Branwen watched as Lily disappeared before her eyes she didn't know what to do next and just stood in the headmaster's office looking at the empty fireplace. She felt a hand land on her shoulder and turned meeting the mans eyes.
"Miss Ddraig it is time for your Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, follow me."
She watched as his back edged out of the door, without hesitation she followed him down the spiral staircase. At the bottom the pair walked towards her father's office
"So Miss Ddraig what do you think of the school now you're a student."
"Its its neis iawn" (very nice)
"Neis iawn, is that all?"
"No okay its brilliant, wonderful. I love it here, not only do I get to see nhad everyday but I've gotten to know some brilliant people."
"Yes I thought you'd like it here, and between me and you, I like the other first year Gryffindors I think that you'll all amount to wonderful things."
Branwen smiled at her mentor. She thought of Dumbledore as another grandfather after all he had been close friends with Tad since their Hogwarts days. He was her nhads godfather and he had always sent her presents for her birthday and Christmas.
As they neared the classroom they found the others all waiting outside, Branwen noted that the boys had yet to appear although the Hufflepuffs were all there. She smiled when she saw the shocked look on the others faces as Dumbledore opened the door and walked in.
Branwen took her usual seat in the middle row and was soon surrounded by her three friends. They all smiled weakly understanding where her father had disappeared to. Dumbledore looked around the room and closed the door settling himself at the front of the room.
"Now class due to a private matter Professor Ddraig will not be here to teach you today so I am afraid you will have to make do with me. We'll just wait five minutes for the Gryffindor boys to join us."
Remus pulled himself out of bed, he was tired, no that was an understatement he was shattered. The full moon had been three days ago and his recovery was slower this month due to an injury he had caused himself.
Rubbing his eyes slowly he sat on the edge of his bed, the other curtains were all closed and he knew his friends were still asleep. Finally deciding he had to get up Remus headed to the bathroom where he threw water all over his face.
The cold water ran down his cheeks and into the neck of his top. Slowly he stumbled back into the dorm and pulled his pyjamas off replacing them with his uniform. His white shirt covering up his chest while his trousers hid a wound on his left leg.
As he picked up the comb from the nightstand next to his bed the clock caught his eye. Letting out a gasp Remus yelled a word that would have seen him punished in his own home.
The curtain on the bed furthest to the right swung open and a blurry-eyed dark haired boy startled awake yelled back
"What the matter?"
"James it's nine o'clock, we should be in class."
Another unmentionable word was muttered as he climbed out of his bed dragging the curtains open around another bed
"Sirius get up Ddraig will kill us if we're not in the lesson now."
As James fought to wake the sleeping boy Remus had pulled Peter from his slumber and forced him to dress. The two then joined James and finally woke their last friend who jumped up and was dressed within minutes.
The four jammed their books into bags and legged it from the room. They raced through the corridors downstairs and onto the second floor. James had the door in his reach and slammed it open running in.
The image inside froze him in his tracks as Sirius ran into his back followed by Remus. The three lay on the floor staring up when Peter joined the room. He was panting and out of breathe as he stepped over his friends taking a seat behind Alice.
He sat there looking as if he had not been late by the least, as a voice said to the three entangled on the floor.
"If you are quite ready please take your seats and we can begin the lesson."
"Where's Ddraig?"
"If you had been on time you would know that your professor is taking care of some personal business today."
The three exchanged looks as they took their seats. Looking around Remus realised that Lily to was missing, as Dumbledore began to tell them the best way to stun an opponent he scribbled a note, which he passed forward to Ginny asking where Lily was.
He watched as she scribbled a quick answer before passing the note back. He opened it and gasped slightly. On the small note were scribbled the words.
Her mum died, Ddraig taken her home.
He looked to his left and handed the note to James who in turn passed it to Sirius then Peter, the three reacted in the same way each sending a note to the girl in front as if trying to conform the answer.
"If you boys would care to stop distracting the young ladies in front I am trying to teach."
"But Professor is it true that Lily's…"
"Enough Mr Potter, you will stay behind after this lesson, as will all the other Gryffindors."
The room fell silent as the headmaster taught the rest of the lesson plan and before they had expected it the bell had rung signalling the end of the double lesson.
"Okay what is it you want to know Mr Potter?"
"Is it true that Lily's mother is dead."
"Yes Mr Potter, she died last night in a muggle car crash."
They all exchanged looks as Remus stepped forward and asked what the others had all wondered
"When is the funeral?"
"As Taliesin told the girls the funeral is on the 28th and yes you will all be attending as the representatives of Hogwarts. Now off you go to break and then to Potions, Professor Malfoy will not be happy if you are late."
Then turning to Amanda he added
"And please no pranks on her today, I don't think I can take another rant today."
He gave a small wink as he disappeared out of the door leaving the group to finish their lessons for the day each lost in thoughts of how their friend was coping on this very sad day.