Title – The Day Had Come

Chapter – Nine - Confused Tears.

Pairing – Sirius/Oc1 Remus/Oc2 James/Lily

Rating – M

Warnings – Minor Parental Violence, Character Romance, Spoilers for the books and films.

Quick Intro – Melissa used to be an Auror, she had many secrets, she had one prophecy in her name, she used to apart of the wizard world but that was along time ago, she would never go back, would she? She has been asked to rejoin the fight against the Dark Wizards one of whom is her father.

Disclaimer – I don't own any of the character from Harry Potter alas they belong to J.K. Rowling, there is no financial gain here just a love of fanfiction.

Chapter Nine.

All too soon the other students were back and lessons began again, on the second Sunday at breakfast Melissa received another letter from Mad-Eye simply stating 'Same Place, Same Time' she could of laughed at how cryptic he was being but she suddenly had a sense of dread, she had not heard anything from or about her father but Mad-Eye knew all about it. Remus assured her it would be alright and soon she set off for the top floor classroom, she still had her wand gripped as she entered the room but Mad-Eye did not hex her as she entered, there were two chairs he was sat in one and pointed her to the other one.

"Right girl today we are going to learn about Occlumency, when someone tries to enter your memories and you try to stop them." She was unsure about how the lesson started "I have read up about Occlumency Auror Moody but I was wondering if you could tell me what went on when you visited my father?" She really didn't want to discuss this with him but since Dumbledore had asked him to talk with her father he already knew the details. He gazed at her for a moment with both eyes before talking "Occlumancy can work both ways, learn how to hone your skills and take the memories from me, then you will have your answer." At first she thought he was joking but then he was inside her head sifting through her memories, she remembered what she had read and tried to focus and hide the memories, push him out of her head but it did not work and soon she was reliving a moment from her childhood.

It was at her mother's funeral, her father was hard faced trying to fight the emotion he felt, she was unsure as to what was happening, a neighbour had looked after her for a few days and now she was saying goodbye to her mother but she didn't know why. She moved in time and was now at home, the food from the wake was still on the table but it was dark outside and the house was empty, she walked down the stairs and saw her father passed out on the floor, she had rushed to him crying and when she couldn't wake him she ran to get help from the neighbours.

Suddenly it was sunny outside and her father was angry, the food was still on the table and he was shouting at her, she frowned because she didn't understand and that's when it happened, the first time he hit her, he slapped her across the face and she had fallen to the floor, he screamed at her to go to her room and she ran all the way, crying confused tears.

She was walking down the stairs again but her face was red where he had slapped her, she peered through the stairs and saw him passed out again but this time she didn't panic, she made sure he was alive then pulled the blanket from the sofa over him, picked up the empty bottles and put them in the bin. She then went back up stairs to bed.

She felt Mad-Eye leave her mind and realised she had tears on her face, she wiped them away quickly while turning her back on the Auror, he did not speak but she did not care, he had no right to do that, to see that, she turned on him anger burning through her "How dare you do that!" Mad-Eye sat down again and growled at her "I told you focus and block me, do you think a dark wizard will skip over painful memories, wrong they will use them against you, this is why you need to block me. Now sit down and try again." She didn't speak but sat down opposite him she tried to think of something that would not lead back to her childhood, she took a few breaths and nodded to Mad-Eye that she was ready, once again he was inside her mind but she could feel herself controlling where he went, she moved him away from her past and deflected him to memories of her in Hogsmade laughing with her friends, she flung these images at him and then felt light headed.

She was seeing something but didn't know what, it was dark and Dumbledore was walking in front of her, she had a big walking stick, she was inside Mad-Eyes memories, it felt weird as if she was swimming through thick soup. She didn't feel in control but let the memory unfold, Mad-Eye stopped behind Dumbledore and she heard a racket then she heard her own voice "What the hell do you think you are doing Black!" she couldn't see anything yet but then Mad-Eye shifted slightly to stand next to Dumbledore and she could see herself in the corridor with Sirius, she heard him reply "Trying to scare you Issa, think I succeeded don't you." Melissa looked around her, she couldn't believe that they had been watching her, that's how Dumbledore knew about her being out so late, suddenly horror struck her, this is the night Sirius first kissed her and sure enough she looked up in time to see him leaning towards the other her, she did smile when the other her slapped him.

