HI EVERY ONE IM BACK. SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME AGES TO GET A CHAPTER OUT. Hey
that's life. For all of you still reading this is yet again another set up
chapter. I have the next one already in the works so enjoy!
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Sirius Black looked in awe at the familiar woman in his arms. Hermione however was torn in two at what she now saw. It was Sirius Black, but no longer was in the Sirius who had terrorized her and plagued fun at her for being mungle born.
He was now more physically like the Sirius Black who had been Harry's godfather. The brave, handsome reckless man who had fought to the death against Voldmort. It was in vain; he had fallen in battle against his cousin.
Now he was here, it had never bothered her before. Now it was like she was seeing the Ghost not him.
Sirius looked at her his mischievous black eyes still full of shock and amazement. He came back to reality as Hermione began shivering, the rain was still falling heavily and her strange new robes were soaked and heavy on her thin frame.
" Come on. Let's get you inside." he whispered and opened the large oaken front door to the strange looking house.
Stepping through the front door and into the dimly lit mansion Hermione felt a sudden warmth drape over her cold form, her shivering began to calm. Black held her close to his wet warm frame and he carried her though a long hallway.
Hermione looked around and noticed that there were decorations, balloons, streamers and a large banner posted across crossways. She caught a glimpse at one of the writings on a particularly large banner.
WELCOME HOME HARRY
She gasped and jolted up right in Black's arms so fast that he nearly lost his balance.
"HARRY?!" she gapped in question towards Sirius.
Black just smiled and beamed. " Ya, who would have thought that James and Lilly would have ever settled down, let alone have a baby."
Hermione smiled and felt a warm fuzzy feeling come over her.
" You know, some things are just meant to be." She smiled.
Black just shook his head at her and smiled and walked towards a warm looking room with a nice leather sofa, which he deposited her frail form on and draped a heavy warm wool blanket over.
She smiled her thanks. This was defiantly more of the Sirius that she used to know. Not the racist brat who made her life hell during her second time through Hogwarts.
" I'll be right back. gods I cant believe this Remus, is gonna piss sugar at this." Black said still not believing his eyes.
"Remus. Remus is here?!" A huge smile came over her face, she never thought she would ever see the sweet boy again. man. now he would be a man.
" Ya, and his wife.. Hold on I will be right back." With that Black left her in shock at the mention of Remus having a wife.
" Wife." she whispered. She was cute short.
" SIRIUS BLACK OF ALL THE DIRTY SHIT THAT YOU COULD HAVE EVER SAID TO RUIN A PERFECT DAY!" came a loud shill voice of a woman.
" IM TELLING YOU SHE'S RIGHT THERE ON THE SOFA!" Came Blacks annoyed voice echoing down the corridor.
" LOOK HERE BLACK, SHE'S BEEN GONE 12 YEARS! 12 YEARS! SHE DIED! IM GOING TO GO OUT INTO THAT ROOM AND PROOVE TO YOU THAT." As this new male voice was speaking it grew louder indicating that it was getting closer. Suddenly it stopped.
There was a large intake of breath from two people. Hermione turned to see two very familiar faces and one smug looking Sirius Black.
The man who had been ranting only moments before stepped closer, as if afraid not to believe his eyes. The man had sandy blond hair and soft eyes, he had a slightly worn look about him as if he had aged years prematurely. An old memory sparked in Hermione's mind. the day she had first met Remus Lupin on the train.
Remus was this man; the only difference between the Remus she had known on the train and this one was that this one had a happy look to him. And why shouldn't he. Hermione gasped in awe as a blond haired blue eyed, tall and perfectly sharpens woman came closer and stood beside Remus.
Hermione did a double take. . It was Narccissa.. Remus placed his hand on Narccissa's shoulder tears starting to stream down both of their faces.
"Hermione?" whispered Narccissa, her faced pained.
Hermione just smiled. In a split second Narccissa threw herself out of the grasp of Remus and embraced Hermione much like you would if you were seeing a family member for the first time since a major trauma.
Hermione held Narccissa as she cried into Hermione's already wet shoulder. A moment latter another pair of arms wrapped themselves around Hermione. Remus had gotten over his shock and was now hugging her so hard that she found it hard to breathe.
"Remus.. Your choking me!" she gasped, her body was very week and held no resistance to strong hugging.
