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This WAS, my FIRST Fanfiction that I had the courage enough to put up for all to read. I started small and did my best to update as soon, and as much, as I could. I know tend to forget things so try to have some patience, even though I sometimes fail at having some myself. *cough, cough*Please Enjoy the story, for the pages have yet to turn for new, or returning, readers of journeys untold. Also, please be aware that this story is 100% mine. This is a work of mine that I did under a different account of fanfiction under the username Nattie8516 and now shares the same username under this Fanfiction site as well. So rest assured, I am the same person and same owner of this work and other's I shall be posting on this new site as well.

Chapter 15

1978, July 1st

Summer was coming up, just a week or so away and the girls and Marauders were not looking forward to saying goodbye to each other. This was their last year together at Hogwarts as students. But they avoided that concern for later.

Emma and Gabby had taken to wandering the castle halls when they could in Animagus form, trying to find anything they could turn over to the Order Members and Dumbledore, though they had unfortunately always come away empty handed... They had taken the time to plan out the end of Remus's year, his last transformation on the grounds of the school and Hogsmeade. Emma and Gabby had waited for Poppy to leave after taking Remus to the Shrieking Shack as usual, then waited with him until it was time for his bones to break and reline for his were-wolf to take its turn for the night. They had played cards and Wizards Chess, which they lost 100% of the time to him, he was amazing at Wizards Chess. Remus taught them how to play and showed them a few moves.

They were getting better, "I am very proud of you girls, you're learning fast," He'd say as they'd start a new game. Sadly, the time had come for the fun to stop and the pain to begin.

Remus screamed as his bones cracked and shifted. This transformation had lasted longer than Emma had remembered, but then again, he'd always done well when they were all with him, painful as it still was. Emma never remembered him being in this much pain before and it bothered her deeply. Both hers' and Gabby's hearts broke for him as they watched.

Finally shifting themselves, they sat in front of him and waited for him to sniff their identity with his wolfish nose and nudge them playfully.

They played like that the rest of the night and through the week of his final transformations at School.

The boys had asked to be with him on their final night and the girls gladly handed their job over to the Marauder's for their very last night as the Hogwarts Marauders.

But their troubles had yet to start.

Summer

"So, are you staying with James and Sirius this summer Remus? For your transformations?" Peter asked, he had been feeling down due to his test scores, he hadn't passed very well and was concerned, so he tried distracting himself with others concerns.

"Hm? Oh, no. Dumbledore has allowed me to use a place from now on for my transformations, unfortunately one of the rules is not to inform anyone of its' where-bouts."

Hearing this information, the three boys looked at their wolfish friend with confused curiosity. Why had he not informed them of this previously for them to talk to Dumbledore of this? They had found it easier on Remus if he had at least one person there to keep him from killing another or harming himself. This seemed a little suspicious to them but knew if he hadn't said anything before now then there must have been a reason. They just hoped he would be alright.

Though, he hadn't entirely lied to them, Remus hadn't been fully truthful either, Dumbledore had offered a place for him to transform, though Emma and Gabby had been informed of this and the location to be there with him for support like usual, whether it was one or the other, or both. Dumbledore had given him a job, even though he passed his O.W.L.'s like a charm; no pun intended. Unfortunately, due to his Lycanthropy, Remus was going to have a very difficult time finding a job that meets his requirements to his O.W.L's. Even becoming an Auror would have proven difficult if not nearly impossible. This was where he found his troubles starting and was not only happy, but very grateful, that Dumbledore had told him he'd given him a job due to his out-standings in his classes. Dumbledore had in-trusted Remus with some new information that he too found very disturbing.

The Order had a spy in their mists.

It could be anyone, even one of his friends, or worse, one of their precious ladies.

"Because, who would suspect one of the wonderful ladies we have at our side? This is where my concerns begin, Mr. Lupin. I need help finding this Spy, and then to question them." This was also where Remus's job began, he wanted to start from his Marauders then expand out. And he prayed none of his dear friends, his brothers or sisters, he loved so dearly was the traitor. Because if so, he knew it would kill him. Remus felt his chest skip a beat or two and tightened like a snake had him in its death wrap as multiple images flashed through his mind of the worst things possible.

"Did Dumbledore give any of you a job?" Peter asked curiously. He was nosing into something, and Remus was trying to not jump to conclusions, he hated feeling like he couldn't trust his best friends he's had since he was in his first year at school. He couldn't even trust Emma or Lily. Not even Gabrielle.

'Yet. I can't trust them yet.' he reminded himself, trying to keep himself encouraged and brought his mind back to what was going on in their compartment. Until he could prove to not only himself, but to Dumbledore they could trust the three other Marauders he had to swallow back the bile that threatened to come up every time he lied to them and shook his head. "No, I was just offered a place to transform that was safe from others. Where I could begin to learn to do these on my own... I can't continue to rely on you all forever. I need to learn to do this on my own, face it guys, we won't always be there anymore, no matter how much we hate that thought, it's a very possible reality because of the dark days we're heading into." He may have been dark and depressing, but he was unfortunately right, and they all knew it.

