p id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-3369-6d1e-49a1-25a1158f84d7" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"After making sure Lily and the twins were alright, and that there were nothing they could do for them, Sirius and Remus left on their personal mission to bring Petunia and Dudley back to Lily. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Apparating to the street next to Privet Drive, in case Dumbledore had put up any wards to stop magicals from interfering. From there they quickly made their way to the street where Lily had told them that they would be able to find Petunia./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Bloody hell!" Sirius exclaimed as he gazed down the row of identical houses, with identical gardens, and almost identical cars. "Do you think someone accidentally used /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Gemino/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"? Or could it be a deliberate attempt to confuse any strangers coming here?" he wondered out loud. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily said number 4, right?" Remus asked in return instead of trying to answer his friend's nonsensical question. He had a gut feeling that told him that this was not a place he wanted to spend more time than needed in./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes." Sirius confirmed that the werewolf had the correct number before the both of them started walking down the street, looking at the identical houses; trying to find the one that was marked with a four./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Here it is." Remus was the one to finally spot the correct home. The two men exchanged a glance as they paused outside it. Before leaving the Manor they had discussed how to proceed, they knew that with the altered memories that Dumbledore had implanted in Petunia's mind there were no way she would let them in peacefully. So the plan was to simply just walk in like they belonged there. If the door was locked, a simple /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Alohomora/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" could quickly fix that problem./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"The sight that met them was not what they had expected; a man that had striking similarities with a whale was hitting a much slimmer woman and the young boy she was trying to protect./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Remus did not hesitate to act. He grabbed the man and hauled him off his victims with a vicious snarl. If there were anything he hated it was people abusing those that were weaker than them, women and children especially. He would have loved to give the man a taste of his own medicine, but Sirius got to him first with a stunner and then using /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"incarcerous/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" to make sure he would not be going anywhere even if he did manage to shake of the stunner./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Who are you?" Petunia was clearly terrified, but trying to stay strong for her boy. At that moment he could see the similarities between her and Lily, even if their appearance was nothing alike./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We are not here to hurt you or your boy. We are here to help." Sirius said trying to reassure the frightened woman. "I am Sirius, and my friend is Remus. We are friends of Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily? Lily who?" Petunia asked, her voice going up a few octaves making it clear that she was getting close to the end of her rope./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Sirius and Remus exchanged a loaded glance. The memory modification was obviously worse than they had expected, but they refused to let that stop them./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Remus sent a silent, wandless cheering charm at Petunia. One just strong enough that it would make her calm down./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Your younger sister, Lily." Sirius clarified. Before they left the Manor Lily had informed them of what they had to do to start fixing Petunia's memories. Being confronted with something significant, like the fact that you have a sister, might start the retrieval process. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily…" Petunia murmured with a frown, before shaking her head. "I don't have a sister."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Sirius and Remus exchanged another look before Sirius nodded and stepped forwards to start the retrieval manually. It had been decided that with Sirius background with the Black Magick it would be best that he were the one that performed the spell Death had given Lily. It would not be an immediate fix-it, but it should let her access her memories so that she could integrate them properly later on./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""AHH!" Petunia screamed as Sirius finished the spell, clutching her head and sinking down to the floor. The little four year old boy hugged her tightly while glaring at Sirius and Remus./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh my God." Petunia gasped, "I can't believe that I forgot about Lily." A tear fell down her face as she hugged her boy to her chest. She then directed her eyes towards the two men in her livingroom. "You said you were friends of Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes we are. We are here to take you to her. She just found out what Dumbledore had done and she wants to help. We want to help." Remus spoke before Sirius could. "But before we leave, do you think you can let one of us heal you and your son?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I… Yes of course." She looked nervous as Remus stepped closer to her, but he could see her strength as she let him approach and perform a diagnostic charm on her and Dudley. Luckily there were no major injuries to be found, and the minor ones was the kind Remus had no problem healing. Running around with the Marauders, and later the war, had given him more than enough practice./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""There." Remus said as he finished healing the last bruise. "I know this evening have been tough for you. But we would really like it if you would come with Sirius and me to Lily. She really need her big sister right now, and I believe you need her as well."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"The slightly older woman stared hard at him, before turning her gaze at Sirius. "Is she somewhere safe?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""She's at Potter Manor. With the wards turned on I can't think of anywhere safer." Sirius boasted. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Petunia spent another moment looking at the men before letting her eyes travel over the walls she had called home for years. By doing so her eyes landed on the incapacitated form of her husband. That made her choice an easy one./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We're coming with you."