Both Narccissa and Remus pulled back and smiled and laughed. Black just lent against the doorway and watched the scene unfold.
" My Gods Hermione! What? How... ?! I mean... we... Your, but your not?!" stammered Remus.
"Remus if I knew, I would tell you." Said Hermione earnestly.
" But, I mean, your not dead, but you are.." Whispered Narccissa.
" I don't know, I honestly don't know. I do know one thing" Hermione replied her voice perking up. " You all have grown up so much! I didn't even recognize you."
All of them coughed.
" We've grown up, you're the one who's grown up Hermione, I couldn't even believe it was you." Laughed Remus who now was sitting on the couch with his arm around Narccissa's shoulder. Neither of them in there owns minds believed that she was really there.
" I haven't changed. Im the same as I was the day I." her matter fact statement failed her. As if hitting her for the first time. my she really had been dead. Maybe that's what they all meant that she had changed.
" Yes you have" smiled Narccissa. " How could you not have, every one's changed, here I even have a picture of you when you were younger, take a look, you'll see how much you have changed."
With that Narccissa left Remus's embrace and walked over to a small cabinet, it was filled with large leather bound books, Narccissa took a second and selected one very old book. She brought it back to the couch and sat beside Hermione.
"Here look' With that Narccissa opened the book, which in fact was a photo album. Hermione took the book and found it heavy, her muscles were acting so weird and she was so weak, she strained under the weight of the not quite so large book. Narccissa and Remus both gave Black a strange look and he just returned it. Hermione saw none of this however, she was took shocked at what was on the page before her.
It was a beautiful picture of Hogsmead with a happy couple, the man in a tux was Remus, and there was a beautiful young blonde woman in a wedding dress.
" Oh my gods! You two?" shrieked Hermione, a large goofy smile plastered across her face.
Both Remus and Narccissa beamed proudly.
"Turn the page." Smiled Narccissa.
Hermione did as she was bid and turned the page. There was a much older picture. It was a picture of a Hogwarts Christmas. Remus and Narccissa were both there and there was Hermione with her arms wrapped over the shoulders of two very tall boys.
She froze.
The blond haired boy waved to her and gave her a cocky grin. His bright ice blue eyes shone like they were worth every penny in the Gringots vault.
" Malfoy" Hermione whisper, touching the picture.
" Ya he always was the looker." Laughed Narccissa.
"Excuse me?" grumbled Remus, who probably wasn't to fond of the fact that Narccissa and Malfoy were to be married.
Narccissa just laughed and patter her husband fondly. " Now, now, I've told you a hundred times Remus. Jealousy is never happy. Besides, fell in love with you, never him"
Remus just huffed and pulled Narccissa closer to him. Hermione laughed. It was so amazing that the two of them, Remus Lupin and Narccissa Black were a couple, it just seemed so right. She couldn't image why the two of them in her own time weren't together.
Remus gave Narccissa a soft kiss on her red lips and the two of them smiled at each other.
Hermione felt a pain of longing as she watched the two of them; they were so in love. It hurt her but she didn't know why.
She looked back to the picture, the last picture of all of them together, to the tallest boy in the photo. Her throat got tight and she found it hard to breathe.
He had eyes like pitch, and skin like alabaster. His hair like fine Raven plume and was so sleek that it looked greasy. Never in all of her life had she ever met any one with a tung like a viper. He was the only one who she had ever really felt competition with. His sharp mind was like a drug to her. He made her laugh and protected her and saved her. He had been her best friend, and worst enemy. Her memories of his older self were the strongest. Even when she had known him when he was a teacher, she never truly hated him. There was always a deep respect for him, even when he berated her infront of the class for being a know-it-all.
She used to think so highly of him, he had been a good friend. At least she had thought he had been, been her best friend.
Until he betrayed her.
Her eyes clouded over with a burning hatred. The bastard betrayed her. She gripped the edges of the picture book as she relived her last night, the night that she had almost been taken by the dark lord. How he. had let her be taken.
She gripped the book so tight that the pictures started to look worried, the picture of him looked at her. He gave her a searching look, and even in his eyes she could see betrayal.
She hated him
She slammed the book shut.
All three of the people in the room with her looked at her. Obviously not knowing why she had reacted so violently.
"Herm? Are you ok?" questioned Remus; he sounded just like the caring boy she had known from Hogwarts.