Something changed she could feel Mad-Eye taking control of the thoughts moving them back to her mind, suddenly a new image appeared, she was in the common room kissing Sirius, then she was in the library reading the Auror books but touching her lips and absently smiling. She tried to take control because she knew what would come next just as the image of her pulling Sirius towards her on the stair well she managed to change it to her throwing the biting liquorish at Mad-Eye, she could feel him fighting back and suddenly she was back on the stairwell she was now pushing Sirius against the wall, it almost hurt but she managed to pull the memory back to the fight in Dumbledore's office where she flung herself in front of the phoenix and she winced when she heard the sound her arm made when it snapped. She looked away towards Mad-Eye and was surprised to see worry in his eyes, when he had moved forward that day he was actually concerned about her.

The memory faded with her putting her wand under his chin and she momentarily saw him standing opposite her in the classroom before she could do anything the world went black.

Melissa woke up in the hospital ward and groaned as she sat up and put her feet out of the bed, Madam Pomfry ordered her back to bed and gave her something to drink, she felt warm and comfy but wanted to leave, pretending to be asleep she waited for over half and hour when the overly mothering woman left to sit in her office. Melissa slipped her feet out again and picked up her clothes from the side table, she slipped them on and peaked out of the curtain before making a quick exit.

Stretching her limbs she groaned at how tired she felt, the corridors were empty but she could hear the other kids in the class rooms, she guessed it was now Monday and wondered what happened, not really feeling herself and having no idea where she was going, she saw a figure move by the black forest so she decided to see who it was out of class.

The sun was very bright and seemed to blind her but still she moved almost flying over the ground towards the unmoving intruder, as she got closer she realised it was a centaur, he did not seem surprised and he smiled at her as she walked closer. "Young one, should you be down here during class time?" She closed her eyes and his voice seemed like music to her ears "I woke up and wanted to come outside, my patronus is a centaur, do you know what that means? I couldn't find anything about it." The centaur smiled and looked in to her eyes "It means when you are lost your patronus will help you, it also means you have a strong soul, I believe you should go back to your hospital bed, you will be missed." Melissa didn't realise that Hagrid and McGonigal were walking up behind her till Hagrid spoke "Morning Hez, can I help you?" The centaur stood tall and spoke calmly "I felt the young one calling out and came to see if a student was in danger, I will return to the forest now she is safe. Good day Hagrid." McGonigal came forward and ushered her back to the castle as the centaur walked away but Hagrid did not turn his back on the forest till they were nearer the castle.

Melissa felt tired again and was almost please to see the hospital doors, Madam Pomfry did not look too pleased and ordered her to bed, Melissa was asleep almost instantly. The next time she woke up she turned to see Dumbledore sitting in a chair next to her bed, he was reading a book and smiled when he looked up to her "Ah I see you have woken up, how are you feeling?" Melissa sat up and didn't feel the aches she did before "I am fine Headmaster….why am I here?" Dumbledore looked stern for a moment but then relaxed his face. "In your last lesson I believe Auror Moody pushed you too far, blocking him from your mind took a lot out of you, he said you controlled and diverted him to the memories you wanted him to see, he also said you managed to get in to his memories and he found it hard to get you out. I believe you have a natural talent when it comes to this particular skill. Alistor could not force you from his mind because it would have caused you great pain, so he fought against you and deflected the memories back to your mind, once he had done that he was able to pull back. However he said you refused to let go and fought what memories he saw, in the end he decided to show you something that would make you stop and question, this would give him the time he needed to release your mind. I believe he showed you his regret for pushing you and hurting you in my office."

Melissa nodded, had she really been refusing to let go, did she exceed his expectations, surely he would have been able to stop her entering his mind, maybe he had not expected her to be a fast learner. She suddenly remembered the centaur "Professor did I go outside or was that a dream?" Dumbledore clasped his hands together and lent forward slightly, "Melissa you have been asleep for five days almost, today is Friday, yesterday you woke up although still heavily dosed with the dreamless sleep you fought it and you did leave the castle." Melissa was shocked that she had been out for so long, though dreamless sleep explains how she felt like she was gliding through the castle, "Professor, Auror Moody refused to explain what happened when he went to see my father, he said if I wanted to know badly enough I would find the memory in his mind, I don't remember seeing anything about it, if I entered his mind wouldn't that have been the first thing I saw?"

