Seamus said with a smile.
"Good vor you." We jumped as Lamia appeared.
"Oh, er, hello Professor..." We all said rather nervously. "Vampirez are nozing to vear. Juzt... mizunderztood." He said, lifting the books in his arm.
"Like werewolves." Jasmine said quietly and Lamia smiled.
"Ezactly. Verevolves, vampirez... all zoze are juzt mizunderztood. I muzt going, now. Have ze evening nicely." Lamia nodded and whisked off.
"I'll bet you money he's a vampire." Seamus said.
"Seamus.. .. shut UP about vampires!" Dean snapped.
***
Soon it was known throughout the school about Elizabeth. No one knew what happened to her afterwards, though. I was guessing she was taken home. Everyone's names, who had battled in the Dementor battle, had been inscribed on a shield placed in the Trophy Room. And Elizabeth had been given a Special Award, and quite a few points had been given to Ravenclaw.
That Saturday, Saturday the Fifth, was Quidditch try-outs for Gryffindor and I went to cheer Ron on. I didn't like flying on brooms but I'd be safe in the stands. "Good luck." I told him, before sitting down.
"Thanks..." He mumbled, looking quite nervous.
"You'll be fine..." Jasmine assured him. She and Hermione were here, too.
Ron stood with the students trying out for the Chaser and Beater spots. Harry and Allison, the only ones on the team, were waiting and soon the try- outs were underway. I didn't really pay attention. In fact, I fell asleep.
"Peggy, wake up." Jasmine said, nudging me.
"Hmm? Oh." I sat up and stretched my arms out. "Did you get the part?" I asked.
"What?" Ron asked.
"You mean spot." Jasmine said.
"Part, spot, whatever."
"Oh. We'll find out Monday evening..." Ron replied quietly. He was looking quite nervous.
"I'm sure you did fine." I said as we walked back to the castle. "A capitol job." "How would you know, you were asleep." Hermione said.
"Shh." I hissed at her. "Ron, I'm sure you did a good job."
"I hope so..." He said looking suspiciously at me. "Asleep?"
"No! I wasn't." I said and he folded his arms. Finally I grinned sheepishly. "Okay maybe a little cat nap."
By the time we got to the castle, it was time for lunch. Oddly, there wasn't any food on the tables. "Another prank?" Harry asked, glancing at the teachers table where Sirius, Remus and Emerin were talking to Trixie, who still hadn't left.
"Dunno." Jasmine said with a shrug, smiling at the Slytherin table. Draco smiled back, ignoring the murderous looks on his house mates.
After the tables were full, Dumbledore stood up. "Before we start eating lunch, I have an announcement... we have two new, fifth year, transfer students who need to be Sorted." He announced.
McGonagall had brought in the stool and Hat then went back through the double doors and brought in two kids. Twins. One boy, one girl.
Medium height, though the boy was about an inch taller. Tannish skin with light brown hair. The boys was long and quite messy, and the girl's was waist-length and smooth. The boy was quite skinny, and the girl a bit curvy. They both wore baggy jeans and gray sweatshirts with hoods and kangaroo pouches. They were whispering excitedly to each other as they followed McGonagall. They waited on either side of the stool, looking around the room.
"Miss Luna Everett?" McGonagall asked and the girl, giggling, sat down and was promptly put into Gryffindor. "And Mr. Lupus Everett?" The boy sat down and was placed into Gryffindor as well. The two had sat across from us.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Dumbledore informed them and then food appeared.
"Welcome to Gryffindor. My name is Hermione Granger, Prefect." Hermione said, shaking their hands.
"You already know our names." Luna said.
"Unless you weren't paying attention." Lupus said with a nasty grin that look slightly familiar.
"Er... right..." Hermione mumbled and waved her hand at us. "These are my friends. Peggy, Ron, Harry and Jasmine." She said.
"Harry Potter?" Lupus asked.
"Yeah." Harry mumbled, waiting for them to stare at his forehead but neither did.
