It was a gorgeous day in the hills of Ireland. The long overgrown grass seemed to dance in the warm summer wind. Gorgeous flowers of vibrant yellows and pinks stole the attention away from the human eyes. There were no trees to block one's vision to the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing seemed out of place. It was perfectly serene.

There was one person not calm though. A small red headed girl was sitting on her roof, awaiting something that usually wasn't seem flying around Ireland during the day; an owl. You see, this girl was not an ordinary little girl. It wasn't her physical appearance that set her apart from all the children in the nearby village, even though her bright red hair and pale green eyes were unique, she was a witch.

Seeing as she was a muggle born witch and all her friends were purebloods or halfbloods, she had to depend on them to send her a letter by owl to communicate (all but Remus didn't have phones) but she had yet to hear from two of her dearest friends Ursula and Sirius Black. After a month from not hearing from them, she called Remus and asked to borrow his owl. While on the phone she asked if he had gotten any letter for them.

He hadn't.

The owl showed up three days later and Elyse quickly wrote three letters to her other close friends. She had sent the letters off about two days ago so their responses where due any moment.

She hear a window open,

"Elyse, yeh herd from yeh's friends yet?" her mom shouted up from the second floor.

"No!" She shouted back.

"Dinnah's 'n twenty minutes so yeh 'ave teh come 'n soon." She mother warned her before she closed the window up again.

Five minutes later Flick, Remus's owl, swooped over her head, dropping three letters onto her lap. Elyse frantically tore open Peter's letter first.

-Elyse,

I haven't heard from either of them. My mom said that she heard Mr. Black was missing from the ministry for a while so maybe they went on vacation?

Sorry I couldn't help more.

~Peter

Ben's letter expressed much more concern. His said basically the same thing even though it was much longer. He said that he hadn't heard from either of them and that their father had been missing from the ministry. Ben's dad, the soon to be Minister of Magic, was going to talk to some colleagues in the morning to see if the Blacks had gone on vacation or their owl got sick or something along those lines. He asked to be updated on the situation, but other than that, he said nothing else.

James was the one that gave Elyse the most information.

Elyse,

You haven't heard from them either? I have to admit I used some accidental magic and almost burned your letter to a crisp when I finished it. I'm just as worried as you are. They both promised to write me and when they didn't after the first week of summer, I sent them letters. All of them came back unopened. Their parents did something to them, I know it! They are twisted people that seriously need to learn the definition of love. Honestly, I've met their mother before and she makes a dragon look nice. The worst part is that we can't go get them. Their father put enchantments on their house so no one knows where it is. They could be my neighbors for all I know and I would never see them. My dad said he is going to try to get in touch with some of his 'connections' (whoever the heck they are) and try to find out if Ursula and Sirius are okay.

If you hear anything, I want you to owl me immediately before everyone else, got it?

-James

P.S. I heard about your vision problem and I was just wondering if you were near sighted or far sighted because if you are near sighted, then maybe you should try to put one some 'glasses' to see if there is a problem with 'the glasses'

Elyse face palmed herself; how could she be so stupid?

One month later, and no letters or updates received from either Black siblings, the group of now second year Gryffindors went to the same compartment as last year. Remus got there first. His mother had ordered him to tell her how the missing kids were before he got on the train. When he got home for summer break and he was able to tell his parents more about his new friends, they were more than ecstatic when they heard about them. They could have never wished for better friends for their son; they had even over looked Ursula's and Sirius's dark family history and were now concerned for both of them.

The other three jumped into the compartment about a minute before the train left.

"Any sign of them?" Remus asked, putting the book he was reading down.

James shook his head, worry etched on his features, "We stayed as long as we could on the platform and we didn't see either of them, or their little brother."

"Do you think their parents transferred them out or something?" Remus asked, realizing that was a very real possibility.

Ben scoffed, "Blacks not at Hogwarts? I think there were Blacks in the first class ever to graduate here; there's no way their parents would send them to another school."

"It would be like a Potter in Slytherin; it just doesn't happen," James explained as he sat down.

Remus raised an eyebrow, "I'm sure they thought the same thing about not just one but two Blacks in Gryffindor."

James tried not to show it, but Elyse saw the flash of worry in his eyes. It didn't stay for very long, but it was still there. He cleared his throat and looked at Elyse. "Did you get what I meant in the letter? I didn't want to write where anyone could intercept the letter and find out about your gift."

"I goot it," Elyse confirmed, "Boot I got notin. Just some stuff in a couple of years from now, sorry."

James shrugged but you could tell he was disappointed, "It's okay."

"So what do we do?" Peter asked his friends. "What if something did happen and no one realizes anything?"

"If they were running late and got on the wrong car or something they will be here in a bit but if they don't show up by the sorting feast, then we tell McGonagall." Ben decided.

Everyone agreeing that was a good plan, they settled into their compartment, worry still laced in all their thoughts. These were dark times and they went straight into the abyss so there's no telling what could have happened to them.

"Damn it Sirius that was my leg!" They heard an annoyed Ursula shout at her brother from a little bit away. Everyone physically relaxed; they were okay. James smiled cockily and crossed his arms, "What do you know, they sound just fine."

"Yup, now you can yell at them all you want without feeling guilty" Remus agreed with a laugh, knowing that James was much more worried than he let on and he was going to go 'mother' on them.

Peter chuckled, "Think we should help them?"

They looked at each other and at the same time said, "Nah," and burst out laughing.

They didn't notice the compartment door slid open or the look of horror on Ben's and Elyse's faces.

"What's wrong Ben?" James asked slightly angled away from the door.

He didn't answer so James turned slightly on his seat and when he did his hazel eyes widened dramatically,

"HOLY SHIT!"

So this chapter is a little shorter than the others, but I just wanted to get another chapter out before the weekend was over. I would appreciate your thoughts on this because while I do have something big planned for this year, I would love ideas or opinions.

I know that I didn't even really mention anything over the summer break for them. If you would like, I would be willing to write a one shot about one of their summer breaks (Just not the Blacks, you will find out why later). If you want to read that, please leave a review or private message me about which character you want to know about and any plot ideas if you have any. I don't need a complete plot, just an idea. I promise I will try to take care of the rest.

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