Ch.4 - Are you here?

Sirius quickly ran upstairs. When he came back down, he was carrying about 30 scrolls. "Maps." he explained, as everyone nodded in understanding. They started looking for the North America map.

"Got it!" exclaimed Remus, holding up a scroll. Sirius swiped the other scrolls off the table and they fell to the floor. Remus spread out the map on the table.

"Here we go... now, Hermione, where is Washington located?" asked Sirius. Hermione bit her lip.

"Um... I think it's..yes! Right here!" she exclaimed pointing the top left hand corner. Sirius taped that place twice with his wand, enlarging the picture. Everyone scrambled to find where Maple Valley is.

"There! Right there... next to...Kent?" Harry half asked, while pointing to a small dot. Everyone leaned in for a closer look, while Sirius just enlarged it again.

"Ok then! Everyone you know where to apparate to! Harry, Ron, Hermione, you three will be staying here to keep this place in shape. No butts." ordered Remus.

MAPLE VALLEY

Tonks, Remus, Sirius, Albus, Mungdungus, Diggle and Moody apparated to the city limits of Maple Valley, Washington. Sirius wasn't Padfoot, since no one knew who he was in North America. He pulled out the map and started towards where Severus was now supposed to live.

"Ok... we go past a um, McDonalds? Past the stoplight, and the QFC? Whatever, and then at... the in-ter-section leading to... Valley Green, turn left. Ok, seems.. .simple enough." said a very skeptical Sirius. They started out, following his directions. They pasted the McDonalds, OFC, and reached the stoplight in 10 minutes. They turned left and kept walking.

"Now, what was the address again, Remus?" Sirius asked.

"25209 - 242nd PL SE, Maple Valley." Remus promptly answered. Sirius nodded and they all continued walking down when they came to, two different housing areas. Valley Meadows and Valley Green.

"Which way Albus?"

"Why don't we try... Valley Green?" Albus replied. They all agreed, and started looking for 25209. 20 minutes later found them nowhere.

"ARG! He's not in this place!!" exclaimed a highly agitated Sirius.

"Now just wait Sirius. Look over there. You see? 25206. We must be getting close." reasoned Albus. Sirius looked up and he did indeed see, 25206.

"So a few houses down… should be where Severus is?" Sirius asked quietly.

"Yes! So come on!" exclaimed Remus. They started walking faster, until they came in front of 25209 - 242nd PL SE Maple Valley. It was a two-story house, with a room above the garage, a porch and a small garden in front. A Grand Pri GP stood on the driveway.

"This is it... This is where Severus lives." breathed Sirius. Everyone nodded. They all stood quietly, taking in the houses features. Wondering how Severus had lived these past three months. Living around Muggles, with Muggles, hell, actually being a Muggle. No one could really believe that how he would live here. what he would do. how he would live with out Magic. All were curious, but mostly, they were all worried for their Potions Master.

Gathering all of his Gryfindor courage, Sirius, walked up to the door. And he knocked. While just a few minutes ago, the same haunting, cat-like eyes, watched from a second story window, as the group of people walked up to its house. It disappeared when it heard the knock on the door. Once again, they went unnoticed...

TBC

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