This time, it was James's turn to go all dark and depressing, "Well, while we're on the depressing thing involving this dark hour... I have something I'd like to ask you two." He started, staring at Peter and Remus, "Lily and Emma's parents were killed a few days ago, their funeral is in a few days' time and I, Sirius and I and the girls, were just wondering if you two would care to come with us?" He looked hopeful.

Remus looked between James and Sirius, curious as to why he and Peter were just now finding out about this, though he did say it happened only a few days ago so the girls obviously were going to need, and want, time to process this tragedy and mourn their loss.

'So, that could be why the four of them had been acting strange. James and Sirius could have been with the girls when they were given the news of their loss, and their silence was to give them their privacy to mourn and give them the choice to tell anyone else or not. Understandable... Now I just feel like a jerk for accusing them, however, I still can't cross them off just because of this, I need evidence of their innocence.' and he was right, he needed actual evidence to take to Dumbledore, otherwise the case would not only be given to someone else, but then they would be on the top of the list because of his frailer to do his job. And that was the last thing any of them needed.

"Why weren't we told this as soon as it happened?" Peter asked, he was just a little offended they hadn't said anything to them, but could he really blame them?

The answer was a big no. No, he could not, would not, blame them for staying quiet. Had he been in any of their shoes he wouldn't want to say anything himself and he felt guilty as soon as the words left his mouth.

Sirius spoke for the first time in the two hours they had been on the train on their way home for good, never to return to Hogwarts as students.

"Because Lily and Emma were mourning. They didn't take the news very well, obviously. Petunia pretty much disowned her own sisters and is blaming them for their mum and dad's murder. Emma and Lily are orphans and their own big sister absolutely wants nothing to do with them." He was a little upset at Peter and had given a bit of attitude, thought he'd managed to simmer down a bit. Sirius had to be honest with himself, had he been in Peters' shoes he probably would have done the same thing. But what was eating at him was how the girls had taken the news.

It was forever burned into him.

Flashback

"Miss Evans, Professor Dumbledore needs to see you and your sister in his office immediately. Mr. Potter would you please escort Miss Evans? Mr. Black, I need you to find Rose and escort her up to Professor Dumbledore's office as well, I can't seem to find her anywhere." Professor McGonagall said quickly and walked off leaving no room for discussion.

Though they had to admit that she looked rather concerned and bothered about something.

James and Sirius shrugged to one another and went about doing what was asked of them while James walked Lily up to Dumbledore's office.

Sirius went and looked for Emma.

He wished he'd had the map, but Peter had left it laying out in the Library, so now someone else had their hands on it, most likely Filch since the Castles Care-taker had found the boys at just about every single corner and knew where they were every second and had begun to learn their hidden tunnel routes, which was becoming less and less safe for the boys to sneak around in at night for their nightly Pranks to other Houses, teachers and students for the morning routes in the halls.

They had all taken their O.W.L's so they had no more classes for the next week and a half.

"Ah, Miss Evans, Mr. Potter. Thank you for coming so quickly," Dumbledore said, he was standing at the front of his desk, both hands clasped in front of him with a sympathetic look on his face. Something wasn't right, something had happened, and neither was liking it. The dark feeling sank even farther in Lily's gut when her eyes landed on Petunia sitting in a chair, dry tears trailed down her face, her eyes red and puffy with a red nose. She had been crying, terribly by the looks of it.

"Petunia? What's happened, what's wrong?... Are you alright? Where's Vernon?" Lily asked, rushing to her sister.

Petunia had stood quickly from her seat with a hard and nasty glare. A glare full of hate and disdain.

"I blame you and Emma! Mostly you, you stupid girl! Had you never been born or become a witch Emma wouldn't have followed in your footsteps! This is your fault!" Petunia screamed, turning her attention to Dumbledore, "And you! you allowed them here! Had you and your wretched school never sent them their letters they would have simply grown out of it! Send me home, I want nothing to do with you creatures ever again!" She turned back to Lily, eyes running endlessly with tears as she listened to her older sister. Lily knew Petunia hated magic, but she never thought she would have this much rage towards them, especially not her own family, "After the funeral I might as well have two more for the sisters I lost to-" A red bird swooped down, his leg grabbed onto Petunia's jacket and disapparated with her.

Fawkes had listened to enough of her and taken her home as she had demanded before finishing her screaming the blame to Lily.

"Professor, what's happened?" James asked on behalf of Lily. She was frozen where she stood, staring at the now empty spot Petunia had previously been.

