p id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-336d-5f4e-09cc-42cb762e9ec6" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Once they had used the portkey to safely get everyone back to Potter Manor Lily was quick to greet them. Tears were rapidly gathering as she took in the sight of her beloved older sister and nephew./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Petunia!" she screamed as she rushed to give her sister a hug./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh, Lily! I am so sorry. I don't know how I could ever forget you, Lils." Petunia was also crying as she returned the fierce hug from her sister./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That was all Dumbledore's fault. All that matters is that you are here now." Lily reassured while tightening her hold. The two sisters stood like that for a long while. The two men and boy deciding to let them have their reunion in peace./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""How did you manage to break through the curse?" Petunia asked once they had finally pulled away from each other./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I didn't. It's a long story." Lily sighed. "It's been a long evening."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We can wait until tomorrow if you want." Petunia offered when she saw how tired the redhead truly was./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""No." Lily denied, "I have to do this tonight." She looked around the hallway they were currently in. "But we should probably go somewhere a little more comfortable. The main living room is this way."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Leading the way Lily made her way into one of the warmer rooms of the Manor, and found a place on the couch where they could all be able to see each other. Then she started the tale of what had transpired earlier that evening and how it had lead to Sirius and Remus going to Privet Drive to pick up Petunia and Dudley./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I am so sorry about James. He sounded like a good guy. But I am very happy that the twins are alright." Petunia exclaimed at the end of the tale, and pulled Lily into another hug. She had barely managed to keep quiet during the story, but she could see how tough this was for Lily and did not want to interrupt her. "Speaking off the twins, when can I see my niece and nephew?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""They are sleeping right now, but… Sirius, do you mind helping me carrying them down?" Lily looked at the dark haired man with hope in her eyes./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""No problem Lils. Why don't you stay here with your sister while Remus helps me with the kids?" Sirius quickly jumped to his feet, dragging Remus up with him./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""It's no problem." Remus reassured the women. "We will have them down in a jiffy."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thank you." Lily smiled at them gratefully as they disappeared out of the room./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""And while we are speaking of nephews… I don't think I have been introduced to mine yet." Lily smiled down at the boy that was cuddling his mother. "Hello Dudley, I am your Auntie Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Hi Auntie Lily." Dudley said shyly with a small wave./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I want you to meet your cousins." Lily grinned as the men entered the room with one sleeping toddler each. "Sirius has Valentine, while Remus is carrying Sky. I know they are a little small, and probably boring, right now, but I am hoping that the three of you will become good friends as well as family."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Dudley looked at the younger children with wonder in his eyes. This was his family. Unknown to the adult he made a vow that he would be there for them, and protect them from anyone that wanted to hurt them./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh Lily, they are beautiful." Petunia complimented as also stared at the twins./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thank you. But they can also be quite a handful." Lily laughed. She loved her children, but there were no denying that they were born troublemakers./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"They talked and tried to catch up for a while longer until they could no longer suppress their yawns. Dudley had already joined his cousins in sleep on the couch./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Why don't we all go to bed, and we can continue this tomorrow." Sirius looked at the clock before correcting himself, "I mean later this morning."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That is a good idea." Lily, as well as the other two grown-ups, agreed with the proposal. "While you were away I made up bedrooms for everyone. Just follow me." Carrying Sky she led the others throughout the house, Sirius taking Valentine and Remus carrying Dudley./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Later that morning Death came to Potter Manor to check on everyone. Lily was the first person he met and she greeted him with a tight hug./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Azrail, I've missed you." she whispered, her voice full of emotion./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I've missed you too, my sweetheart." Death was also returning the hug with equal force as the woman in his arms. "I am so glad I managed to intervene in time to save you and the children." Not being able to stop himself he caught her lips in a passionate kiss. This was the sight the others walked in on./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily?!" Remus and Sirius exclaimed in shocked disbelief, not being able to believe that she would betray James' memory only a day after he had died to protect her./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Lily and Death jumped apart like startled teenagers, and a faint blush started to stain Lily's pale skin./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Guys let me introduce you to Azrail, also know as Death. He is my husband and the twins father."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"In the silence that followed Lily's statement it would have been possible to hear a needle fall./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Death?!"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Your husband?!"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes." Lily confirmed both disbelieving questions with a small smile. "James knew all about it. When I discovered that I was pregnant, I feared that Dumbledore would try to get the children. James came up with the idea to pose as their father and my husband. In reality he blood adopted us all into the Potter family, that's why I was able to change the wards and let us all in."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""But how the bloody hell did you manage to meet Death?" Sirius exclaimed, still stuck on the fact that his sister was married to a deity./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That is an interesting story." Azrail grinned widely./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""But it is one that will have to wait." Lily told all of them as she heard the twins wake up and starting to cry for attention. "Duty calls."