Footnotes
Entry #10: December 20th
November came fast and left even faster than it had come. Now we had Christmas on our heels and the whole school was buzzing about it. Meanwhile James and Lily were starting to act a bit odd around each other.
"He's going to ask her out on Christmas Eve," Emma told Remus and I as the three of us went down to the Great Hall for breakfast. Remus smiled and nodded as I shook my head. Why did she always know before me!?
"Well, it certainly explains a lot now doesn't it? But why did James tell you before he told me?"
"Because James is my brother and Lily is my best friend? I don't know, that might have something to do with it," Emma said jokingly. Ever since the huge fight back in November Emma and I have made it a point to be friends with each other, and we haven't mentioned any of the things that were said during the fight. This just made it easier for everyone. When the three of us sat down at the table Lily and James were already there. Lily was grinning like a fool.
"He asked me out early," She said. Emma smiled and gave her best friend a huge hug. Then she turned to her brother.
"If you dare break her heart James Potter I swear to god you will never be able to have children…"
"I won't I promise."
"Good," Emma said, her dark and evil side suddenly vanishing. "Did anyone else find it odd that I didn't get a wonderful daily letter from Dad yesterday?"
"A little but I mean it must have been a bit of a relief. Think about it Em, you are always taking care of him," I told her. Remus was too busy reading the paper to listen. Emma shrugged and looked over his shoulder and began to read out loud.
"An attack on a muggle building yesterday kills several wizards. Yesterday a muggle office building collapsed onto a small clinic associated with St. Mungo's and killed 10 wizards. The office building was attacked by Lord Voldemort and his followers, and we strongly advise everyone to keep an eye out for any strange activity," Emma read. She bit her lip and looked at James.
"Where did Dad take Baby for her pneumonia?" She asked. But before James could answer a letter fell in between the twins. Emma looked at it and gingerly picked it up, her hands shaking a little. She gazed at it and frowned and then passed it to James. He did the same thing and the twins got up and left. I picked up the note and read it.
Please come to my office right away
Albus Dumbledore
Remus and I exchanged worried looks as Lily read the letter. This was not good by any means. The twins didn't come to any of their classes for the rest of the day. They also didn't come to lunch or dinner either. We all decided we should bring them food. When we got to the common room Emma was curled up on the couch, her face hidden in a pillow. James was nowhere to be seen.
"Emma?" Lily said gently pushing her best friend's shoulder. Emma groaned but didn't move. Lily looked at me and tried again.
"What's wrong Emmy, please tell me?"
"Dad and Baby are…are…dead," Emma said sobbing. The room just fell around us when she said that. All three of us where just overcome with grief.
"Oh my god Emma, I'm so sorry," Lily said. The three of us sat down on the couch around her and Lily pulled her best friend into her.
"He had to be cheap and take her to the clinic, when he could have taken her to St. Mungo's or some stupid muggle hospital," Emma sobbed. James must have heard us come in because he came down, his face and eyes red. Emma lifted her head to look at him, her eyes red and swollen as well. He knelt on the floor in front of her and placed his head on her lap.
"We're orphans now, and even though I'm the youngest, I'm going to protect you. I know we're all going to protect each other. This, this group, this is our family now," James said. And he was so right.