.::Simply Complicated Love::.

AN: I am sooooo sorry it is taking so long for me to publish my stories. It's just that, I've just started school, and I have to study extra hard this year to get into this school I really want to go to...so I'm studying 10x more than I usually do...oh, and in case you want to know, out of the 5 tests I've taken so far, my lowest grade was a 90...YAY FOR STUDYING!! Lol...ok, umm...I would really want to thank my beta readers for helping me with this, and all of you people who review...please keep checking in, I'm really sorry it takes so long, but I promise to keep working on the stories...but if you don't keep reviewing, I may just quit...so I encourage you to review! Trust me, this chapter will be way worth the wait, because you learn a lot in this chapter, like about the night Annie was kidnapped and about the disappearance of Sirius. BTW, this is a joint chapter, so the next one will be ready, or is ready now. What happened was, on my word processing, the chapter was 14 pages long! So, I divided the two in half. So, R/R!!

Disclaimer: Let me just say, that if I owned Harry Potter, I would have him tied up in my room. He would be my sex puppy. And unfortunately, all I have is a life size 2D look alike...damnit. (lol)

Recap: Chapter 6

"Come on, Mr. Negative," she said pulling him towards the shack. "You've been there before, haven't you?" Harry moaned as Kerrie pulled him closer to the Shack. They walked passed the gate and up to the door. "Now what?" Kerrie said looking around for a doorknob.

"I don't know, I'm just here for moral support."

"No your not," Kerrie said turning to Harry. "Someone wants to see you, remember?" She found a way in, and they both agreed to go upstairs. Immediately they heard purring. "Who...who's there?" Kerrie stammered. Then when she saw the cat, she picked it up. "Aww," She said petting it. "Didn't the letter say something about a cat...and a dog?" Just then, a dog appeared in the doorway of a room. It appeared to be beckoning them in. The cat jumped out of Kerrie's arms and ensued the dog. Kerrie and Harry followed pursuit.

That dog looked awfully familiar. Harry thought to himself. Thinking about where he saw that large, black, shaggy haired dog before. Then, as he stepped in the room wide eyed, he said, "SIRIUS!"

Chapter 7:

They both embraced in one of the most loving hugs anyone had ever given. It was like two brothers meeting again after a long and hard war. Kerrie stood in the doorway smiling, happy Harry had found his godfather once again. She heard a purring sound, and looked down to see the cat rubbing against her leg. "Hey, Kitty, thanks for helping Harry find his godfather." She bent down to pet it, coming very close to tears. Where's my mommy? She felt like screaming, but held back. Sirius and Harry were talking in the background.

"Oh, yeah, Harry, Kerrie," Kerrie looked up. "This is Annie." Sirius made a low bow towards the cat. Kerrie looked at Sirius thinking he had gone mad, but Harry's eyes had gotten big. Wondering what was so amazing, she turned towards the cat, whom was now morphing into a beautiful woman of about 40 with beautiful hazel cat eyes. Those eyes looked as if they had seen so much, and then they turned to Kerrie who cried out.

"MOMMY!" she new she sounded like a little kid, but she didn't care. She leaped into her mother's arms as if she was seven, and stayed for a long time. They both cried together, until finally, Annie got up and reached for Sirius's hand.

"I bet you're wondering what happened to me 15 years ago..." Harry and Kerrie nodded and sat down on the bed. Annie and Sirius grabbed chairs across from them. "It all started with Lily, James, and I in the Order of the Phoenix, but when they had to go into hiding, I had decided to go with them. By that time, I had my baby, you Kerrie. You were only a few months old. See, I was by myself, living only a couple blocks away from Lily and James. Sirius left me because I was pregnant with Lucius's baby, and Lucius left me because I wouldn't join the Dark Lord with him. So, it was just you and I, Kerr.

"But the night Lily and James died was the scariest. I hadn't known that they traded secret keepers," at this, she squeezed Sirius's hand, "so, I ran straight to Lily and James's house. When I saw their house destroyed, their bodies lying limply, I didn't know what to do. I was so angry, how could anyone betray Lily and James? I don't know if I saw them dead before or after Sirius, but I do know, that when I saw them, I immediately started looking for him.

"It all happened so fast, I found him the next morning in town. He was chasing after Peter, so naturally I thought he was going to kill him as well. I was frightened, so I stopped chasing him. You probably would have done it as well, if you were in my position. I had loved him no shorter than 5 years. It was awkward the fact that Sirius had betrayed James. They were best friends! They even lived together during the summers. James' life was Sirius' life; Sirius' life was James' life." Sirius smiled and nodded in agreement.

"At the time, I thought he had really betrayed Lily and James. There was even one point when I had the perfect chance to Avada Kedavra him. But I didn't. For once in my life, I was a coward. I watched in silence as it appeared as if Sirius killed Peter. 'SIRIUS BETRAYED LILY AND JAMES POTTER!' I heard Peter yell. I broke down in tears then. After the explosion, I couldn't take it. So many people were dying again. It was as if everything we had feared, had finally come true. I never knew I was afraid until that very day." Tears shone in her eyes.