"I am afraid, Mr. Potter, that I have brought grave news to the Evans family." He began with a sigh and a shake of his head. "Lily, you and your family have my deepest condolences. I'm afraid your parents were victims of a Death Eater attack this morning... They did not survive."

Lily's legs buckled in seconds as soon as the words left Albus.

James jumped for her, catching her in his arms. A strong hold on her as he pulled her to him and let her cry and scream. He feared how Emma would react, the girls were now the only thing they had left beside himself and a few others. And if Lily was screaming into his chest and crying like this, Emma's was possibly going to be just as bad. He was thankful Sirius would be the one to bring her, he didn't know if he could be strong enough for them both and not cry himself for their unfortunate loss.

It was just then that Sirius had walked in, Emma next to him, an arm draped around her shoulders and both looking concerned and confused.

"Ah, young Miss Evans, thank you for joining us. I was just informing your sisters of the news I received early this morning. I'm sorry to say that your parents were unfortunate victims of a Death Eater attack. I am afraid they did not survive. Your elder sister, Mrs. Dursley, just left to go back home." Dumbledore repeated himself. Each word striking him like it had been each time he'd told Petunia then Lily.

Emma stood there in silence, her mind attempting to register this heart shattering news. Their parents were dead, murdered. Emma was underage, a minor. Petunia wouldn't take her, and Lily was engaged to James. By law, she was technically alone, an orphan, Lily too was one, yes, but she had James to go to. Emma's mind whirled around the likeliness she never should have thought, and that was the sinking feeling of her possibly being expendable in their eyes as a setback. Even though she knew better than to ever think such a thing, she couldn't help but think it. Emma didn't realize the tears had rolled from her eyes until she felt arms around her. Lily had pulled her into a tight hug between her and James. Both girls crying from the loss of their parents and the fear of what could, or would, possibly happen to them. Would Lily leave her behind, or take Emma with her? Would she let Petunia cruelly take her, less likely, or leave her in the care of the Headmaster of Hogwarts if she asked.

James looked at Sirius, unsure of what to really do until Sirius knelt beside them, wrapping his arms around them, adding to the comfort for the girls. they took it gladly. Both boys gave each other a simple look, a silent vow that nothing would touch a harmful notion to them, never.

None of them knew how short that promise would be. If so, they'd have gone about things completely different. But fate is cruel that way, it takes from you what it gives you if it so chooses to, yet it can also give back once it's already taken from you. The strange strings it has tangled fates of life and death. Oh, how easy it can break and recreate just as easily and simply if it's fed correctly.

Sirius was pulled from the memory and back to the two friends by Remus's voice, "Of course we'll come. You all need us. We do better when we're together. Just like a strong family." And he was right, they were stronger together. They all just hoped this would go better than Petunia's wedding, even though they knew it wouldn't, that was a 'happy' occasion, this time it was heartbreaking, sad, dark, dangerous occasion with Hell to pay. This Dark War was taking its toll on everyone.

The Wedding of Petunia Evans and Vernon Dursley- Memory

Petunia had thrown a fit when James showed up with Remus and Peter, even more so when Gabby and Sirius showed up. James had apologized and explained that he felt bad for leaving his friends at his home alone while he'd be out and having fun at his girlfriend's sister's wedding that he didn't feel it right to have invited them for the end of break and then having to leave them for six hours. Lily's parents had smiled and simply said it was fine while Petunia had fitted and fretted about it the entire time to her new husband, she had even gone as far as telling Lily that there was a change in the bridesmaids last minute but that she would gladly keep the dress.

Hogwarts Train - Present

This was going to be a very long year, much longer than the last time they had big issues... Remus just knew something was going to go bad and slap them all in the face. Fate was cruel and witty that way, 'a sadistic sense of humor,' as Marlene liked to say, and she was right.

July 5th, 1978 - Funeral

The day was hard and painful. The air was hot and dry, yet there was no sunshine for the heat. Petunia had ignored Lily and Emma, even went as far as placing two Silver urns on the funeral stand with their parents, their names engraved on it and date a birth, but no date of death. She had told someone that had asked about them that she wasn't sure what to put or why she got them then displayed them when her two sisters were still very clearly alive and attending their parent's funeral but that she had just gotten them for sentimental purposes and would hold onto the burial urns. Though the magical group that attended supporting Lily and Emma knew what she was doing with them. Petunia had gotten them to make a final statement to the two sisters. They were dead to her, and until she heard otherwise on the official date of their deaths, Petunia was keeping them and leaving it blank, as a procrastination and to show that she did once have sisters but had lost them nonetheless to the "magical none sense their worlds divided".

Lily and Emma sat next to one another down the rows away from Petunia and Vernon, they felt the hateful glares from Petunia throughout the whole ceremony.

Emma had pulled herself closed, she hadn't said a word in days, not even to Lily, or Sirius, not even Gabby.

