I do not own anything except the fourteen year old girl from the previous chapters.

A/N: Well, not much to say, just hope ya enjoy. :) Also, I hope that it didn't seem too fast how Harry and Hermione were calling Lily mom...it just sort of felt right to write that. Anyway, I quite like this chapter. Also, I don't know how the founders are to act, so enjoy my insane-ness of my mind. :)

Four: We're Back

Ila cleared her throat and passed Lily six pieces of parchment.

"We have six castles to choose from?" Lily asked her eyes wide.

Ila nodded. "You are descended from Merlin and Gryffindor; Harry from Slytherin; Hermione from Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Grindewald."

Lily nodded slowly. "Okay. Do you mind if we look in their vaults? I'd like to see some of the heirlooms."

Ila nodded and produced six keys. "Here you are; I'll get Gangly to escort you there."

Lily smiled. "Thank you."

Harry and Hermione didn't know what to expect; but their eyes widened as they saw the rickety cart they were to ride in. They cautiously stepped in and sat next to each other, holding hands.

"You're sure this is safe?" Hermione asked, looking around her.

Lily smiled and nodded. "Of course." She said before the cart started moving.

Ten minutes later, they were at the first floor of vaults. This floor only had seven vaults lined in a row. The first one was Merlin's, then Morgana's, then the founders and finally Grindewald's.

Gangly stood and walked over to Merlin's. "We would not be allowed down here if you didn't have the right blood. You all may walk in Merlin's and Gryffindor's. However, only Mr. Harry and Miss Hermione can go in the others."

Lily nodded as she stepped out. "Do you know who the descendant of Morgana is?"

Gangly nodded. "Yes, we do. She is seven right now, and neglected from her family. We cannot tell you her name only that you have met her before. Her family does not know that she is the descendant Morgana chose."

Lily nodded as she thought about who James visited. Her eyes widened slightly as she thought of the perfect little girl she met not too long ago. "It's not Ginny Weasley, is it?"

Gangly didn't say anything as he opened Merlin's vault.

Lily's eyes widened further. "Harry, Hermione, when you two go to Hogwarts and you meet Ginny in your second year; befriend her. I want her away from those despicable Weasley's."

Harry and Hermione nodded. "Of course mum." They said, Hermione testing that out for the first time and smiling as a bright smile lit up Lily's face.

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"Ginny, clean up." Molly Weasley demanded as her, her family and the two Potter's headed outside.

"Yes mum." Ginny whispered as she stood from her spot and walked over to the sink. Her mother could've used magic, but Molly preferred to make Ginny do it. Do everything around the house. Ginny sighed as she stopped the water and started to bring the plates over. She wondered if this was how a house elf felt.

She scrubbed away, taking her time, as she heard the laughter and chatter from outside. She looked outside and sighed, wishing she could be out there, laughing and having fun. But apparently she was the house elf so she couldn't have fun.

Her mind started to drift as she dutifully scrubbed the dishes. She still had four years here until Hogwarts; four more years of torture. She scowled as she gazed at her parents. They acted as though she was a mistake; like they hadn't planned for her. She wished she could run away, find somewhere else to live.

Those outside stood up and made their way back in, heading towards the floo. She could hear them talking, saying stuff about Potter Manor. Soon there was only silence, as she was left alone.

She stared at the fireplace in shock. They left her here? Just left? She grinned and wiped her hands off on a towel. She waved her hand and the dishes and kitchen became spotless, all dishes away in their rightful place.

She skipped up the stairs and into her small room. She opened her closet doors and stood up on her tip-toes, reaching up to grab a box. She pulled it down carefully and walked over to her bed. She sat down and pulled of the lid smiling as she took out the dark arts book she had acquired from the Potter library a few months ago. She opened the book to the page she had bookmarked and began reading, learning all she could about Morgana and dark magic.

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Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, stared in shock at the letter he had just received from the head guard at Azkaban Prison.

Good Afternoon, Minister,

I regret to inform you that prisoner 113467, in cell 7089 has somehow managed to escape. No guards were attacked and no one knows how he escaped. I suggest caution as I do not know what he will do.

Prisoner 113467 is Sirius Black; the mass murderer from 1980.

I apologize for having to inform you. We have the guards out searching, including some dementors.

Sincerely,

Randall Andrews.

Cornelius sighed and rubbed his forehead. Just more trouble in the world. He stood up and walked over to his fireplace, throwing in some floo powder and calling out "The Prophet".

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The next morning, Lily woke up in Merlin Castle with a smile on her face. She grabbed the robe lying over the chair in the corner and slipped into some slippers before padding down to the dining area.

When the three had arrived the night before, six house elves greeted them at the door. They gave them a tour around the castle before showing them the three rooms they could use. Harry and Hermione had stared wide eyed into their rooms for a good thirty minutes until Lily pushed them inside.

Bitzy, the head elf, handed her the Prophet and a cup of coffee before disappearing to make sure breakfast was started.

Lily's eyes widened as she read the headline.

Sirius Black Escapes From Azkaban!

Rita Skeeter had written the article, but Lily was staring at the picture of Sirius.