"I'm." these weren't the people she had known she realized these were so different. Narccissa put a conforting hand on her shoulder, and gave her a searching look. Something inside Hermione warmed to them, they might not be the people that she had known, but they still are the people she loved.
"I.. I haven't changed since that photo" she replied quickly, internally she was telling her self off for being so stuppid.
Narccissa laughed and reached in her pocket and pulled out a mirror, she then grabbed the photo album that was clenched between Hermione's fingers and opened it back to the photo that she had taken her anger out on.
Narccissa placed the book infront of her again. ' Take a good look this time' she whispered.
Hermione sighed and looked back at the picture. She was the same as always. Tall and gangly, with pale skin from being inside the library for days on end. Her hair was in her opinion still matted and thick. There was one thing Hermione did notice.
In the picture at that time it was taken. She was happy.
Narccissa nudged her to look at her self in the pocket mirror. Just as Hermione lifted it up to her face to have a look the front door opened.
"WERE HOME!" came a chirpy female voice from down the hall.
Hermione looked up and the mirror lay forgotten.
A happy couple had just walked in, and the woman was holding in her arms a tiny bundle of blankets. Nestled with in it was a baby, who Hermione knew to be her very best friend Harry.
The couple were beaming with pride as Narccissa, Sirius and Remus all crowed around them. Gazing and praising they're new born son.
Hermione just smiled, not leaving the couch. She couldn't anyway, with out falling on her face.
The woman who was holding her son looked over to the couch were the new comer sat. She froze her eyes hardened and she stiffened her hold on her baby.
"Hello Hermione." Glared Lilly 'Evan's' Potter.
Hermione just gave her a small smile. Mixed feelings flowed through her. On one hand, this was obviously the same Lilly Potter, the two faced bitch who on every occasion that was available tried to make her life a living hell. The on the other hand this was also Lilly Potter, mother of Harry. One of her best friends. She chose to smile as Harry began to fuss in his mother's arms.
Again Hermione felt a pain of emptiness in her chest as she watched James Potter put his arm around his wife and son and beam with pride.
Stop it Hermione. She screamed at her self.
"What is she doing here?" growled Lilly to James. James just stood there dumbstruck. Hermione laughed to her self. For the father of a soon to be great hero. James sure was thick.
Narccissa scowled at Lilly. It was apparent to Hermione that Narccissa still was not to fond of Lilly Potter, she must be only tolerating her because of Remus.
"Its nice to see you too Lilly" replied Hermione politely.
" I don't want her here." Lilly whispered to James, though it was strategically loud enough for every one in the room to hear. " This is our special occasion, she has nothing to do with Harry."
Again pain and remorse surged through Hermione. She had nothing to do with Harry. It was true. All of her memories of Harry and Ron were just that. Memories. These people. all of them. She wasn't apart of them.
She wasn't apart of anyone.
She had no place.
"Lilly!" Snarled Remus. " Can't you at least try and keep your opinions to your self for once. Hermione's been gone for 12 years! You've been gone for three!"
Lilly's face contorted with rage. " Now you look here Remus."
"Its ok. I'll go." Came Hermione's voice. She looked so small now, sitting on the couch. Her hair matted and still soggy in places.
" Lilly congratulations on the baby. I 'Know' he's gonna turn out great." She pulled of the conforter with trouble, and used the arm of the couch to help her get up.
Every one watched in wonder as Hermione labored to accomplish the simplest of tasks.
Her legs were shaking. Inside she was screaming. Her feet felt as though they had never been stood on, they burned and shocked as they touched the floor.
She straitened her self-up and steadied herself.
Smiling, as she stood on her own she moved to take her first step.
DISASTER.
The moment she moved her muscles in her legs quaked. She teetered and fell had to the ground. Hitting the coffee table on her way down.
Narccissa, Remus and Sirius all ran to help her. Black threw a dirty look at Lilly, who just stood there wide-eyed.
"OH! Hermione!" Gasped Narccissa and she went to help her friend.
Hermione lay there silent. Tears running down her face.
She failed.
She always failed.
She was a failure.
Black put a conforting hand on her shoulder as she cried in silence.
" What can't she stand?" asked Lilly quietly to James.
Every one jumped as the fire in the hearth of the room glowed green. A dark shape began forming and a tall, gray haired long bearded wizard with sparkling blue eyes stepped out in a whirl of acid green flames.
