Chapter 25: Meeting old friends

Lily, James, and the others made it all the way down to the Great Hall without anyone noticing them. When they finally got there and walked in it was a different story.

"Bloody hell! What is going on here?" Snape yelled noticing the kids coming through the door. "Students need to be in their dormitories."

"Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, Lupin we have something we need to show you." Harry said standing in front of the shut doors.

"Well where is it?" Lupin asked.

"Just outside wait here." Darla said she knocked on the door behind her and the three adults walked in.

"James, Lily, Sirius is that really you?" Lupin asked.

"Yeah, I have an amazing daughter don't I. Dumbledore helped her find a spell to bring us back permantely, and she was smart enough to figure it out." James said huging Lupin.

"Moony did you really think we'd leave you all by your lonesome? So what are you doing here?" Srius askeg hugging Lupin after James.

"I'm the met Minister of Magic. It' sso good to have you all back!" Lupin said smiling.

"Darla yer one powerful witch. Yeh did the right thing too. I'm proud of you!" Hagrid said smiling and hugging her.

"Lily welcome back. I know the guys left you out but it's good to have you back!" McGonagall said shaking hands with Lily.

"Thanks, I'm afraid the Marauders might be planning something." Lily said pointing over to the three boys all huddled together.

"Snape---Severus. Thank you for watching over Darla and teaching her everything. It means a lot to me and I owe you a lot. Please don't hesitate to ask us for anything." Lily said shaking hands with Snape.

"Lily, you were alway kind to me even when others weren't. It was my privledge to take care of Darla. You don't owe me a thing." Snape kissed the back of Lily's hand then left.

"Oh shoot! Mum I totally forgot. Molly Weasley's husband died and we gave the house to Mrs. Weasley." Darla said still attached to James' waist.

"Don't worry about a thing Lily. Albus gave you his house in the will, you can all move in there, and sicne we don't need the order anymore Sirius can have his house to himself now." McGonagall said noticing how much Darla looked like James.

"Thanks, but we still need to find jobs. That's going to be interesting." Lily laughed.

"Don't be silly." Lupin siad. "James can have his job back in Magical Games and Sports with Sirius, and Lily you can be my secretary that way all four of us can work together." Lupin said walking over to Lily.

"Thank you all so much." Lily couldn't believe what was going on.

"Well you're all welcome to stay since school ends tomorrow you all can even be our guests of honor. That way you can go home together too. I'm sure Molly will enjoy seeing you all again."

"That sounds great!" James said hugging McGonagall.