Chapter 20

Just two days after Ellouise had made her wish to go back to Hogwarts it came true and she was going home. Checking she had everything that she would need to return, her father took her truck and they went downstairs.

"Well I'll see you lot later," she said as she embraced Remus for what would be the last time till the Easter holidays.

"You have your mirror?" he asked her just to double check.

"Yes uncle Remus," she nodded to him smiling.

"Ok good girl," he said to her as he kissed her head and released her.

"I'll miss you mum," she said as she hugged a now slightly showing lily.

"Be careful baby," she begged her as she hugged her.

"right we ready baby," said James who was going to take her to Hogwarts by flu with her just to the head masters office.

"Yup," she said to him. "love you lot!" she called before fluing tot the head masters office.

Coming out the head masters office she wiped the soot of her robes and smiled up at the tinkering eyed headmaster.

"Hello professor," she said to him brightly.

"Miss Potter it is good to see you looking so well!" he said to her.

Its good to see you too sir," she said as she came face to face with him.

"We'll I imagine you eager to get back to class," he said to other as they stood in the office.

"Yes sir I have a lot of catching up to do," she admitted.

"Well you better get going then," he suggested to her.

"Yes well I guess I'll see you later dad," she said as she hugged James and kissed him

"Ok baby I love you," he said to her and watched her as high as a kite run off to get back in to her routine here.

"She'll be fine James," said Dumbledore to reassure the worrying father.

"I know," he muttered but wasn't so sure himself.

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As she walked in to her firsts class in over a month all eyes were ob her, and Elle felt quite embarrassed.

Sorry I'm late miss," she said to McGonagall glad to start back on transfiguring

"Elle!" said Emily in excitement. Elle had not told any one of her friends through letter she would be returning quite so soon.

"Miss Dray calm yourself!" said McGonagall. "Miss Potter," she said with a slight smile Ellouise could have sworn. "Take a seat."

Elle sat so between her two best friends and got to work. She had a lot of work to do.

Elle….

What Emily?

Good to have you back )

Good to be back.

As for the first time month Elle walked in to the great hall Elle spotted her brother, She hadn't told him she was coming back either.

As he saw her he got up and run to her.

"Oh my god," he said as he hugged her.

Putting her bag down Elle clung to him. She hadn't seen him when he had come to her in hospital and because of school he hadn't been able to see her since.

"oh Harry,"!" she said to him as she stroked his wet cheek and realized hers were too.

Laughing slightly they hugged and sat down to lunch together. They had never seemed to have spent so long apart.

"Move over Ron, come in here sis," he said to her making her a space.

"Hi Ron, hi Hermione," she said to them booth.

"Elle it's so great to see you," said Hermione from the other side of the table.

"Yeah it's great to have you back!" Agreed Ron.

"Thanks it's so good to be back with you all,"" she said as she saw some one she had been worried about.

Neville. As they looked at each other they both felt stupid.

God the ball had gone so wrong for them both.

After class that day Elle sat in there court yard quietly watching as the sun set.

Neville had been walking through to the tower when he had seen her just sitting there.

"I was so worried when I heard you had been knocked down by that care, I thought, well I thought we had lost you" sitting down him took her hand." I thought I had lost you," he said to her tenderly.

As he looked at her she had changed so much to his eye in the last month more so than I n the year she had known him. She was older. She had he guessed more to her than when she had left a month ago.

"When I was knocked down I thought that was it for me," she admitted. "Then when I woke all I could think about for the first few ways was getting back to my uncle. I didn't think about those who loved me or who cared foe me, when I was hurting them." She said to him deep in her own thoughts and reflections. "And thought you were not there to see me go through it all I know you are one of the ones I hurt the most. For that Neville I am so sorry you deserve a lot better than me, as a friend," he said to him.

"No,"! He said, "You are everything I deserve and more!" he said to her trying to think of a

Decent responce to the speech she had practically just given him. "When I heard you had been run down I was so sure I was, well I have never been so scared," he said nervously. "I guess what I'm trying to say is," gods he couldn't do this. "I care so much about you Ellouise. Nothing you could do could make me hate you," he said trying to somehow put his point across.

"but what I did on ball night," she said to him trying to figure out what he wasn't angry with h r. She had done something so wrong dancing with Fred and then running off.

"Elle you were half way through having a break down I think I can forgive you for that one," he practically laughed.

"So you don't hate me?"

"never," he said to her with a slight smile.

"why don't we hang out tonight?" she asked him trying to make it up to him.

"You should be with your brother tonight£ he said. He had been with Harry in there dorm whilst she had been away and he knew how upset he had been with out her.

"Guess so but tomorrow you will have no choice in the matter," she teased him.

"Sounds good to me."

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Walking up to the small flat as she had just a month earlier there was a big difference for lily potter this time.