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Apparating to the street next to Privet Drive, in case Dumbledore had put up any wards to stop magicals from interfering. From there they quickly made their way to the street where Lily had told them that they would be able to find Petunia./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Bloody hell!" Sirius exclaimed as he gazed down the row of identical houses, with identical gardens, and almost identical cars. "Do you think someone accidentally used /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Gemino/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"? Or could it be a deliberate attempt to confuse any strangers coming here?" he wondered out loud. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily said number 4, right?" Remus asked in return instead of trying to answer his friend's nonsensical question. He had a gut feeling that told him that this was not a place he wanted to spend more time than needed in./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes." Sirius confirmed that the werewolf had the correct number before the both of them started walking down the street, looking at the identical houses; trying to find the one that was marked with a four./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Here it is." Remus was the one to finally spot the correct home. The two men exchanged a glance as they paused outside it. Before leaving the Manor they had discussed how to proceed, they knew that with the altered memories that Dumbledore had implanted in Petunia's mind there were no way she would let them in peacefully. So the plan was to simply just walk in like they belonged there. If the door was locked, a simple /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Alohomora/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" could quickly fix that problem./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"The sight that met them was not what they had expected; a man that had striking similarities with a whale was hitting a much slimmer woman and the young boy she was trying to protect./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Remus did not hesitate to act. He grabbed the man and hauled him off his victims with a vicious snarl. If there were anything he hated it was people abusing those that were weaker than them, women and children especially. He would have loved to give the man a taste of his own medicine, but Sirius got to him first with a stunner and then using /spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"incarcerous/spanspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" to make sure he would not be going anywhere even if he did manage to shake of the stunner./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Who are you?" Petunia was clearly terrified, but trying to stay strong for her boy. At that moment he could see the similarities between her and Lily, even if their appearance was nothing alike./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We are not here to hurt you or your boy. We are here to help." Sirius said trying to reassure the frightened woman. "I am Sirius, and my friend is Remus. We are friends of Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily? Lily who?" Petunia asked, her voice going up a few octaves making it clear that she was getting close to the end of her rope./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Sirius and Remus exchanged a loaded glance. The memory modification was obviously worse than they had expected, but they refused to let that stop them./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Remus sent a silent, wandless cheering charm at Petunia. One just strong enough that it would make her calm down./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Your younger sister, Lily." Sirius clarified. Before they left the Manor Lily had informed them of what they had to do to start fixing Petunia's memories. Being confronted with something significant, like the fact that you have a sister, might start the retrieval process. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily…" Petunia murmured with a frown, before shaking her head. "I don't have a sister."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Sirius and Remus exchanged another look before Sirius nodded and stepped forwards to start the retrieval manually. It had been decided that with Sirius background with the Black Magick it would be best that he were the one that performed the spell Death had given Lily. It would not be an immediate fix-it, but it should let her access her memories so that she could integrate them properly later on./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""AHH!" Petunia screamed as Sirius finished the spell, clutching her head and sinking down to the floor. The little four year old boy hugged her tightly while glaring at Sirius and Remus./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh my God." Petunia gasped, "I can't believe that I forgot about Lily." A tear fell down her face as she hugged her boy to her chest. She then directed her eyes towards the two men in her livingroom. "You said you were friends of Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes we are. We are here to take you to her. She just found out what Dumbledore had done and she wants to help. We want to help." Remus spoke before Sirius could. "But before we leave, do you think you can let one of us heal you and your son?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I… Yes of course." She looked nervous as Remus stepped closer to her, but he could see her strength as she let him approach and perform a diagnostic charm on her and Dudley. Luckily there were no major injuries to be found, and the minor ones was the kind Remus had no problem healing. Running around with the Marauders, and later the war, had given him more than enough practice./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""There." Remus said as he finished healing the last bruise. "I know this evening have been tough for you. But we would really like it if you would come with Sirius and me to Lily. She really need her big sister right now, and I believe you need her as well."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"The slightly older woman stared hard at him, before turning her gaze at Sirius. "Is she somewhere safe?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""She's at Potter Manor. With the wards turned on I can't think of anywhere safer." Sirius boasted. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Petunia spent another moment looking at the men before letting her eyes travel over the walls she had called home for years. By doing so her eyes landed on the incapacitated form of her husband. That made her choice an easy one./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We're coming with you."/span/p