Chapter 11

"You guys are not going together I'm afraid." Sirius said as he set down a few mugs of butterbeer on the coffee table before taking a seat on the couch. A chorus of thanks was heard before the butterbeer finished from all of the mugs. The clock in the living room indicated that it was 6 in the evening. Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Fred and George Weasley all gathered in the living room of Sirius's house. Draco was looking at the map of Earthland, marking major cities and places that might be useful to them during travel, Neville and Luna were both looking at biography of Earthland, discussing ways to survive if needed. Fred and George were getting ready a list of things needed for the trip.

Looking up from the list of supplies needed, "Why not? Isn't it better for all of us to go?" asked Fre`d. Sirius sighed, "I went to do a check up on the barrier earlier today, and it isn't looking good. Ever since Dumbledore forcefully entered, it hasn't properly stabilized throughout the years and with the recent activity, it might not be safe for all of you to enter."

"How did you know all of this?" asked Draco as he stood up to stretch, muscles were tense from the long hours of sitting since the morning. "You never explain how you knew all of this" he gestured towards the map, flora and fauna and etc of Earthland. Everyone else stopped doing what they were doing and voiced their agreement for Sirius to answer a question that, while wasn't necessary but a childish curious towards a world that was never mentioned in their books.

Sirius got up as he chuckled at the teens, teens they were but innocents were still found in their eyes despite what was happening to their world, family and friends. He left the room, only to return moments later with a thick book. He puts the book on the coffee table,(the coffee table is rather large you see),right beside the empty mugs and Draco's quills.

The book was thick and its cover was leather, it doesn't have a name on its cover. By the looks of it, it has been around for a long time. The book doesn't seem to be properly bound as they were pages just recently added and some pages almost slipped out of the book.

"I need to properly fix this someday." Muttered Sirius as he opened the book, everyone crowded around the book as Sirius started to explain. "The Blacks weren't always called the Dark family; we worked as Guardians between both Earth and Earthland." The page was filled with names and the pictures waved at Sirius and others. "They wrote down every activity that happens between, animals that might have come though etc."

Sirius leaned back into the couch, "it was my fault, I couldn't stop any of them. From abandoning her to taking her back… I'm such a failure." Sirius sighed, rubbing his eyes. The mood in the room turned somber. "You did your best Sirius, you tried your best." Said Luna as she sat next to Sirius, she held his hand and she rubbed his hand in comfort.

Turning away, Draco looked at George and Fred, "Have you told your family yet? You are going to Earthland to look for Alex. I doubt that she would like that see how she reacted around Rose." George shrugged, "We are going with or without her saying, and Alex needs us." Fred nodded in agreement. Turning to Neville, "You?"

"Gran already knew what was going on but I think I'm going to stay back for now since we can't all go. What about you?"

Draco looked down, "The Dark Lord is advancing, I want to go but…." Silence then filled the room again. "Daddy said I could go, I'll take care of her for you little dragon." Luna said wistfully. Draco smiled and nodded, "I trust you."

"Well!" Sirius stood up, "So! Fred, George and Luna are going first then?" Seeing the 3 of them nod. "Shall we start to prep your supplies then? I reckon you need more help." Hope filled their chest for they shall meet their precious friend again.

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"The stars are so beautiful…. Welcome back…."

authors note:

UMMM hi, I wonder why you guys still read this LOL but im really going to start again. I really want to finish at least one of them. I am also going to start the process of editing the earlier chapters so if this feels put of place, its because i dont have a proper outline yet. Sorry! Still in need of a beta reader.