"Neat." Luna said, staring around the Great Hall with eyes the color of sapphires.
"Look at the sky..." Lupus told his sister, pointing at the ceiling.
"Its not the sky, you nitwit, its the ceiling- bewitched. Right?" Luna asked.
"Yep." Hermione said.
"I read about it." Luna said with a smile.
"Goodie for you."
"Lupus, shut up."
"You shut up."
"Squeak me!" Luna snapped. The twins glared at each other then looked at us.
"He/she is an idiot." They chorused, pointing at each other.
"Er..." Harry said, raising his eyebrows slightly. "yeah..."
"Sorry, we're weird." Luna giggled.
"Very weird." Lupus added with a grin. They both had Irish accents, accents like Matthew Mugg's from the Muggle movie 'Dr. Doolittle' starring Rex Harrison.
"You guys look familiar." Harry informed them.
"We have one of those faces." Lupus said.
"Way-way-wait a minute- 'we'?! Excuse me?!" Luna demanded.
"We're identical twins, Luna." Lupus snapped.
"No, no, no. Not identical. There's a couple of things different. And my face is prettier." Luna said, smiling.
"You mean uglier." Lupus said with a grin. Luna smacked him and he smacked her back.
"You two are just full of love, aren't you?" Jasmine asked.
"Oh yeah." Lupus laughed.
*** (Luna's point of view)
"Hey, time to wake up..." I felt myself being shaken awake early on Monday morning.
"Too early..." I yawned.
"Its half an hour till the first class, you need to get up." The girl said.
"Okay, okay..." I slowly sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I fumbled out of bed and got dressed in the uniform. White long-sleeved shirt, long-sleeved gray shirt with gold and scarlet stripes along the collar and bottom, tie with gold and scarlet stripes, gray pleated skirt ending an inch above the knees, gray socks ending right below the knee, black shoes, and black robes with house badge on left side.
I used a spell to pull my hair into twin braids, grabbed my backpack and thumped down the stairs. "Hey Lupus." I said, flopping into the seat next to him in the Great Hall. The boys uniforms were almost exactly like the girls only instead of skirts they wore slacks, and I dunno if they had to wear certain kind of socks.
"Nice skirt." He said.
"You'd look better in it." I said, stretching my arms out.
"I used to hate the uniform." One of the sixth year girls, Peggy Morlins, said from across from me. "But now I'm used to the skirt."
"You got the legs for a skirt." Lupus said.
"Uh... okay..." Peggy said, obviously confused.
"Ignore him." I said, pouring myself some milk.
"Here's the fifth year schedules." Hermione said, handing us our schedules.
"Hmm... History of Magic first." I said, and looked up. "Is that a good class? What's the teacher like?"
"The new one is great!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Yeah, he's awesome." Harry added.
"Cool." Lupus and I chorused. After breakfast we got our things, and followed some of the other Gryffindor fifth years to the History of Magic classroom. The teacher was sitting at the desk, looking through a book.
"He looks familiar." I whispered to Lupus.
"Yeah..." Lupus said and we sat down.
"Welcome... er, new students..." He said, staring at us oddly. "I am Professor Lupin but you can call me Remus." He said.
"Hi." Lupus and I chorused. He continued staring at us a few minutes then looked back down at his books.
"Have we met him before?" I whispered to Lupus.
"Dunno. he looks really, really familiar." He whispered back.
"Yeah." I muttered and settled back in my chair.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Please, Peggy!" I begged, staring at her with puppy dog eyes.
"Okay, I'll go look." Peggy got up and went over to the Gryffindor board. She read who made it for the Gryffindor spots (I didn't dare to even look), then returned.
"Well?" I asked.
"I dunno if you're ready to hear this." She said slowly.
"I didn't make it?" I asked, staring at her.
She grinned. "No. you did make it!"
"YEAH!" I screamed, leaping into the air and ignoring the looks I got.
"Congratulations!" Peggy said, hugging me. I wondered (and hoped) if she'd kiss me.