"Auror Moody may not have been able to get you out of his memories but he was strong enough to influence what you were seeing, I believe he was being kind when he hid the memory from you." Her eyes darted to his "What happened, did my father do something?" Dumbledore smiled sympathetically at her "Apparently you father did not take being told off by an Auror very well, he tried to curse Alistor however he is an Auror and deflected the curse, this was enough however for your father to be arrested for attacking a ministry official. When the ministry searched your home they found various suspicious objects, I am afraid what Auror Moody was trying to protect you from was the knowledge that your father is being accused of being a dark wizard, possibly a Death Eater. Do you know what that means?"

Melissa thought her heart had stopped, she knew her father wasn't exactly a ministry fan but she never thought he would be evil, could he be a Death Eater, she was brought out of her thought by Dumbledore giving her a chocolate frog, she ate it without thinking. "I don't think he is a Death Eater Professor, I have heard and read about them and to be honest my father is not the brightest wand in the box, I don't think he would be smart enough."

"Unfortunately intelligence is not always a required skill of a Death Eater, loyalty, especially blind loyalty is also favoured, you father does not have the dark mark on his arm so he can only be charged with being a sympathiser, this still means the same ending." Melissa nodded in understanding "Azkaban, the amount of times I wished he was dead, I should be happy, it is certain he is out of my life now but I wouldn't wish Azkaban on anyone, not even him….Is Auror Moody alright? Deflecting a hex is something but I know my father has curses and traps in his private office, I should have told you that sorry." He smiled at her "Auror Moody is fine and very thorough, he knew there were tricks and traps and managed to catch them all before they hurt anyone, he will be honoured to know you are thinking about his safety."

She snorted "I doubt that and to be honest I don't think I wish to have lessons with him anymore, being an Auror even training seems to hurt a lot, inside, I don't want to feel this way after every lesson, its not worth it, not at the moment." "That is your decision my dear but I believe you should tell Alistor in person, it would be the right thing to do." She nodded though the idea did not appeal to her.

Dumbledore stood to leave but Melissa put a hand out to stop him "Professor I met a centaur, didn't I? He said something that I was calling out to him but I don't remember saying anything." Dumbledore sat again "Centaurs are mysterious creatures Melissa, I believe Hez felt your confusion when you woke up, you called out to yourself and Hez heard you. He said to Hagrid he believed you were in trouble, it was then I realised I should have been here when you woke up, to explain things to you, I am sorry I was not here the first time."

Melissa suddenly remembered the memories Mad-Eye must have seen, her and Sirius making out, her insides tensed "Professor did Auror Moody tell you specifically what memories of mine he saw?" Dumbledore nodded "He told me of the memory of your father and believed the emotions that followed this memory are the reasons why you would not let the connection drop. He told me he reverted to a memory that would calm you although it seems he was wrong in his choice and you became angry at him, this is why the connection was so strong, keeping you emotions calm is the key to control." Melissa remembered the memory of Mad-Eye seeing her in the corridor being kissed by Sirius and realised that Dumbledore must have seen it too; at least she thought he did not see her making out with him after that, those were her memories not Mad-Eyes.

"I feel better Professor and have lost an entire week of school, what must everyone think, can I leave here now?" "I believe Madam Pomfry would like you to stay until the morning but I see no reason why you cannot have some visitors I believe Mr Lupin has been most vocal in his insistence to see you, if fact I passed him and Mr Black in the corridor and promised that he could see you if you were up to it." She smiled and nodded Dumbledore walked to the door and let Remus in "Ah Mr Black you are welcome to visit as well if you wish" she heard his reply "Not likely Professor" and assumed he had walked away but she didn't care as Remus came and gave her a hug.

He sat down and she told him what had been going on, a few hours later when they were back to laughing an joking around she yawned for the fifth time in the ten minutes and Madam Pomfry, who had not let her out of her sight ordered Remus to leave. Melissa was given offered another dose of dreamless sleep but refused it and settled down to sleep.

Over the following week she had managed to avoid Sirius and he had tried to bewitch her cape to trap her but she realised what was going on and escaped before anyone else noticed. Scowling at him she knew she had to get him back before he thought he had won, after the confrontation though all she could think about was his lips upon hers, she defiantly needed to get him back and start hating him again.

That Sunday she got another letter from Mad-Eye 'Same Time, Same Place' she frowned and decided she would tell him straight that the lessons were going to stop, suddenly she lost her appetite, she spent the day catching up on the homework, although the other Professors had said she did not need to do it she felt she ought to plus it took her mind off everything else.

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