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"No! Lee-ra! Dada, Lee-ra!"
Harry was doing his very best to explain his predicament to his father, but with his rather limited set of vocabulary, he wasn't getting anywhere.
"Dada! No bed! Broom!"
Harry started spouting all of the words that he knew, in the hope that someone would understand. "Dinner! Mama! Pad-foo! 'Oony! Broom! Lee-ra! Dada, LEE-RA!"
It was no use, however, because James just mistook the exasperation for tiredness, and decided to take the toddler up to bed.
"MAMA! MAMA! LEE-RA! PAD-FOO! MAMA! DADA! LEE-RA! NO BED!"
Harry was misunderstood once again, however, and was plopped unceremoniously in his cot, kissed on the forehead, and told that it was bedtime. Harry disagreed, as it was still light outside, but he didn't know enough words to say that yet.

Lily had turned on the television, and there was a game show on, so Lira tried to watch it, to distract herself.
"And, Mr Shelby, here are your last three questions. Remember, now, if you get all three of these right, you could win ten thousand pounds!"
The Mr Shelby in question did not look particularly smart, and he didn't look like he needed that ten thousand pounds, if his gold plated watch was anything to go by.
"Question One! Which of these animals are extinct in the UK? A, Robins, B, Wolves, or C, Sheep?"
"Wolves." Lira muttered, biting her nails, and Lily looked over at her from the table, where the three of them were still discussing the mysterious 'Order'.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Lira, I didn't even offer you a drink. What do you want? Tea? Coffee?"
Lily flicked her wand, so that each time one of the beverages visible, and Lira smiled nervously. "Just some water would be great, thank you."

A cup of water appeared in Lira's hand, and she smiled gratefully at Lily before turning her attention back to the television.
"Question Two! What is the brightest star visible in the Northern Hemisphere? Is it A-"
"It's Sirius, right?" The man in question interrupted, and Lira grinned as that was, in fact, the answer.
"And lastly, Mr Shelby, question 3! What is the name of the Turkish currency? Is it A, Franks, B, Lira, or C, Pounds? Now, remember, the questions' answers are all either A, B or C, and you have to pick the correct letter. Do you have your answer?"
"B." Lira smiled, sipping her water, and rolled her eyes at the cocky contestant.

"I know this."
"You do, Mr Shelby?"
"Yes, I'm quite certain. The Turkish currency is obviously Franks, the brightest star that I've ever seen is Regulus, and for question one, when have ever seen a robin in Britain?"
"Ah, yes, but when have you ever seen a wolf in Britain, Mr Shelby?" Lira grinned at her own comment, and to her surprise, Lily laughed. It was a light, clear laugh, a pretty sound.
"I'm sorry, Mr Shelby, but the answer was B! You were so close!"
"Close? Close? He picked the wrong letter! The only way he could have further away would be by saying that the answer was D!"
"Join us next week for more thrilling quizzes to test our contestants' knowledge. I'm Norman Drinkwater, and this was Three Letters! Thank you and goodnight!"

Lira smiled at the absurd names, and James stood up from the table.
"So, Lira, have you heard of us in your time?"
"I'm sorry?"
"Are we famous? James Potter, Auror extraordinaire!"
James waved his hand as if waving to a cheering crowd, and his wife grabbed him from behind, so that he stumbled backwards with a loud 'oof!' Lira, however, sat down on the sofa again, eyes wide.
"You're James Potter? And you're Lily Potter?"
"Told you we'd be famous, honey." James smirked and Lily rolled her eyes.
"And you're Sirius…Sirius…"
"Sirius Black, love."
"Sirius Black…and what's the date?"
"It's the 19th of September today."
"And…it's 1981?"
"Uh-huh."
"But what date was it…maybe they missed it?"
"Sorry, Lira, didn't quite catch that?"
"No…it's just…Voldemort's after you, isn't he?"