"Thanks. oh my gosh I'm one of the new Gryffindor Chasers. ALL RIGHT!" I shouted, hugging her even tighter.
"Uh. Ron. you're squeezing me." Peggy gasped and I let go.
"Sorry." I said, grinning.
"Its okay." She laughed. "I understand."
"So... no congratulations kiss?" I asked casually.
Peggy rolled her eyes then kissed my cheek. "There."
I grinned even more and felt remarkably happy.
***
"There is something so familiar about those two new students." Harry said the next night.
"Lupus and Luna? Yeah they do look familiar." I said, thinking of them.
"Where's Jasmine?" Hermione asked.
"Where do you think?" Harry growled.
"Ah."
"If they're happy." Peggy said, quill posed over her parchment.
"Yeah but I'd be happy to wrap my hands around Malfoy's neck." Harry said. Peggy shook her head and looked up as Lupus and Luna appeared, grinning nasty grins.
"Oh, hello." We said.
"Hi." They said.
"Mind if we-" Luna began.
"Join you?" Lupus asked in a smooth voice, grinning at me and Hermione.
"Sure." We said and they sat down.
"So, you liking Hogwarts?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, the girls are sexy." Lupus said and Luna smacked him.
"One-track mind, I swear." She muttered.
"Whaaaaat?" Lupus asked innocently.
"Hogwarts is great. Lots of secret places, and plenty of people to play tricks on." Luna said with an extremely familiar grin.
"I know the secret.. I know the secret..." We glanced up and jerked back as we saw Professor Dumbledore prancing by.
"Er, Professor?" We asked and he froze. He held his beard up like a lady would do with a long skirt.
"Oh hello students." He said.
"What. secret?" Harry asked.
"You'll find out sometime but not right now." He nodded and left. "I know the secret. I know the secret." He continued singing as he pranced off.
"What is he talking about?" Peggy asked.
"It's Dumbledore. who knows." I said.
"Is he-always like this?" Luna asked uncertainly.
"Pretty much, yeah." Hermione said.
"Hey!" Peggy suddenly snapped at Lupus. "Get your hand OFF of my leg!"
"It wasn't me!" Lupus demanded.
Peggy scowled and got THAT look in her eyes. "Uh, if it was you, then you better stop before she hurts you." I said, still remembering the slap she had given me. "Baaaaaaadly."
"Okay, okay."
"So it WAS you!" Peggy growled.
"Hey, can't blame a guy for trying." Lupus said with a sheepish grin.
*** (Hermione's point of view)
Wednesday, after I ate lunch, I headed to the library to study but found it closed. "What happened?" I called.
Madame Pince appeared at the door, looking extremely mad. "Some kids rigged it so if you pulled a book off the shelf a firecracker will go off." She said and heaved a sigh. "Since you're a Prefect." She let me in and I stared around in shock. There were quite a few teachers, and the Head Boy and Girl, working. They'd pull books off the shelf, and a firecracker would go off. The ceiling was filled with whizzing firecrackers and sparkling lights.
"We need to fix these because if you put the book back and pull it off again." McGonagall trailed off and put a book back before pulling it off. Another firecracker went off.
"Who did this?" I asked.
"I'd blame the twins but they don't come to school anymore." McGonagall said as she pulled a couple books off the shelf.
"Yeah." I said and headed to the Great Hall and reported this to the others.
"Sure Fred and George don't come to school anymore. but there are other sets of twins." Peggy said and I saw her look at Luna and Lupus.
"They were grinning rather mischievously last night." Harry said, looking at them. Their light brown heads were bent together, whispering. Luna was shaking her head 'no' vigorously, while Lupus was nodding.
"No!" Luna hissed as Lupus pushed her.
"Yeah!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Go for it!"
"No way!" The two glanced over here and Lupus pushed his sister slightly. "Don't touch me."
"Oh for God's sake." Lupus grabbed Luna's arm and dragged her over.
"No. don't!" Luna hissed.