" I believe that I can answer that question." Replied Professor Albus Dumbledore.
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Sirius Black looked in awe at the familiar woman in his arms. Hermione however was torn in two at what she now saw. It was Sirius Black, but no longer was in the Sirius who had terrorized her and plagued fun at her for being mungle born.
He was now more physically like the Sirius Black who had been Harry's godfather. The brave, handsome reckless man who had fought to the death against Voldmort. It was in vain; he had fallen in battle against his cousin.
Now he was here, it had never bothered her before. Now it was like she was seeing the Ghost not him.
Sirius looked at her his mischievous black eyes still full of shock and amazement. He came back to reality as Hermione began shivering, the rain was still falling heavily and her strange new robes were soaked and heavy on her thin frame.
" Come on. Let's get you inside." he whispered and opened the large oaken front door to the strange looking house.
Stepping through the front door and into the dimly lit mansion Hermione felt a sudden warmth drape over her cold form, her shivering began to calm. Black held her close to his wet warm frame and he carried her though a long hallway.
Hermione looked around and noticed that there were decorations, balloons, streamers and a large banner posted across crossways. She caught a glimpse at one of the writings on a particularly large banner.
WELCOME HOME HARRY
She gasped and jolted up right in Black's arms so fast that he nearly lost his balance.
"HARRY?!" she gapped in question towards Sirius.
Black just smiled and beamed. " Ya, who would have thought that James and Lilly would have ever settled down, let alone have a baby."
Hermione smiled and felt a warm fuzzy feeling come over her.
" You know, some things are just meant to be." She smiled.
Black just shook his head at her and smiled and walked towards a warm looking room with a nice leather sofa, which he deposited her frail form on and draped a heavy warm wool blanket over.
She smiled her thanks. This was defiantly more of the Sirius that she used to know. Not the racist brat who made her life hell during her second time through Hogwarts.
" I'll be right back. gods I cant believe this Remus, is gonna piss sugar at this." Black said still not believing his eyes.
"Remus. Remus is here?!" A huge smile came over her face, she never thought she would ever see the sweet boy again. man. now he would be a man.
" Ya, and his wife.. Hold on I will be right back." With that Black left her in shock at the mention of Remus having a wife.
" Wife." she whispered. She was cute short.
" SIRIUS BLACK OF ALL THE DIRTY SHIT THAT YOU COULD HAVE EVER SAID TO RUIN A PERFECT DAY!" came a loud shill voice of a woman.
" IM TELLING YOU SHE'S RIGHT THERE ON THE SOFA!" Came Blacks annoyed voice echoing down the corridor.
" LOOK HERE BLACK, SHE'S BEEN GONE 12 YEARS! 12 YEARS! SHE DIED! IM GOING TO GO OUT INTO THAT ROOM AND PROOVE TO YOU THAT." As this new male voice was speaking it grew louder indicating that it was getting closer. Suddenly it stopped.
There was a large intake of breath from two people. Hermione turned to see two very familiar faces and one smug looking Sirius Black.
The man who had been ranting only moments before stepped closer, as if afraid not to believe his eyes. The man had sandy blond hair and soft eyes, he had a slightly worn look about him as if he had aged years prematurely. An old memory sparked in Hermione's mind. the day she had first met Remus Lupin on the train.
Remus was this man; the only difference between the Remus she had known on the train and this one was that this one had a happy look to him. And why shouldn't he. Hermione gasped in awe as a blond haired blue eyed, tall and perfectly sharpens woman came closer and stood beside Remus.
Hermione did a double take. . It was Narccissa.. Remus placed his hand on Narccissa's shoulder tears starting to stream down both of their faces.
"Hermione?" whispered Narccissa, her faced pained.
Hermione just smiled. In a split second Narccissa threw herself out of the grasp of Remus and embraced Hermione much like you would if you were seeing a family member for the first time since a major trauma.
Hermione held Narccissa as she cried into Hermione's already wet shoulder. A moment latter another pair of arms wrapped themselves around Hermione. Remus had gotten over his shock and was now hugging her so hard that she found it hard to breathe.
"Remus.. Your choking me!" she gasped, her body was very week and held no resistance to strong hugging.
Both Narccissa and Remus pulled back and smiled and laughed. Black just lent against the doorway and watched the scene unfold.