There was a moment of extremely tense silence, and you could have cut the tension in the air with a butter knife.
"How do you know about that?" James looked vaguely concerned now.
"Nothing…I just…remembered. What date…and Sirius…Sirius Black…where's that from? Where have I heard that name before?"
"Possibly when I introduced myself, like, thirty seconds ago?"
"No…it's…oh…"
"Lira, are you feeling okay?"
Lily was starting to get worried about the now very pale girl, and Lira shook her head.
"I think I'm just tired. It's been an eventful day."
"Sounds that way." Lily smiled gently at her, and then held out her hand. "Come on, I'll take you upstairs." Lira took her outstretched hand and followed her up the wooden stairs, along the hallway, into a room that was next to the bathroom.

"This is the guest bedroom, Remus and Sirius sleep here sometimes, but it should be comfortable. Well, you'll have a bed, at least."
"Thank you."
"It's no problem."
"No, really, it is. You didn't have to let me stay here, but you did. Thank you."
"You're very welcome, sweetheart."

Lily summoned a nightdress from her drawer, and shrunk it slightly so that it would fit Lira. "Here you go. Sleep well, sweetheart, and give us a shout if you need anything."
"Thank you. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight, Lira!"
Lira got changed, laid down on the bed and fell asleep almost immediately.

Now, many things happened that night while Lira was asleep. Owls were sent, a Portkey was used, Professor Dumbledore visited, and so did another man, who goes by the name Remus Lupin. However, I won't go into the details, because Lira was asleep, so she didn't know the details of these visits either.

When Lira woke up the next day, hair all over the place and nightgown crumpled, it was because of a certain grizzling toddler who wanted his breakfast. His problem, however, was that 'Lee-ra', who he had become quite attached to, hadn't come down yet. So when Lira came running down the stairs, stretching and yawning, both of his parents could've kissed her.

"M-M-Morning!" Lira yawned, and Lily smiled.
"Sorry, did Harry wake you?"
"Yeah, but its fine, I usually wake up early."
"Do you want bacon?"
"Oh, yes please."
"Lee-ra!"
"Hello Harry."
"Lee-ra!"
"Yes, Lee-ra."
"'Oony!"
"Yes, Lee- hang on, what?"
"'Oony!"

Lira turned to ask Lily who 'Oony' was, but her question was answered as she saw Lily embracing a man who was not James or Sirius. He was wearing a big grey overcoat, which reminded Lira of her Uncle Robert, but when he turned around, it became clear that he was not like her Uncle Robert. He looked much too exciting for that, all scars and twinkly eyes.

"Hello, Lira, isn't it?"
"Yes, I'm Lira. Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Remus."
"Hello then, Remus. How are you?"
Remus seemed surprised at the girl's manners.
"I'm quite alright thank you, and you?"
"A bit confused."
"Yes, Lily explained what happened at the Ministry. I'm sure Dumbledore will find a solution."
"Actually, Albus came last night."
James came in from the kitchen, holding a plate of bacon, and he set it down on the table. "Do you want bacon, Lira?"
"Yes please!"
James smiled and served her some out, along with some toast.
"And…what did Dumbledore…say? Lira finished, swallowing her mouthful.
"He said that wasn't sure that it was possible."
Lira choked on her bacon.
"What?"
"The Time Turners in the Ministry are made to go backwards in time, and make one trip. Going backwards in time, that's possible, but going forwards? The future is undetermined. You see, you landed in our living room when you were fourteen, but that shouldn't be possible, because right now, you should be just four months old. By coming back to the past, you have changed your future, so the moment that you departed from, that day with your uncle in the Ministry, for you, never existed."
"So…so…that means…I can't go home?"
"I'm really sorry, Lira."

