Chapter 7

"OK, Elle how many fingers am I holding up?" asked Hermione.

"I'm blind folded how on earth would I know?" said Elle sarcastically.

"Alright," said Ron. "Let's go."

As you can imagine, getting a getting a blind folded girl down to Hagrid's hut where a surprise party was waiting for her was quite a task for Elle's friends. But it was a lot of fun for them too. Last year they had thrown a party for her in the common room. Harry had really enjoyed that but this was different, this was special. It was her first birthday with their real parents.

Hagrid, who had also been James and Lily's friend when they had been students at Hogwarts, was only too pleased to join the celebration when the family had asked him to join in. So it was that on Friday night before the big day, Lily and the marauders turned up at the hut to decorate.

As the door opened to the hut, as Elle arrived on Saturday James observed his daughter. She was thinner than she had been when she was at the den. And maybe even a little paler.

But one thing he was happy about his daughter was the fact James could here her laughing. She sounded so undeniable happy.

"That's it sis up the stairs," soothed Harry to Ellouise as she laughed.

"Where am I?" she as asked here brother.

Harry looked at his father expectantly. James looked at his son ands motioned for him to put his sister in his lap.

"Who's that!" said Elle happily?" as her father gave every one else a trade mark marauder grin before mercilessly tickling Ellouise.

She squealed and ripped off her blind fold off.

"Dad!" she yelled happily and wrapped her arms round his neck. She had missed him so much over the past time they had been apart.

James shut his eyes feeling relaxed knowing his baby girl was safe for a second in his arms.

"Happy birthday angel," he said to her.

She just put her head on his shoulder and almost felt hot tears of gladness burn in her hazel eyes. Shutting them tight she clung to her father.

The party was a total success. Emily, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, a few other girls in her year and to her great joy, Neville came to the party.

They had really become close sine there return too Hogwarts

"I'm glad you came today," she admitted to him as she finally got a minute to her self in the pumpkin patch.

"I wouldn't have missed it for the world," he whispered.

She giggled through a sigh. "That's sweet," she said softly but they both knew he was not lying.

"I'm glad to be with you," he said and reached out for her hand but buckled his nerve at the last minute.

Just as it seemed to Elle that things were going to get interesting and maybe what you might say a little tender the moment ended with classic timing from James.

"Baby, come on time for you to open your presents," he called causing Elle to roll her eyes playfully.

"Where do I start?" she said as she saw the table full of presents.

Elle knew that birthday out did all her others in presents. She realized how truly blessed she was.

Her mother's gift was her favorite by the time she was done. It was a new charm for her bracelet. It was in the shape of a lily.

Remus gave her some new parchment and coloring pencils. Elle could not draw to save her life but she loved relaxing coloring, and it had come up when they had been talking in the summer. It was good to know he listened.

Sirius and James combined there present. It seemed there was now not one, but two marauders maps in existence, but only three people knew of the second as they had given it to her on the sly.

Hagrid gave her a new diary, just as beautiful, if not more than the year before.

Emily got her some new robes.

From Neville she received her own chess set and he assured her he would play her that very night.

"You didn't have tot get me anything," she told him shyly.

"Elle don't worry I wanted too," Neville said to her. "Happy birthday," he wished her and gave her a swift kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you," she said blushing.

Suddenly the marauders burst in to laughter from across the room and Elle felt inclined to see what was so funny.

"Elle, Sirius has a girlfriend!" Harry told her.

"Really!" she asked her uncle.

"When can we meet her?" said Elle excited for her uncle.

"In Hogsmeade," the marauder whispered.

"Yes I have a girlfriend," Sirius hugging his little niece, not that she was so small any more.

"Time for cake!" said lily as she bought her daughter's cake to her.

Every one in tradition sang happy birthday and what seemed too quickly they were saying goodbye to the parents.

"Stay safe princess," said James as he kissed his daughter. "But not so safe you can't get in to Hogsmeade," he whispered in her ear.

"Alright!" she smiled as she hugged her mother.

"Oh I love you honey," said Lily. "You're all grown up!"

"Mum!" said Elle playfully pretending to be embarassed.

"Alright!"

"Love you too," said Elle with a wink.

"See you soon darling," said lily embracing her other child.

"Alright mum. Two weekends time in Hogsmeade." said Harry.

"I'll be there!" said lily kissing his nose.

"Good."

After saying goodbye to there parent and godparent the kids set off back to the castle.

"Good birthday sis?" asked Harry.

"The best yet!"

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The blonde boy feel to his knees shattered by his grief for his sister.

In all the time he had known this was actually Dudley's first visit to his sister's grave.

He had cried so often lately he thought his eyes might dry out of tears, but they never did. The tears just kept flowing.

She was a baby.

She was innocent. T hats what made her brother so confused. Why d id she die. She had nothing wrong. She was a baby. His baby.

As his grandfathers hand grasped on to his shoulder tightly he let his thoughts wonder.

He wondered what his cousins were doing at that moment.

It was Ellouise's birthday. They'd be celebrating, but he didn't see how they could be.

A child was dead for thirteen years today.

There was nothing to celebrate.

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"Thank you," said the birthday girl awkwardly as she took her latest present. This time a walkman and a sound track, beauty and the beast.

"I just didn't want you to forget the good times we had together." said the boy.

"That'll never happen Freddie," said Elle kissing his cheek.

"I didn't wan to wreck your party, that's why I never came," he explained.

"You wouldn't of, I would have loved you to be there," she said.

As she got up he grabbed her hand. "I'll never stop caring."

"Me neither."

Neville watched from across the room broken hearted as the scene played out butt then the weirdest thing happened. Ellouise left Fred's side for his.

"Right Mr. Longbottom are we having this game of chess or not?" smiled the birthdays girl.

They most certainly did. In fact they played three games. Neville beat her two to one game.

Her pieces hated her by the end.

As she went to bed that night she sat on the window ledge thinking.

Vernon hadn't sent her a thing but that day had been so wonderful, it just didn't matter.

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The distraught elder sister tucked in her little just as she had for every night since he had arrived now.

Well he was hardly little, he had always been a bit beefy but now he was humungous. She guessed it was all thee alcohol he had been drinking.

The aunt thought of her niece.

When her brother arrived he said that his wife and kids were far behind.

But now, three months on Marge couldn't blame it on traffic any more.

Why had petunia left him?

Marge didn't know.

But really what worried her was it was little Ellouise's birthday today. She hadn't seen a card or a present.

She had a card but didn't know where to send it.

And another thing to worry about was the fact Petunias father wanted custody of her nephew. Why would he want custody of one child and not the other? Was Elle there, was she safe?

What in hell had happened to her brother's family?

a/n: I am so sorry! Its late I knew but my internet got buggered up! Sorry!

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Riddles:

What is so fragile that if you say its name you break it?

A man builds a house
with 4 walls
all off then face south
Where is the man's house?