Severus had gone missing, much to Gabby's fear, her secret meetings with him had begun to give her hope that he was getting away from the Death Eaters, but once they heard about Mr. and Mrs. Evans he had vanished, something that frightened her all the more that he may have had something to do with it. Though, when Gabby brought her concerns to Lily she had shot the young witch down instantly and told her that Severus would have tried to have done something to stop it.

James had even defended Severus saying that he may be one of them but his love for Lily and Emma was enough to make him defend her family, mainly her parents and the two witches. Though sadly enough, no one would know any time soon that the reason he had disappeared so soon after he'd heard about the sister's parents, fearful they'd find him sneaking around with Gabby, who was still with Emma and the others. She was clearly not going to be one of Voldemort's followers and he would never ask her to put herself in that lifestyle, only to be more hurt in the near or far future.

Emma was mentally rolling over what she could do. Gabby's family was having enough trouble with things, there was no way they'd be able to take in another person, let alone a child still attending school at Hogwarts, would Lily take her? Would Petunia take her and make her stop Hogwarts classes and attend Muggle school? That would be too confusing for her and they'd probably put her in a mental clinic due to being driven to madness from the separation. She was sure in the back of her mind that Lily would take her regardless and knew James would not let her go anywhere either. That he could let her and Lily go about life alone or divided. Even Sirius would be damned if he let her out of his sight nor his hold because of this, she was just a teenager with barely any means to protect herself and absolutely no means to provide for herself. Emma was terrified and over thinking this by far, but what else was she supposed to do? Cry nonstop about something she couldn't help to prevent from happening? Even if she wanted to, she'd have been killed just as they had been. She'd shed her tears, even though she still had tears to shed for her family's loss, she decided to busy herself with other thoughts, even if they still bothered her to near tears.

It wasn't until Sirius had called her out as they arrived back to James's home that Emma thought about it.

Sirius came up behind her, hugging her close trying to comfort her.

He could see her thinking heavily about something during the funeral and it worried him, all of them, Lily was worrying herself sick over Emma, she had barely cried at their parent's funeral. But it only took a simple hug for her to break. She took in a deep and heavy sigh filled with stress, fear, sadness and hardship. "What are you thinking about, Fox?" He finally asked.

"…I'm scared... Legally I'm alone, legally they can take me and put me in an orphanage. Legally Lily and Petunia don't necessarily have to take me... I'm an underage orphan who's a witch going into her fifth year at Hogwarts. Petunia and Lily are both adults, with a future to go to. I can just be left behind and forgotten like I never existed-" Emma rambled on, everything going in one ear and out the other for Sirius.

Sirius was stunned, having enough of her ridiculous rambling he turned her to face him quickly, nearly knocking her off her feet and balance that could have caused her to fall back into the water fountain in James's back garden had Sirius not had a hold of her forearms as he glared at her with disappointment and hurt. " Rose Evans! Don't you dare think like that. We would never let that happen and you know that. We love you. I love you! How could you possibly think we would let that happen to you. How could you think Lily or James would ever allow that to happen! Worst of all, how could you possibly believe I'd do that to you? Why would you ever think I'd abandon you like that?" Sirius was hurt, very deeply that it was painful, but it hurt more as he watched her break down into a fit of pouring tears.

"I don't know. My mind hasn't been straight since we got the news. I was thinking by laws and possibilities and what could happen. I'm fifteen in three weeks and two days, I have no idea how to even be an adult, I'm a mildly responsible teenager. Lily and I lost our parents and our sister. I have no idea how to even begin to be an adult and go to school at the same time. My mind is just not wrapping around it-" Emma stopped looking at him as he laughed at her.

Sirius Black was laughing at Emma because of her rant, even though he understood why she was scared, he couldn't help but laugh at her.

"Sirius Orion Black, this is not-" having heard enough, he silenced her with his lips, stopping her words when she tried to return to her previously continued rant by kissing her deeply.

He had no idea how to get her to calm down and stop talking, so he'd kissed her. He snickered when he broke the kiss and kissed her forehead gently, "I love you Emma, and I will never abandon you, never leave you, and never stop loving you. Not even in death." Sirius whispered against her forehead, holding her tightly in his embrace.

Emma stopped talking and blushed all the way to her neck. He knew this only because he felt the heat from her skin where one of his hands held the back of her neck.

Emma breathed in his calming colon. Sirius had a talent with calming her down. He had her smiling and holding on to him like he was her lifeline, and in some ways, he truly was, "That sounds an awfully lot like something Prongs would say to Lily."

They both laughed when he nodded a bit embarrassed, "Yes, well. It was Sirius Black, original. Promise."

They stared at one another for a short while, until Emma said something that made his heart go wild, "I love you, Sirius Black. Even through death I always will. Through thick and thin, through hellfire and brimstone. Forever shall you hold my heart, never will it belong to anyone but you."

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