Ginny opened her mouth to start screaming, but then thought better of it. Screaming hadn't gotten her anywhere the last time that Avery had attacked her. She quickly shut her mouth as her face hardened, thinking of Remus and the children. She wasn't about to be abused again! The last time he'd done it, she'd been a lot weaker and younger, now she was a lot stronger, especially after accompanying Remus on his transformations once a month!

As Avery made to send a swift punch to her face, Ginny quickly blocked his arm by gripping his arm tightly, something that took Avery completely by surprise. He grinned evilly as he pulled out his wand, but Ginny wasn't having any of it. She did the only thing that she could think of with a wand in Avery's hand. She head butted him in the forehead! Avery stumbled backwards in shock as he looked at Ginny in, what could only be described as, awe.

He smirked as he stood up, brushing himself down.

"Well, well" he said, his voice slow and deliberate "Looks like Mrs. Lupin has finally figured out how to fight back" Ginny glared angrily at him.

"What do you want, Avery?" she retorted angrily.

Taking Ginny completely by surprise, he walked up to her and gently caressed her face.

"I want you" he whispered. Ginny smacked his hand away and slapped Avery hard around the face.

"Keep away from me" she whispered shakily, not sure whether it was from anger or fear "I don't want you near me!"

"Trying to play hard to get now, eh?" Avery said with a smirk.

"What's with you, huh?" Ginny questioned, whirling around to face him, hands on hips "Ten years ago, you attacked me and raped me! Blimey, you almost killed me, now you're saying you want me?" she questioned incredulously. Avery's smirk turned into a wide smile.

 "What if I said yes?"

"Then I'd have to say go screw yourself. It isn't happening! In fact, I don't even know why I'm having this conversation with you" she stated calmly, before making to walk off, but Avery roughly grabbed a hold of her and pinned her against a wall.

"I'm not giving you a choice Lupin!" he hissed in her ear "Either you meet me tomorrow night and do what I ask of you or … your precious children and husband might meet a sticky end" he drawled, grinning evilly on seeing Ginny pale.

"W-What?"

"You heard me! Now … shall we have some fun?" he whispered, tightening his grip around her throat. Ginny felt tears prick at her eyes, then did something completely on impulse.

She whipped out her wand from her pocket and aimed it straight between Avery's eyes, uttering the words, she'd never believed that she could ever use on another human being.

"Avada Kedavra!" A jet of green light flew through Avery as he hit the ground. She stared at his lifeless body, feeling numb, before a voice brought her back to earth.

"Ginny?" Ginny looked up to see Severus' and Lucius' disbelieving eyes staring at her and the lifeless body on the ground. Ginny took one look at Avery's corpse and threw up.

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"D'you reckon she's still at Snape's?" Sirius suggested. Remus nodded.

"Of course. She wouldn't be anywhere else, would she?" Sirius shrugged.

"Who knows? Hey Harry, how do you feel about Ash staying tonight?" Sirius questioned his godson. Harry nodded in excitement.

"Yeah!" Remus chuckled.

"So … planning on having a romantic night in, eh?" Sirius questioned slyly. Remus grinned.

"Of course. Rachel's staying at the Malfoy's, and Ash'll be here"

"Have a good night. That's all I'm saying" Sirius said with a grin.

Suddenly, the doorbell rung. Harry raced to the door.

"Hello?"

"Hello. I'm guessing you must be Harry Potter, is Sirius Black here?" Harry raced into the kitchen, where Sirius and Remus were seated.

"Hey Padfoot. There's a man and a woman here to see you. They said that they know you and their names are Miranda and Jack Potter" he told his godfather.

Sirius spat out the tea that he'd just put in his mouth as he stared at his godson in disbelief and shock.

"What?" Both Remus and Sirius looked to each other and raced to the front door, they both stopped dead in their tracks. It was true! Standing in front of them were Miranda and Jack Potter!

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"Ssh, what's with all the racket? Its seven thirty and the children are upstairs!" Narcissa grumbled in annoyance, but stopped on seeing Severus and Ginny standing there. Ginny looked extremely shaken, while Severus' and Lucius' eyes had darkened considerably.

"Narcissa, put a silencing charm on the room so the children can't hear" Lucius ordered. Narcissa quickly did as she was told and offered a seat to Ginny.

Ginny was shaking! Narcissa noted, and she looked like she was going to be sick.

"What's happened?" Narcissa whispered.

"Ginny had a um, run-in earlier with … Avery" Lucius said slowly, glancing worriedly to Ginny. Narcissa gasped, eyes wide.