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Petunia!" she screamed as she rushed to give her sister a hug./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh, Lily! I am so sorry. I don't know how I could ever forget you, Lils." Petunia was also crying as she returned the fierce hug from her sister./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That was all Dumbledore's fault. All that matters is that you are here now." Lily reassured while tightening her hold. The two sisters stood like that for a long while. The two men and boy deciding to let them have their reunion in peace./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""How did you manage to break through the curse?" Petunia asked once they had finally pulled away from each other./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I didn't. It's a long story." Lily sighed. "It's been a long evening."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""We can wait until tomorrow if you want." Petunia offered when she saw how tired the redhead truly was./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""No." Lily denied, "I have to do this tonight." She looked around the hallway they were currently in. "But we should probably go somewhere a little more comfortable. The main living room is this way."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Leading the way Lily made her way into one of the warmer rooms of the Manor, and found a place on the couch where they could all be able to see each other. Then she started the tale of what had transpired earlier that evening and how it had lead to Sirius and Remus going to Privet Drive to pick up Petunia and Dudley./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I am so sorry about James. He sounded like a good guy. But I am very happy that the twins are alright." Petunia exclaimed at the end of the tale, and pulled Lily into another hug. She had barely managed to keep quiet during the story, but she could see how tough this was for Lily and did not want to interrupt her. "Speaking off the twins, when can I see my niece and nephew?"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""They are sleeping right now, but… Sirius, do you mind helping me carrying them down?" Lily looked at the dark haired man with hope in her eyes./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""No problem Lils. Why don't you stay here with your sister while Remus helps me with the kids?" Sirius quickly jumped to his feet, dragging Remus up with him./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""It's no problem." Remus reassured the women. "We will have them down in a jiffy."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thank you." Lily smiled at them gratefully as they disappeared out of the room./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""And while we are speaking of nephews… I don't think I have been introduced to mine yet." Lily smiled down at the boy that was cuddling his mother. "Hello Dudley, I am your Auntie Lily."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Hi Auntie Lily." Dudley said shyly with a small wave./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I want you to meet your cousins." Lily grinned as the men entered the room with one sleeping toddler each. "Sirius has Valentine, while Remus is carrying Sky. I know they are a little small, and probably boring, right now, but I am hoping that the three of you will become good friends as well as family."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Dudley looked at the younger children with wonder in his eyes. This was his family. Unknown to the adult he made a vow that he would be there for them, and protect them from anyone that wanted to hurt them./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Oh Lily, they are beautiful." Petunia complimented as also stared at the twins./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thank you. But they can also be quite a handful." Lily laughed. She loved her children, but there were no denying that they were born troublemakers./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"They talked and tried to catch up for a while longer until they could no longer suppress their yawns. Dudley had already joined his cousins in sleep on the couch./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Why don't we all go to bed, and we can continue this tomorrow." Sirius looked at the clock before correcting himself, "I mean later this morning."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That is a good idea." Lily, as well as the other two grown-ups, agreed with the proposal. "While you were away I made up bedrooms for everyone. Just follow me." Carrying Sky she led the others throughout the house, Sirius taking Valentine and Remus carrying Dudley./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Later that morning Death came to Potter Manor to check on everyone. Lily was the first person he met and she greeted him with a tight hug./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Azrail, I've missed you." she whispered, her voice full of emotion./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I've missed you too, my sweetheart." Death was also returning the hug with equal force as the woman in his arms. "I am so glad I managed to intervene in time to save you and the children." Not being able to stop himself he caught her lips in a passionate kiss. This was the sight the others walked in on./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Lily?!" Remus and Sirius exclaimed in shocked disbelief, not being able to believe that she would betray James' memory only a day after he had died to protect her./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Lily and Death jumped apart like startled teenagers, and a faint blush started to stain Lily's pale skin./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Guys let me introduce you to Azrail, also know as Death. He is my husband and the twins father."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"In the silence that followed Lily's statement it would have been possible to hear a needle fall./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Death?!"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Your husband?!"/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Yes." Lily confirmed both disbelieving questions with a small smile. "James knew all about it. When I discovered that I was pregnant, I feared that Dumbledore would try to get the children. James came up with the idea to pose as their father and my husband. In reality he blood adopted us all into the Potter family, that's why I was able to change the wards and let us all in."/span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""But how the bloody hell did you manage to meet Death?" Sirius exclaimed, still stuck on the fact that his sister was married to a deity./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That is an interesting story." Azrail grinned widely./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""But it is one that will have to wait." Lily told all of them as she heard the twins wake up and starting to cry for attention. "Duty calls."/span/p