* 1984 *
Albus looked over the students in the Great Hall and smiled. They were a relaxed and happy group. The first Weasley child was chatting animatedly with Nymphadora, whose mother was Sirius Black's cousin. Today was, for t hem, simply a day with more food.
"I think I'm beginning to relax," he said to the woman next to him.
"Really, Albus, I wouldn't have guessed," Minerva replied.
It was difficult to tell if she was bein g sarcastic or not. Albus decided not to worry about it. He raised his glass to her.
"To James and Lily," he said.
"To James and Lily."
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