"I returned home to find you at Becky's house, Kerrie. So I picked you up, and went to get Harry, only he wasn't there. I was prepared to raise you, Harry, as my own, but I figured Dumbledore had already taken care of it." Harry scowled, and Kerrie giggled. Smiling, Annie continued her story, "I was home for about an hour, when Luke came back." Harry noticed that Sirius tensed up at the mere sound of his name. "He came in yelling about the prophecy, and I was confused at first, but then I learned."

"So, you hadn't known the truth about Peter?" Kerrie asked. "See, I thought that you told Dad to tell Voldemort to ignore the prophecy. That it wasn't true. It was all a fraud."

"But I didn't. You're close, Kerrie, but that's not how it happened. He yelled, claiming that he was going to kill you and me..."

FLASHBACK

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY! THE DARK LORD WILL GET YOU FOR THIS! HE'LL KILL YOU AND YOUR STUPID MUGGLE DAUGHTER!"

"She's your daughter too! How could you say that?" she said lamenting.

"I DON'T CARE! YOU TWO DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE! YOU SET US UP!! WHY? YOU ALMOST GOT US CAUGHT!"

END OF FLASHBACK

"Wait, wait, wait, wait," Harry interrupted. "How did you set them up?"

Smiling, Annie explained, "Remember how I told you that Luke wanted me to join the Death Eaters? Well, I couldn't because I was already in the Order, so I just told him that I would help him out...you know, as a..." She hesitated to find the right word, then said, "As a 'spy,' " Then smiling she continued. "I worked with Severus Snape, I believe you know him...he's your teacher is he not? Well, I worked with him pretending to spy for Luke, but I was really just getting information for the Order. It was quite comical actually. He told me that Voldemort had lost his power, but I wasn't too astonished. I had figured it would happen because of the prophecy."

"Wait, Mom, what prophecy? You keep talking about a prophecy..."

Then Harry repeated the prophecy from memory. His eyes were glassy, and remembering seemed to be painful for him. "the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches...born to those who have thrice devied him, born as the seventh month dies...and the dark lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the dark lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

"But that describes Lily and James perfectly! H-Harry too!" Sirius said. He had never heard the prophecy before.

"Yes," Annie said, and continued. "Dumbledore showed me the prophecy because I was Lily's best friend, and a spy for the Order. So, from knowing the prophecy, I assumed that Harry was alive. How else could the prophecy come true? And then the morning came when Kerrie came to wake me up..."

FLASHBACK

Annie woke up and looked around; she was on her bathroom floor with the sink right above her. She couldn't remember anything. Just then a baby of about 1 year old walked up to her who looked like she had just finished crying.

"Are you ok, Mommy?" she asked.

"Umm, yea... but I'm not your mommy, kid. Where am I?"

"Uh, oh." she looked worried, "We better go see Becky."

The little girl grabbed her hand and led her outside. The sun was out and it seemed to be around noon. Annie looked around and spotted two people; a boy who looked about 21 and a girl who seemed about 19.

"Hey, Kerrie!" the girl said to the baby.

"Sup?" the other said.

"Mommy just woke up...and she's acting weird. She said she's not my mommy," she said, with tears in her eyes, her voice cracking.

"Annie, why are you scaring Kerrie like that?" she said picking Kerrie up "And what's up with you? I haven't seen you in like, three days. Where have you been?"

"I...I...I don't really know...here I guess...hmmm...I don't really remember...the only thing I remember is a sink, and blood, blood everywhere... then I woke up and this kid...Kerrie you said her name was...," she gestured toward Kerrie, "comes up too me looking all worried. That's really all...man my head hurts..."

"Joe," the girl named Becky said to the boy standing next to her looking horrified. "Joe...her...her boyfriend! It must've been him!"

END OF FLASHBACK

"And then Becky tried to take me to the movies. It was all fun and games until I found this guy, staring at me..."

FLASHBACK

"Hey Ann! You get us some seats; I'm going to go get some popcorn."

"Um, yea... Um...sure." Annie, who had been staring at an odd looking man answered. That man stood out. Everyone else was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, or a halter-top like Annie was. But that man, that one odd man was wearing an odd black cloak that went almost to his ankles. He was also wearing his hood. "Who on earth would wear a hood in a movie theatre...especially since it isn't raining...?" Annie thought to herself.

End of Flashback

"It was scary, and I don't know why I couldn't figure out he was a wizard. But then again, my memory had been erased." She chuckled at herself. "I enjoyed myself after the movie, but I really had to pee. Muggle drinks can really take a toll on you. So, when I went to the bathroom, I found that guy again. Kerrie, you can tell Becky all about this when you get home."

AN: Was that satisfying? Don't worry, the information is completed in the next chapter. Just click that little arrow button next to the chapters, and it will take you to my next chapter.

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