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Lily: I just realised I haven't yet done this. I own Harry Potter.
Harry: No you don't. I'm owned by a lovely blonde woman who is most definitely not Rita Skeeter.
Lily: Is this lovely blonde woman that girl you've had your eye on?
Harry: No! Of- of course not! I- you- wha
Hermione, Drake and Luna: She doesn't own Harry Potter-
Harry: Thank you
Hermione, Drake and Luna: -We do!
Harry: I'm surrounded by crazy people!
Lily: Are you really only just figuring that out? Whatever. Sadly I'm not blonde and my initials aren't J.K.R. Therefore I don't own Harry Potter.
Dear Lola,
This is Luna. Luna Potter. We know that you're all probably looking for us everywhere. Don't. There's no point Lola. You won't find us. Not where we've gone. I just want you to know that I miss you. Not the others but I miss you. They probably haven't told you what caused us to run away. Kiera told the new boy Draco that it would be a bad idea to be friends with us because we were freaks right to our faces. Of course she didn't quite word it like that but it wasn't so different. Goodbye Lola. Luna Silver Potter.
This is Hermione Potter. Just so you know Lola, I don't blame you. You were there for us, always with a kind word for when we were upset. I didn't know you very well, not as well as my brother and sister but in the time I did know you I could see you truly cared about us. Thank you for looking after them for all these years. Yours, Hermione Claws Potter.
This is Harry Potter. The little boy you rescued from the Dursley's. I just want to thank you one last time for saving me from them. I'll always remember you. Thank you for looking after Luna. And thank you for helping Hermione. I'm sorry that we've had to do this. If you ever need us then all you have to do is say the Pack's password and it will tell you our current location. Luna says that we currently have a lot of Nargles at the moment. Goodbye My Big Sister Lola. Harry Paws Potter.
You don't know me but I'm Draco Malfoy. I'm the boy who was supposed to be living there. I never had the chance to meet you and for that I am awfully sorry. After everything Harry and the girls have been telling me I really wish I could have. There's really not much I can say. Draco Twitchy Malfoy.
The Pack
Lola stared at the letter she'd just been given, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. This was why they'd left? Lola felt sick. She had done everything she could to help them but in the end it had been useless. Anger filled her and she scribbled a quick letter on some paper and stormed up the stairs to Jacob Hart's office.
She flung open the door and was glad to see the man fall out of his chair in shock. "Lola? What's wrong?" Jake asked the fuming ginger teen. She slammed the hasty letter down on his desk. He skimmed over it quickly. "You're leaving?! Lola you can't!" Jake exclaimed aghast.
"I can and I will." Lola spat out.
"Lola James don't you dare! You're the best worker we have. Just because four kids decided to throw a temper tantrum is no reason the flip out like this." Jake tried to reason with her. He was quickly the brunt of Lola's full blown glare.
"They did not 'throw a temper tantrum' as you so kindly put it! They left because they felt unloved and unsafe! And what exactly are you doing about it Jacob? Nothing! You're doing nothing! Those kids could die out there!" She left the office but Jake was quick to follow her and grabbed her wrist stopping her at the top of the stairs.
"Lola Grace James don't you dare resign on me!" Jake shouted getting the attention of some of the kids.
"Let go of me Jacob Felix Hart! I will do what I want!" Lola yelled at him trying to tug her wrist away. He leaned close to whisper in her ear.
"You will not do what you want Lola James. You are not going to resign or you will pay severely." He hissed.
Lola scoffed. "All you could do is fire me and I've already resigned." She said heatedly.
"Oh I could do so much worse Lola. You're not going anywhere."
Lola shivered panic starting to fill her. She could feel that her wrist was going to bruise from the tight grip in which Jake was holding her. "Let me go! Let go of me Jacob! Jacob! Let go! Let me go! Let go of me Jacob!" She yanked her wrist back sharply but quite honestly she didn't expect the angered man to release her. However he did. Lola screamed as she fell backwards falling down the stairs.
The kids all shrieked as the nineteen year old ginger tumbled down three flights of stairs. She landed at the bottom eyes closed; her leg was bent at an awkward angle as was her arm; her ginger hair was spread around her face like a halo; she was pale, paler than usual. A pool of blood was starting to spread by her head.
Janie Luis gulped and began trying to usher the children back to their rooms. Her brother Johnny ran and restrained Jake. Elaine Richard ran down the stairs and knelt beside her ex-colleague already on the phone for an ambulance.
Remus Lupin was walking down the street when he heard a scream rang out from the largest house at the end. The scream ripped through his heart and tore at Moony. His pack was in danger. He didn't think just ran. The door burst open before him as he reached the house. His pack was laying on the floor. He raced over and knelt beside her. "What happened?"
The other woman looked at him tearfully. "Lola had an argument with Jacob over four kids who ran away a few days ago. They reached the top of the stairs arguing about her resigning and Jake grabbed her. I don't really know what happened but from what I could see Jake-" here she gulped, "Jake pushed her."
Remus and Moony growled. A member of their pack was injured. Sirens outside caused them to look up. "Ambulance is here. I called them earlier. Stay with Lola please Mr?" The woman looked at him.
"Lupin." He replied absently. The woman gasped slightly but left. Remus looked at the girl. She looked about nineteen maybe twenty. The same age as her. He gulped. No. She was gone. Grace would never come back. The paramedics entered quickly, putting Lola into a brace and on a stretcher.
"In what way are you accommodated with her Mr Lupin?" A paramedic asked as they wheeled her out.
"I'm not. I was passing by and heard screaming. I immediately went inside to see what was the trouble." She nodded and left.
"You look like her you know. Lola. You look like Lola. Are you Remus Lupin? Remus John Lupin?" The woman he know knew to be Elaine asked.
He looked at her sharply. "How do you know my name?"
She smiled rather sadly. "Lola. She has dreams. Dreams of another life. A life that seems impossible and yet here you are. She dreams of a life as Gracie Lupin."
Three days. It had been three days since he found his long lost little sister Gracie. Lola, he had to remind himself. She thought she was Lola James. He knew he should try and find Harry, his honourary godson but he knew he was safe. Lola...Lola was his sister. His baby sister. He couldn't leave her. It just wasn't possible. He squeezed the ginger Lupin's hand lightly as he rested his head on the bed. But then he felt a gentle squeeze in response. His head shot up in response looking at her face. Beautiful sapphire eyes blinked slightly darting around the room before coming to rest on his smiling face.
"Rem? Remus?" Lola breathed.
"Hello little gem."
The brother and sister sat at the desk looking at the letter. Lola-Grace had finally been released from hospital but she had to use crutches for her broken leg. Remus offered to heal it but she refused with the excuse that she had been living too long as a muggle.
"What could the password be Lola? I can't figure it out." Remus moaned close to slamming his head on the table.
The ginger giggled, her eyes sparkling with mirth. "Oh I already know the password brother dear." She sang.
The werewolf turned and glared at her. "And you didn't tell me it why?"
Lola laughed. "Because it's been fun watching you torture yourself over it. But don't worry. It's not you fault you didn't guess. You have a lot of Nargles at the moment." As soon as she finished the sentence, the words on the paper faded away to reveal a sentence.
"The current location for the members of the Pack resides at Potter Manor."