"Hi." Lupus said and his twin ducked behind him.
"Uh. hi." We said.
"Luna was wondering if she could have your autogra-" Lupus began.
"I do not!" Luna shrieked angrily. "You're the one who wanted his autograph."
Lupus grinned sheepishly. "Okay, so I do." He offered a piece of parchment and quill at Harry.
"You are so embarrassing!" Luna snapped as Harry signed the parchment. "I hate you."
"Cool, thanks." Lupus took the parchment and glared at his sister. "You're the one who wanted to ask him on a date." Luna's eyes got wide and her face got very red. She turned and ran from the room. Lupus snorted and took his quill back. "Sisters." He said with a shrug before going off somewhere.
"I swear I have seen them somewhere before!" Harry demanded.
"I know. they look so familiar." I said, watching Lupus walk off.
"Hey kids." We jumped slightly as Remus appeared.
"Oh, hey Remus." We chorused.
"Hear about the library?" He asked.
"Yep. Wonder who did it." I said though I had a very strong feeling.
"Sounds like something the Marauders did. Only we didn't do it so if you put the book back and pull it off again another will go off. Very clever. Wonder who did it. anyway, gotta go." Remus ran his fingers through his hair and nodded towards the door. "All the teachers are supposed to help with this."
"Even you Sirius and Emerin?" Peggy asked.
"You mean they are actually entrusting you three?!" Jasmine demanded in shock.
Remus grinned broadly. "Yep. Can't imagine WHY though. well, see you." He walked off and was joined with Sirius and Emerin at the door.
"Has your aunt left yet?" I asked Peggy who shook her head.
"Nope. And I have the feeling she's staying because of tall, dark and goofy." Peggy shook her head and took a sip of water. "I have never seen her act that way around a guy before."
"Did you ever find out if they were dating or anything before it all happened?" Harry asked.
"No, think I should ask her?" Peggy inquired.
"Maybe." Harry trailed off and finished his pumpkin juice.
"I'm inquisitorial about that Sapphire and what she did to Remus." Ron said, speaking up for the first time in our conversation.
"Yeah, me too." Jasmine said, staring into her water glass.
"Well." I said, and they all looked at me. "maybe we should start to do some researching."
***
"Renew my memory and tell me exactly what we are looking for?" Ron asked from the isle in front of the one I was in. It was the next day and the library was open.
"I found these books a while ago. Its sort of like a yearbook. It has a bunch of stuff from each year of the school." I said, scanning the titles.
"Okay so we find these whatevers. How do we know who this woman is?" Ron demanded. "Or in case you forgot, none of us know her REAL name."
"Hermione, Jasmine and I saw her photo. At Remus's house when. you know." Harry said from another aisle and Ron snorted.
"Yeah. I know."
"Anyway, her nickname is Sapphire and its most likely due to the fact she has eyes the exact color of sapphires." Harry said.
"Oh my God you're right! All we have to do is find a girl with blue eyes and we've found her!" Ron said in an obvious sarcastic voice. "That SO narrows it down!"
"And besides, she might be in a photo with the girl gang Trixie mentioned." I said.
"Won't the pictures be in black and white?" Ron asked.
"Probably not. How old are they?" I asked.
"Sirius said he turned 32 on his last birthday which was a couple months ago." Harry said.
"That can't be right." I said, counting in my head. "Cause that would mean your parents were. sixteen when they had you, Harry, and I seriously doubt that's true.
"Remus told me he turned 34 on his last birthday." Jasmine said in confusion.
Peggy, however, was giggling like mad. "Both wrong, they're 38."
"What?!" Harry and Jasmine both demanded.
Peggy continued giggling. "The last time I saw my aunt was on the birthday which we share. I turned fourteen and she turned thirty-six. That means she, and Sirius and Remus, are thirty-eight." She explained.
"Figures they'd lie about their age." Harry mumbled to himself.
"Okay, searched this whole aisle and zip, zero, nada." Jasmine came out from the aisle across from mine and went into another.