The visit to her sister was not in great haste and she had a bottle of wine for them to share as well mission.

Ringing the door bell she watched through the glass as her sister appeared and opened the door to her.

Petunia was stunned to say the least when she saw lily for a second time. The two sisters stood there for a while in am awkward silence.

Finally Lily made the firsts move.

"May I come in!" she asked.

"Yeah sure," said petunia and watched as her younger sister by two years entered her home.

When she got to the living room she saw that petunia was busy.

"Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt you," said lily.

"It's alright," said petunia as she packed up her paper work. "I was getting bored any how Lily," said Petunia. "You know getting ready for the court case."

Lily nodded knowingly.

"That is part of there reason why I am here," lily said. "I need to talk toy you."

Petunia nodded. "Shall get that wine open for you first?" she asked.

"Um no it's for you, I shouldn't right now," she said consciously. Alcohol was a no.

"Why not? Oh - buggar it Lily, again?"

"Yep," she nodded.

"Well I guess I should say congratulations, "

"As maybe" said lily as she sat down.

"Why only maybe?" said Petunia.

"I don't know things have just been so, messed up between us two for so long. I want to clear the air," said lily to her big sister.

"Why thought Lily's. I told your daughter - all that stuff," she choked out not believe that she might be getting a bit of her family back.

"I know but I want you around," said lily. "for all of us. And for Dudley. He's the reason I came."

"Is he ok?" asked a panicking petunias. He was her only baby.

"Yeah but he is missing you," said lily and watched as her sisters heart broke for her only son. She knew how it must feel for petunia. Wanting to be with someone so much that it hurt the very inner walls of your soul. Lily and James had both been through that last year when they had been wanting to be with there own baby's.

She knew that his pain shouldn't make her feel good but he wanted her and that did bring a smile to Petunias face as she drunk her wine.

"Well Lily that is all well and good but what can we do about it!" asked petunia in sadness. What good was sit to her to know her boy was in pain if she could not cure it for him?

"Every Tuesday dad has to work and Dudley comes to the Den. that's when he told me all this."

Flashback.

Looking at her nephew lily felt a fear for him. He had been withdrawn all that day.

"darling what's up?" she had asked him. He had been through so much and if she knew one thing from the Christmas she had just had, it was that bottling up your pain will only hurt you more.

"I - it doesn't matter," he said to her looking worried.

"Its upsetting you Dudley that makes it matter to your aunty lily, now tell me," she demanded as they sat in the kitchen.

"Do you know? Where or how my mum is?"

"I know where but not how?" said lily honestly.

"Can you find out?"

"I can try."

End flash back

"So what can I do and how do I come in to all this." asked petunia. Was her sister telling her this just to tease her that she could see Dudley when his own mother was unable. Part of Pet wouldn't blame lily for it.

"On this Tuesday I have Dudley again and I want you to met up with us. Can you get the time off work?"

"Of course, anything."

Thee two sisters spoke long in to the night. Lily didn't have to worry over James he was on a course with work as was Sirius. It was a full moon and Mel was visiting her mum and dad.

Petunia was filled in on all that had been going on with the three kids. She may have never loved Elle and Harry as her own but she had raised them both and she just like Vernon did care.

She was horrified to hear what her niece had been through with the break down and car crash but relieved to here she was ok now.

As she got in to bed that night her sons face swarmed her mind and the fact she was going to see him again soon was unbelievable.

a/n: Wahoo! Go lily!

Dante Lewis: yup, I was missing writing a bit of Dudley properly had to get him back in there. Yeah plus I think after what she has just gone through Ellouise will think herself to old to be called 'princess'. I don't know what to do about the ending. It isn't really that big finish you guys will want know. I don't know.

Abby: Harry might be a bit weird at first but he'll get over it. Part of me wishes Remus was Elle's dad. James is such an insensitive so and so sometimes. Thanks for reviewing.

moonfire-lovr: Happy Elle is more fun isn't she? I couldn't let them keep Dud away. He's been through to much already. As for him going back to Petunia we shall she.

Paula: James is doing his best I think we have to remember that he isn't so sure about being a dad. He doesn't know how to be one yet, whilst being a mum to lily is more natural than breathing. I'm not sure Dudley would go for conciling or any thing. I know he is so different here from JKRs but I still don't see him doing something like that. Thanks for reviewing.

Taffy-Isabelle-TaffCunns: I will. Thanks again for the support!

randypotter1222: me too, I like her happy. Harry will be weird but ok. Deep Breathe of oxy- fan fiction LOL! Thanks for reviewing.

Azari Kaiya Son: I don't really have a beta. I have had tow people to try and start it up but it's never really worked out. I'll have to email one of them and see if she is still interested. If not I'll tell you. Thanks for reviewing! (ps. Whoot!)

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