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Ch.35, Epilogue
The next morning, when the rest of the group had been told, (Sirius had already run after rat) it fell over them like a suffocating blanket. Lily and James, dead, and poor little Harry orphaned. Of course, each member of the now small, group had volunteered to take him in. But they were told that Dumbledore had plans for him.
After that, everyone seemed to fall into a deep depression. Even Crysy was sad, because she sensed that something very bad had happened. Len and Melissa had more than one crying fit. The Birds weren't the birds anymore, and neither were the marauders. Remus was taking it very hard. He was the only Marauder left now, with Sirius in Azkaban, and James dead. Don't even get him started on rat.
Soon Melissa gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Orion. Of course, she didn't believe that Sirius was guilty, and the entire (remaining) group had testified for him. Or at least, they would have, if he had gotten a trial. Melissa had gone straight to the Minister of Magic, and complained. After, she had gotten fired from her Auror career.
But nothing happened. With half of their group gone, the depression wouldn't go away. And the remaining Death Eaters still wanted vengeance for their fallen Lord. The group was attacked day in and day out. They were starting to fear for their safety.
Then, the Order that had not disbanded decided that they should leave the country. They wouldn't hear of it, how would they know when it was safe to return?
But then, after the next attack, Crysy and Orion were almost killed. This gave them a little push.
It was decided that Melissa and Len would go to Canada, until the children were old enough to come back. Remus desperately wanted to go with his family, but someone had to stay behind. And since neither baby would leave their mother, Remus was the optimal choice.
At a teary farewell, the couple parted ways, hopefully not forever.
"Crysy," said a teary Len, "say bye-bye to Dada." she handed Remus his daughter, probably the last time he would hold her for the next 15 years or so.
"Bye-bye Crysy." Remus said, barely holding back tears himself.
Crysy held onto his finger with her little hand, and said, "Bye-bye, Dada."
Then, with one last parting kiss, and agreeing to write as much as possible,Len and Crysy grabbed a hold of the Port Key.
The next times were hard. After Crysy realized that her father wasn't coming back, she started crying non stop. Remus sank into a very deep depression. He lost job after job, and never stopped thinking about his family.
The remaining birds weren't much better. Len and Melissa bought a flat that would be good for their children to grow up in. Len got a teaching job at the regional magic school, by recommendation from Dumbledore. Crystal and Orion grew up like brother and sister, looking out for each other, taking care of one another. Len constantly sent tapes to Remus, and he sent more back. Crysy was happy to see these, and it made her grow up not bitter about having no father with her. Orion looked at all the tapes of Sirius that the group had, so he realized how much like his father he really was. This made him see why Sirius went after rat, and why he convinced Lily and James about the Secret Keeper stuff. He had told Melissa, and after the event, she had told the others. This made him grow up not nearly as bitter as he normally would have been.
Every few holidays, Remus would sneak up to visit them, but only for a few days. But Crystal was very happy to see her father, even if not for long. He was there to see her off on the train to her magic school, and at some Christmases. She wrote him constantly, so in a way, she did grow up with a father. Crystal and her father were extremely alike, attitude wise. She never got over her shyness, but in a way, that was good. It meant that she would take longer to trust someone.
When Hagrid wrote them for pictures, they sent all the pictures they had. Dumbledore told Remus stuff, and he told them. So they were caught up with the events in Harry's life. Melissa was upset that she couldn't see her godson. Remember, she was named godmother. But in the eyes of the two mothers, their children came first. They taught them all the qualities they would need, like loyalty, and love. Both children ended up in the Griffindor equivalent in their magic school. They never lied to them.
But until Voldemort was destroyed once and for all, they couldn't return to England.
Oh that was so hard to write. I had tears in my eyes at the Port Key part. I know it's not long, but epilogues generally aren't.
Ok, thanks so much everyone for reading and reviewing. And being nice reviewers. For details on my new story, see my profile. (1) won the vote, so (1) will be the one I write. Look for it around the Christmas holidays.
I have had a lot of fun writing this, and I hope you've had fun reading it.
Bye! Thanks again! 8 )