"I know I saw some somewhere." I said with a sigh.
"Why can't we just INQUIRE instead of spending even more time in the library?" Ron asked bitterly.
"Because we can't ask Remus. It might bring back bad memories." I said.
"Then why don't we ask Sirius? Or Emerin? Or Trixie?"
"They seem upset about Sapphire leaving. They might not like it we're searching." I said.
"But it can't be all THAT bad if Remus still has her photo."
"Ron just shut up and look." Peggy growled.
There was silence for quite a long time. "Okay I give in!" Ron demanded and stormed out of his aisle.
"I'm not giving up." Jasmine said.
"Okay what are you doing here?" Harry snapped and I stepped out of the isle to see him and Ron glaring daggers at Malfoy.
Malfoy sneered and crossed his arms. "Get out of the way, Potter, I am not here to see you."
"Draco!" Jasmine practically leapt out of her aisle at his voice. I actually saw Malfoy do something I never have seen before- smile.
"Jasmine." He said.
"See you later, guys." Jasmine grabbed her backpack and started to leave.
"What was that about not giving up?" I asked and she froze.
"Oh... yeah..." She said and looked at Malfoy.
"Oh my God you guys!" Harry suddenly said causing us all to jump.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
Harry smacked his forehead. "I am such an idiot-"
"Took you that long to realize it?" Malfoy asked. Jasmine glared at him and he stopped smirking.
"Guys. the album. The family album Hagrid gave me at the end of my first year! It has all sorts of photos and- oh my gosh! Hagrid probably knows all about her! He said he wrote to all my parents friends." Harry said.
"Great, you mean we spent." Ron checked his watch. "Two bloody hours in the library when all along we just had to ask Hagrid?! Oh bloody hell." He added when Harry nodded.
"Let's go. Jasmine, you coming?" I asked.
"No, that's okay." Jasmine said and Harry glared at Malfoy.
"Let's get going." He mumbled and we ran out of the library. En route, we slammed right into Lupus and Luna and crashed to the ground. After much pain we finally managed to untangle ourselves from each other.
"So sorry we weren't paying attention." Lupus as he pulled apart from me.
"Ouch Ron! Don't move!" Peggy shrieked as Ron tried to stand up. "My hair is caught in your cloak clasp." While they tried to get her hair untangled, Lupus helped me up and we looked as Luna and Harry finally managed to get apart. Luna was blushing a deep red. "Sorry." She mumbled.
"Its okay." Harry said, standing up.
"Ron! You're pulling my ha-OUCH!" Peggy screamed as he tugged.
"Quit screaming in my ear."
"I am NOT screaming in your ear! I can't get TO your ear!" It took quite a while to get her hair untangled from Ron's clasp. By that time, Peggy was scowling. "Now I have a headache..."
"Let's go." I said.
"Where you headed to?" Lupus asked.
"Visit Hagrid. You know, the gamekeeper." I said.
"Oh yeah." He said and I stared at him. Or rather, at his eyes. "What?" He demanded.
"Your eyes are the color of sapphires." I said.
"Oh my God, really? I've never noticed before!" He said sarcastically.
"Are you originally from Ireland?" I asked.
"We didn't come from Ireland." Luna said.
"You have Irish accents." I pointed out.
"We went to SCHOOL in Ireland." Lupus said.
"Yeah, we LIVE in America." Luna said, nodding.
"Live? You still live there?" Peggy asked.
"Yeah."
"Then they did you come to Hogwarts?" Harry asked.
Luna shrugged. "Mum just decided to send us here."
"Anyway," Lupus said, "we are originally from where we still live- Missouri."
"Oh."
"Why did you want to know?" Lupus asked as he pulled out a Cauldron Cake and bit into it.
"Well we're looking for a woman from here who has eyes the color of sapphires." I said.
"Wow... you should find her very easily. I mean, how many women have blue eyes?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes.
"Wait a minute, Lune." Lupus said.
"I'm waiting."
