Chapter 6

Elle and Hermione sat in the second year dorm room running through the Animagus book. It was turning colder now the end of September had come.

"So are you sure your up for this Hermione?" asked Ellouise. Since Hermione had learnt of what she was planning she had made a very big decision.

"Yes Elle I am happy to do this with you, but we could ask others too join in." said Hermione. Surely it'll be better if there was a group of them?

But Elle wasn't so sure.

"Can we just leave it for a minute? We're not even sure yet, really," she said. They were after all still only talking about it.

"Alright," said Hermione. "So if we do go ahead with this, what do you want to be?"

"Honestly, no idea. Maybe a black cat like lucky," she said referring to the cat that was laying on the end of her bed lazily." What about you?"

Hermione shrugged.

"Do you feel better now we're trying this?" asked Hermione.

"In a way yes." said Ellouise. "I hope dads proud of me.".

"Course he will be," said Hermione.

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"I'm glad you came round," said Mel as they walked in to the living room.

"Yeah me too," said Sirius. "Look Mel my behavior last week-"

"Was justifiable." nodded Mel sadly. "Let me open this wine," she said referring to the bottle he had just given her getting the opener.

"So how are you?" said Sirius

"Well," replied Mel cheering up as they indulged in conversation. "Yourself?"

"Bored at home. I need to get a job again. Its quiet," he told her biting his lip. "I mean at the den, it's quiet."

"Don't tell me prongs and moony are no fun any more!" laughed Mel. 'God, she looks good.' thought Sirius to himself.

That night Mel had opted for a simple outfit. She had a along flowing brown skirt on and a blue strap top. She was still sexy he thought smiling.

"Elle and Harry are more fun," he remembered all those days in the summer when they had play fought and pranked. They were marauders already. Especially Harry. "you should see them Mel. They're beautiful," he said solemnly.

"How is our god son?" she asked quietly knowing this topic could turn bad

"Happy," said Sirius honestly. What else could he say? Harry had a family who thought the world of him, which he did. But Mel should have been part of all that. And Ruby.

"Did you ever hear from Ruby?"

"Nothing…ever. She went on an order mission. She never came home." said Mel sadly.

Sirius took a deep breathe of grief. Ruby….dead.

"Sirius I know we can't go back in time, but we can attempt being together in the future. I never stopped loving or dreaming of you," she admitted.

"I know," he nodded. "What's for tea Mel?" he said with wink telling her though they had problems to work through together. That was just what they would be, together. If they could work through there problems that is.

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Days went by and they turned in to weeks as the kids settled back in too life at Hogwarts. The summer turned in to autumn what seemed too quickly. Cloaks were needed and scarfs were beginning to appear. With every day that passed excitement and rumors grew as the tournament approached.

Elle did as her parents requested and wrote home with lots to tell them, mostly how her studies were going and how she was in herself.

As much as she was enjoying her work, she was still captivated in her book. She was just at the point of Gandalfs fall in Moria, (which she cried at) when she realized what was approaching.

October the fourteenth. How the two were linked she didn't know.

But what she did know was on that day she would turn thirteen. She was about to turn in to a teenager, which was a exciting, if not daunting for her parents, prospect to face. For the first birthday you celebrate with your child is her thirteenth its bound to be hard.

She wondered what thirteen would have to offer. More then twelve? Maybe.

She was looking forward. It felt like, maybe this was going to be the turning point she had longed for but ha been unable to have.

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"I can't believe this," said the man in a small voice, but a happy one. He sat down on the edge of his bed and put his head in his hands laughing. "I'm going to be a dad."

His wife put her arms round him.

"You're already a dad."

Laughing he pulled her in to his lap. "Yes I am but, Lil's we're a having a baby, another baby!" said James.

She kissed him hard and held on to him. "I love you Mr. Potter," she said.

"I love you too, Mrs. Potter," James declared.

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The receptionist looked at the letter and handed it to her new friend as they sat in the coffee room on a break.

"Can he do this?" said Barbara.

"I really don't know. Vernon did all the league stuff while we together. I relied on him so much. Never thought we'd split, however hard we found things," she said.

"But your dad-"

"Is a damn stubborn man. Now he wants custody of my son, well I'll fight him every step of the way," said petunia. "If he wants a fight, he's got one." said Petunia in a very determined voice.

She remembered the days when she lived at home. How lily was always the favored daughter. And now he was making up for that by taking her baby boy away? No way couldn't he do this! Could he?

She should never have let him take Dudley in the first place. It had been three months now.

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Dear Elle,

Hi! How you doing, I hope this finds you well baby.

Just a note to say we miss you and we'll see you soon.

Love

Daddy.

Elle smiled as she recognized James small scribe..

He did this a lot, just to let her know she was never far from there thoughts. She was grateful. But how on earth would he see her soon? Hogsmeade wasn't for two weeks she thought.

She was so glad to be going back in to the village…….this time with her family. Than again may be s he'd spend some time with Neville too. There friendship was developing so well.

a/n: hi! How are we all? I'm sorry I know this wasn't the best chapter and kind of pointless. The next will be better!

Rem'sony: new guess from XxXDeMentedInsanelyXxX is nothing? Is it the right answer? Thanks for reviewing

XxXDeMentedInsanelyXxX: thank you! I love that phone and swimming's fun! I love it! Thanks for reviewing!

Dante Lewis: hi! Glad to know some one likes the part's with the dursleys still! I don't want to cut them out yet! I feel like they were so central to the plot last year that it'll be a mistake to cut them out. Elle was 2 weeks when her parents were killed so Beth was born at around seven and a half months, baby's can survive at as early as 26 weeks so its not impossible especially with Beth being born at st mungos (with magically influences). Beth's dad died when she was young so she's never really had two adults in her life and you'll find out more about Beth and Mel later. Thanks for reviewing!

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