"Mom?"

Lily turned her head and smiled as Hermione and Harry joined her at the table.

"What's that?" Hermione asked, pointing to the old looking paper.

"This is the Daily Prophet. It's a wizard newspaper." Lily said and laid it on the table. "Harry, this is your godfather. We have to find him."

Harry and Hermione looked at the picture and nodded.

Lily looked between the two for a moment before gasping. "Oh my." She whispered.

They both looked up, confused.

Lily was staring back and forth, looking at their sparkling eyes, and smooth, flawless skin.

"Mum, what is it?" Harry asked.

Hermione looked across at Harry, studying him while Harry did the same. "I don't understand." Hermione finally said, turning to look at Lily.

Bitzy and Pluto popped in, levitating trays of food onto the table.

Hermione turned to Bitzy. "Bitzy, do you know what mother is talking about?"

Bitzy smiled. "Yous and Young Master Harry is to be elves."

"Elves?" Harry and Hermione questioned, their eyes going wide.

Bitzy nodded, her ears flapping. "Oh yes. Merlin, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had elf genes. Though very rare. Only come out when ones power is worthy."

The two nodded slowly while Lily clapped her hands, a huge smile on her face.

"This is just wonderful." Lily exclaimed.

"Um, what exactly does that mean?" Harry asked.

"Well, being an elf, you'll have a destined mate. You won't display your true elf features until your fifteenth birthday. I won't be able to tell you much else, because almost all types of elves are different. However, each type holds one thing in common, besides the mates. Each type of elf can communicate with nature. Depending on what type you two are will depend on what level of communication you'll have." Lily explained as she started to load pancakes onto her plate. "We won't know more until then. Now, we have to find a way to find Sirius before Dumbledore does."

"Mistress Lily." Bitzy started.

"Yes Bitzy?"

"I is knowing how to find him."

"Really?" Lily turned surprised eyes to Bitzy.

Bitzy nodded her head. "Oh yes. I goes to get the book." She popped out, returning a minute later with an old, thick book in her small arms. She laid it on the table and disappeared again.

"Untraceable Curses by Merlin." Lily read before turning to the table of contents.

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Albus Dumbledore glared at the headline. He was sitting in his office after breakfast, enjoying a cup of tea. Now his good mood was ruined by Sirius Black. That damned mutt couldn't just stay where he was supposed to. No matter; the mutt would try to find James or Lily. That will work.

His eyes flew wide as the castle shifted, making groaning noises. The stairs were shifting faster and the sky in the great hall darkened to black. Four portraits appeared along the walls of the great hall, their eyes opening.

The castle continued to shift as Albus walked down from his office. He entered the great hall, his eyes going wide again. The students and staff were behind him as he walked into the room.

"You're the headmaster?"

They all turned to the voice, to see it coming from a portrait of a woman in blue and silver.

"Yes, I am Rowena Ravenclaw. We are here because our heirs have finally been found alive; for once." She muttered the last part. "Anyway, we will be staying here, in this room, ready to greet our heirs when they arrive. Now, we don't know exactly when; but it should be within the next five years."

"Ooh." Helga said, clapping her hands. "I'm so excited. Do you think one will be a girl?"

"I hope so." Rowena answered.

"Come now." Godric replied. "There needs to be a strong man around too."

Salazar snickered from his place beside Godric. "Let's hope he's not like you."

Godric gasped. "Sal, I thought you loved me." He sniffed.

Salazar was looking at him, his head resting in his arm. "That trick doesn't work anymore."

Godric sighed and crossed his arms, pouting.

"Godric, please." Rowena said. "You are a grown man; stop acting like a child."

Godric grinned. "You're only as old as ya feel."

Albus cleared his throat, bringing the attention to him.

Salazar raised an eyebrow. "You're the headmaster? Merlin, what is this world coming to?" He muttered.

Albus raised an eyebrow, having not heard what Salazar muttered, as he started to walk around the room. "Where have you been all this time?"

"We have been in our personal quarters, of course." Rowena stated as if it was obvious.

"What did you mean by 'our heirs have finally been found alive'?" Severus Snape asked as he looked over Salazar's portrait.

Helga huffed. "Clearly we mean that whenever an heir of ours is found, they are always murdered before entering Hogwarts. Also, what seems to happen is that our heirs are never born in the same generation. This time they are." She clapped her hands again. "I do hope they come soon."

Godric nodded enthusiastically.

"Do you know how many there are?" Minerva McGonagall asked as she stepped over to Godric.

Godric shook his head. "No; we just know there are more than one."

"Do you know who they are?" Albus asked.

Helga studied him with a suspicious look. "I don't know if I want to answer that."

Rowena rolled her eyes. "Helga, you can't seriously know who they are if we don't know how many there are."

Helga huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Do you?" Salazar peered across at her.

Helga stood up and started to walk away.

"Helgy!" Godric called. "Don't leave!"

"You don't believe me."

"Rowena doesn't; but you never get that look unless you know." Salazar said, Godric nodding along with him.

Rowena huffed and pouted.

"Now who's acting like a child?" Godric teased.