"Mum's originally from here. From England." He said.
"Really?" I asked.
"I think that's why she sent us here. To get a taste of her childhood days. I think she went to school he---"
"She did." Luna interrupted her brother.
"Well, must be going." The two walked off.
"Hermione, you don't think." Harry trailed off.
"Well." I said and looked at him. "let's go find out."
***
We waited for Hagrid to answer as he poured us tea. "The members of the Shamrocks?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"Easy enough." He finished and set the pot down. "There were Emerin Elm, the teacher here. Trixie Stone, Ivana Everett and your mum, Harry." Hagrid said as he ticked them off his fingers.
"My mum was in a gang? Hmm." Harry said but the one name stuck in my head.
"Did you say Ivana...... Everett?" I asked.
"Yeah." Hagrid nodded.
"Thanks...." I said. We finished our tea and headed back to the castle. "Guys. did you hear that? Ivana Everett."
"We heard. So?" Ron asked. I sighed as we went through the doors.
"Lupus and Luna's last name is Everett."
*** (Jasmine's point of view)
"Okay so they have her last name, and the color of her eyes. I've heard the last name loads of times before and... blue is a fairly common eye color if I'm not mistaken." I said after Harry, Ron, Peggy and Hermione informed me what they found out.
"Yeah but they said their mother used to come to school here. Those three can't be coincidences." Hermione said.
"Yeah but... even if they are related to... to Ivana, wouldn't Remus or Sirius or Emerin of noticed by now?" I asked.
"I don't know."
"Hermione. Maybe we should just ask." Ron said.
"Okay fine ask." Hermione snapped.
"Good, let's go." We stood up and left with Hermione reluctantly following. We finally found Emerin emerging from a secret passage.
"Emerin!" We called and ran over to her.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"Who is Ivana Everett?" Harry asked and Emerin went slightly pale.
"Ivana?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Ivana... also known as Sapphire... she was a member of our gang, the Shamrocks. She... she was my best friend. Lived a few blocks away from me. Only other magical family in the Muggle community we lived in." She explained with a sad look in her eyes. "Then... when everything happened, as you know the gang broke up. I went to Romania. Sapphire and Mac left, too. No idea where they went. I have a feeling Mac went to Australia, always wanted to go there. Anyway, Remus..." Emerin leaned against the wall and sighed. "Remus and Ivana were... were close-"
"How close?" I asked.
Emerin glanced around the hall, took a deep breath and stared at us and then whispered: "They were married."
"Married?!" We shrieked and Emerin hissed at us to keep our voices down.
"Remus was-was married!?" Harry demanded, trying to picture Remus Lupin as a married man.
"Yes. They got married seven months after your parents did. Remus proposed, I think, right after James and Lily got married. I knew he had been weighing it out for a long time... they were dating and Remus, me being his best friend, told me he loved her and wanted to marry her. I, ofcourse, yelled at the thick dolt to propose. But did he listen to me? No." Emerin shook her head at this. "Well he didn't wait too long. I mean, your parents got married in early May, almost a year after we all left school. Anyway, yeah. they were married."
"And she just... just up and left him?" Ron whispered.
Emerin nodded and dropped her voice even lower. "Yeah. He told me. he woke up one morning and found a note from her. It said: 'Remus I love you and will forever but I cannot stay. Not with the deaths of Prongs and Wildflower and Wormtail, and Padfoot being put in Azkaban, and Ember and Mac leaving. I will always be yours, Moony, and hope one day you'll understand. Love, Ivana.'." Emerin quoted.
"That is so sad." Hermione said, on the verge of tears.
"Poor Remus." I said, ready to cry as well.
"You know that James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were unregistered Animagus?" She asked.
"Of course we do."
"So were us girls." She said.
"You were?"
"Yeah. James, Sirius and Peter found out about Remus... then they started working on becoming Animagus. It wasn't until they started calling each other by their nicknames till we girls forced it out of them. We could be very persuasive with them." Emerin grinned now. "The other three had power over them. Lily over James, Trixie over Sirius and Ivana over Remus. So we found out and became Animagus as well."
