A hundred emotions passed over Remus's face as he looked down upon Sophia. However, the most distinguishing one was the last, and that was anger. It is simply amazing at how feelings simply became a matter of state, and one no longer realizes that they still feel the same thing that they felt years ago. When Remus looked at Sophia, memories of that night flooded his memory. Instead of continuing his sentence, he glared at Sophia then spun on his heel and quickly left the room. Sirius faltered for a moment before leaving the room quickly to follow his friend of so long.

The room was silent, and all eyes were on Sophia, trying to figure out how she would take Remus's brush-off. She preformed an Academy Award winning act and quickly plastered a smile on her face. Shrugging her shoulders, trying to remain as light as possible, she pulled out a chair and sat down. No one said a word, not one single word.

Sirius followed Remus out of the room and outside. Looking left to right, he saw that Remus was following the street with his hands shoved in his cloak. Groaning, Sirius jogged up to Remus.

"What was that about?" Sirius asked.

"Why didn't you tell me SHE was going to be there?" Remus demanded.

Sirius cocked his head to the side, "To be honest, I didn't know how I would tell you, mate." Sirius replied gently.

"For starters, a nice, by the way Remus, we found Sophia and she'll be there waiting for you." Remus huffed.

"She was just as surprised as you were."

"Where the hell did you find her anyway?"

"I didn't find her, Dumbledore did, and she was a muggle teacher in America. She only came back for Harry's sake, so don't get your knickers in a twist." Sirius retorted. Strangely enough, Remus was not comforted by Sirius's remarks.

"She still looks the same." Remus whispered.

"Yes."

"She looks a bit tired though."

"I suppose." Sirius agreed.

"She has lines around her lips...and her eyes...they don't shine like they used to."

"She's been through a lot mate."

"We all have." Remus spat angrily. "I don't understand how you can greet her with open arms after she abandoned us without a word. She wasn't there at Lily and James's wedding, she wasn't at their funeral, hell she wasn't even at Harry's birth. She wasn't there when Voldermort disappeared, nor was she there when he returned. She has not been there once for Harry. She wasn't there in his first year when he first met Voldermort, or his second year when he fought Tom Riddle. She wasn't there in his third year when Harry finally met Peter Pettigrew, or in his fourth year when he watched that boy, that Cedric Diggory, die. She wasn't there when Harry had to deal with your supposed death, or last years antics, so why does everyone believe that she will be there for him now?" Remus demanded.

"Because SHE didn't have a choice." A female voice answered. Remus stilled and closed his eyes, turning around, he faced the voice.

"Hello Sophia."

"Hello Remus. Sirius, could you excuse us?" Sophia politely asked. Sirius started to move, then hesitated, "Please?" Sophia asked once more. Sirius glanced at Remus who in turn nodded to his friend to leave. Once Sirius was out of ear-shot, Sophia spoke again. "Is there anything else you would like to say? Or did that just about cover it?"

"I have nothing else to say...for now."

"Good, then it's my turn. I had no choice, none, nada, keine, zilch. I had no say in where I went or how long I was gone. DO you know how much it killed me inside to hear about you and Lily and James and Sirius. At how all of your lives were continuing to go one while mine was stuck in the mud. I wasn't there for Harry's birth, but I know everything about that day. I wasn't there for Lily's wedding, but I picked out the gown. I gave up a life I once knew so well so that others could be happy. So you just take a deep breath and back off, perhaps if you stop holding on to whatever it is you're holding on to you might be able to hear the story. Not that I am going to explain it to you, but the events will reveal themselves in due time. I just came out here to apologize for any inconvenience I have caused or will continue to cause. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a god-son to meet." And with that Sophia turned around and marched away from a very stunned Remus, her head high in the air.

A/N: Rather short I know, but it seemed like a good place to end. Next chapter shall be longer, and for those who are currently reading, "A Simple Fairy Tale." I will update it soon, but I'm trying to get the ball scene perfect...yeah I am a perfectionist.

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