(A/N: Ok STOP whatever you are doing and Listen to me. Go right now and get the saddest Cd you can find and put it in. Play your saddest song as you read this chapter. Thank you.)

(A/N: Now to discover Faith's mom!P.S. I am so sorry that 23 appeared twice. I tried to fix it but it ended up like that anyway. I have no idea why.)

Chapter 24: Carrie Sloom

On Sunday July 25th Faith woke up early and dressed quietly in dark blue jeans and a white shirt that hung off the shoulders. She parted her hair on the right and put her hair half up and half down, with the bangs sweeping over her left eye.

Faith walked over to a bookshelf. She examined the top shelf that held several large leather bound photo albums. Faith loved pictures, loved thier ability to save peoples memories forever. She had once for every school year and 4 from pictures other people took when she was younger. Faith pulled 3 down and sat on her bed with them. The first one she looked at was from first year. There were tons of pictures of Lily and her, Lily and Sarah, Sarah and Faith and a bunch with all three of them. Of course there were other people in the photo album like Alice, Frank, Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus had managed to get a few pictures somehow and there was even one of Serverus.

The second album was from Christmas's when Faith was younger. In the beginging of the photo album were photos of a little Faith with her father and mother and several other people. Then as the pictures progressed there were only pictures of Faith and her father and a few friends of his. Usually the Weasleys. Faith felt her eyes water and didn't look through the third photo album.

She began to think of several different things but her thoughts were jumbled by a soft knock at her door. Her fathers head peeked in and Faith got up and walked silently to the car. The drive was silent as usual and Faith really didn't pay attention to anything that was going on until she felt a blast of cold air as she stood in the lobby of St. Mungos. Slowly she made her way with her father to the Fourth Floor (anyone remember what floor that is?)

Faith's father entered a plain looking door and Faith seated herself in a chair across from the door. She began to swing her feet back and forth and stared into space. The door opened half an hour later and Faith entered the room while her father sat outside.

Faith walked past 3 beds with the curtains drawn tight and sat down in a chair next to the fourth bed. Faith looked at the woman in the bed. Her face was pale and she had hazel eyes that stared into space. Her face was young looking but the paleness in her skin made her look older than she really was.

"Hello Mum." Faith said quietly leaning forward. The woman just looked dead ahead. Her dark brown hair was shoulder length and was wavy. (FYI: Faith's hair is also naturally wavy she just straightens it). Faith began to talk to the her mother and told her how school was doing and how her friends were doing and how she had done very well on her O.W.L.s. Faith's mom turned her head slowly towards Faith and whispered.

"Who are you?"

Faith bit her lower lip and closed her eyes breathing slowly.

"Its me. Its Faith....your daughter." Faith said slowly. Faith's mom just looked at Faith blankly.

"The oranges will tell you." Faith's mom said and then turned her head forward again and began to stare blankly.

Faith nodded and said.

"I turned 16 today mum. At 4:32 this morning. Remember?" Faith said tears brimming her eyes (I'm sorry but that would be horrible to have a parent not recognize you)

Faith' s mom seemed to go rigid. And her hand flew to Faith's hand squeezing it tightly.

"They know. They're coming." Her mothers voice said turning very deep. Faith tried to free her hand as her mother's grip tightned. Her mother began to thrash about violently throwing things and screaming suddenly. Faith's hand was still being held by her mother and it was turning a dark purple color. A Healer ran into the room and ducked as a plant crashed above his head.

"I wont let you!" Her mother screamed at the top of her lungs still thrashing about. The Healer pointed his wand at Faith's mom.

"Shes not my daughter shes not!" Faith's mom began to scream. Faith grabbed her wrist and yanked as hard as she could and escaped from her mothers grasp but she fell over in the process.

"Stupefy!" The healer yelled and Faith's mom went rigid.

"Carrie Sloom...." The healer said looking at chart.

"4th time shes lashed out like that this week." He said thinking. Faith attempted to wriggle her fingers. Faith had been hoping that her mother would have remained calm and silent like she was on most days. The Healer shook his head and took a look at Faith's hand.

"Better head down to the first floor and have that looked at." He said and Faith nodded. As Faith walked down the the first floor she remembered that night when she was 8.

FlashBack

It was raining and an 8 year old Faith was home with her father and sitting on the ground reading a book. Faith's mother walked into the room. She was cheerful looking and her hair was in beautiful waves. She had a pleasant smile and walked with a certain dignity about her. Faith's mom kissed her husband and then kissed her daughter on the top of the head. Faith gave a goofy little kid smile and said something silly that made her mother laugh. Her mother had the same laugh she did. Her head was thrown back and her face seemed to light up.

Faith's mom said goodbye and walked out the door. Faith never knew where her mother was going and probably never would. She didn't care at the moment either, she was only 8. Faith went up to bed later and was awoken by voices downstairs. Faith crept slowly downstairs and peered through the railing of the staircase at the people in her house. The Arthur was there with a now 4 month pregnant Molly Weasley with their first child. Faith's father was grabbing his coat and a man Faith did not recognize with twinkling blue eyes and a darker gray beard. Faith would know the man as Albus Dumbeldore when she started Hogwarts. The man was talking hurridly to Faith's father.

"Attacked by a group of pureblood wizards. Trying to rid the world of witches and wizards born by muggles." The man said and then Faith's father was gone with a small pop.

Mrs. Weasley spotted Faith staring at them all wide eyed with her waist length wavy hair framing her face.

"Faith." Mrs. Weasley said softly coming up the stairs.

"Wheres mommy?" Faith had asked staring up at Mrs. Weasley.

"Theres been an accident." Mrs. Weasley said softly kneeling down in front of the young Faith. Faith didn't understand it at the time but her mother had been tortured and beaten in an alley way and left there to die. She had been beaten by purebloods that believed that people like Carrie Sloom who were born of muggle parents should live. After an hour or so an owl sweeped in. Mr. Weasley read it through and passed it around the room.

Dumbeldore crouched down next to the now quiet Faith.

"Your mother is..." Dumbeldore started.

"All done." The Healer said letting go of Faith's hand. Faith broke out of her thoughts and wriggled her fingers and found that she could move them with ease. Her father gave her a slight smile and the two walked back up to the fourth floor. Faith kissed her sleeping mother on the forehead. Her father did similar and the two walked out of St. Mungo's.

(A/N: tried to make it as sad as possible. So in your reviews tell me two things: How sad was this chapter on a scale of 1-10. Do you think Sirius deserved the silent treatment and the slap?)