"What were... are... er, what forms?" Harry asked.
"I'm a Golden Lion Tamerin." She said with a smile. "Cute little things... anyway, Trixie can become a Red Fox. Your mother became a lovely house cat and Ivana... well, that's another thing. She loved Remus- even when they were that age- she became a gray wolf."
"Wow..." Peggy said.
Emerin nodded. "I know. Oh, and Mac is one, too. He can become kuckaburra."
"And you have no clue where Ivana is?" Harry asked and Emerin shook her head.
"Nope. I thought maybe Dumbledore did but I asked him and he only knew about Trixie. Well, better get going. Don't tell Remus I told you this. He'll. eat my spleen or something." Emerin said before walking off.
We waited till she was out of sight before heading back. "God... poor Remus..." Peggy said.
"His wife... left him." I whispered.
"I never even knew he was married." Harry mumbled.
"Come on, its getting late, we better get back." Hermione said and we ran back to the common room. I spotted the twins there and got an idea. I left the others and walked over. "Hi."
"Hey." They said.
"I have a question."
"Go ahead." Luna said.
"What's your mothers name?" I asked.
"Oh, Ivana." Lupus said.
***
"Hmm. imagine that. Just like a movie or something." Jason said as he floated in circles around me.
"Its so sad." I said, staring into the vanity mirror. It was the next night and I had just told Jason everything. All the other girls were down in the common room.
"And Lupus and Luna are her kids?" He asked.
"I really think so. It almost fits. Their mothers name, their eyes, the fact their mother went to Hogwarts but. what doesn't fit is Emerin said the note said she'll always be his. but then she'd of broken it. like, right after writing it. I mean, the twins are fourteen. A year younger then me." I said, thinking.
"Hmm." Jason said.
"I dunno. I just-do you HAVE to float in circles?! Its getting quite annoying!" I snapped.
Jason stopped and floated over. "Sorry." He mumbled, sitting on the vanity.
I shrugged and turned back to the mirror. "It just doesn't. it doesn't FIT!!" I shrieked, slamming my hands down on the table.
"Okay, got a crazy idea here." Jason said.
"All right, what is it?" I demanded.
"What if. okay this is going to sound crazy BUT." Jason floated down and stared at me in the eyes. "What if Ivana left Remus when she was pregnant?"
I was silent a moment then slowly stood up. "But then that would mean. its true and."
Jason nodded. "Lupus and Luna are Remus's kids."
***
"But Harry! It all fits!" I said, exasperated.
"No it doesn't, Jasmine!" Harry said rather angrily. "Remus cannot have kids!"
"Look at it... just look. Luna and Lupus have the same eyes as Ivana, and same last name, and Ivana was married to Remus and left... and I found out the twins were born on April 3rd which means Ivana left when she was four months pregnant so it wouldn't be too obvious and look!!!" I thrust my finger over at the twins. "Who do they look like?! Who EXACTLY do they look like?!?! Just imagine their. or rather, Lupus's eyes closed."
Harry stared at him then back at me in shock. "He... he... he..." He stuttered.
"Yeah. He looks like REMUS. So does Luna, only. girl. And the names." I sat down and stared at him. "Luna is the moon goddess. and it means moon or moon crazy that's where the word lunacy comes from. And Lupus is part of the scientific name for gray wolf! Wolf! Moon!" I shrieked, waving my hands about.
"Jasmine you are insane." He snapped, standing up. "Remus can NOT have kids!"
"It fits." I growled.
Harry rubbed his temples and clenched his teeth. "Remus.. can not... have... KIDS!"
"Yes he can, Harry. He does. Luna and Lupus are Remus's kids. I'll bet everything I own on it." I hissed and stormed upstairs. I knew I was right. That idiot just didn't want to admit it.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"They can't be... they just... they can't!" Harry said, pacing up and down in our dorm.