"Are you alright?" she asked her, concernedly. Lucius held up a hand to silence her, sending her a warning glance.

"She murdered him"

Narcissa stared at her husband in disbelief.

"What?"

Ginny burst into loud, noisy tears as she tried to take in deep breaths.

"I k-killed him, I-I'm g-gonna go t-to A-Azkaban!" she cried.

"Don't talk such rubbish!" Severus snapped "You can only go to Azkaban if you admit it"

"I-I k-know! B-But I c-can't live with myself k-knowing what I've d-done!" Lucius, Severus and Narcissa exchanged dark looks. Ginny couldn't go to Azkaban! She'd go mad in there!

Ginny sniffed and swallowed deeply. She needed to see Remus and tell him what she'd done. He wouldn't want to be married to a murderess now. Not after what she'd done. He'd want a divorce. He'd want her out of the house. He might even take the kids away from her … she deserved it though. After all, she'd murdered someone.

"I think Remus is at Sirius', so I'll just go and see him" and with that, Ginny strode towards the fireplace and yelled out her destination.

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Sirius and Remus were still in shock. It turned out that Max and Marie had managed to get themselves killed in the attack, while Jack and Miranda had been so both been so badly injured that they'd gone into coma's for nine years. It was unbelievable. Nine years! It was unheard of!

"So, w-what have you been doing the last year you've been around then?" Sirius asked shakily.

"Trying to remember who we were. You see, when we awoke, we'd forgotten who we were, but after seeing the books mentioning Lily and James Potter, then Harry Potter, the boy who lived. We realized who we were, so we seeked you out and thought we'd like to see our son and grandson" Miranda said with a smile. Sirius was choked up, Remus noted. He smiled as they both let tears slide down the cheeks.  

Suddenly, through the fireplace arrived Ginny. She had tears streaming down her face and Remus realized that she was extremely shaky and pale.

"Ginny?" he questioned uncertainly, approaching her. She backed away slightly on seeing him.

"D-Don't come near me" she whispered. Remus appeared hurt, but she ignored it "I'm a murderer, Remus" she told him. Sirius looked to her and started laughing.

"It's not funny!" Ginny shrieked "I AM!" Sirius stopped laughing, while Remus' eyes widened in alarm. She was telling the truth. Miranda and Jack were both staring at Ginny with worry. They'd been glad to see her, but after hearing what she'd just said, it made them apprehensive.

"Who …?" Remus asked.

"Avery" she whispered.

Remus' eyes widened in alarm and horror.

"Avery?" Ginny nodded.

"I-I didn't mean to, b-but he threatened me with yours and the children's lives. I just said the first spell that came into my head. I'll understand if you want me out of the house"

At this last sentence, Remus couldn't help a small smile.

"Gin, you honestly think I'm going to get rid of you? Just because of that?"

"Remus, I've killed someone! This is serious!" she shrieked.

"I know, I know" he said quickly "but if you ask me, it was going to happen to him sooner or later. He was a Death Eater"

"And? Remus I'm going to go to Azkaban because of what I've done!"

Suddenly, Miranda and Jack stood in.

"No, you're not!" Miranda stated firmly "What you did was self defense, Ginny. You can't go to Azkaban, not unless you admit it"

"What if I do?" Ginny whispered, her voice barely audible. Sirius stared at her in shock, while Remus looked like he was going to faint.

"Gin, y-you can't!" he replied hoarsely "I need you!"

"No, you don't. I'm going to turn myself in. I deserve some sort of punishment, even if he was evil. I'm a murderer, Remus"

Miranda watched Ginny with a sort of fascination and admiration, mixed with horror and fear. If Ginny turned herself in, she would, no doubt, be in Azkaban for at least, three or four years at most. If she did turn herself in, it would be something extremely brave, along with being something extremely stupid.

She would go mad in that hell-hole!

"I'm going. There's nothing you can do to stop me! First off all, I'm going to tell Albus. I'm sure he'll understand, then he can report me to Cornelius" Ginny stated as she made her way to the fireplace and yelled out "HOGWARTS! HEADMASTER'S OFFICE!"

Remus stared after her in some sort of horrified trance. His wife was going to go to Azkaban! He should've known that she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she ever murdered someone! Maybe he could erase her memory? But if he did … could he do it in time before she made it to Azkaban?

Wow. This chapter isn't as good as I thought it'd be. Sorry if it seems kinda ironic that Miranda and Jack are back, but if you read back, you'll find that I never killed them off! Neither did I kill off Zak and Charlotte. Sorry to all if you think I've ruined this story!

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