" My Gods Hermione! What? How... ?! I mean... we... Your, but your not?!" stammered Remus.
"Remus if I knew, I would tell you." Said Hermione earnestly.
" But, I mean, your not dead, but you are.." Whispered Narccissa.
" I don't know, I honestly don't know. I do know one thing" Hermione replied her voice perking up. " You all have grown up so much! I didn't even recognize you."
All of them coughed.
" We've grown up, you're the one who's grown up Hermione, I couldn't even believe it was you." Laughed Remus who now was sitting on the couch with his arm around Narccissa's shoulder. Neither of them in there owns minds believed that she was really there.
" I haven't changed. Im the same as I was the day I." her matter fact statement failed her. As if hitting her for the first time. my she really had been dead. Maybe that's what they all meant that she had changed.
" Yes you have" smiled Narccissa. " How could you not have, every one's changed, here I even have a picture of you when you were younger, take a look, you'll see how much you have changed."
With that Narccissa left Remus's embrace and walked over to a small cabinet, it was filled with large leather bound books, Narccissa took a second and selected one very old book. She brought it back to the couch and sat beside Hermione.
"Here look' With that Narccissa opened the book, which in fact was a photo album. Hermione took the book and found it heavy, her muscles were acting so weird and she was so weak, she strained under the weight of the not quite so large book. Narccissa and Remus both gave Black a strange look and he just returned it. Hermione saw none of this however, she was took shocked at what was on the page before her.
It was a beautiful picture of Hogsmead with a happy couple, the man in a tux was Remus, and there was a beautiful young blonde woman in a wedding dress.
" Oh my gods! You two?" shrieked Hermione, a large goofy smile plastered across her face.
Both Remus and Narccissa beamed proudly.
"Turn the page." Smiled Narccissa.
Hermione did as she was bid and turned the page. There was a much older picture. It was a picture of a Hogwarts Christmas. Remus and Narccissa were both there and there was Hermione with her arms wrapped over the shoulders of two very tall boys.
She froze.
The blond haired boy waved to her and gave her a cocky grin. His bright ice blue eyes shone like they were worth every penny in the Gringots vault.
" Malfoy" Hermione whisper, touching the picture.
" Ya he always was the looker." Laughed Narccissa.
"Excuse me?" grumbled Remus, who probably wasn't to fond of the fact that Narccissa and Malfoy were to be married.
Narccissa just laughed and patter her husband fondly. " Now, now, I've told you a hundred times Remus. Jealousy is never happy. Besides, fell in love with you, never him"
Remus just huffed and pulled Narccissa closer to him. Hermione laughed. It was so amazing that the two of them, Remus Lupin and Narccissa Black were a couple, it just seemed so right. She couldn't image why the two of them in her own time weren't together.
Remus gave Narccissa a soft kiss on her red lips and the two of them smiled at each other.
Hermione felt a pain of longing as she watched the two of them; they were so in love. It hurt her but she didn't know why.
She looked back to the picture, the last picture of all of them together, to the tallest boy in the photo. Her throat got tight and she found it hard to breathe.
He had eyes like pitch, and skin like alabaster. His hair like fine Raven plume and was so sleek that it looked greasy. Never in all of her life had she ever met any one with a tung like a viper. He was the only one who she had ever really felt competition with. His sharp mind was like a drug to her. He made her laugh and protected her and saved her. He had been her best friend, and worst enemy. Her memories of his older self were the strongest. Even when she had known him when he was a teacher, she never truly hated him. There was always a deep respect for him, even when he berated her infront of the class for being a know-it-all.
She used to think so highly of him, he had been a good friend. At least she had thought he had been, been her best friend.
Until he betrayed her.
Her eyes clouded over with a burning hatred. The bastard betrayed her. She gripped the edges of the picture book as she relived her last night, the night that she had almost been taken by the dark lord. How he. had let her be taken.
She gripped the book so tight that the pictures started to look worried, the picture of him looked at her. He gave her a searching look, and even in his eyes she could see betrayal.
She hated him
She slammed the book shut.
All three of the people in the room with her looked at her. Obviously not knowing why she had reacted so violently.
"Herm? Are you ok?" questioned Remus; he sounded just like the caring boy she had known from Hogwarts.
"I'm." these weren't the people she had known she realized these were so different. Narccissa put a conforting hand on her shoulder, and gave her a searching look. Something inside Hermione warmed to them, they might not be the people that she had known, but they still are the people she loved.