Lily walked over and sat down next to Lira at the table.
"Lira?"
The girl was shaking, looking down at the table, breakfast forgotten.
"I can't go home?"
"I'm really sorry, sweetheart."
James and Remus exchanged concerned looks, and then went into the kitchen; they both knew that Lily would handle it best.
"I was so stupid…I didn't even think…"
"You weren't to know. It wasn't your fault."
"Mum is going to be so mad at Uncle Robert…" Lira muttered, and then put her head in her hands as she started to cry. Lily rubbed her back, murmuring soothingly, but it was Harry who got the devastated girl to look up.
"Lee-ra?"
"Yes H-Harry?"
He waved his arms around from his high-chair, and Lira stood up and picked him up, talking nonsensically to him.
"It's nearly Halloween Harry, you don't know what Halloween is though, do you? That's okay, though, because you have an amazing mum and dad to tell you all about Halloween. I have a mum and dad too, and they told me all about Halloween. Now, I'm not going to see them again, I suppose."
Her eyes burned with unshed tears, and Harry reached up to touch the tears that were trailing down her cheeks.
"Lee-ra?"
"Yes?"
"Down pease." Harry pointed at the floor, so Lira put him down, and he toddled over to the cupboard and pulled out an adorable miniature broom. With a little help from his mother, Harry was soon soaring around the living room, roaring with laughter as he narrowly avoided flying into the wall.

Lira smiled weakly and ran her hand through her hair, before turning to talk to Lily.
"So what am I going to do now?"
Lily had an idea.
"One second, I'll have to talk to James," Lily smiled at Lira's questioning look. "I have an idea."

Lily plucked Harry off his broom in mid-air, (she'd had a lot of practise), and plopped Harry down on the sofa. The broom fell harmlessly to the floor as Lily walked into the kitchen to talk to her husband.

Lira swung Harry up onto her lap and ruffled his hair, ignoring his squeals.
"What do you think your mum and dad are talking about, huh, Harry? Do you know?"
The baby didn't answer, he just grabbed the hem of her nightdress and shoved it in his mouth like it was a dummy. Lira sighed, and gently pulled it out, cringing slightly at the drool.

Luckily for Lira, she didn't have to rely on Harry for information for much longer, as Lily, James and Remus all walked in, and they all had smiles on their faces.
"Hi?" Lira started nervously, and Harry reached his arms out.
"'Oony!" Remus leant forward and picked Harry up off Lira's lap, and Lily and James sat either side of Lira in the sofa.
"So, Lira, we know how hard this has got to be on you-"
"And Professor Dumbledore thinks that it would mess with time for you to back to Hogwarts."
"Oh."
Lira couldn't believe it. How could she be a witch when she couldn't learn magic at Hogwarts?
"And we know that you don't have anywhere to go."
"So, we were thinking, well, I was thinking, and James agrees, do you want to stay here?"

Lira's jaw dropped.
"Really?"
James grinned. "Really, love."
"You mean it? I can stay here?!"
"If you want to." Lily smiled warmly at her, and Lira threw her arms around her, hugging Lily, and then James, tightly.
"Yes! Thank you! Thank you, both of you, so much!"
"You're very welcome. Harry seems to have taken to you too, so we wouldn't want to disappoint him now, would we?"
"No, we would most definitely not."

There was a minute of happy silence, and then Lira asked the question that was on her mind. "So how can I learn magic if I don't go to Hogwarts?"
"It's possible, of course, but it would be a lot of hassle, and people always ask questions."
"So how will I learn magic?"
"We'll help you."
"Really? Thank you!"
"It'll be fun."
"Awesome."

"So, what's the spell do the washing-up?"
"It's called elbow grease!" Lily teased, and then she stood up.
"Would you mind looking after Harry while James and I clean up? He can be a bit of a handful!"
"I can tell…" Lira sighed, pulling her nightdress once again out of Harry's mouth.

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Here's a sneak peek from the next chapter:
"You!" Miss Ainsley seethed. "You drove your motorbike over my flowers!"
"That was an accident!"
"You've done it twice now. You honestly can't be that bad at parking that thing."
"She's not a thing, she's a work of art. And the second time, you said something not so nice about Lily and James, and I couldn't just let that go!" Miss Ainsley, seemingly unaware that Sirius had spoken, started rambling about the dangers of the wild youths in the quaint village of Godric's Hollow.
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