"I think they are." I said from where I was spread out on my bed.
"They CAN'T be!"
"I mean, that's why they're so familiar."
"They... it's just... impossible."
"No it isn't, Har. You just don't want to concede it." I said, rolling over and watching him upside down.
"Its impossible." Harry said, shaking his head.
I got up and stood. "Well, coming back from the dead was impossible but here I am!" I said, opening my arms out wide. "And down there is my grave!" I added, pointing at the window. Since the leaves were falling, you could see my headstone. It was quite creepy.
Harry scowled at this. I shook my head and went downstairs. "Hi Ron." Peggy said from where she was stretched out.
"H'lo, Peg." I said with a sigh, flopping onto the couch after she moved her legs.
"What's wrong?" She asked, shutting her book and setting it down. I told her everything and she listened carefully. "I see." She said when I was done. "No wonder Lupus and Luna look so familiar."
"Yeah." I said with a shrug. "Harry just won't admit it."
"Yeah, well, whaddaya going to do?" She asked and I shrugged. "Ron, is something else troubling you?"
"No." I said quickly.
"What is it." She said, rather then asked.
"Its. well. you."
"Me?"
"Yeah." I sunk back into the couch and stared at her. "I really like you."
"Ron I said be-"
"Before, yeah I know. You're not worth all I'd have to give up." I stared into her eyes. 'What would I have to give up."
"Ron." She turned her head away, "leave it alone."
"Tell me. Why do you refuse?" I asked.
"My dad. my dad left my mom. Few years back. He left her for some model and it just kind of. made me mad. I don't want to be hurt like that." She said and walked off. I then remembered something and had to ask her. she said it wasn't her in the cave but maybe now I could trick her.
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I walked away from Ron when he shouted my name. I turned as he ran over. "What?"
"In the cave. you told You-Know-Who he killed your mom but how could he of if your dad left her a few years back?" He asked. I frowned.
"Uh. well. I meant a few years back when I was around one. and before he killed her. and-"
"So it WAS you in the cave!" He demanded and I stepped back, eyes even wider.
"N-no!"
"But you just admitted it." He stepped closer to me. I felt myself trembling.
"No! I didn't! I-"
"What's the truth, Peggy?" He demanded, staring into my eyes.
"Ron, I didn't. I mean." He now had me cornered.
"Peggy." He said, staring harder at me. "You have been lying to us. I think now is the time to tell the truth."
"The truth?" I asked.
"Yes." He said.
"The truth is." I straightened up. "My dad never did leave my mom." I said and he stared at me in confusion. I smiled. "And I love you."
"You what?" He gasped. I pulled my wand out and sadly pointed it at him. As much as I didn't want to, I had to do this.
"I love you even though I'm not supposed to. And I really wish it could be otherwise. Oh, and you're never going to remember this conversation. Sorry." And with that I wiped his memory of the past ten minutes.
"Peggy?" He asked looking at me.
"Yes?" I asked, putting my wand up.
"What am I doing down here? I was upstairs with Harry and now suddenly down here." He said.
"Hmm. That's weird." I walked past him and went up the stairs to my dorm.
***
Ron was quite disorientated the rest of that day and most of the next. But finally he shrugged it off. Meanwhile Jasmine was determined to find out the truth out Lupus and Luna. She insisted they were Remus's kids. I had a strong feeling they were as well but I wasn't as determined as her to find out the truth.
"Maybe I could write to her." Jasmine said Saturday, while the boys were at Quidditch practice.
"Oh yeah that's a nice letter. 'Dear mother of two kids I hardly even know- '" I began but Jasmine cut me off.
"I need to know the truth. I want to. What if we can get Ivana and Remus back together?" She asked.
"She left him, Jasmine." Hermione pointed out, pouring over her schoolwork.
"I don't care. Remus is my godfather and I love him and want to-"
"What if it hurts him?" I asked gently. Jasmine blinked, obviously never thinking of this. "I think we should just leave it alone." Jasmine looked down at the table and sighed.