A/N: Hey, only a few chapters left. Have I told you that yet? Oh well . . . Thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed. This sotry has been great, and Ihave had so much fun writing it and thinking about what it would be like to be in that situation. I have already written the next chapter so it won't be long till I put it up!

Chapter 8

Both Stephanie and Hermione believed that Harry shouldn't ride the Firebolt until it had been searched for curses and spells that could hurt him.

'What if it had been sent by Sirius Black?' Hermione had shouted.

Stephanie felt sick, she hadn't thought of that. What if he was trying to finish what he started? But how would he get the money?

She ran to the nearest bathroom and threw up.

What if it was her fault Harry died? Like last time.

'Sirius can you go out? I need some butter, I don't have any butter and I need it to make dinner!' Steph called out to her husband on the night of Halloween.

'Yeah, I can,' he shouted back to her from Bec's room where he was playing with her. 'I'll also drop round to see James and Lily.'

'What for? It's dinner time, they don't want you disturbing,' she said.

'Come on, please. They love me, as do you.'

'Fine go, tell them I wanted to come but I also have to make dinner. Now hurry up and don't be too long!'

Stephanie cried and cried, she sat in the bathroom while the four children asked her what was wrong from outside.

She wanted to tell Harry everything, she was his godmother, Sirius was his godfather. She was the one to send Sirius to them, but she didn't know anything about what he was secretly doing.

She wanted to tell Bec her father was Sirius, and she didn't know anything about him. He turned out to be a completely different man than the one she married.

But she didn't.

She sent the Firebolt to McGonagall and told Harry it was for the best. She was sorry to see it go, James would have been so angry with her. But Lily would have been proud and in the end James would have known it was only for the best.

She started back to the book shop the day that they all went back to school. It was a great place to work. But it brought back old memories, and that was the hardest part.

A woman and a man, who disguised themselves walked up to the counter and asked for a book.

Stephanie was excited, 'that's the book I've wanted for ages, whoever is getting this book will be very lucky,' she told them.

'Good,' said the woman.

They paid and walked out.

That night was her birthday and James, Lily and Harry had come over to celebrate.

'Here's your present,' shrieked Lily happily.

When she opened it, she sighed, it was the book she wanted. She looked up at Lily to thank her, but she saw two disguised figures standing in the place where they used to be.

They both pulled of their disguises and it was Lily and James, she was so surprised.

'Oh! You came in today and asked for the book! It was you, oh thank you,' she said, giving them both a hug.

She went home tired and exhausted; working at the bookshop was different to working at a restaurant.

On the kitchen counter their was a letter on the table.

Steph,

Haven't spoken to you in a while. How are you doing? Well, I'm fine if you're wondering, which you probably aren't.

I wanted to ask you something. How's our Bec? Is she doing alright in school?

I didn't forget her; I just thought I would save it for when I see her. Which I will. What father doesn't see his daughter throughout his whole life? She doesn't even remember me. Well that will change.

Someone is coming so I have to go.

You know who I am, so no point signing my name.

Steph freaked, this was getting so weird. This year had definitely not been the best. In fact, she thought it might come second, after the year Lily and James died. That was the hardest, raising a one year old on her own and dealing with the loss of Lily, James and Peter. Plus her husband had practically killed them and she never saw Remus again, until now.

It was February before something actually interesting happened. Stephanie had continued her job, and was loving it more and more, every time she went in she went in it seemed to get better. She thought her mother would be so proud.

Dear Mum,

There has been another encounter with Sirius Black. He ripped the Fat Lady's portrait when he tried to get in. But she wouldn't let him so he ripped her canvas.

It was terrible; all the pictures are having such a hard time. We have replaced her though, with some terrible man, he's really weird.

Anyway, I just thought you might want to know.

Bec

P.S. Hogsmeade next weekend and Buckbeak's hearing in London is the day before. So wish Hagrid luck!

Stephanie wrote back. Just a quick short letter wishing Hagrid luck and saying stuff about how she should be grateful Black didn't get in like last time.

It would only be a matter of time before Bec found out now. It was scary thinking about how tomorrow Bec could know who her father was, and that he was actually alive and a mass murderer.

Mum,

It's been confirmed now; Buckbeak is going to die in June. It's really sad, we all tried so hard to make sure he didn't die, but that's the Malfoy's for you.

I have exams in a couple of months too. So we're all studying a little bit before we go to bed. But there are months to go, so we're not that worried yet.

Harry keeps taking anti-dementor lessons with Lupin. He says it's really helping him.

Bec

Three months passed and Bec wrote more and more to her mother. Just about her day and how Harry was, and how Hermione is stressing about the exams, and things about Quidditch.

In June Stephanie decided she was going to go the execution of Buckbeak. She decided that the kids had tried so hard to keep him alive that it was for the best that she went to support them. No one else would.

She got dressed and went into work; just the same as she did everyday, except today she left early. She was going to see Bec today and help them through the execution. She wasn't going to let them watch it though, just talk to Hagrid and then leave.

'Hagrid, it's nice to see you again!' Steph said happily.

'Stephanie Bl – Jansen, how are you?' Hagrid said, quickly changing her last name.

'Good, how are you?' she asked, trying to cover up the name mistake with Bec.

'Great, except, you know . . . well I'm glad you're here,' he said, getting emotional.

Hagrid went all shaky and started to cry a little. He was about to pour them tea when he dropped the milk jug.

'Sorry,' he said, 'I'll get another one.'

Hermione picked up the jug and shrieked. 'Scabbers!'

Ron snatched Scabbers from her hands and muttered a thank-you.

'I think you owe someone an apology!' Hermione shouted.

'Kids, come on, the Ministry Officials are here, out the back door everyone,' whispered Steph. She wished Hagrid good luck and went quickly out the door, followed by Hermione, Ron, Harry and Bec.

'No one is staying to watch,' she said sternly.

'Please, mum,' Bec wailed.

'No, why would I want you to see a thing like that?' Steph asked.

They all trudged back to the castle.

'Scabbers, stop!' Ron said angrily.

All of them under the cloak, except Stephanie and Bec, with Scabbers fidgeting was not easy.

Crookshanks slinked up to them, followed by a large black dog.

'Black,' whispered Steph when she saw.

'Why did you just say that?' Bec asked curiously.

'Well, the dog is . . . um . . . the colour of it is black,' she tried to cover up her mistake.

'Right . . .' said Bec, rolling her eyes. She had no idea why she said that, but her mum's excuses were really stupid.

The dog started to pick up the pace, eventually running; it knocked over Harry and Ron.

Steph quickly took Bec away. She did a quick glamour spell on herself, but left Bec the same, there was no way Sirius would know it was her, he would be too focused on Harry.

A/N: Well everyone was saying that they wanted Bec to find out, so she will in the next chapter - maybe.