"I.. I haven't changed since that photo" she replied quickly, internally she was telling her self off for being so stuppid.
Narccissa laughed and reached in her pocket and pulled out a mirror, she then grabbed the photo album that was clenched between Hermione's fingers and opened it back to the photo that she had taken her anger out on.
Narccissa placed the book infront of her again. ' Take a good look this time' she whispered.
Hermione sighed and looked back at the picture. She was the same as always. Tall and gangly, with pale skin from being inside the library for days on end. Her hair was in her opinion still matted and thick. There was one thing Hermione did notice.
In the picture at that time it was taken. She was happy.
Narccissa nudged her to look at her self in the pocket mirror. Just as Hermione lifted it up to her face to have a look the front door opened.
"WERE HOME!" came a chirpy female voice from down the hall.
Hermione looked up and the mirror lay forgotten.
A happy couple had just walked in, and the woman was holding in her arms a tiny bundle of blankets. Nestled with in it was a baby, who Hermione knew to be her very best friend Harry.
The couple were beaming with pride as Narccissa, Sirius and Remus all crowed around them. Gazing and praising they're new born son.
Hermione just smiled, not leaving the couch. She couldn't anyway, with out falling on her face.
The woman who was holding her son looked over to the couch were the new comer sat. She froze her eyes hardened and she stiffened her hold on her baby.
"Hello Hermione." Glared Lilly 'Evan's' Potter.
Hermione just gave her a small smile. Mixed feelings flowed through her. On one hand, this was obviously the same Lilly Potter, the two faced bitch who on every occasion that was available tried to make her life a living hell. The on the other hand this was also Lilly Potter, mother of Harry. One of her best friends. She chose to smile as Harry began to fuss in his mother's arms.
Again Hermione felt a pain of emptiness in her chest as she watched James Potter put his arm around his wife and son and beam with pride.
Stop it Hermione. She screamed at her self.
"What is she doing here?" growled Lilly to James. James just stood there dumbstruck. Hermione laughed to her self. For the father of a soon to be great hero. James sure was thick.
Narccissa scowled at Lilly. It was apparent to Hermione that Narccissa still was not to fond of Lilly Potter, she must be only tolerating her because of Remus.
"Its nice to see you too Lilly" replied Hermione politely.
" I don't want her here." Lilly whispered to James, though it was strategically loud enough for every one in the room to hear. " This is our special occasion, she has nothing to do with Harry."
Again pain and remorse surged through Hermione. She had nothing to do with Harry. It was true. All of her memories of Harry and Ron were just that. Memories. These people. all of them. She wasn't apart of them.
She wasn't apart of anyone.
She had no place.
"Lilly!" Snarled Remus. " Can't you at least try and keep your opinions to your self for once. Hermione's been gone for 12 years! You've been gone for three!"
Lilly's face contorted with rage. " Now you look here Remus."
"Its ok. I'll go." Came Hermione's voice. She looked so small now, sitting on the couch. Her hair matted and still soggy in places.
" Lilly congratulations on the baby. I 'Know' he's gonna turn out great." She pulled of the conforter with trouble, and used the arm of the couch to help her get up.
Every one watched in wonder as Hermione labored to accomplish the simplest of tasks.
Her legs were shaking. Inside she was screaming. Her feet felt as though they had never been stood on, they burned and shocked as they touched the floor.
She straitened her self-up and steadied herself.
Smiling, as she stood on her own she moved to take her first step.
DISASTER.
The moment she moved her muscles in her legs quaked. She teetered and fell had to the ground. Hitting the coffee table on her way down.
Narccissa, Remus and Sirius all ran to help her. Black threw a dirty look at Lilly, who just stood there wide-eyed.
"OH! Hermione!" Gasped Narccissa and she went to help her friend.
Hermione lay there silent. Tears running down her face.
She failed.
She always failed.
She was a failure.
Black put a conforting hand on her shoulder as she cried in silence.
" What can't she stand?" asked Lilly quietly to James.
Every one jumped as the fire in the hearth of the room glowed green. A dark shape began forming and a tall, gray haired long bearded wizard with sparkling blue eyes stepped out in a whirl of acid green flames.
" I believe that I can answer that question." Replied Professor Albus Dumbledore.