Rowena just stuck out her tongue.

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At the end of Privet Drive, a black, scraggly looking dog stood sniffing the ground. He kept his nose to the ground as he walked along, headed for number four. He stopped at the door and started scratching.

Petunia opened the door a moment later and stared down at the dog, confused.

The dog just walked inside, passed her, before turning into Sirius Black.

Petunia's eyes went wide as she stared at him. "What do you want?" She whispered.

Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Where's Lily?" He asked, whispering along with her, his voice still hoarse from Azkaban.

Petunia shook her head. "I don't know. She went to find Harry." Here she paused and quickly looked into the living room, only to see Vernon engrossed in the TV. She dropped her voice lower. "Vernon left him at a camp. I wasn't home, so I couldn't stop him. But they won't be there now. I don't know how to find them. I'm sorry."

Sirius smiled and shook his head. "Thank you." He said, before turning back into a dog and walking out the door she held open.

Sirius continued down the street until he found the park and hid behind the bushes. He turned back to a human and apparated to an alley behind Remus' muggle home. Turning back to a dog, he walked along the fences, pushing open Remus' when he found it. He trotted up to the back door and began scratching on it.

Remus opened the door, his eyes going wide as he watched Sirius walk passed him and into the house. "Padfoot?"

Sirius turned back and smiled. "Hey moony." He chuckled as he watched Remus just stare at him with his mouth open.

"How did you escape Azkaban?" Remus asked.

"Snuffles helped." Sirius grinned. "Now, I need you to help me find Lily and Harry. I need to talk to them."

Remus raised an eyebrow. "Sirius, you do know Harry's dead, right?"

Sirius sighed and walked over to him, lifting his hair away from his ear. The dark mark was a light grey, meaning the curse hadn't been broken. Sirius stepped away and sighed again. "He is alive, Remy. I know he is."

"Remus?"

They both turned to Remus' living room to see Lily's head in the fireplace.

"Sirius too! Oh the spell worked." She said smiling at the two. "Now, come through; I'll unblock the floo for you. Say Merlin Castle." She said and disappeared.

Sirius grinned and grabbed some floo powder. "See ya there moony. Merlin Castle." He stepped out of the fireplace and grinned at Lily who came up and hugged him tightly.

Remus stepped out a moment later and hugged Lily too as Sirius looked around the library.

Lily pulled back and smiled, closing the floo again. "Now, come on, sit down. We have much to discuss."

"Where's Harry?" Sirius asked.

"Harry and Hermione are reading about elves somewhere in here." Lily answered.

"Who's Hermione? And why elves?" Sirius sat down next to Remus on the couch while Lily took a chair.

"Mom!"

Lily turned to see her two kids running towards her, a book in each of their hands. "Yes?"

Remus' eyes were wide as he watched the two kids.

"Look what we found!" Hermione said, opening her book to a page her finger was holding.

Lily smiled as she read what they found.

"Is that true? Will we really start to see signs when we turn eleven?" Harry asked, looking up and smiling at Sirius. "Paddy!" Harry said and bounced over, hugging him tightly.

Sirius chuckled, ruffling Harry's hair. "Hey cub."

"Cub?" Hermione asked.

"Sirius is an animagus; he turns into a dog." Lily said. "Remus is a werewolf; I think that's more where they got it from then from Sirius' form."

Hermione nodded, smiling as Harry hugged a shocked Remus. She ran into Sirius' arms as he held them open for her, hugging him tightly.

Lily smiled brightly as she watched Hermione sit in Sirius' lap and Harry sit in Remus'. "Now; questions?"

"Yes; who is this little girl?" Sirius asked as he ruffled Hermione's hair, causing her to glare up at him and pout.

"Hermione is now Harry's blood sister. They met at a camp."

"Ah, yes. Petunia told me that Vernon left him at one."

Lily nodded. "Turns out Hermione's family did the same."

Sirius hugged Hermione tighter to him in a reflex.

Harry and Hermione nodded. "But guess what."

"What?" Remus asked.

"Together we own Hogwarts." They smiled at the dumbstruck looks on the two men's faces. "We're also descendants of Grindewald and Merlin."

Lily chuckled and nodded. "Yes, but now I think we should explain to Remus what happened."

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Ginny was standing over the sink again; on her birthday. It was now the end of May and she just turned eight. Her parents and brothers that weren't at Hogwarts, along with the two Potter's were outside. The boys were flying while the adults were talking. Of course, she couldn't be out there; there were dishes that needed to be washed.

"Fred!" Molly's voice brought Ginny's attention. "Watch where you hit that!"

"He's not Fred, I am!" The other twin said.

"Oh, sorry Fred."

She glared outside wishing she was at Hogwarts. She sighed, her glare disappearing as she looked down into the soapy water. "Then I might have a friend." She chuckled quietly. "Yeah right; like that would happen."

This chapter was ten pages written in word. I'm pretty proud of that. Hope ya enjoyed, and if I have time tomorrow night, I'll post chapter five, otherwise you won't hear from me for the weekend since I'm going to our cabin that doesn't have internet access. :)